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7 Deploying the 65TB Data Warehouse Fast Track Reference Architecture for Microsoft SQL Server 2017 using
Dell EMC PowerEdge R640 and Dell EMC PowerVault ME4024 | 4023-CD-SQL
2 Deployment workflow
This section outlines the sequence of deploying the 65TB Data Warehouse Fast Track for SQL Server 2017
reference architecture using the PowerEdge R640 server and PowerVault ME4024 storage array.
To deploy the reference architecture, perform the following tasks:
1. Configure the PowerVault ME4024 storage array.
2. Configure the PowerEdge R640 server.
3. Install and configure the Windows Server 2016 operating system.
4. Install and configure SQL Server 2017 Enterprise Edition.
This guide assumes the reader has a general understanding of installing and configuring Windows servers,
SQL Server, and Dell EMC PowerVault ME4 Series arrays.