Dell PowerEdge MX Deployment with VMware Cloud Foundation Deployment Guide

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  Notes, cautions, and warnings

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  Audience and Scope

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  Overview
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  Dell Technologies vision
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  VMware Cloud Foundation
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  Dell Technologies Demo Center

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  Hardware Overview
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  Dell PowerEdge MX7000 chassis
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  Dell PowerEdge MX740c and MX750c compute sled
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  Dell PowerEdge MX5016s storage sled
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  Dell PowerEdge MX9002m management module
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  Dell Networking MX9116n Fabric Switching Engine
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  Dell Networking MX7116n Fabric Expander Module
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  Dell Networking MX5108n Ethernet switch
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  Dell PowerEdge MX5000s SAS switch
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  Dell PowerSwitch S5232F-ON

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  Validated Components
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  Hardware components
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  Software and firmware
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  Software

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  Physical Layout
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  Configuration options
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  Dual chassis cabling

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  Pre-deployment Requirements
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  Management host
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  Network services

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  Networking Requirements
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  VMware Cloud Foundation networking
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  Design considerations
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  Physical hardware
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  Network connectivity
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  VLAN and subnets for networking configuration
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  MTU settings

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  SmartFabric Network Configuration
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  Create chassis groups
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  Define networks
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  Create VLANs
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  Create the SmartFabric
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  Configure uplinks
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  Configure jumbo frames
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  Server templates
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  Server profiles

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  VMware Cloud Foundation and SDDC Design Considerations
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  External services overview
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  Physical network requirements
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  Network pools
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  VLANs and IP subnets
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  Host names and IP addresses

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  Deploy VMware ESXi to Cluster Nodes
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  Prerequisites
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  Installation of VMware ESXi

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  VMware Cloud Builder and SDDC Deployment
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  Deploy VMware Cloud Builder
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  Check Time Synchronization

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  VMware Virtual Cloud Foundation Deployment Using Cloud Builder
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  Prerequisites
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  Launch Cloud Builder web interface
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  VMware Cloud Builder deployment parameter sheet
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  VMware Cloud Builder parameters
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  Run VMware Cloud Builder Deploy SDDC
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  VMware Cloud Builder Configuration Validation
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  VMware SDDC bring-up

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  VMware VCF Post-installation Validation
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  VMware Cloud Foundation cluster verification

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  Troubleshooting - VMware ESXi and VCF
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  VMware ESXi host upgrade failures
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  VMware ESXi 7.0 U2c upgrade failure with error related to i40en

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  VMware ESXi CLI Commands

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  Manual Switch Configuration (Optional)
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  Switch operating mode
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  VLANs and subnets for manual switch configuration
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  Uplink and VLTi ports
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  Configure the ports for VLTi
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  Configure VLT domain
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  Configure the Link Aggregation Control Protocol
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  Configure the host facing ports
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  Verify switch configuration

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  Versions Used in This Guide

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  References
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  Dell Technologies documentation
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  Support and feedback