Dell EMC VxRail Appliance - VxRail Overview

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VxRail overview
Jointly developed by Dell EMC and VMware, the VxRail Appliance is the only fully integrated,
preconfigured, and tested hyper-converged infrastructure (HCI) appliance powered by VMware
vSAN technology for software-defined storage. Managed through the well-known VMware
vCenter Server interface, VxRail provides a familiar vSphere experience that enables
streamlined deployment and extends the use of existing IT tools and processes.
VxRail Appliances are fully loaded with integrated, mission-critical data services from Dell EMC
and VMware. Services includes compression, deduplication, replication, backup and many
more. VxRail delivers resiliency and centralized-management functionality that enables simpler
management of consolidated workloads, virtual desktops, business-critical applications, and
remote-office infrastructure. As the only HCI appliance from Dell EMC and VMware, VxRail is
the easiest way to stand up a fully virtualized VMware environment.
VxRail is the only HCI appliance on the market that fully integrates Intel-based Dell EMC
PowerEdge Servers with VMware vSphere and vSAN. VxRail is jointly engineered with VMware
and is supported as a single product delivered by Dell EMC. VxRail seamlessly integrates with
existing VMware eco-system and cloud management solutions including vRealize, NSX, and
Horizon.
The VxRail Manager provides lifecycle management for the VxRail software bundle that
includes:
 VxRail Manager user interface for configuration and deployment, software and hardware
updates, system monitoring and alerting
 VMware vSphere®, including ESXi
 VMware vCenter Server™
 VMware vSAN™
 VMware vRealize Log Insight™
The VxRail Appliance also includes complementary advanced capabilities, including Dell EMC
CloudArray and Dell EMC RecoverPoint for Virtual Machines.
VxRail provides an entry point to the software-defined data center (SDDC) for most workloads.
Customers of all sizes and types can benefit from VxRail, including small- and medium-sized
environments, remote and branch offices (ROBO), and edge departments. VxRail also provides
a solid infrastructure foundation for larger data centers.
For more detailed information on VxRail, go to https://www.emc.com/en-us/converged-
infrastructure/vrail.