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Contents

1 About Dell web-scale converged appliance.................................................... 5

2 Supported hardware, firmware, and software................................................ 6

3 Documentation matrix.........................................................................................9

Dell documentation

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Nutanix documentation

...................................................................................................................... 10

4 Licensing overview............................................................................................. 12

Nutanix virtual computing platform licenses

..................................................................................... 12

Starter license

.................................................................................................................................12

Pro- and Ultimate licenses

............................................................................................................ 12

Viewing license status

......................................................................................................................... 12

Setting up Nutanix Customer Portal

...................................................................................................12

License management

.......................................................................................................................... 13

5 Deploying your system...................................................................................... 14

Before you begin

................................................................................................................................. 14

Setting up your Dell XC720xd for first use

......................................................................................... 14

Setting up VMware ESXi

.......................................................................................................................15

Preparing your nodes

.................................................................................................................... 15

Setting up Hyper-V

..............................................................................................................................16

Preparing your nodes

.................................................................................................................... 16

Configuring your cluster

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6 Downloading and installing software applications......................................17

Dell OpenManage Essentials

............................................................................................................... 17

Dell Nautilus 

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LSI SAS2Flash Utilities

.......................................................................................................................... 18

7 Monitoring........................................................................................................... 20

Monitoring software

........................................................................................................................... 20

8 Updating firmware............................................................................................. 22

Updating other components

.............................................................................................................. 22

Updating drive firmware with Dell Nautilus

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Updating LSI 9207-8i HBA 

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ESXi hypervisor

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Summary of Contents for XC720xd

Page 1: ...Dell XC720xd Solutions Guide ...

Page 2: ...problem WARNING A WARNING indicates a potential for property damage personal injury or death Copyright 2014 Dell Inc All rights reserved This product is protected by U S and international copyright and intellectual property laws Dell and the Dell logo are trademarks of Dell Inc in the United States and or other jurisdictions All other marks and names mentioned herein may be trademarks of their res...

Page 3: ...2 License management 13 5 Deploying your system 14 Before you begin 14 Setting up your Dell XC720xd for first use 14 Setting up VMware ESXi 15 Preparing your nodes 15 Setting up Hyper V 16 Preparing your nodes 16 Configuring your cluster 16 6 Downloading and installing software applications 17 Dell OpenManage Essentials 17 Dell Nautilus 18 LSI SAS2Flash Utilities 18 7 Monitoring 20 Monitoring soft...

Page 4: ... data 25 Replacing failed front HDD and SSD components that contain Cluster data 25 Replacing rear SSD hypervisor boot drives 26 10 Recovering system 27 11 Getting help 28 Other Documents You May Need 28 Locating service tag and quick resource locator 28 Contacting Dell 29 ...

Page 5: ...iance which simplifies virtualization by converging computer storage and network into a single appliance deployed in a clustered environment The following figures show Dell XC720xd For more information about the Dell XC720xd system refer to the Dell XC720xd Owner s Manual available at dell com xcseriesmanuals Figure 1 Front view of Dell XC720xd Figure 2 Rear view of Dell XC720xd 5 ...

Page 6: ...5 C7 CPUs Configuration E5 2620 v2 E5 2650 v2 E5 2680 v2 E5 2690 v2 E5 2690 v2 A5 B5 B7 C5 C7 BIOS Version BIOS 2 4 3 and later iDRAC support Version iDRAC7 1 57 57 and later Table 2 Supported physical disk drive models Front and Rear Form Factor Model Capacity Speed Type Function Vendor Location 2 5 SSDSC2BB1 60G4T 160 GB SSD 3 Gbps SATA Boot SSD Intel Rear 3 5 hybrid SSDSC2BA2 00G3R 200 GB SSD 6...

Page 7: ...ghter Cards NDCs Name Firmware Version Intel X520 Dual 1G Dual 10G SFP 16 0 22 and later Intel X540 Dual 1G Dual 10G BaseT 16 0 22 and later Table 5 Supported NICs optional Name Form Factor Slot Firmware Version Intel X520 Dual 10G SFP Low Profile 2 16 0 22 and later Intel X540 Dual 10G BaseT Low Profile 2 16 0 22 and later Table 6 Supported hardware management solutions Name Firmware Version Dell...

Page 8: ...Table 8 Supported hypervisor OSs Name VMware ESXi 5 5 and later Windows Server 2012 R2 Standard Edition and later Windows Server 2012 R2 Datacenter Edition and later 8 ...

Page 9: ... the full name of an abbreviation or acronym used in this document see the Glossary at dell com support home NOTE Always check for updates on dell com support home and read through the updates first because they often supersede information in other documents NOTE While upgrading your system it is recommended that you download and install the latest BIOS driver and systems management firmware on yo...

Page 10: ...ted by version category and type Make sure that you select the appropriate version of documentation for this release which is 4 0 or later Or refer to the Nutanix OS to find corresponding documentation support To access most Nutanix documentation 1 Go to https portal nutanix com page docs 2 Select the documentation you require from the list specified in Table 10 NOTE To access the Hardware Replace...

Page 11: ...anix UI including overview information Web Console Guide Managing VMware ESXi hosts that run NOS including VMware vCenter requirements vSphere Administration Guide Managing Hyper V hosts that run NOS Hyper V Administration Guide Comprehensive references for the Nutanix REST API API Reference Comprehensive references for Controller Virtual Machine CVM utilities nCLI commands and Nutanix PowerShell ...

Page 12: ...mer Support Portal and install it on your cluster When you upgrade to a Pro or Ultimate license or add nodes or clusters to your environment with these licensed features you must generate the license file download it and then install it Viewing license status The most current information about your license is available at the Nutanix Customer Support Portal You can view information about license t...

Page 13: ...ur licenses License management For more information about license management complete the following tasks 1 On the Nutanix Documentation portal access the Web Console Guide for access details see the Documentation matrix section in this document 2 In the Nutanix Web Console Guide see the License Management section 3 Perform the relevant licensing tasks for your system 13 ...

Page 14: ...bles optical and or copper SFP or BaseT Rail kit Nutanix documentation Setup Guide Advanced Setup Guide Dell Documentation Dell XC720xd Getting Started Guide Dell XC720xd Solutions Guide Rack Installation Instructions Safety Instructions NOTE For information about locating required documents see the Document matrix section in this document Setting up your Dell XC720xd for first use 1 Make sure you...

Page 15: ...o one of the following Connect the physical keyboard or monitor or mouse to the ports on the Dell XC720xd Connect to the iDRAC GUI 2 Turn on system NOTE For information about configuring and accessing the iDRAC GUI see iDRAC Quick Start Guide at dell com support home 3 During the boot process press Ctrl R to access the PERC Adapter BIOS Configuration Utility 4 Press Ctrl N until you see the Contro...

Page 16: ...irst Boot Wizard launches automatically To continue click OK 9 Log in to Windows again 10 Click OK 11 The system automatically logs off 12 After the system starts connect a workstation or laptop to the host network switch Configuring your cluster To configure a cluster 1 After preparing all nodes connect workstation or laptop to the host network switch For more information refer to the Nutanix Set...

Page 17: ...e go to dell com OpenManageManuals NOTE To install OpenManage Essentials you must have local system administrator privileges and the system you are using must meet the criteria mentioned in Minimum Recommended Hardware and Minimum Requirements of this document NOTE OpenManage Essentials must be installed on the management network or a network that has access to the IMPI iDRAC ports To install Open...

Page 18: ... Download Click Download again to download the exe file In your Download folder locate the latest version of Dell Nautilus and click to expand the compressed files 8 In the extracted folder run the USBMake Utility 9 Create the bootable Nautilus package and perform one of the following tasks To create a bootable CD or DVD image ISO click Create Bootable CD Image and follow instructions Burn the iso...

Page 19: ...8 Go to the latest drivers and firmware portal http www lsi com sep Pages Dell aspx of LSI 9 Expand Firmware 10 Select the 9207_8i_Package and install 19 ...

Page 20: ...XC720xd system do the following 1 Access the OpenManage Essentials User s Guide 2 For information about discovering components of a Dell XC720xd system refer to the Discovering and Inventorying Devices section 3 To add Dell XC720xd to the discovered list of systems discover Dell XC720xd through an IP range Monitoring software To monitor the health of a cluster virtual machines performance and aler...

Page 21: ... Health Monitoring Virtual Machine Monitoring Performance Monitoring Alert and Event Monitoring 21 ...

Page 22: ...s Use OpenManage Essentials to update the firmware of the discovered system components For instructions about using OpenManage Essentials to monitor and update the discovered components of the Dell XC720xd system see Updating Server BIOS Firmware Drivers and Applications in the OpenManage Essentials User s Guide Updating drive firmware with Dell Nautilus To update disk firmware with Dell Nautilus ...

Page 23: ...ogic Symbios Logic check box from the list and click OK 4 Restart the system 5 After the system restarts install LSI SAS2Flash Utility and the firmware binary on the system by doing the following a Download LSI SAS2Flash Utility and the firmware from the LSI website b Using SCP copy the files to the ESXi host c Log in to the ESXi host by using SSH d Expand the SAS2Flash and firmware compressed fil...

Page 24: ...V host GUI by using iDRAC or RDP 4 Download LSI SAS2Flash and the firmware binaries to the host from the LSI website 5 Update the LSI firmware by running the following commands a From an elevated command prompt run SAS2Flash and note the LSI controller number At the CLI enter sas2flash exe list NOTE By default the controller number is 0 b Run the upgrade using LSI SAS2Flash and the firmware binary...

Page 25: ...sk 2 if only one PSU stops functioning 1 In the Nutanix Hardware Replacement Documentation see the Failure of Components that do not Contain Cluster Data section and shut down the node for the relevant hypervisor 2 In the Dell XC720xd Owner s Manual see the Installing and removing system components section and replace the failed component 3 Refer to the Nutanix Hardware Replacement Documentation a...

Page 26: ... Replacing rear SSD hypervisor boot drives If the RAID is functioning when one of the two hypervisor boot drives fail only physical replacement is required No NOS or hypervisor tasks are necessary In the Dell XC720xd Owner s Manual see the Installing and removing system components Hard disk drives and Removing a rear hot swappable SSD sections and replace the SSD 26 ...

Page 27: ...10 Recovering system For information about recovery of your system contact your service provider 27 ...

Page 28: ...ertaining to the operating system system management software system updates and system components that you purchased with your system For the full name of an abbreviation or acronym used in this document see the Glossary at support dell com manuals NOTE Always check for updates on dell com support manuals and read the updatesfirst because they often supersede information in other documents NOTE Wh...

Page 29: ...rvice options Availability varies by country and product and some services may not be available in your area To contact Dell for sales technical support or customer service issues 1 Go to dell com support home 2 Select your support category 3 Verify your country or region in the Choose a Country Region drop down menu at the upper right corner of the page 4 Select the appropriate service or support...

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