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9.8

Run the Test-Cluster cmdlet

Before creating the S2D cluster, ensure the Ready Nodes are properly configured and are ready for the

cluster creation. This is done using the

Test-Cluster

cmdlet.

Run the

Test-Cluster

cmdlet from the management system or one of the Ready Nodes:

PS>

Test-Cluster -Node storage-01, storage-02, storage-03, storage-04

–

Include 'Storage Spaces Direct', 'Inventory', 'Network', 'System

Configuration'

Note:

Replace the node names in the command above with the names used in your environment.

The

Test-Cluster

cmdlet generates a .htm report of all validations performed and the results. Review and

resolve any warnings shown in the validation report and run the test again if needed.

When all tests pass, the output looks similar to the following:

LastWriteTime

Length Name

-------------

------ ----

1/12/2019

3:50 PM

1823740 Validation Report 2019.01.12 At 15.49.35.htm

Note:

The full path to the report is typically

C:\Users\

username

\AppData\Local\Temp\

validation

report name

.

9.9

Create the cluster

The

New-Cluster

cmdlet is used to create the S2D cluster. Use the

-IgnoreNetwork

option to ignore the

storage networks. Run the

New-Cluster

cmdlet from the management system or one of the Ready Nodes

to create the cluster:

PS>

New-Cluster

–

Name Cluster-01

–

Node storage-01, storage-02, storage-03,

storage-04 -StaticAddress 172.16.11.250

–

NoStorage

–

IgnoreNetwork

172.16.13.0/24, 172.16.14.0/24 -Verbose

Note:

Replace the node names in the command above with the names used in your environment.

In the above command, the

-StaticAddress

parameter is used to specify an IP address for the cluster in

the same IP subnet as the in-band management network. The

-NoStorage

parameter specifies that the

cluster is to be created without any shared storage.

Example output follows:

VERBOSE: Adding static network 172.16.11.0/24.

WARNING: There were issues while creating the clustered role that may

prevent it from starting. For more information

view the report file below.

WARNING: Report file location: C:\Windows\cluster\Reports\Create Cluster

Wizard Cluster-01 on 2019.01.29 At

16.00.10.htm

Name

Section	Page
1 Introduction	6
1.1 Typographical conventions	6
1.2 Attachments	6
2 Hardware Overview	7
2.1 Dell EMC Networking S5248F-ON	7
2.2 Dell EMC Networking S3048-ON	7
2.3 Dell EMC S2D Ready Nodes	7
2.4 Management system	8
2.5 Supported Dell EMC Networking switches	8
3 Topology	9
3.1 Connections to leaf switches	10
3.2 Connections to OOB management switch	11
4 Configuration planning	12
4.1 RDMA overview	12
4.2 DCB overview	12
4.3 Ready Node network adapter options	12
4.3.1 QLogic FastLinQ QL41262	12
4.3.2 Mellanox ConnectX-4 Lx	12
4.4 Adapter/RDMA/DCB options	13
4.5 VLANs and IP addressing	13
5 Configure network adapters	14
5.1 Reset network adapters to factory defaults	14
5.2 Configure QLogic QL41262 adapters	15
5.3 Verify Mellanox ConnectX-4 Lx adapter settings	19
6 Leaf switch configuration prerequisites	22
6.1 Check switch OS version	22
6.2 Verify license installation	22
6.3 Factory default configuration	23
7 Configure leaf switches	24
7.1 General settings	25
7.2 Configure port-groups	25
7.3 Configure VLANs and VRRP	26
7.4 Configure storage interfaces	27
7.5 Configure in-band management interfaces	28
7.6 Configure VLT	29
7.7 Configure DCB	30
8 Switch validation	33
8.1 General commands	33
8.1.1 show interface status	33
8.1.2 show vlan	33
8.1.3 show lldp neighbors	34
8.1.4 show vrrp brief	34
8.2 VLT validation commands	35
8.2.1 show vlt domain_id	35
8.2.2 show vlt domain_id backup-link	35
8.2.3 show vlt domain_id mismatch	36
9 S2D Ready Node configuration and deployment	37
9.1 Initial state	37
9.2 Ensure DCB is disabled on Intel X710 adapters	38
9.3 Install roles and features	39
9.4 Configure the in-band management and VM network	39
9.5 Configure storage networks	40
9.5.1 Configure storage VLANs	40
9.5.2 Configure storage IP addresses	40
9.5.3 Enable RDMA	41
9.5.4 Enable iWARP on QLogic adapters	41
9.5.5 Enable jumbo frames on NICs	41
9.6 Join Ready Nodes to the Active Directory domain	42
9.7 Clean disks	42
9.8 Run the Test-Cluster cmdlet	44
9.9 Create the cluster	44
9.10 Configure a cluster witness	45
9.11 Enable S2D	46
9.12 Create storage volumes	46
9.13 Configure DCB on Ready Nodes	47
10 PowerShell validation commands and output	48
10.1 Get-NetAdapter	48
10.2 Get-VMSwitch	48
10.3 Get-NetIPAddress	49
10.4 Get-NetRoute	49
10.5 Get-DnsClientServerAddress	49
10.6 View VLAN IDs	49
10.7 Get-NetAdapterRdma	50
10.8 Ensure iWARP is enabled (QLogic adapters only)	50
10.9 View jumbo frame settings	50
10.10 Storage validation commands	51
10.10.1 Get-PhysicalDisk	51
10.10.2 Get-StoragePool	52
10.10.3 Get-VirtualDisk	52
10.11 DCB validation commands	52
10.11.1 Get-NetQosPolicy	52
10.11.2 Get-NetAdapterQos	53
10.11.3 Get-NetQosFlowControl	54
10.11.4 Get-NetQosTrafficClass	54
10.11.5 Get-NetQosDcbxSetting	54
10.11.6 Verify Mellanox adapters are set to “Host in Charge”	54
11 Switch DCB validation commands	55
11.1 Show queuing statistics	55
11.2 Show interface priority flow control	55
A Validated components	56
A.1 Dell EMC Networking Switches	56
A.2 S2D Ready Nodes	56
A.3 Management System	57
A.4 Dell EMC Networking Optics and Cables	58
A.5 S2D Ready Node and management system software	58
B Port-groups	59
C Technical resources	61
D Fabric Design Center	62

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