chapters
Introduction
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 DPU options
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11VxRail node connectivity options
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12VxRail networking rules and restrictions
VxRail feature-driven decision points
VxRail hardware and switch selection decision points
Prepare data center for VxRail implementation
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1Introduction
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2Prepare external network connectivity for VxRail
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3Prepare remote support connectivity for VxRail
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4Prepare for vSphere+ subscription licensing
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5Prepare data center routing services
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6Prepare for multi-rack VxRail cluster
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7Prepare for 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 link aggregation of VxRail networks
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12Plan link aggregation on switch port pairs
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13Prepare certificate authority server for VxRail
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
Planning VxRail Satellite Nodes Networking
VxRail network considerations after implementation
Appendixes
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1Introduction to appendixes
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2Appendix A: VxRail Network Configuration Table
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3Appendix B: VxRail Passwords
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4Appendix C: VxRail Cluster Setup Checklist
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5Appendix D: VxRail Open Ports Requirements
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6Appendix E: Virtual Distributed Switch Portgroup Default Settings
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7Appendix F: Physical Network Switch Examples
Introduction
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 DPU options
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11VxRail node connectivity options
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12VxRail networking rules and restrictions
VxRail feature-driven decision points
VxRail hardware and switch selection decision points
Prepare data center for VxRail implementation
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1Introduction
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2Prepare external network connectivity for VxRail
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3Prepare remote support connectivity for VxRail
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4Prepare for vSphere+ subscription licensing
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5Prepare data center routing services
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6Prepare for multi-rack VxRail cluster
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7Prepare for 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 link aggregation of VxRail networks
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12Plan link aggregation on switch port pairs
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13Prepare certificate authority server for VxRail
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
Planning VxRail Satellite Nodes Networking
VxRail network considerations after implementation
Appendixes
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1Introduction to appendixes
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2Appendix A: VxRail Network Configuration Table
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3Appendix B: VxRail Passwords
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4Appendix C: VxRail Cluster Setup Checklist
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5Appendix D: VxRail Open Ports Requirements
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6Appendix E: Virtual Distributed Switch Portgroup Default Settings
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7Appendix F: Physical Network Switch Examples