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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

Site preparation for VxRail Appliance

Prior to VxRail initialization, we must complete the validation of network settings and the Domain Name System (DNS) settings for VxRail Appliance. Each VxRail series appliance includes a 10/25 Gb NDC and one iDRAC port. Each NDC is bundled with either four 10 Gb SFP+ ports or two 10/25 Gb SPF+ ports. Each VxRail model series offers different choices in terms of network connectivity. Now it shows some of the physical network port options for each VxRail series. In Figure 2.2, you can see four 10/25 Gb NDC ports and one iDRAC port on the VxRail E Series:

Figure 2.2 – Back view of the VxRail E Series on Dell's 14th-generation PowerEdge server

In Figure 2.3, you can see four 10/25 Gb NDC ports and one iDRAC port on the VxRail V, P, and S Series:

Figure 2.3 – Back view of the VxRail V/P/S Series on Dell's 14th-generation PowerEdge server

In Figure 2.4, you can see two 10/25 Gb...