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Dell VxRail System Tech Book
Preface IT’s transformation challenge Hyperconverged infrastructure: Building block for modern infrastructure Dell VxRail VxRail HCI System Software VxRail licensing VxRail hardware
VxRail hardware
VxRail node
VxRail models and specifications
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Hardware delivery options
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VxRail node

VxRail node

  • The VxRail system is assembled with proven server-node hardware that has been integrated, tested, and validated as a complete solution by Dell. All the nodes in the current generation of VxRail use either Intel Xeon Scalable family processors or AMD EPYC processors. The number of cores and memory capacity differ for each VxRail model.

    Each node server includes the following technology:

    • Single, dual, or quad Intel Xeon Scalable processors, each with up to 40 cores per processor. Or a single Generation AMD EPYC processor with up to 64 cores
    • Up to 48 DDR4 DIMMs, providing memory capacity ranging from 64GB to 8,192GB per node, depending on model
    • A PCIe SAS disk-drive controller supporting 12GB SAS speeds, if applicable
    • A mirrored pair of BOSS SATA M.2 cards used to boot ESXi on the node 
    • A 10/25GbE Network Daughter Card (10GbE can auto-negotiate to 1GbE)

    Figure 17.    VxRail node rear view
     

    VxRail systems built on the latest generation Dell PowerEdge server platform deliver the performance and reliability customers need for the widest range of workloads, all with full lifecycle management from a single point of support. In short, VxRail is the fastest and easiest way to transform infrastructure. It takes a lot of work and expertise to engineer a high performance and reliable HCI solution, and the work does not stop after the initial deployment. Continuous validation is needed to keep it running smoothly through software updates and node additions. As a turnkey, pre-integrated, tested, and validated HCI solution, VxRail can be quickly deployed, easily distributed, and counted on to increase the predictability, availability, and performance of the IT environment. 

    Figure 18.    VxRail S Series Node

    VxRail systems on next generation servers include multiple purpose-built platforms with build-to-order configurations that support a wide range of customer use cases, including graphics-intensive VDI, big data and analytics, high performance computing, remote office, and more. With more processor options, new NVMe drives, more additional network connectivity options, and more GPU expansion, customer can now more closely match a VxRail to their workload requirements. No over provisioning here: buy what is needed when it is needed.