Deployment options for deploying SFS for VxRail include:
- Single rack deployment—A two-leaf SmartFabric is deployed in a single rack. All VxRail nodes are in the same rack, are connected to the two leaf switches, and a VxRail cluster is built. This is covered in Chapter 5 and Chapter 6 of this guide.
- Expand single rack deployment to multirack—The two-leaf SmartFabric is expanded to multirack by adding spine switches to connect the racks and two leaf switches per rack. VxRail nodes in the additional racks are connected to the additional SmartFabric leaf switches and are joined to the existing VxRail cluster. This is covered in Chapter 7 of this guide.
- multirack deployment—A multirack SmartFabric with spines and two leaf switches per rack is deployed. VxRail nodes are installed in multiple racks and connected to the SmartFabric leaf switches in each rack. A VxRail cluster is built using VxRail nodes in multiple racks.