Deployment Wizard Step 4: Server Identification
Server identification can be provided in two ways:
- Enter networking information (IP address, subnet mask and gateway); a fully-qualified domain name for the hostname is mandatory. The use of localhost for the FQDN is not supported. The FQDN is used when adding the host to vCenter.
- Use the Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) to configure IP addresses, subnet mask, gateway IP, hostname and preferred/alternate DNS servers. The DHCP assigned IP address will be used when adding the host to vCenter. When using DHCP, it is highly recommended that an IP reservation for selected NIC MAC addresses be used.
This screen provides the option to specify a VLAN ID. When a VLAN ID is provided, it is applied to the hypervisor’s management interface during deployment and tags all traffic with the VLAN ID.
To identify your server:Server Identification assigns deployed servers new names and network identification. To display a list of servers that do not meet the minimum requirements for firmware, BIOS, or have other issues, click Non-Compliant Servers.
For additional information, click Details.
Once the systems are updated, click Check Compliance to retest and verify fixes. To refresh the list, click Refresh, and click Abort All Test to cancel the testing.
Click ^ to expand and view individual server information.
Under Host Name and NIC, enter a Fully Qualified Host Name for the server.
In the NIC Management Tasks drop-down list, select the NIC that will be used for managing the server.
Enter IP addresses, subnet mask, and other network information, or select the Obtain using DHCP check box.
If deploying to a network that requires a VLAN ID, select the VLAN check box and then enter the VLAN ID.
For the VLAN ID, use the numbers 1 through 4094. VLAN ID 0 is reserved for tagging the priority of frames.Repeat for all servers to deploy, or select the Apply settings to all selected servers check box.
Click Next.
To continue with the task to Step 5, click Deployment Wizard Step 5.