Dell PowerStore 1200T EMC PowerStore Networking Guide for PowerStore T Models - Page 37

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Table 13. Initial Configuration Worksheet (completed) (continued) Ensure that there are at least the following number of SSD drives in the enclosure: ● At least 6 for single drive failure tolerance ● 7 for double drive failure tolerance NOTE: Once set, the drive failure tolerance level for an appliance cannot be changed. Management Network Your cluster requires a dedicated set of IP addresses for the cluster and Management network. The Management network Connects the cluster to services such as DNS and NTP. The IP Addresses in the management network are used to address the cluster, appliances, controllers, and internal hosts. Cluster IP Address (1 IP address for each PowerStore cluster) This address is used to manage the cluster. 192.168.1.10 VLAN ID(Optional, defaults to Netmask/Prefix untagged) Length Gateway IP Addresses Required: 3 IPs for each PowerStore T model appliance Optionally: 3 IPs for the File Mobility Network. For details, see Appendix 1: File Mobility. Untagged 255.255.255.0/24 192.168.1.1 Required for Managment Network192.168.1.11-13 Optional for File Mobility Network192.168.1.14-16 Infrastructure Services Record IP addresses for your DNS and NTP servers. It is recommended that you specify at least two addresses for DNS and NTP servers each. DNS Server NTP Server Out-of-Band Management Switch (Management switch) information You can provide read-only credentials for the switches. 100.0.100.200 100.0.100.200 MngmtSwitch 100.0.100.201 100.0.100.201 N/A Protocol (SSH/SNMP) SSH N/A IP Address 100.0.100.50 N/A Port 22 N/A SSH Username admin N/A Switch Password Password123! N/A vCenter Information (Optional) Record your existing vCenter administrator login credentials. The initial configuration workflow automatically creates a data center and ESXi cluster, and associates them with your cluster. NOTE: Ensure that the vCenter Server is accessible on the network. vCenter Server IP Address/Host Name N/A Initial configuration of the PowerStore T model appliance 37

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Table 13. Initial Configuration Worksheet (completed) (continued)
Ensure that there are at least the following number of
SSD drives in the enclosure:
At least 6 for single drive failure tolerance
7 for double drive failure tolerance
NOTE:
Once set, the drive failure tolerance level
for an appliance cannot be changed.
Management Network
Your cluster requires a dedicated set of IP addresses for the cluster and Management network.
The Management network Connects the cluster to services such as DNS and NTP. The IP Addresses in the management
network are used to address the cluster, appliances, controllers, and internal hosts.
Cluster IP Address
(1 IP address for each PowerStore cluster)
This address is used to manage the cluster.
192.168.1.10
VLAN ID
(Optional, defaults to
untagged)
Netmask/Prefix
Length
Gateway
IP Addresses
Required: 3 IPs for each
PowerStore T model appliance
Optionally: 3 IPs for the File
Mobility Network. For details,
see
Appendix 1: File Mobility
.
Untagged
255.255.255.0/24
192.168.1.1
Required for Managment
Network
192.168.1.11-13
Optional for File Mobility
Network
192.168.1.14-16
Infrastructure Services
Record IP addresses for your DNS and NTP servers. It is recommended that you specify at least two addresses for DNS and
NTP servers each.
DNS Server
100.0.100.200
100.0.100.201
NTP Server
100.0.100.200
100.0.100.201
Out-of-Band Management Switch (Management
switch) information
You can provide read-only credentials for the switches.
MngmtSwitch
N/A
Protocol (SSH/SNMP)
SSH
N/A
IP Address
100.0.100.50
N/A
Port
22
N/A
SSH Username
admin
N/A
Switch Password
Password123!
N/A
vCenter Information
(Optional)
Record your existing vCenter administrator login credentials. The initial configuration workflow automatically creates a data
center and ESXi cluster, and associates them with your cluster.
NOTE:
Ensure that the vCenter Server is accessible on the network.
vCenter Server IP Address/Host Name
N/A
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