Mini Hyper-converged infrastructure (HCI)
Hardware and BIOS Configuration
Configuring the BIOS in the MS-01
Network Design
Data Networks
| Name | VLAN ID | Subnet | Description |
|---|
| 201_INBAND_MGMT | 201 | 172.28.1.0/24 | Inband Management |
| 202_OOB_MGMT | 202 | 172.28.2.0/24 | Out-of-Band Management |
| 203_VMS | 203 | 172.28.3.0/24 | Virtual Machine Network |
Storage Networks
The following VLANs are running on the storage network switches. They are designed to be non-routed, only layer 2 networks. The storage switches will not be uplinked to any external network for security and to prevent any network outages on the VMs side interfering with storage replication.
| Name | VLAN ID | Subnet | Description |
|---|
| 401_PVE_MIGRATION | 401 | 172.20.1.0/24 | VM Migration Network |
| 402_PVE_CEPH | 402 | 172.20.2.0/24 | CEPH Replication Network |
| 403_PVE_BACKUP | 403 | 172.20.3.0/24 | Proxmox Backup (Future) |
| 404_NAS | 404 | 172.20.4.0/24 | Used for connecting external storage use as a NAS (Future) |
IP Address Allocation
Hypervisors
| Interface | PVE01 | PVE02 | PVE03 |
|---|
| INBAND_MGMT (vmbr0) | 172.28.1.11 | .12 | .13 |
| OOB | 172.28.3.11 | .12 | .13 |
| 401_PVE_MIGRATION | 172.20.1.11 | .12 | .13 |
| 402_PVE_CEPH | 172.20.1.11 | .12 | .13 |
| 403_PVE_BACKUP | 172.20.1.11 | .12 | .13 |
| 404_NAS | 172.20.1.11 | .12 | .13 |
Network
| Device | Hostname | Port | IP | Network/VLAN |
|---|
| CRS317-1G-16S | SW_STOR_01 | 172.28.1.21 | 201_INBAND_MGMT | |
| CRS317-1G-16S | SW_STOR_02 | 172.28.1.22 | 201_INBAND_MGMT | |
Bios Configuration
Advanced -> Network Stack -> IPv4 PXE Support -> Enabled Advanced -> ACPI Settings -> Restory On AC Power Loss -> Always On (There typo in the BIOS) Wake Up On LAN -> Tick to enable Advanced -> Onboard Devices Settings Primary Display -> IGFX HD Audio -> Disabled Advanced -> Deep S5 -> Disabled Security -> Secure Boot -> Disabled
Intel ME (Remote Access)
- You will first need to change the default password of
admin to expose the Intel AMT configuraiton settings. - Go to MEBx -> Change ME Password. -> Type
admin as the current password -> Then type in a password of your choice. - Intel AMT Configuration -> Redirection Features -> All should be enabled.
- User Consent -> User Opt-in -> None
- Network Access State -> Network Active
GRUB_SERIAL_COMMAND=”serial –speed=115200 –unit=0 –word=8 –parity=no –stop=1” GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX=”console=tty1 console=ttyS4,115200n8” GRUB_TERMINAL=”console serial”
BIOS Upgrade