Simplify deployment with this pre-verified solution optimized by VMware and Intel, built on 2nd Gen Intel® Xeon® Scalable processors, and designed to handle demanding, latency-sensitive use cases.
| Ingredient |
Intel Select Solutions for VMware vSAN v2 Base Configuration | Intel Select Solutions for VMware vSAN v2 Plus Configuration |
|---|---|---|
| Master/Head Node |
4-node configuration |
4-node configuration |
| Processor |
2 x Intel® Xeon® Gold 6230 processor (2.10 GHz, 20 cores/40 threads), or a higher number Intel Xeon Scalable processor | 2 x Intel® Xeon® Gold 6252 processor (2.10 GHz, 24 cores/48 threads), or a higher number Intel Xeon Scalable processor |
| Memory |
384 Gb or higher (12 x 32 Gb 2666 MHz DDR4 DIMM) |
512 Gb or higher (4 x 128 GB Intel® Optane™ DC persistent memory) 128 Gb (8 x 16 Gb 2666 MHz DDR4 DIMM) |
| Boot Drive |
2 x Intel® SSD DC S4510 or higher, 480 Gb or larger** | 2 x Intel SSD DC S4510 or higher, 480 Gb or larger** |
| Storage | Cache tier: 2 x Intel® Optane™ SSD DC P4800X or higher, 375 Gb or larger Capacity tier: 6 x Intel SSD DC P4510, or higher, 2 Tb or larger |
Cache tier: 2 x Intel Optane SSD DC P4800X or higher, 375 Gb or larger Capacity tier: 6 x Intel SSD DC P4510 or higher, 2 Tb or larger |
| Data Network |
10 Gb Intel® C620 series chipset with integrated Intel® Ethernet Connection X722 and Intel® Ethernet Network Connection OCP X527-DA2** or 2 x 25 Gb Intel Ethernet Converged Network Adapter XXV-DA2 (Intel Ethernet CNA XXV-DA2)** |
2 x 25 Gb Intel® Ethernet Converged Network Adapter XXV-DA2 (Intel® Ethernet CNA XXV-DA2)** |
| Management Network |
1 Gigabit Ethernet (GbE) management network |
1 GbE management network |
| Top-of-Rack (TOR) Switch |
10 GbE, 25 GbE, or 40 GbE SFP+ switch with redundancy** |
25 GbE or 40 GbE SFP+ switch with redundancy** |
| Management Switch |
1 GbE switch** |
1 GbE switch** |
| Disk Groups |
Minimum 2 per node |
Minimum 2 per node |
| Software | ||
| VMware vSAN |
6.7 U1 or higher |
6.7 U1 or higher |
| VMware ESXI |
6.7 U1 or higher |
6.7 U1 or higher |
| VMmark |
3.1 |
3.1 |
| Windows Server |
2016/2019** |
2016/2019** |
| Other | ||
| Trusted Platform Module (TPM) | TPM 2.0 |
TPM 2.0 |
| Firmware and Software Optimizations | ESXi power-management configuration: High performance Intel® Volume Management Device (Intel® VMD): NVM Express* (NVMe*) SSD management Intel® Hyper-Threading Technology (Intel® HT Technology) enabled Intel® Turbo Boost Technology enabled Intel® Speed Shift Technology, hardware P-states (HWP) native Power-management settings optimized for performance |
ESXi power-management configuration: High performance Intel Volume Management Device (Intel® VMD): NVMe* SSD management Intel Hyper-Threading Technology (Intel HT Technology) enabled Intel Turbo Boost Technology enabled Intel Speed Shift Technology, HWP native Power-management settings optimized for performance |
Minimum Performance Standards (Generally Available VMmark 3.1 Scores) Verified to meet or exceed the following minimum performance capabilities: |
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| Generally Available VMmark 3.1 Score |
7.0 or higher |
7.0 or higher |
| Generally Available VMmark 3.1 Tile Count |
8 | 9 |
| Business Value of Choosing a Plus Configuration Over a Base Configuration | With the Plus configuration of Intel Select Solutions for VMware vSAN shown above, businesses can achieve at least 60 percent higher VM density and up to 5 percent cost reduction per VM, as measured by the modified version of VMmark 3.1 benchmark scores. |
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| **Recommended, not required | ||