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Ask the Expert: Introducing the New VCE VxRail™ Appliance
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conversation about the new
VCE VxRail™ Appliance.
VxRail is the market’s only fully integrated, preconfigured, hyper-converged appliance that extend and simplify VMware environments. The VxRail Appliance family brings together the best of EMC and VMware including EMC rich data services and leading systems management capabilities with VMware’s leading hyper-converged software that includes VMware vSphere and Virtual SAN, the industry’s most vSphere integrated software-defined storage – all in a single product family with one point of support. VxRail Appliances seamlessly plug into VMware eco-system management solutions to simplify IT operations while lowering costs, and is a turnkey, easily scalable appliance that creates an automated, software-defined infrastructure for the modern, innovation-focused data center.
Now, we invite you to be part of the discussion and directly engage with our SMEs and community members, ask technical questions, and learn how the VCE VxRail Appliance offers:
- FLEXIBILITY AND CHOICE:Build-to-order hardware in both hybrid and all-flash node configurations allows customers to buy what they need now and provide a predictable, “pay-as-you-grow” approach for future scale out.
- PERFORMANCE AND SCALABILITY: Delivering a known and proven building block for the SDDC based on VMware vSphere and VMware Virtual SAN software that delivers up to 5X performance while scaling easily and non-disruptively starting from 40 VMs up to 3,200 VMs.
- USABILITY AND MANAGEMENT: Powered by VMware Hyper-Converged Software and managed through the familiar vCenter Server interface with seamless integration of current VMware technology lets customers leverage and extend their existing IT tools, processes and skillsets with an experience they already know. And for a comprehensive IT core to edge management ecosystem, VxRail is discoverable and visible in VCE VISION.
- AND MORE…
We look forward to talking with you!
To learn more about the new VCE VxRail Appliance, click here.
Meet Your Experts:
| Hanoch Eiron Product Line Marketing Manager, VMware Hanoch is the lead product marketing manager for VxRail at VMware. He helped grow the converged and hyper-converged markets since their inception in 2010. Hanoch presented at various industry events and authored blogs and articles. He holds and MBA from UC Berkeley. |
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| Shannon Champion Product Marketing Manager Product Marketing Manager for Hyper-Converged Appliances. She has worked in the technology industry for over 15 years, with global experience in engineering, supply chain, channel partners, and marketing. Twitter: @smchampion |
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| Joe Vukson Product Marketing Joe Vukson is part of the Product Marketing team bringing the VCE Hyper-Converged Appliance to market. While at EMC he has executed numerous successful launches for the VSPEX Reference Architecture program as well as VSPEX BLUE. Prior to EMC, he held marketing and product marketing leadership positions and delivered successful marketing and communications initiatives for startups and the world’s largest technology companies. |
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| Richard Preston Product Manager – VxRail Richard is a Product Manager for VxRail with a focus workloads and sizing. Previously, he worked as a Solutions Manager for the VSPEX RA program. Richard has worked in high tech for almost 30 years, holding a wide range of positions in Europe, Asia, and North America. He currently lives near Seattle, where the weather reminds him of The Netherlands where he grew up. |
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| Director, Product Management Rieko Sato is responsible for hyper-converged infrastructure appliance products. Prior to this role, she led strategic planning of VNX/VNXe management software. She has over twenty years of experience in identifying market and product requirements for a wide range of software and hardware products. |
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| Global Principal Consultant, HCIA Jeremy has over 15 years experience working at EMC and NetApp. He’s currently part of the Global Sales Enablement Engineering team within the Hyper-converged Business Unit at EMC. Prior to joining the HCI business unit, he held roles at EMC in DPAD business unit, as a Mid-Tier SE (supporting Isilon and VNX. In addition, he was part of the Data Protection Technical Marketing team at NetApp, focusing on replication technologies. He’s a resident of Raleigh, NC and an alumnae of Florida State University. |
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| Global Principal Consultant, HCIA Curtis has been at EMC for 10 years in several different technical roles ranging from Field SE, DPAD SE, Partner SE, Principal Global SE as well as being one of the key members of the Emerging Technologies Team, the VSPEX Global Enablement Team and is currently part of the EMC Worldwide Enablement and Engineering Team for the VxRail family. |
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ColinGallagher
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February 23rd, 2016 16:00
Druehl:
1. Stretched clusters will be supported in the next release.
2. Low CPU, but storage dense environments are not an ideal target for an appliance where the compute and storage are coupled together. An array product might be better suited to those environments.
ColinGallagher
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February 23rd, 2016 16:00
Each appliance, first or additional requires its own set of network connections - min 8 x10 GbE for most models, but 16 x 1GbE for the VxRail 60. The network is in effect the backplane. Daisy chaining is not allowed.
Druehl1
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February 24th, 2016 00:00
When will this next release will be available?
Nori_Ishitsuka
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February 24th, 2016 03:00
Hi Experts,
Would you let me know about additional software license?
I know included RecoverPoint for VMs and CloudArray VE on the VxRAIL.
I want to more two informations.
How many protect virtual machine license for RP4VMs?
How match capacity cache license for CloudArray?
VSPEX BLUE has 15 virtual machines protection and 1TB cache license.
VxRAIL is same license?
CUE1
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February 24th, 2016 04:00
You are correct. The included licenses for RP4VM and Cloud Array are the same as they were in VSPEX Blue.
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February 24th, 2016 09:00
Is VxRail customer installable?
Will the RAM be upgradable within appliance?
Thanks!
Anonymous
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February 24th, 2016 09:00
VxRail 120, 240 and 200 appliances ship with 2 x 220v rated universal power cords (INTCAB-PWRCRD). These power cords are part of the Install Kit and therefore not explicitly shown on the BOM.
Additionally, depending on the country being shipped to, the myQuotes default is to include two additional C13-PWR-XX power cords. Customers with 110v powers cannot use these cords for VxRail 120, 160 and 200. This default will change for 110v countries in April so these additional cables will not be included.
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February 24th, 2016 09:00
Gaston, can you please clarify what "certifications" you are looking for and what segment of customers are these for?
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February 24th, 2016 10:00
Hi;
For vblok we have available many certifications like VCE Design engineer VCE -CIDE or Implementation engineer VCE-CIIE.
I wonder if we can expect smilar certification roadmaps for VxRail.
Thanks!
Anonymous
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February 24th, 2016 10:00
Mike,
yes, MyQuotes has a Bug and is giving the Wrong Power cords for the VxRAIL 120,160,200
, the Power cords that is giving is for use with the VxRAIL 60 when using Low Voltage as it is the only one that supports Low Voltage, the other three models requires the 220V-240V, so you can leave the Power cords in the Quote as they will not be used at customer site , the VxRAIL 120,160,200 gets shipped with C13 to C14 Power cords 2 Part# 038-004-004 in the Field install Kit Model INSTLKIT-10GE-RJ45 to be used in an Customer Rack with High Voltage.
if you need additional help you can reach out to PresalesSupportCenter@emc.com
Regards
Victor
EMCFINN
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February 24th, 2016 10:00
Hello - the Non VLP appliances ship with vSphere Ent+ licenses?
Nori_Ishitsuka
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February 24th, 2016 20:00
Thank you CUE and would you ask more question?
VxRAIL can add feature by Virtual Appliance.
This is the difference point with other HCI, I think.
Do you have plan add other VA for VxRAIL bundle software?
For example, vVNX, Isilon SD edge, DD VE...
engmaliali
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February 25th, 2016 02:00
HI , 2 questions
Customers are asking if VxRail supports SAP workloads , and if yes can we provide them with a documentation that says so ?
Something with NSX , can we provide a VxRail with NSX ?
Thanks
Nori_Ishitsuka
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February 26th, 2016 00:00
I have one more question.
Why EVO:RAIL project is stopped and VxRAIL release as new HCI from VCE.
Because other QEP told negative message to some customers.
So I want to hear true the purpose and prospective messages from your members.
Regards.
victorforde
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February 26th, 2016 00:00
I don't speak for VMware, EMC or VCE but to me it's clear. EVO:RAIL as a partner concept had NOT enough penetration in the market beating the competition like Nutanix appliance with a VSAN appliance. EMC EVO:RAIL VSPEX Blue (despite being a good product) was too expensive and in my geo at least it was like the ugly nobody wanted. Core reps left it to the Partner Comunnity and the distiributors to manage ultimately meaning it was left it in the warehouse mainly. EMC was not unlike other partners like HP, Dell etc getting EVO:RAIL sold IMO.
Enter the strategy to stop all other VMware partners pushing EVO:RAIL to focus on one just doing it correctly The EMC Federation. Difference this time is that VMware was brought in strategically in developing the product. VCE Converged Value prop and life cycle management skills leveraged too. Now you have 3 Sales teams (VCE, VMware and EMC) getting fully paid on VxRAIL so three Sales teams pushing it, excellent price point (which truly was one of VSPEX Blue's major issues) and big differentiators bundled in like VDP, Cloudarray and RP4VM's to name but a few.
This should be any VCE/VMware/EMC Partners dream and the competitions worse nightmare! GAME ON!!
"I fear all we have done is to awaken a sleeping giant and fill him with a terrible resolve" - Isoroku Yamamoto