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© 2019 Dell Inc. or its subsidiaries.

 

 

 

 

DELL EMC Vx

RAIL™ vCENTER SERVER 

PLANNING GUIDE 

 

 

ABSTRACT 

This planning document provides guidance for various vCenter 
Server deployment options supported on VxRail Appliances.  

February 2019

 

 

  

 

 

WHITE PAPER 

 

Содержание VxRAIL vCENTER

Страница 1: ...9 Dell Inc or its subsidiaries DELL EMC VxRAIL vCENTER SERVER PLANNING GUIDE ABSTRACT This planning document provides guidance for various vCenter Server deployment options supported on VxRail Appliances February 2019 WHITE PAPER ...

Страница 2: ...nal PSC 3 VxRail Appliances 4 VxRail vCenter Server Options 4 VxRail vCenter Server 5 Use Cases 5 Limitations 5 Customer Supplied vCenter Server 5 Use Cases 6 Limitations 6 Notes 6 VMware vSphere Recommended Topologies for vCenter Server 7 VxRail vCenter Server Deployment Details 10 VxRail vCenter Server 10 Requirements 10 Customer Supplied vCenter Server 10 Requirements 10 Conclusion 12 ...

Страница 3: ... The PSC group of infrastructure services contains vCenter Single Sign On License service Lookup Service and VMware Certificate Authority The vCenter Server group of services contains vCenter Server vSphere Web Client Inventory Service vSphere Auto Deploy vSphere ESXi Dump Collector VMware vSphere Syslog Collector on Windows and VMware Sphere Syslog Service for the vCenter Server Appliance vCenter...

Страница 4: ...n the VMware ecosystem including VMware NSX Refer to the VMware Product Interoperability Matrices for specific versions of NSX supported on specific versions of vSphere VxRail vCenter Server Options The initial releases of VxRail deployed a vCenter Server Appliance on the VxRail Appliance The license for this vCenter Server Appliance was included with VxRail This vCenter Server deployment has been...

Страница 5: ...ted use vCenter Server license as will be seen by the use cases supported and the list of limitations below Use Cases A VxRail vCenter Server is an ideal choice for Small configurations Standalone environments Limitations The VxRail vCenter Server will only manage its own VxRail Cluster It cannot manage other VxRail Clusters It cannot manage any other ESXi hosts It cannot be used as a Customer Sup...

Страница 6: ...to verify the required vCenter Server release number It may be necessary to upgrade the Customer Supplied vCenter Server prior to the VxRail upgrade The virtual machine name and IP address of the Customer Supplied vCenter Server and PSC cannot be modified after VxRail deployment Prior to VxRail 4 7 special approval is required if the Customer Supplied vCenter Server is hosted on a VxRail Cluster T...

Страница 7: ...ended Topology VxRail vCenter Server Customer Supplied vCenter Server requires a vCenter Server license Limitations Does not support Enhanced Linked Mode Does not support PSC replication No If a customer wants an embedded PSC they cannot use the VxRail vCenter Server Yes A customer would be required to have a Customer Supplied vCenter Server with an embedded PSC deployed to achieve this topology Y...

Страница 8: ...PSCs No Yes 1 Single Sign On domain 1 Single Sign On site 2 or more external PSC s 1 or more vCenter Server with external PSCs using 1 third party load balancer No Yes 1 Single Sign On domain 2 Single Sign On sites 2 or more external PSCs per Single Sign On Site 1 or more vCenter Server with external PSC s 2 third party load balancers 1 per site No Yes ...

Страница 9: ...vCenter HA network Limitations Does not support Enhanced Linked Mode Does not support PSC replication No Only vCenter Server 6 5 which requires VxRail 4 5 x NOTE Only one public IP address for the vCenter HA Network is supported 1 Single Sign On domain 1 Single Sign On site 2 or more external PSCs vCenter Server connected to PSC using 1 third party load balancer 3 vCenter Server Appliances are use...

Страница 10: ...ation infrastructure it makes sense to use the Customer Supplied vCenter Server that is managing the current environment to also manage the VxRail Appliance This allows a remote central vCenter Server to manage multiple VxRail clusters in a single management instance The Customer Supplied vCenter Server can be Standalone with an embedded PSC or external PSC A vCenter Server Appliance virtual machi...

Страница 11: ...to it Note that if a previous VxRail Cluster has been deployed on the Customer Supplied vCenter Server the VxRail Management User can be re used if the customer so chooses Create or select a datacenter on the Customer Supplied vCenter Server for the VxRail Cluster to join Specify the name of the cluster that will be created by VxRail in the selected datacenter when the cluster is built This will a...

Страница 12: ...imited use case application Since the decision for the topology is not changeable after deployment for any use case careful planning is essential For further details on the best vCenter deployment options contact your Dell EMC sales team or your VMware representative 2019 Dell Inc or its subsidiaries All Rights Reserved Dell EMC and other trademarks are trademarks of Dell Inc or its subsidiaries O...

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