Dell Networking SmartFabric Services Deployment for VMware NSX-T 3.1

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  Notes, cautions, and warnings

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  Dell Technologies vision
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  Purpose of this guide
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  SmartFabric Services
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  OpenManage Network Integration
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  NSX-T Data Center
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  Typographical conventions

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  Supported switches
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  Hardware used in this guide

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  Topology
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  Production topology with SmartFabric Services
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  OOB management network

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  Starting environment
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  Unsupported environments
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  VLANs and IP addresses
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  DHCP server
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  DNS server records

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  Configure the VxRail Cluster VDS for NSX-T Traffic
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  Set the MTU and discovery protocol
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  Create the uplink port groups
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  Configure teaming and failover on the uplinks

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  Deploy the NSX-T Manager Cluster
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  Deploy the first NSX Manager appliance
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  Add the vCenter as a compute manager
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  Deploy additional NSX Manager VMs
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  Configure a virtual IP address for the NSX Manager cluster
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  Create a VM/Host rule for NSX Managers

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  Configure NSX-T
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  Create transport zones
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  Create uplink profiles
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  Apply teaming policies
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  Create segments for uplink networks
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  Create a transport node profile
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  Configure VxRail nodes as host transport nodes
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  Deploy NSX Edge appliances
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  Create an NSX Edge cluster
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  Create VM/Host rules for NSX Edges
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  Create the Tier-0 gateway and configure BGP
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  Create a Tier-1 gateway
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  Create tenant segments

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  Register the NSX-T Manager Cluster with OMNI

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  NSX-T automated configurations
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  Edit NSX-T overlay networks
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  Validation

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  Add Tenant VMs
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  Configuration of tenant VMs
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  Verification of connectivity
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  Traceflow reports

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  Show Command Output
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  show vlan
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  show ip bgp summary
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  show ip route
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  show ip interface brief

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  Validated Components
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  Switches and operating systems
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  VxRail nodes
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  OMNI software
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  VMware software

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  Technical resources
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  Fabric Design Center
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  Support and feedback