Dell EMC Networking SmartFabric Services Deployment with VxRail 7.0.240 Deployment Guide

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  Notes, cautions, and warnings

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  Purpose of this guide
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  Dell Technologies
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  VxRail
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  SmartFabric Services
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  SmartFabric Services with VxRail
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  OpenManage Network Integration
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  Typographical conventions

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  Hardware used in this guide
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  Dell EMC PowerSwitch S5248F-ON
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  Dell EMC PowerSwitch S5232F-ON
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  Dell EMC PowerSwitch N3248TE-ON
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  Dell EMC VxRail nodes
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  VxRail node network adapters
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  External switches

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  Overview
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  Production topology with SmartFabric Services
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  Production topology connection details
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  OOB management topology
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  OOB management connection details

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  Minimum requirements
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  Unsupported environments
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  Unsupported features
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  Production topology deployment options
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  Uplink options
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  External switches
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  VLANs and IP addresses
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  VxRail deployment settings - first cluster
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  VxRail deployment settings - second cluster
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  DNS server records - first cluster
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  DNS server records - second cluster

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  Cabling
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  Configure leaf switch OOB management interfaces
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  Enable SmartFabric
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  Connect to SmartFabric Services UI
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  Update fabric and switch names
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  Configure L2 uplinks to the external network
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  Configure L3 routed uplinks to the external network
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  Configure a jump host port

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  Initial VxRail cluster deployment steps
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  Additional configuration steps for L3 uplinks
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  Validate and build VxRail cluster

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  Expand SmartFabric and VxRail cluster to multirack
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  Verify preferred leader setting before fabric expansion
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  Configure management settings for new switches
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  Add switches to SmartFabric
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  View new topology in the SFS UI
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  Configure additional rack and switch names
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  Set spine switches as preferred leaders
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  Configure leaf switch addresses for L3 uplinks
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  Add a VxRail node to the cluster

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  Add a second VxRail cluster
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  Change jump host VLAN
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  Deploy second VxRail cluster

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  Deploy OMNI VM
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  OMNI console configuration
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  OMNI web UI configuration
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  Register vCenter Server in OMNI

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  General
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  Dell EMC PowerSwitch systems
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  VxRail E560F nodes
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  VxRail appliance software
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  OMNI software

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  Switch CLI validation commands
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  Return to Full Switch mode

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  Configure external Nexus switches for L3 routed connections
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  Configure external Nexus switches for L2 connections
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  Validated Nexus switches

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  Technical resources
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  Fabric Design Center
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  Feedback and technical support