Configure the Management Network on the vSAN Witness Host

Configure the management network for the vSAN witness host in the ESXi Direct Console User Interface (DCUI).

In the inventory panel of the vCenter Server Client, select

vCenter Server

Datacenter

Open the DCUI of the ESXi host.

Right-click the vSAN witness host and click

Open remote console

Press F2 to enter the DCUI.

vsan_witness_root_password

Configure the network.

Select

Configure Management Network

and press Enter.

Select

IPv4 Configuration

and press Enter.

Select

Set static IPv4 address and network configuration

and press the Space bar.

Enter

IPv4 Address

Subnet Mask

and

Default Gateway

and press Enter.

Select

DNS Configuration

and press Enter.

Select

Use the following DNS Server address and hostname

and press the Space bar.

Enter

Primary DNS Server

Alternate DNS Server

and

Hostname

and press Enter.

Select

Custom DNS Suffixes

and press Enter.

Ensure that there are no suffixes listed and press Enter.

Press Escape to exit and press Y to confirm the changes.

VMware Cloud Foundation 4.5