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The following table provides a list of the components that are required to build a virtualized infrastructure for this Ready Stack:
Table 1. Component specifications
Component |
Details |
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Compute hosts |
6 x Dell EMC PowerEdge R640 servers |
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Processor |
Intel Xeon Gold 6252 |
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Memory |
256 GB: 8 x 32 GB DDR4-2933 RDIMMs |
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Storage adapter |
PERC H730p RAID controller, 2 GB NV cache, mini card |
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Local storage |
2 x 240 GB SSD SATA read-intensive 6 Gbps 2.5-in. hot-plug boot AG drives, 1 DWPD, 438 TBW (RAID 1) |
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Operating system volume |
BOSS controller card + with 2 M.2 sticks 240 GB (RAID 1), LP |
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Network |
Mellanox ConnectX-4 LX dual-port 10/25 GbE SFP28 adapter, PCIe low profile |
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HBA |
QLogic 2692 dual-port FC PCIe |
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Hypervisor |
VMware ESXi 6.7 U3 |
Management hosts |
2 x Dell EMC PowerEdge R640 servers |
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Processor |
Intel Xeon Gold 6252 |
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Memory |
128 GB: 16 x 8 GB 2,666 MT/s single-rank RDIMMs |
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Storage adapter |
PERC H730p RAID controller, 2 GB NV cache, mini card |
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Local storage |
2 x 240 GB SSD SATA read-intensive 6 Gbps 2.5-in. hot-plug boot AG drives, 1 DWPD, 438 TBW (RAID 1) |
|
Operating system volume |
BOSS controller card + with 2 M.2 sticks 240 GB (RAID 1), LP |
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Network |
Mellanox ConnectX-4 LX dual-port 10/25 GbE SFP28 adapter, PCIe low profile |
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HBA |
QLogic 2692 dual-port FC PCIe |
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Hypervisor |
VMware ESXi 6.7 U3 |
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Dell EMC PowerSwitch S4148T-ON switch |
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LAN connectivity |
Ethernet traffic:
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Storage array |
Dell EMC PowerStore |
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Storage fabric |
Dell EMC PowerStore: FC (SAN) |
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Storage fabric switches |
2 x Dell EMC Connectrix DS-6600 Series |
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Data protection |
PowerStore integrated data protection features For more information, see: |
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Hypervisor |
VMware ESXi 6.7 U3 |
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Licenses* |
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Cable requirements |
Consult Dell Technologies Sales team |
* Match the quantity of required licenses to the number of servers that will be deployed.