Dell VxRail delivers an agile infrastructure with full stack integrity and end-to-end lifecycle management to drive operational efficiency, reduce risks, and help free up teams to focus on the organization. Adopting VxRail systems results in significant cost savings and operational efficiencies by breaking down operational silos and enabling continuous innovation through rapid provisioning and deployment of workloads.

VxRail systems enable IT organizations to drive business opportunities rather than simply supporting business operations. Built for and with VMware, to enhance VMware, VxRail is the first and only hyperconverged infrastructure (HCI) system jointly engineered with VMware to eliminate the operational complexity of deploying, provisioning, managing, monitoring, and updating HCI.

VxRail is available in several node hardware configurations and deployment options. This document focuses on two of these deployment options:

• VxRail with vSAN
• VxRail dynamic nodes

Both deployments are built upon the VxRail HCI System Software, providing users with a common operating model for both deployment options to simplify daily data center operations.

Note: This paper does not cover VxRail hardware configurations. For more information, see the VxRail Spec Sheet.

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Key VxRail highlights include:

• Fully integrated, preconfigured, and tested hyperconverged infrastructure appliance simplifies lifecycle management and extends VMware environments.
• VxRail HCI System Software integrates with existing VMware ecosystem management solutions for streamlined deployment and management in VMware environments.
• Start small, with as few as two nodes. Single node scaling, storage capacity expansion, and vSphere license independence enable growth that meets business demands.
• Backup distributed applications or workloads with integrated data protection options, including RecoverPoint for VMs.