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Security
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Hypervisor Admin field
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Hypervisor administrator username must contain only alphanumeric characters.
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Note
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Use root account for ESXi deployments.
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Hypervisor Password field
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Enter the Hypervisor password, this can be one of the following:
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Remember
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The default ESXi password of Cisco123 must be changed as part of installation. For fresh ESXi installation, ensure the checkbox
for The Hypervisor on this node uses the factory default password is checked. Provide a new ESXi root password that will be set on all nodes during installation.
If the ESXi installation has a non-default root password, ensure the checkbox The Hypervisor on this node uses the factory default password is unchecked. Provide the ESXi root password that you configured. This password will not be changed during installation.
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Hypervisor Password Confirmation field
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Retype the Hypervisor password.
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Controller VM Admin Password field
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Enter a user-supplied HyperFlex storage controller VM password. The password must contain a minimum of 10 characters, with
at least 1 lowercase, 1 uppercase, 1 numeric, and 1 of these -_@#$%^&*! special characters.
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Note
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Make a note of this password as it will be used for the administrator account.
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Controller VM Admin Password Confirmation field
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Retype the Controller VM administrator password.
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DNS, NTP, and Timezone
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Timezone field
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Select the local timezone.
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DNS Servers field
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Enter one or more DNS servers. A DNS server that can resolve public domains is required for Intersight.
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NTP Servers field
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Enter one or more NTP servers (IP address or FQDN). A local NTP server is highly recommended. |
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(Optional) DNS Suffix field
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Enter the DNS search suffix.
This field is applicable only for Cisco HX Data Platform release 3.0 and later.
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vCenter (Optional Policy)
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vCenter Server FQDN or IP field
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Enter the vCenter server FQDN or IP address.
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vCenter Username field
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Enter the vCenter username. For example, administrator@vsphere.local
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vCenter Password field
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Enter the vCenter password.
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vCenter Datacenter Name field
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Enter the vCenter datacenter name.
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Storage Configuration (Optional Policy)
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VDI Optimization check box
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Check this check box to enable VDI optimization (hybrid HyperFlex systems only).
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Logical Availability Zones check box
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Logical Availability Zones configuration is recommended. This option is available for HyperFlex cluster sizes with 8 or more
nodes and clusters deployed on Cisco HX Data Platform, Release 3.0 or higher.
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Note
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Logical Availability Zones configuration is recommended for HyperFlex Clusters with 8 or more nodes connected to Fabric Interconnect.
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Auto Support (Optional Policy)
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Auto Support check box
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Check this check box to enable Auto Support.
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Send Service Ticket Notifications To field
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Enter the email address recipient for support tickets.
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Node IP Ranges
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Note
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This section configures the management IP pool. You must complete the management network fields to define a range of IP addresses
for deployment. On the node configuration screen, these IP addresses will be automatically assigned to the selected nodes.
If you wish to assign a secondary range of IP addresses for the controller VM Management network, you may optionally fill
out the additional fields below. Both IP ranges must be part of the same subnet.
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Management Network Starting IP field
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Enter the starting IP address for the management IP pool.
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Management Network Ending IP field
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Enter the ending IP address for the management IP pool.
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Management Network Subnet Mask field
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Enter the subnet mask for the management VLAN.
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Management Network Gateway field
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Enter the default gateway for the management VLAN.
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Controller VM Management Network Starting IP (Optional)
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Enter the starting IP address for the controller VM management network.
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| Controller VM Management Network Ending IP (Optional)
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Enter the ending IP address for the controller VM management network.
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Controller VM Management Network Subnet Mask (Optional)
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Enter the subnet mask for the controller VM management network.
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Controller VM Management Network Gateway (Optional)
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Enter the default gateway for the controller VM management network.
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Cluster Network
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VM Migration VLAN Name field
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Enter the VLAN name for the VM Migration. The name can be from 1 to 32 characters long and can contain a combination of alphanumeric
characters, underscores, and hyphens.
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VM Migration VLAN ID field
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Enter the VLAN ID for the VM Migration. An ID of 0 means the traffic is untagged. The ID can be any number between 0 and 4095,
inclusive.
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VM Network VLAN Name field
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Enter the VLAN name for the VM Network. The name can be from 1 to 32 characters long and can contain a combination of alphanumeric
characters, underscores, and hyphens.
You can add additional VM Network VLAN Names if necessary.
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VM Network VLAN ID field
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Enter the VLAN ID for the VM Network. The ID can be any number between 0 and 4095, inclusive.
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KVM Starting IP field
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Enter the Start IP address for out-of-band KVM access. One IP address per node is required. The range must fall in the same
address range as UCS Manager management interfaces.
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| KVM Ending IP field
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Enter the End IP address for out-of-band KVM access.
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KVM Subnet Mask field
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Enter the Subnet mask for the KVM.
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KVM Gateway field
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Enter the Gateway for the KVM.
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Management Network VLAN Name field
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Enter the VLAN name for the management network. The name can be from 1 to 32 characters long and can contain a combination
of alphanumeric characters, underscores, and hyphens.
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Management Network VLAN ID field
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Enter the VLAN ID for the management network. VLAN must have access to Intersight. The name can be from 1 to 32 characters
long and can contain a combination of alphanumeric characters, underscores, and hyphens.
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Jumbo Frames check box
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For best performance, enable Jumbo Frames.
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External FC Storage (Optional Policy)
If you want to add external storage, configure FC Storage by completing the following fields:
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Enable FC Storage check box
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Check this check box to enable FC Storage.
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VSAN A Name field
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The name of the VSAN for the primary Fabric Interconnect (FI-A).
Enter the name of the first Virtual Storage Area Network. The name can be from 1 to 32 characters long and can contain a combination
of alphanumeric characters, underscores, and hyphens.
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VSAN A ID field
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The unique identifier assigned to the network for the primary Fabric Interconnect (FI-A).
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Attention
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Do not enter VSAN IDs that are currently used on the UCS or HyperFlex system. If you enter an existing VSAN ID in the installer
which utilizes UCS zoning, zoning will be disabled in your existing environment for that VSAN ID.
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Enter the ID of the first Virtual Storage Area Network. The ID can be any number between 1 and 4093, inclusive.
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VSAN B Name field
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The unique identifier assigned to the network for the subordinate Fabric Interconnect (FI-B).
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Note
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Do not enter VSAN IDs that are currently used on the UCS or HyperFlex system. If you enter an existing VSAN ID in the installer
which utilizes UCS zoning, zoning will be disabled in your existing environment for that VSAN ID.
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Enter the name of the second Virtual Storage Area Network. The name can be from 1 to 32 characters long and can contain a
combination of alphanumeric characters, underscores, and hyphens.
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VSAN B ID field
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Enter the ID of the second Virtual Storage Area Network. The ID can be any number between 1 and 4093, inclusive.
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WWxN Range Starting Address field
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Enter the start address of the WWxN range in the form of 20:00:00:25:B5:XX.
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WWxN Range Ending Address field
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Enter the end address of the WWxN range in the form of 20:00:00:25:B5:XX.
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External iSCSI Storage (Optional Policy)
If you want to add external storage, configure iSCSI Storage by completing the following fields:
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Enable iSCSI Storage check box
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Check this check box to enable iSCSI Storage.
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VLAN A Name field
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Name of the VLAN associated with the iSCSI vNIC, on the primary Fabric Interconnect (FI-A).
Enter the name of the first Virtual Local Area Network. The name can be from 1 to 32 characters long and can contain a combination
of alphanumeric characters, underscores, and hyphens.
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VLAN A ID field
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ID of the VLAN associated with the iSCSI vNIC, on the primary Fabric Interconnect (FI-A).
Enter the ID of the first Virtual Local Area Network. The ID can be any number between 0 and 4095, inclusive.
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VLAN B Name field
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Name of the VLAN associated with the iSCSI vNIC, on the subordinate Fabric Interconnect (FI-B).
Enter the name of the second Virtual Local Area Network. The name can be from 1 to 32 characters long and can contain a combination
of alphanumeric characters, underscores, and hyphens.
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VLAN B ID field
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ID of the VLAN associated with the iSCSI vNIC, on the subordinate Fabric Interconnect (FI-A).
Enter the ID of the second Virtual Local Area Network. The ID can be any number between 0 and 4095, inclusive.
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Proxy Setting (Optional Policy)
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Hostname field
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Enter the HTTP proxy server FQDN or IP address.
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Port field
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Enter the proxy port number.
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Username field
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Enter the HTTP Proxy username.
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Password field
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Enter the HTTP Proxy password.
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HyperFlex Storage Network
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Storage Network VLAN Name field
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Enter the VLAN name for the storage network. The name can be from 1 to 32 characters long and can contain a combination of
alphanumeric characters, underscores, and hyphens.
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Storage Network VLAN ID field
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Enter the VLAN ID for the storage VLAN traffic. The VLAN must be unique per HyperFlex cluster. The ID can be any number between
0 and 4095, inclusive.
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The storage VLAN must be unique per HyperFlex cluster. This VLAN does not need to be routable and can remain layer 2 only.
IP addresses from the link local range 169.254.x.x/24 are automatically assigned to storage interfaces.
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