Where is the VxRail Manager pre-installed on a newly shipped, 4 node VxRail Model G410 system?
Where is the VxRail Manager pre-installed on a newly shipped, 4 node VxRail Model G410 system?
The VxRail Manager is pre-installed on the first node of a newly shipped VxRail Model G410 system. This is a standard practice to streamline configuration and management processes once the system is powered up and initialized.
In a 5 node VxRail cluster in which all nodes are the same model, which cluster requires the least amount of rack space?
The E560 model in the VxRail cluster series is typically 1U in height. Since the question asks for the cluster that requires the least amount of rack space, a 5-node configuration of E560 would occupy the least rack space compared to other models which generally have larger form factors.
A newly installed VxRail system appears to have poor vSAN performance for all VMs on the cluster.
What can be used to identify the issue?
The correct tool to identify vSAN performance issues in a VxRail system is 'esxtop with v view'. This command allows users to monitor various performance metrics specific to vSAN, which will help in diagnosing and troubleshooting performance issues in the cluster.
What is not a requirement for a VxRail External vCenter deployment?
When deploying VxRail with an external vCenter, you need the FQDN of the vCenter Server, an existing datacenter name, and verification that the DNS server can resolve all VxRail ESXi hostnames. The FQDN of the Embedded Platform Services Controller (PSC) is not required in such a deployment because it is specific to configurations where the PSC is embedded. Therefore, it is not a requirement for an External vCenter deployment.
Which vSAN setting is enabled by default during the initial deployment of a VxRail cluster?
The default setting for a vSAN during the initial deployment of a VxRail cluster is typically the storage policy of FTT = 1 (Failures To Tolerate = 1). This setting ensures that the system can tolerate one disk, host, or network failure without any data loss by mirroring data across multiple hosts. Deduplication and Compression, Performance Service, and Encryption are not enabled by default during the initial deployment.