Dell EMC Ready Bundle for Virtualization Deployment Guide for VMware vsan Infrastructure

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1 Dell EMC Ready Bundle for Virtualization Deployment Guide for VMware vsan Infrastructure June 2017 A Dell Deployment and Configuration Guide

2 Revisions Date June 2017 Description Initial Release THIS WHITE PAPER IS FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY, AND MAY CONTAIN TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS AND TECHNICAL INACCURACIES. THE CONTENT IS PROVIDED AS IS, WITHOUT EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND. Copyright 2016 Dell Inc. All rights reserved. Dell and the Dell logo are trademarks of Dell Inc. in the United States and/or other jurisdictions. All other marks and names mentioned herein may be trademarks of their respective companies. 2 Dell EMC Ready Bundle for Virtualization Deployment Guide for VMware vsan Infrastructure

3 Table of Contents Revisions... 2 Audience and Scope Overview Predeployment Requirements Datacenter Requirements Site Survey Information Validated Components Software Versions Validated Firmware Matrix Physical Layout Rack Layout Cabling Diagram Hardware Installation Checkpoint Configure Networking Configure Dell EMC Networking S4048-ON Configure Dell EMC Networking S3048-ON Networking Configuration Checklist Deploy Management Cluster Install ESXi on Management Hosts Prerequisites Configure Standard Virtual Switches Pre-requesites Create Initial vsan Disk Group and vsan Cluster Deploy VMware vcenter Server Appliance Pre-requisites Configure Active Directory Authentication (Optional) Disable SSH on ESXi Hosts vsphere Management Cluster Setup Checklist Configure the Management Cluster Create Datacenter and Cluster Containers Add ESXi Hosts to Cluster Management Cluster Configuration Checklist Dell EMC Ready Bundle for Virtualization Deployment Guide for VMware vsan Infrastructure

4 8 Deploy Monitoring Components Deploy vrealize Operations Manager Pre-requisites Deploying vrealize Log Insight Monitoring Components Deployment Checklist Deploy Compute Cluster Install VMware ESXi on Compute Hosts Adding ESXi Hosts to vcenter Create Virtual Distributed Switch Configure Host Networking Creating Compute Cluster Validate Configuration VMware Virtual SAN Validation VMware vrealize Operations Manager Validation VMware vrealize Log Insight Validation A Poweredge FX2 Chassis Configuration A.1 Configure CMC Management Address A.2 Server Blade idrac Configuration B Deploy vrealize Automation B.1 Planning vrealize Automation Deployment B.2 Things Needed Before Starting B.3 vrealize Architecture B.4 vrealize Components B.5 vrealize Deployment Model Sizing B.6 Installation Guides B.7 Small Deployment Architecture B.8 Medium / Large Deployment Architecture (Scale Up) C Site Survey Dell EMC Ready Bundle for Virtualization Deployment Guide for VMware vsan Infrastructure

5 Audience and Scope This document covers the steps necessary to deploy Dell EMC Ready Bundle for Virtualization with VMware Virtual SAN storage. This document serves as a deployment guide only; any modifications to the configuration and the impact those may have to the configuration availability are not in scope for this document. For more detailed information regarding the architecture of the Ready Bundle for Virtualization refer to the appropriate design guide. This document may make some assumptions about the ability to perform tasks described in this document by the individual performing the deployment. This deployment guide assumes that the individual is familiar with Dell EMC products including the location of buttons, cables and components in the hardware and has functional knowledge of the items included in the Dell EMC owner s manuals for the products being used. In addition the individual performing the deployment is assumed to have worked with VMware products on a regular basis and understand the components and features of VMware vsphere. Beyond familiarity with the items described above the deployment personnel are expected to have knowledge of datacenter infrastructure best practices including best practices in the areas of servers, storage, networking and environmental considerations such as power and cooling. The scope of this document takes no consideration for existing infrastructure components outside of the Dell EMC Ready Bundle for Virtualization. Dell EMC takes no responsibility for any issues that may be caused to existing infrastructure during the deployment of the Ready Bundle for Virtualization. While it is understood that deviations from the configuration described may occur to meet unique requirements, no warranty is implied or given as to the functionality of the Dell EMC Ready Bundle for Virtualization when deployed in a modified configuration. 5 Dell EMC Ready Bundle for Virtualization Deployment Guide for VMware vsan Infrastructure

6 1 Overview Dell EMC Ready Bundle for Virtualization (RB-V) with VMware vsan is a hyper-converged infrastructure platform representing best in class hardware from Dell EMC in combinitation with VMware vsphere 6.5 and VMware vsan. The Ready Bundle for Virtualization is a flexable architecture model; offering a choice in the selection of server model and other components. Supported rack server platforms for hybrid and all-flash configurations are: Dell EMC Poweredge R630, Dell EMC Poweredge R730, and Dell EMC Poweredge R730XD. The Ready Bundle for Virtualization also supports the Dell EMC Poweredge FX2 modular chassis with Dell EMC Poweredge FC430 or Dell EMC Poweredge FC630 server blades and the Dell EMC Poweredge FD332 storage sled for all-flash configurations. The Dell EMC Ready Bundle for Virtualization can scale from 4 to 32 server nodes per cluster and multiple clusters can be administered and monitored from the tools single management cluster. The RB-V solution is offered with VMware vrealize Log Insight and VMware vrealize Operations Manager (with optional plugins) and includes the steps necessary to setup these tools specifically tailored to this solution. Enabling a private cloud consumption model with the optional VMware vrealize family of products, the Dell EMC Ready Bundle for Virtualization can transform your operations strategy from being focused on infrastructure lifecycle to an IT service delivery model through the use of the VMware vrealize Automation provisioning catalog, the VMware vrealize Business platform for showback, and integrations in to existing enterprise tools. The service delivery model is a critical component of the datacenter evolution to converged and hyper converged infrastructure. Compute, Networking and Storage hardware are no longer siloed around specific applications and are instead made available as resource units to be provisioned, reclaimed and allocated on demand. The Ready Bundle for Virtualization has gone through an extensive validation process including tests around hardware and software stability as well as feature functionality and interoperability. This additional level of effort is focused around ensuring your Ready Bundle for Virtualization, powered by the best in class hardware from Dell EMC, will provide a stable, highly available converged or hyper converged platform for your VMware vsphere workloads to run on. 6 Dell EMC Ready Bundle for Virtualization Deployment Guide for VMware vsan Infrastructure

7 2 Predeployment Requirements This installation guide for Ready Bundle for Virtualization makes several assumptions around your existing infrastructure and services available on your network. Before proceeding further ensure that the predeployment requirements are satisfied. 2.1 Datacenter Requirements To support the solution, the following components are required to be present in the customer environment: An existing ethernet infrastructure with which to integrate. Dell EMC Networking S4048-ON switches support 10Gb and 40Gb uplinks to the network core switches. Additional components, such as Dell network cables and transceivers, are needed. Ensure you have all necessary components to facilitate connecting to your existing network prior to beginning deployment. Domain Name System (DNS) and Network Time Protocol (NTP) services must be available on the management network. A DHCP server is recommended but not required. Sufficient power and cooling to support all components must be present. Please refer to product documentation to determine accurate power and cooling needs. 2.2 Site Survey Information Appendix C represents the required network information to deploy the Dell EMC Ready Bundle for Virtualization described in this document. It is recommended that all information be collected prior to beginning the deployment. Throughout this document examples from the site survey will be displayed to assist in locating the information necessary. 7 Dell EMC Ready Bundle for Virtualization Deployment Guide for VMware vsan Infrastructure

8 3 Validated Components The tables below list the software and firmware versions that have been validated with this Dell EMC Ready Bundle for Virtualization. 3.1 Software Versions The following table lists the software versions supported by the system: Table 1 Software Versions Software Product Version VMware ESXi 6.5 FTOS 9.10 VMware vcenter 6.5 VMware vrealize Operations Manager 6.4 VMware vrealize Automation 7.2 VMware vrealize Log Insight Dell EMC Ready Bundle for Virtualization Deployment Guide for VMware vsan Infrastructure

9 3.2 Validated Firmware Matrix The Ready Bundle for Virtualization is validated on the firmware versions contained in table 2 and table 3. These are the supported firmware versions and represent the versions used during testing at the Dell EMC lab environments. For management and compute hosts ensure that the firmware on the PowerEdge R630 matches the table below before continuing. Table 2 Rack server platform firmware versions Components Version BIOS idrac8 Enterprise Intel X710 NIC Qlogic 5780 NIC PowerEdge HBA Dell 13th Generation of PowerEdge Server Backplane Expander 3.31 Non-expander Storage Backplane 2.23 Table 3 Modular server platform firmware versions Components BIOS idrac8 Enterprise Intel X710 NIC Qlogic 5780 NIC PowerEdge HBA Version Dell 13th Generation of PowerEdge Server Backplane Expander 3.31 Non-expander Storage Backplane Dell EMC Ready Bundle for Virtualization Deployment Guide for VMware vsan Infrastructure

10 4 Physical Layout This section describes the physical layout of the components in the Ready Bundle for Virtualization if installed a single rack including cabling for power and network connectivity. Please refer to the specific product documentation available at dell.com/support for instructions on rack installation of individual components. Instructions for installing hardware in the Poweredge FX2 enclosure can be found in the Poweredge FX2 Owner s Manual document. 4.1 Rack Layout 10 Dell EMC Ready Bundle for Virtualization Deployment Guide for VMware vsan Infrastructure

11 4.2 Cabling Diagram 4.3 Hardware Installation Checkpoint At this point the following should be completed as part of the Ready Bundle for Virtualization: Installation of hardware components (switches and servers) into racks Network connections cabled from switches to servers per the above diagram Power cabled to each component per the above diagram 11 Dell EMC Ready Bundle for Virtualization Deployment Guide for VMware vsan Infrastructure

12 5 Configure Networking This section describes the steps necessary to configure the Ready Bundle for Virtualization for the Dell EMC Networking S3048-ON and Dell EMC Networking S4048-ON switches. The configuration steps detailed are provided as an example of a working configuration. These steps should be reviewed with the site networking team before proceeding. These steps assume the switch is running FTOS If your switches are running an earlier version of FTOS please update to FTOS 9.10 before proceeding further. The steps necessary for configuring the Dell EMC Networking FNIOA inside the Poweredge FX2 enclosure are included in the Appendix to this document. This section will use information from the Network Topology section of the site survey. You will also need the the core network gateway from the Customer Network Services section. Server port mapping will be used from the Port Mapping section. Usernames and passwords are at customer discresion. The tables below includes the information from this section of the example site survey. Ensure all information, especially information related to spanning tree, has been confirmed with the appropriate personnel responsible for the network configuration across your environment. Table 4 Networking Site Survey Information Network Topology Switch Hostnames Switch Hostname VLT Heartbeat IP VLT Ports S3048 S34048OOB /24 S4048-Top S4048T /24 S4048-Bottom S4048B VLAN Information Network Type VLAN S4048-Top S4048-Bottom VRRP IP VRRP S3048 IP ID IP CIDR IP CIDR Group Out-of-Band / / Management / / vmotion 120 Mgmt vsan / /24 Compute vsan / /24 Compute VM / / Customer Network Services Core Network Gateway: Port Mapping S4048 Top S4048 Bottom S3048 Server NIC Port 1 NIC Port 3 NIC Port 2 NIC Port 4 idrac Mgmt1 Mgmt2 Mgmt3 Comp1 Comp2 Comp3 12 Dell EMC Ready Bundle for Virtualization Deployment Guide for VMware vsan Infrastructure

13 5.1 Configure Dell EMC Networking S4048-ON This section of the guide will provide the steps necessary to setup your Dell EMC Networking S4048-ON switches in a minimal configuration to support the Ready Bundle for Virtualization configuration. Additional configuration may be necessary for your environment and to configure communication to your core datacenter network. If you are not familiar with configuring the Dell EMC Networking S4048-ON you can reference the documentation located at dell.com/support To beginning configuring your Dell EMC Networking S4048-ON you will need a laptop with a serial connection and terminal emulation software such as Putty. Commands that include information specific to your environment or site survey have that information placed inside <> symbols. Do not enter this as part the command. See the following example: Deployment guide command reference: Dell(conf)# hostname <hostname> On the top S4048 switch enter: Dell(conf)# hostname SW1 On the bottom S4048 switch enter: Dell(conf)# hostname SW2 When a command to enter differs between the top and bottom switch but the information is not part of the site survey an indentation will be used to identify the different commands. Use the command with the preceding hostname for the switch you are configuring. Example: SW1(conf)# protocol spanning-tree rstp #Command entered on both switches SW1(conf-rstp)# bridge-priority 4096 #Command for Top S4048 SW2(conf-rstp)# bridge-priority 8192 #Command for Bottom S4048 SW1(conf-rstp)# no disable #Command entered on both switches Follow these steps to begin setup: 1. Using the RJ45 to serial cable included with your switch connect one end to your workstation and the other end to the RS-232 console port of the switch located at the upper right hand side of the switch when looking at the back portion near the fans and power supplies. Management Ethernet RS-232 Console Port 2. Using terminal emulation software set the appropriate COM port and configure as follows: baud rate No parity / No flow control 13 Dell EMC Ready Bundle for Virtualization Deployment Guide for VMware vsan Infrastructure

14 8 data bits / 1 stop bit 3. After successful connection enter configuration mode by first entering the following commands: Dell> enable Dell# conf 4. Now configure the hostname, timezone, and set a username/password for EXEC mode: Dell(conf)# hostname <hostname> SW1(conf)# username <username> password <password> SW1(conf)# enable sha256-password <password> SW1(conf)# clock timezone timezone <timezone, example CST -6> 5. Configure routing to your default gateway, enable SSH, enable IGMP snooping, enable multi-cast routing, and save the configuration: SW1(conf)# ip route /0 <core network gateway> SW1(conf)# ip ssh server enable SW1(conf)# ip igmp snooping enable SW1(conf)# ip multicast-routing SW1(conf)# do write Next we will configure the management interface and setup VLTi. The VLTi heartbeat uses the management interface located on the back of the Dell EMC Networking S4048-ON switch which is connected with a standard Ethernet network cable from the top S4048-ON to the bottom S4048-ON. To configure VLTi perform the following steps starting in global config mode of the switch: 1. Enter the following commands to configure the management port: SW1(conf)# interface ManagementEthernet 1/1 SW1(conf-if-ma-1/1)# ip address /24 SW2(conf-if-ma-1/1)# ip address /24 SW1(conf-if-ma-1/1)# no shutdown SW1(conf-if-ma-1/1)# exit 2. Enable spanning-tree (ensure the personnel responsible for network management have reviewed the configuration for spanning-tree as incorrect settings may cause network issues. The values provided are examples only): SW1(conf)# protocol spanning-tree rstp SW1(conf-rstp)# bridge-priority Dell EMC Ready Bundle for Virtualization Deployment Guide for VMware vsan Infrastructure

15 SW2(conf-rstp)# bridge-priority SW1(conf-rstp)# no disable 3. Enter the following commands to configure the ports used for VLTi traffic: SW1(conf)# interface range fortygige 1/53 1/54 SW1(conf-if-range-fo-1/53-1/54)# description VLTi SW1(conf-if-range-fo-1/53-1/54)# no ip address SW1(conf-if-range-fo-1/53-1/54)# mtu 9216 SW1(conf-if-range-fo-1/53-1/54)# no shutdown SW1(conf-if-range-fo-1/53-1/54)# exit 4. Create a port-channel for VLTi: SW1(conf)# interface port-channel 100 SW1(conf-if-po-100)# description VLTi SW1(conf-if-po-100)# no ip address SW1(conf-if-po-100)# mtu 9216 SW1(conf-if-po-100)# channel-member fortygige 1/53,1/54 SW1(conf-if-po-100)# no shutdown SW1(conf-if-po-100)# exit 5. Create the VLTi domain: SW1(conf)# vlt domain 1 SW1(conf-vlt-domain)# peer-link port-channel 100 SW1(conf-vlt-domain)# back-up destination SW1(conf-vlt-domain)# primary-priority 1 SW1(conf-vlt-domain)# unit-id 0 SW2(conf-vlt-domain)# back-up destination SW2(conf-vlt-domain)# primary-priority 2 SW2(conf-vlt-domain)# unit-id 1 SW1(conf-vlt-domain)# exit SW1(conf)# do write After the VLTi domain has been created on each switch run the following command from enable mode to ensure the VLTi domain is properly configured: 15 Dell EMC Ready Bundle for Virtualization Deployment Guide for VMware vsan Infrastructure

16 SW1# show vlt brief Ensure your output is similar to: VLT Domain Brief ICL Link Status: Up HeartBeat Status: Up VLT Peer Status: Up The next step is to configure the ports that the servers are connected to on the switch. Based on the example site survey ports te 1/1 te 1/12 are in use on each switch. SW1(conf)# interface range te 1/1 1/12 SW1(conf-if-range-te-1/1-1/12)# no ip address SW1(conf-if-range-te-1/1-1/12)# mtu 9216 SW1(conf-if-range-te-1/1-1/12)# portmode hybrid SW1(conf-if-range-te-1/1-1/12)# switchport SW1(conf-if-range-te-1/1-1/12)# -tree 0 portfast SW1(conf-if-range-te-1/1-1/12)# spanning-tree rstp rootguard SW1(conf-if-range-te-1/1-1/12)# no shutdown Verify the ports are properly configured: SW1(conf-if-range-te-1/1-1/12)# show config Output for each port should be displayed: interface TenGigabitEthernet 1/1 no ip address mtu 9216 portmode hybrid switchport spanning-tree 0 portfast spanning-tree rstp rootguard no shutdown! The Dell EMC Networking S3048-ON switch connects to the network through the Dell EMC Networking S4048-ON switches using a port-channel consisting of one ten gigabit port on each Dell EMC Networking S4048-ON. We will now configure the ports for the port-channel and then create the port-channel. 16 Dell EMC Ready Bundle for Virtualization Deployment Guide for VMware vsan Infrastructure

17 1. Configure the port that will be used for the port-channel: SW1(conf)# interface tengigabitethernet 1/48 SW1(conf-if-te-1/48)# description OOB uplink SW1(conf-if-te-1/48)# no ip address SW1(conf-if-te-1/48)# mtu 9216 SW1(conf-if-te-1/48)# port-channel-protocol LACP SW1(conf-if-te-1/48-lacp)# port-channel 101 mode active SW1(conf-if-te-1/48-lacp)# exit SW1(conf-if-te-1/48)# no shutdown SW1(conf-if-te-1/48)# exit 2. Create the port-channel: SW1(conf)# interface port-channel 101 SW1(conf-if-po-101)# description OOB uplink SW1(conf-if-po-101)# no ip address SW1(conf-if-po-101)# mtu 9216 SW1(conf-if-po-101)# switchport SW1(conf-if-po-101)# vlt-peer-lag port-channel 101 SW1(conf-if-po-101)# no shutdown SW1(conf-if-po-101)# exit Configure the VLANs that will exist on the switch. The following examples show the steps to configure each VLAN in the site survey. Server NIC ports 1 and 2 are used for all traffic other than vsan. vsan traffic uses NIC ports 3 and 4 on each server. If your configuration does not use spine/leaf network architecture or you do not want VLAN traffic routed by the S4048-ON switches skip the commands in bold. Out of Band VLAN: SW1(conf)# interface vlan <VLAN ID> SW1(conf-if-vl-100)# description out-of-band VLAN SW1(conf-if-vl-100)# ip address <Switch IP CIDR> SW1(conf-if-vl-100)# mtu 9216 SW1(conf-if-vl-100)# untagged tengigabitethernet 1/1,1/3,1/5,1/7,1/9,1/11 SW1(conf-if-vl-100)# tagged port-channel 101 SW1(conf-if-vl-100)# vrrp-group 1 SW1(conf-if-vl-100-vrid-1)# virtual-address <VRRP IP> SW1(conf-if-vl-100-vrid-1)# exit SW1(conf-if-vl-100)# no shutdown SW1(conf-if-vl-100)# exit SW1(conf)# do write 17 Dell EMC Ready Bundle for Virtualization Deployment Guide for VMware vsan Infrastructure

18 Management VLAN: SW1(conf)# interface vlan <VLAN ID> SW1(conf-if-vl-110)# description Management VLAN SW1(conf-if-vl-110)# ip address <Switch IP CIDR> SW1(conf-if-vl-110)# mtu 9216 SW1(conf-if-vl-110)# tagged tengigabitethernet 1/1,1/3,1/5 SW1(conf-if-vl-110)# vrrp-group 2 SW1(conf-if-vl-110-vrid-2)# virtual-address <VRRP IP> SW1(conf-if-vl-110-vrid-2)# exit SW1(conf-if-vl-110)# no shutdown SW1(conf-if-vl-110)# exit SW1(conf)# do write vmotion VLAN: SW1(conf)# interface vlan <VLAN ID> SW1(conf-if-vl-120)# description vmotion VLAN SW1(conf-if-vl-120)# ip address <Switch IP CIDR> SW1(conf-if-vl-120)# mtu 9216 SW1(conf-if-vl-120)# tagged tengigabitethernet 1/1,1/3,1/5,1/7,1/9,1/11 SW1(conf-if-vl-120)# no shutdown SW1(conf-if-vl-120)# exit SW1(conf)# do write Compute VM VLAN: SW1(conf)# interface vlan <VLAN ID> SW1(conf-if-vl-210)# description Compute VM VLAN SW1(conf-if-vl-210)# ip address <Switch IP CIDR> SW1(conf-if-vl-210)# mtu 9216 SW1(conf-if-vl-210)# tagged tengigabitethernet 1/7,1/9,1/11 SW1(conf-if-vl-210)# vrrp-group 3 SW1(conf-if-vl-210-vrid-3)# virtual-address <VRRP IP> SW1(conf-if-vl-210-vrid-3)# exit SW1(conf-if-vl-210)# no shutdown SW1(conf-if-vl-210)# exit SW1(conf)# do write Management vsan VLAN: SW1(conf)# interface vlan <VLAN ID> SW1(conf-if-vl-130)# description Management vsan SW1(conf-if-vl-130)# ip address <Switch IP CIDR> 18 Dell EMC Ready Bundle for Virtualization Deployment Guide for VMware vsan Infrastructure

19 SW1(conf-if-vl-130)# ip IGMP snooping querier SW1(conf-if-vl-130)# mtu 9216 SW1(conf-if-vl-130)# tagged tengigabitethernet 1/2,1/4,1/6 SW1(conf-if-vl-130)# no shutdown SW1(conf-if-vl-130)# exit SW1(conf)# do write Compute vsan VLAN: SW1(conf)# interface vlan <VLAN ID> SW1(conf-if-vl-140)# description Management vsan SW1(conf-if-vl-140)# ip address <Switch IP CIDR> SW1(conf-if-vl-140)# ip IGMP snooping querier SW1(conf-if-vl-140)# mtu 9216 SW1(conf-if-vl-140)# tagged tengigabitethernet 1/8,1/10,1/12 SW1(conf-if-vl-140)# no shutdown SW1(conf-if-vl-140)# exit SW1(conf)# do write To verify that all settings have been properly recorded review the configuration from enable mode: SW1# show running-config Repeat these steps to configure the second Dell EMC Networking S4048-ON switch in the configuration. Before you can reach these switches over the network they must be configured to uplink to the datacenter core network. Many options exist to configure this uplink and your exact configuration will depend on the switches used for the core network and your overall network topology. For this reason these steps are not included in this document. 19 Dell EMC Ready Bundle for Virtualization Deployment Guide for VMware vsan Infrastructure

20 5.2 Configure Dell EMC Networking S3048-ON The Dell EMC Networking S3048-ON switch servers as the out-of-band management switch for the the Ready Bundle for Virtualization. This connectivity is not considered critical for workload operations so a single switch is used. To begin configuring the switch you will need a laptop with a serial connection and a terminal emulator software such as Putty. The same command syntax is in use from the previous configuration steps for the S4048 switches. Perform the following steps to configure the Dell EMC Networking S3048-ON switch: 1. Using a RJ45 to serial cable included with your switch connect one end to your workstation and the other end to the RS-232 console port of the switch. RS-232 Console Port Management Ethernet 2. Using terminal emulation software set the appropriate COM port and configure as follows: baud rate No parity 8 data bits 1 stop bit No flow control 3. After successful connection enter configuration mode by first entering the following commands: Dell> enable Dell# conf 4. Now we will configure the hostname, timezone and set a username/password for EXEC mode: Dell(conf)# hostname <hostname> SWOOB(conf)# username <username> password <password> SWOOB(conf)# enable sha256-password <password> SWOOB(conf)# clock timezone timezone <timezone, example CST -6> 5. Configure routing to your default gateway, enable SSH and save the configuration: 20 Dell EMC Ready Bundle for Virtualization Deployment Guide for VMware vsan Infrastructure

21 SWOOB(conf)# ip route /0 <VRRP IP for out-of-band VLAN> SWOOB(conf)# ip ssh server enable SWOOB(conf)# do write 6. Configure the ports that the management servers idrac cards are connected to on the switch. For this example we will assume that ports 1/1 1/3 are used for the management servers idrac. Enter the following commands: SWOOB(conf)# interface range gigabitethernet 1/1 1/6 SWOOB(conf-if-range-ge-1/1-1/6)# no ip address SWOOB(conf-if-range-ge-1/1-1/6)# mtu 9216 SWOOB(conf-if-range-ge-1/1-1/6)# portmode hybrid SWOOB(conf-if-range-ge-1/1-1/6)# switchport SWOOB(conf-if-range-ge-1/1-1/6)# spanning-tree 0 portfast SWOOB(conf-if-range-ge-1/1-1/6)# no shutdown Verify the ports are properly configured: SWOOB(conf-if-range-ge-1/1-1/6)# show config Output for each port should be displayed: interface GigabitEthernet 1/1 no ip address mtu 9216 portmode hybrid switchport spanning-tree 0 portfast no shutdown! The Dell EMC Networking S3048-ON switch connects to the network through the Dell EMC Networking S4048-ON switches using a port-channel consisting of two tengigabit port on the Dell EMC Networking S3048-ON. We will now configure the ports for the port-channel and then create the port-channel: 1. Configure the port that will be used for the port-channel: SWOOB(conf)# interface range tengigabitethernet 1/49-1/50 SWOOB(conf-if-range-te-1/49-1/50)# description OOB uplink SWOOB(conf-if-range-te-1/49-1/50)# no ip address SWOOB(conf-if-range-te-1/49-1/50)# mtu 9216 SWOOB(conf-if-range-te-1/49-1/50)# port-channel-protocol LACP SWOOB(conf-if-range-te-1/49-1/50)# port-channel 101 mode active SWOOB(conf-if-range-te-1/49-1/50)# exit SWOOB(conf-if-range-te-1/49-1/50)# no shutdown SWOOB(conf-if-range-te-1/49-1/50)# exit 21 Dell EMC Ready Bundle for Virtualization Deployment Guide for VMware vsan Infrastructure

22 2. Create the port-channel: SWOOB(conf)# interface port-channel 101 SWOOB(conf-if-po-101)# description OOB uplink SWOOB(conf-if-po-101)# no ip address SWOOB(conf-if-po-101)# mtu 9216 SWOOB(conf-if-po-101)# portmode hybrid SWOOB(conf-if-po-101)# switchport SWOOB(conf-if-po-101)# no shutdown SWOOB(conf-if-po-101)# exit 3. Configure the VLANs the out-of-band VLAN on the switch: SWOOB(conf)# interface vlan <vlan ID> SWOOB(conf-if-vl-100)# description out-of-band VLAN SWOOB(conf-if-vl-100)# ip address <S3048 IP CIDR> SWOOB(conf-if-vl-100)# mtu 9216 SWOOB(conf-if-vl-100)# untagged gigabitethernet 1/1-1/6 SWOOB(conf-if-vl-100)# tagged port-channel 101 SWOOB(conf-if-vl-100)# no shutdown SWOOB(conf-if-vl-100)# exit SWOOB(conf)# do write Verify the port-channel to S4048 is up with the following command: SWOOB# show interfaces port-channel brief LAG Mode Status Uptime Ports L 101 L2L3 up 00:02:34 Te 1/49 (up) Te 1/50 (up) 5.3 Networking Configuration Checklist At this point the following network configurations should be complete: S4048 Switches configured S4048 Switches connected to the corporate network S3048 Switch configured S3048 Switch connected to the S4048 Switches 22 Dell EMC Ready Bundle for Virtualization Deployment Guide for VMware vsan Infrastructure

23 6 Deploy Management Cluster This section will cover the steps necessary to deploy the management cluster including the VMware vcenter Server Appliance. The following topics are covered: Installing ESXi Creating standard virtual switches Creating vsan cluster Deploying VMware vcenter Server Appliance Configuring Active Directory authentication (optional) If you have not configured the IP address of the management host idrac this must be completed before proceeding. The steps to configure the idrac network settings can be found at dell.com/support Dell EMC servers ship from the factory with the appropriate BIOS options to support the Ready Bundle for Virtualization. If an individual setting needs to be modified to support your environment please refer to the documentation on the Dell EMC support page for the PowerEdge R630. Ensure that the workstation you are using has access to a copy of the latest Dell EMC customized ISO for VMware ESX as well as the installation media for VMware vcenter Server Appliance. An SSH client such as Putty will also be needed. Downloads Required: VMware Virtual Center Server Appliance my.vmware.com VMware ESXi 6.5 Dell Customized ISO dell.com/support In addition to the information from the site survey, the following is necessary to complete this section: idrac Credentials idrac Enterprise License applied on all nodes Credentials for vsphere (Optional) Records for hostnames added to DNS Server 23 Dell EMC Ready Bundle for Virtualization Deployment Guide for VMware vsan Infrastructure

24 This section will use information from the Management Cluster section of the site survey as well as the Customer Network Services and Network Topology section. Usernames should be set and recorded at customer discrection. The following tables include the relevant information from these sections of the example site survey. Table 5 Management Cluster Site Survey Host Information Management Host Information Hostname Management VMK0 vmotion VMK1 vsan VMK2 idrac IP Service Tag Mgmt01 Mgmt Mgmt02 Mgmt Mgmt03 Mgmt Management Virtual Machines Hostname IP Address Subnet Mask Gateway VLAN Size vcenter Customer Network Services DNS NTP Network Topology VLAN Information Network Type VLAN S4048-Top S4048-Bottom VRRP IP VRRP S3048 IP ID IP CIDR IP CIDR Group Out-of-Band / / Management / / vmotion 120 Mgmt vsan / /24 Compute vsan / /24 Compute VM / / Install ESXi on Management Hosts Perform the following steps to install VMware ESXi on each of the PowerEdge R630 hosts that will be part of the management cluster. These steps can be performed remotely through the idrac web interface or locally. This guide will cover the steps to perform the installation remotely. In this example we are going to assign static IP addresses to the management interfaces of the ESXi hosts. Using DHCP is not recommended for IP allocation of management hosts Prerequisites The following is required to complete this section of the deployment guide; idrac IP Addresses or FQDN idrac Credentials 24 Dell EMC Ready Bundle for Virtualization Deployment Guide for VMware vsan Infrastructure

25 idrac Enterprise License applied on all nodes Dell customized ESXi (6.5) image. Instructions for downloading can be found here. Make a note of the image location on your system as you will need it when mounting virtual media. Host names, Management vlan ID, IP address information. Credentials for vsphere. Static IP addresses for each of the management servers (Optional) Records for hostnames added to DNS Server Note: Instructions for setting up the Dell idrac including configuring the IP address can be found in the User Guide located here. Instructions for setting the IP address can be found on page 37. Connecting to the idrac and booting to installation media: 1. Using a web browser navigate to the idrac web interface at Address> 2. Login with the appropriate credentials. By default these are user: root password: calvin 3. Next to the Virtual Console Preview click Launch to open the remote console. Ensure that you enable Popups support for each idrac in your chosen browser. 4. Once connected to the Virtual Console, Attach the virtual media by clicking Connect Virtual Media option under the Virtual Media menu. 25 Dell EMC Ready Bundle for Virtualization Deployment Guide for VMware vsan Infrastructure

26 5. After the Virtual Media is connected, mount the VMware ESXi 6.5 Dell iso image. Click Virtual Media again and select Map CD/DVD 6. Click Browse to specify the location of the VMware ESXi 6.5 Dell Customized ISO. 7. Click Open once you have selected the Dell Customized ISO. It is important this location is available through the install of the ESXi on all the servers. 8. You will be returned to Virtual Media Map CD/DVD screen, click on Map Device. 26 Dell EMC Ready Bundle for Virtualization Deployment Guide for VMware vsan Infrastructure

27 9. From the Virtual Console menu bar select Next Boot and from the drop down click Virtual CD/DVD/ISO. 10. Click OK to continue and make sure the location of the ISO you have mapped will be available through the full intstalllation process. 11. From the Virtual Console menu bar select Power and click Power on System or if already on Power Cycle System (cold boot) 27 Dell EMC Ready Bundle for Virtualization Deployment Guide for VMware vsan Infrastructure

28 12. After the server posts, the following boot screen should be displayed, which confirms that the Virtual Media has been mounted. 28 Dell EMC Ready Bundle for Virtualization Deployment Guide for VMware vsan Infrastructure

29 Install VMware ESXi: 1. In the idrac Virtual Console, on the opening screen Welcome to VMware ESXi Installation press <Enter>. 2. After reviewing the terms of the license agreement, and if you agree, press <F11> to continue. 29 Dell EMC Ready Bundle for Virtualization Deployment Guide for VMware vsan Infrastructure

30 3. When prompted for Disk to Install, select the SATADOM device (use cursor keys) to install ESXi on and press <Enter> to continue. 4. If the disk has been used for ESXi before, unsing the cursor keys navigate to Install and press <Space Bar> to perform a fresh install and press enter. 5. Choose the appropriate keboard layout for your environment. In this example we will keep the default option and press <Enter> to continue. 6. Enter the password you would like to use for the root account twice and press Enter. 30 Dell EMC Ready Bundle for Virtualization Deployment Guide for VMware vsan Infrastructure

31 7. On the confirm install screen press <F11> to install VMware ESXi When the installation completes from the Virtual Console meu bar, select Virtual Media, then Disconnect Virtual Media. When prompted, click Yes to confirm you want to close the Virtual Media Session. 9. Press <Enter> to reboot the server 31 Dell EMC Ready Bundle for Virtualization Deployment Guide for VMware vsan Infrastructure

32 Configure ESXi Management Network: 1. After the server reboots, from idrac Virtual Console, press <F2> to login to the Direct Console User Interface (DCUI). 2. Enter the credentials that you created during setup and press <Enter> 3. After you login successfully from the System Customization screen, choose Configure Management Network. 4. Ensure your NIC registers as connected. To do this select Network Adapters from the menu. 32 Dell EMC Ready Bundle for Virtualization Deployment Guide for VMware vsan Infrastructure

33 5. Ensure that vmnic0 (and any other NIC ports that are already connected) show a status of Connected ( ). Press the <Esc> key to exit the Network Adapters menu. Note: If it is not connected, check the cabling and status of the port on the switch and correct any issues. Press <Esc> to return to the previous screen. 6. Choose VLAN (optional) from the menu, press <Enter>. Enter the VLAN ID for the management network (110 in the example site survey) and press <Enter>. 33 Dell EMC Ready Bundle for Virtualization Deployment Guide for VMware vsan Infrastructure

34 7. Select IPv4 Configuration and press <Enter> Choose Set static IPv4 address, make you press <Space Bar>, then enter the IP Address, Subnet Mask and Defauly Gateway obtained from the Managent Host Information section of the site survey.. Press <Enter> to confirm. 8. Select DNS Configuration, press <Enter>. Type the IP address of the DNS servers and the fully qualified domain name of the host. DNS information can be found in the Customer Network Services information of the site survey. 9. If the environment has multiple domains, or subdomains and short names are used, add the suffixes Custom DNS Suffixes. 10. Press the <Esc> key to return to the main menu and press <Y> to confirm changes and restart management network. 34 Dell EMC Ready Bundle for Virtualization Deployment Guide for VMware vsan Infrastructure

35 11. Before continuining to the next section, we will test the management network setup. Choose Test Management Network. 12. On the next screen you will see a summary of what will be tested, the following screenshot is take from our deployment, do not change your environment to match the screenshot. Presss <Enter> to continue. 13. Once the test has completed, assuming the records are setup on your DNS servers, you will see the following results. 35 Dell EMC Ready Bundle for Virtualization Deployment Guide for VMware vsan Infrastructure

36 6.2 Configure Standard Virtual Switches Pre-requesites The following is required to complete this section Web Browser with Adobe Flash required for the vsphere Web Client. VLAN Assignments mapped to Virtual Switches Configure virtual switches on each of the management servers by performing the following steps: 1. Connect to ESXi host using the HTML5 host web interface, login using the host credentials your created during the install. 2. If this is the first time you have logged in to the vsphere Web Consolse, please read the information box and decide if you want to join VMware s Customer Experience Improvement Program. There is a link for more information. Once decided, click OK to continue. 3. Once logged in, from the home screen, select Networking which is on the left of the screen below Navigator. 36 Dell EMC Ready Bundle for Virtualization Deployment Guide for VMware vsan Infrastructure

37 4. The context of the main window will change. Click the Virtual Switches tab. 5. Click on 6. You will see a warning that the virtual switch has no uplink redundance. Click 7. Change the MTU to 9000 and ensure Uplink 2 is mapped to vmnic1, the click Save. 8. Return to the Networking home screen by clicking on Networking in the Navigator pane. 9. Click to create the vsan virtual switch. 10. Enter the vswitch name and set the MTU value to Use the Add Uplink button to assign vmnic2 and vmnic3 to the virtual switch. Click Add to continue. 11. Confirm the switch has been created with 2 uplinks. 37 Dell EMC Ready Bundle for Virtualization Deployment Guide for VMware vsan Infrastructure

38 12. To complete the network configuration for each host, create port groups for each VLAN, specifying, name, VLAN ID as well as well as which vswitch to assign each Port Group. The following table is the miminum recommended configuration. Table 6 Virtual Switch Configuration Port Group Name VLAN ID Virtual Network Adapters Load Balancing Algorithm MTU vswitch Host Management vmnic0 active vmnic1 standby Route based on originating virtual port ID 9000 vswitch0 vmotion vmnic0 standby vmnic1 active Route based on originating virtual port ID 9000 vswitch0 Compute VM vmnic0 active vmnic1 active Route based on originating virtual port ID 9000 vswitch0 Out-of-Band vmnic0 active vmnic1 active Route based on originating virtual port ID 1500 vswitch0 vsan vmnic2 active vmnic3 standby Route based on originating virtual port ID 9000 vswitch1 Note: It is important that VLAN IDs and Names (spelling & capitilization) match across the 3 management servers in order to support vmotion and DRS. 13. Click the Port groups tab, then Add port group 38 Dell EMC Ready Bundle for Virtualization Deployment Guide for VMware vsan Infrastructure

39 14. Click Add port group and fill in the requested information for the vmotion port group, leave Security as default. 15. Repeat step 13 and 14 for each port group in the table below. Ensure vsan port group is added to the appropriate vswitch (vswitch1) 16. In our example we have removed the default VM Network as it will not be used in our environment. After all the Port Groups have been created, they should look similar to the example. 17. Right Click on each Port Group and Left Click Edit settings. 39 Dell EMC Ready Bundle for Virtualization Deployment Guide for VMware vsan Infrastructure

40 18. Ensure that the values match the properties in Table 4 Virtual Switch Configuration for every Port Group. The example is for the vmotion Port Group. Confirm settings and click Save. 40 Dell EMC Ready Bundle for Virtualization Deployment Guide for VMware vsan Infrastructure

41 To complete setting up the virtual standard switches we will create vmkernel ports for vmotion and vsan. 1. Still in the networking section of vsphere Web Client click the VMkernel NICs tab, then Add VMkernel NIC. 2. For the Port group field select the vmotion port group from the drop down list.. Set MTU to 9000 and if using a static IP change the IPv4 settings radio button to static and enter the appropriate information. In the Services field check the box for vmotion. Confirm settings and Click Create. 41 Dell EMC Ready Bundle for Virtualization Deployment Guide for VMware vsan Infrastructure

42 3. Repeat the steps to add a VMkernel NIC for vsan. Do not check any boxes in the Services field for vsan. Note the name of the VMKernel port (example vmk2 ). 19. Confirm all VMkernel NICs have been created and what services have been assigned to them. Re-confirm there are no services running on the vsan VMKernel NIC. 42 Dell EMC Ready Bundle for Virtualization Deployment Guide for VMware vsan Infrastructure

43 20. Click on Host under Naviagtor. 21. On the home screen Click the Actions button, scroll down to Services and temporarily enable SSH for the remainder of this section and vsan setup. SSH Server will be disabled once vsan cluster setup has been completed. 22. Confirm SSH is running on your server. The following message will be displayed on the home screen: 23. Using an SSH client connect to the host and login using the credentials created during the installation of vsphere. 24. Enter the following command. Replace vmk* with the name of your vsan VMKernel port: esxcli vsan network ip add i vmk* Note: Compleate parts 6.1 and 6.2 on all ESXi management host before proceding to Dell EMC Ready Bundle for Virtualization Deployment Guide for VMware vsan Infrastructure

44 6.3 Create Initial vsan Disk Group and vsan Cluster On the first management host we will create the vsan cluster, following the VMware recommended process for new environments. 1. Using an SSH client connect to the management host and login as root 2. Run the following command: esxcli vsan cluster new 3. Run the following command to get the sub-cluster UUID and record that information: esxcli vsan cluster get Sample Output Cluster Information Enabled: true Current Local Time: T10:24:00Z Local Node UUID: 5829ed45-00cc-9d2d-2249-ecf4bbd27cb8 Local Node Type: NORMAL Local Node State: MASTER Local Node Health State: HEALTHY Sub-Cluster Master UUID: 582c2b69-f68e-d979-80b3-a0369f5fb634 Sub-Cluster Backup UUID: 582cc0e2-14ad-ca62-157b-246e960eb7d8 Sub-Cluster UUID: c3d-6fcb-705a-c171cffe0101 Sub-Cluster Membership Entry Revision: 1 Sub-Cluster Member Count: 1 Sub-Cluster Member UUIDs: 582cc0e2-14ad-ca62-157b-246e960eb7d8 Sub-Cluster Membership UUID: 7e909d58-879e-6fa6-bcf1-a0369f5fb634 On the remaining two managements hosts perform the following to join the vsan cluster: 1. Connect using an SSH client and login as root 2. Run the following command, replacing the <UUID> with the information recorded above: [root@localhost:~] esxcli vsan cluster join u <UUID> 3. Ensure the host joined the cluster by running the following command: [root@localhost:~] esxcli vsan cluster get Ensure the output is similar to above and that the Sub-Cluster Member Count has incremented past Dell EMC Ready Bundle for Virtualization Deployment Guide for VMware vsan Infrastructure

45 Create a vsan disk group on each of your management hosts by performing the following steps: 1. Using an SSH client connect to the management host and login as root 2. View the existing disks with the following command: [root@localhost:~] esxcli --formatter=csv --formatparam=fields= DisplayName,IsLocal,IsSSD storage core device list Sample Output: DisplayName, IsLocal, IsSSD TOSHIBA Serial Attached SCSI Disk (naa c81a0e55),false,false TOSHIBA Serial Attached SCSI Disk (naa dc88c039),false,true, TOSHIBA Serial Attached SCSI Disk (naa c81a1015),false,fals DP Serial Attached SCSI Enclosure Svc Dev (naa b328bb69fd),false,false Local TOSHIBA Serial Attached SCSI Disk (naa c81a0e3d),false,false 3. Create a vsan disk group consisting of one SSD and up to seven hard drives. Replace the naa identifiers in the following command with the naa identifiers from the previous command. Identifiers following the -d flag correspond the hard drives, -s corresponds to the SSD. [root@localhost:~] esxcli vsan storage add -d naa c81a0e55 -d naa c81a1015 -d naa c81a0e3d -s naa dc88c The final step in this section is to disable SSH on the management servers. From the vsphere Web console, Click on the Actions button, choose Services and click Disable Secure Shell (SSH). 45 Dell EMC Ready Bundle for Virtualization Deployment Guide for VMware vsan Infrastructure

46 6.4 Deploy VMware vcenter Server Appliance This section will cover the steps necessary to deploy the vcenter Server Appliance with Embedded Platform Service Controller. If you wish to deploy with an External Platform Services Controller please refer to the appropriate documentation from VMware Pre-requisites The following is needed for this section vcenter Server Appliance ISO downloaded in a location that will be available through the installation process. IP address for vcenter Server Appliance Hostname and record created on DNS server, if required. To deploy the vcenter Virtual Appliance: 1. Open the VCSA installation ISO. In this example we are using a Windows workstation. Depending on your workstation operating system you may need to use an external utility to mount the ISO. 2. From the root of the ISO image, navigate to \vcsa-ui-installer\win32\ directory. 3. Double-click the installer.exe application. 4. On the Main Menu of the installer menu click Install 5. Review the introduction and click Next to continue. 6. Review the End User License Agreement (EULA) carefully and if you agree check I accept the terms of the license agreement. Click Next to continue. 7. Select vcenter Server with an Embedded Platform Services Controller and click Next. 8. On the next screen enter the appropriate information for the first management host that has vsan configured from the previous section. Click Next after confirming the details are correct. 9. Verify the certificate thumbprint and click Yes 46 Dell EMC Ready Bundle for Virtualization Deployment Guide for VMware vsan Infrastructure

47 10. Enter the name for the VCSA virtual machine and then create a password. Click Next. 11. The deployment sizing screen provides a chart to assist in selecting the deployment size. Select the appropriate sizes you desire for your environment and click Next. 12. Select the vsan datastore and click Next. 13. Fill in the appropriate details on the configure network settings page and click Next. 14. Verify all the information displayed is correct and click Finish 47 Dell EMC Ready Bundle for Virtualization Deployment Guide for VMware vsan Infrastructure

48 When the VCSA installation completes you will see a message stating You have successfully deployed the vcenter Server with an Embedded Platform Services Controller. Click Continue to proceed to the second stage of the deployment, Appliance Setup. Complete the following steps for stage 2 of the vcenter installation. 1. Review the introduction and click Next to continue. 2. Select the time synchronization mode and enter the NTP server information. Click Next 3. Enter the SSO information requested including SSO domain name and site name. Click Next 48 Dell EMC Ready Bundle for Virtualization Deployment Guide for VMware vsan Infrastructure

49 4. Review the information about VMware Customer Experience Improvement Program and choose whether or not to contribute then click Next 5. Review the information and if correct click Finish Review the warning box criteria and click OK 6. After setup completes note the URLs provided and click Close to exit the installer. 6.5 Configure Active Directory Authentication (Optional) This section will cover the optional additional steps necessary to configure Active Directory authentication to vcenter. The first step to configure Active Directory authentication is to join the VCSA to the domain. 1. Open a web browser and navigate to the vsphere Web Client at FQDN or IP>/vsphere-client 2. Login as the SSO administrator (example administrator@vsphere.local) 3. On the left hand navigation click Administration then Deployment and System Configuration 4. Click Nodes and then click on the VCSA node 49 Dell EMC Ready Bundle for Virtualization Deployment Guide for VMware vsan Infrastructure

50 5. Under the Manage tab click settings and then Active Directory on the left. 6. Click Join and enter the requested information for your domain. When done, click OK 7. Under the context menu, right click the VCSA and click Reboot When the VCSA has completed restarting use the following steps to finish configuring Active Directory authentication: 1. Open a web browser and navigate to the vsphere Web Client at FQDN or IP>/vsphere-client 2. Login as the SSO administrator (example administrator@vsphere.local) 3. On the left hand navigation click Administration then Single Sign-On and finally Configuration 4. Click on the tab labeled Identity Sources 5. Click the green + symbol to add an identity source On the add identity source screen select Active Directory (Integrated Windows Authentication) 7. Enter the domain name and click OK 50 Dell EMC Ready Bundle for Virtualization Deployment Guide for VMware vsan Infrastructure

51 6.6 Disable SSH on ESXi Hosts Now that the setup is complete we can disable SSH access to the ESXi hosts. These steps are optional, please refer to your organizations security policy when deciding whether or not to leave SSH enabled. 1. Log in to the VCSA web console and click the on the left navigator menu 2. Click an ESXi host on the left and then click the tab labeled Configure 3. On the left hand side, under System click Security Profile 4. Scroll downt o Services and click Edit 5. On the Edit Security Profile screen click SSH then Stop. On the confirmation screen click Yes. Change the Startup Policy to Start and stop manually. Click OK 51 Dell EMC Ready Bundle for Virtualization Deployment Guide for VMware vsan Infrastructure

52 6.7 vsphere Management Cluster Setup Checklist Once the above sections are completed the following should be accomplished: ESXi Installed Created standard virtual switches Created vsan cluster Deployed VMware vcenter Server Appliance Configured Active Directory authentication (optional) 52 Dell EMC Ready Bundle for Virtualization Deployment Guide for VMware vsan Infrastructure

53 7 Configure the Management Cluster This section will cover the steps necessary to complete setting up the management cluster. The following topics will be covered: Creating virtual datacenter and cluster Joining hosts to management cluster Configuring vsphere DRS and HA This section will use the information from the Management Cluster section of the site survey. Table 7 Management Cluster Site Survey Information Management Cluster vsphere Cluster Information Virtual Datacenter Name Site A Management Cluster Name MgmtPod Cluster Hosts Mgmt01, Mgmt02, Mgmt Create Datacenter and Cluster Containers Perform the following steps to create the datacenter and cluster containers inside vsphere. 1. Open a web browser and navigate to the vsphere Web Client at FQDN or IP>/vsphere-client 2. Login with an account that has administrator priviledges. 3. On the home screen navigate to Hosts and Clusters 4. On the left hand navigator menu, right-click the top level VCSA object and click New Datacenter 5. Enter the name for the datacenter and then click OK 6. Right-click on the new virtual datacenter object that appeared in the navigator menu and click New Cluster 53 Dell EMC Ready Bundle for Virtualization Deployment Guide for VMware vsan Infrastructure

54 7. Enter the cluster name, enable DRS, HA and Virtual SAN by checking the appropriate Turn ON box next to each item. Under Virtual SAN change Add disks to storage from Automatic to Manual 8. Click OK to complete creating the cluster. 7.2 Add ESXi Hosts to Cluster The next step is to add the three management hosts to the newly created management cluster. Perform these steps on the management server that is running the VCSA first and then repeat them for the remaining hosts. 1. Open a web browser and navigate to the vsphere Web Client at FQDN or IP>/vsphere-client 2. Login with an account that has administrator priviledges 3. On the home screen navigate to Hosts and Clusters 4. Right-click the management cluster object and select Add host 54 Dell EMC Ready Bundle for Virtualization Deployment Guide for VMware vsan Infrastructure

55 5. Enter the appropriate DNS name or IP for the first management host and complete the remainder of the add host wizard by entering the username root and ESXi host password. 6. Wait for the first host to finish adding and configuring HA before adding the remaining hosts. Note: You may receive any or all of the below cluster level alerts inside vcenter. These alarms and alerts can be Reset to Green during the setup process. A health check will be conducted at the end of the setup. 7.3 Management Cluster Configuration Checklist Upon compleating the above sections the following items should be completed: Creating virtual datacenter and cluster for the management cluster Joining ESXi management hosts to management cluster in vcenter Configuring vsphere DRS and HA for the management cluster 55 Dell EMC Ready Bundle for Virtualization Deployment Guide for VMware vsan Infrastructure

56 8 Deploy Monitoring Components The Ready Bundle for Virtualization uses VMware vrealize Operations Manager and VMware vrealize Log Insight to monitor the infrastructure and provide centralized locations for alerting and log aggregation. This section will describe the steps necessary to deploy these two software applications. Additional steps are provided as examples for configuring the applications, however we recommended you consult the product documentation for a detailed set of intructions and to review advanced configuration options. The vrealize Automation and vrealize Business suite deployment are not covered in this document. These applications are highly customizeable and considered out of scope for this deployment guide. If you would like to learn more about consulting services offered for these products contact your Dell EMC account executive. 8.1 Deploy vrealize Operations Manager VMware vrealize Operations Manager (vrops) is deployed as a virtual appliance. An additional management pack for VMware vsan will also be installed. Before you begin ensure you have downloaded the vrealize Operations Manager OVA file as well as the management pack installer Pre-requisites The following is needed for this section If using a hostname, make sure you have forward and reverse records for the appliance. Download vrealize Operations Manager & VMware vsan Management Pack from VMware website and make sure the location is available for the duration of the appliance setup. 1. To begin deployment of the virtual appliance login to the vcenter web interface at Address>/vsphere-client. Click vrealize Operations Manager and follow these steps: 2. Click on Deploy vrealize Operations Manager 56 Dell EMC Ready Bundle for Virtualization Deployment Guide for VMware vsan Infrastructure

57 3. Browse to the location of the vrops ova file and then click Next 4. Enter a name for the virtual appliance and select a location. Click Next 5. Select the management cluster as the deployment location and Click Next 57 Dell EMC Ready Bundle for Virtualization Deployment Guide for VMware vsan Infrastructure

58 6. Review the details presented and click Next 7. Review the End User License Agreement carefully, and if you accept it, click Accept and then click Next 8. Select the appropriate size based on your expected VM count. The description of each configuration option describes the sizing for the different options. 58 Dell EMC Ready Bundle for Virtualization Deployment Guide for VMware vsan Infrastructure

59 9. Select the vsan datastore as the storage location and click Next 10. Select the management portgroup and click Next 59 Dell EMC Ready Bundle for Virtualization Deployment Guide for VMware vsan Infrastructure

60 11. Enter the appropriate details for the network configuration and click Next 12. Click Finish and the virtual appliance deployment will begin. 60 Dell EMC Ready Bundle for Virtualization Deployment Guide for VMware vsan Infrastructure

61 The OVA will take several minutes to deploy and the progress can be monitored in the tasks pane of vcenter. When the OVA has finished deploying additional setup is required. To begin, power on the VM. After waiting a few minutes navigate to Address>, select New Installation and follow these steps: 1. Review the diagram presented and then click Next 2. Enter the password for the admin account twice and then click Next 61 Dell EMC Ready Bundle for Virtualization Deployment Guide for VMware vsan Infrastructure

62 3. The next screen covers the certificate setup. If you are using a custom certificate you can input the details here, otherwise select Use the default certificates and click Next 4. Enter the host name for the master node. Fill in the NTP server information and click Next 5. Click the Finish button. 62 Dell EMC Ready Bundle for Virtualization Deployment Guide for VMware vsan Infrastructure

63 For a clustered configuration data nodes can be added at this step. For this guide we are going to deploy a single node configuration. Data nodes can be added later. Click Start vrealize Operations Manager and then Yes to confirm the first application startup prompt. Startup can take several minutes. After it has completed you will be redirected to the login page. Login with the details configured earlier. Follow these steps to complete the initial configuration: 1. The configuration wizard will appear. Click Next to start. 2. Review the End User License Agreement carefully, and if you agree, click Accept to accept the agreement. Click Next. 63 Dell EMC Ready Bundle for Virtualization Deployment Guide for VMware vsan Infrastructure

64 3. Enter the license key. If you do not have it available select Product Evaluation and then click Next. 4. Make a selection for joining the Customer Experience Program and then click Next. 5. Click Finish. 64 Dell EMC Ready Bundle for Virtualization Deployment Guide for VMware vsan Infrastructure

65 The vrealize Operations Manager dashboard will appear. If you need to edit the appliance configuration details in the future this can be done by accessing the admin console at address>/admin. Configure a root password by opening the virtual appliance virtual machine console, press ALT + F1 and enter root for the username. You will be prompted to set the root password. To install the vrealize Operations Manager vsan Management Pack login to the admin console as described above and follow these steps: 1. Click the button for Administration 2. On the left pane click Solutions and then the green + symbol 3. Browse to the management pack downloaded earlier and then click Upload. When done click Next 65 Dell EMC Ready Bundle for Virtualization Deployment Guide for VMware vsan Infrastructure

66 4. Review the End User License Agreement and then click Next if you agree the EULA. 5. Click Finish to complete the installation. The management pack will now appear in the Solutions section. 66 Dell EMC Ready Bundle for Virtualization Deployment Guide for VMware vsan Infrastructure

67 6. Click the management pack entry and then click the gear icon located to the right of the green + 7. Enter a display name for the adapter and then enter the vcenter address and credentials 8. Click Test Connection and if it completelys successfully click Save and Close 9. Click the management pack and ensure you see Collection State Collecting 67 Dell EMC Ready Bundle for Virtualization Deployment Guide for VMware vsan Infrastructure

68 VMware vrealize Operations Manager is now deployed. To begin monitoring vcenter it needs to be added as a solution. Access the admin console again and perform these steps: 1. Click the button for Administration 2. On the left pane click Solutions and then the green + symbol. Select vcenter Adapter 3. Enter a display name for the adapter and then the vcenter address and credentials 68 Dell EMC Ready Bundle for Virtualization Deployment Guide for VMware vsan Infrastructure

69 4. Click Test Connection and if it completes successfully click Save and Close VMware vrops will now monitor your vcenter environment. Badges will appear in the vcenter web interface and further details can be found by accessing the vrops dashboard. 69 Dell EMC Ready Bundle for Virtualization Deployment Guide for VMware vsan Infrastructure

70 8.2 Deploying vrealize Log Insight VMware vrealize Log Insight (vrli)is a log aggregation tool to provide intelligent log management and analytics for the vsphere environment deployed on the Dell EMC Ready Bundle for Virtualization. vrealize Log Insight has additional content packs for vsan, vrealize Automation and many other applications. Further information on these can be found on the VMware Solution Exchange for vrealize Log Insight. To deploy the vrealize Log Insight Virtual Appliance login to the vcenter vsphere web client and perform the following actions: 1. On the home screen click the icon for Hosts and Clusters 2. Right-click the management cluster object and select Deploy OVF Template 3. Select Local File and browe to the OVF template for vrealize Log Insight. Click Next 70 Dell EMC Ready Bundle for Virtualization Deployment Guide for VMware vsan Infrastructure

71 4. Select a name for the virtual appliance and then click Next 5. Select the appropriate size for your virtual appliance and then click Next 6. Select the vsandatastore and then click Next 7. Select the management network port group and click Next 71 Dell EMC Ready Bundle for Virtualization Deployment Guide for VMware vsan Infrastructure

72 8. Click Next again and then Finish When the OVF template completes deployment start the virtual appliance by right clicking on the virtual machine object and selecting Power On. Follow these steps to configure vrealize Log Insight: 1. Right-click the virtual machine object and select Open Console 2. Record the IP and URL information presented on the appliance home screen 3. Open a web browser and navigate to the URL recorded in step 2 4. A setup wizard should appear. Click Next to begin 72 Dell EMC Ready Bundle for Virtualization Deployment Guide for VMware vsan Infrastructure

73 5. Click the blue button for Start New Deployment 6. Populate the field and then enter a password for the admin account. Click Save and Continue 7. Enter the license key or leave blank to start a 60 day trial. Click Continue 73 Dell EMC Ready Bundle for Virtualization Deployment Guide for VMware vsan Infrastructure

74 8. Enter the address for vrli notifications and review the information about the VMware Customer Experience Improvement Program and then make a selection. Click Save and Continue 9. Enter the appropriate information to configure NTP / Time Sync. Click Save and Continue 74 Dell EMC Ready Bundle for Virtualization Deployment Guide for VMware vsan Infrastructure

75 10. Configure the settings for SMTP to allow vrli to send notifications. Click Save and Continue 11. Initial configuration of the vrli appliance is complete. Click Finish Now that the initial appliance configuration is complete we will setup data ingest from vcenter: 1. Click the button labeled Configure vsphere Integration 2. Enter the Hostname, Username and Password. Click Test Connection and then Save 75 Dell EMC Ready Bundle for Virtualization Deployment Guide for VMware vsan Infrastructure

76 3. On the left menu click vrealize Operations 4. Enter the Hostname, Username and Password. Click Test Connection and then Save 5. Click System Monitor on the left menu to be taken to the vrli dashboard 8.3 Monitoring Components Deployment Checklist The following should be deployed once finished with this section: Deployment of vrealize Operations Deployment of vrealize Log Insight 76 Dell EMC Ready Bundle for Virtualization Deployment Guide for VMware vsan Infrastructure

77 9 Deploy Compute Cluster Before deploying the compute infrastructure ensure that your servers firmware matches the Ready Bundle for Virtualization validated firmware matrix. For Poweredge FX2 based configurations see Appendix A for information on configuring the chassis and FNIOA devices. If you have not configured the IP address of the server idrac that needs to be completed before proceeding. The steps to configure the idrac network settings can be found at dell.com/support. Select the appropriate server model and then refer to the Manuals section on the left hand navigation bar. Your Dell EMC servers ship from the factory with the appropriate BIOS options to support the Ready Bundle for Virtualization. If an individual setting needs to be modified please referred to the documentation on the Dell EMC support page for the appropriate server model. Ensure that the workstation you are using has access to a copy of the latest Dell EMC customized ISO for VMware ESXi. An SSH client such as Putty will also be needed. 9.1 Install VMware ESXi on Compute Hosts Perform the following steps to install VMware ESXi on each of the servers that will be part of the compute cluster. These steps can be performed remotely through the idrac web interface or locally. This guide will cover the steps to perform the installation remotely. Connecting to the idrac and booting to installation media: 1. Using a web browser navigate to the idrac web interface at Address> 2. Login with the appropriate credentials. By default these are user: root password: calvin 3. Next to the Virtual Console Preview click Launch to open the remote console. Ensure that you enable Popups support for each idrac in your chosen browser. 4. Once connected to the Virtual Console, Attach the virtual media by clicking Connect Virtual Media option under the Virtual Media menu. 77 Dell EMC Ready Bundle for Virtualization Deployment Guide for VMware vsan Infrastructure

78 5. After the Virtual Media is connected, mount the VMware ESXi 6.5 Dell iso image. Click Virtual Media again and select Map CD/DVD 6. Click Browse to specify the location of the VMware ESXi 6.5 Dell Customized ISO. 7. Click Open once you have selected the Dell Customized ISO. It is important this location is available through the install of the ESXi on all the servers. 8. You will be returned to Virtual Media Map CD/DVD screen, click on Map Device. 9. From the Virtual Console menu bar select Next Boot and from the drop down click Virtual CD/DVD/ISO. 78 Dell EMC Ready Bundle for Virtualization Deployment Guide for VMware vsan Infrastructure

79 10. Click OK to continue and make sure the location of the ISO you have mapped will be available through the full intstalllation process. 13. From the Virtual Console menu bar select Power and click Power on System or if already on Power Cycle System (cold boot) 14. After the server posts, the following boot screen should be displayed, which confirms that the Virtual Media has been mounted. 79 Dell EMC Ready Bundle for Virtualization Deployment Guide for VMware vsan Infrastructure

80 Install VMware ESXi: 1. In the idrac Virtual Console, on the opening screen Welcome to VMware ESXi Installation press <Enter>. 2. After reviewing the terms of the license agreement, and if you agree, press <F11> to continue. 80 Dell EMC Ready Bundle for Virtualization Deployment Guide for VMware vsan Infrastructure

81 3. When prompted for Disk to Install, select the SATADOM device (use cursor keys) to install ESXi on and press <Enter> to continue. 4. If the disk has been used for ESXi before, unsing the cursor keys navigate to Install and press <Space Bar> to perform a fresh install and press enter. 5. Choose the appropriate keboard layout for your environment. In this example we will keep the default option and press <Enter> to continue. 6. Enter the password you would like to use for the root account twice and press Enter. 7. On the confirm install screen press <F11> to install VMware ESXi Dell EMC Ready Bundle for Virtualization Deployment Guide for VMware vsan Infrastructure

82 8. When the installation completes from the Virtual Console meu bar, select Virtual Media, then Disconnect Virtual Media. When prompted, click Yes to confirm you want to close the Virtual Media Session. 9. Press <Enter> to reboot the server 82 Dell EMC Ready Bundle for Virtualization Deployment Guide for VMware vsan Infrastructure

83 Configure ESXi Management Network: 1. After the server reboots, from idrac Virtual Console, press <F2> to login to the Direct Console User Interface (DCUI). 2. Enter the credentials that you created during setup and press <Enter> 3. After you login successfully from the System Customization screen, choose Configure Management Network. 4. Ensure your NIC registers as connected. To do this select Network Adapters from the menu. 83 Dell EMC Ready Bundle for Virtualization Deployment Guide for VMware vsan Infrastructure

84 5. Ensure that vmnic0 (and any other NIC ports that are already connected) show a status of Connected ( ). Press the <Esc> key to exit the Network Adapters menu. Note: If it is not connected, check the cabling and status of the port on the switch and correct any issues. Press <Esc> to return to the previous screen. 6. Choose VLAN (optional) from the menu, press <Enter>. Enter the VLAN ID for the management network (110 in the example site survey) and press <Enter>. 84 Dell EMC Ready Bundle for Virtualization Deployment Guide for VMware vsan Infrastructure

85 7. Select IPv4 Configuration and press <Enter> Choose Set static IPv4 address, make you press <Space Bar>, then enter the IP Address, Subnet Mask and Defauly Gateway obtained from the Compute Host Information section of the site survey.. Press <Enter> to confirm. 8. Select DNS Configuration, press <Enter>. Type the IP address of the DNS servers and the fully qualified domain name of the host. DNS information can be found in the Customer Network Services information of the site survey. 9. If the environment has multiple domains, or subdomains and short names are used, add the suffixes Custom DNS Suffixes. 10. Press the <Esc> key to return to the main menu and press <Y> to confirm changes and restart management network. 85 Dell EMC Ready Bundle for Virtualization Deployment Guide for VMware vsan Infrastructure

86 11. Before continuining to the next section, we will test the management network setup. Choose Test Management Network. 12. On the next screen you will see a summary of what will be tested, the following screenshot is take from our deployment, do not change your environment to match the screenshot. Presss <Enter> to continue. 13. Once the test has completed, assuming the records are setup on your DNS servers, you will see the following results. 9.2 Adding ESXi Hosts to vcenter The next step is to add the hosts to vcenter. Perform these steps on each of the servers that will be part of the compute cluster. 1. Open a web browser and navigate to the vsphere Web Client at FQDN or IP>/vsphere-client 2. Login with an account that has administrator priviledges. 86 Dell EMC Ready Bundle for Virtualization Deployment Guide for VMware vsan Infrastructure

87 3. On the home screen navigate to Hosts and Clusters 4. Right-click the datacenter object and select Add host. 5. Enter the appropriate DNS name or IP for the first compute host and complete the remainder of the add host wizard. 6. Repeat steps 4-6 for each host. 9.3 Create Virtual Distributed Switch The Ready Bundle for Virtualization uses virtual distributed switches (vds) in the compute cluster. vds allows a single vswitch configuration to be used by multiple hosts. To create the vds perform the following: 1. Open a web browser and navigate to the vsphere Web Client at FQDN or IP>/vsphere-client 2. Login with an account that has administrator priviledges. 3. On the home screen click 4. Right-click the datacenter and then under Distributed Switch click New Distributed Switch. 5. Give your vds a name and then click Next. 87 Dell EMC Ready Bundle for Virtualization Deployment Guide for VMware vsan Infrastructure

88 6. Ensure Distributed switch: is selected and click Next. 7. Set the number of uplinks to two, choose whether to enable Network I/O control and do not create a default port group. Click Next and then Finish to create the vds. 8. Right-click the vds and select Edit Settings under the Settings menu. 88 Dell EMC Ready Bundle for Virtualization Deployment Guide for VMware vsan Infrastructure

89 9. Under Advanced set MTU to 9000 and click OK. The next step is to create the necessary port groups on the vds. At a minimum port groups for Management, vsan, vmotion are needed. For each port group perform the following: 1. Right-click the vds and select under Distributed Port Group. 2. Give the port group a name such as MgmtVL110 and click Next. 3. For tagged VLANs choose VLAN next to the VLAN type field. Enter the appropriate VLAN ID. 4. Check the box for Customize default policies configuration and click Next. 5. Review the security policies and traffic shaping options and click Next on each to proceed. 89 Dell EMC Ready Bundle for Virtualization Deployment Guide for VMware vsan Infrastructure

90 6. On the teaming and failover menu set the load balancing to Route based on Physical NIC load option and ensure Uplink1 and Uplink 2 are both active. Click Next. 7. Click Next to proceed through the remaining menus. When presented click Finish. 8. Repeat these steps for each distributed port group. Repeat these steps to create a second virtual distributed switch for vsan traffic. 9.4 Configure Host Networking To configure host networking we will first join the compute cluster hosts to the virtual distributed switch and then add then migrate the existing networking. The final step will be configuring new VMkernel ports for vmotion and vsan. To add the hosts to the virtual distributed switch login to the vcenter web client at Address>/vsphere-client and follow these steps: 1. On the home screen click the icon for 2. Right-click the vds for management traffic and click 3. Ensure Add hosts is selected and click Next. 90 Dell EMC Ready Bundle for Virtualization Deployment Guide for VMware vsan Infrastructure

91 4. Click and select the hosts to add. Click OK and then Next. 5. Ensure Manage Physical Adapters and Manage VMkernel Adapters are selected and click Next 6. Select a host vmnic1 and then. Select Uplink 2 and then click OK. 7. Repeat step 6 for each host and then click Next. 8. For each vmk0 that appears select it and click. Select the management traffic port group. 9. Select a host and click to add a vmkernel port for vmotion. 10. Choose Select an existing network and browse to select the vmotin port group. Click OK and Next. 11. On the port group properties screen check the box for vmotion Traffic and click Next. 91 Dell EMC Ready Bundle for Virtualization Deployment Guide for VMware vsan Infrastructure

92 12. Select Use Static IPv4 settings, enter the details and then click Next and Finish. 13. Click the new vmkernel adapter and then 14. Click NIC Settings on the left and change the MTU value to Click OK. 15. Repeat steps 8 13 for each host being added to the vds and then click Next. 16. Ensure all hosts return No Impact and then click Next and then Finish. 92 Dell EMC Ready Bundle for Virtualization Deployment Guide for VMware vsan Infrastructure

93 After the hosts have been added to the vds and vmkernel ports migrated vmnic0 can be migrated over to the management traffic vds. Perform the following steps: 1. Right-click the vds for management traffic and click 2. Select Manage Host Networking and then click Next. 3. Click and select all hosts attached to the vds. Check the box for Configure identical networking settings located at the bottom of the wizard and then click Next. 4. Select any host to use for template mode and click Next. 5. Ensure only Manage physical adapters is selected and click Next. 6. Select vmnic0 on the top half of the wizard and then Assign Uplink. Select Uplink 1 and click OK 93 Dell EMC Ready Bundle for Virtualization Deployment Guide for VMware vsan Infrastructure

94 7. In the middle of the wizard click Apply to all. Click Next. 8. Ensure all hosts return No Impact and then click Next and then Finish The next step is to add the compute cluster hosts to the vds used for vsan traffic and create the vsan VMkernel adapters. This is accomplished by performing the following: 1. Right-click the vds for vsan traffic and click 2. Ensure Add hosts is selected and click Next 3. Click and select the hosts to add. Click OK and then Next. 94 Dell EMC Ready Bundle for Virtualization Deployment Guide for VMware vsan Infrastructure

95 4. Ensure Manage Physical Adapters and Manage VMkernel Adapters are selected and click Next 5. Select vmnic2 and then Assign Uplink. Select Uplink 1 and then click OK 6. Select vmnic3 and then Assign Uplink. Select Uplink 2 and then click OK 7. Repeat steps 5 and 6 for each host and then click Next. 8. Select a host and click to add a vmkernel port for vsan 9. Choose Select an existing network and browse to select the vsan port group. Click OK and Next. 10. On the port group properties screen check the box for Virtual SAN traffic and click Next. 11. Select Use Static IPv4 settings, enter the details and then click Next and Next again. 95 Dell EMC Ready Bundle for Virtualization Deployment Guide for VMware vsan Infrastructure

96 12. Click the new vmkernel adapter and then 13. Click NIC Settings on the left and change the MTU value to Click OK 14. Repeat steps 8 13 for each host being added to the vds and then click Next. 15. Ensure all hosts return No Impact and then click Next and then Finish 9.5 Creating Compute Cluster With the hosts joined to vcenter and connected to the appropriate virtual distributed switches the configuration is ready to be joined to a cluster. This section describes the steps to create the vcenter cluster object with DRS, HA and vsan enabled and moving the hosts to the cluster. Refer to the section on Management Cluster Setup if screenshots are necessary. 1. Open a web browser and navigate to the vsphere Web Client at FQDN or IP>/vsphere-client 2. Login with an account that has administrator priviledges. 3. On the home screen navigate to Hosts and Clusters 4. Right-click on the virtual datacenter object in the navigator menu and click New Cluster 5. Enter a name for the cluster such as Compute Enable DRS, HA and Virtual SAN by checking the appropriate Turn ON box next to each item. 7. Under Virtual SAN leave Add disks to storage as Automatic. 8. Click OK to complete creating the cluster. After the cluster has been created the compute hosts are moved in to the cluster by performing the following actions: 96 Dell EMC Ready Bundle for Virtualization Deployment Guide for VMware vsan Infrastructure

97 1. On the left pane displaying the host and cluster objects select the first compute host. Left-click the host and hold the mouse button down. Drag the host over the cluster object and release the mouse. 2. After vsan HA and vsan configuration completes for the first host, drag the remaining hosts in to the compute cluster similar to step 1. Finalize the vsan configuration by doing the following: 1. Click the compute cluster object on the Hosts and Clusters screen 2. Click the Configure tab and then on the left, under Virtual SAN click Health and Performance 3. Under HCL Database click Get the latest version online Note: If your vcenter server does not have internet access you can follow the steps located in a VMware KB article located here to update the HCL manually from a file. 4. Under Performance Service Edit then click Turn On. Select the vsan storage policy to use and click OK 97 Dell EMC Ready Bundle for Virtualization Deployment Guide for VMware vsan Infrastructure

98 10 Validate Configuration This section is intended to provide guidance on validating the deployment of your Dell EMC Ready Bundle for Virtualization. Validation steps for VMware Virtual SAN, VMware vrealize Operations Manager and VMware vrealize Log Insight are provided. These validation steps ensure basic functionality and are not inclusive of all features in these products. In addition, it is recommended that additional validation be performed to test the network configuration and VMware vsphere services such as High Availability, Distributed Resource Scheduling etc. The scope of additional validation and steps necessary to perform validation tests around these services are not in scope for this document VMware Virtual SAN Validation This section covers validation of the VMware Virtual SAN configuration and functionality. These tests should be performed on both the compute and management clusters. To validate the configuration follow these steps: 1. Login to the vcenter web client and click the Hosts and Clusters icon. 2. Click the compute cluster object and then the Monitor tab 3. Under the Monitor tab a new row of buttons will appear, click Virtual SAN 4. On the left menu select Health and then click Retest on the right hand side 5. Ensure all tests come back with a green check mark and Passed In addition to the health check it is recommended you run two additional tests: 1. Still in the Monitor > Virtual SAN menu select Proactive Tests 2. Select the VM creation Test and then click the green arrow button above the test name 3. Click Yes when the popup message appears and then wait for the test to complete. Ensure the result for all hosts is Success 4. Repeat these steps for the multicast performance test 98 Dell EMC Ready Bundle for Virtualization Deployment Guide for VMware vsan Infrastructure

99 10.2 VMware vrealize Operations Manager Validation To validate your vrealize Operations Manager deployment a production test tool has been provided by VMware. Refer to the the following KB article for specific instructions on running the tool to validate your vrealize Operations Manager deployment: VMware vrealize Log Insight Validation To validate your VMware vrealize Log Insight is functioning properly log in to the vrli web interface and do the following: 5. Click the configuration drop down located in the upper right hand corner of the web interface and select Administration 6. On the left side click Agents 7. On the agents page use the agents drop-down menu and select each agent group. Verify the status is display as Active 8. Click vrealize Operations under Integration on the left hand nagivation bar 9. Click Test Connection and ensure the test succeeds 10. Repeat steps 4 and 5 for the vsphere integration option 11. On the left hand navigation bar click SMTP under Configuration 12. Enter an address that is valid and then click Send Test . Check the recipient account to confirm it was received If SSH is enabled you can also connect to the vrli virtual appliance using SSH. Log in as root and use the password configured for the account during setup. At the command line enter: Vrloginsight:~ # /etc/init.d/loginsight status A message should be returned stating that vrealize Log Insight is running. 99 Dell EMC Ready Bundle for Virtualization Deployment Guide for VMware vsan Infrastructure

100 A Poweredge FX2 Chassis Configuration The Dell EMC Poweredge FX2 platform option for the compute infrastructure introduces a separate management controller called the Chassis Management Controller (CMC). In addition, the Poweredge FX2 chassis has a built in KVM switch to allow access to the local console of the server blades. The KVM video and USB ports are located on the right side of the chassis front and can be accessed without removing the bezel. On the left side, under the power and system identification buttons, is the KVM selection button. Clicking this button cycles the KVM selection. A.1 Configure CMC Management Address To configure the CMC IP address connect a workstation to the CMC network port located on the chassis above the FNIOA modules. Set the laptop Ethernet interface address to with a subnet mask of Perform the following steps to set the CMC IP address for the out-of-band network: 1. Open a web browser and nagivate to Login with the default credentials username root password calvin 2. Click the tab labeled network at the top of the CMC web interface 3. Ensure Enable CMC NIC is selected under General Settings 4. Under IPv4 settings ensure the Enable IPv4 box is checked. If using DHCP, select that option. Otherwise fill in the requested information and then click Apply Changes You can now disconnect the Ethernet cable to the CMC and connect it to the out-of-band switch. Future access to the CMC web interface will use the IP address you assigned. A.2 Server Blade idrac Configuration To configure the server nodes located in the chassis access the CMC web interface and perform the following actions: 1. Click the menu item labeled Server Overview on the left hand side of the web interface 2. Click the tab labeled Setup at the top of the web interface 3. Enter the desired root password for idrac Root Password and the confirm password box 4. Ensure Enable idrac LAN and Enable idrac IPv4 are selected 5. If using DHCP select Enable idrac IPv4 DHCP and skip to step If using static addresses populate the fields Starting idrac IPv4 Address, idrac IPv4 Netmask and idrac IPv4 Gateway. If desired, check the box for Use CMC DNS Settings 7. Click the button labeled Save QuickDeploy Settings 8. Click the button labeled Auto-Populate Using QuickDeploy Settings 9. Scroll to the bottom and click Apply idrac Networking Settings 100 Dell EMC Ready Bundle for Virtualization Deployment Guide for VMware vsan Infrastructure

101 B Deploy vrealize Automation B.1 Planning vrealize Automation Deployment The scope of this document is limited to a high level overview of things to consider for your vrealize Automation deployment and is not meant to be fully inclusive. vrealize Automation is an extremely complex and customizable tool that can consume a variety of services and endpoints to provide complete infrastructure automation. The goal of this section is to help you understand the architecture of vrealize Automation and the steps needed to deploy the vra as part of the Ready Bundle for Virtualization. B.2 Things Needed Before Starting The following are some pre-requisites to consider prior to deploying vrealize: VMware media for the installation of vrealize Automation 7.x The VMware media can be downloaded from If your account does not allow for downloading of media, a temporary workaround is to create a trial account using a new address. vrealize Automation License Key Windows operating system licenses (for IaaS VM) Ability to add Windows virtual machines to the Active Directory domain Windows Server ISO or an existing Windows Server template vcenter FQDN and/or IP address NTP IP addresses that the customer may want to use for timekeeping on appliances IP Addresses and preferred Host Names for your appliances and VMs which will form part of the vra installation: vra Appliance VM and IaaS Windows VM Domain names and credentials for the vra Windows (IaaS) Service Account DNS records for your vra installation as follows: Table 1 - List of DNS entries required DNS Entry for DNS Entry example Points to vra Web Console URL vra.domain.local vra01.domain.local Web (IaaS) IIS Url web.domain.local iaas01.domain.local Manager (IaaS) Url mgr.domain.local Iaas01.domain.local *These DNS entries allow scaling the architecture with load-balancers later and are an important step. B.3 vrealize Architecture 101 Dell EMC Ready Bundle for Virtualization Deployment Guide for VMware vsan Infrastructure

102 vrealize Automation architecture can be deployed using several models to provide flexibility in resource consumption, availability and fabric management. The small, medium and large deployment models all scale up as needed. It is important to not utilize the Minimal Deployment model described in vrealize Automation documentation. This model is for proof of concept deployments only and does not have the ability to scale with the environment. vrealize Automation makes use of DNS entries for all components. When scaling, vrealize Automation uses load balancers to distribute the workload across multiple Automation Appliances, Web Servers and Infrastructure Managers. These components can be scaled as needed and distributed in the same datacenter or geographically disperse. In addition to scaling for workload, vrealize with load balancers is highly available. This ensures end users who consume vrealize Automation XaaS blueprints are not affected by an outage. B.4 vrealize Components vrealize Automation Appliance Contains core VRA services as well as the vrealize Orchestrator service, AD sync connectors and an internal appliance database. Clusters A/A except DB failover is manual. Infrastructure Web Server Runs IIS for user user consumption of vrealize services. Fully Active/Active. Infrastructure Manager Service Manages the infrastructure deployed with VRA. For small/medium deployment this service runs on the Infrastructure Web Server. Active/Passive with manual failover. Agents Agents are used for integration with external systems such as Citrix, Hyper-V and ESXi. Distributed Execution Manager Performs the orchestration tasks necessary, when using multiple DEM worker servers Distributed Execution Orchestrators are used to assign, track and manage the tasks give to the workers. MSSQL Tracks infrastructure components, supports SQL AlwaysON for Server 2016 otherwise a SQL failover cluster is necessary for HA. 102 Dell EMC Ready Bundle for Virtualization Deployment Guide for VMware vsan Infrastructure

103 B.5 vrealize Deployment Model Sizing Small Medium Large Managed Machines 10,000 30,000 50,000 Catalog Items 500 1,000 2,500 Concurrent Provisions vra Appliances Windows VM s MSSQL DB Single Server Failover Cluster Failover Cluster vrealize Business Appliance Load Balancers B.6 Installation Guides New Installation Upgrade Existing vrealize Automation Dell EMC Ready Bundle for Virtualization Deployment Guide for VMware vsan Infrastructure

104 B.7 Small Deployment Architecture 104 Dell EMC Ready Bundle for Virtualization Deployment Guide for VMware vsan Infrastructure

105 B.8 Medium / Large Deployment Architecture (Scale Up) 105 Dell EMC Ready Bundle for Virtualization Deployment Guide for VMware vsan Infrastructure