You can view and configure VxRail cluster parameters in the VMware vSphere Web Client. You can use the VMware vSphere Web Client in VxRail Manager to configure your clusters.
For more information about the VMware vSphere Web Client, see
VMware Docs.
The following parameters are in the cluster:
System: Displays the version of VxRail Manager software.
Updates: Perform cluster-level VxRail upgrades, system updates, view or export update advisor reports, and edit cluster update rules.
Market: Access qualified applications to install and run on your VxRail cluster.
Hosts: Add, view, modify, remove, and reboot the hosts within the VxRail cluster. You can also add, modify, and remove network segments.
Support: Displays the linked Dell Technologies Support account. You can also:
Edit the Dell Technologies Support account credentials.
Create a service ticket.
Edit connectivity configuration
View the last several collected logs, create, and download a customized log bundle using types and nodes using the
Troubleshooting tab.
Settings: The
Networking tab displays the Internet connection and proxy status. Configure proxy settings for Internet connections and configure traffic throttling. Enable or disable VxRail cluster health monitoring for maintenance purposes in the
Health Monitoring tab.
The secure connect gateway monitors devices and proactively detects hardware issues that may occur. Depending on your service contract, the secure connect gateway automates support request creation for issues that are detected on the monitored devices.
Use the VMware vSphere Web Client to enable service connectivity to provide secure, automated access between Dell Technologies Support and VxRail. Enable the service connectivity in direct connection mode or through an external secure connection gateway to enable some features in VxRail Manager. Service connectivity is required for use with
APEX AIOps Infrastructure Observability.
Using service connectivity, you can provide usage data to the Dell Technologies customer experience improvement program. You determine the level of data about your VxRail environment that is collected. The types of data that are collected include environmental usage, performance, capacity, and configuration information. Dell Technologies uses this information to improve your experience with VxRail.
Convert a VxRail-managed VMware vCenter Server to a customer-managed VMware vCenter Server
Conversion to a customer-managed VMware vCenter Server is: a one-way conversion from VxRail-managed VMware vCenter Server to a customer-managed VMware vCenter. You cannot convert a customer-managed VMware vCenter Server to a VxRail-managed VMware vCenter Server. After converting to a customer-managed VMware vCenter Server, VxRail Manager does not manage the server and VMware PSC life cycle. You must obtain a license to perform the conversion.
Enable VMware vLCM (optional)
Use the VMware vSphere Web Client to enable VMware vSphere Lifecycle manager (vLCM). You cannot reverse VMware vLCM once enabled. With VMware vLCM, the VxRail native LCM backend is not used for host upgrades in that cluster. If VMware vLCM is enabled on VxRail clusters, you must manually upgrade the VMware vSAN disk format after the hosts are upgraded.
Update system software
Use SolVe Online for VxRail to generate the specific procedure when updating your VxRail software. You can also install and use the SolVe Desktop application on your Windows system. Dell Technologies continually updates the information in SolVe to ensure that the latest versions, procedures, and notes are available. Whenever you plan to perform service of any kind on your VxRail environment, generate the SolVe procedure first to ensure that you have the latest content. To upgrade from a release earlier than 7.0.240, do not use VMware vLCM, or VMware VUM to update components managed by VxRail Manager. If your cluster is in an unhealthy state or has critical health alarms, you may not be able to update your system software.
Open a service request, or contact your sales representative or reseller to arrange help in updating your system.
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