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The following table provides VxRail Release Notes:
Document | Description |
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VxRail 8.0.x Release Notes | (Login required) These documents contain a brief description of VxRail versions, known issues, workarounds, and important information regarding upgrades. |
VxRail 7.0.x Release Notes | (Login required) These documents contain a brief description of VxRail versions, known issues, workarounds, and important information regarding upgrades. |
VxRail 4.7.x Release Notes | (Login required) These documents contain a brief description of VxRail versions, known issues, workarounds, and important information regarding upgrades. These release notes are no longer updated since the VxRail 4.x series is EOL. |
VxRail 4.5.x Release Notes |
The following table provides VxRail core administration and life cycle management documentation:
Document | Description |
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VxRail 8.0.x Administration Guide | These admin guides provide a general description of VxRail, how it works, and customer-facing administrative tasks. |
VxRail 7.0.x Administration Guide | |
VxRail 8.0.x Internal Administration Guide | (Login required) This admin guide provides administrative tasks and tasks that are available only to an internal audience. |
VxRail 4.7.x Administration Guide | These admin guides provide a general description of VxRail, how it works, and administrative tasks. These admin guides are no longer updated since the VxRail 4.x series is EOL. |
VxRail 4.5.x Administration Guide |
The following table provides VxRail support matrices:
Document | Description |
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VxRail 8.0.x Support Matrix | These documents provide information about supported software, firmware, and hardware versions for VxRail based on PowerEdge hardware. |
VxRail 7.0.x Support Matrix | |
VxRail 4.7.x Support Matrix | These documents provide information about supported software, firmware, and hardware versions for VxRail based on PowerEdge hardware. These matrices are no longer updated since the VxRail 4.x series is EOL. |
VxRail 4.5.x Support Matrix | |
VxRail 4.0.x Support Matrix | |
VxRail Simple Support Matrix | This document provides information about external software compatibility versions for VxRail. |
VxRail Node Addition Matrix | This document provides information about the support requirements for the addition of a new node in a VxRail cluster. |
The following table provides VxRail API and Event Code Reference guide:
Document | Description |
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VxRail Appliance API User Guide | This document describes the API for the VxRail versions 4.5.x, 4.7.x, 7.0.x and 8.0.x. |
VxRail API Cookbook | This document provides sample VxRail API workflows. |
VxRail API PowerShell Modules | (Download package) The modules and the user guide enable the management of VxRail using PowerShell cmdlets. |
VxRail Event Code Reference | (Login required) This reference guide lists the alert and event codes VxRail Manager generates. |
The following table provides documents that are related to VxRail cluster migration:
Document | Description |
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Dell VxRail 8.0.x Migrate a VxRail cluster for the VMware vCenter Server | This document provides best practices and an overview of the tasks that are required to migrate the VxRail 8.0.x cluster. |
Dell VxRail 8.0.x Migrate a VxRail cluster for the VMware vCenter Server (internal) | (Login required - internal audience) This document provides the guidelines and tasks that are required to migrate the VxRail 8.0.x cluster using an automated script. |
The following table provides VxRail hardware, installation, technical specifications, and deployment documentation:
The following table provides VxRail security guides:
Document | Description |
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VxRail Security Configuration Guide | This guide provides the configuration, deployment, and usage settings that are required to ensure secure operation of the VxRail. |
VxRail Appliance STIG Compliance Guide | (Login required) This document provides guidance on the secure installation and secure use of the VxRail for the DoDIN Approved Products List Deployment Configuration. |
The following table provides VxRail planning guides, deployment guides, and technical notes:
Document | Description |
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VxRail Deployment Planning Guide | This guide provides an overview of how to plan for self-deployment for VxRail. |
VxRail Network Planning Guide | This guide provides supported switch requirements and the networking that is required to support VxRail. |
VxRail Architecture Overview | This planning guide provides guidance for various VMware vCenter Server deployment options, best practices and requirements for using stretched clusters, planning a VMware vSAN 2-node cluster infrastructure (not for VCF on VxRail solution deployments), and using satellite nodes. This document replaces the following documents:
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VxRail Networking Guide with Dell EMC S4148-ON Switches | This guide describes how to connect a cluster of VxRail nodes to networking S4148-ON switches in a HA configuration. |
Networking Guides > VxRail Networking Solutions | The networking guides assist with the deployment of your infrastructure and the optimal connectivity of Dell Technologies Networking products. |
Installing and Configuring VMware AppDefense on VxRail | This document describes how to install VMware AppDefense on a VxRail cluster and protect the VxRail Manager VM. |
Change Default VMware VDS NIOC Configuration | This document describes how to change the default VMware VDS NIOC configuration. |
Change ESXi Witness Traffic VMkernel IP Address for L3 Configuration | These documents describe how to change network settings of VMkernel interfaces for witness traffic on ESXi hosts after the initial configuration of a 2-node VxRail cluster for L3 and L2 routing network configurations. |
Change ESXi Witness Traffic VMkernel IP Address for L2 Configuration | |
VxRail Customer Firewall Configuration | This document provides VxRail firewall configuration guidelines. |
Dell VxRail Technical FAQ | This document describes the technical details that support VxRail features and functionality. |
The following table provides VCF on VxRail documentation:
Document | Description |
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VMware Cloud Foundation 5.x on Planning and Preparation Guide | These guides describe how to deploy VCF on VxRail. |
VMware Cloud Foundation 4.x on VxRail Planning and Preparation Guide | |
VMware Cloud Foundation on VxRail 5.x Architecture Guide
VMware Cloud Foundation 4.4 on VxRail 7.0 Architecture Guide |
This guide provides an overview of the architecture of VCF on VxRail. |
VMware Cloud Foundation 4.x on Dell VxRail Release Notes | (Login required) This document contains a brief description of VCF 4.x on VxRail 7.x releases, including lists of known issues and workarounds. |
VMware Cloud Foundation 5.x on Dell VxRail Release Notes | (Login required) This document contains a brief description of VCF 5.x on VxRail 8.x releases, including lists of known issues and workarounds. |
Dell VxRail Manager STIG Hardening Guide for VMware Cloud Foundation on VxRail | (Login required) This document provides guidance on the secure installation and use VxRail Manager for VMwar Cloud Foundation on VxRail for the DoDIN Approved Products List Deployment Configuration. |
VMware Cloud Foundation on VxRail Support Matrix | This document provides information about supported software, firmware, and hardware versions for VCF on VxRail. |
VMware Cloud Foundation on VxRail Technical FAQ | This document provides technical content for VMware Cloud Foundation On VxRail. |