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    DATA S H E E T

    VMware EVO:RAIL

    Hyper-Converged Infrastructure Appliance

    Introducing EVO:RAIL

    AT A G L A N C E

    VMware EVO:RAIL combines compute, networking,


    and storage resources into a hyper-converged
    infrastructure appliance to create a simple, easy
    to deploy, all-in-one solution offered by Qualified
    EVO:RAIL Partners.
    USE CASES

    Private Cloud Infrastructure


    Remote/Branch Office Locations
    Limited IT Staff
    R&D and Test Environments
    Virtual Desktop Solution
    Geographic Data Locality

    EVO:RAIL Software Bundle


    EVO:RAIL rapid deployment,
    configuration and management
    engine
    Compute, network and storage
    virtualization enabled with
    vSphere and Virtual SAN

    Simplicity Transformed
    EVO:RAIL enables power-on to Virtual Machine creation in
    minutes, radically easy VM deployment, easy non-disruptive patch
    and upgrades, simplified managementyou get the idea.
    Software-Defined Building Block
    EVO:RAIL is a scalable Software-Defined Data Center (SDDC)
    building block that delivers compute, networking, storage, and
    management to empower private and hybrid cloud, end-user
    computing, test/dev, and branch office environments.
    Trusted Foundation
    Building on the proven technology of VMware vSphere,
    vCenter Server, and VMware Virtual SAN, EVO:RAIL
    delivers the first hyper-converged infrastructure appliance
    100 percent powered by VMware software.
    Highly Resilient by Design
    Resilient appliance design starting with four independent hosts
    and a distributed Virtual SAN datastore ensures zero application
    downtime during planned maintenance or during disk, network,
    or host failures.
    Infrastructure at the Speed of Innovation
    Meet accelerating business demands by simplifying infrastructure
    design with predictable sizing and scaling, by streamlining purchase
    and deployment with a single appliance SKU, and by reducing
    CapEx and OpEx.
    Freedom of Choice
    EVO:RAIL is delivered as a complete appliance solution with
    hardware, software, and support through Qualified EVO:RAIL
    Partners; customers choose their preferred brand.
    Key Benefits
    Customers can reduce operating costs with efficiency and ease:
    Time-To-Value (TTV) to first VM in minutes, zero-downtime
    updates of all VMware software, automatic scale-out, global
    settings, and VM lifecycle management.

    Total of 16TB of SSD and HDD storage via Virtual SAN

    VMware, with qualified partners, delivers the EVO:RAIL hyperconverged infrastructure appliance via a new business model.
    Customers have choices for hardware and support provided by
    Qualified EVO:RAIL Partners. EVO:RAIL is ordered via a single
    SKU and backed by a single point of contact for hardware and
    software support.

    Phone and in-field hardware and software


    Support & Services (SnS)

    For more information visit the VMware EVO:RAIL web page at:
    http://www.vmware.com/products/evorail.

    2U 4-node hardware platform optimized for EVO:RAIL


    Four independent nodes for compute, network and storage
    Each node has dual processors and 192GB memory

    DATA S H E E T / 1

    VMware EVO:RAIL

    The EVO:RAIL Engine


    With EVO:RAIL, customers experience a radically new, end-to-end
    user experience that drives simplicity. Deployment, configuration,
    and management are enabled through a new, intuitive HTML5based user interface.
    EVO:RAIL streamlines initial configuration with simple input for IP
    addresses, VLANs, hostnames, and passwords. Then EVO:RAIL
    creates the new ESXi hosts, implements data services, and
    configures vCenter Server. Within minutes EVO:RAIL is configured
    and ready to create VMs!
    Users create VMs with only a few clicks to select the guest OS,
    VM size, VLAN, and security options. EVO:RAIL simplifies virtual
    machine sizing by offering single-click small, medium, and large
    configurations, as well as single-click security policies.
    EVO:RAIL provides a dashboard to view VMs. Compute and
    storage management is revolutionized with health monitors for
    CPU, memory, storage, and VM usage for entire clusters, individual
    appliances, and individual nodes. EVO:RAIL streamlines log
    collection, licensing, and offers language choice for globalization.
    With a minimum of four independent ESXi hosts in an EVO:RAIL
    cluster, patching and upgrading are non-disruptive and require
    zero downtime.
    EVO:RAIL is optimized for the new VMware user as well as for
    experienced administrators. Minimal IT experience is required to
    deploy, configure, and manage EVO:RAIL, allowing it to be used
    where there is limited or no IT staff on-site. As EVO:RAIL utilizes
    VMwares core products, administrators can apply existing
    VMware knowledge, best practices, and processes.

    Fault Tolerance and Reliability


    The EVO:RAIL appliance has four independent nodes with
    dedicated compute, network, and storage resources:
    Four ESXi hosts in a single appliance enables resiliency for
    hardware failures or maintenance
    Two fully redundant power supplies
    Two redundant 10GbE NIC ports per node for all
    communication
    ESXi boot device, HDDs and SSDs are all enterprise-grade
    Fault-tolerant Virtual SAN datastore
    Compute and Storage
    EVO:RAIL is sized to run approximately 100 average-sized,
    general-purpose, data center VMs. There are no restrictions on
    application type. EVO:RAIL supports any application that a
    customer would run on vSphere.
    EVO:RAIL creates a single Virtual SAN datastore from all local
    HDDs on each ESXi host in an EVO:RAIL cluster. Virtual SAN read
    caching and write buffering uses SSD capacity. Total storage
    capacity is 14.4 TB raw HDD and 1.6 TB SSD for read/write cache
    per EVO:RAIL appliance.
    PER APPLIANCE

    4 APPLIANCES
    SCALED-OUT

    Server VMs

    ~ 100

    ~ 400

    VMware Horizon View VMs

    ~ 250

    ~ 1000

    Virtual SAN datastore

    13.1 TB

    52.4 TB

    Automatic Scale-Out
    EVO:RAIL radically simplifies scale-out. Increasing compute,
    networking, and storage resources is as easy as powering up a new
    appliance to join an existing EVO:RAIL cluster. EVO:RAIL
    automatically discovers the new appliance and then distributes
    the configuration to seamlessly add new appliances with only a
    password and a few mouse clicks.

    General-purpose Server VM profile: 2 vCPU, 4GB vMEM, 60GB


    vDisk, with redundancy. Actual capacity varies by VM size and
    workload.

    EVO:RAIL can scale out to four appliancesfor a total of 16 ESXi


    hosts and one Virtual SAN datastore, backed by a single vCenter
    Server and EVO:RAIL instance.

    Virtual SAN datastore: Usable space will vary, based on fault


    tolerance settings.

    Software Bundle
    The EVO:RAIL software bundle is fully loaded onto the Qualified
    EVO:RAIL Partners hardware. It is comprised of:
    EVO:RAIL Deployment, Configuration, and Management
    vSphere Enterprise Plus, including ESXi for compute
    VMware Virtual SAN for storage
    vCenter Server
    vCenter Log Insight

    Horizon View virtual desktop profile: 2vCPU, 2GB vMEM, 32GB


    vDisk linked clones. Actual capacity varies by desktop size and
    workload.

    Networking
    Each node in EVO:RAIL has two 10GbE network ports (either SFP+
    or RJ45). Each port must be connected to a 10GbE top-of-rack
    switch that has IPv4 and IPv6 multicast enabled.
    Remote / lights out management is available on each node
    through a 1GbE IPMI port that can connect to a management
    network.
    EVO:RAIL supports four types of traffic: Management, vSphere
    vMotion, Virtual SAN, and Virtual Machine. Traffic isolation on
    separate VLANs is recommended for vSphere vMotion, Virtual
    SAN, and VMs.

    VMware, Inc. 3401 Hillview Avenue Palo Alto CA 94304 USA Tel 877-486-9273 Fax 650-427-5001 www.vmware.com
    Copyright 2014 VMware, Inc. All rights reserved. This product is protected by U.S. and international copyright and intellectual property laws. VMware products are covered by one or more patents listed
    at http://www.vmware.com/go/patents. VMware is a registered trademark or trademark of VMware, Inc. in the United States and/or other jurisdictions. All other marks and names mentioned herein may be
    trademarks of their respective companies. Item No: VMW6387-DS-EVO-RAIL-USLET-111 09/14

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