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Datrium DVX 101 – Adding Hosts

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After covering the NetShelf setup in Datrium DVX 101 – NetShelf Setup a few weeks back, it is time to cover the host setup.

In order to add an ESXi host to a Datrium DVX, it has to meet the following requirements:

  • ESXi 5.5 U2 or later
  • Minimum of 2 cores for the Datrium Hyperdriver
  • Minimum of 7.5 GiB memory for the Datrium Hyperdriver
    • ~2.5 GiB memory for each additional terabyte of flash
  • At least one 800 GB SSD or 2x 400 GB SSDs

The actual process of adding a host to the Datrium DVX is easy and only a few mouse-clicks away.

  1. Open the Datrium GUI within the vSphere Web-Client
  2. Browse to Hosts and Clusters and select the host you would like to set up
  3. Go to Monitor -> Datrium DVX and hit Install
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Recap of VMworld 2016

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We have survived VMworld 2016 and it was  a blast!!!

It was great to meet many old friends and make some new friends.

Overall, the show was great even tho I am  not a big fan of the location at the Mandalay Bay Event Center. Moscone Center became familiar over the past years and I feel it is easier to navigate through.

Since I have been mainly busy at the Datrium booth, I haven’t seen much else of VMworld. For the folks who didn’t get a chance to take a look at the our booth, below are some pictures of what you have missed out on.

 

Datrium VMworld 2016

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Datrium DVX 101 – NetShelf Setup

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For the NetShelf Setup, make sure you allocate a minimum of 3 IPs (floating, controller 1 & controller 2) for the data network or a total of 6 IPs if you plan to separate the management and data networks. The actual setup is very simple and takes only 2-3 minutes.

Serial port settings

Serial port speed: 115200
Data bits: 8
Spot bit: 1
Parity: None

Datrium NetShelf Controller
Datrium NetShelf Controller

Upon successful connection via serial cable, you will be presented with the Datrium DVX Setup Wizard. The wizard will guide you through the following areas:

DVX settings – 15 seconds

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The wizard guides you through the following setup tasks:
 
- DVX settings
- Network configuration
- vCenter Server registration
 
Prompts show a suggested or existing value (if any) in [brackets]. Press ENTER to keep it.
Type CTRL-C at anytime to exit from the wizard. Use 'config initial-setup' to run it again.
 
Press ENTER to start...
 
 
DVX SETTINGS
 
 
To change the admin account password, type in the current password.
To keep the existing password, press ENTER.
 
Current password :
Changing password for admin in dvx31
New password :
Confirm password :
Password for admin changed
 
 
Enter the DVX name.
 
DVX name [dvx31] : dvx31

Network configuration – 1:45 minutes

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NETWORK SETUP
 
 
Choose the network mode.
 
(a) Static IP configuration
(b) DHCP
 
Mode {a|b} [a] : a
Static IP configuration.
 
 
Enter the global static gateway and domain name.
 
Gateway [10.117.16.1] : 10.117.16.1
Domain name [datrium.com] : datrium.com
 
 
Enter up to 3 DNS servers separated by spaces.
 
DNS servers [10.2.0.2] : 10.2.0.2
 
 
Choose the port or failover pair for DATA traffic.
 
(a) eth3 SFP+ No link
(b) eth4 SFP+ No link
(c) eth5 10G BaseT No link
(d) eth6 10G BaseT Link
(e) eth3 eth4 (failover pair)
(f) eth5 eth6 (failover pair)
 
Data ports {a|b|c|d|e|f} [d] : d
eth6
 
 
Enter the DATA IP addresses and subnet mask.
 
Floating IP [10.117.32.10] : 10.117.32.10
Controller1 IP [10.117.32.20] : 10.117.32.20
Controller2 IP [10.117.32.30] : 10.117.32.30
Subnet mask [255.255.240.0] : 255.255.240.0
 
 
Choose a network for management (MGMT) traffic.
 
(a) Use dedicated mgmt network.
(b) Use data network for mgmt traffic.
 
Networks {a|b} [a] : a
Use dedicated mgmt network.
 
 
Choose the port or failover pair for MGMT traffic.
 
(a) eth1 1G BaseT Link
(b) eth2 1G BaseT No link
(c) eth1 eth2 (failover pair)
 
Mgmt ports {a|b|c} [a] : a
eth1
 
 
Enter the MGMT IP addresses and subnet mask.
 
Floating IP [10.117.16.10] : 10.117.16.10
Controller1 IP [10.117.16.20] : 10.117.16.20
Controller2 IP [10.117.16.30] : 10.117.16.30
Subnet mask [255.255.240.0] : 255.255.240.0
 
 
Confirm the network configuration.
Mode : Static
Gateway : 10.117.16.1
Domain name : datrium.com
DNS servers : 10.2.0.2
 
Data ports : eth6
Floating IP : 10.117.32.10
Controller1 IP : 10.117.32.20
Controller2 IP : 10.117.32.30
Subnet mask : 255.255.240.0
 
Mgmt traffic : Use dedicated mgmt network
Mgmt ports : eth1
Floating IP : 10.117.16.10
Controller1 IP : 10.117.16.20
Controller2 IP : 10.117.16.30
Subnet mask : 255.255.240.0
 
Enter 'no' to redo the network configuration
 
Apply network configuration {yes|no} : yes
 
Your terminal session may be terminated.
You will have 10 minutes to commit the network changes or the DVX will revert to the current configuration.
 
Applying network configuration. May take several minutes...
 
Commit network setup {yes|no} : yes
Committing network setup

After the network settings have been set, the setup wizard will move on to

vCenter Server Registration – 21 seconds

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VCENTER SERVER REGISTRATION
 
 
vCenter Server support-vcsa is registered with this DVX.
If you register a new vCenter Server, the current one will be unregistered.
Enter the vCenter Server IP address or DNS name.
 
vCenter Server [support-vcsa] : support-vcsa.datrium.com
 
Enter the user name and password.
 
User name : root
Password :
 
Unregistering from vCenter: support-vcsa.
 
Registering with vCenter...
Successfully registered with vCenter.
 
Datrium DVX initial setup finished!
 
To access the Datrium Graphical User Interface:
1) If you are already logged in vSphere Web Client, log out.
2) Log back into the vSphere Web Client.
3) Click the Datrium icon in the Web Client home page.
 
To complete the DVX setup in the GUI:
1) Click on 'Configure DVX' for additional settings.
2) Click on 'Configure hosts' to add hosts to the DVX.

The NetShelf is now set up and ready to be used in under 3 minutes.

In the next post, I will go over adding hosts to the Datrium DVX.