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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- 6 vCPUs
- 12 GB memory
- Network adapter type: VMXNET3 (GbE and 10 GbE)
- VxRail P570 nodes (vSAN certified storage)
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- Dual Intel Xeon gold 6126 2.6G, 12C/24T
- 192 GB memory
- 10 x 3.84 TB SSD SAS Read Intense
- 2 x 800 GB SSD SAS Write Intense
- Intel 10GbE 4P X710 rNDC
- vSAN cluster
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- 5 VxRail P570 nodes (One node contains all Management servers)
- 50 total capacity drives
- 10 Disk Groups (1 vSAN cache to 5 capacity SSD
- 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:
Microsoft MPIO is recommended for use with Unity and SC series systems.
The Dell Technologies Safety & Security Lab's host hardware met and exceeded the minimum system requirements for a VxRail installation. The Milestone Recorder VM was running on vSphere 6.7 using Dell VxRail nodes.