To reduce time spent on specifying hardware for an initial system, this Architecture Guide offers a full solution using validated Dell EMC PowerEdge and Dell EMC VxFlex R740xd server hardware designed to allow a wide range of configuration options, including optimized configurations for:
- Compute nodes (Both Core and DCN)
- Hyper-Converged Infrastructure nodes
- Infrastructure nodes
- Storage nodes
Dell EMC recommends starting with OpenStack software using components from this Architecture Guide - Version 16.1-Flex because the hardware and operations processes comprise a flexible foundation upon which to expand as your cloud deployment grows, so your investment is protected.
As noted throughout this Architecture Guide - Version 16.1-Flex, Dell EMC constantly adds capabilities to expand this offering, and other hardware may be available.