Dell XC430 User Manual

Dell XC430 Web-Scale Converged Appliance
Solutions Guide

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2015-09

Rev. A00

Contents

1 About Dell Web-Scale Converged Appliance solution.................................. 5

2 Supported hardware, firmware, and software................................................ 6

3 Documentation matrix.........................................................................................7

Dell documentation...............................................................................................................................7

Nutanix documentation........................................................................................................................ 8

4 Licensing overview.............................................................................................10

Starter license...................................................................................................................................... 10

Pro and Ultimate licenses................................................................................................................... 10

Setting up Nutanix Customer Portal...................................................................................................10

License management...........................................................................................................................11

5 Deploying your system...................................................................................... 12

Before you begin................................................................................................................................. 12

Setting up your Dell XC430 for first use............................................................................................. 12

Boot error message for missing SD card......................................................................................13

Deployment outline.......................................................................................................................13

Default cluster credentials...................................................................................................................15

6 Downloading and installing Software applications..................................... 17

OpenManage Essentials.......................................................................................................................17

Installing Dell OpenManage Essentials on a separate server.............................................................17

Dell Nautilus ........................................................................................................................................18

7 Monitoring............................................................................................................19

Monitoring software............................................................................................................................19

8 Updating firmware..............................................................................................21

Updating drive firmware with Dell Nautilus........................................................................................21

9 Replacing hardware........................................................................................... 23

Replacing components with no cluster data.....................................................................................23

Replacing failed front HDD and SSD components that contain cluster data...................................23

10 Recovering system........................................................................................... 25

11 Getting help....................................................................................................... 26

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Contacting Dell................................................................................................................................... 26

Locating Service Tag...........................................................................................................................26

Quick Resource Locator ....................................................................................................................26

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About Dell Web-Scale Converged Appliance solution

Dell provides a web-scale converged appliance solution that includes the Dell XC430 server and software
from Nutanix (used as a virtual appliance), which simplifies virtualization by converging computer,
storage, and network into a single appliance that is deployed in a clustered environment. The following
figures show Dell XC430. For more information about the Dell XC430 system, see Dell XC430 Owner’s

Manual available at Dell.com/xcseriesmanuals.

Figure 1. Front view of Dell XC430—four slots

Figure 2. Rear view of Dell XC430

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Supported hardware, firmware, and software

For a list of the most up-to-date supported hardware, firmware, and software, see the Dell XC430 Web­Scale Converged Appliance Support Matrix available at Dell.com/xcseriesmanuals.

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Documentation matrix

The documentation matrix provides information about the documents you use to configure and deploy
the Dell web-scale converged appliance solution.

WARNING: See the safety and regulatory information that shipped with your system. Warranty
information may be included with this document or as a separate document.

Make sure that you read through any media that ships with your system that provides documentation and
tools for configuring and managing your system, including those pertaining to the OS, system
management software, system updates, and system components that you purchased with your system.

NOTE: URLs such as Dell.com/support or Dell.com/support/home, are not active, because you
must type the URL from your location to access your specific language.

For the full name of an abbreviation or acronym used in this document, see the Glossary at Dell.com/
support/home.

NOTE: Always check for updates on Dell.com/support/home and read through the updates first,
because they often supersede information in other documents.

NOTE: While upgrading your system, Dell recommends that you download and install the latest
BIOS, driver, and systems management firmware on your system from Dell.com/support/home.

Dell documentation

Dell documentation is either included with your shipment or available at Dell.com/xcseriesmanuals.

Dell documentation for:

• Dell iDRAC (integrated Dell Remote Access Controller) is available at Dell.com/esmmanuals.

• Dell OpenManage Essentials is available at Dell.com/openmanagemanuals.

To access Dell documentation:

1. Go to Dell.com/support/home.

2. Click View Products, and then click Servers, Storage & Networking.

3. Click Engineered Solutions → Dell XC Web-Scale Converged Appliances, and then select the

documentation you require.

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Table 1. Dell reference documentation for the Dell XC430 Web-Scale Converged Appliance

To learn about… See…

Set up instructions of your Dell XC430,
including the technical specifications

Hardware details of your Dell XC430 Owner’s Manual

Getting Started Guide

Installing your Dell XC430 in a rack

Deploying and setting up this solution

Setting up and using Dell iDRAC8 Dell iDRAC8 Quick Start Guide

Using OpenManage Essentials to
monitor, perform updates, view
hardware, and view inventory on your
system

List the supported hardware, firmware,
and software for the Dell XC430 Series
appliances.

Dell Rack Install Guide

Solutions Guide

Dell OpenManage Essentials User’s Guide

Dell XC430 Web-Scale Converged Appliance Support Matrix

Nutanix documentation

Most Nutanix documentation is available at https://portal.nutanix.com/#/page/docs on the Nutanix
Documents page. However, two documents are available behind the Nutanix document portal. Nutanix

documentation is listed by version, category, and type. Make sure that you select the appropriate version
of documentation for this release, which is 4.1 or later. Or, see the Nutanix OS to find corresponding
documentation support.

To access most Nutanix documentation:

1. Go to https://portal.nutanix.com/#/page/docs.

2. Select the documentation you require from the list specified in Table 10.

NOTE: To access the Hardware Replacement Documentation by using the open document portal,
use the
this document.

To view the NOS Advanced Administration Guide and Advanced Setup Guide:

1. Go to https://portal.nutanix.com/#login.

2. Log in to your portal and select Documentation.

3. On the Nutanix Documents page, select the documentation you require.

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Filter By controls in the upper-right corner of the page. Select NOS, 4.1, and XC430 to view

Table 2. Nutanix reference documentation

To learn about… See…

Set up instructions for your solution. Setup Guide

Set up instructions for environments with special
requirements and restrictions

Instructions and reference for administering the
Nutanix Operation System (NOS) outside the
Nutanix Prism UI (such as cluster start/stop,
manual upgrade, changing passwords,
reconfiguring IP addresses, and troubleshooting
tools).

Comprehensive instructions and references for the
Nutanix UI, including overview information.

Managing KVM Nutanix Acropolis hosts that run
NOS.

Managing KVM Nutanix Acropolis hosts that run
NOS.

Managing KVM Nutanix Acropolis hosts that run
NOS.

Managing Hyper-V hosts that run NOS, including
domain requirements.

Comprehensive references for the Nutanix REST
API.

Advanced Setup Guide

NOS Advanced Administration Guide

Web Console Guide

Acropolis Virtualization Administration Guide

Acropolis Virtualization Administration Guide

Acropolis Virtualization Administration Guide

Hyper-V Administration Guide

API Reference

Comprehensive references for Controller Virtual
Machine (CVM) utilities, nCLI commands, and
Nutanix PowerShell cmdlet.

Software instructions for hardware components
that are not functioning.

Command Reference

Hardware Replacement Documentation

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