Category: VxRail

  • VCF 4 on VxRail Architecture Diagrams

    This post contains some sample high-level, non-official VCF 4 on VxRail architecture diagrams and notes that I have put together for enablement purposes, and may be of use to others. These diagrams are reflective of VCF 4.2 on VxRail, and are based on the following supported architectures: Standard Architecture Consolidated…

  • VCF on VxRail 4.2 – Walkthrough (Part 1: Bring Up)

    This is the first in a series of posts covering VCF On VxRail 4.2. The following detailed post provides an example walkthrough covering the process of: Deploying a VxRail Management Workload Domain cluster Deploying VMware CloudBuilder for VxRail Bring-Up of VCF 4.2 Versions used in this example are VCF 4.2…

  • VxRail and Intel Optane

    There are many who are not aware of what Intel Optane is and in turn not aware that VxRail supports Intel Optane media. It’s not just a cool name that makes you feel like getting into a racecar and doing 150 mph on the freeway – although that sounds like…

  • VCF 4.2 On VxRail – Validate Thumbprints

    In order to prevent the opportunity of a Man In The Middle (MiTM) attack VMware have introduced a security feature which validates the SSH RSA fingerprint and SSL thumbprint of both vCenter Server and VxRail Manager along with the SSH fingerprints of the ESXi hosts during initial deployments. This feature…

  • No Multicast No Problem. VxRail Cluster Build and Scaleout without Loudmouth

    One of the new features that were added to VxRail in the latest 7.0.130 release was the ability to build cluster and add nodes without using the zero-touch configuration. So what is the zero-touch configuration and why would I not want to use it? The Zero-touch configuration uses IPV6 Multicast…

  • VxRail Multi vDS – System Traffic Separation

    Continuing from my previous post with the theme of network flexibility that is present in the 7.0.130 VxRail release. This post will look at a new feature that will allow customers to customize their entire vDS configuration. Traditionally all VxRail system VLANs needed to remain on a single vDS. System…

  • VCF on VxRail 4.1 to 4.2 Upgrade – My Experience

    Previously we looked at the 4.0 to 4.1 upgrade. This is a continuation of the next iteration of VCF Upgrades. I can’t stress this enough read and use the VVD documentation for guidance throughout this process. The Documents are well written and easy to follow. VCF 4.1 is “vRSLCM aware”.…

  • VxRail Proof of Concept – SaaS Controller Surprise

    Our own, Curtis Edwards, provides feedback into the SAAS MultiCluster Controller with the CTO Advisor team during their analysis of VxRail and VCF on VxRail. Click here to see more from the CTO Advisor on VxRail.

  • CTO Advisor VxRail Proof of Concept

    Our own, Jeremy Merrill, spoke with the CTO Advisor on the strength and benefits of Dell/VMware/Intel integration. The target audience is the data center architect. Jeremy makes strong claims on the benefits of the solution. This video sets the stage for much of the validation testing conducted by the CTOA…

  • VxRail – Secure Boot and Attestation

    Security is a key focus these days. For the security conscious customers, you can even configure your VxRail nodes so that upon booting up, they will verify the components that are involved in the boot process, to ensure that they are not tampered with. This post explains the Secure Boot…