The following table lists the configuration settings required by VxRail Manager to deploy a VxRail cluster.
Category | Detail | Description |
VxRail
| Management Network | VxRail and Cloud Foundation management network subnet. Must be large enough for all VxRail and Cloud Foundation management components. |
External Management | VLAN ID for the management network that passes upstream from the top-of-rack switches | |
Internal Management | VLAN ID for VxRail device discovery. This network stays isolated on the top-of-rack switches. The default VLAN ID is 3939. | |
System | Global settings | Time zone |
NTP server(s) IP Address | ||
DNS server(s) IP Address | ||
Syslog Server | ||
Management | ESXi hostnames and IP addresses | ESXi hostname prefix |
Separator | ||
Iterator | ||
Offset | ||
Suffix | ||
Domain | ||
IP address pool for VxRail nodes | ||
vCenter Server | VxRail vCenter Server hostname | |
VxRail vCenter Server IP address | ||
VxRail Manager | VxRail hostname | |
VxRail IP address | ||
Networking | Subnet mask | |
Gateway | ||
vMotion |
| IP address pool for vMotion |
Gateway | ||
Subnet mask | ||
VLAN ID | ||
vSAN |
| IP address pool for vSAN |
Subnet mask | ||
VLAN ID | ||
Dell Node | iDRAC | IP address for iDRAC port on each VxRail node |
The following table applies to stretched clusters only.
Category | Detail | Description |
Witness
| Management | Hostname |
IP Address | ||
Subnet Mask | ||
Gateway | ||
VSAN | IP Address | |
Subnet Mask | ||
Gateway | ||
Witness Site | vSphere Host | IP Address |
Network | Witness Traffic Separation | Optional VLAN ID to manage traffic between two sites hosting VxRail nodes and witness site |
vMotion | IP address pool for vMotion | |
Subnet mask | ||
VLAN ID | ||
vSAN | IP address pool for vSAN | |
Subnet mask | ||
VLAN ID | ||
VxLAN | IP address pool for VxLAN | |
Subnet mask | ||
VLAN ID |