Users Guide

EVO:RAIL Initial Configuration

Overview

After you have filled the required information in the EVO:RAIL Network Configuration Table, you are

ready to begin EVO:RAIL Initial Configuration. There are four methods to configure EVO:RAIL. Default

values are based on a JSON-formatted file. For more information, see Appendix A section in this

document.

• Customize

When you customize EVO:RAIL, fields are prepopulated with default values, except for the ESXi and

vCenter Server passwords. You can easily change these values in the GUI or by uploading your own

configuration file.

• Just Go

EVO:RAIL automatically configures the IP addresses and hostnames from a default configuration file.

All you need to do is configure your TOR switch, click Just Go , and create the passwords for ESXi and

vCenter Server. Either VMware or Dell defines the values in default configuration file.

• Upload Configuration File

This feature, available in Customize, allows you to select and upload your own JSON configuration

file. The Upload Configuration File button is displayed (and marked with an arrow) in the lower-right

corner of Figure. For more information, see Appendix A in this document. For more information about

the sample EVO:RAIL JSON configuration files for each software release, see the VMware Knowledge

Base 2106961.

• Automatic Scale-Out

When a new appliance is detected by an existing appliance, the Add EVO:RAIL Appliance button is

displayed in the EVO:RAIL Management user interface. EVO:RAIL automatically distributes the

configuration to seamlessly add new appliances. If you have already configured enough IP addresses

for expansion (which we recommend during initial configuration),type the passwords that you created

for the first appliance in the cluster. If you do not have enough IP addresses, you are prompted to add

them and the passwords.

EVO:RAIL verifies the configuration data, and then builds the appliance. EVO:RAIL implements data

services, creates the ESXi hosts, and configures vCenter Server.

Customization

If you select Customize, you see the EVO:RAIL Initial Configuration GUI with the following tabs in the left

pane. Use values from the rows of your EVO:RAIL Network Configuration Table.

• Hostnames

Type the ESXi host naming scheme from Row 7 and the vCenter Server hostname from Row 4.

• Networking