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the first ESXi host. For example, if the prefix is “host,” the separator is “None,” the iterator is “Num 0X”, the offset is empty, and the
suffix is “lab”, and the domain is “local,” the first ESXi hostname would be “host01lab.local”. The domain is also automatically
applied to the VxRail management components. (Example: my-vcenter.local).
Example 1
Example 2
Example 3
Prefix
host
myname
esxi-host
Separator
None
-
-
Iterator
Num 0X
Num X
Alpha
Offset
4
Suffix
lab
Domain
local
college.edu
company.com
Resulting hostname
host01.local
myname-4lab.college.edu
esxi-host-a.company.com
Network Configuration
Table
✓
Rows 6-11
Enter an example of your desired ESXi host-naming scheme. Be sure to show
your desired prefix, separator, iterator, offset, suffix and domain.
VxRail Manager Hostname
A hostname must be assigned to VxRail Manager. The domain is also automatically applied to the chosen hostname. Dell-EMC
recommends following the naming format selected for the ESXi hosts to simplify cluster management.
Network Configuration
Table
✓
Row 25
Enter the hostname for VxRail Manager.
VxRail vCenter Server Hostname
NOTE:
You can skip this section if you plan to use an external vCenter Server in your data center for VxRail. These action
items are only applicable if you plan to use the VxRail vCenter Server.
If you want deploy a new vCenter Server on the VxRail cluster, you will need to specify a hostname for the VxRail vCenter Server
and Platform Services Controller (PSC) virtual machines. Again, the domain is also automatically applied to the chosen hostname,
and Dell-EMC recommends following the naming format selected for the ESXi hosts to simplify cluster management.
Network Configuration
Table
✓
Row 14
Enter an alphanumeric string for the new vCenter Server hostname. The domain
specified will be appended.
Network Configuration
Table
✓
Row 16
Enter an alphanumeric string for the new Platform Services Controller hostname.
The domain specified will be appended.
Log Insight Hostname
NOTE:
You can skip this section if you plan to use an external syslog server instead of Log Insight, if you plan to use an
external vCenter Server in your data center for VxRail, or will not enable logging.
If you decide to deploy Log Insight to the VxRail cluster, then the management component must be assigned a hostname. You can
choose whether to use your own third-party syslog server, use the vRealize Log Insight solution included with VxRail, or no logging.
You can only select the vRealize Log Insight option if you also choose to use the VxRail vCenter Server.
The domain is also automatically applied to the chosen hostname. Dell-EMC recommends following the naming format selected for
the ESXi hosts to simplify cluster management.