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Dell VxRail Network Planning Guide
Introduction Plan the VxRail network
Plan the VxRail network
VxRail clusters and nodes
Network switch
VxRail relationship with the Ethernet switch VxRail node discovery and the Ethernet switch Basic switch requirements Switch performance considerations Storage network considerations Network redundancy and performance considerations
Data center network
Routing services
VxRail networking port options
VxRail Ethernet adapter options
VxRail FC adapter options
VxRail RoCE adapter options
VxRail DPU 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 to implement VxRail Plan the VxRail cluster implementation Planning vSAN Witness Networking Planning VxRail Satellite Nodes Networking 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

VxRail DPU options

VxRail DPU options

  • DPUs support the offloading of network and security services from the main CPUs on the VxRail nodes.

    ADPU is installed in the factory on the VxRail node instead of a standard Ethernet adapter card. The DPU differs from a traditional Ethernet adapter card because ESXio is installed on the device, and the DPU is configured with its own CPU.

    Figure 14. Integrated DPU with ESXio image and CPU . Integrated DPU with ESXio image and CPU
    Integrated DPU with ESXioimage and CPU
    Adhere to the following guidelines for VxRail clusters with DPUs:
    • The VxRail cluster must be running a minimum version of VxRail 8.0.010.
    • The VxRail nodes are configured in the factory with qualified and supported DPUs.
    • The data center network supporting the VxRail cluster can support the physical network speed requirements of the DPU.
    Table 3. DPU port speeds
    Port speed Vendor
    25 GbE
    • NVIDIA
    • Pensando
    100 GbE

    Pensando