VxRAIL – 4.7 Install Notes
Note: this is an example for reference only please use the VxRail installation procedures provided by Dell EMC. Prerequisites for installation include: Create all relevant ESXi, VC and VxRAIL manager […]
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Note: this is an example for reference only please use the VxRail installation procedures provided by Dell EMC. Prerequisites for installation include: Create all relevant ESXi, VC and VxRAIL manager […]
Note: this is an example for reference only please use the VxRail installation procedures provided by Dell EMC.
vxrail-primary --setup --vxrail-address 192.1.20.50 --vxrail-netmask 255.255.255.0 --vxrail-gateway 192.1.20.1 --no-roll-back --verbose
vim-cmd vmsvc/getallvms
vim-cmd vmsvc/power.shutdown vmid
vim-cmd vmsvc/power.getstate vmid
vim-cmd vmsvc/power.on vmid
vim-cmd vmsvc/power.getstate vmid
psql -U postgres marvin -c "select nodeposition,applianceid,primaryip from vxrailhost"
/usr/lib/vmware-loudmouth/bin/loudmouthc query | grep -o "applianceID=..............." | sort
/usr/lib/vmware-loudmouth/bin/loudmouthc query | egrep -o "EMC........-..|..............-..-.." | sed 's/ {"//g' | sort
/usr/lib/vmware-loudmouth/bin/loudmouthc query | grep -o "nodePosition=...." | sort
/usr/lib/vmware-loudmouth/bin/loudmouthc query | grep -o "node-..........." | sort
!
interface Vlan 120
ip address 192.1.20.1/24
tagged TenGigabitEthernet 1/1-1/32
no shutdown
!
interface Vlan 122
ip address 192.1.22.1/24
tagged TenGigabitEthernet 1/1-1/32
no shutdown
!
interface Vlan 123
ip address 192.1.23.1/24
tagged TenGigabitEthernet 1/1-1/32
no shutdown
!
interface Vlan 3939
no ip address
tagged TenGigabitEthernet 1/1-1/32
no shutdown
!
The following are the pre-validation steps that VxRail Manager automatically performs during the Validation process:
Browse to the VxRail Manager IP address which in this example is https://192.1.20.50, VxRail Welcome screen is displayed, click on ‘Get Started’ and accept the EULA:
Monitor VxRail marvin.log:
cd /var/log/vmware/marvin/tomcat/logs
# cat marvin.log
# tail -f marvin.log
# tail -f marvin.log | grep ERROR
# tail -n 100 marvin.log
# more marvin.log
#/var/log/vmware/marvin/tomcat/logs # cat marvin.log | grep “Configuration complete!”
View the json used for build:
cat /var/lib/vmware-marvin/config-journal.json
Installed json:
cat /var/lib/vmware-marvin/config.json
Runtime properties:
/var/lib/vmware-marvin/runtime.properties
PSQL
psql -U postgres mysticmanager -c “select * from virtual_infrastructure”|cat
psql -U postgres marvin -c “select applianceid,assettag,clusteraffinity,configurationstate,discovereddate,model,primaryip, hardwareprofile_id from vxrailhost;”|cat
ESXi Logs
cat /var/log/shell.log
tail -f /var/log/vmkernel.log
Ramblings by Keith Lee
Discussions about all things VxRail.
Random Technology thoughts from an Irish Virtualization Geek (who enjoys saving the world in his spare time).
Musings of a VMware Cloud Geek
Converged and Hyper Converged Infrastructure
'Scamallach' - Gaelic for 'Cloudy' ...
Storing data and be awesome
Best Practices et al
Every Cloud Has a Tin Lining.
The SOLVE generator from Dell/EMC failed for my recent install, but your directions saved the day. Great job!
Glad it all worked out in the end! Thanks
Hi David,
There is some great exam prep in this post
Glad it helped!
Hello
I have one question is it Mandatory to set a MTU >9000 or to leave it 1500for a Vxrail deployment ?
Regards
Sofiane
Hi Sofiane, it is not mandatory. Thanks for reading!
thank you
“Browse to the VxRail Manager IP address which in this example is https://192.1.20.50, VxRail Welcome screen is displayed, click on ‘Get Started’ and accept the EULA:”
VXRAIL Manager VM is pre-installed on the ESXi Node? how did you get to the welcome page.
Hi Manny, during day1 bring-up you can set the IP. Kind Regards David.