Pre-Installation Checklist

Pre-installation checklist

Before you proceed with deploying your Nexus Dashboard cluster, prepare this information for easy reference during the process.

Table 1. Cluster details

Parameters

Example

Your entry

Cluster Name

 
ND-Prod-CL01

Nexus Dashboard Implementation Type (LAN/SAN)

 
LAN

DNS Provider(s)

 
8.8.8.8

DNS Search Domain

 
cisco.com

NTP Provider(s)

 
1.1.1.1

(Optional) NTP Authentication Key

 
123456789

(Optional) NTP Authentication ID

 
100

(Optional) NTP Authentication Type

 
MD5

Proxy Server

 
192.168.50.1

(Optional) Proxy Server Ignore Hosts

 
10.0.0.1

(Optional) Proxy Username

 
Proxy-user

(Optional) Proxy Password

 
P@ssword!123

App Network

 
172.17.0.1/16 (default)1

Services Network

 
100.80.0.0/16 (default)1

(Optional) App Network IPv6

 
2001:db8:abcd:0012::0/64

(Optional) Services Network IPv6

 
2001:db8:efgh:0012::0/64
1 These are the default values and we do not recommend that you change them. If you want to change the values, see the appropriate chapter in the "Deploying the Cluster" part.

Note

You can define all nodes during the initial cluster deployment, including the secondary and standby nodes. For simplicity, the following tables assume a 3-node base cluster, but if you are deploying a larger cluster, you must also have the details for all additional nodes.

Table 2. Node details

Parameters

Example

Your entry

For physical nodes, CIMC address and login information of the first node 

10.196.220.84/24

Username: admin

Password: Cisco1234

For physical nodes, CIMC address and login information of the second node 

10.196.220.85/24

Username: admin

Password: Cisco1234!

For physical nodes, CIMC address and login information of the third node 

10.196.220.86/24

Username: admin

Password: Cisco1234!

Password used for each node's rescue-user and the initial GUI password.

We recommend configuring the same password for all nodes in the cluster.

 
Welcome2Cisco!

Management IP of the first node 

192.168.11.172/24

Management Gateway of the first node. 

192.168.11.1

Data Network IP of the first node 

192.168.8.172/24

Data Network Gateway of the first node 

192.168.8.1

(Optional) Data Network VLAN of the first node (only enter a VLAN if the upstream switchport configuration is “trunk” and the VLAN is added to the trunk allowed list) 

101

(Optional) If you enable BGP, ASN of the first node 

63331

(Optional) If you enable BGP and use IPv6-only deployment, Router ID for the first node in the form of an IPv4 address 

1.1.1.1

(Optional) If you enable BGP, IP addresses of the first node's BGP Peers 

200.11.11.2

(Optional) If you enable BGP, ASNs of the first node's BGP Peers 

55555

Management IP of the second node 

192.168.9.173/24

Management Gateway of the second node. 

192.168.9.1

Data Network IP of the second node 

192.168.6.173/24

Data Network Gateway of the second node 

192.168.6.1

(Optional) Data Network VLAN of the second node 

101

(Optional) If you enable BGP, ASN of the second node 

63331

(Optional) If you enable BGP and use IPv6-only deployment, Router ID for the second node in the form of an IPv4 address 

2.2.2.2

(Optional) If you enable BGP, IP addresses of the second node's BGP Peers 

200.12.12.2

Cluster Connectivity (L2/BGP)s 

L2

(Optional) If you enable BGP, ASNs of the second node's BGP Peers 

55555

Management IP of the third node 

192.168.9.174/24

Management Gateway of the third node. 

192.168.9.1

Data Network IP of the third node 

192.168.6.174/24

Data Network Gateway of the third node 

192.168.6.1

(Optional) Data Network VLAN of the third node 

101

(Optional) If you enable BGP, ASN of the third node 

63331

(Optional) If you enable BGP and use IPv6-only deployment, Router ID in the form of an IPv4 address 

3.3.3.3

(Optional) If you enable BGP, IP addresses of the third node's BGP Peers 

200.13.13.2

(Optional) If you enable BGP, ASNs of the third node's BGP Peers 

55555

You will also need to program persistent IP addresses during the cluster bringup. For more information, see Nexus Dashboard persistent IP addresses.