The information in this section addresses the following topics:
- Data center creation
- Creation of a cluster
- Adding a host
- Virtual machine creation
- Configuration of a cluster
- vDS creation
Rack servers can be added to vCenter after the SmartFabric is deployed and the uplink is created. The example environment in this guide has three PowerEdge rack servers that are connected to the S5232F-ON switches. The rack servers are in a vSphere cluster named Compute.
The links that are provided in the table below contain instructions on how to configure the wanted VMware environment. These steps are used to set up the example deployment topologies in this guide. The VMware configurations in this guide are only examples on how to set up the environment.
Steps | Reference |
Create data center | VMware vSphere Documentation: Create a Data Center |
Create cluster | VMware vSphere Documentation: Creating and Configuring Clusters |
Configure cluster hosts | VMware vSphere Documentation: Creating and Configuring Clusters |
Add hosts | VMware vSphere Documentation: Add a Host to a Folder or a Data Center |
Create virtual machine | VMware vSphere Documentation |
Set up networking with vDS | VMware vSphere Documentation: Setting up Networking with vSphere Distributed Switches |
The MX compute sleds can now communicate with the rack servers and the vCenter vDS. The MX compute sleds are also joined to the vSphere cluster by an administrator. It is best to configure the vDS along with six distributed port groups, one for each VLAN.