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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

 
Note
  • 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.

PropertiesAppliance 1Appliance 2Appliance 3Appliance 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    
Note
  • 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