Users Guide

Deployment, configuration and

management

This section provides the information about the EVO:RAIL deployment, configuration and management.

EVO:RAIL Deployment

To deploy EVO:RAIL, complete the following steps:

1. Configure an EVO:RAIL network by using the information provided in this user’s guide.

• To configure the TOR switch, use the network administrator instructions. The TOR switch must

enable IPv4 and IPv6 multicast.

• Configure a management VLAN on your TOR switches and set to allow multicast traffic to

passthrough.

• To allow multicast traffic to passthrough, you have two options for either your entire TOR switch

or for the Virtual SAN and management VLANs (if you have VLANs configured):

1. Enable IGMP Snooping on your TOR switches and enable IGMP Querier.

NOTE: By default, most switches enable IGMP Snooping, but disable IGMP Querier.

2. Disable IGMP Snooping on your TOR switches. This option may lead to additional multicast

traffic on your network.

2. Rack and cable: connect the 10 GbE adapters on EVO:RAIL to the TOR switch.

3. Turn on EVO:RAIL.

4. Connect a client workstation or laptop to the TOR switch and configure the network address to

EVO:RAIL or vCenter Server. For example: IP address: 192.168.10.210; netmask: 255.255.255.0;

gateway: 192.168.10.254

Access the EVO:RAIL IP address. For example https://192.168.10.200:7443. If you encounter a

browser message about certificates, click Proceed anyway. It supports the latest versions of Mozilla

Firefox, Google Chrome, and Internet Explorer 10 and later. However, for Internet Explorer, after you

browse to the appliance IP address, go to IE settings:

• Select Compatibility View settings and clear both options for the Web addresses corresponding

to EVO:RAIL or vCenter server; for example, 192.168.10.200.

• Select Internet options → Security → Local intranet → Sites. Ensure that all the options are

cleared and click OK, and then click OK to close the Internet Options dialog box.