Users Guide

Software

EVO:RAIL delivers the first hyperconverged infrastructure appliance 100 percent powered by VMware’s

proven suite of core products. The EVO:RAIL software bundle, preloaded onto Dell hardware, is included

of:

• EVO:RAIL Deployment, Configuration, and Management

• VMware vSphere® Enterprise Plus, including ESXi for compute

• Virtual SAN for storage

• vCenter Server

™

• vRealize Log Insight

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• Dell Cluster Services Manager (CSM)

EVO:RAIL is optimized for the new VMware user and for experienced administrators. Minimal IT

experience is required to deploy, configure, and manage EVO:RAIL, by allowing it to be used where there

is limited or no IT staff onsite. Because EVO:RAIL utilizes VMware’s core products, administrators can

apply existing VMware knowledge, best practices, and processes.

EVO:RAIL leverages the same database as vCenter Server,. Therefore, any changes in EVO:RAIL Initial

Configuration and Management are also reflected in vCenter Server and conversely.

Dell CSM provides ESXi cluster-aware inventory and update of FW, drivers and BIOS. For more

information, see Dell Cluster Services Manager User’s Guide at Dell.com/support/home.

Prerequisites

To ensure the correct functioning of EVO:RAIL and an optimal end-to-end user experience,

understanding the recommendations and requirements in the EVO:RAIL documentation is essential.

Availability of resources and workload is critical for any environment, but even more so in a hyper-

converged environment as compute, networking, storage, and management are provided on the same

platform.

CAUTION: Before you proceed with the deployment and configuration of your new EVO:RAIL

appliance:

• Review the EVO:RAIL Setup Checklist and fill in the EVO:RAIL Network Configuration Table by

following all the steps listed in this document. This is essential to help ensure smooth

deployment and configuration.

• For more information, see Dell PowerEdge C6320 Systems Hardware Owner’s Manual available

at Dell.com/poweredgemanuals.