VxRail Installation and Implementation (VXRIA) – Details

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Plan and Prepare for Deployment

• VxRail Installation and Implementation Process
• Download and Review the PEQ with the Customer
• Prepare and Send PEQ to the Customer
• Review and Validate the PEQ
• Generate PEQ Data File and the Appliance JSON File
• The VxRail Configuration Portal
• VxRail Network PEQ Addendum
• Lab: VxRail Pre-Engagement Questionnaire

Prepare the Site for System Initialization

• Verify the VxRail Nodes are Racked and Connected to the ToR(s)
• Configure iDRAC
• Verify Time and Management VLAN ID Settings
• Lab: Pre-Initialization VxRail Node Validation
• Interaction: Modify Default Management Network VLAN IDs

Validate the Customer Environment for Deployment

• Validate the Customer Environment for Deployment
• Validate the Customer Environment with NVT
• Lab: Network Environment Validation

Deploy a VxRail Cluster

• Deploy a VxRail Cluster
• Interaction: Deploy VxRail with Internal vCenter Server
• Perform Initial Build with External vCenter Server
• Lab: VxRail Installation Procedures
• Lab: Prepare the Environment for VxRail Deployment with an External vCenter Server
• Lab: VxRail Deployment with an External vCenter Server
• VxRail Deployed VDS
• VMware vSAN 2-Node Cluster on VxRail
• Demonstration: Deploy vSAN 2-Node Cluster on VxRail

Perform Post Deployment Tasks

• Verify VxRail Deployment with VxRail Manager Plugin
• VxRail Licensing
• vSAN Health Check and Enable Performance Service
• Lab: VxRail Post Deployment Verification
• vSAN Deduplication and Compression
• Interaction: Enable Deduplication and Compression Service
• Perform vSAN Configuration Tasks
• Lab: Manage vSAN Storage Policies
• Interaction: Deploy a VM using the Storage Policy
• Configure Secure Remote Service

Generate Customer Deliverables

• Complete a Test Plan
• Generate Customer Deliverables - As-Built Configuration Report
• Lab: VxRail As-Built Configuration Report

Perform Software Upgrade

• Perform Software Upgrade
• VxRail Software Upgrade Considerations
• Scenario: Perform VxRail Software Upgrade
• Interaction: Perform VxRail Software Upgrade

Cluster Expansion and Stretched Cluster Deployment

• Custer Expansion
• Lab: Cluster Expansion
• VxRail Clusters – Layer 3 Support
• High Level Overview of Deploying a vSAN Stretched Cluster on VxRail

Implementation Troubleshooting

• Perform Log Collection
• Lab: Log Collection
• Troubleshooting Deployment Issues
• vSAN Troubleshooting
• Secure Remote Services Troubleshooting
• Perform Rapid Appliance Self Recovery (RASR) for VxRail Nodes
• Interaction: RASR Reset Using RASR ISO
• Interaction: Factory Reset Using SD Card