What this book covers
Chapter 1, Overview of VxRail Appliance 7.x System, provides an overview of the VxRail appliance 7.x system. The architecture of Dell HCI is different from a traditional server and storage.
Chapter 2, Benefits of Hyper-Converged Infrastructure, outlines the benefits of the VxRail appliance 7.x system and Dell EMC VxRail on the 15th-generation PowerEdge portfolio.
Chapter 3, Design of vCenter Server, describes the design of VxRail deployment options – for example, an internal vCenter Server with an external DNS, an internal vCenter Server with an internal DNS, an external vCenter Server with an external DNS, and so on.
Chapter 4, Design of vSAN Storage Policies, explains the design of vSAN storage policies on the VxRail appliance system.
Chapter 5, Design of Cluster Expansion, details the VxRail scale-up and scale-out rules, and how to design cluster expansion.
Chapter 6, Design of vSAN 2-Node Cluster on VxRail, clarifies the best practices for a vSAN 2-Node cluster on VxRail.
Chapter 7, Design of Stretched Cluster on VxRail, gives an overview of a stretched cluster on VxRail and how to design this advanced solution.
Chapter 8, Design of VxRail with SRM, explores the disaster recovery solutions for VxRail. It includes the active-passive solution with VMware SRM.
Chapter 9, Design of RecoverPoint for Virtual Machines on VxRail, describes the Continuous Data Protection (CDP) solution for VxRail and teaches the reader how to plan and design this advanced solution.
Chapter 10, Design of VxRail with Veeam Backup, demonstrates how the Dell VxRail system is also supported by a third-party backup solution. You will learn how to design VxRail with Veeam Backup & Replication.
