Dell Networking SmartFabric Services with VxRail vSAN Stretched Cluster Reference Architecture

• 1

  Introduction

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  Topology

• 1

  Minimum requirements
• 2

  Networks and IP addresses
• 3

  SFS default fabric settings
• 4

  DNS server records

• 1

  Initial SmartFabric and DCI switch configuration
• 2

  Create VxRail networks
• 3

  Create VxRail server profiles

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  ESXi services host
• 2

  DNS and NTP servers
• 3

  vCenter Server
• 4

  Witness host

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  Disable VxRail Manager Integration
• 2

  Configure a jump host port
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  Deploy VxRail
• 4

  Reenable VxRail Manager Integration

• 1

  Change vSAN gateway on VxRail nodes
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  Add witness host and ESXi services host to vCenter
• 3

  Configure stretched cluster

• 1

  Deploy OMNI

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  Switches and operating systems
• 2

  VxRail nodes
• 3

  Witness host
• 4

  Witness host software
• 5

  VxRail appliance software
• 6

  OMNI software

• 1

  Support and Feedback
• 2

  Technical Resources
• 3

  Fabric Design Center
• 4

  Feedback and technical support