One PowerEdge R640 server was used as a witness host to validate the example in this document. The server was configured per the table below.
| Qty | Item | Firmware version |
| 2 | Intel Xeon Gold 6126 CPU @ 2.60 GHz, 12 cores | |
| 8 | 32 GB DDR4 DIMMs (256 GB total) | |
| 2 | 372.61 GB SAS SSD | |
| 1 | 745.21 GB SAS SSD | |
| 1 | 558.91 GB SAS HDD | |
| 2 | 111.79 GB SATA SSD (BOSS-S1 controller) | |
| 1 | PERC H730P Mini Storage Controller (HBA mode) | 25.5.9.0001 |
| 1 | Boot Optimized Storage Solution (BOSS-S1) Controller | 2.5.13.3024 |
| 1 | Intel 10G 4P X710/i350 rNDC | 20.5.13 |
| - | BIOS | 2.12.2 |
| - | CPLD | 1.0.2 |
| - | iDRAC with Lifecycle Controller | 5.00.10.20 |
| - | Backplane Expander | 4.35 |