…(Two per node, 2.9GHz, 8-cores, 20MB Cache) 256GB RAM (128GB per node, 8GB x 16 DDR3, 64GB per CPU) 120GB OCZ Deneva 2 SATA SSD x 4 (via LSI 9207-8i)…

…and VMware vSAN update releases, so customers get the latest technology features as quickly as possible to rapidly address changing business needs. Continuous innovation and reduction of risk with Dell…

…R630 makes for an excellent node in software-defined deployments ranging from vSAN to ScaleIO. While diminutive in rack footprint, don’t let the R630 fool you; it’s a full-fledged dual-socket PowerEdge…

…includes many of the hyper-converged solutions on the market where some, like the Dell EMC VxRack Node, can require upwards of four 10G connections per node. The Dell EMC S4048-ON (and its…

…the EMC VxRack Node powered by ScaleIO, putting the all-flash array to work in 2-layer SAN configuration. This testing however is a little bit different. In the VxRack Node review we…

…on your gear. Four our 4-node VSAN platform we started with a number of 16 VMs and kept to the default number of data disks (10) and the default size…

…VMware Virtual SAN can perform up to 2 million IOPS read-only and 640,000 IOPS mixed on a 32 node cluster.   VMware Virtual SAN simplifies storage provisioning and management all the…

…Management with iDRAC Final Thoughts It’s a bit premature to say every VMware vSphere or vSAN node should be configured with DPUs to take advantage of the vSphere Distributed Services…

…rebranded its ready node profiles as well. Today VMware updated their compatibility guide for VSAN with an emphasis on “ready nodes.” Previously if users wanted to check compatibility they would…