Dell VxRail is a hyperconverged infrastructure (HCI) solution that consolidates compute, storage, and network into a single, highly available, unified system. With careful planning, VxRail can be rapidly deployed into an existing data center environment, and the end-product is immediately available to deploy applications and services.

VxRail is based on a collection of nodes and switches that are integrated as a cluster under a single point of management. All physical compute, network, and storage resources in the VxRail are managed as a single shared pool. They are allocated to applications and services based on customer-defined business and operational requirements.

VxRail has a simple, scale-out architecture, using VMware vSphere and VMware vSAN to provide server virtualization and software-defined storage, with simplified deployment, upgrades, and maintenance through VxRail Manager. Fundamental to the VxRail clustered architecture is network connectivity. Through the logical and physical networks, individual nodes act as a single system, providing scalability, resiliency, and workload balance.

The VxRail software bundle is preloaded onto the compute nodes and consists of the following components (specific software versions not shown):

• Dell VxRail Manager
• VMware vCenter Server
• VMware vSAN
• VMware vSphere

Licenses are required for VMware vSphere and VMware vSAN. The vSphere licenses can be purchased from Dell, VMware, or your preferred VMware reseller partner.

The VxRail also includes the following licenses for software that can be downloaded, installed, and configured:

• Dell RecoverPoint for Virtual Machines
• Five full VM licenses per single node (E, V, P, D, and S series)
• Fifteen full VM licenses for the G Series chassis