VxRail
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PowerMax and VMAX: Extend the Array or Plan a Refresh?
What Changes When Dell Support Ends for PowerMax or VMAX PowerMax runs PowerMaxOS, VMAX3 and VMAX All Flash run HYPERMAX OS, and VMAX 10K/20K/40K and DMX run Enginuity. When Dell’s…
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Dell Unity, Unity XT, VNX, VNX2, VNXe3200, and VNXe1600 After OEM Support: What Are Your Options?
By Brendan Finley, Managing Partner and Founder Quick Answer Original Unity 300, 400, 500, 600 and their F versions hit EOSL July 31, 2026. The DC variants differ: Unity 300…
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How Many Nodes Can a VxRail Cluster Have? Scalability, Node Types, and Growth Planning
By Derrick Soares, Chief Operating Officer/Head of Engineering, Maven IT Solutions Quick Answer Standard VxRail clusters scale from 3 to 64 nodes, expanding one node at a time without downtime.…
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How Much Usable Storage Does VxRail vSAN Provide? Data Services, Capacity, and Resilience
By Derrick Soares, Chief Operating Officer/Head of Engineering, Maven IT Solutions Quick Answer VxRail uses VMware vSAN as its storage layer, pooling local NVMe or flash drives across nodes into…
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VxRail High Availability and Disaster Recovery Design
By Brendan Finley, Maven IT Solutions Quick Answer VxRail delivers high availability through vSphere HA and vSAN fault domains, which restart workloads on surviving nodes after a failure. Fault tolerance…
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VxRail High Availability and Disaster Recovery: How VxRail Protects Critical Workloads
VxRail provides high availability through VMware vSphere HA and vSAN fault tolerance policies. When a node fails, workloads automatically restart on surviving nodes within the same cluster. The number of…
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VxRail Lifecycle Management: Firmware Updates, Automation, and Rollback
VxRail Lifecycle Management (LCM) automates firmware, ESXi, vSAN, vCenter, and hardware updates through Dell-validated software bundles. Updates roll out node by node through automated pre-checks and a rolling upgrade sequence.…
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VxRail Total Cost of Ownership: What Enterprise Buyers Actually Spend
Quick answer VxRail’s total cost of ownership includes appliance hardware, VMware licensing, Dell support contracts, networking, and operational costs. Savings come from hardware consolidation, lower power and cooling, and reduced…
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VxRail Support: What Dell Covers vs. What You Need a Partner For
By Brendan Finley, Maven IT Solutions Dell ProSupport for VxRail covers hardware replacement and lifecycle management firmware updates. The customer is responsible for VMware licensing, daily operations, workload tuning, and…
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VxRail vs. Traditional 3-Tier Infrastructure: What Enterprise Buyers Need to Know
VxRail vs traditional infrastructure comes down to architectural design, operational complexity, and long-term cost control. VxRail consolidates compute, storage, and networking into a single appliance, while traditional 3-tier infrastructure separates…
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What Is Dell VxRail? Architecture, Components, and How It Works
Dell VxRail is a hyper-converged infrastructure (HCI) appliance that integrates Dell PowerEdge servers with VMware vSphere, vSAN, and vCenter into a single platform. Each node combines compute, storage, and networking,…
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Dell VXRail EOL 2025: TPM vs Migration Guide
It’s October 2024, and your Dell PowerEdge servers are running smoothly—until you discover they reach end of support in Q2 2025. When Dell servers reach end of support, organizations face…