Dell EMC VxFlex Series - Default Chapter; Table of Contents

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Preface 9
Introduction 11
Overview.....................................................................................................12
VxFlex OS component requirements........................................................... 12
VxFlex OS cluster components.......................................................12
Physical server requirements......................................................... 13
Supported operating systems.........................................................13
VxFlex OS Gateway server requirements....................................... 13
Prerequisites............................................................................................... 14
Connectivity...................................................................................14
Java............................................................................................... 15
Hardware and operating systems................................................... 15
VxFlex OS packages.......................................................................15
Supported Internet browsers......................................................... 15
Disk prerequisites...........................................................................15
iDRAC Service Module................................................................... 15
Supported hardware configurations............................................................ 16
Configuring the Hardware 17
Set up the BMC (iDRAC) IP address and BIOS........................................... 18
Verify the status of the system hardware, storage controller, and disks -
14G servers.................................................................................................20
Open the KVM console - 14G servers.......................................................... 21
Updating the BIOS, firmware and settings..................................................22
Update the hardware using the iDRAC virtual console................... 23
Installing the Operating System 25
System requirements................................................................................. 26
Driver support............................................................................................ 26
Rebuild the M.2 cards as a RAID device......................................................26
Revert the AMS ESXi ISO Image to a native ESXi Image............................ 27
Map the ISO file on a VxFlex Ready Node 14G server................................. 30
Prepare ESXi servers for deployment.........................................................30
Network Architecture and Physical Connectivity 35
Networking connectivity architecture and cabling best practice (R640,
R740XD servers)........................................................................................ 36
Network prerequisites................................................................................ 36
Port Configuration 41
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