chapters
Planning Your Data Center Network for VxRail
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1Introduction
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2VxRail hardware and the physical network infrastructure
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3VxRail clusters and nodes
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4Network switch
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5Data center network
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6VxRail networking port options
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7VxRail Ethernet adapter options
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8VxRail Fibre Channel adapter options
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9VxRail RoCE adapter 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 Feature-Driven Decision Points
VxRail Hardware and Switch Selection Decision Points
Preparing Data Center for VxRail Implementation
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1Introduction
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2Prepare data center routing services
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3Prepare for multi-rack VxRail cluster
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4Prepare for vSAN HCI mesh topology
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5Prepare external FC storage for dynamic clusters
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6Prepare for VxRail custom uplink assignments
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7Prepare data center network MTU
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8Prepare for link aggregation of VxRail networks
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9Plan link aggregation on switch port pairs
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10Prepare certificate authority server for VxRail
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11Prepare VxRail remote support connectivity
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12Identify isolation IP addresses for vSphere High Availability
Planning the VxRail Cluster Implementation
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1Introduction
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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 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 customer-supplied vCenter server
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12Prepare customer-supplied virtual-distributed switch
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13Reserve IP addresses for VxRail 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
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17Prepare for Dell SmartFabric Services enablement
VxRail Network Considerations After Implementation
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1Introduction
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2Using unassigned physical ports for VxRail networks
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3Configure link aggregation on VxRail networks
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4Appendix A: VxRail Network Configuration Table
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5Appendix B: VxRail Passwords
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6Appendix C: VxRail Cluster Setup Checklist
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7Appendix D: VxRail Open Ports Requirements
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8Appendix E: Virtual Distributed Switch Port Group Default Settings
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9Appendix F: Physical Network Switch Examples
Planning Your Data Center Network for VxRail
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1Introduction
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2VxRail hardware and the physical network infrastructure
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3VxRail clusters and nodes
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4Network switch
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5Data center network
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6VxRail networking port options
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7VxRail Ethernet adapter options
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8VxRail Fibre Channel adapter options
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9VxRail RoCE adapter 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 Feature-Driven Decision Points
VxRail Hardware and Switch Selection Decision Points
Preparing Data Center for VxRail Implementation
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1Introduction
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2Prepare data center routing services
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3Prepare for multi-rack VxRail cluster
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4Prepare for vSAN HCI mesh topology
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5Prepare external FC storage for dynamic clusters
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6Prepare for VxRail custom uplink assignments
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7Prepare data center network MTU
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8Prepare for link aggregation of VxRail networks
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9Plan link aggregation on switch port pairs
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10Prepare certificate authority server for VxRail
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11Prepare VxRail remote support connectivity
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12Identify isolation IP addresses for vSphere High Availability
Planning the VxRail Cluster Implementation
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1Introduction
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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 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 customer-supplied vCenter server
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12Prepare customer-supplied virtual-distributed switch
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13Reserve IP addresses for VxRail 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
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17Prepare for Dell SmartFabric Services enablement
VxRail Network Considerations After Implementation
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1Introduction
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2Using unassigned physical ports for VxRail networks
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3Configure link aggregation on VxRail networks
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4Appendix A: VxRail Network Configuration Table
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5Appendix B: VxRail Passwords
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6Appendix C: VxRail Cluster Setup Checklist
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7Appendix D: VxRail Open Ports Requirements
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8Appendix E: Virtual Distributed Switch Port Group Default Settings
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9Appendix F: Physical Network Switch Examples