Dell EMC PowerEdge MX7000 - 2 Overview

Overview
Deployment of VMware Cloud Foundation on the PowerEdge MX7000 modular platform provides a hyperconverged infrastructure solution
incorporating best-in-class hardware from Dell EMC with core VMware products including vSphere, vSAN, NSX, vRealize Log Insight, and
SDDC Manager. Virtualization of compute, storage, and networking is delivered in a single package with VMware Cloud Foundation on
PowerEdge MX7000.
Dell EMC has determined the compatibility and established certication across hardware and software. The combination of Cloud
Foundation software on the Dell EMC PowerEdge MX7000 hardware that is described in this document has been validated in Dell EMC
labs and certied by VMware. The PowerEdge MX7000 systems that are described within are certied as vSAN Ready Nodes, as shown in
the VMware Compatibility Guide (VCG).
Some of the key benets of the PowerEdge MX7000 modular platform include:
• Embedded Dell EMC OpenManage Enterprise Modular Edition that provides the features of OpenMange Enterprise systems
management within the PowerEdge MX chassis. It includes a unied interface console for managing compute, storage, and networking
• Three I/O networking fabrics—two general purpose, and one storage-specic, each with redundant modules
• Multichassis networking up to 10 chassis
• Single management point for compute, storage, and networking
NOTE
: Cloud Foundation builds a strong infrastructure foundation which you can expand with additional products. You can
enable a true private cloud consumption model in your environment with optional add-on products from the VMware vRealize
suite of software. For more information about these products, see www.vmware.com/products/vrealize-suite.html.
Deploying Cloud Foundation includes several steps. The following gure lists the steps and their sequence, providing a high-level
visualization of the overall deployment workow.
In the gure and throughout the deployment process, the term SDDC bring-up refers to the software-dened data center (SDDC) which is
built as the result of the steps documented in this guide.
2
Overview 7