Latest Security Enhancements for VxRail– April 2022
Tue, 26 Apr 2022 15:59:16 -0000
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Dell VxRail: Comprehensive Security by Design
VxRail is the only co-engineered, fully integrated, pre-configured, and pre-tested VMware hyperconverged integrated system that is optimized for VMware vSAN. This has been the case since VxRail was launched over six years ago in February of 2016. VxRail is a truly remarkable “Better Together” story. It stands out as a testament to tight integration work, as no other vendor has gone as deep in their integration as VxRail has with vSAN.
VxRail’s simplicity, scalability, and performance, along with the ongoing rapid pace of innovation, make it a platform for data center modernization and more. One could say that VxRail helps future proof businesses. VxRail also provides a fast and straightforward path to this security transformation from Cloud to Core to Edge.
Dell Technologies created and, for years, has maintained the Dell VxRail: Comprehensive Security by Design white paper which provides an overview of VxRail security features, updates, and details about security options. Security on the VxRail is part of its DNA; it was in the foreground of the concept. Security is similar to the medical industry as it requires continuous learning, skills, and process updates. Keeping up with security demands requires users to follow these same practices, and there is always more that can be done.
The following links provide detailed information about VxRail. If you are not familiar with VxRail, use these two links to gain additional insight into the product.
- VxRail Interactive Journey — VxRail Interactive Journey provides a better way for technical buyers to get familiar with VxRail and quickly come away with what makes VxRail awesome through an immersive experience for consuming videos, podcasts, and interactive demos.
- Dell VxRail System TechBook — The TechBook is a conceptual and architectural review of the Dell VxRail, optimized for VMware vSAN. The TechBook describes how hyperconverged infrastructure drives digital transformation and focuses on the VxRail system as a leading hyperconverged technology solution.
The following list includes key security updates that are provided in the April 2022 version of the white paper:
- CloudIQ — Updates the CloudIQ section to include the rebranding from MyVxRail to CloudIQ. The switch to CloudIQ brings consistency while delivering the same quality of service across Dell Technologies solutions.
- Role Based Access Control (RBAC) — Adds the use of RBAC to keep customer data safe and with independent viewing so that customers can only view their own data.
- Ransomware — Provides new details, especially regarding the supply chain, focusing on the growth in the number of targeted attacks and business types.
- Snapshot recovery — Describes the shift to using vSAN snapshots as a means of recovery, specifically using point-in-time recovery snaps to create backups.
VxRail is the only HCI system on the market that fully integrates Dell PowerEdge Servers with VMware, vSphere, and vSAN. Because VxRail is built on our award-winning PowerEdge platform, we inherited security features native to our hardware. Additional information about security, such as these PowerEdge and VMware white papers, provides deeper and more specific security-related information about VxRail.
Note: Additional security documentation, such as the PowerEdge or VMware security papers, also provide more specific security-related information related to the products that also make up the VxRail.
- Technical White Paper: Cyber Resilient Security in Dell PowerEdge Servers —The PowerEdge paper details the security features built into in the PowerEdge Cyber Resilient Platform, many enabled by the Dell Remote Access Controller (iDRAC9).
- VMware Product Security — VMware Product Security provides an overview of VMware's commitment to building trust with the customer.
This blog is a high-level overview of some information in the newly revised security features. There is a continuous effort to enhance VxRail security landscapes. This blog is to simplify the delivery of security information and to keep it relevant for our readers.
For more information, see the Dell VxRail: Comprehensive Security by Design or the VxRail Security Infographic for a quick overview.
Additional resources
This white paper describes both integrated and optional security features, best practices, and proven techniques for securing your VxRail system from the Core to the Edge to the Cloud. | |
VxRail Interactive Journey provides a better way for technical buyers to get familiar with VxRail and quickly come away with what makes VxRail awesome through an immersive experience for consuming videos, podcasts, and interactive demos. | |
The TechBook is a conceptual and architectural review of the Dell VxRail, optimized for VMware vSAN. The TechBook describes how hyperconverged infrastructure drives digital transformation and focuses on the VxRail system as a leading hyperconverged technology solution. | |
Technical White Paper: Cyber Resilient Security in Dell PowerEdge Servers | The PowerEdge paper details the security features built into in the PowerEdge Cyber Resilient Platform, many enabled by the Dell Remote Access Controller (iDRAC9) |
VMware Product Security provides an overview of VMware's commitment to building trust with the customer |