- Notes, cautions, and warnings
- Revision history
- Introduction
- VxRail components and features
- VxRail Manager overview
- Manage VxRail entitlements
- Manage VLAN IDs and VxRail IP addresses
- Manage VxRail passwords
- Manage VxRail cluster settings
- Configure external storage for VxRail clusters with VMware vSAN (VxRail 8.0.120 and earlier)
- Configure external storage for VxRail clusters with VMware vSAN (VxRail 8.0.200 and later)
- Convert one VMware VDS to two VMware VDS
- Convert one VMware VDS with two uplinks to two VMware VDS with two uplinks
- Create a VMware VDS and assign two uplinks
- Add existing VxRail nodes to VMware VDS2
- Create the port group for VMware vSAN for VMware VDS2
- Create a port group for VMware vSphere vMotion in VMware VDS2
- Assign a new VMNIC to uplink1/uplink2 in VMware VDS2
- Migrate the VMware vSAN VMkernel from VMware VDS1 to VMware VDS2 port groups
- Migrate the VMware vSphere vMotion VMkernel from VMware VDS1 to VMware VDS2 port groups
- Convert one VMware VDS with four uplinks to two VMware VDS with two uplinks
- Create a VMware VDS and assign two uplinks
- Add existing VxRail nodes to VMware VDS2
- Create the port group for VMware vSAN in VMware VDS2
- Create a port group for VMware vSphere vMotion in VMware VDS2
- Unassign uplink3 in VDS1
- Assign the released VMNIC to uplink1 in VMware VDS2
- Migrate the VMware vSAN VMkernel from VMware VDS1 to VMware VDS2 port groups
- Migrate the VMware vSphere vMotion VMkernel from VMware VDS1 to VMware VDS2 port groups
- Unassign uplink4 in VMware VDS1
- Assign the released VMNIC to uplink2 in VMware VDS2
- Convert one VMware VDS with four uplinks to two VMware VDS with four uplinks/two uplinks
- Create a VMware VDS and assign two uplinks
- Add existing VxRail nodes to VMware VDS2
- Create the port group for VMware vSAN in VMware VDS2
- Create a port group for VMware vSphere vMotion in VMware VDS2
- Assign a new VMNIC to uplink1/uplink2 in VMware VDS2
- Migrate the VMware vSAN VMkernel from VMware VDS1 to VMware VDS2 port groups
- Migrate the VMware vSphere vMotion VMkernel from VMware VDS1 to VMware VDS2 port groups
- Convert VxRail 2-nodes with one VMware VDS four ports to VxRail 2-nodes with two uplinks and one VMware VDS
- Move port groups to existing LAG
- Check the VMware VDS management status
- Identify the uplinks and topology that support the VMware VDS
- Identify the switch ports using iDRAC
- Identify teaming and failover policy of the VxRail port groups
- Migrate network traffic to a LAG
- Unassign the uplinks in the VMware VDS
- Remove the uplinks
- Verify connectivity on VxRail nodes
- Move port groups to existing non-LAG uplinks
- Check the VMware VDS management status
- Identify the uplinks and topology that support the VMware VDS
- Identify the switch ports using iDRAC
- Identify teaming and failover policy of the VxRail port groups
- (Optional) Convert LAG to non-LAG uplinks
- Update port groups teaming and failover policy
- Unassign the uplinks in the VMware VDS
- Remove the uplinks
- Verify connectivity on VxRail nodes
- Convert VxRail 2-nodes with two VMware VDS 4 ports to VxRail 2-nodes with two uplinks with one VMware VDS
- Move traffic to an existing VMware VDS with two port LAG
- Check the VMware VDS management status
- Identify the uplinks and topology that support the VMware VDS
- Identify the switch ports using iDRAC
- Identify teaming and failover policy of the VxRail port groups
- Export the distributed port group configuration on the source VMware VDS
- Import the distributed port group configuration into the target VMware VDS
- Migrate network traffic to a LAG
- Migrate the VMkernel adapter and VMs
- Verify connectivity on VxRail nodes
- Delete the port groups
- Unassign the uplinks in the VMware VDS
- Remove hosts from VMware VDS
- Delete VMware VDS
- Move traffic to VMware VDS with 2-port, non-LAG uplinks
- Check the VMware VDS management status
- Identify the uplinks and topology that support the VMware VDS
- Identify the switch ports using iDRAC
- Identify teaming and failover policy of the VxRail port groups
- (Optional) Convert LAG to non-LAG uplinks
- Export the distributed port group configuration on the source VMware VDS
- Import the distributed port group configuration into the target VMware VDS
- Update port groups teaming and failover policy
- Migrate the VMkernel adapter and VMs
- Verify connectivity on VxRail nodes
- Delete the port groups
- Unassign the uplinks in the VMware VDS
- Remove hosts from VMware VDS
- Delete VMware VDS
- Remediate the CPU core count after node addition or replacement
- Repoint the VMware vCenter Server to a VMware vCenter Server in a different domain
- Repoint a single VMware vCenter Server node to an existing domain
- Back up each VxRail node (optional)
- Repoint the VMware vCenter Server A of domain 1 to domain 2
- Update the VMware vCenter Server SSL certificates from VMware vCenter Server B
- Refresh the node certificates in the VMware vCenter Server A
- Repoint the VMware vCenter Server node to a new domain
- Submit install base updates for VxRail
- View APEX AIOps Infrastructure Observability information in VxRail
- Manage network settings
- Configure a VxRail node to support the PCIe adapter port
- Configure jumbo frames
- Convert a VxRail-managed VMware VDS to a customer-managed VMware VDS
- Enable a VxRail node to support the PCIE adapter port without an NDC connection
- Enable dynamic link aggregation for two ports on a VxRail network for a VxRail-managed VMware VDS
- Verify the version of the VxRail cluster
- Verify the health state of the VxRail cluster
- Verify the VMware VDS health status
- Verify the VMware VDS uplinks
- Identify the NICs for LAG
- Identify NIC assignment to node ports
- Identify the switch ports that are targeted for LAG using iDRAC
- Prepare the switches for LAG
- Configure the first switch for LAG
- Configure the second ToR switch for LAG
- Identify the load-balancing policy on the switches
- Configure the LACP policy on the VMware VDS
- Verify the port flags
- Migrate the LACP policy to the standby uplink
- Migrate the uplink to a LAG port
- Move the second VMNIC to LAG
- Migrate the LACP policy to the active uplink
- Verify LAG connectivity on VxRail nodes
- Verify that LAG is configured in the VMware VDS
- Enable dynamic link aggregation for four ports on a VxRail network for a VxRail-managed VMware VDS
- Verify the VxRail version on the VxRail cluster
- Verify the health state of the VxRail cluster
- Verify the VMware VDS health status
- Verify the VMware VDS uplinks
- Confirm the uplink of the VxRail port groups
- Identify the NICs for LAG
- Identify NIC assignment to node ports
- Identify switch ports for LAG
- Prepare the switches for LAG
- Configure switch ports for LAG
- Configure the LACP policy on the VMware VDS
- Verify that port flags are all individual on the switch
- Migrate the LACP policy to standby uplink
- Migrate an unused uplink to a LAG port
- Change LAG to the active uplink
- Migrate the active uplink to a LAG port
- Verify LAG in the VMware VDS
- Verify LAG connectivity
- Enable dynamic link aggregation for four ports on a VxRail network for a customer-managed VMware VDS
- Verify the VxRail version on the VxRail cluster
- Verify the health state of the VxRail cluster
- Verify the VMware VDS health status
- Verify the VMware VDS uplinks
- Confirm isolation of the VxRail port group
- Identify the NICs for LAG
- Identify NIC assignment to node ports
- Identify switch ports for LAG
- Prepare the switches for link aggregation
- Identify the load-balancing policy on the switches
- Configure the LACP policy on the VMware VDS
- Migrate the LACP policy to standby uplink
- Migrate an unused uplink to a LAG port
- Configure the first switch for LAG
- Verify LAG connectivity on the switch
- Verify LAG connectivity on VxRail nodes
- Move VMware vSAN or VMware vSphere vMotion traffic to LAG
- Verify that LAG is configured in the VMware VDS
- Move the second VMNIC to LAG
- Configure the second ToR switch for LAG
- Verify LAG connectivity on the second switch
- Verify LAG connectivity on VxRail nodes
- Enable network redundancy across NDC and PCIe ports
- Verify that the VxRail version supports network redundancy
- Verify that the VxRail cluster is healthy
- Verify the VxRail physical network compatibility
- Verify the physical switch port configuration
- Verify active uplink on the VMware VDS port groups post migration
- Add uplinks to the VMware VDS
- Migrate the VxRail network traffic to a new VMNIC
- Set the port group teaming and failover policies
- Remove the uplinks from the VMware VDS
- Reset the VMware vSphere alerts for network uplink redundancy
- Enable VMware vSAN RDMA in the VxRail cluster (VxRail 8.0.210 and later)
- Enable VMware vSAN RDMA in the VxRail cluster (VxRail versions earlier than 8.0.210)
- Migrate the satellite node to a VMware VDS
- Modify the VMware VDS port group teaming and failover policy
- Optimize cross-site traffic for VxRail
- Manage witness settings
- Collect log bundles
- Collect the full log bundle
- Collect the VxRail Manager log bundle
- Collect log bundles from VxRail Manager
- Collect the VMware vCenter Server log bundle
- Collect the VMware ESXi log bundle
- Collect the iDRAC log bundle
- Collect the platform log bundle
- Collect the log bundle with node selection
- Collect the log bundle with component selection
- Collect the witness log bundle
- Delete log bundles from VxRail Manager
- Collect the satellite node log bundles from VxRail Manager
- Delete the satellite node bundles from VxRail Manager
- Set the PostgreSQL log destination to the system log
- Renew the PostgreSQL certificate
- Manage VMware certificates
- Import the VMware ESXi host certificates to VxRail Manager (VxRail 8.0.240 and earlier)
- Import the VMware ESXi host certificates to VxRail Manager (VxRail 8.0.300 and later)
- Import the VMware vCenter Server certificates into the VxRail Manager trust store (VxRail 8.0.201 and earlier)
- Import the VMware vCenter Server certificates into the VxRail Manager trust store (VxRail 8.0.210 and later)
- Import VMware vSphere SSL certificates (VxRail 8.0.201 and earlier)
- Import VMware vSphere SSL certificates (VxRail 8.0.210 and later)
- Rename VxRail components
- Remove VxRail nodes
- Restore the VMware vCenter Server from a file-based backup
- VxRail Manager file-based backup
- Replace and add VxRail hardware
- Set up external storage for a dynamic node cluster
- Upgrade your VxRail
Dell VxRail 8.0.x Administration Guide
Revision history
| Date | Revision | Description of change |
|---|---|---|
| January 2025 | 12 | Updated for VxRail 8.0.320. |
| October 2024 | 11 | License information updated. |
| August 2024 | 10 | Updated for VxRail 8.0.300. |
| July 2024 | 9 | Updated for VxRail 8.0.230. |
| May 2024 | 8 | Updated with CloudIQ rebranding changes. |
| May 2024 | 7 | Updated with licensing information. |
| March 2024 | 6 | Updated for VxRail 8.0.210. |
| November 2023 | 5 | Updated for VxRail 8.0.200 and subscription licensing. |
| August 2023 | 4 | Updated with additional procedures from SolVe. |
| March 2023 | 3 | Updated for VxRail 8.0.020. |
| January 2023 | 2 | Updated for VxRail 8.0.010. |
| January 2023 | 1 | Initial release for VxRail 8.0.000. |
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