Dell EMC VxFlex Ready Node R740xd User Manual

V-Trees......................................................................................... 62
V-Tree migration........................................................................... 63
Snapshot Policies.......................................................................... 65
Performance.............................................................................................. 66
Migrate volumes.........................................................................................66
Other functions.......................................................................................... 66
Implementing VxFlex OS.............................................................................67
Physical layer.................................................................................68
SAN virtualization layer................................................................. 69
Implementing VxFlex OS over a virtual system.............................. 70
Implementing VxFlex OS over a Linux bare metal system...............72
Maintenance...............................................................................................73
Maintaining the physical layer........................................................73
Instant maintenance mode.............................................................73
Maintaining the virtualization layer................................................ 74
Management tools...................................................................................... 74
Firmware patching......................................................................................75
Product capabilities and system limits........................................................ 78
Opening the VxFlex OS GUI and Logging In 81
Log in to the VxFlex OS GUI....................................................................... 82
Connection and disconnection information.................................................82
VxFlex OS GUI Features 83
VxFlex OS GUI overview.............................................................................84
VxFlex OS GUI conventions........................................................................85
Alerts indicators............................................................................ 85
Color codes................................................................................... 85
Hardware view............................................................................................86
Dashboard view.......................................................................................... 88
Navigation tree.............................................................................. 88
System Settings and Logout menus.............................................. 89
Dimmer..........................................................................................89
Widget...........................................................................................89
Dashboard tiles..............................................................................90
Management (MDM) cluster status...............................................93
Frontend views...........................................................................................95
Frontend > Volumes...................................................................... 96
SDCs............................................................................................. 97
Backend views............................................................................................98
Filter..............................................................................................99
Command menu........................................................................... 100
Table............................................................................................ 100
Monitor Alerts view...................................................................................103
Property sheets........................................................................................ 105
VxFlex OS Performance Fine-Tuning 109
VxFlex OS performance fine-tuning 111
Tune VxFlex OS for best performance....................................................... 112
Performance tuning post-installation.........................................................112
Upgrades...................................................................................... 112
Fine granularity layout performance considerations...................... 112
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Dell EMC VxFlex Ready Node R740xd Specifications

General

Form Factor	2U rack server
Operating System Support	VMware ESXi, Microsoft Windows Server, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server
Processor	Intel Xeon Scalable processors (up to 28 cores)
Memory	Up to 3TB DDR4
Storage	Up to 24 x 2.5"
RAID Controller	PERC H730P, H740P
Power Supply	1100W
Network	Dual-port 10GbE or 25GbE NIC options