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End-to-End Deployment Guide with Scalable Networking: Microsoft HCI Solutions from Dell Technologies
Notes, cautions, and warnings Copyright Deployment Introduction Solution Overview Solution Deployment Introduction to network integration
Introduction to network integration
Network integration overview
Configuring host networking
Scalable Architecture Additional guidance for all configurations Deploying and Configuring a Host Cluster References GPU Integration Persistent Memory for Windows Server HCI Day 1 operations Managing and monitoring clusters with Windows Admin Center Dell OpenManage Integration with Windows Admin Center Updates and maintenance

Configuring host networking

Configuring host networking

  • Configure Microsoft HCI Solutions from Dell Technologies to implement a fully converged or nonconverged network for storage and management connectivity.

    Complete the following steps to configure host networking:

    1. Create VM switches (based on topology).
    2. Create VM adapters, and configure VLANs and IP addresses.
    3. Map the VM storage adapters (based on topology).
    4. Enable RDMA for the storage adapters.
    5. Change RDMA settings on the QLogic NICs.
    6. Configure the QoS policy.
    7. Disable the DCBX Willing state in the operating system.
    Note: Dell Technologies recommends implementing a nonconverged network and using physical network adapters for the storage traffic rather than using SET. However, in a nonconverged configuration, if virtual machine adapters must have RDMA capability, SET configuration is necessary for storage adapters.

    For more information about each of the preceding steps and all possible topologies within both fully converged and nonconverged solution integration and host operating system network configuration, see Introduction to network integration.

    Note: The host operating system network configuration must be complete before you join cluster nodes to the Active Directory domain.

    Note: Steps on the configuration of RDMA adapters do not apply to single node clusters.