chapters
Introduction
Plan the VxRail network
VxRail Cluster Types
VxRail feature-driven decision points
VxRail hardware and switch selection decision points
Prepare the data center to implement VxRail
Plan the VxRail cluster implementation
Configure the Network for VxRail
VxRail network considerations after implementation
Appendix A: VxRail Network Configuration Table
Appendix B: VxRail Passwords
Appendix C: VxRail cluster setup checklist
Appendix D: VxRail Open Ports Requirements
Appendix E: VMware VDS port group default settings
Appendix F: Physical Network Switch Examples
Introduction
Plan the VxRail network
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1Plan the VxRail network
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2VxRail clusters and nodes
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3Network switch
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4Data center network
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5VxRail networking port options
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6VxRail Ethernet adapter options
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7VxRail FC adapter options
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8VxRail RoCE adapter options
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9VxRail DPU options
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10VxRail node connectivity options
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11VxRail networking rules and restrictions
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12Topology and connections
VxRail Cluster Types
VxRail feature-driven decision points
VxRail hardware and switch selection decision points
Prepare the data center to implement VxRail
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1Prepare the data center to implement VxRail
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2Prepare external network connectivity for VxRail
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3Prepare service connectivity for VxRail
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4Prepare for VMware vSphere+ subscription licensing
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5Prepare data center routing services
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6Prepare for multirack VxRail cluster
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7Prepare for VMware vSAN HCI mesh topology
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8Prepare external FC storage for dynamic clusters
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9Prepare for VxRail custom uplink assignments
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10Prepare data center network MTU
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11Prepare for LAG of VxRail networks
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12Plan LAG on switch port pairs
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13Prepare certificate authority server for VxRail
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14Identify isolation IP addresses for VMware vSphere High Availability
Plan the VxRail cluster implementation
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1Plan the VxRail cluster implementation
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2Decide on VxRail single point of management
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3Decide on VxRail network traffic segmentation
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4Decide on teaming and failover policies for VxRail networks
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5Plan the VxRail logical network
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6Plan network settings for VxRail management components
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7Plan network settings for VMware vCenter Server management network
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8Identify IP addresses for VxRail management components
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9Select hostnames for VxRail management components
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10Identify external applications and settings for VxRail
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11Prepare the customer-managed VMware vCenter Server
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12Prepare a customer-managed virtual-distributed switch
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13Reserve IP addresses for VxRail-managed VMware vSphere vMotion network
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14Reserve IP addresses for VxRail vSAN network
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15Decide on VxRail logging solution
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16Assign passwords for VxRail management
Configure the Network for VxRail
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1Configure the Network for VxRail
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2Setting up the network switch for VxRail connectivity
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3Set up the network switch ports for VxRail connectivity
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4Set up the upstream network for VxRail connectivity
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5Configure your network to support RoCE
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6Confirm your data center network
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7Confirm your data center environment
VxRail network considerations after implementation
Appendix A: VxRail Network Configuration Table
Appendix B: VxRail Passwords
Appendix C: VxRail cluster setup checklist
Appendix D: VxRail Open Ports Requirements
Appendix E: VMware VDS port group default settings
Appendix F: Physical Network Switch Examples
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1Appendix F: Physical Network Switch Examples
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2Pre-defined network profile: 2x10gb or 2x25gb from a single NDC/OCP
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3Predefined network profile: 4x10gb or 4x25gb NDC/OCP
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4Predefined network profile: 2 x 10/25 GB NDC/OCP and 2 x 10/25 GB PCIe
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5Custom option: Any NDC/OCP ports paired with PCIe ports
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6Custom option: Two NDC/OCP ports paired with PCIe ports other than the first slot
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7Custom option: PCIe ports only
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8Custom option: Six ports
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9Custom option: Eight ports
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10Custom option: Eight ports connected to four Ethernet switches