The following table lists the minimum hardware components that are required to deploy this solution.
Component | Quantity | Details |
Dell PowerEdge R740xd or Dell PowerEdge R640 or Dell PowerEdge R840 | 4–16 | Minimum of 4 scale unit servers |
Dell PowerEdge R640 HLH server | 1 | Management server for HLH |
Dell PowerSwitch S5248F-ON switch or Cisco Nexus 93180YC-FX Note: Cisco switch is only available with the customer-rack option For details, see Rail kit information. | 2 | Top of Rack (ToR) switches |
Dell PowerSwitch N3248TE-ON switch or Cisco Nexus 9348GC-FXP Note: Cisco switch is only available with the customer-rack option For details, see Rail kit information. | 1 | Management switch |
Dimensions of the Dell Integrated System factory rack, switch components, and PowerEdge R840, R640, and R740xd servers are also included.
The following sections provide details about the primary hardware components.
The PowerEdge R840 server is a four-socket, 2U rack system for demanding environments. It provides a balance between storage, I/O, and application acceleration with configuration flexibility.
In Dell Integrated System, the PowerEdge R840 server, which is shown in the following figure, is configured with 24 SSDs and two M.2 solid-state boot drives. There is also a GPU option available.
The following figure shows the physical dimensions of the R840 server.
The following table lists the measurements for the R840 server, which is shown in the previous figure.
Measurement | Inches | Millimeters |
Xa (Front Width) | 18.97 | 482.00 |
Xb (Rear Width) – without brackets | 17.08 | 434.00 |
Xb (Rear Width) – with brackets | 17.48 | 444.00 |
Y (Height) | 3.41 | 86.80 |
Za (Forward Depth with Bezel) | 1.41 | 37.84 |
Za (Forward Depth without Bezel) | 0.94 | 23.90 |
Zb | 31.96 | 812.00 |
Zc (Depth Behind Bezel) – with PSU handle | 33.14 | 842.00 |
Zc (Depth Behind Bezel) – with chassis near wall handle | 35.51 | 902.00 |
The PowerEdge R740xd server is a two-socket, 2U rack system for demanding environments. It provides a balance between storage, I/O, and application acceleration with configuration flexibility.
In Dell Integrated System, the PowerEdge R740xd server, which is shown in the following figure, is configured with 18 drives: 2 solid-state boot drives, 6 solid-state cache drives, and 10 HDDs for storage capacity.
The following figure shows the physical dimensions of the R740xd server.
The following table lists the measurements for the R740xd server, which is shown in the previous figure.
Measurement | Inches | Millimeters |
Xa (Front Width) | 18.98 | 482.00 |
Xb (Rear Width) | 17.09 | 434.00 |
Y (Height) | 3.42 (2U) | 86.80 |
Za (Forward Depth with Bezel) | 1.41 | 35.84 |
Za (Forward Depth without Bezel) | 0.87 | 22.00 |
Zb (Depth Behind Bezel) | 26.72 | 678.00 |
Zc (Depth Behind Bezel) | 28.17 | 715.50 |
The PowerEdge R640 server, as shown in the following figure, is a scalable computing and storage rack in a 1U, two-socket platform with a balanced mix of performance, cost, and density for most data centers. When used as an all-flash SU, the server is configured with 12 drives: 2 solid-state boot drives and 10 solid-state flash drives. There is also an NVIDIA T4 GPU option.
The following figure shows the physical dimensions of the R640 server.
The following table lists the measurements for the R640 server, which shown in the previous figure.
Measurement | Inches | Millimeters |
Xa (Front Width) | 18.97 | 482.00 |
Xb (Rear Width) | 17.08 | 434.00 |
Y (Height) | 1.68 (1U) | 42.80 |
Za (Forward Depth with Bezel) | 1.41 | 35.84 |
Za (Forward Depth without Bezel) | 0 .87 | 22.00 |
Zb (Depth Behind Bezel) | 29.61 | 733.82 |
Zc (Depth Behind Bezel) | 30.42 | 772.67 |
The PowerSwitch N3248TE-ON is a 1/10/100 GbE management switch, as shown in the following figure, and is a high-performance switch that uses a non-blocking architecture to handle unexpected traffic loads. The switch is ideal for mid- to large-enterprise campus networks or retail deployments. The N3248TE-ON is a 1RU form-factor switch that features 48 x 1 GB RJ-45 with 802.3at (30 W) PoE ports, 4 x 10 GB SFP+ ports, and 2 x 100 GB QSFP28 ports.
The PowerSwitch S5248F-ON is a 25/100 GbE fixed switch. The S5248F-ON is a Dell Technologies data-center networking solution. The switch provides high-density 25/100 GbE ports and a range of functionality to meet the growing demands of a data-center environment. The following figures shows the S5248F-ON, which is a 1-RU form-factor multilayer switch. It provides density with up to 48 ports of 25 GbE, 4 ports of 100 GbE, and 2 ports of 200 GbE.
The Cisco Nexus 93180YC-FX switch can be used as a ToR switch.
This switch has 48 1/10/25 Gb/s Fiber ports and six 40/100 Gb/s QSFP28 ports.
The Cisco Nexus 9348GC-FXP switch can be used as a management switch.
This switch has 48 100M/1G BASE-T ports, four 10/25 Gb/s SFP28 ports, and two 40/100 Gb/s QSFP28 ports.