Key Considerations for VxRail Network Planning

The customer needs to provide answers to these key questions: Will the Native or Default VLAN be used for the VxRail Management network? Additional steps are required if the Native VLAN is not used for the Management network

 Is the Native or Default VLAN traffic tagged or untagged? Additional steps may be required

 Is Spanning Tree Protocol (STP) enabled on the customer network? Additional steps are required to ensure STP does not disrupt VxRail network traffic

 Are Jumbo Frames in use on the customer network?

The default MTU size of 1500 should be used for the VxRail networks

Key Considerations for VxRail Network Planning

Preparing to support a VxRail deployment on a qualified switch follows these basic steps:

1.Define the VLANs for the key VxRail networks on the switch

2.Configure the switch ports connecting to the VxRail nodes on the switch

 3.Configure the switch ports to serve as uplinks on the switch

 4.Assign the VLANs to the switch ports on the switch

5.Capture and record the VLAN IDs configured on the switch

 6.Capture and record the port numbers configured for connectivity for VxRail nodes

7.Capture and record the port numbers configured for uplinks