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Implementing VxRail HCI Solutions

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Implementing VxRail HCI Solutions

Overview of this book

Hyper-converged infrastructure (HCI) can help you simplify the provisioning and daily operations of computing and storage. With this book, you'll understand how HCI can offload the day 0 deployment and day-to-day operations of a system administrator. You'll explore the VxRail Appliance, which is an HCI solution that provides lifecycle management, automation, and operational simplicity. Starting with an overview of the VxRail Appliance system architecture and components, you'll understand the benefits of the VxRail system and compare it with the environment of traditional servers and storage. As you advance, the book covers topics such as disaster recovery and active-active and active-passive solutions for VxRail. By the end of this book, you'll have gained the confidence to manage the deployment, administration, planning, and design of a VxRail system.
Table of Contents (16 chapters)
1
Section 1: Getting Started with VxRail HCI System
4
Section 2: Administration of VxRail
10
Section 3: Advanced Solutions for VxRail

Questions

Test the knowledge you've gained from this chapter by answering the following questions:

  1. Which tool is used for VxRail cluster expansion?

    a. VxRail Manager

    b. VMware vCenter Server

    c. The VxRail Manager plugin

    d. VMware vSphere Client

  2. What is the minimum number of nodes that can be run in a VxRail cluster? (A ROBO cluster configuration is not included.)

    a. Two nodes

    b. Three nodes

    c. Four nodes

    d. Five nodes

  3. What is the maximum number of nodes that can be run in a VxRail cluster?

    a. 32 nodes

    b. 64 nodes

    c. 65 nodes

    d. 66 nodes

  4. There are five E560F nodes running in a VxRail cluster. I will now add a new E560 node to this existing cluster. What is the final status?

    a. The new E560 node can be added to an existing cluster, changing it to a six-node cluster.

    b. The new E560 node can be added to an existing cluster, changing it to a five-node cluster.

    c. The new E560 node does not support cluster expansion.

    d. The new E560 node can be added to an existing cluster, changing...