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Table 10. ESXi cluster deployment pre-requisites

Specification Pre-requisite

Chassis IOM Configuration (if blade use case) Make sure that the SAN IOM is in access gateway mode.

Managed Rack or Blade Servers Configuration Make sure that the QLogic FC Adapters installed in any slot for

rack servers or fabric B or C for blade servers. ASM queries for

WWPN values on a QLogic QME or QLE 2662 or 2572 adapter.

Brocade Switch Configuration

• Create fault domain on Brocade switches for Compellent.

• Create both physical and logical ports of the Compellent

array.

• Make sure active zone set is configured on the Brocade

SAN switches.

Compellent Storage Configuration Must be configured

Resource Discovery Make sure the following resources are discovered in ASM.

• FC Servers for Deployment

• FC SAN Brocade Switch

• FC IOMs (Optional)

• Dell Compellent Storage

• VMware vCenter

Creating template for ESXi cluster deployment

Create a template with the following settings to deploy ESXi cluster using Dell Compellent storage and Brocade 6510 SAN switch.

• In the Template Builder page, add the following resources by clicking the corresponding components icons.

– Storage

– Server

– Cluster

• To configure Brocade switches, perform the following actions:

a. In the Storage, click the corresponding storage component icon.

b. In the Storage Component pane, under Compellent Storage Settings, set the value as true for Configure SAN Flag

parameter.

• The parameter iSCSI network is not required when deploying Fibre Channel storage. If this setting is included, it is ignored.