Planning Guide—Dell EMC VxRail with SmartFabric Services

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  Intended use and audience
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  Introduction to VxRail with Dell EMC SFS

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  Expansion beyond a single rack

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  Introduction to network design
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  SmartFabric network topology standards and concepts
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  Network design Layer 2/Layer 3 boundary decision
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  VxRail-SmartFabric topology: Single rack
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  VxRail-SmartFabric topology: Single rack to
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  VxRail-SmartFabric topology: Multirack with leaf border
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  VxRail-SmartFabric topology: Multirack with spine border
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  VxRail-SmartFabric topology: Multirack with dedicated leaf border

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  Introduction to physical network connectivity
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  Consult the VxRail Support Matrix
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  VxRail hardware selection
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  Dell EMC networking switch selection
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  Data center core network physical connectivity

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  Implementation overview

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  Introduction to network planning
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  VxRail and SmartFabric networks overview
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  Data center components and services
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  IP address reservations for IT management network
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  Update default SmartFabric network settings

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  Introduction to cluster initial build planning
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  VxRail cluster network VLAN reservation
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  VxRail management network reservation
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  VxRail cluster settings
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  Prepare DNS for VxRail cluster deployment

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  Introduction to data center network preparation
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  Enable jumbo frames
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  Layer 2 network integration
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  Layer 3 network integration
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  Enable IP addressing for a virtual network
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  Layer 3 integration using a VLAN
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  Spanning Tree integration

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  Appendix A: VxRail with SmartFabric network configuration tables
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  Appendix B: VxRail cluster network configuration tables