Current Dell EMC VxRail P, V, S, and E Series nodes are built on 14th generation (14G) PowerEdge servers. VxRail P, V, and S Series nodes use a 2-RU form factor, as shown in the figure below.
The VxRail E Series nodes use a 1-RU form factor, as show in the figure below.
Note: The deployment examples in this guide build a VxRail cluster that consists of four E560 VxRail nodes.
Dell EMC VxRail P Series node
The Dell EMC VxRail P Series node is ideal for CPU-intensive workloads such as databases. The P Series node supports up to 44 CPU cores, 1536 GB memory, and 24 TB hybrid or 46 TB all-flash storage.
Dell EMC VxRail V Series node
The VxRail V Series node is graphics-ready and ideal for high-end 2D/3D visualization. The V Series node support up to 40 CPU cores, 1024 GB memory, 3 GPUs, and 24 TB hybrid or 46 TB all-flash storage.
Dell EMC VxRail S Series node
The Dell EMC VxRail S Series node provides expanded storage capacity for collaboration, data, and analytics. The S Series node supports up to 36 CPU cores, 1536 GB memory, and 48 TB hybrid storage.
Dell EMC VxRail E Series node
The Dell EMC VxRail E Series node is best suited for remote office or entry workloads. The E Series node supports up to 40 CPU cores, 1536 GB memory, and 16 TB hybrid or 30 TB all-flash storage
VxRail node network adapters
Each 14G VxRail node includes a rack server Network Daughter Card (rNDC) with one of the following port combinations:
2x 25 GbE SFP28 ports
2x 10 GbE SFP+ or BASE-T ports
4x 10 GbE SFP+ or BASE-T ports
4x 1 GbE BASE-T ports (for single CPU nodes only, with a maximum of eight nodes or cluster)
Note: Each of the Dell EMC VxRail E560 nodes in the deployment examples in this guide contains a Broadcom 57414 rNDC with 2x 25 GbE SFP28 ports.
VxRail optimizes network traffic by splitting it across rNDC uplinks and by using Network I/O control (NIOC) shares for different traffic types. See the Dell EMC VxRail Network Planning Guide for more information.
The VxRail P, V, S, and E Series nodes include a 1 GbE BASE-T integrated Dell Remote Access Card (iDRAC) for OOB management.
Note: The VxRail P, V, S, and E Series nodes support additional network adapters in PCIe slots. See the Dell EMC VxRail Network Planning Guide for more information.