Dell VxRail™ Appliance 4.7x Administration Guide

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Using a VxRail with an external VMware vCenter server

Your VxRail can join an existing external vCenter server during its initial configuration. This allows you to use a remote central vCenter server to manage multiple VxRails from a single pane of glass.

The external vCenter server can be:

  • Physical or virtual
  • Windows or VCSA
  • Embedded, or non-embedded deployed with an external PSC

To join an existing external vCenter server, provide an existing datacenter and a non-conflicting cluster name during the initial configuration of the appliance. The VxRail joins the datacenter as a new vSAN cluster with the specified cluster name.

NOTE:The following restrictions apply when using your VxRail with an external vCenter server:
  • The external vCenter server must be VMware VCSA 6.5 Update 1 or later.
  • Your VxRail cannot join an external vCenter server on another VxRail cluster. The vCenter server on one VxRail cluster cannot be used to manage other VxRail clusters.

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