The following are some useful command-line interface tools for vSAN. You can use the esxcli vsan cluster get command to view cluster information. You can use the esxcli vsan health cluster list command to check the vSAN cluster health. Use the esxcli vsan storage list command to view vSAN OAS […]
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Figure: VxRail Manager and Satellite nodes Updating a VxRail Satellite node is slightly different from updating a VxRail Cluster. The update bundle for satellite nodes is based on the recovery bundle of the managing cluster. The recovery bundle include firmware, drivers, software, and PERC controller updates. The satellite node update […]
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VxRail VE-660 and VP-760 GPU options and PCIe availability will vary depending on riser config selected. Dell VxRail VE-660 with vSAN ESA vSAN ESA with all-NVMe storage, up to 153.6TB RI drive support in 3.84TB, 7.68TB or 15.36TB MU drive support in 3.2TB or 6.4TB Up to 2x NVIDIA single […]
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Today I will share a success story of VxRail hardware refresh (Gen 14 to 15), now let’s discuss it. Environment Site A and B (the 40GbE layer 2 network is ready between 2 sites) 1 x VxRail Stretched Cluster (Hybrid), 10 x VxRail G560 nodes1 x External vCenter Server Appliance 71 […]
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In this post I will show how to expand the release 8 of VxRail Cluster. The expansion requires that the new node has been physically cabled to the cluster. When we power on a new node that is connected to the same network as the VxRail cluster, this node is […]
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VxRail LCM has some great features including the Compliance Report (shows where your system is out of compliance against the Continuously Validated State), the Update Advisory Report (shows what your future state would look like if the selected update is performed and which components would need to be updated), and […]
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VMware ESXi 8.0 and vCenter Server 8.0 was general availability in Oct 2022. Is vCenter Server 8.0 supported with VxRail? Answer is No. VxRail 8.0 Software is not available now. External vCenter 8.0 is currently not supported with VxRail Appliance Software 7.0.xxx or 4.x.xxx releases. Support for vCenter 8.0 will […]
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My home lab is a vSAN 2 Node All-Flash Cluster, I am planning to upgrade the SSD in my lab environment and build up the vSAN 8 cluster. I am evaluating the SSD model in the internet. Thank you Corey for arranging a great special vExpert session, Intel Optane SSD. […]
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My new book “Dell VxRail System Design and Best Practices” will be released on Dec 23, 2022. This book is for system architects, system administrators, or consultants involved in planning and designing VxRail HCI. The reader is expected to have equivalent knowledge and administration experience with VMware vSphere 7. x […]
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In this post we will discus on monitoring of a VxRail cluster using VxRail API. You can download VxRail API PowerShell Modules at Dell support website. Now let’s use Get-Module to list the imported VxRail modules. Let’s use Get-Command to list the functions available from the imported VxRail API System. […]
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I am happy to announce that my new book “Dell VxRail System Design and Best Practices” is available to pre-order on the amazon website now. This book contains the different topics, e.g. Veeam and VMware SRM. You can pre-order at the link below if you are interested. Thanks to Rick […]
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As a system administrator, concerns with how to handle the lifecycle management of virtual environments. In VxRail 7.0 environment, it added some new features, e.g. LCM. VxRail LCM has some great features including the Compliance Report and Update Advisory Report. In compliance tab, the Installed Components and Versions section shows […]
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