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This Ready Stack architecture includes compute servers, data protection, management servers, LAN switches, SAN switches, storage arrays, and OOB switches, as shown in the following figure:
Figure 1. Ready Stack design architecture
This design architecture depicts a relatively simple infrastructure stack. Two bare-metal PowerEdge R940 servers host the main production database. The PowerEdge R940 servers provide the computing power to support high-performance database application requirements. Adjacent PowerEdge R740 servers and VMs host additional databases that are related to the main production database but require less computing power.
Your final solution requirements may require more servers or storage, or both, but the basic principles of the architecture would be similar. Consult with your Dell EMC field team on the appropriate sizing for your solution.