VxRail: Level Up With New Capabilities And Powers

VxRail: Level Up with NewCapabilities and PowersPiotr KaraszewskiJakub BałchanGLOBAL SPONSORS

HCI and CITu r n k e y e xp e r i e n c eEngineeredAPPLIANCESRACKSBLOCKS2 Copyright 2017 Dell Inc.ManufacturedManagedSupportedSustained

VxRail simplifies lifecycle managementSustained and delivered as a single software update - no more testing, sequencing, and validatingJanFebMarApr41111Software governance32421Virtualization Management2Media FirmwareNIC Firmware* Example only, not reflective of actualVxRail software packages Copyright 2017 Dell Inc.Aug3HypervisorComponents Firmware & DriversJul6SDS3Jun3BIOSData Protection and BackupMay242Critical Releases5Maintenance ReleasesGO FROMONE GOODKNOWNSTATE TOTHE NEXT

VxRail ManagerDelivers automation, lifecycle management, andserviceability Deploy appliances with ease – over 200 automatedtasks Update all software in single click Monitor using dashboards for health, events, andphysical views Maintain with direct access to support, articles, andcommunity4 Copyright 2017 Dell Inc.EmbeddedservermanagementiDRAC withLifecycleController

Why make a move to hyper-converged?Speed andAgilityOperationalSimplicityScale forTomorrowFaster DeploymentSingle InterfaceStart smallRisk-freeUse known toolsScale as needed 2017 VMware Inc. All rights reserved.5

VxRail self-contained hyper-converged infrastructure.What is in a node?Processor6 Copyright 2017 Dell Inc.RAMRedundant power &coolingNetwork Connectivity(1Gbps/10Gbps)GPU (V Series)All-flash or hybriddisk packs

VxRail on14th GenPowerEdgeVxRail generational comparison.7E460E560ImprovementMore and faster cores40 @ up to 2.2Ghz56 @ up to 2.5Ghz40%More processing power(Ghz)881501.7XFaster memory2400Mhz2666Mhz11%More on-board connectivity2x10GbE RJ45/SFP 4x10GbE RJ45/SFP 2XNetwork connectivityexpansion6833%Improved boot device1 x 64GB SATADOMBOSS RAID 1 with 2 x240GB SATA M.2More resiliency Copyright 2017 Dell Inc.

VxRail on 14th Gen PowerEdge excels.Sustained sub-ms response times and up to 2X more IOPsUp to 2XMore IOPSVxRail P470:217,000 IOPs @ 6 msVxRail P570421,000 IOPs @ 1.6 msSustained sub-ms response time@ up to 80% of CPU Utilization14th Generation8 Copyright 2017 Dell Inc.OLTP 4K70/30 R/W workloadRAID-5 with Checksum

What’s new VxRail on 14th Gen PowerEdge serversV Series NodesP Series NodesS Series NodesE Series NodesVDI optimizedPerformance optimizedStorage denseEfficientV570/FP570/FS570E560/FFull platform refresh to Dell EMC 14th Gen PowerEdge servers based on Intel Xeon Processor Scalable FamilyHigher core counts, faster clock frequency, more memory channels, faster memory, higher endurance and redundant boot devices92000W PSU1600W PSUUp to 3 GPUsSingle or dual socket8 more capacity drives8 more capacity drivesQuad port 10GbE onboardQuad port 10GbE onboard Copyright 2017 Dell Inc.Quad port10GbE onboardQuad port10GbE onboard

VxRail configuration flexibility for your workloadVxRail on14th GenPowerEdgeE, P, S, V Series based on Dell PowerEdge 14th Generation serversStorageProcessorCache SSDs: 400GB, 800GB, 1600GBSSDs (SAS & SATA) : 1.92TB, 3.84TBHDDs: 1.2TB, 2.0TB, 4.0TBChoice of 31 Intel scalable processors4 to 56 cores per nodeRAM24 DIMM slots16GB RDIMM32GB RDIMM64GB LRDIMMstraightBase networkingSFP or RJ454x 10GbE4x1GBE (auto negotiate)Optional add-on NICsPower supplyGPUs1100W AC / 1600W AC / 2000W AC1100W 48V DCNVIDIA10 Copyright 2017 Dell Inc.Note: GPU SW & driverssold separately

Single node scaling and upgradesMinimizes risk and enables pay as you growSTART WITH WHAT YOU NEED3-64nodesMinimize risk by closelymatching your requirementsSCALE OUTPredictablelinear pricingby nodeAdd as few a one node toincrease performance and capacityNodes within a chassis must be homogenousBest forunexpectedstoragegrowthSCALE UPIncrementally add storageas data growsPopulate homogenous drives across all available nodes11 Copyright 2017 Dell Inc.

VxRail is now powered by vSAN 6.6.The best technology for the leading virtualization ecosystem50%35%FASTER ALLFLASHLATENCYREDUCTIONDATA AT RESTENCRYPTIONNATIVE HCI ENCRYPTIONENHANCED STRETCHEDCLUSTERSLOCAL AND SITE PROTECTION12 Copyright 2017 Dell Inc.

New inVxRail 4.5with vSAN6.6Data-at-Rest-Encryption (D@RE).Addresses fears of media theft Configured for entire cluster Works with both all-flash and hybridvSphere vSAN Works with dedupe and compression Compliance with FIPS 140-2 Level 1, AES 256 Key management using KMIP-compliant KMSvendorsSSDSSDvSAN Datastore13 Copyright 2017 Dell Inc.SSD

New inVxRail 4.5vSphere 6.5 Encryption.Addresses fears of rogue admin Per VM level setting No dedupe & compressionvSphere vSAN In-flight (over the wire) Key management using KMIP-compliant KMSvendorsSSDSSDvSAN Datastore14 Copyright 2017 Dell Inc.SSD

New inVxRail 4.5with vSAN6.6Stretched clusters with local protection. Redundancy locally and across sites With site failure, vSAN maintainsavailability with local redundancy insurviving site No change in stretched clusterconfiguration steps3rd site witness100Mbps200ms RTTL3 Optimized site locality logic tominimize I/O traffic across sitesRAID-1 RAID 1 of RAID 1/5/6 for all-flash RAID 1 of RAID 1 for hybridRAID-1/5/6RAID-1/5/6vSAN5ms RTT, 10GbE15 Copyright 2017 Dell Inc.

Broad range of VxRail custom BYO use seCollaborationandAnalytics16 Copyright 2017 Dell Inc.

VxRail for general server workloadsPaaS Mix/match nodes and right size CPU, memory,storage, and network resource requirements Guarantee uptime with industry leading dataprotection & HA features from Dell EMC & VMwarethat meet any RPO/RTO Pay as you grow scaling featuring scale out optionswith up to 64 nodes in a single cluster Used for any enterprise workloads supported byvSphere and vSAN17 Copyright 2017 Dell laborationandAnalytics

VxRail for distributed enterprise deployments Lower cost of entry deployment for each remotelocation starting with as little as 3 nodes Simple, standard set up and updates can be doneremotely by IT staff Tailor compute & capacity needs for each site Single management for all erpriseCollaborationandAnalytics18 Copyright 2017 Dell Inc.

VxRail for collaboration and analyticsPaaS Simple to deploy infrastructure using customer builtenvironment of their choice Support data analytics and collaborationapplications on proven vSphere based hyperconverged rpriseHadoop, Hortonworks, Exchange, Sharepoint, Splunk,etc. Storage dense infrastructure configuration optionscoming in a small 2U1N footprint19IaaS Copyright 2017 Dell Inc.CollaborationandAnalytics

VxRail for VDI Overcome the traditionally high CAPEX barrier ofVDI Support for high end graphics VDI with enhancedGPU support as well as general purposeenvironments Available all flash configuration options easilyhandle peak performance requirements (bootstorms, etc.) Low incremental cost and OPEX Deploy hundreds of VDTs in minutes Support for VMware Horizon and CitrixXenDesktop20 Copyright 2017 Dell eCollaborationandAnalytics

VxRail as infrastructure for IaaSPaaS Fully integrated with Cloud Management Platformsoftware for IaaS–VMware vRealize Suite–VMware vCloud e Auto load balancing ensures consistentperformance Predictable pay-as-you-grow deployment Flexible end point solution seamlessly extendscloud infrastructure resources21 Copyright 2017 Dell Inc.CollaborationandAnalytics

VxRail as infrastructure for PaaSPaaS Flexible and elastic infrastructure used as part ofyour pool of underlying IaaS resources IT teams can leverage existing VMware skills toprovide a cloud native platform for developers Mix and match nodes and right size CPU, memory,storage, and network resources to meet cloudnative application requirements Support for a wide variety of the top PaaSplatforms in the marketplace22 Copyright 2017 Dell laborationandAnalytics

What is inside VxRail?A full suite of capabilities included at no additional chargePOWERED BYVMWAREvSANLIFECYCLEMANAGEMENT ANDSUPPORT TOOLSINCLUDED DATAPROTECTIONOPTIONSvSAN EnterpriseVxRail ManagerRecoverPoint for VMsvCenter ServerSecure Remote SupportvSphere ReplicationvRealize Log InsightvSphere Data ProtectionvSphere Ready**Compatible with a broad range of customer-supplied vSphere licenses23 Copyright 2017 Dell Inc.

Data Protection Suite for VMware.End to end data protection for VMware based environments Market-Leading Integration with VMware Empower vAdmins by providing self-service protection to users Software-Only Data Protection Hypervisor based replication for any point-in-time recoveryBackup system scales to 16 TB when configured with DD VE Shortened Backup Times and Storage Cost Savings 30x faster image recovery than traditional backups 10-30x reduction in backup storage Application Consistency Across the broadest application landscapeNote: DPS for VMware is licensed separately. Sold via channel partners only.24 Copyright 2017 Dell Inc.

Dell EMC solutionsDriven by requirements and desired experienceBuildBuySimplify procurement, deployment, and lifecycleTurnkey, single vendor lifecycle assuranceReduce risk, accelerate time to value, deliver lifecycle assuranceValidated SolutionsEngineered Systems 25 Copyright 2017 Dell Inc.Hybrid Cloud Platforms

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Addresses fears of rogue admin Per VM level setting No dedupe & compression In-flight (over the wire) Key management using KMIP-compliant KMS vendors vSphere 6.5 Encryption. New in VxRail 4.5 vSphere vSAN vSAN Datastore SSD SSD SSD