VxRail Installation and Implementation (VXRIA) – Outline

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Plan and Prepare for Deployment
  • VxRail Installation and Implementation Process
  • Download and Review the PEQ with the Customer
  • Prepare and Send PEQ to the Customer
  • Review and Validate the PEQ
  • Generate PEQ Data File and the Appliance JSON File
  • The VxRail Configuration Portal
  • VxRail Network PEQ Addendum
  • Lab: VxRail Pre-Engagement Questionnaire
Prepare the Site for System Initialization
  • Verify the VxRail Nodes are Racked and Connected to the ToR(s)
  • Configure iDRAC
  • Verify Time and Management VLAN ID Settings
  • Lab: Pre-Initialization VxRail Node Validation
  • Interaction: Modify Default Management Network VLAN IDs
Validate the Customer Environment for Deployment
  • Validate the Customer Environment for Deployment
  • Validate the Customer Environment with NVT
  • Lab: Network Environment Validation
Deploy a VxRail Cluster
  • Deploy a VxRail Cluster
  • Interaction: Deploy VxRail with Internal vCenter Server
  • Perform Initial Build with External vCenter Server
  • Lab: VxRail Installation Procedures
  • Lab: Prepare the Environment for VxRail Deployment with an External vCenter Server
  • Lab: VxRail Deployment with an External vCenter Server
  • VxRail Deployed VDS
  • VMware vSAN 2-Node Cluster on VxRail
  • Demonstration: Deploy vSAN 2-Node Cluster on VxRail
Perform Post Deployment Tasks
  • Verify VxRail Deployment with VxRail Manager Plugin
  • VxRail Licensing
  • vSAN Health Check and Enable Performance Service
  • Lab: VxRail Post Deployment Verification
  • vSAN Deduplication and Compression
  • Interaction: Enable Deduplication and Compression Service
  • Perform vSAN Configuration Tasks
  • Lab: Manage vSAN Storage Policies
  • Interaction: Deploy a VM using the Storage Policy
  • Configure Secure Remote Service
Generate Customer Deliverables
  • Complete a Test Plan
  • Generate Customer Deliverables - As-Built Configuration Report
  • Lab: VxRail As-Built Configuration Report
Perform Software Upgrade
  • Perform Software Upgrade
  • VxRail Software Upgrade Considerations
  • Scenario: Perform VxRail Software Upgrade
  • Interaction: Perform VxRail Software Upgrade
Cluster Expansion and Stretched Cluster Deployment
  • Custer Expansion
  • Lab: Cluster Expansion
  • VxRail Clusters – Layer 3 Support
  • High Level Overview of Deploying a vSAN Stretched Cluster on VxRail
Implementation Troubleshooting
  • Perform Log Collection
  • Lab: Log Collection
  • Troubleshooting Deployment Issues
  • vSAN Troubleshooting
  • Secure Remote Services Troubleshooting
  • Perform Rapid Appliance Self Recovery (RASR) for VxRail Nodes
  • Interaction: RASR Reset Using RASR ISO
  • Interaction: Factory Reset Using SD Card