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Dell VxRail Network Planning Guide
Introduction Plan the VxRail network VxRail Cluster Types VxRail feature-driven decision points VxRail hardware and switch selection decision points Prepare the data center to implement VxRail Plan the VxRail cluster implementation Planning vSAN Witness Networking Planning VxRail Satellite Nodes Networking
Planning VxRail Satellite Nodes Networking
Plan networking to support VxRail satellite node management
Assign network settings to VxRail satellite nodes
Assign passwords for VxRail satellite nodes
Configure the Network for VxRail Prepare to build the VxRail cluster VxRail network considerations after implementation Appendix A: VxRail Network Configuration Table Appendix B: VxRail Passwords Appendix C: VxRail cluster setup checklist Appendix D: VxRail Open Ports Requirements Appendix E: VMware VDS port group default settings Appendix F: Physical Network Switch Examples

Planning VxRail Satellite Nodes Networking

Planning VxRail Satellite Nodes Networking

  • You can skip this section if your plans do not include the deployment of VxRail satellite nodes.

    VxRail satellite nodes are an option to support workload requirements at remote or edge locations. The server hardware and components for VxRail satellite nodes is the same product family as used for VxRail nodes to build clusters. The major difference is that the software installed at the factory into satellite nodes is not the same image as the software installed on nodes used for cluster formation. Therefore, satellite nodes can only be deployed as single instances, and cannot be used to form VxRail clusters.

    The planning and preparation steps for VxRail satellite nodes differentiate from VxRail clusters in several areas:
    • VxRail satellite nodes are dependent on an operational VxRail cluster for management and monitoring purposes. A VxRail satellite node that is not under the management of a VxRail Manager instance can be viewed as a stranded ESXi instance.
    • vSAN networks are not supported on VxRail satellite nodes. VxRail satellite nodes depend on local disk drives and a local PERC controller for primary storage resources for virtual machines.
    • VMware vMotion networks for VM mobility purposes are not supported on VxRail satellite nodes.
    • VxRail Manager cannot discover VxRail satellite nodes using the internal management network. A management IP address must be assigned to a VxRail satellite node in order for it to be discovered by VxRail Manager.