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DELL EMC VxRail P series manuals available for free PDF download: Deployment Manual, Owner's Manual, Network Manual
DELL EMC VxRail P series Deployment Manual (54 pages)
Multirack deployment of VxRail cluster using Network Virtualization Overlays (NVO)
Brand:
DELL EMC
| Category:
Network Hardware
| Size: 1 MB
Table of Contents
Revisions
2
Table of Contents
3
1 Introduction
6
Objective
7
Fabric Design Center (FDC)
7
Supported Switches and Operating Systems
8
Typographical Conventions
8
Attachments
8
2 Hardware Overview
9
Dell EMC Vxrail P570
9
Dell EMC Vxrail E560
9
Dell EMC Networking Z9264F-ON
10
Dell EMC Networking S3048-ON
10
3 Topology
11
Vxrail Node Connectivity
11
Underlay Network Design
13
Virtual Extensible LAN (VXLAN) Overlay
15
External Vcenter Connectivity
16
4 Switch Configuration Values and Prerequisites
17
Pre-Planning Vlans, IP Address, and Switch Values
17
Vlans and IP Addresses
17
Switch Settings
18
Switch Prerequisites
18
Verify OS10EE Version
18
Verify License Installation
19
Factory Default Configuration
19
5 Configure Switches
20
Configure General Settings
20
Configure OSPF Routing and Upstream Network-Facing Ports
21
Configure Virtual Link Trunk (VLT)
22
Configure Uplink Failure Detection (UFD)
22
Configure Virtual Extensible Lans (VXLAN)
23
Configure Virtual Lans (VLAN)
25
Configure Downstream Vxrail Node Interfaces
26
6 Switch Validation
28
General Validation Commands
28
Show Interface Status
28
Show Ip Interface Brief
28
Show Lldp Neighbors
29
Show Interface
29
OSPF Validation Commands
30
Show Ip Ospf Neighbor
30
Show Ip Route Ospf
30
Show Ip Ospf Topology
31
VXLAN Validation Commands
32
Show Vlan
32
Show Nve Remote-Vtep
32
Show Nve Vxlan-Vni
33
Show Virtual-Network
33
VLT Validation Commands
34
Show Vlt All
34
Show Vlt All Backup-Link
34
Show Vlt All Mismatch
35
Show Vlt Mac-Inconsistency
36
7 Perform Initialization to Create Vxrail Cluster
37
Vxrail Initialization
37
Vxrail Validation
38
8 Vmware Vsan Stretched Clusters
39
Deploying Vmware Vsan Stretched Clusters
40
Deploy the Vsan Witness Appliance
40
Configure Vsan Witness Appliance Routing
41
Configure Network Interfaces for Witness Traffic
42
Configure Fault Domains
43
Witness Component Validation
44
A Routing in a Layer 2 VXLAN Overlay
45
B Maximum Transmission Unit (MTU) Considerations
47
C Vxrail Deployment Values
48
D Connecting a Workstation or Laptop for Vxrail Initialization
49
Validated Components
51
Dell EMC Networking Switches
51
Vxrail E560 Nodes
51
Vxrail P570 Nodes
51
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Dell EMC VxRail P series Owner's Manual (48 pages)
Appliances on 14th Generation PowerEdge
Brand:
Dell EMC
| Category:
Network Hardware
| Size: 3 MB
Table of Contents
Table of Contents
3
Overview
5
Supported Configurations
7
Front View of the Appliances
8
Left Control Panel View
10
Right Control Panel View
12
Back View of the Appliance
14
NIC Indicator Codes
15
Power Supply Unit Indicator Codes
16
Hard Drive Indicator Codes
19
Locating the Serial Number of Your Appliance
20
Looking up Your Appliance Serial Number in Vxrail Manager
20
Locating Your Physical Vxrail Service Tag Number
20
Documentation Matrix
23
Technical Specifications
25
Chassis Dimensions
26
Chassis Weight
26
Processor Specifications
27
PSU Specifications
27
Battery Specifications
28
Expansion Bus Specifications
28
Memory Specifications
29
Storage Controller Specifications
29
Drives
30
Ports and Connectors Specifications
30
USB Ports
30
NIC Ports
30
VGA Ports
30
Serial Connector
31
Internal Dual SD Module
31
Video Specifications
31
Environmental Specifications
31
Standard Operating Temperature
33
Expanded Operating Temperature
33
Particulate and Gaseous Contamination Specifications
35
Initial Setup and Configuration
37
Pre-Operating Systems
39
Options to Manage the Pre-Operating System Applications
40
Idrac Configuration
40
Log in to Idrac
40
Replacing and Adding Hardware
41
Using the Solve Desktop Application for Vxrail Series Hardware Tasks
42
System Memory
42
General Memory Module Installation Guidelines
44
Expansion Cards and Expansion Card Riser
44
Expansion Card Installation Guidelines
45
Getting Help
47
Contacting EMC
48
Registering for Online Support
48
Accessing Support Resources
48
Dell EMC VxRail P series Network Manual (48 pages)
Physical and Logical Network Considerations and Planning
Brand:
Dell EMC
| Category:
Server
| Size: 2 MB
Table of Contents
Table of Contents
2
Intended Use and Audience
4
Introduction to Vxrail
4
Planning Your Data Center Network for Vxrail
5
Vxrail Hardware and the Physical Network Infrastructure
5
Vxrail Clusters, Appliances and Nodes
5
Network Switch
7
Topology and Connections
9
Out-Of-Band Management (Optional)
10
Vxrail Feature-Driven Decision Points
10
Vmware Validated Design on Vxrail
10
Dell-EMC Smartfabric Network Mode
11
Vsan Stretched Cluster
12
Vxrail Hardware and Switch Selection Decision Points
12
Planning the Vxrail Implementation
13
Step 1: Decide on Vxrail Single Point of Management
14
Step 2: Plan the Vxrail Logical Network
14
Step 3: Plan Network Settings for Vxrail Management Components
17
Step 4: Identify Unique Hostnames for Vxrail Management Components
19
Step 5: Identify External Applications and Settings for Vxrail
21
Step 6: Create DNS Records for Vxrail Management Components
21
Step 7: Prepare Customer-Supplied Vcenter Server
22
Step 8. Reserve IP Addresses for Vxrail Vmotion and Vsan Networks
23
Step 9. Decide on Vxrail Logging Solution
24
Step 10: Decide on Passwords for Vxrail Management
24
Step 11: Prepare for Dell EMC Smartfabric Services Enablement
25
Setting up the Upstream Network for Vxrail
26
Setting up the Network Switch for Vxrail Connectivity
27
Step 1. Plan Switch Configuration
27
Enable Multicast for Vxrail Internal Management Network
27
Enable Unicast or Multicast for Vxrail Vsan Network
27
Enable Uplinks to Pass Inbound and Outbound Vxrail Network Traffic
28
Enable Inter-Switch Communication
28
Enable Inter-Switch Links
28
Step 2. Plan Switch Port Configuration
28
Determine Switch Port Mode
28
Do Not Enable Link Aggregation on Vxrail Switch Ports
29
Limit Spanning Tree Protocol on Vxrail Switch Ports
30
Step 3. Configure Ports and Vlans on Your Switch(Es)
30
Confirm Your Data Center Network
32
Configuring a Workstation/Laptop for Vxrail Initialization
33
Perform Initialization to Create Vxrail Cluster
34
After Vxrail Initialization Network Considerations
35
Support for NSX
35
Using Unassigned Vxrail Physical Ports
35
Vxrail Network Configuration Table
36
Vxrail Password Tables
38
Vxrail Setup Checklist
39
Appendix A: NSX Support on Vxrail
41
Appendix B: Vxrail Open Ports Requirement
44
Appendix C: Physical Network Switch Examples
46
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Dell EMC VxRail P series Owner's Manual (33 pages)
Appliances on PowerEdge Server
Brand:
Dell EMC
| Category:
Server
| Size: 3 MB
Table of Contents
Table of Contents
3
1 Overview
5
Supported Configurations
5
Front View of the Appliances
7
Left Control Panel View
8
Right Control Panel View
10
Back View of the Appliance
11
NIC Indicator Codes
12
Power Supply Unit Indicator Codes
12
Hard Drive Indicator Codes
14
Locating the Serial Number of Your Appliance
14
Looking up Your Appliance Serial Number in Vxrail Manager
15
Locating Your Physical Vxrail Service Tag Number
15
2 Technical Specifications
16
Chassis Dimensions
16
Chassis Weight
16
Processor Specifications
17
PSU Specifications
17
Battery Specifications
17
Expansion Bus Specifications
17
Memory Specifications
18
Storage Controller Specifications
18
Drives
18
Ports and Connectors Specifications
19
USB Ports
19
NIC Ports
19
VGA Ports
19
Serial Connector
19
Internal Dual SD Module
19
Video Specifications
19
Environmental Specifications
20
Standard Operating Temperature
21
Expanded Operating Temperature
21
Particulate and Gaseous Contamination Specifications
22
3 Initial Setup and Configuration
24
4 Pre-Operating Systems
25
Options to Manage the Pre-Operating System Applications
25
Idrac Configuration
25
Log in to Idrac
25
5 Replacing and Adding Hardware
26
Using the Solve Desktop Application for Vxrail Series Hardware Tasks
26
Supported Hardware Components
26
System Memory
27
General Memory Module Installation Guidelines
28
Expansion Cards and Expansion Card Riser
29
Expansion Card Installation Guidelines
29
6 Getting Help
31
Contacting Dell EMC
31
Registering for Online Support
31
Accessing Support Resources
31
Vxrail Documentation
32
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