Dell PowerStore 3000X EMC PowerStore Network Configuration Guide for PowerSwit - Page 16

Policy Manager IP Address and Port, Gateway or Proxy Server IP Address

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Table 4. PowerStore T model: completed example of an Initial Configuration Worksheet (continued) Top-of-Rack (ToR) Information Record the switch IP addresses to validate the cabling and switch settings before the cluster is configured. To ensure a strong layer of redundancy, it is required that you connect your appliance to at least two switches. You can provide read-only credentials for the switches. Protocol (SSH/SNMP) SSH IP Address 100.0.100.10/24 Port Port 22 User Credentials / Community String admin/Password123! PowerStore T model Only Out-of-Band Management Switch Information You can provide read-only credentials for the switches. SSH 100.0.100.11/24 Port 22 admin/Password123! PowerStore X model Only Protocol (SSH / SNMP) SSH N/A IP Address 100.0.100.50/24 N/A Ports 22 N/A User Credentials / Community String admin/Password123! N/A Hypervisor Record your existing vCenter administrator login credentials. The initial configuration workflow automatically creates a datacenter and ESXi cluster, and associates them with your cluster. NOTE: Ensure that the vCenter Server is accessible on the network. Existing vCenter IP N/A Address Existing vCenter User N/A Credentials New Datacenter Name N/A New ESXi Cluster Name N/A SupportAssist (Optional) SupportAssist is a secure, automated health and system monitoring capability. It sends notifications to Dell EMC, enables remote support, and sends data to CloudIQ. Once your cluster is created successfully, you can connect to Dell EMC SupportAssist. If you already have SupportAssist enabled, record the associated account details and the gateway or proxy IP information here. Tip: The default port number Dell EMC uses is 9443. Gateway or Proxy Server IP Address N/A Gateway or Proxy Server Port N/A Proxy Server User Credentials N/A (Not applicable for Gateway Connect) Policy Manager IP Address and Port N/A (Not applicable for Direct Connect without remote access or Gateway Connect) 16 PowerStore T model: Before you begin

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Table 4. PowerStore T model: completed example of an Initial Configuration Worksheet (continued)
Top-of-Rack (ToR) Information
Record the switch IP addresses to validate the cabling and switch settings before the cluster is configured. To ensure a strong
layer of redundancy, it is required that you connect your appliance to at least two switches. You can provide read-only
credentials for the switches.
Protocol (SSH/SNMP)
SSH
SSH
IP Address
100.0.100.10/24
100.0.100.11/24
Port
Port 22
Port 22
User Credentials / Community String
admin/Password123!
admin/Password123!
PowerStore T model Only
Out-of-Band Management Switch Information
You can provide read-only credentials for the switches.
Protocol (SSH / SNMP)
SSH
N/A
IP Address
100.0.100.50/24
N/A
Ports
22
N/A
User Credentials /
Community String
admin/Password123!
N/A
PowerStore X model Only
Hypervisor
Record your existing vCenter administrator login credentials. The initial configuration workflow
automatically creates a datacenter and ESXi cluster, and associates them with your cluster.
NOTE:
Ensure that the vCenter Server is accessible on the network.
Existing vCenter IP
Address
N/A
Existing vCenter User
Credentials
N/A
New Datacenter Name
N/A
New ESXi Cluster Name
N/A
SupportAssist (Optional)
SupportAssist is a secure, automated health and system monitoring capability. It sends notifications to Dell EMC, enables
remote support, and sends data to CloudIQ. Once your cluster is created successfully, you can connect to Dell EMC
SupportAssist. If you already have SupportAssist enabled, record the associated account details and the gateway or proxy IP
information here.
Tip
: The default port number Dell EMC uses is
9443
.
Gateway or Proxy Server IP Address
N/A
Gateway or Proxy Server Port
N/A
Proxy Server User Credentials
(Not applicable for Gateway Connect)
N/A
Policy Manager IP Address and Port
(Not applicable for Direct Connect without remote access or
Gateway Connect)
N/A
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PowerStore T model: Before you begin