This Ready Stack provides the following key benefits:
- Resiliency—The Ready Stack architecture ensures that no single point of failure exists. Redundancy is incorporated in the critical aspects of the Ready Stack, which includes server high-availability features, redundant networking, and multipath storage.
- Virtualization support—We designed this Ready Stack for general-purpose virtualized workloads. Each server is equipped with processing power, memory, and converged network adapters that support Ethernet and Fibre Channel (FC), as required for virtualization.
- Scalability—You can configure this Ready Stack to suit your needs for a virtualized infrastructure. The Ready Stack provides flexibility by supporting various options including server model, number of compute servers, server processor model, server memory capacity, type of FC storage, and FC storage capacity.
- Powerful all-flash storage—This Ready Stack includes the Unity x50 All Flash storage platform. With all-inclusive software, these all-flash systems deliver consistent performance with fast response times and are ideal for mixed virtual workload requirements.
- Integrated data protection—The IDPA preconfigured backup solution combines protection storage and software, search, analytics, and simplified management. The IDPA DP4400 appliance that is included in this Ready Stack is optimized for VMware environments.
- Integrated Dell EMC management—This Ready Stack includes the following Dell EMC management tools:
- Dell EMC OpenManage Integration for VMware vCenter (OMIVV)—A virtual appliance that enables administrators to view physical host details in VMware vSphere.
- Dell EMC Virtual Storage Integrator (VSI)—A vCenter plug-in that enables administrators to view, manage, and optimize storage for vSphere servers and hosts.
- Dell EMC Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller 9 (iDRAC9)—An out-of-band (OOB) management tool for Dell EMC PowerEdge rack servers. iDRAC9 has its own HTML5-based UI and can be accessed by using various methods including SSH, RACADM, and the Redfish API. iDRAC9 Group Manager provides a one-to-many console for accessing the details of multiple servers. As needed, administrators can also use Dell EMC OpenManage Enterprise (OME) and OME Modular Edition to manage server content that is accessible through iDRAC9.
- Brocade Web Tools—An embedded UI on Dell EMC Connectrix switches that enables administrators to monitor and manage single or small fabrics, switches, and ports. Web Tools is launched directly from a web browser or from the Brocade Network Advisor.
- IDPA System Manager—An HTML5-based UI that provides administrators with configurable dashboards to simplify and automate data protection management, monitoring, and reporting.