Dell XC730-16G, XC6320 Web-scale Hyperconverged Appliance Solutions Manual
Dell XC730-16G Web-Scale Hyperconverged Appliance
Solutions Guide
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Contents
1 About Dell Web-Scale Converged Appliance solution.......................................................4
2 Supported hardware, rmware, and software..................................................................5
3 Documentation references.............................................................................................. 6
4 Licensing overview.......................................................................................................... 7
Starter license.....................................................................................................................................................................7
Pro and Ultimate licenses....................................................................................................................................................7
Setting up Nutanix Customer Portal................................................................................................................................... 7
License management..........................................................................................................................................................8
5 Deploying your system....................................................................................................9
Important information about SATADOM............................................................................................................................. 9
Examples of write intensive applications....................................................................................................................... 9
Before you begin...............................................................................................................................................................10
Setting up your Dell XC730-16G for rst use..................................................................................................................... 10
Boot error message for missing SD card...................................................................................................................... 11
Deployment outline...................................................................................................................................................... 11
Default cluster credentials................................................................................................................................................. 12
6 Downloading and installing Software applications.......................................................... 14
OpenManage Essentials....................................................................................................................................................14
Installing Dell OpenManage Essentials on a separate server.............................................................................................. 14
Dell Nautilus ..................................................................................................................................................................... 14
7 Monitoring..................................................................................................................... 16
Monitoring software..........................................................................................................................................................16
8 Updating rmware......................................................................................................... 18
Updating drive rmware with Dell Nautilus........................................................................................................................18
9 Replacing hardware.......................................................................................................20
Replacing components with no cluster data.....................................................................................................................20
Replacing failed front HDD and SSD components that contain cluster data.....................................................................20
10 Recovering system....................................................................................................... 21
11 Getting help..................................................................................................................22
Contacting Dell.................................................................................................................................................................22
Dell SupportAssist............................................................................................................................................................ 22
Locating Service Tag........................................................................................................................................................ 22
Quick Resource Locator................................................................................................................................................... 23
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About Dell Web-Scale Converged Appliance
solution
Dell provides a web-scale converged appliance solution that includes the Dell XC730-16G server and software from Nutanix (used as
a virtual appliance), which simplies virtualization by converging computer, storage, and network into a single appliance that is
deployed in a clustered environment. The following gures show the Dell XC730-16G. For more information about the Dell
XC730-16G system, see the Dell Owner’s Manual available at Dell.com/xcseriesmanuals.
Figure 1. Front view of Dell XC730-16G — 16 slots
Figure 2. Back view of Dell XC730–16G
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Supported hardware, rmware, and software
For a list of the most up-to-date supported hardware, rmware, and software, see the Dell XC730-16G Web-Scale Converged
Appliance Support Matrix available at Dell.com/xcseriesmanuals.
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Documentation references
For information about the Dell documents, see the Support Matrix specic for your product.
For information about the Nutanix documents that applies to a specic release of Nutanix solution software, see the Support Matrix
specic for your product.
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Licensing overview
The Nutanix virtual computing platform includes various features that allow you to administer your environment according to your
current and future requirements.
You can use the default feature set of the Nutanix solution software, upgrade to an enhanced feature set, update your license for a
longer term, or reassign existing licenses to nodes or clusters as required.
Starter license
Each Nutanix node and block is delivered with a default Starter license. Starter features do not require the download of a license le.
Dell EMC recommends that you create a prole on the Nutanix Customer Portal account assigned to you, when you purchased your
nodes.
Pro and Ultimate licenses
The Pro and Ultimate license types require you to download a license le from the Nutanix Customer Support Portal and install it on
your cluster. When you upgrade to a Pro or Ultimate license, or add nodes or clusters to your environment with these licensed
features, you must generate the license le, download it, and then install it.
NOTE: The most current information about your license is available at the Nutanix Customer Support Portal. You can
view information about license types, expiration dates, and any free license inventory (that is, unassigned available
licenses).
Setting up Nutanix Customer Portal
If you are new to Nutanix Support, create a personal prole on the Nutanix Customer Portal. Creating a personal prole allows you to
manage your licenses.
NOTE: The Nutanix Customer Portal is also required to access some of the advanced Nutanix documentation.
To set up your Nutanix Customer Portal, complete the following tasks:
1. Go to the Nutanix Customer Portal at http://portal.nutanix.com and click Register Now.
2. Register by typing data in appropriate boxes.
3. In the Serial Number box, type the Service Tag number of your Dell XC730-16G system.
NOTE: To nd the Service Tag of your Dell XC730-16G, see the Locating The Service Tag section in this document.
4. After the Customer Portal account is created, you can manage your licenses.
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