The Dell Technologies Safety & Security Lab recommends the following base configuration for a successful implementation:
- Dell Storage platforms
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- Dell Isilon
- SMB protocol
- Dell Isilon
- Virtualized environment
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- 8 vCPUs
- 16 GB memory
- Network adapter type: VMXNET3 (GbE and 10 GbE)
- VxRail E560 nodes (vSAN certified storage)
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- Single Intel Xeon Platinum 8160 CPU @ 2.10GHz, 24CT
- 384 GB memory
- 8 x 2.4 TB HDD SAS
- 2 x 800 GB Flash disk SAS
- Intel 10GbE 4P X710 rNDC SFP+Ethernet
- vSAN cluster
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- 4 VxRail E560 nodes
- 32 total capacity drives
- 8 Disk Groups (1 flash drive to 4 HDD)
- 10 GbE NIC connections for:
- vSAN
- Administration
- vMotion
- vSAN Managment
- Switching
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- Dual Dell S4148F-ON (top of rack) SmartFabric
- Dual Dell Z9100s network core (leaf)
- External storage
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- Isilon A2000
- 4 node with 20 drives per node
- Supporting Servers
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- Review stations: Dell PowerEdge servers - various models
- Work stations: Dell Precision - various models
Refer to the following network and design guides for more information on configuring vSAN for your environment, or contact ProDeploy Plus for vSAN configuration assistance:
All storage and server tests are conducted using 10 GbE NICs unless otherwise noted.
Microsoft MPIO is recommended for use with Unity and SC series arrays.
The Dell Technologies Safety & Security Lab's host hardware met and exceeded the minimum system requirements for a VxRail installation. The Genetec Archiver VM was running on vSphere 6.7 using Dell VxRail nodes.