Dell VxRail™ Appliance 4.7x Administration Guide

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VxRail Network Configuration Table

Use the Network Configuration Table when planning and configuring your 25GbE, 10GbE, or 1GbE switches for use with your VxRail.

This table lists the network parameters that are configured during VxRail setup. Use the table before setup to plan your configuration. Work with your sales representative or partner to use the table during setup to keep track of your entries.

Table 1. Network Configuration TableNetwork Configuration Table
Element	Category	Description	Example	Customer value
VxRail	External Management VLAN ID (optionally modify)	Set external VLAN Management on ESXi before you configure VxRail. The default is the external VxRail management network, which uses the untagged native VLAN.	Native VLAN
	Internal Management VLAN ID	Isolated management network used for VxRail node discovery. Set VLAN on switches before configuring VxRail	Default: 3939
	VxRail Initial IP Address (optionally modify)	If you cannot reach the default VxRail initial IP address (192.168.10.200/24), set an alternate IP address	192.168.10.200
System	Global settings	NTP server(s)
	Global settings	DNS server(s)
	Active Directory (optional)	Domain
		Username
		Password
	HTTP Proxy Settings (optional)	IP Address
		Port
		Username
		Password
Management	Hostnames	ESXi hostname prefix	host
		Separator	None
		Iterator	0X
		Top-level domain	localdomain.local
		vCenter Server hostname	vcenter
		VxRail hostname	vxrail
	Networking	ESXi starting address for IP pool	192.168.10.1
		ESXi ending address for IP pool	192.168.10.4
		vCenter Server IP address	192.168.10.101
		VxRail IP address	192.168.10.100
		Subnet mask	255.255.255.0
		Gateway	192.168.10.254
	Passwords	ESXi “root”
	Passwords	vCenter Server & VxRail Manager “administrator@vsphere.local”
	Platform Controller Services (optional)	Platform controller services hostname	pscserver
vSphere vMotion		Starting address for IP pool	192.168.20.1
		Ending address for IP pool	192.168.20.4
		Subnet mask	255.255.255.0
		VLAN ID	20
v SAN		Starting address for IP pool	192.168.30.1
		Ending address for IP pool	192.168.30.4
		Subnet mask	255.255.255.0
		VLAN ID	30
VM Networks		VM Network name and VLAN ID	Sales / 110
		VM Network name and VLAN ID	Marketing / 120
		...
		Unlimited number
Solutions	Logging	vRealize Log Insight hostname	loginsight
		vRealize Log Insight IP address	192.168.10.102
		Syslog server (instead of Log Insight)