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Planning Guide—VMware Cloud Foundation 4.x on VxRail
Executive Summary VMware Cloud Foundation on VxRail VMware Cloud Foundation on VxRail Requirements and Use Cases VMware Cloud Foundation on VxRail Workload Domain Planning Data Center and Network Requirements Cloud Foundation on VxRail High-Level Design Cloud Foundation on VxRail Workload Planning Application Dependencies and Routing Decisions Cloud Foundation on VxRail Physical Network Planning Cloud Foundation on VxRail Physical Network Preparation VxRail Cluster Deployment Preparation
Introduction
Prepare for VxRail cluster initial build
Select the external management network subnet
Select the VxRail cluster VLANs
Select the network settings for VxRail cluster
Decide whether to join an existing vCenter SSO domain
Select the network settings for VxRail stretched cluster
Create forward and reverse DNS entries for VxRail cluster
Select passwords
Prepare for VMware Cloud Foundation Management VI Workload Domain Prepare for Cloud Foundation VI Workload Domain Prepare for NSX-T Edge Gateway Services Prepare for Cloud Foundation Application Virtual Network Appendixes

Prepare for VxRail cluster initial build

Prepare for VxRail cluster initial build

  • The initial build operation of a VxRail cluster transforms the physical nodes into a single, managed vSphere cluster with a single vSAN datastore and a single virtual distributed switch. The initial build operation occurs after the following steps are completed:

    1. The adjacent top-of-rack switches are configured per VxRail requirements.
    2. The VxRail nodes are installed in the racks and cabled to power and network sources.
    3. If FC LUNs instead of vSAN will serve as the primary storage resource for a VxRail cluster, perform the pre-requisites to configure the LUNs on the storage array and configure the storage area network to present the LUNs to the VxRail nodes.
    4. The VxRail nodes are powered on.
    5. VxRail performs self-discovery of the powered-on nodes, and starts VxRail Manager for input of settings to perform automated initial build.