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Design Guide—VMware IaaS on PowerEdge MX Servers and PowerMax Storage

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Configurations and Specifications
Introduction Recommended platforms and components Design configurations and specifications Ready Stack scaling

Recommended platforms and components

  • This Ready Stack uses the MX7000 blade chassis and Dell EMC's latest enterprise-level LAN switches, SAN switches, and all-flash storage arrays. It also includes platform management software that we have carefully selected and tested.

    The following table lists the recommended platforms and components.

    Table 2.           Recommended platforms and components

    Platform/component category

    Details

    Server platforms
    • 14th generation PowerEdge rack servers
    • Dell EMC PowerEdge MX7000 blade chassis (containing MX740c and MX840c compute sleds)

    LAN connectivity

    Ethernet traffic:

    • For leaf: 2 x Dell EMC Networking S5232-ON switches
    • For spine (if needed): Dell EMC Networking Z9264F-ON switch
    • For MX7000 chassis: MX9116n and MX7116n

    OOB connectivity

    2 x Dell EMC Networking S4148T-ON switches

    SAN fabric switches
    • Core switch: Dell EMC Connectrix MDS 9396T, MDS 9706, or MDS 9710
    • Edge switch: Dell EMC Connectrix MDS 9148T

    Storage arrays
    • Dell EMC PowerMax 2000
    • Dell EMC PowerMax 8000

    Management server platforms
    • OOB management: 3 x Dell EMC PowerEdge R640 rack servers
    • Platform management: 4 x Dell EMC MX740c compute sleds

    Data protection

    Dell EMC Integrated Data Protection Appliance (IDPA) DP4400

    Management software
    • VMware vCenter Server Appliance (VCSA)
    • Dell EMC OpenManage Integration for VMware vCenter (OMIVV)
    • Dell EMC Virtual Storage Integrator (VSI)