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VDI Design Guide—VMware Horizon 8 on Dell vSAN Ready Nodes with 3rd Generation AMD EPYC Processors
Executive summary Solution architecture Key components
Key components
vSAN Ready Nodes
Dell Technologies VDI Solutions optimized configurations
Performance testing Design guidance Conclusion References Appendix A: Definition of performance metrics

vSAN Ready Nodes

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vSAN Ready Nodes

  • vSAN Ready Nodes are prevalidated Dell EMC server configurations that reduce the complexity of deploying vSAN technology. vSAN Ready Node configurations are listed in the vSAN Ready Node compatibility guide on the VMware website. vSAN Ready Nodes provide more customized hardware and platforms to meet your data center needs.

    Because vSAN Ready Nodes do not offer life cycle management and additional bundled software, Dell Technologies recommends customized deployment services and at least three years of ProSupport Plus. Add VMware Horizon 8 Advanced or Enterprise to license your vSAN Ready Nodes for a full VDI deployment.

    vSAN Ready Node R6515

    The Dell EMC vSAN Ready Node R6515 is a one-socket, 1U rack-based server that is designed to run complex workloads, using highly scalable memory, I/O capacity, and network options. The system is based on the 3rd Generation AMD EPYC processor (up to 64 cores) and has up to 16 DIMMs, PCI Express (PCIe) 4.0-enabled expansion slots, and a choice of LAN-on-Motherboard (LOM) riser technologies.

    Figure 4. vSAN Ready Node R6515

    The R6515 is a general-purpose platform capable of handling demanding workloads and applications. It's the ideal AMD EPYC-based platform for hosting the VDI management components.

    Figure 5. vSAN Ready Node R6515 SSDs and HDDs
    Figure 6. vSAN Ready Node R6515 server ports and slots

    For more information, see PowerEdge R6515 Rack Server.

    vSAN Ready Node R7525

    The Dell EMC vSAN Ready Node R7525 is a two-socket, 2U rack-based server that is designed to run complex workloads using highly scalable memory, I/O capacity, and network options. The system is based on the 3rd Generation AMD EPYC processor (up to 64 cores), has up to 32 DIMMs, PCI Express (PCIe) 4.0-enabled expansion slots, and OCP 3 Mezzanine networking options.

    Figure 7. vSAN Ready Node R7525

    The R7525 is a highly adaptable and powerful platform that is capable of handling a variety of demanding workloads while also providing flexibility. This server is the ideal AMD EPYC-based platform for hosting the VDI compute components.

    Figure 8. vSAN Ready Node R7525 NVMe and A40 GPU
    Figure 9. vSAN Ready Node R7525 slots and ports with 3 x NVIDIA A40 GPUs

    For more information, see PowerEdge R7525 Rack Server.