Dell Networking SmartFabric Services with VxRail vSAN Stretched Cluster Reference Architecture

• 1

  Introduction

• 1

  Topology

• 1

  Deployment planning
• 2

  Minimum requirements
• 3

  Networks and IP addresses
• 4

  SFS default fabric settings
• 5

  DNS server records

• 1

  Switch configuration
• 2

  Initial SmartFabric and DCI switch configuration
• 3

  Create VxRail networks
• 4

  Create VxRail server profiles

• 1

  Other infrastructure
• 2

  ESXi services host
• 3

  DNS and NTP servers
• 4

  vCenter Server
• 5

  Witness host

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  Deploy VxRail
• 2

  Disable VxRail Manager Integration
• 3

  Configure a jump host port
• 4

  Deploy VxRail
• 5

  Reenable VxRail Manager Integration

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  Configure VxRail vSAN stretched cluster
• 2

  Change vSAN gateway on VxRail nodes
• 3

  Add witness host and ESXi services host to vCenter
• 4

  Configure stretched cluster

• 1

  Deploy OMNI

• 1

  Validated components
• 2

  Switches and operating systems
• 3

  VxRail nodes
• 4

  Witness host
• 5

  Witness host software
• 6

  VxRail appliance software
• 7

  OMNI software

• 1

  Support and Feedback
• 2

  Technical Resources
• 3

  Fabric Design Center
• 4

  Feedback and technical support