Deployment Guide

28 VxFlex Network Deployment Guide using Dell EMC Networking 25GbE switches and OS10EE
VxFlex deployment has four steps:
1. SDC deployment and configuration
2. VxFlex advanced configuration settings
3. Deploy the VxFlex environment
4. Install the VxFlex GUI (optional)
Before an ESXi host can consume the virtual SAN, the SDC kernel driver must be installed on each ESXi
host, regardless of the role that host is playing. The process that is outlined below installs the SDC driver on
the target host.
To start the installation wizard, perform the following steps:
1. From the Basic tasks section of the EMC VxFlex screen, click Install SDC on ESX.
2. Select all hosts under the VxFlex data center as targets for the installation.
3. Once complete, reboot all hosts before continuing with the deployment.
To deploy VxFlex, perform the following steps:
1. From the Basic tasks section of the EMC VxFlex screen, click Deploy VxFlex environment.
2. Using the following table, assign the settings that are listed to the parameters provided.
Note: The parameters and settings that are provided in the table address the selections necessary through
step 4 of the installation wizard. A setting that is not listed indicates that the default setting has been applied.
VxFlex Wizard deployment settings
Parameter
Setting
Select installation
Create a new system
System name
SIO01
Admin password
VxFlex Admin Password
vCenter server
atx01m01vc01.dell.local
Host selection
atx01w01esx05, atx01w01esx06, atx01w01esx07, atx01w01esx08
VxFlex components
3-node mode
Initial Master MDM
atx01w01esx05
Manager MDM
atx01w01esx06
TieBreaker MDM
atx01w01esx07
DNS Server 1
172.16.11.4
DNS Server 2
172.16.11.5