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Two or more network switches are recommended for failover, and for installations
with more than four appliances.
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Two switch ports are required for each node (the VxRail 60 requires four ports per
node). A fully-populated appliance can require eight switch ports.
Cabling
If you have RJ45 NIC ports on your appliance you need:
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Two CAT6 or higher cables per node (these cables are included with RJ45-
equipped appliances). A fully-populated appliance requires up to eight cables (the
VxRail 60 requires 16 cables).
If you have SFP+ NIC ports on your appliance you need:
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Two compatible Twinax Direct-Attach-Copper (DAC) cables per node (these
cables are not included; you must supply your own). Active DAC cables should be
used if the cable is over 5 meters long.
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Two compatible fiber cables with appropriate transceivers per node (these cables
and transceivers are not included; you must supply your own).
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A fully-populated appliance requires up to eight cables.
Servers
You must have a DNS server for network address resolution and ESRS support.
Installation
Network requirements 19