IT transformation is core to making better business decisions faster, simplifying operations, and enabling a rapid response to evolving market conditions and
opportunities. But transformation doesn’t happen overnight. IT leaders face a host of difficult challenges - exponential data growth, legacy systems, variable
workloads, security and more - with budgets typically flat or trending down.
The path to IT transformation can also seem complex. From virtualizing the data center, to embrace of the cloud, to the adoption of hybrid cloud,
transforming IT is a journey rather than a destination. A hyperconverged infrastructure (HCI), one that virtualizes compute, storage and network
resources together, can address much of the pain, offering increased agility, scalability and simplicity while managing operational costs down.
Dell EMC PowerEdge Servers and VMware Can Simplify HCI
Dell EMC PowerEdge servers, the bedrock of the modern data center,
are custom-built for HCI. PowerEdge servers offer the latest in server innovations, scalability, and security, along with elegant control via plug-ins
like OpenManage Integration for VMware vCenter® (OMIVV). OMIVV enables intelligent systems management, empowering administrators to easily and
quickly deploy new servers, view both physical and virtual server health, and install firmware updates directly from vCenter, the control center of a VMware
vSphere® environment.
Pairing the world’s #1 server3 with the global leader in virtualization4 and HCI5 software, Dell EMC PowerEdge and VMware offer essentially unrivaled hardware and software HCI solutions.
PowerEdge servers, the bedrock of the modern data center, feature 150 custom-requirements for HCI built-in. PowerEdge servers offer the latest in server innovations, scalability, and security, along with elegant control for vSAN Ready Nodes via OpenManage Integration for VMware vCenter® (OMIVV).
As a core building block of the software-defined data center (SDDC), VMware vSAN™ powers leading HCI solutions with a high-performance architecture native to vSphere. vSAN is a radically simple software-defined storage (SDS) solution that delivers flash-optimized, scalable and secure shared storage for virtualized workloads - helping lower total cost-of-ownership (TCO) by up to 50%* compared to traditional storage.
Dell EMC vSAN Ready Nodes are pre-configured, tested and certified to run VMware vSAN. Each Ready Node includes just the right amount of CPU, memory, network I/O controllers, HDDs and SSDs. Dell EMC also offers premiere vSAN Ready Node configurations; each model boasts an Identity Module that self-identifies the server as a vSAN Ready Node upon boot-up to streamline deployment, updates, and more.
- Dell EMC vSAN Ready Nodes are pre-configured, tested and certified to run VMware vSAN. Each Ready Node includes just the right amount of CPU, memory, network I/O controllers, HDDs and SSDs. Dell EMC also offers premiere vSAN Ready Node configurations; each model boasts an Identity Module that self-identifies the server as a vSAN Ready Node upon boot-up to streamline deployment, updates, and more.
- Over 125 vSAN Ready Node configurations available*
- 130% faster deployment with OMIVV*
- More than 1,800 VMware-certified Dell EMC support professionals, offering a single point of contact
Enterprise Storage Virtualization Native to vSphere
As a core building block of the software-defined data center (SDDC), VMware vSAN™ powers leading HCI solutions with a high-performance architecture
native to vSphere. vSAN is a radically simple software-defined storage (SDS) solution that delivers flash-optimized, scalable and secure shared storage for
virtualized workloads, helping lower total cost-of-ownership (TCO) by up to 50%6 compared to traditional storage.
Together, PowerEdge servers and vSAN deliver a compelling experience across nearly any vSAN use case. A powerful and robust Dell EMC PowerEdge MX
solution running vSAN can support up to 40% more virtual machines (VM) and 55.9% faster response times when compared to HPE Synergy and Cisco UCS® vSAN Ready
Node solutions.7 PowerEdge servers also enable up to 12x more database IOPS and 98% lower latency within a vSAN cluster.8
Scale quickly and manage simply with Dell EMC vSAN Ready Nodes
Dell EMC vSAN Ready Nodes, built on Dell EMC PowerEdge servers, enable easy deployment with factory installed, pre-configured and pre-tested configurations which can add up to a solution that scales quickly to meet growing needs.* With more than 125 configurations available - spanning all-flash, rugged, hybrid rack, and kinetic infrastructure models - modernize your infrastructure from the core to the edge to the cloud with maximum flexibility.
PowerEdge servers, the bedrock of the modern data center, feature 150 custom-requirements for HCI built-in. PowerEdge servers offer the latest in server innovations, scalability, and security, along with elegant control for vSAN Ready Nodes via OpenManage Integration for VMware vCenter® (OMIVV).
As a core building block of the software-defined data center (SDDC), VMware vSAN™ powers leading HCI solutions with a high-performance architecture native to vSphere. vSAN is a radically simple software-defined storage (SDS) solution that delivers flash-optimized, scalable and secure shared storage for virtualized workloads - helping lower total cost-of-ownership (TCO) by up to 50%* compared to traditional storage.
- Reduce project risk and improve storage efficiency. vSAN delivers high-performance, flash-optimized hyperconverged storage for any application – at a fraction of the cost of traditional, purpose-built storage and other less efficient HCI solutions.*
- Bridge the physical and virtual gap by automating and consolidating key PowerEdge server management tasks in the vCenter console with OMIVV, a vCenter plug-in from Dell EMC that manages up to 10 vCenters and 1,000 servers.
- Build your hybrid cloud. vSAN Ready Nodes for VMware Cloud Foundation™ offers a fast way to build an integrated hybrid cloud by delivering cloud management to run enterprise applications in hybrid cloud environments.
Kickstart HCI with Dell EMC vSAN Ready Nodes
Preconfigured, tested, and jointly certified to run vSAN, Dell EMC vSAN Ready Nodes take the guesswork out of deploying an HCI environment, enabling faster setup,
fewer update steps, and reduced maintenance. As a key feature of the PowerEdge portfolio, Dell EMC vSAN Ready Nodes offer OMIVV, delivering 130% faster deployment
and a 97% reduction in administration time.9 Dell EMC offers one of the broadest vSAN Ready Node portfolios in the industry, with more than 125 certified configurations
spanning all-flash, rugged, hybrid rack, and kinetic infrastructure models.10
- 125+ Dell EMC vSAN Ready Node configurations10
- 130% faster deployment with 97% less administration time via OMIVV9
- Dell EMC PowerEdge MX yields up to 40% more VMs and 55.9% lower storage latency7
Dell EMC was also the first OEM to offer premiere vSAN
Ready Node configurations with dedicated software Identity Modules. An Identity Module self-identifies the server as a vSAN Ready Node upon boot-up, streamlining deployment and updates while simplifying the support process. OS options include BOSS with-and-without SD cards, or SD cards with no BOSS.
Dell EMC ProDeploy and ProSupport Services Help Customers Stay on Path
Beyond industry-leading hardware and software, Dell EMC ProDeploy and ProSupport services help customers stay
focused on what matters most to their business. Deploy PowerEdge servers or vSAN Ready Nodes with virtually
no disruption to productivity. Perform maintenance and updates without taxing limited operational resources.
With over 1,800 VMware-certified Dell EMC support professionals, customers have a single support contact for hardware and software, with nearly all L1 and L2 calls handled without escalation to VMware.11 Dell EMC
ProDeploy Services delivers up to 66% faster deployment, including software installation and configuration of the OS, firmware and VMware hypervisors.12
Dell EMC ProDeploy Plus Services for PowerEdge servers is the most robust deployment service offering, providing the following three services critical to an SDDC:
- Onsite installation and configuration of the operating system
- Onsite installation and configuration of the hypervisor
- Connection of the host (server) to storage
1 - VMware earnings report, FY19 Q2.
2 - IDC WW Quarterly Converged Systems Tracker, 2018, Q4, April 4, 2019 - Vendor Revenue.
3 - IDC WW Quarterly x86 Server Tracker, 2018Q4, Mar. 6, 2019 – Units & Vendor Revenue.
4 - Network World, Feb. 20, 2019.
5 - IDC WW Quarterly Converged Systems Tracker, 2018, Q3, Dec. 18, 2018 - Vendor Revenue. IDC Q4 data showing systems running VMware hyperconverged software as compared to other vendors.
6 - VMware vSAN 6.7 datasheet.
7 - Principled Technologies report commissioned by Dell EMC, “Ensure greater uptime and boost VMware vSAN cluster performance with the Dell EMC PowerEdge MX platform,” November 2018.
8 - Principled Technologies report commissioned by Dell EMC, “Faster, More Powerful Handling of Database Workloads,” June 2017, using the DVDStore2 benchmark comparing R720 servers with HDD-based EqualLogic shared storage versus R740xd servers with Internal NVMe and SAS SSD disks in a 2-node vSAN cluster. Actual performance will vary based on configuration, usage and manufacturing variability.
9 - Based on Dell EMC internal competitive testing of PowerEdge and OMIVV versus Cisco UCS manual OS deployment in June 2018. Results extrapolated from four servers to twenty-four servers. Actual results will vary.
10 - Based on Dell EMC review of complete vSAN Ready Node offering across all OEMs listed on VMware vSAN Compatibility Guide on June 10, 2019.
11 - Based on internal Dell EMC services data.
12 - Principled Technologies report commissioned by Dell EMC, “Bring new systems to production readiness faster and with less effort from in-house administrators,” November 2017.
13 - Capacities shown are common ranges of raw, configurable storage per node. To calculate cluster storage, multiply by 4 for all-flash and by 3 for hybrid.