Reference Guide
• Virtual Machines should not be run directly on the SATADOM. Ensure that the Virtual Machines run only on solid state drives (SSDs)
and hard disk drives (HDDs).
Before you begin
CAUTION: It is important that you perform all the steps in this guide prior to doing other conguration steps.
Make sure that the following items are available:
• Power cables
• Network cables — optical and/or copper (Intel SFP+ or Category 6 Ethernet)
• Rail kit
• Nutanix documentation — Setup Guide and Advanced Setup Guide
NOTE: For more information about the names of the guides for your version of the Nutanix solution software, see the
Documentation matrix section in the Support Matrix.
• Dell Documentation — Dell XC730-16G Hyper-Converged Appliance Getting Started Guide, Dell XC730-16G Hyper-Converged
Appliance Solutions Guide, Rack Installation Instructions, Safety Instructions, and Dell XC730-16G Hyper-Converged Appliance Support
Matrix.
NOTE: For information about locating required documents, see the Documentation matrix section in the Support Matrix.
Setting up your Dell appliance for rst use
1 Make sure that your appliance components are properly installed.
Your appliance is shipped with physical disk drives, power supply units (PSUs), and fan components already installed. Ensure that all
components are properly seated and have not become dislodged and/or damaged during shipping.
2 Install the Dell appliance rack.
The Dell appliance requires a compatible rack and a rack installation kit. For information about installing the rails for the Dell appliance,
see the Rack Installation Instructions Guide that shipped with your appliance.
3 Cable your solution based on the best practices cabling diagram shown here.
NOTE
: At a minimum, there are three Dell appliance is referred to as a node.
Figure 3. Cabling a system
1
Management Network 2 Host Network
NOTE: The preferred (best practice) setup is to connect the management port across all three appliances to the same
switch (management network).
10 Deploying your appliance