Deployment Guide

30 VxFlex Network Deployment Guide using Dell EMC Networking 25GbE switches and OS10EE
VxFlex networking addressing
ESXi name
Management IP
Default gateway
Data 1 IP
Data 2 IP
atx01w01esx08
(VxFlex Gateway)
172.16.33.11/24
172.16.33.253
172.16.34.11/24
172.16.35.11/24
atx01w01esx05
(Master MDM)
172.16.33.12/24
172.16.33.253
172.16.34.12/24
172.16.35.12/24
atx01w01esx06
(Slave 1 MDM)
172.16.33.13/24
172.16.33.253
172.16.34.13/24
172.16.35.13/24
atx01w01esx07
(TieBreaker 1)
172.16.33.14/24
172.16.33.253
172.16.34.14/24
172.16.35.14/24
atx01w01esx08
(Standby MDM)
172.16.33.15/24
172.16.33.253
172.16.34.15/24
172.16.35.15/24
A virtual IP is assigned which is used for communications between the MDM cluster and the SDCs. Only one
virtual IP address is mapped to each NIC, with a maximum of four virtual IPs per system. This virtual IP is
mapped to the manager MDM dynamically and is moved if the primary MDM is under maintenance.
VxFlex networking virtual IP addresses
Parameter
Setting
Data01 (atx01-w01-vds01-VxFlex-data01)
172.16.34.4
Data02 (atx01-w01-vds01-VxFlex-data02)
172.16.35.4
Once the summary screen displays, the deployment begins. If errors are encountered, the installation wizard
will halt and resume once the issue is resolved.
6.3.1 MDM Virtual IP Addresses
Up to four virtual IP addresses can be defined for the MDM cluster and are highly recommended. SDCs are
then mapped to the MDM cluster's virtual IP addresses, instead of to static MDM IP addresses. MDMs are
sometimes switched during normal operation of the cluster, and the virtual IP address will always be mapped
to the active MDM.
The use of virtual IP addresses simplifies maintenance procedures on the MDM cluster, because system
components communicate via the virtual IP addresses. Therefore, SDCs do not need to be reconfigured when
a server hosting an MDM is replaced.
In new installations in Linux environments, the MDM cluster's virtual IP address can be added and mapped
using the VxFlex OS Installer CSV file. In VMware environments, virtual IP addresses are mandatory, and
configuration is performed using the VxFlex OS VMware Installation Wizard, in the Configure SVM stage. The