Deployment configuration worksheet
Use this worksheet to record values for the settings that you will need to deploy the vSAN cluster.
ThinkAgile VX deployer
The following settings are required for the VX Deployer.
Property | Description | Example | Value |
Deployer Hostname (without DNS suffix) | Host name portion of the Deployer appliance VM. | vxdeployer | |
DNS domain name | Domain name suffix | prod.acme.com | |
External Network IP | IPv4 address of the external network interface of the appliance. This is the IP address you will use to access the VX Deployer user interface. This is also the interface used by the VX deployer to to access vCenter and the ESXi hosts that are being installed. | 10.0.10.5 | |
External Network Net mask | Net mask for the IPv4 address of the external interface. | 255.255.255.0 | |
External Network Gateway | Gateway IPv4 address for the external interface. | 10.0.10.1 | |
XCC Network IP | IPv4 address of the internal network interface used to access the XCC modules. | 192.168.10.5 | |
XCC Network Net mask | Net mask for the IPv4 address of the XCC interface. | 255.255.255.0 | |
OS management Network IP | IPv4 address of the internal network interface used to deploy the operating system. | 10.0.10.6 | |
OS management Network Netmask | Netmask for the IPv4 address of the OS management interface. | 255.255.255.0 | |
OS management Network Gateway | Gateway IPv4 address for OS management interface. | 10.0.10.1 | |
DNS Server #1 | Primary DNS server IP address. | 10.0.10.100 | |
DNS Server #2 | Secondary DNS server IP address (optional) | 10.0.10.101 |
The XCC Network IP address and XCC Network net mask are not necessary when the XCC (BMC) and ESXi hosts are in the same network.
The external network IP address and the the OS management network IP address must be in the same subnet.
10.42.0.0/16 is the network CIDR reserved by the VX deployer. Make sure that you do not have overlapping IP ranges defined.
XClarity Controller (BMC) and ESXi
The following settings are required for the XClarity Controller (BMC) and ESXi hosts.
| Properties | Appliance 1 | Appliance 2 | Appliance 3 | Appliance 4 |
| Serial number | ||||
| XClarity Controller (BMC) | ||||
| Management IP address | ||||
| Management net mask | ||||
| Management gateway | ||||
| Default credentials | ||||
| Desired credentials | ||||
| ESXi | ||||
| Host name | ||||
| IP address | ||||
| Net mask | ||||
| Gateway | ||||
| ESXi VLAN | ||||
| vSAN IP address | ||||
| vSAN net mask | ||||
| vSAN gateway | ||||
| vSAN VLAN | ||||
| vMotion IP address | ||||
| vMotion netmask | ||||
| vMotion gateway | ||||
| vMotion vLAN | ||||
The information on service labels are helpful for support technicians to identify your products and provide faster services. After receiving the product, peel the labels away and store them in a safe place.
The machine type and serial number are on the ID label of each product.
The BMC network access label is attached on the top side of the pull-out information tab.
- The new credentials should be the same for all hosts.
Global Network
Deployer Page Number | Name of the Deployer page | Type | Values |
4 | Network Services | Primary and secondary (optional) DNS servers IP addresses | |
Primary and secondary (optional) NTP servers IP addresses | |||
5 | New or Existing vCenter | vCenter hostname (if installing a new vCenter) during deployment | Valid FQDN name |
5 | New or Existing vCenter | vCenter hostname (if installing a new vSAN cluster in an existing vCenter) | Valid FQDN name |
7 | Cluster Hierarchy | Valid Region and Site Name Strings | << Could be any user specified string >> |
vSAN cluster implementation
Virtual Appliances (VMs) | ||||
IPv4 IP address | Host name | User ID | Password | |
XClarity Integrator (optional) | ||||
Infrastructure | ||||
Domain | ||||
DNS/NTP | ||||
Default Gateway | ||||