Dell 3i manual Configure Redundant Management NICs

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Appendix C: Sample Step-by-Step Management Network Configuration

This appendix guides you through a sample management network setup with the following parameters.

•Redundant management NICs (on-board NICs)

•Static address of 172.17.13.211/24 (255.255.255.0) gateway: 172.17.13.1

•Host name of: EmbedESX1.VMwareFarm.lab

•DNS servers: 172.17.28.10 and 172.17. 28.252

Configure Redundant Management NICs

1With the main management network screen displayed (see Figure 10), scroll and select “Network Adapters”.

2By default, the first LAN-On-Motherboard (LOM) NIC is automatically selected as the management network NIC. This example configures two NICs to help guard against loss of management network connectivity due to NIC failure. Scroll to the second LOM listed (“Embedded NIC 2”) in the list (Figure 19) and press the SPACE bar to select, adding an ‘X’ to the box in front of the NIC. To maximize your redundancy, you may want to select one LOM and one NIC port of an add-on Ethernet card.

Note the status of all NICs is listed here. This will help you determine basic connectivity with your upstream switches; however, this status does not imply connectivity at the IP-address level.

Also, note the relationship of the “Device Name” and “Hardware Label”; the device name follows a Linux-kernel numbering schema by starting its numbering at zero while the hardware label corresponds with the numbering on the physical system, starting at one.

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Contents Dell Solution Guide April Contents Appendix B Enabling and Disabling the VMware ESX VMware ESX Server 3i Features IntroductionEase of Deployment Integrated Management and Health Monitoring Enhanced securityReduced Patch Management Dell Supported Configurations Improved ReliabilityRapid Deployment and Provisioning VMware Infrastructure Architecture External Storage ISCSI basedDiagram Components Solution Guide Dell-Supported VMware Infrastructure 3.5 Configurations Solution Deployment First Boot Experience Simple SetupVMware ESX Server 3i Loading Modules With Dhcp With DHCP, no address Solution Guide Configuring the ESX Server 3i Software Main Dcui Configuration Screen Management Software Installation Network Summary ScreenInstall Virtual Infrastructure Client VI Client Main Console Screen Solution GuideDownload VI Client Screen Solution Licensing Licensing MethodsSolution Guide Dcui Support Screen Image Recovery Serial Number Registration and ExchangeEnter Beginning Recovery Process . Error, other devices found Appendix a Deployment Best Practices Check List Solution Guide Enable One-Time Boot to ESX Server 3i Enable Recurring Boot to ESX Server 3iDisable Recurring Boot to ESX Server 3i Configure Redundant Management NICs Network Adapter Selection Screen Configure Vlan ID Setting Solution Guide Server Post Screen Virtual Media Attached Virtual Flash Disabled Appendix E Configuration Backup and Restore Procedures Backing up the Configuration of your ESX 3i HostRestoring the Configuration of your ESX 3i Host Appendix F Troubleshooting Appendix G Related Documents Solution Guide

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