Cabling
If you have RJ45 NIC ports on your appliance you need:
•
Two CAT6 or higher cables per node (these cables are included with RJ45-equipped appliances).
A fully-populated appliance requires eight cables.
If you have SFP+ NIC ports on your appliance you need:
•
Two compatible Twinax Direct-Attach-Copper (DAC) cables per node (these cables are not
included; you must supply your own), or
•
Two compatible fiber cables with appropriate transceivers per node (these cables and
transceivers are not included; you must supply your own).
•
A fully-populated appliance requires eight cables.
Servers
You must have a DNS server for network address resolution and ESRS support.
VxRail Appliance Network Configuration Table
Use the Network Configuration Table when planning and configuring your 10GbE switch for use with your
VxRail Appliance.
This table lists the network parameters that are configured during VxRail Appliance setup. Use the table
before setup to plan your configuration. Work with your VCE, EMC, or partner representative to use the
table during setup to keep track of your entries.
Network Configuration Table
Table 7:
Element
Category
Description
Example
Customer
value
VxRail
Appliance
Management VLAN ID
(optionally modify)
Set a management VLAN on ESXi
before you configure VxRail
Appliance, otherwise management
traffic will be untagged on the
switch's Native VLAN
Native VLAN
VxRail Appliance Initial IP
Address (optionally modify)
If you cannot reach the default
VxRail Appliance initial IP address
(192.168.10.200/24), set an alternate
IP address
192.168.10.2
00
System
Global settings
Time zone
NTP server(s)
DNS server(s)
Active Directory (optional)
Domain
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