Minimum requirements for VxRail deployments with SFS include:
- At least three VxRail nodes running VxRail appliance software version 4.7.410 or a later version specified in the Dell EMC VxRail Support Matrix (account required).
- VxRail nodes must meet the hardware and software requirements listed in the Dell EMC VxRail Support Matrix.
- On-board NICs in VxRail nodes must be 10GbE or 25GbE.
- At least two Dell EMC PowerSwitches listed in Table 1 deployed as leaf switches. Each leaf switch in the pair must be the same model due to VLT requirements.
- Dell EMC PowerSwitches must be running SmartFabric OS10.5.0.5 or a later version specified in the Dell EMC VxRail Support Matrix.
- One 1GbE BASE-T, also referred to as 1000BASE-T, switch for OOB management connections. Dell recommends using one PowerSwitch S3048-ON per rack.
- A DNS server. This can be an existing DNS server reachable on the network with host records added for this deployment. DNS host records added for the examples in this guide are shown in Table 5.