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CHAPTER 5

Port Configuration

The following topics describe the port designations for VxFlex Ready Node servers
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VxFlex Ready Node R640 and R740xd port designations - ESXi

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Summary of Contents for EMC VxFlex Ready Node 14G

Page 1: ...Dell EMC VxFlex Ready Node 14G Hardware Configuration and Operating System Installation Guide ESXi Servers P N 302 004 339 REV 04 ...

Page 2: ... PUBLICATION AND SPECIFICALLY DISCLAIMS IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE USE COPYING AND DISTRIBUTION OF ANY DELL SOFTWARE DESCRIBED IN THIS PUBLICATION REQUIRES AN APPLICABLE SOFTWARE LICENSE Dell EMC and other trademarks are trademarks of Dell Inc or its subsidiaries Other trademarks may be the property of their respective owners Published in the USA Dell...

Page 3: ...nd 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 s...

Page 4: ...or HDD with PERCCLI 58 Create virtual devices for SSD with PERCCLI 59 Ensure virtual disk creation with PERCCLI 59 Additional Configurations 63 Install OpenManage Essentials 64 Activate the NVIDIA GPU on the server 64 Installing the iDRAC Service Module on an ESXi server 64 Install the iSM using SSH 65 Install the iSM using the vSphere CLI 65 Where to go from here 66 Reference material 67 DTK Hard...

Page 5: ...ected 28 Networking pane VMkernel NICs tab 29 Networking pane Port groups tab 29 R640 and R740xd PCI slots integrated NICs and BMC port locations 43 1 2 3 4 FIGURES Hardware Configuration and Operating System Installation Guide ESXi Servers 5 ...

Page 6: ...FIGURES 6 Hardware Configuration and Operating System Installation Guide ESXi Servers ...

Page 7: ... 44 R740xd server configuration for 10 25GbE 12xNVMe SFP SFP28 45 R740xd server configuration for 25GbE 3xGPU M60 2xGPU M10 SFP28 45 R740xd server configuration for 10GbE 3xGPU M60 2xGPU M10 SFP 46 R640 server configuration for 10 25GbE 1CPU SFP SFP28 46 R640 server configuration for 10 25GbE 2CPU SFP SFP28 47 Hardware ISO configuration settings 71 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 TABLES Hardware Config...

Page 8: ...TABLES 8 Hardware Configuration and Operating System Installation Guide ESXi Servers ...

Page 9: ...product documentation or software etc will change over time Note Software and technical aspects apply equally regardless of the branding of the product Related documentation The release notes for your version includes the latest information for your product The following Dell EMC publication sets provide information about your VxFlex OS or VxFlex Ready Node product l VxFlex OS software downloadabl...

Page 10: ... follows Product information For documentation release notes software updates or information about Dell EMC products go to Dell EMC Online Support at https support emc com Technical support Go to Dell EMC Online Support and click Service Center You will see several options for contacting Dell EMC Technical Support Note that to open a service request you must have a valid support agreement Contact ...

Page 11: ...scribe the prerequisites for configuring the hardware and the operating system in a Dell EMC VxFlex Ready Node environment l Overview 12 l VxFlex OS component requirements 12 l Prerequisites 14 l Supported hardware configurations 16 Introduction 11 ...

Page 12: ... VxFlex OS component servers n 3 node cluster One Master MDM One Slave MDM One Tie Breaker Minimum of three SDSs on the same servers as the above components or on three different servers SDCs up to the maximum allowed on the same servers as the above components or on different servers n 5 node cluster One Master MDM Two Slave MDMs Two Tie Breakers Minimum of three SDSs on the same servers as the a...

Page 13: ...re information see Changing default ports in the VxFlex OS Deployment Guide Supported operating systems The following is a list of operating systems supported by this version of VxFlex OS For the most updated list see the EMC Simple Support Matrix ESSM at https elabnavigator emc com eln elnhome Table 2 Supported operating systems VxFlex OS components Operating system Requirement Hypervisors l VMwa...

Page 14: ...nicate with both networks Prerequisites The following prerequisites are relevant to using VxFlex OS software in the VxFlex Ready Node environment Connectivity Ensure that you have the following information at hand l The IP address range subnet and gateway IP addresses for the management and data network for all servers l The IP address range for Storage VMs SVMs l The IP address range subnet and g...

Page 15: ...configure IP addresses For converged deployments on ESXi servers add the nodes to vCenter VxFlex OS packages Download the VxFlex OS complete software ZIP file and extract the folders for your operating system The files can be downloaded from the Support site Refer to the EMC Simple Support Matrix ESSM for supported versions Note You are also required to download and extract the VxFlex OS GUI for W...

Page 16: ...the switches ensure that they are installed and configured Do not connect the switches to your organization s network until all installation and configuration activities are complete Each node has four 10 25 GbE ports Two are used for internal network communications The other two ports are used for VMware high availability DRS and client network traffic The switches must have sufficient available ...

Page 17: ...ddresses and map the ISO for servers in a VxFlex Ready Node environment l Set up the BMC iDRAC IP address and BIOS 18 l Verify the status of the system hardware storage controller and disks 14G servers 20 l Open the KVM console 14G servers 21 l Updating the BIOS firmware and settings 22 Configuring the Hardware 17 ...

Page 18: ...rd to change the option selection in the BIOS screens l Use SPACE or ENTER keys to change the settings l The ENTER key opens a list to the desired values Procedure 1 Open the KVM console For console operations KVM access ensure that you have either a VGA tool kit Crash Cart to allow physical console connection from a laptop computer to a server or a computer screen and keyboard connection to the r...

Page 19: ...een verify that the processor settings are correct If the settings are incorrect configure them as follows a Select Processor Settings b In the System BIOS Settings Processor Settings pane verify the following parameter values l Virtualization Technology Enabled l Number of Cores Per Processor All c Click Back to return to the System BIOS Settings screen 8 Configure boot settings a Select Boot Set...

Page 20: ...nd password and then click Login The Dashboard displays the high level status of all hardware devices in the System Health pane In an ideal scenario all hardware sensors are green 3 Navigate to Maintenance System event log The System Event Log pane is displayed with color coded severity levels 4 Ensure that any power supply and fan related events in the event log are non repetitive Repetitive even...

Page 21: ...o to https iDRAC_IP_address 2 In the DELL Console Login window type the user name and password and click Login 3 From the dashboard click Launch Virtual Console to start a console session A popup security warning screen is displayed 4 Select Accept and click Run The Java Console window opens and provides you with console access to the server If this is the first time that you are opening a console...

Page 22: ...rix located at https support emc com products 42216 before deploying a server in the VxFlex Ready Node environment To perform any updates needed to meet VxFlex Ready Node requirements use the VxFlex Ready Node Hardware Update Bootable ISO Hardware ISO The Hardware ISO is based on the Dell OpenManage Deployment Toolkit DTK The DTK provides a framework of tools necessary for the configuration of Pow...

Page 23: ...the appropriate Power menu option and allow the server to boot to the virtual media 7 Repeat steps 3 on page 23 to 6 on page 23 for each VxFlex Ready Node server that requires BIOS or firmware updates and configuration All VxFlex Ready Node servers can be updated in parallel 8 When the updates are completed refresh the iDRAC browser screen log in to the iDRAC and re launch the virtual console as n...

Page 24: ...AC_IP_address b In the DELL Console Login window type these credentials l username root l password password for Dell supplied nodes or password for EMC supplied nodes c Click Login d In the iDRAC GUI navigation pane select the Maintenance tab and then select the Job Queue tab e Ensure that all jobs have completed successfully Any job failures may require re running the bootable ISO or further trou...

Page 25: ... system on a VxFlex Ready Node server l System requirements 26 l Driver support 26 l Rebuild the M 2 cards as a RAID device 26 l Revert the AMS ESXi ISO Image to a native ESXi Image 27 l Map the ISO file on a VxFlex Ready Node 14G server 30 l Prepare ESXi servers for deployment 30 Installing the Operating System 25 ...

Page 26: ...h the plug in For information see Revert the AMS ESXi ISO Image to a native ESXi Image on page 27 In cases where the image will be installed from scratch continue to Map the ISO file on a VxFlex Ready Node 14G server on page 30 Driver support Ensure that correct drivers are installed in your system The best source for supported storage drivers is the Dell customized ISO for ESXi 6 5 U1 If this can...

Page 27: ...t to the OS Results The BOSS S1 Configuration Utility Operation Menu screen displays one virtual disk with the specified name Revert the AMS ESXi ISO Image to a native ESXi Image In non AMS installations for example when using the VxFlex OS plug in it is recommended that you install the ESXi ISO image based on the EMC Simple Support Matrix ESSM In the event that you do not have the ESXi ISO versio...

Page 28: ... of virtual machines must be 1 8 In the right pane right click ScaleIOVM and select Power Power Off Figure 1 vSphere client with Power off option selected 9 After the virtual machine is powered off in the Virtual Machines pane right click ScaleIOVM and select Delete 10 In the confirmation dialog box click Delete 11 In the Navigator pane click Networking The following appears in the right pane Inst...

Page 29: ...lick ScaleIo_Internal_VMkernel and select Remove Figure 3 Networking pane Port groups tab 17 In the confirmation dialog box click Remove 18 In the Port groups tab right click VM Network ScaleIO and select Edit settings The Edit port group dialog box appears 19 Change the port group settings so that l The name is VM Network l The VLAN ID is 0 20 Click Save port group Results The ISO image has been ...

Page 30: ...wer Reset System warm boot to display the list of keyboard keys with related functionality b Press F11 The Boot Manager Main Menu pane is displayed c Select One shot BIOS Boot Menu The Select Legacy Boot Option pane is displayed d Select Virtual Optical Drive e Proceed to Prepare ESXi servers for deployment on page 30 The server boots using the OS ISO file and finishes the installation 7 If the no...

Page 31: ... vSphere Web Client screen is displayed with Navigator and Home panes the Navigator pane with network entities as nodes and the Home pane with network entities as icons 2 In the Navigator pane select Home Hosts and Clusters Preconfigured hosts clusters and datacenters are displayed as navigation tree nodes in the Navigator pane 3 Configure the security related parameters a Select an ESXi server un...

Page 32: ... the maximum number of allowed failed login attempts Note For ease of operation it is recommended that the parameter value be set as 1 or 2 seconds d If required update the security parameter values by clicking the Edit icon 4 Configure the Lockdown Mode parameter a In the vSphere Web Client screen under Manage menu select Settings System Security Profile System defined parameter panes such as Ser...

Page 33: ...played in the work area b Scroll down to access the Services pane and verify the SSH option Note SSH must be Running that is the SSH connection is established If SSH is Stopped you must change it to Running c To change SSH option to Running a Click Edit in the Services pane b In the Edit Security Profile screen select the SSH parameter The SSH status is Stopped c Click Start The SSH status changes...

Page 34: ...Installing the Operating System 34 Hardware Configuration and Operating System Installation Guide ESXi Servers ...

Page 35: ...ollowing topics provide networking requirements and connectivity information for VxFlex Ready Node l Networking connectivity architecture and cabling best practice R640 R740XD servers 36 l Network prerequisites 36 Network Architecture and Physical Connectivity 35 ...

Page 36: ...t is complete by updating the VM network and relevant VMKernel port to use the VLAN ID set by the switch manager This is similar to any other VLAN implementation and it must be performed after deployment because the AMS deployment flow creates and configures the vSwitches and vmnics as part of the deployment flow Note AMS uses APIPA IP addresses 169 254 x x 16 for broadcast and unicast and this re...

Page 37: ... used during the initial detection and deployment process Prepare IP addresses in your network for the VxFlex Ready Node servers based on the following calculations Table 3 VxFlex OS management IP network Item Description N Number of nodes IP address pools The pools of IP addresses used for static allocation for the following groups 1 Node_MGMT_IP Management IP addresses of the VxFlex Ready Node s...

Page 38: ...e VxFlex Ready Node servers 2 SVM_DATA1_IP VxFlex OS Storage VM Management IP addresses 3 MDM_Cluster_Virtual_IP_DATA1 the Virtual IP addresses of the MDM cluster in the Data1 network For clarity the first subnet is referred to as Data1 The formula to calculate the subnet pool or subnet needs is N Node_DATA1_IP N SVM_DATA1_IP MDM_Cluster_Virtual_IP_DATA1 Table 5 VxFlex OS data IP network for Subne...

Page 39: ...or hosts per data network IP address pools may be modified to allow additional IP addresses to be added to new nodes Cabling Ensure that you have the correct quantity of cables Calculate the amount of cables needed as described below For RJ45 NIC ports on your switch you need Cat6 6 m Ethernet cables these cables are included with the server nodes four cables per node Network Architecture and Phys...

Page 40: ...Network Architecture and Physical Connectivity 40 Hardware Configuration and Operating System Installation Guide ESXi Servers ...

Page 41: ...esignations for VxFlex Ready Node servers and provide instructions for configuring the ports l Determine the 2U1N node type 42 l R640 and R740xd server NIC and BMC iDRAC port locations 42 l VxFlex Ready Node R640 and R740xd port designations ESXi 44 Port Configuration 41 ...

Page 42: ...node 4 Count the number of lines in the Processor Information table If the node contains l Two CPUs it is for converged architecture l One CPU it is for storage only Results The 2U1N node architecture is determined R640 and R740xd server NIC and BMC iDRAC port locations NIC and BMC iDRAC port designations for VxFlex Ready Node R640 and R740xd servers for various server configurations are described...

Page 43: ...nt subnet and or VLAN and the only requirement from the BMC iDRAC side is that the AMS when used must have a routable IP Path to the BMC iDRAC IP address on the node The default configuration used in simple mode deployment follows the following rules of thumb l If there is a 1G NIC onboard the left one of the pair is always used for the management network l If there are two PCI cards or more the l...

Page 44: ...FP28 for 25 GbE ports Table 6 R740xd server configuration for 10 25 GbE 32xSAS SFP SFP28 Description BMC iDRAC Monitoring VxFlex OS Data1 VxFlex OS Client Network Port1 VxFlex OS Client Network Port2 VxFlex OS Data2 VxFlex OS Managemen t Network Not in Use Port BMC iDRAC vmnic0 vmnic1 vmnic4 vmnic5 vmnic2 vmnic3 PCI slot N A 1 0 1 1 2 1 2 0 N A N A Physical Port on node BMC iDRAC remote KVM PCI 10...

Page 45: ...h Mgmt Switch Switch 1 Switch 1 Switch 2 Switch 2 Mgmt Switch N A Note The above configuration supports more than one PCIe slot based NIC Table 8 R740xd server configuration for 25GbE 3xGPU M60 2xGPU M10 SFP28 Description BMC iDRAC Monitoring VxFlex OS Data1 VxFlex OS Management Network VxFlex OS Data2 Not in Use Port BMC iDRAC vmnic1 vmnic0 vmnic3 PCI slot N A N A N A N A Physical Port on node BM...

Page 46: ...Data Switch 1 Data Switch 2 Data Switch 2 Mgmt Data1 Switch N A Note In configurations with only two GPUs another PCIe based NIC is supported in either slot 3 or slot 4 R640 servers Note In the following tables use SFP for 10 GbE and SFP28 for 25 GbE ports Table 10 R640 server configuration for 10 25GbE 1CPU SFP SFP28 Description BMC iDRAC Monitoring VxFlex OS Data1 VxFlex OS Client Network Port1 ...

Page 47: ...e KVM PCI 10 25 GbE Left PCI 10 25 GbE Right PCI 10 25 GbE Right PCI 10 25 GbE Left Onboard 1 GbE Left N A Speed 1 GbE 10 25 GbE 10 25 GbE 10 25 GbE 10 25 GbE 1 GbE N A vSwitch N A sio_vSwitch1 User allocated User allocated sio_vSwi tch2 vSwitch0 N A VMkernel port vmk2 User configurable User configurable vmk3 vmk0 N A Physical Switch Mgmt Switch Switch 1 Switch 1 Switch 2 Switch 2 Mgmt Switch N A ...

Page 48: ...n arrow keys for navigation and the Space bar for selection 11 Use the Up Down arrow keys to move to the IP address fields and type the node s Management IP Address Subnet Mask and Default Gateway 12 Press Enter to apply the IP address changes 13 In the Configure Management Network window press Esc to exit the window When the confirmation popup window appears press Y to approve and apply the confi...

Page 49: ...CHAPTER 6 Installing the drivers The following topics contain information regarding VxFlex OS drivers l Install the VxFlex OS drivers 50 Installing the drivers 49 ...

Page 50: ... Open a console connection and log in to the ESXi host 6 Get the list of drivers currently installed on the server esxcli software vib list 7 Compare the version for each vib in the Zip file to the version installed on the system and make a note of the drivers that need to be updated 8 If none of the drivers need to be updated skip the rest of this procedure Otherwise l For each driver being upgra...

Page 51: ... get 11 Verify that the correct versions of drivers are running a Get the list of drivers currently installed on the server esxcli software vib list b Get the information for each driver that was updated esxcli software vib get n driver_name Installing the drivers Install the VxFlex OS drivers 51 ...

Page 52: ...Installing the drivers 52 Hardware Configuration and Operating System Installation Guide ESXi Servers ...

Page 53: ...scribe how to prepare disks so that they can be added to VxFlex OS SDS devices l Adding disks to a VxFlex OS SDS 54 l Verify the disk controller type 54 l Enable PERCCLI on an ESXi server 55 l Create virtual devices with PERCCLI 56 Preparing Disks 53 ...

Page 54: ...agent The server contains one of two types of controller cards l HBA330 controller card This server has only SSD l H730p H740p controller card This server may have either only HDD or a mix of HDD and SSD Procedure 1 From your Internet browser go to http BMC iDRAC_IP_address 2 In the DELL Console Login window type the user name and password and click Login The Integrated Remote Access Controller sc...

Page 55: ...7363M 1 Vmware NDS_Perccli_1 17 10 zip 2 Extract the ZIP file 3 Copy the installation file vmware esx perccli 1 17 10 vib to tmp on the server 4 Run the installation command on the server esxcli software vib install f v tmp vmware esx perccli 1 17 10 vib 5 Before running PERCCLI commands change your working directory to the utility s binary location cd opt lsi perccli Results PERCCLI can now be us...

Page 56: ...etermine your controller ID by running the following command cd opt lsi perccli perccli show The controller ID is displayed in the System Overview section of the output in the Ctl column The following table lists different disk configurations on a VxFlex Ready Node server Node contains Caching options HDD for storage NA Mix of HDD and SSD for storage Caching not used Mix of HDD and SSD where some ...

Page 57: ...Used in a later step when creating VDs l Drive type Displays SSD or HDD as the device type SSD drives are smaller 744 GB in this case l Drive state Should be UGood unused and good 3 Verify that the VDs exist on the node opt lsi perccli perccli c0 vall show Output similar to the following is displayed If the output confirms that VDs exist on the node perform the next step to remove them Otherwise s...

Page 58: ...t is not run cd opt lsi perccli You need to create one VD for each HDD The VDs for HDDs are configured with Direct IO write back and read ahead enabled Procedure 1 Log in to the server 2 Create a VD that can be accelerated using a utility such as RFcache or that will not be accelerated at all opt lsi perccli perccli c0 add vd type raid0 drives EID Slt direct wb ra pdcache off Example opt lsi percc...

Page 59: ... Create the VD opt lsi perccli perccli c0 add vd type raid0 drives EID Slt direct wt nora Example opt lsi perccli perccli c0 add vd type raid0 drives 32 0 direct wt nora where EID and Slt are the Enclosure ID and Slot ID values which in this example are 32 0 Results The VD was created successfully After you finish Continue with the procedure that referred you to this topic Ensure virtual disk crea...

Page 60: ...splayed as Onln in the State column shows that the device has a virtual device created on it 4 Display device group DG and virtual device VD information opt lsi perccli perccli c0 vall show Output similar to the following is displayed 5 Verify that all the VDs are configured correctly The following values should appear in the display l Cache NRWTD for SSDs Preparing Disks 60 Hardware Configuration...

Page 61: ...l Cache RWBD for HDDs After you finish Preparing Disks Ensure virtual disk creation with PERCCLI 61 ...

Page 62: ...Preparing Disks 62 Hardware Configuration and Operating System Installation Guide ESXi Servers ...

Page 63: ... additional configurations that are required for the installation process l Install OpenManage Essentials 64 l Activate the NVIDIA GPU on the server 64 l Installing the iDRAC Service Module on an ESXi server 64 l Where to go from here 66 Additional Configurations 63 ...

Page 64: ...Node supports these card models n Tesla M10 n Tesla M60 l A valid GRID Enterprise software license exists GRID Enterprise software is licensed by the number of concurrent users and must have been purchased with the GPU enabled VxFlex Ready Node servers The following editions are available for NVIDIA GRID Software license n Virtual Applications vAPP n Virtual PC vPC n Virtual Workstation vWS Proced...

Page 65: ...rname and password 8 Install the iSM software esxcli software vib install d vmfs volumes datastore iDRAC Service Module file The command output tells you whether the installation succeeded 9 Right click the ESXi host and select Power Reboot 10 From the iDRAC web interface open the iDRAC settings Overview page and ensure that the iDRAC Service Module status is Running Install the iSM using the vSph...

Page 66: ...eded 9 Right click the ESXi host and select Power Reboot 10 Optionally view the information about the installed VIBs esxcli server IP software vib get or software vib list 11 From the iDRAC web interface open the iDRAC settings Overview page and ensure that the iDRAC Service Module status is Running Where to go from here Continue by deploying the VxFlex OS system For instructions see the VxFlex Re...

Page 67: ...CHAPTER 9 Reference material This section contains additional information that may be required for the procedures described in this document l DTK Hardware Update Bootable ISO 68 Reference material 67 ...

Page 68: ...nds from a remote management station such as a laptop or desktop running Windows or Linux To run Remote RACADM commands install the DRAC Tools utility from the OpenManage software on the remote computer Note For information regarding RACADM commands see the RACADM CLI Guide Update the hardware using remote RACADM You can install and execute the Dell RACADM tool from any management system with acce...

Page 69: ...ADM commands racadm r dracIP u root p password set iDRAC ServerBoot BootOnce Enabled racadm r dracIP u root p password set iDRAC ServerBoot FirstBootDevice VCD DVD 8 Verify that the server is in a state in which it can be power cycled The OS should be in maintenance mode as needed 9 Power cycle the VxFlex Ready Node server racadm r dracIP u root p password serveraction graceshutdown 10 Repeat step...

Page 70: ...ocally from the server console screen 14 For each server check the iDRAC job queue to verify that the iDRAC jobs created by the bootable ISO have completed successfully racadm r dracIP u root p password jobqueue view Any job failures may require running the bootable ISO again or further troubleshooting 15 For each server after the hardware updates are finalized clean up the iDRAC job queue racadm ...

Page 71: ...e and can easily be installed using the following remote RACADM command racadm r dracIP u root p password update f filename exe Where l dracIP is the iDRAC IP address l password is the password for the server l filename exe is the name of the Dell Windows update packages Note The default password is Scaleio123 Configuration settings The Hardware ISO runs a script that automatically configures the ...

Page 72: ...IPv4 DHCPEnable Disabled iDRAC Default Credentials iDRAC Tuning DefaultCredent ialWarning Disabled iDRAC IPMI Enablement iDRAC IPMILan Enable Enabled iDRAC Alert Enablement iDRAC IPMILan AlertEnable Enabled iDRAC IPv6 Enablement iDRAC IPv6 Enable Enabled Applying settings using RACADM The individual settings can also be applied using the remote RACADM command racadm r dracIP u root p password set ...

Page 73: ... jobs during this time 3 Reset the iDRAC racadm r dracIP u root p password racreset The iDRAC becomes accessible on the network 3 to 5 minutes after the reset iDRAC virtual console issues Within the iDRAC virtual console window if the keyboard or some of the keys are not responding perform the following checks l Ensure on your keyboard that the Scroll Lock button is off l In the iDRAC virtual cons...

Page 74: ... VxFlex OS Upgrade Guide for Single server firmware and BIOS upgrade to a specific version to upload the file Check the logs for error messages You can view VxFlex Ready Node Hardware Update Bootable ISO logs after the update script completes Procedure 1 Press Alt F2 to access a user console and then press Enter 2 Open the log to check the contents for errors less bundleapplicationlogs apply_compo...

Page 75: ...e deployments have specific guidelines regarding server installation rack and stack procedures and power and networking requirements The VxFlex Ready Node Hardware Installation Guide describes how to install the physical components of a VxFlex Ready Node system For additional information regarding the VxFlex Ready Node product documentation advisories downloads and white papers visit https support...

Page 76: ...more information visit the Lifecycle Controller wiki homepage Dell OpenManage Deployment Toolkit DTK The Dell OpenManage Deployment Toolkit DTK includes a set of utilities sample scripts and sample configuration files that you can use to deploy and configure Dell systems You can use the DTK to build script based and RPM based installation for deploying large number of systems on a pre operating sy...

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