Dell EMC XC6320 Series Hyper-Converged Appliance Solutions Guide
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Contents 1 About Dell Hyper-Converged Appliance solution.............................................................................................4 2 Supported hardware, firmware, and software................................................................................................ 5 3 Documentation references.............................................................................................................................6 4 Licensing overview.............................................
1 About Dell Hyper-Converged Appliance solution Dell provides a hyper-converged appliance solution that includes the Dell XC6320 server and software from Nutanix .Using Nutanix software as a virtual appliance simplifies virtualization by converging computer, storage, and network into a single appliance that is deployed in a clustered environment. The following figures show the Dell XC6320. For more information about the Dell XC6320 appliance, see the Dell XC6320 Owner’s Manual available at Dell.
2 Supported hardware, firmware, and software For a list of the most up-to-date supported hardware, firmware, and software, see the Dell XC6320 Hyper-Converged Appliance Support Matrix available at Dell.com/xcseriesmanuals.
3 Documentation references For information about the Dell documents, see the Support Matrix specific for your product. For information about the Nutanix documents that applies to a specific release of Nutanix solution software, see the Support Matrix specific for your product.
4 Licensing overview The Nutanix virtual computing platform includes various features that allow you to administer your environment according to your current and future requirements. You can use the default feature set of the Nutanix solution software, upgrade to an enhanced feature set, update your license for a longer term, or reassign existing licenses to nodes or clusters as required.
License management For more information about license management, complete the following tasks: 1 On the Nutanix Documentation portal, see the Web Console Guide (for access details, see the Documentation matrix section in the Support Matrix). 2 In the Nutanix Web Console Guide, see the License Management section. 3 Perform the relevant licensing tasks for your system.
5 Deploying your appliance Before you deploy your appliance, ensure that you read through this document and have yourself familiarized with the process and required materials. WARNING: Before you set up and operate your Dell appliance, review the safety instructions that shipped with your storage enclosure. WARNING: The weight of your appliance without the physical disk drives installed (empty weight) is 34 pounds. WARNING: Your appliance must be installed by Dell certified service technicians.
• Virtual Machines should not be run directly on the SATADOM. Ensure that the Virtual Machines run only on solid state drives (SSDs) and hard disk drives (HDDs). Before you begin CAUTION: It is important that you perform all the steps in this guide prior to doing other configuration steps.
Deployment outline The flow of tasks in deploying the XC Series Hyper-Converged Appliance is shown here. Figure 4. Deployment workflow process. Running Nutanix first boot scripts for VMware vSphere After the node is racked, cabled, and powered on, the Nutanix first boot scripts run automatically. Wait till the scripts are successfully run. A list of run scripts is displayed.
• Starts CVM and checks for the existence of /tmp/svm_boot_succeeded. • Restarts host. Creating a storage cluster • Use the Nutanix web-based tool to create a Nutanix storage cluster from all locally discovered nodes that are ready to be clustered.
NOTE: The default password is not set for ESXi hosts. Table 1. Default Cluster Credentials Interface Target Username Password Web management console iDRAC root calvin Remote desktop or console Hyper-V host Administrator nutanix/4u SSH client or console ESXi host root SSH client Nutanix Controller VM nutanix Nutanix Web Console PRISM Interface (after cluster configuration) These options are set during first Prism log in.
6 Downloading and installing Software applications Topics: • OpenManage Essentials • Installing Dell OpenManage Essentials on a separate server • Dell Nautilus OpenManage Essentials OpenManage Essentials is a hardware management application on a separate server that provides a comprehensive view of the Dell XC6320 and its components.
• Documentation Dell Nautilus Dell Nautilus is a general maintenance release utility for updating firmware for SAS and SATA drives (or disks). For information about the supported Dell Nautilus version number, see the Supported hardware, firmware, and software section in this document. To download the Dell Nautilus Firmware Update Utility for SAS and SATA disk Solid State Drives (SSDs): 1 Go to Dell.com/support/drivers.
7 Monitoring Table 2. Appliance component monitoring guide Components Monitor Utility System memory Dell OpenManage Essentials Cooling fans Dell OpenManage Essentials Processors Dell OpenManage Essentials PSUs Dell OpenManage Essentials NIC Dell OpenManage Essentials Front HDDs Nutanix web console Front SSDs Nutanix web console NOTE: For instructions about using Dell OpenManage Essentials to monitor the Dell appliance, do the following: 1 See the OpenManage Essentials User’s Guide.
8 Updating firmware Table 3.
9 Replacing hardware This section describes high-level tasks to replace components correctly within the Dell appliance solution. Before you begin, for information about downloading the following required documents for the three hardware replacement tasks, see the Documentation matrix section in the Support Matrix. The documents are: • Hardware Replacement Documentation • Dell XC6320 Hyper-Converged Appliance Owner’s Manual After you review these documents, proceed to hardware replacement tasks.
3 See the Nutanix Hardware Replacement Documentation again, see the Completing Data Drive Replacement section and complete the replacement of the failed HDD or SSD.
10 Recovering appliance For information about recovering your appliance, contact Dell Support.
11 Getting help Topics: • Contacting Dell EMC • Dell SupportAssist • Locating your system Service Tag • Quick Resource Locator Contacting Dell EMC Dell EMC provides several online and telephone based support and service options. If you do not have an active internet connection, you can find contact information about your purchase invoice, packing slip, bill, or Dell EMC product catalog. Availability varies by country and product, and some services may not be available in your area.
Locating your system Service Tag Your system is identified by a unique Express Service Code and Service Tag number. The Express Service Code is found on the front of the system and Service Tag is found on the front of the system. Alternatively, the information may be on a sticker on the chassis of the system. This information is used by Dell to route support calls to the appropriate personnel. The Service Tag locations on the chassis are as follows: Figure 5. Service Tag location Figure 6.
Figure 8. Service Tag linkage NOTE: Hard drives that are under warranty are linked to the appropriate Service Tag of the node. Quick Resource Locator Use the Quick Resource Locator (QRL) to get immediate access to system information and how-to videos. This can be done by visiting Dell.com/QRL or by using your smartphone or tablet and a model specific Quick Resource (QR) code located on your Dell system. To try out the QR code, scan the following image. Figure 9.
