VxRail Appliance initialization

Once the VxRail hardware installation is complete, we can begin VxRail Appliance initialization. First, we must prepare a laptop for VxRail initialization and configuration. The operating system is the Windows platform. Connect the laptop to a port on the TOR switch, or to a VLAN that can access the VxRail appliance:

Figure 2.8 – The cable connection diagram for the management laptop

Now we can move on to the next section, where we will configure the connectivity of VxRail Manager.

Configuring a laptop for VxRail Manager connectivity

To configure a laptop for VxRail Manager connectivity, perform the following steps:

1. Set up an IP address on the same subnet as the permanent address to be assigned to VxRail Manager (the default IP address for VxRail Manager is 192.168.10.200).
2. We configure an IP address (192.168.10.101/24) on the laptop to connect on the same subnet as VxRail Manager:

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