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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 Fibre Channel adapter options

VxRail Fibre Channel adapter options

  • If your plans include using Fibre Channel (FC) storage as a storage resource for VxRail, the following Fibre Channel adapter cards are supported. These adapter cards can be included with your purchase order and installed on the nodes during the manufacturing process. If your storage requirements change, you can obtain the adapter cards later.

    Table 3.      VxRail-supported Fibre Channel adapters

    FC speed

    Vendor

    16 GB

    Emulex

    QLogic

    32 GB

    Emulex

    QLogic