Deployment Guide
Table 3. Compute Node Specications
Component Conguration
Server model Dell PowerEdge C6320 rack server
Number of chassis Up to 4
Number of servers per chassis 4 (2.5” HDD bay)
Number of compute nodes supported Up to 16
The following specications are specic to the Dell Hybrid Cloud System for Microsoft solution:
Table 4. Dell PowerEdge C6320 Server Specications
Component Conguration
Processor 2 x Intel E5 2620/30/40/50/60 (must be same family)
Memory 128/256/512 GB
Internal Storage 2 x 600 GB SAS 10K (OS drives) or 1 x 400 GB SATA SSD
Storage Controller PERC H330
Network LOM Intel 82599ES (Niantic), dual port, 10 GbE, SFP+
Network Mezzanine Intel I350, dual port 1 GbE
Storage cluster
The Dell Hybrid Cloud System for Microsoft uses Dell Storage with Microsoft Storage Spaces as the storage cluster. Microsoft Storage
Spaces enables you to virtualize storage by grouping industry-standard disks into storage pools, then creating virtual disks called Storage
Spaces from the available capacity in the storage pools. Storage Spaces in Windows Server 2012 R2 allow sophisticated virtualization of
the storage stack, creating storage pools with advanced features such as storage aggregation, elastic capacity expansion, and delegated
administration.
There are two building blocks of the storage cluster:
• R730 Storage Server
• MD14x0 Storage Enclosure
Figure 6. Dell Hybrid Cloud System Storage Cluster
Hardware infrastructure
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