Dell EMC VxRail Appliance - Storage Policy Based Management (SPBM); VxRail Manager; vRealize Log Insight

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 Data-integrity and data-protection technology, including software checksum and fault
domains
 Enhanced security with native vSAN data-at-rest-encryption
VxRail provides two different vSAN node-storage configuration options: a hybrid configuration
that uses both flash SSDs and mechanical HDDs, and an all-flash SSD configuration. The
hybrid configuration uses flash SSDs for caching and mechanical HDDs for capacity and
persistent data storage. The all-flash configuration uses flash SSDs for both the caching and
capacity.
vSAN is configured when the VxRail system is first initialized and is managed through vCenter.
During the VxRail Appliance initialization process, vSAN creates a distributed shared datastore
from the locally attached disks on each ESXi node. The amount of storage in the datastore is an
aggregate of all the capacity drives in the cluster. The orchestrated vSAN configuration and
verification performed as part of system initialization ensures consistent and predictable
performance and a system configuration that follows best practices.
Storage policy based management (SPBM)
vSAN is policy driven and designed to simplify storage provisioning and management. vSAN
policies define VM storage requirements for performance and availability. Policy assignments
are generated based on a ruleset. Administrators can dynamically change a VM storage policy
as requirements change. Examples of SPBM rules are the number of faults to tolerate and the
data protection technique to use.
VxRail Manager
VxRail Manager provides monitoring and lifecycle management for physical infrastructure.
VxRail Manager streamlines deployment, configuration. VxRail Manager also integrates Dell
EMC services and support to help customers get the most value from the VxRail Appliance.
vRealize Log Insight
Bundled with VxRail, VMware vRealize Log Insight monitors system events and provides
ongoing holistic notifications about the state of virtual environment and appliance hardware.
vRealize Log Insight delivers real-time automated log management for the VxRail Appliance
with log monitoring, intelligent grouping, and analytics to simplify troubleshooting at scale across
VxRail physical, virtual, and cloud environments.