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Dell Unity XT: Introduction to the Platform
Executive summary Introduction Dell Unity Family Overview Hardware Overview Dell UnityVSA
Dell UnityVSA
Overview
Dell UnityVSA Hardware Requirements
Dell Unity Cloud Edition Conclusion References

Dell UnityVSA

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Dell UnityVSA

  • Dell Unity is offered in a Virtual Storage Appliance version known as Dell UnityVSA. Dell UnityVSA is a Software Defined Storage (SDS) solution that runs atop the VMware ESXi Server platform. Dell UnityVSA provides a flexible storage option for environments that do not require purpose-built storage hardware such as test/development or remote office/branch office (ROBO) environments. Users can quickly provision a Dell UnityVSA on general purpose server hardware, which can result in reduced infrastructure costs and a quicker rate of deployment.

    In Dell Unity OE version 4.5, a High Availability (HA) version of the Dell UnityVSA was introduced, also known as Dell UnityVSA Dual-SP. Dell UnityVSA Dual-SP is an enhanced version of the single-SP Dell UnityVSA solution. This is accomplished by adding HA functionality whereby Dell UnityVSA Dual-SP can recover from an SP or host failure which significantly increases the system’s applicable use case scenarios and enables non-disruptive upgrades (NDU). Dell UnityVSA Dual-SP is only available with Professional Edition (PE) licenses. In OE version 5.1, Professional Edition licenses come in capacity choices of 10TB, 25TB, 50TB, or 350TB options. Additionally, the Dell UnityVSA Dual-SP can be deployed as a 2-core CPU / 12GB memory per-SP or a 12-core CPU / 96GB memory per-SP system.