a curated experience with dell emc vxrail

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* Based on internal Dell Technologies testing (May 2020) comparing VxRail D560 to VxRail E560 dimensions. 1 Single or dual socket, 3rd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable processors up to 40 cores/CPU OR single socket, 3rd Generation AMD EPYC processors up to 64 cores/CPU. 2 Dual socket, 3rd Gen Intel Xeon Scalable processors up to 40 cores/CPU or single socket, 3rd Gen AMD EPYC processors up to 64 cores/CPU, or quad socket, 2nd Gen Intel Xeon Scalable processors up to 28. 3 Certified for cold start down to -15°C and heat up to 45°C, with excursions up to 55°C for eight hours. Copyright © 2021 Dell Inc. or its subsidiaries. All Rights Reserved. Dell Technologies, Dell, EMC, Dell EMC and other trademarks are trademarks of Dell Inc. or its subsidiaries. Other trademarks may be trademarks of their respective owners. A CURATED EXPERIENCE WITH DELL EMC VXRAIL. VxRail's broad portfolio offers maximum flexibility so you can choose the best platform to meet your performance, storage, graphics, IO, and cost requirements. No matter your workload, there is a VxRail configuration to meet your needs. BUSINESS-CRITICAL WORKLOADS DEMANDING APPLICATIONS CORE TO EDGE DEPLOYMENT BROAD HCI DEPLOYMENT The Performance Intensive Platform. The VxRail P Series is perfectly suited to manage in- memory intensive database applications including SAP HANA workloads, high-performance computing (HPC), artificial intelligence, and machine learning. The Storage Dense Platform. The VxRail S Series is built for dense storage workloads where the storage capacity scales faster than CPU or memory. Use cases include applications such as Microsoft SharePoint, Microsoft Exchange, big data and analytics. The Everything Platform. Use cases for the VxRail E Series include high-performance computing (HPC), virtual desktop infrastructure, artificial intelligence, machine learning, and in-memory databases. The General Purpose Platform. The VxRail G Series is suited for business environments with general purpose workloads. Designed to accommodate data centers that require maximum processing power in small spaces. VXRAIL P SERIES VXRAIL S SERIES VXRAIL E SERIES VXRAIL G SERIES Intel ® Xeon ® Scalable processors or AMD EPYC processors. Available with 224 Intel Xeon Scalable processor cores in 2U. Dual-socket configurations with Intel ® Xeon ® Scalable processors. Optional NVIDIA T4 GPUs for deep learning, AI/ML, data inferencing, and VDI workloads. Supports Intel ® Optane SSD, NVMe, and mixed-use cache drives. New NVMe cache delivers faster writes and faster VM deployment. Intel ® Optane Persistent Memory for Intel ® -based models. Available in all-flash or hybrid configurations. Leveraging NVIDIA Ampere and Turing Data Center GPUs. Cost-effective solution ideal for remote or space-limited environments. Designed for general purpose workloads and broad HCI use cases. Support for up to six GPU cards for VDI or AI/ML use cases in a 2U form factor. HARSH ENVIRONMENTS The Durable, Short-Depth Platform. The VxRail D Series provides a 32% smaller footprint * , which makes it ideal for space-limited locations and remote, harsh environments. Use cases include mobile command centers, retail POS systems, video surveillance, GPS mapping on the go, and Telco environments. VXRAIL D SERIES Optimized for heavy workloads providing high availability and enhanced performance. 3rd Gen Intel ® Xeon ® Scalable Processors deliver 42% more cores and 166% increase in memory capacity. One to four-socket platform options. Supports Intel ® Optane Persistent Memory and Intel ® Optane NVMe cache drives. VxRail D Series features FORM FACTOR MEMORY FORM FACTOR CAPACITY 1U Up to 1 TB Single or dual socket up to 24 cores/CPU 46.1 TB SSD or 14.4 TB HDD E SERIES P SERIES V SERIES D SERIES S SERIES G SERIES VxRail E Series features FORM FACTOR MEMORY FORM FACTOR CAPACITY 1U Up to 4 TB Single or dual socket 1 Up to 61.44 SSD or all NVMe VxRail G Series features FORM FACTOR MEMORY FORM FACTOR CAPACITY 2U 4 nodes Up to 2 TB Single or dual socket up to 28/CPU 38.4 TB SSD or 12 TB HHD SPECIALISED USAGE The Virtualization Extended Platform. The VxRail V Series is a graphics-ready platform optimized for high-end 2D/3D visualization use cases and workloads, including Virtual Desktop Infrastructure, high-end graphical virtual workstations, GPU acceleration for deep learning training, inference and data science. VXRAIL V SERIES VxRail P Series features FORM FACTOR MEMORY FORM FACTOR CAPACITY Single system 2U Up to 12 TB Single, dual, or quad up to 64 cores/CPU 2 184.32 TB SSD or 153.6 TB All NVMe VxRail S Series features FORM FACTOR MEMORY FORM FACTOR CAPACITY 2U Up to 3 TB Single or dual socket up to 28 cores/CPU 96 TB HDD (hybrid only) VxRail V Series features FORM FACTOR MEMORY FORM FACTOR CAPACITY 2U Up to 4 TB Dual socket up to 40 cores/CPU 153.6 TB SSD Available with hybrid storage options to deliver a maximum capacity of 96 TB per node. Ideal for use with vSAN HCI Mesh to provide an economical storage option. Combine with vSAN File Services to deliver SMB and NFS file shares to users and applications. Single or dual socket options with Intel ® Xeon ® processors. SEAMLESSLY INTEGRATE NEXT GENERATION TECHNOLOGY WITH THE VXRAIL ADVANTAGE. Automated: Automatically detect new nodes and add with a single click. Validated: Ensure tested and optimized solutions for VxRail. Integrated: Non-disruptively implement VMware patches and upgrades. Visit delltechnologies.com/VxRail › Shown without bezel. Shown without bezel. MIL-STD-810G and DNV-GL Marine certified. Operational shock certified to 40G and operates at 15,000 FT of elevation. Temperature resilient: -15°C cold start/heat up to 55°C. 3 Ruggedized HCI platform built to withstand shock, vibration, dust, humidity, and EMI.

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Page 1: A CURATED EXPERIENCE WITH DELL EMC VXRAIL

* Based on internal Dell Technologies testing (May 2020) comparing VxRail D560 to VxRail E560 dimensions.1 Single or dual socket, 3rd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable processors up to 40 cores/CPU OR single socket, 3rd Generation

AMD EPYC processors up to 64 cores/CPU.2 Dual socket, 3rd Gen Intel Xeon Scalable processors up to 40 cores/CPU or single socket, 3rd Gen AMD EPYC processors up

to 64 cores/CPU, or quad socket, 2nd Gen Intel Xeon Scalable processors up to 28.3 Certified for cold start down to -15°C and heat up to 45°C, with excursions up to 55°C for eight hours.

Copyright © 2021 Dell Inc. or its subsidiaries. All Rights Reserved. Dell Technologies, Dell, EMC, Dell EMC and other trademarks are trademarks of Dell Inc. or its subsidiaries. Other trademarks may be trademarks of their respective owners.

A CURATED EXPERIENCE WITH DELL EMC VXRAIL.VxRail's broad portfolio offers maximum flexibility so you can choose the best platform to meet your performance, storage, graphics, IO, and cost requirements. No matter your workload, there is a VxRail configuration to meet your needs.

BUSINESS-CRITICAL WORKLOADS

DEMANDING APPLICATIONS

CORE TO EDGE DEPLOYMENT

BROAD HCI DEPLOYMENT

The Performance Intensive Platform. The VxRail P Series is perfectly suited to manage in-memory intensive database applications including SAP HANA workloads, high-performance computing (HPC), artificial intelligence, and machine learning.

The Storage Dense Platform. The VxRail S Series is built for dense storage workloads where the storage capacity scales faster than CPU or memory. Use cases include applications such as Microsoft SharePoint, Microsoft Exchange, big data and analytics.

The Everything Platform. Use cases for the VxRail E Series include high-performance computing (HPC), virtual desktop infrastructure, artificial intelligence, machine learning, and in-memory databases.

The General Purpose Platform. The VxRail G Series is suited for business environments with general purpose workloads. Designed to accommodate data centers that require maximum processing power in small spaces.

VXRAIL P SERIES

VXRAIL S SERIES

VXRAIL E SERIES

VXRAIL G SERIES

Intel® Xeon® Scalable processors or AMD EPYC processors.

Available with 224 Intel Xeon Scalable processor cores in 2U.

Dual-socket configurations with Intel® Xeon® Scalable processors.

Optional NVIDIA T4 GPUs for deep learning, AI/ML, data inferencing, and VDI workloads.

Supports Intel® Optane SSD, NVMe, and mixed-use cache drives.

New NVMe cache delivers faster writes and faster VM deployment.

Intel® Optane Persistent Memory for Intel®-based models.

Available in all-flash or hybrid configurations.

Leveraging NVIDIA Ampere and Turing Data Center GPUs.

Cost-effective solution ideal for remote or space-limited environments.

Designed for general purpose workloads and broad HCI use cases.

Support for up to six GPU cards for VDI or AI/ML use cases in a 2U form factor.

HARSH ENVIRONMENTS

The Durable, Short-Depth Platform. The VxRail D Series provides a 32% smaller footprint*, which makes it ideal for space-limited locations and remote, harsh environments. Use cases include mobile command centers, retail POS systems, video surveillance, GPS mapping on the go, and Telco environments.

VXRAIL D SERIES

Optimized for heavy workloads providing high availability and enhanced performance.

3rd Gen Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processors deliver 42% more cores and 166% increase in memory capacity.

One to four-socket platform options.

Supports Intel® Optane Persistent Memory and Intel® Optane NVMe cache drives.

VxRail D Series features

FORM FACTOR

MEMORY

FORM FACTOR

CAPACITY

1U

Up to 1 TB

Single or dual socket up to 24 cores/CPU

46.1 TB SSD or 14.4 TB HDD

E SERIES P SERIES V SERIES D SERIES S SERIES G SERIES

VxRail E Series features

FORM FACTOR

MEMORY

FORM FACTOR

CAPACITY

1U

Up to 4 TB

Single or dual socket1

Up to 61.44 SSD or all NVMe

VxRail G Series features

FORM FACTOR

MEMORY

FORM FACTOR

CAPACITY

2U 4 nodes

Up to 2 TB

Single or dual socket up to 28/CPU

38.4 TB SSD or 12 TB HHD

SPECIALISED USAGE

The Virtualization Extended Platform. The VxRail V Series is a graphics-ready platform optimized for high-end 2D/3D visualization use cases and workloads, including Virtual Desktop Infrastructure, high-end graphical virtual workstations, GPU acceleration for deep learning training, inference and data science.

VXRAIL V SERIES

VxRail P Series features

FORM FACTOR

MEMORY

FORM FACTOR

CAPACITY

Single system 2U

Up to 12 TB

Single, dual, or quad up to 64 cores/CPU2

184.32 TB SSD or 153.6 TB All NVMe

VxRail S Series features

FORM FACTOR

MEMORY

FORM FACTOR

CAPACITY

2U

Up to 3 TB

Single or dual socket up to 28 cores/CPU

96 TB HDD (hybrid only)

VxRail V Series features

FORM FACTOR

MEMORY

FORM FACTOR

CAPACITY

2U

Up to 4 TB

Dual socket up to 40 cores/CPU

153.6 TB SSD

Available with hybrid storage options to deliver a maximum capacity of 96 TB per node.

Ideal for use with vSAN HCI Mesh to provide an economical storage option.

Combine with vSAN File Services to deliver SMB and NFS file shares to users and applications.

Single or dual socket options with Intel® Xeon® processors.

SEAMLESSLY INTEGRATE NEXT GENERATION TECHNOLOGY WITH THE VXRAIL ADVANTAGE.

Automated: Automatically detect new nodes and add with a single click.

Validated: Ensure tested and optimized solutions for VxRail.

Integrated: Non-disruptively implement VMware patches and upgrades.

Visit delltechnologies.com/VxRail ›

Shown without bezel.

Shown without bezel.

MIL-STD-810G and DNV-GL Marine certified.

Operational shock certified to 40G and operates at 15,000 FT of elevation.

Temperature resilient: -15°C cold start/heat up to 55°C.3

Ruggedized HCI platform built to withstand shock, vibration, dust, humidity, and EMI.