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10 | Network Planning Guide

Figure 6. Network topology of a 4-node VxRail cluster connected to two 10GbE switches using

2x10Gb connections per node, and a separate switch for out-of-band management

For 13th generation PowerEdge servers in the E, P, S and V series VxRail Appliances utilizing 1GbE with two switches, the

switches must be interconnected.

Out-of-Band Management (optional)

If the VxRail Appliances are located at a data center that you cannot access easily, we recommend setting up an out-of-band

management switch to facilitate direct communication with each node.

To use out-of-band management, connect the internal Dell Remote Access Controller (iDRAC) port to a separate switch to provide

physical network separation. Default values, capabilities, and recommendations for out-of-band management are provided with

server hardware information. The default credentials are:

Username: root Password: calvin

You will need to reserve an IP address for each iDRAC in your VxRail cluster (one per node).

VxRail Feature-Driven Decision Points

Certain applications, software stacks and product features supported on VxRail can have an impact the architecture, deployment

and operations of the cluster. If your plans for VxRail include any of the feature sets or software stacks listed in this section, make

note of the requirements each of these may have on your plans for VxRail

VMware Validated Design on VxRail

VMware Validated Design (VVD) on VxRail enables VMware’s vRealize and NSX capabilities to be deployed on VxRail. The

integrated solution involves a complete end-to-end validation of the hardware and software stack for interoperability and

scalability. VMware Validated Design on VxRail includes the following software stack:

• vRealize Automation

• vRealize Orchestrator

• vRealize Operations Manager

• vRealize Log Insight

• vRealize Business

• vRealize Network Insight

• NSX

• vSphere Enterprise Plus

• vSAN

If your plans include the deployment of VVD on VxRail, make note of the following requirements:

• A minimum of 8 VxRail nodes are required.

o A minimum of 4 VxRail nodes are for the Management pod,

o A minimum of 4 nodes are required for the Edge and Compute pod

• The nodes in the Management pod require a minimum of 192GB of RAM

• The nodes in the Management pod require a minimum of 2 sockets with a total of at least 8 CPU cores

• The VxRail nodes in both the Management pod and Edge and Compute pod must be configured with 2x10Gb Ethernet ports

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