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Dell VxRail Network Planning Guide
Introduction Planning your data center network for VxRail VxRail cluster types VxRail feature-driven decision points VxRail hardware and switch selection decision points Prepare data center for VxRail implementation
Introduction
Prepare external network connectivity for VxRail
Prepare remote support connectivity for VxRail
Prepare for vSphere+ subscription licensing
Prepare data center routing services
Prepare for multi-rack VxRail cluster
Prepare for vSAN HCI mesh topology
Prepare external FC storage for dynamic clusters
Prepare for VxRail custom uplink assignments
Prepare data center network MTU
Prepare for link aggregation of VxRail networks
Plan link aggregation on switch port pairs
Prepare certificate authority server for VxRail
Planning the VxRail cluster implementation Planning vSAN Witness Networking Planning VxRail Satellite Nodes Networking Configure the network for VxRail Preparing to build the VxRail cluster VxRail network considerations after implementation Appendixes

Prepare for vSphere+ subscription licensing

Prepare for vSphere+ subscription licensing

  • Note: This section is only relevant if your VMware licensing will be subscription-based and require connectivity to the VMware cloud for these services.

    If VMware licenses will be subscription-based, then the vCenter instance supporting your VxRail cluster requires connectivity to the VMware cloud through the VMware vCenter Cloud Gateway.

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    Figure 34.    Overview of open port requirements for vCenter Cloud Gateway

    Deployment and administration of the VMware vCenter Cloud Gateway virtual appliance is out of scope for this guide. Complete documentation is at VMware vSphere+ Documentation.

    Table 1.      Open ports required to connect to the VMware Cloud

    Source

    Destination

    Port

    Web browser

    vCenter Cloud Gateway

    5480

    vCenter Cloud Gateway

    vCenter Server

    5480

    vCenter Cloud Gateway

    vCenter Server

    7444

    vCenter Cloud Gateway

    vCenter Server

    433

    vCenter Cloud Gateway

    VMware Cloud

    433

    vCenter Server

    vCenter Cloud Gateway

    5010-5019