Dell EMC VXrail is the standard in Hyper-Converged Infrastructure

VxRail™ is the only fully integrated, preconfigured, and pre-tested VMware hyper-converged infrastructure appliance family on the market. Powered by industry-leading VMware Virtual SAN and vSphere software, the Dell EMC VxRail Appliance is the easiest and fastest way to simplify and extend a VMware environment while dramatically simplifying IT operations and lowering capital and operational costs. Now with Dell PowerEdge server options, VxRail offers highly configurable appliances that meet any use case.

The Dell EMC transformation comes to VxRail

With options based on PowerEdge servers, Dell EMC VxRail Appliances offer extreme configuration flexibility to choose the performance, capacity and graphics capability needed to meet your infrastructure requirements. Dell EMC VxRail Appliances feature configure-to-order platforms that deliver data services, resiliency, and QoS, enabling faster, better, and simpler delivery of virtual desktops, business-critical applications, and remote office infrastructure.

VxRail provides a simple, cost effective hyper-converged solution that solves your virtualization infrastructure challenges and supports a wide range of applications and workloads.

Hyper-Converged Appliances That Extend And Simplify VMware Environments

Managed through the well-known VMware vCenter Server, VxRail Appliances provide existing VMware customers an experience they are familiar with allowing them to seamlessly integrate VxRail into their existing IT infrastructure.

VxRail Appliances are fully loaded with integrated Dell EMC mission-critical data services including replication, backup and cloud tiering at no additional charge and are the industry’s only hyper-converged appliance featuring kernel layer integration between VMware Virtual SAN and the vSphere hypervisor, delivering unique and unmatched performance and efficiency. As a fully optimized and supported VMware-based solution, the appliances also integrated with VMware’s cloud management platform and end-user computing solutions. VxRail is also a platform for introducing advanced SDDC offerings like NSX, vRealize Automation and vRealize Operations.

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Start Small and Grow Flexibility and Choice

The Dell EMC VxRail Appliance allows you to start small – with as few as three nodes - and grow incrementally, scaling capacity and performance easily and non-disruptively up to 64 nodes per cluster. Single node scaling and storage capacity expansion provide a predictable, “pay-as-you-grow” approach for future scale up and out as your business and user requirements evolve without up-front planning.

The Dell EMC VxRail Appliance provides extreme configuration flexibility with purpose-built appliances that are designed to address any use case, including big data, analytics, 2D/3D visualization, or collaboration virtualized applications. VxRail Appliances, built with the latest Intel Broadwell processors, also offer a 3-node starting configurations for a lower entry point. The addition of PowerEdge server based VxRail Appliances expands the portfolio - offering GPU optimized, storage dense, high performance computing, and entry level options - to give you the flexibility to choose the VxRail Appliance that is best for your need.

The VxRail portfolio includes:

  • G Series – General-purpose appliances for broad hyper-converged use cases. Up to four nodes fit in a single 2U chassis. Available in all-flash or hybrid configurations.
  • E Series – Entry level, cost-effective appliances for small or remote deployments. Low-profile with one node per 1U chassis. Available in all-flash or hybrid configurations.
  • V Series – VDI-optimized graphics ready appliances with support for up to 2 graphics accelerators for specialized use cases such as high-end 2D/3D visualization. Each appliance has one node per 2U chassis. Available in all-flash or hybrid configurations.
  • S Series – Storage dense appliances capacity-optimized for demanding applications such as virtualized Microsoft SharePoint, Microsoft Exchange, big data, and analytics. Each appliance has one node per 2U chassis. Available in hybrid configurations only.
  • P Series – Performance intensive appliances optimized for heavy workloads such as databases. Each appliance has one node per 2U chassis. Available in all-flash or hybrid configurations.