Users Guide

Appendix C: EVO:RAIL Appliance

Customization

Customization of the initial management VLAN ID for

EVO:RAIL

Changes are required for two different interfaces. The first interface is the ESXi “Management Network”,

which must be updated on all ESXi hosts installed as part of an Appliance. The second interface is the VM

Management (VM Network) on the first ESXi host where the vCenter Server and vCenter Log Insight VMs

are deployed during initial configuration.

NOTE: In order to properly validate customized network settings on Appliance, the OEM must

configure their test environment to match the customers’ network configuration.

Customizing the ESXi Management Network

NOTE: This step must be performed on all nodes of the Appliance.

Option #1

1. Log in to DCUI.

2. Go to Configure Management Network → VLAN.

3. Specify the VLAN ID and press Enter.

4. Press Esc to exit and Y to apply changes and restart the management network.

Option #2

1. Log in to the ESXi shell (command line interface)

2. Run the following command:

esxcfg-vswitch -p "Management Network" -v <VLAN_ID> vSwitch0

Customizing the VM Network

NOTE: This step must be performed on all four nodes of the Appliance.

1. Log in to the ESXi shell (command line interface).

2. Run the following command:

esxcfg-vswitch -p "VM Network" -v <VLAN_ID> vSwitch0

Restart all nodes after the changes are applied.