Your Browser is Out of Date

Nytro.ai uses technology that works best in other browsers.
For a full experience use one of the browsers below
Dell VxRail Network Planning Guide
Introduction Planning your data center network for VxRail VxRail cluster types
Introduction
Cluster with vSAN storage
Dynamic cluster
Fibre Channel storage option
Remote vSAN datastore option
PowerFlex storage option
IP-based storage
vSAN stretched cluster
2-node cluster
Satellite nodes
VxRail feature-driven decision points VxRail hardware and switch selection decision points Prepare data center for VxRail implementation Planning the VxRail cluster implementation Planning for VxRail satellite nodes Configure the network for VxRail Preparing 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: Virtual Distributed Switch Portgroup Default Settings Appendix F: Physical Network Switch Examples

Remote vSAN datastore option

Remote vSAN datastore option

  • Another option to use for primary storage with dynamic clusters is an existing vSphere or VxRail cluster with a local vSAN datastore in your data center. The virtual machines running on the dynamic cluster will use the free storage resource on the vSAN datastore, and the compute resources on the local nodes.

     

    Figure 19.    Dynamic cluster using a remote vSAN datastore for primary storage

    If you choose to pursue this option, ensure that the following guidelines are understood:

    • Verify the cluster being targeted to supply storage resources to the dynamic cluster is at a support VxRail version. See the VxRail Support Matrix to verify if an upgrade is needed on this cluster.
    • The cluster that is sharing its vSAN datastore and any dynamic cluster connected to this remote vSAN datastore must be configured on the same vCenter instance under a common data center object.
    • If you already have a cluster that is sharing its vSAN datastore to other clusters, ensure that you have not reached the maximum of five clusters already mounted to this vSAN datastore.
    • The physical Ethernet network in your data center must support connectivity between the cluster nodes of both clusters.
    • If Layer 3 connectivity is required, routing settings such as static routes or BGP must be configured.
    • The RTT latency between the cluster sharing the vSAN datastore and the dynamic cluster nodes must be less than 5 milliseconds.
    • Routable IP addresses must be used on the VMkernel adapters supporting vSAN on both the cluster nodes sharing the vSAN datastore and dynamic cluster nodes.