Dell EMC VxRail E series - Internal dual SD Module; Environmental specifications

26 | Network Planning Guide
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Network Configuration
Table
✓ Row 44
If you plan to enable Dell-EMC SmartFabric services on your switches and
enable the VxRail personality profile, enter a VLAN ID for the VxRail Cluster
Build Network.
Network Configuration
Table
✓ Row 45
Enter the IP address for Dell-EMC OMNI vCenter plug-in
Network Configuration
Table
✓ Row 46
Enter the subnet mask for Dell-EMC OMNI vCenter plug-in
Network Configuration
Table
✓ Row 47
Enter the gateway for Dell-EMC OMNI vCenter plug-in
Setting up the upstream network for VxRail
The upstream network from the VxRail cluster must be configured to allow passage for VxRail networks that require external
access. The switches supporting direct connectivity to the VxRail cluster (TOR switch) should pass the external-facing VxRail
network traffic through a pair of switch ports upstream to a pair of switch ports on the next network layer (spine switch). The
switch at the next layer needs to direct this network traffic to the appropriate end user community.
The VxRail External Management Network should only be accessible to your location’s IT infrastructure and personnel. IT
administrators require access to this network for day-to-day management of the VxRail cluster, and the VxRail cluster is dependent
on outside applications such as DNS and NTP to operate
correctly.
VxRail Virtual Machine Networks support access to
applications and software deployed on the virtual machines
on the VxRail cluster. While you must create at least one
VxRail Virtual Machine Network at VxRail initial
implementation, additional VxRail Virtual Machine
Networks can be added to support the end user community.
The spine switch must be configured to direct the traffic
from these VxRail Virtual Machine Networks to the
appropriate end users.
The VxRail Cluster Build Network is required only if you
plan to enable Dell-EMC SmartFabric services, and extend
VxRail automation to the switch layer. The VxRail Cluster
Build Network enables access to VxRail Manager during
initial implementation using a jump host.
The VxRail Witness Traffic Separation Network is
optional if you plan to deploy a stretched cluster. The
VxRail Witness Traffic Separation Network enables
connectivity between the VxRail nodes with the witness at
an offsite location. The remote site witness monitors the
health of the vSAN datastore on the VxRail cluster over this network.
Using the VxRail Network Configuration Table, perform the following steps:
Step 1. Configure the External Management Network VLAN (Row 1) on the spine switch
Step 2. Configure all of the VxRail Virtual Machine Network VLANs (Rows 39,40) on the spine switch