10 Gigabit Ethernet switch edge cluster configurations, 70–73
40 Gigabit Ethernet cabling, 56
access
cluster access policies, 241
Controller VM access (HX Connect), 167
accounts (local), HX Connect, 151
ACI (Application Centric Infrastructures)
ACI mode, Nexus 9000 series switches, 34–36
stretch cluster requirements, 133
Activity page (HX Connect), 163–164
administrators, replication, 266
Alarms page (HX Connect), 160–161
All Flash nodes, 26–27, 47, 51
All-NVMe nodes, NVMe drives, 51
analytics, Intersight, 293
ASUP (Auto-Support)
HyperFlex installation requirements, 100–101
automation, Intersight, 293
backups
HyperFlex backups, 286
changed block tracking, 288–289
Cohesity Recovery, 290
Veeam Availability Suite, 286–289
Hyper-V, 39
replication
administrators, 266
storage spaces, 266
topologies, 265
replication networks
considerations, 269
HX Connect configurations, 270–273
topologies, 268
replication pairs
bandwidth, replication network connections, 272–273
bare metal (type 1) hypervisors, 37
Base edition (Intersight), 295
base VM, ReadyClone support, 200
best practices
ReadyClones, 201
blade firmware bundle (UCS), 232–233
blade servers
compute-only nodes, 52
UCS-B series blade servers, 20, 62
branch offices, HyperFlex Edge, 27–28
browsers
HyperFlex installations, 81
Intersight browser compatibility, 295
bundles (HyperFlex components)
upgrade bundle (.tgz file), 232
VMware ESXi Offline Zip bundle, 232
cabling, 40 Gigabit Ethernet, 56
carbon-aggregator (controller service), 43
carbon-cache (controller service), 43
Catalyst switches, 88
certificates
CSR, 179
self-certificates, 179
changed block tracking, HyperFlex backups, 288–289
charts, Performance page (HX Connect), 164–165
Chrome (Google), HyperFlex installations, 81
cip-monitor (controller service), 43
cloud-based management, Intersight, 23–24, 293–296
Cluster IP Monitor (controller service), 43
Cluster Management IP (controller service), 44
Cluster Manager Service (controller service), 43
clusters, 75
access policies, configuring, 241
compute-only nodes, 81
converged nodes, 43
CRM, 46
direct connect mode setup, 101–103
10 Gigabit Ethernet switch configurations, 70–73
dual-switch configurations, 68–70
HyperFlex configurations, 107–120
single-switch configurations, 66–68
UCS FI, 78
health
HyperFlex Edge clusters
Intersight
cluster deployments, 297
M*N connectivity, 269
nodes
five-node clusters, 219
four-node clusters, 219
three-node clusters, 219, 245–247
QoS, 88
remote clusters, HX Connect, 176–177
scaling, 207
converged nodes, 208–212, 217–224
expanding stretch clusters, 213–218
SED cluster ports, 86
shutdown stops, 46
HX-series rack-mount server connectivity, 60–62
HyperFlex configurations, 107–120
UCS B-series blade server connectivity, 62
storage capacity, 236
storage clusters
adding drives, 225
HyperFlex installation requirements, 94–95
NTP servers, 96
stretch clusters, 41, 63–64, 76
ACI requirements, 133
FI, 132
HyperFlex configurations, 130–150
network IP addressing, 136–137
stretch witness ports, 85
UCSM requirements, 133
VLAN requirements, 133
VMware requirements, 133
Witness VM, 132
upgrades, with HX Connect UI, 254–259
Cohesity
Cohesity Recovery, 290
combined upgrades, 252
Commvault, HyperFlex backups, 290–291
component bundles (HyperFlex upgrades)
upgrade bundle (.tgz file), 232
VMware ESXi Offline Zip bundle, 232
compression (data), 45
compute nodes
removing, 224
computing
Hyper-V computing environment, 39
UCS, 15
configurations
cluster access policies, 241
HyperFlex configurations
HyperFlex 3.5 configurations, 88–89
HyperFlex Edge, postinstallation configurations, 320–321
integrated management controllers, 306–308
Net.TeamPolicyUpDelay default values, 236–237
replication networks via HX Connect, 270–273
vCenter configuration requirements, 95
connectivity
M*N connectivity, 269
remote connectivity, Hyper-V, 39
upstream network connectivity, verifying, 240–241
Controller VM
access (HX Connect, System Information page), 167
CPU resource reservations, 96–97
HX220c M4 Controller VM, 99
HX220c M5 Controller VM, 97–98
HX240c M4 Controller VM, 99–100
HX240c M5 Controller VM, 97, 98
HXAF220c M4 Controller VM, 99
HXAF240c M4 Controller VM, 99–100
HXAF240c M5 Controller VM, 97–98
storage cluster registration, 188–189
HyperFlex
clusters and, 43
installation requirements, 79–80
scaling clusters, 208–212, 217–224
CPU resource reservations, Controller VM, 96–97
CRM (Cluster Resource Manager), 46
cron (controller service), 44
CSR (Certificate Signing Requests), 179
Dashboard page (HX Connect), 154–155
data centers
deployment models (automated), 4
server integration, 4
traditional (non-converged) data centers, 1–2
data optimization, 45
compression, 45
deduplication, 45
data platforms, HyperFlex, 24–25
data protection
DR snapshots, 267
protection groups, 267
replication
administrators, 266
storage spaces, 266
topologies, 265
replication networks
considerations, 269
HX Connect configurations, 270–273
topologies, 268
replication pairs
data recovery, Cohesity Recovery, 290
datastores, 205
creating, 206
non-HX datastores, disaster recovery, 267
Datastores page (HX Connect), 169–170
deduplication, 45
deployments
cluster deployments with Intersight, 297
HCI automated deployments models, 4
HyperFlex deployment options, 6–7
desktops (VDI), hypervisors, 36–37
Device Connect page (HX Connect), 159–160
direct connect mode, cluster setup, 101–103
disaster recovery, 263
considerations, 267
data protection, RTO/RPO, 263–265
DRS, verifying enabled status, 236
HyperFlex, 12
Hyper-V, 39
non-HX datastores, 267
overview of, 281
protection groups, 267
rebooting nodes, 267
replication
administrators, 263
storage spaces, 266
topologies, 265
replication networks
considerations, 269
HX Connect configurations, 270–273
topologies, 268
replication pairs
snapshots
DR snapshots, 267
VM, 267
thin provisioning, 267
VM
snapshots, 267
disks
HyperFlex installation requirements, 79
partitioning, 80
Disks page (HX Connect, System Information page), 168–169
DJL2 (Disjoint Layer 2), 89
DNS and name server service (controller service), 44
DNS servers, HyperFlex installation requirements, 96
downloading component bundles (HyperFlex upgrades), 232–233
DR (Disaster Recovery) snapshots, 267
drives
adding to storage clusters, 225
DRS (Disaster Recovery Systems), verifying enabled status, 236
dual-switch configurations
10 Gigabit Ethernet switch configurations, 70–73
dual-switch configurations, 68–70
HyperFlex configurations, 107–120
single-switch configurations, 66–68
UCS FI, 78
edge for remote branch offices, 47
encryption
key-encryption (security) keys, 177
media encryption keys, 177
security (key-encryption) keys, 177
ensembles, 47
Essentials edition (Intersight), 295–296
ESX Agent Manager, 237
ESXi, 37
ESXi Offline Zip bundle (VMware), 232
ESXi Upgrade (HX Connect, Upgrade page), 173–174
stretch cluster installations, 130–150
vmkernel, 37
Ethernet
10 Gigabit Ethernet switch edge cluster configurations, 70–73
40 Gigabit Ethernet cabling, specifications, 56
Events page (HX Connect), 162–163
exhibitor (controller service), 43
external HyperFlex connections, HyperFlex installation requirements, 87–88
FI (Fabric Interconnects)
direct connect mode cluster setup, 103
DJL2, 89
edge clusters, 78
HyperFlex installation requirements, 92
HyperFlex installations, 78
network provisioning, 88
standard cluster topologies, 59–60
stretch clusters, 132
Firefox, HyperFlex installations, 81
firmware, UCS
blade firmware bundle, 232–233
infrastructure firmware, upgrading, 248–261
rack-mount firmware bundle, 232–233
server firmware, Upgrade page (HX Connect), 173
five-node clusters, 219
four-node clusters, 219
Google Chrome, HyperFlex installations, 81
graphite (controller service), 44
hard disks
HyperFlex installation requirements, 79
partitioning, 80
hardware replacement
HCI (Hyperconverged Infrastructure), 3–4. See also HyperFlex
deployment models (automated), 4
management (centralized), 4
scalability, 4
server integration, 4
storage, 4
HDD (Hard-Disk Drives), replacing, 229–230
health checks
storage controller VM, 242–243
health of clusters
hosts, HyperFlex installation requirements, 79
HX Connect, 29
datastores
creating, 206
local accounts, 151
logins, 151
pre-upgrade UCS server firmware (C-bundle), verifying, 234–235
ReadyClones, creating, 201–203
Settings page, 155
Notifications Settings page, 157–158
Support Bundle Settings, 156–157
System Information page, 165–166
Controller VM access, 167
Nodes page, 167
Upgrade page, 172
HX Data Platform Upgrade, 173
Progress page, 174
UCS server firmware, 173
Virtual Machines page, 171–172
HX Connect UI, cluster upgrades, 254–259
components of, 78
datastores, 205
creating, 206
disaster recovery, 263
considerations, 267
data protection, RTO/RPO, 263–265
replication, networking, 267–273
installations, 183
installer navigation aid buttons, 117
Installer OVA deployments with vSphere Web Client, 104–107
installer-related ports, 82
ReadyClones, 199
base VM support, 200
benefits of, 200
best practices, 201
standard cluster topologies, 58–59
HX-series rack-mount server connectivity, 60–62
UCS B-series blade server connectivity, 62
storage clusters, 183, 184–189
upgrade bundle (.tgz file), 232
vSwitch switches, 91
HX Device Connector (controller service), 43–44
HX220 M5/M4 Series, 47
HX220c-M4S Hybrid, 49
HX220c-M5SX Hybrid, 48
HXAF220c-M4S All Flash, 48
HXAF220c-M5SX All Flash, 48
HX220c M4 Controller VM, 99
HX220c M5 Controller VM, 97–98
HX240 M5/M4 Series, 49
HX240c-M4SX Hybrid, 51
HX240c-M5L Hybrid, 50
HXAF220c-M5N All-NVMe, 51
HXAF240c-M5SX All Flash, 49
HX240c M4 Controller VM, 99–100
HX240c M5 Controller VM, 97, 98
HXAF220c M4 Controller VM, 99
HXAF240c M4 Controller VM, 99–100
HXAF240c M5 Controller VM, 97–98
hx-device-connector (controller service), 43–44
hxmanager (controller service), 43
HX-series nodes
all flash nodes, 47
HX220 M5/M4 Series, 47
HX220c-M4S Hybrid, 49
HX220c-M5SX Hybrid, 48
HXAF220c-M4S All Flash, 48
HXAF220c-M5SX All Flash, 48
HX240 M5/M4 Series, 49
HX240c-M4SX Hybrid, 51
HX240c-M5L Hybrid, 50
HXAF220c-M5N All-NVMe, 51
HXAF240c-M5SX All Flash, 49
hybrid nodes, 47
node models, 47
HX-series rack-mount servers, standard cluster topologies, 60–62
Hybrid converged nodes, SSD, 51
HyperFlex, 4–5, 41–42. See also HCI
backups, 286
changed block tracking, 288–289
Cohesity Recovery, 290
Veeam Availability Suite, 286–289
clusters, 75
converged nodes, 43
edge clusters, 41, 64–73, 120–130
standard clusters, 41, 58–62, 107–120
storage clusters, 225
stretch clusters, 41, 63–64, 76, 130–150, 213–218
verifying health in UCSM, 238–239
compute-only nodes, 52
CRM, 46
data compression, 45
data optimization, 45
data platforms, 41
deduplication, 45
edge for remote branch offices, 47
hardware replacement
HX Connect, logins, 151
HX Data Platform, 41
183–0006, 183
components of, 78
disaster recovery, 263
disaster recovery, compatibility matrix, 281–282
disaster recovery, considerations, 267
disaster recovery, data protection, 263–265
disaster recovery, replication, 265–267
disaster recovery, replication networking, 267–273
disaster recovery, replication pairs, 273–277
disaster recovery, VM migration, 285–286
disaster recovery, VM protection, 276–281
disaster recovery, VM recovery, 282–285
installations, 183
reverting to snapshots, 196–198
storage cluster registration, 184–189
storage clusters, 183
HX220 M5/M4 Series, 47
HX220c-M4S Hybrid, 49
HX220c-M5SX Hybrid, 48
HXAF220c-M4S All Flash, 48
HXAF220c-M5SX All Flash, 48
HX240 M5/M4 Series, 49
HX240c-M4SX Hybrid, 51
HX240c-M5L Hybrid, 50
HXAF220c-M5N All-NVMe, 51
HXAF240c-M5SX All Flash, 49
HX-series nodes
all flash nodes, 47
hybrid nodes, 47
node models, 47
HX-series system management
HX Connect, 29
HX Data Platform, 29
VMware vCenter management, 29
hybrid nodes, 25
HyperFlex 3.5 configurations, 88–89
browser recommendations, 81
Controller VM locations, 97–100
CPU resource reservations, Controller VM, 96–97
direct connect mode cluster setup, 101–103
external HyperFlex connections, 87–88
host requirements, 79
HX Data Platform, Installer OVA deployments, 104–107
hypervisor requirements, 93–94
Intersight and, 76
IP address requirements, 93–94
memory resource reservations, storage controller VM, 97
network settings, 91
software versions, 78
SSO requirements, 101
system servers, 101
system services requirements, 96
UCS FI, 78
UCS FI network provisioning, 88
upstream switches and FI, 88, 89
vCenter configuration requirements, 95
VMware vSphere, 79
vSwitch switch requirements, 91–92
workflows, 103
management
next generation management, 12–13
single point of management, 7–9
node models, 47
nodes, 75
replication, 12
SCVM, 42
stHypervisorSvc, 43
VAAI, 42
Smart Account registration, 184, 185
snapshots
software, versions of, 78
storage clusters, registration, 184–189
stretch clusters, 12
cluster storage capacity, 236
cluster upgrades with HX Connect UI, 254–259
downloading component bundles, 232–233
ESX Agent Manager, 237
health checks via HyperCheck utility, 242–248
Net.TeamPolicyUpDelay default values, 236–237
pre-upgrade validation, 235–241
verifying cluster access policies, 241
verifying DRS enabled status, 236
verifying pre-upgrade UCS server firmware (C-bundle), 234–235
verifying upstream network connectivity, 240–241
verifying vMotion interfaces, 239
HyperFlex 3.5 configurations, 88–89
HyperFlex Connect server (controller service), 43
HyperFlex Edge
clusters
dual-switch configurations, 300–301
installations via Intersight, 304
HyperFlex Edge clusters installation wizard, 310–320
integrated management controller configurations, 306–308
postinstallation configurations, 320–321
single-switch configurations, 299–300
topologies
physical topology, 299
Hyper-V, 38
backups, 39
computing environment, 39
disaster recovery, 39
optimization, 39
portability, 39
remote connectivity, 39
security, 39
bare metal (type 1) hypervisors, 37
HyperFlex installation requirements, 93–94
type 1 (bare metal) hypervisors, 37
type 2 hypervisors, 37
VMware vSphere hypervisors, 37–38
infrastructure bundle (UCS), 232–233
installations
HX Data Platform, 183
browser recommendations, 81
Controller VM locations, 97–100
CPU resource reservations, Controller VM, 96–97
direct connect mode cluster setup, 101–103
external HyperFlex connections, 87–88
host requirements, 79
HX Data Platform, Installer OVA deployments, 104–107
hypervisor requirements, 93–94
IP address requirements, 93–94
memory resource reservations, storage controller VM, 97
network settings, 91
software versions, 78
SSO requirements, 101
system servers, 101
system services requirements, 96
upstream switches and FI, 88, 89
vCenter configuration requirements, 95
VMware vSphere, 79
vSwitch switch requirements, 91–92
workflows, 103
HyperFlex Edge clusters installation wizard, 310–320
HyperFlex Edge via Intersight, 304
HyperFlex Edge clusters installation wizard, 310–320
integrated management controller configurations, 306–308
postinstallation configurations, 320–321
VIB
IO Visor, 42
stHypervisorSvc, 43
VAAI, 42
installer-related ports, HyperFlex installation requirements, 82
integrated management controller configurations, 306–308
Internet Explorer, HyperFlex installations, 81
Intersight, 294
analytics, 293
automation, 293
Base edition, 295
browser compatibility, 295
cloud-based management, 23–24, 293–296
installations, 76
HyperFlex Edge
dual-switch configurations, 300–301
physical topology, 299
single-switch configurations, 299–300
MaaS, 294
recommendation engine, 294
support for, 294
telemetry, 293
IP addresses
HyperFlex installation requirements, 93–94
network IP addressing, stretch clusters, 136–137
replication network connections, 272–273
Job scheduler (controller service), 44
key-encryption (security) keys, 177
Kubernetes page (HX Connect), 158–159
local accounts, HX Connect, 151
logical topology, HyperFlex Edge, 301–304
logins, HX Connect, 151
M*N connectivity, 269
MaaS (Management as a Service), Intersight, 294
mail servers, ports, 83
management
HCI, 4
HyperFlex
next generation management, 12–13
single point of management, 7–9
HyperFlex Edge cluster management, 321–322
HyperFlex HX-series system management, components of, 28–29
Intersight cloud-based management, 23–24
UCS, 16
VM
VMware vCenter, 29
vSphere update manager, 38
MDS 9000 multilayer director, SAN switches, 29
9500 series, 31
9700 series, 30
media encryption keys, 177
memory, resource reservations, storage controller VM, 97
mgmtip (controller service), 44
Microsoft Internet Explorer, HyperFlex installations, 81
migration planning, disaster recovery, 285–286
monitoring-related ports, HyperFlex installation requirements, 83
Mozilla Firefox, HyperFlex installations, 81
native snapshots, 190
timezones, 193
Net.TeamPolicyUpDelay default values, 236–237
network switches, 31
Nexus 9000 series, 33
networks
HyperFlex installation settings, 91
IP addressing, stretch clusters, 136–137
provisioning, UCS FI, 88
replication networks
considerations, 269
HX Connect configurations, 270–273
topologies, 268
UCS, 15
upstream network connectivity, verifying, 240–241
VLAN, replication network connections, 270–272
Nexus 5000 series switches, 31–33
Nexus 9000 series switches, 33
nginx (controller service), 44
nodes, 75
All Flash nodes, 26–27, 47, 51
All-NVMe nodes, NVMe drives, 51
clusters, scaling
converged nodes, 208–212, 217–224
expanding stretch clusters, 213–218
compute nodes
removing, 224
compute-only nodes, 52
clusters, 81
HyperFlex installation requirements, 81
HyperFlex clusters, 43
HyperFlex installation requirements, 79–80
scaling clusters, 208–212, 217–224
DRS, verifying enabled status, 236
ensembles, 47
five-node clusters, 219
four-node clusters, 219
HX220 M5/M4 Series, 47
HX220c-M4S Hybrid, 49
HX220c-M5SX Hybrid, 48
HXAF220c-M4S All Flash, 48
HXAF220c-M5SX All Flash, 48
HX240 M5/M4 Series, 49
HX240c-M4SX Hybrid, 51
HX240c-M5L Hybrid, 50
HXAF220c-M5N All-NVMe, 51
HXAF240c-M5SX All Flash, 49
Hybrid converged nodes, SSD, 51
hybrid nodes, 47
HyperFlex node models, 47
rebooting nodes, 267
removing
compute nodes, 224
simultaneous failures, 95
three-node clusters, 219, 245–247
witness nodes
stretch cluster deployments, 134–136
stretch cluster requirements, 133–134
Nodes page (HX Connect, System Information page), 167
non-converged (traditional) data centers, 1–2
non-HX datastores, disaster recovery, 267
Notifications Settings page (HX Connect), 157–158
NTP servers
HyperFlex installation requirements, 96
storage clusters, 96
NVMe drives, All-NVMe nodes, 51
NX-OS mode, Nexus 9000 series switches, 33–34
optimization
data, 45
compression, 45
deduplication, 45
Hyper-V, 39
partitioning disks, 80
Performance page (HX Connect), 164–165
physical topology, HyperFlex Edge, 299
plan migration, disaster recovery, 285–286
portability, Hyper-V, 39
ports
HyperFlex installation requirements, 81–82
installer-related ports, 82
mail server-related ports, 83
monitoring-related ports, 83
name server-related ports, 83–84
SED cluster ports, 86
SSO server-related ports, 85
stretch witness ports, 85
time server-related ports, 82
UCSM-related ports, 86
user-related ports, 84
replication requirements, 265–266
prerequisites, HyperFlex installations, 76–77
pre-upgrade UCS server firmware (C-bundle), verifying, 234–235
Progress page (HX Connect, Upgrade page), 174
protecting data
DR snapshots, 267
protection groups, 267
replication
administrators, 266
storage spaces, 266
topologies, 265
replication networks
considerations, 269
HX Connect configurations, 270–273
topologies, 268
replication pairs
QoS (Quality of Service), clusters, 88
QSA, VIC 1387 mLOM cards support, 54–56
QSFP, VIC 1387 mLOM cards support, 54–55
rack servers, UCS-C series, 22
rack-mount firmware bundle (UCS), 232–233
rack-mount servers (HX-series), standard cluster topologies, 60–62
RBAC (Role-Based Access Control), HX Connect, 152–154
ReadyClones, 199
base VM support, 200
benefits of, 200
best practices, 201
creating via
rebalancing (CRM), 46
rebooting nodes, 267
recommendation engine, Intersight, 294
recovery. See disaster recovery
registration
Smart Account registration, 184, 185
creating registration tokens, 185–187
remote clusters, HX Connect, 176–177
remote connectivity, Hyper-V, 39
remote offices
edge for remote branch offices, 47
removing nodes
compute nodes, 224
replacing hardware
repl-cip-monitor (controller service), 43
replication
administrators, 265
HyperFlex, 12
ports, HyperFlex installation requirements, 85–86
replication networks
considerations, 269
HX Connect configurations, 270–273
topologies, 268
replication pairs
storage spaces, 266
topologies, 265
Replication Cluster IP Monitor (controller service), 43
Replication services (controller service), 43
replsvc (controller service), 43
resolvconf (controller service), 44
resource reservations
memory, storage controller VM, 97
Reverse proxy server (controller service), 44
reverting to snapshots, 196–198
robo clusters. See edge clusters
RPO (Recovery Point Objectives), 263–265
RTO (Recovery Time Objectives), 263–265
SaaS (Software as a Service), Intersight cloud-based management, 23–24
SAN switches, MDS 9000 multilayer director, 29
9500 series, 31
9700 series, 30
scalability
HCI, 4
scaling clusters, 207
converged nodes, 208–212, 217–224
node removal
compute nodes, 224
SCVM (Storage Controller Virtual Machine), 42
SCVM client (controller service), 43
stHypervisorSvc, 43
VAAI, 42
security
Hyper-V, 39
key-encryption security, 177
SED cluster ports, HyperFlex installation requirements, 86
self-certificates, 179
servers
blade servers
compute-only nodes, 52
standard cluster topologies, 62
UCS-B series blade servers, 20
disk partitioning, 80
DNS servers, HyperFlex installation requirements, 96
HCI, server integration, 4
mail servers, ports, 83
NTP servers
HyperFlex installation requirements, 96
storage clusters, 96
rack servers, UCS-C series, 22
rack-mount servers, standard cluster topologies, 60–62
SSO servers, ports, 85
storage servers, UCS-S series, 23
UCS server firmware, Upgrade page (HX Connect), 173
vCenter servers, 38
services, controller services, 43–44
Settings page (HX Connect), 155
Notifications Settings page, 157–158
Support Bundle Settings, 156–157
SFP (Small Form Factor Pluggable)
VIC 1227 mLOM cards support, 54
VIC 1387 mLOM cards support, 56
SFP+10 Gbps transceivers, VIC 1457 mLOM cards, 56, 57
shutdown stops (clusters), 46
simultaneous failures, 95
single-switch configurations
Smart Account registration, 184, 185
Smart Licensing, storage cluster registration, 184–185
creating registration tokens, 185–187
snapshots
native snapshots, 190
timezones, 193
redo log snapshots, best practices, 193–195
reverting to snapshots, 196–198
VM protection, 267
software, HyperFlex software versions, 78
split upgrades, 252
Springpath file system (controller service), 43
SSD (Solid-State Drives)
All Flash nodes, 51
Hybrid converged nodes, 51
SSO (Single Sign-On)
HyperFlex installation requirements, 101
servers, ports, 85
HX-series rack-mount server connectivity, 60–62
HyperFlex configurations, 107–120
UCS B-series blade server connectivity, 62
Stats Aggregator Service (controller service), 43
Stats Cache Service (controller service), 43
Stats Listener Service (controller service), 43
Stats web server (controller service), 44
statsd (controller service), 43
stHypervisorSvc, 43
stMgr (controller service), 43
storage
cluster storage capacity, 236
HCI, 4
replication of storage spaces, 266
UCS, 16
UCS-S series storage servers, 23
storage clusters, 183
adding drives, 225
HyperFlex installation requirements, 94–95
NTP servers, 96
creating registration tokens, 185–187
storage controller VM
time zones, 96
storfs (controller service), 43
stretch clusters, 41, 63–64, 76
ACI requirements, 133
FI, 132
network IP addressing, 136–137
stretch witness ports, 85
UCSM requirements, 133
VLAN requirements, 133
VMware requirements, 133
Witness VM, 132
stretch witness ports, HyperFlex installation requirements, 85
Support Bundle Settings page (HX Connect), 156–157
switches
10 Gigabit Ethernet switch edge cluster configurations, 70–73
Catalyst switches, clusters and, 88
dual-switch configurations
HyperFlex Edge
dual-switch configurations, 300–301
single-switch configurations, 299–300
network switches, 31
SAN switches, MDS 9000 multilayer director switches, 29–31
single-switch configurations
upstream switches
DJL2, 89
vSwitch switches
HX Data Platform, 91
HyperFlex installation requirements, 91–92
System Information page (HX Connect), 165–166
Controller VM access, 167
Nodes page, 167
system management service (controller service), 43
system servers, HyperFlex installation requirements, 101
system services, HyperFlex installation requirements, 96
telemetry, Intersight, 293
.tgz file (upgrade bundle), 232
thin provisioning, 267
three-node clusters, 219, 245–247
time server-related ports, HyperFlex installation requirements, 82
time zones
native snapshots, 193
storage controller VM, 96
tomcat (controller service), 44
topologies
10 Gigabit Ethernet switch configurations, 70–73
dual-switch configurations, 68–70
single-switch configurations, 66–68
HyperFlex Edge
physical topology, 299
replication, 265
replication networks, 268
HX-series rack-mount server connectivity, 60–62
UCS B-series blade server connectivity, 62
traditional (non-converged) data centers, 1–2
Twinax
VIC 1227 mLOM cards support, 54
VIC 1387 mLOM cards support, 56
VIC 1457 mLOM cards support, 57–58
type 1 (bare metal) hypervisors, 37
type 2 hypervisors, 37
UCS (Unified Computing System), 15
blade firmware bundle, 232–233
B-series blade servers, standard cluster topologies, 62
computing, 15
FI
edge clusters, 78
HyperFlex installations, 78, 92
network provisioning, 88
infrastructure
management, 16
networks, 15
pre-upgrade UCS server firmware (C-bundle), verifying, 234–235
rack-mount firmware bundle, 232–233
server firmware, Upgrade page (HX Connect), 173
storage, 16
UCS-B series, 16
blade servers, 20
UCS-C series rack servers, 22
UCS-S series storage servers, 23
virtualization, 16
cluster health, verifying, 238–239
HyperFlex Edge cluster management, 321–322
HyperFlex HX-series system management, 28–29
HyperFlex installation requirements, 93
ports, HyperFlex installation requirements, 86
replication network connections, 271
stretch cluster requirements, 133
verifying pre-upgrade UCS server firmware (C-bundle), 234
updates, vSphere update manager, 38
Upgrade page (HX Connect)
HX Data Platform Upgrade, 173
Progress page, 174
UCS server firmware, 173
upgrades
cluster upgrades with HX Connect UI, 254–259
combined upgrades, 252
HX Data Platform Upgrade, 173
cluster storage capacity, 236
cluster upgrades with HX Connect UI, 254–259
downloading component bundles, 232–233
ESX Agent Manager, 237
health checks via HyperCheck utility, 242–248
Net.TeamPolicyUpDelay default values, 236–237
pre-upgrade validation, 235–241
verifying cluster access policies, 241
verifying DRS enabled status, 236
verifying pre-upgrade UCS server firmware (C-bundle), 234–235
verifying upstream network connectivity, 240–241
verifying vMotion interfaces, 239
split upgrades, 252
UCS infrastructure firmware, 248–261
Upgrade page (HX Connect), 172
upstream network connectivity, verifying, 240–241
upstream switches
DJL2, 89
user-related ports, HyperFlex installation requirements, 84
VAAI (VMware API for Integration Application), 42
validation, HyperFlex pre-upgrade validation, 235–241
vCenter
configuration requirements, 95
servers, 38
VDI (Virtual Desktop Infrastructure), hypervisors, 36–37
Veeam Availability Suite
changed block tracking, 288–289
verifying
cluster health in UCSM, 238–239
DRS enabled status, 236
Net.TeamPolicyUpDelay default values, 236–237
pre-upgrade UCS server firmware (C-bundle), 234–235
upstream network connectivity, 240–241
vMotion interfaces, 239
VIB (vSphere Installation Bundles)
stHypervisorSvc, 43
VAAI, 42
VIC (Virtual Interface Cards)
cable specification, 54
SFP support, 54
Twinax support, 54
VIC 1387 mLOM cards, 53
SFP support, 56
Twinax support, 56
VIC 1455, direct connect mode cluster setup, 103
VIC 1457, direct connect mode cluster setup, 103
VIC 1457 mLOM cards, 53
SFP+10 Gbps transceivers, 56–57
SFP28 25 Gbps transceivers, 57
Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI), hypervisors, 36–37
Virtual Machines. See VM
virtualization
Hyper-V, 38
backups, 39
computing environment, 39
disaster recovery, 39
optimization, 39
portability, 39
remote connectivity, 39
security, 39
UCS, 16
VLAN (Virtual Local Area Networks)
HyperFlex installation requirements, 91–92
replication network connections, 270–272
stretch cluster requirements, 133
VM (Virtual Machines)
base VM, ReadyClone support, 200
controller VM
access (HX Connect, System Information page), 167
CPU resource reservations, 96–97
HX220c M4 Controller VM, 99
HX220c M5 Controller VM, 97–98
HX240c M4 Controller VM, 99–100
HX240c M5 Controller VM, 97, 98
HXAF220c M4 Controller VM, 99
HXAF240c M4 Controller VM, 99–100
HXAF240c M5 Controller VM, 97–98
storage cluster registration, 188–189
disaster recovery, snapshots, 267
management
protection
snapshots, 267
ReadyClone support, 200
storage controller VM
time zones, 96
Virtual Machines page (HX Connect), 171–172
Witness VM, stretch cluster installations, 132
vmkernel, 37
vMotion interfaces, verifying, 239
VMware
ESXi, 37
ESXi Offline Zip bundle, 232
vmkernel, 37
stretch cluster requirements, 133
vCenter management, 29
vSphere
ESXi, 37
vmkernel, 37
web client, 38
HyperFlex installations, 79
update manager, 38
vCenter servers, 38
web client, 38
vSwitch switches
HX Data Platform, 91
HyperFlex installation requirements, 91–92
web browsers. See browsers
Web CLI page (HX Connect), 174–175
web clients, vSphere web client, 38
Web server (controller service), 44
witness nodes, stretch clusters
Witness VM, stretch cluster installations, 132
workflows, HyperFlex installations, 103