Dell EMC Xpress Hyper-Converged Deployment Checklist Dell Engineering September 2017 A Dell EMC Deployment Checklist
Revisions Date Description June 2017 Initial release September 2017 Update to Fabric Manager name. The information in this publication is provided “as is.” Dell Inc. makes no representations or warranties of any kind with respect to the information in this publication, and specifically disclaims implied warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose. Use, copying, and distribution of any software described in this publication requires an applicable software license.
Table of contents Revisions.............................................................................................................................................................................2 1 Introduction ...................................................................................................................................................................4 1.1 3 Default / set up cluster credentials ....................................................................................
1 Introduction Use this worksheet to collect your deployment data prior to installation. For more information about Xpress documentation, including Acropolis guides, see the Xpress Support Matrix at www.dell.com/xcseriesmanuals and select your Xpress appliance. 1.1 Default / set up cluster credentials The default cluster credentials for the system differ from those stated at the beginning of all Nutanix documentation. See Table 1 for default cluster credentials, which are specific to the system.
Network IP addresses (Per Cluster) WARNING: Network Communication between the Controller VM (CVM) and the host appliance leverages the 192.168.5.x IP subnet on a private virtual network. You cannot use the 192.168.5.0.x IP subnet for your production or iDRAC management networks.
Downloads Nutanix Foundation Applet downloaded Download the Java Runtime Environment (JRE) 8 (1.8.0) or later Download Google Chrome (Optional) Download Fabric Manager for XC Xpress Credentials Use your corporate security policies to manage passwords. This is a list to show you what you need during the deployment process.
Nutanix management account users User name User name User name User name Registration and configuration options Nutanix Portal Registration Configured iDRAC (all appliances) Configured DNS Configured NTP Update AOS (1-click update) Note: Dell EMC recommends updating the AOS version prior to putting your newly created cluster in production. To see how to use Prism to update your AOS, see the Nutanix Acropolis Administrator’s Guide.
