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Dell VxRail Network Planning Guide
Introduction Planning Your Data Center Network for VxRail
Introduction
VxRail hardware and the physical network infrastructure
VxRail clusters, appliances, and nodes
Network switch
Data center network
VxRail networking port options
VxRail Ethernet adapter options
VxRail Fibre Channel adapter options
VxRail RoCE adapter options
VxRail node connectivity options
VxRail networking rules and restrictions
Topology and connections
VxRail Cluster Types VxRail Feature-Driven Decision Points VxRail Hardware and Switch Selection Decision Points Prepare the Data Center for VxRail Implementation Planning the VxRail Cluster Implementation Planning for VxRail Satellite Nodes Configure the Network for VxRail Configure the Network for VxRail VxRail Network Considerations After Implementation VxRail Network Configuration Table VxRail Passwords VxRail Cluster Setup Checklist VxRail Open Ports Requirements Virtual Distributed Switch Port Group Default Settings Physical Network Switch Examples

VxRail clusters, appliances, and nodes

VxRail clusters, appliances, and nodes

  • A VxRail appliance consists of a set of server nodes that are designed and engineered for VxRail. A VxRail physical node starts as a standard Dell PowerEdge server. The Dell PowerEdge server next goes through a manufacturing process following VxRail product engineering specifications to produce a VxRail node ready for shipment. The set of components that are manufactured into VxRail nodes is based on the customer purchase order. The set of VxRail nodes is delivered ready for data center installation and connectivity into the data center network infrastructure.

    Once the data center installation and network connectivity are complete, and the equipment is powered on, use the VxRail management interface to perform the initialization process. That process forms the final product: a VxRail cluster.

    A VxRail cluster starts with a minimum of two nodes and can scale to a maximum of 64 nodes. Planned business use cases, and factors such as performance and capacity, primarily drive the selection of the VxRail nodes to form a cluster. Five series of VxRail models are offered, each targeting specific objectives:

    Table 1.      VxRail models target objectives

    VxRail Series

    Target Objective

    E-Series

    Balanced Compute and Storage, Space Optimized (1U1N chassis)

    V-Series

    Virtual Desktop Enablement

    P-Series

    High Performance

    S-Series

    Storage Dense

    G-Series

    Compute Dense, Space Optimized (2U4N chassis)

    D-Series

    Durable, ruggedized, short-depth platforms that are designed to withstand extreme conditions

    Each VxRail model series offers choices for network connectivity. The following figures show some of the physical network port options for the VxRail models.

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    Figure 1.   Back view of VxRail E-Series node

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    Figure 2.   Back view of VxRail V-, P-, and S-Series node

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    Figure 3.   Back view of VxRail G-Series node