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Appendix F: Physical Network Switch Examples

These diagrams provide various options for physical wiring between VxRail nodes and the adjacent ToR switches. All VxRail nodes are manufactured with Ethernet ports that are built into the chassis.

VxRail nodes support NDC or adapters that OCP specifications support for the integrated Ethernet ports, depending on then VxRail model. Optional PCIe adapter cards can be installed in VxRail nodes to provide additional Ethernet ports for redundancy and increased bandwidth. Options are displayed starting with connectivity from a single NDC/OCP adapter to network topologies that address requirements for failure protection and optimal bandwidth distribution.

If more Ethernet connectivity is required to support additional guest networks or external storage use cases, reserve more slots on the VxRail nodes for PCIe adapter cards. For a current requirement or potential future requirement, select a VxRail node model with sufficient PCIe slots to accommodate the additional adapter cards. The examples include topologies for predefined network profiles and custom network profiles.

With a predefined network profile, VxRail Manager automatically selects the Ethernet ports for assignment to VxRail networks. With a custom network profile, the network topology is manually configured using VxRail Manager. Custom network profiles are supported with VxRail 7.0.130 or later.

Network profiles using six ports and eight ports for VxRail networking are supported with VxRail 7.0.400 or later.


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