Dell EMC Microsoft storage spaces direct ready nodes
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Dell EMC Microsoft Storage Spaces Direct Ready Nodes
Dell EMC Microsoft Storage Spaces Direct Ready Nodes are preconfigured with certified components and validated building blocks that simplify ordering and reduce deployment risks while providing a superb Customer Support experience. Dell EMC Microsoft Storage Spaces Direct Ready Nodes are built on Dell EMC PowerEdge R730xd, 740xd Storage Spaces Direct Ready Node and R640 Storage Spaces Direct Ready Nodes that provide the storage density and compute power to maximize the benefits of Storage Spaces Direct and the advanced feature sets in Windows Server 2016. And, you get a single point of contact for sales and technical support for the entire solution.
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Dell EMC Microsoft Storage Spaces Direct Nodes with Dell EMC PowerEdge R740xd and PowerEdge R640
Support Matrix
This support matrix provides information about supported firmware and drivers that have been validated for R740xd and R640 Storage Spaces Direct Ready Node servers.
Deployment Guide - Scalable
Deployment Guide - ROBO
This deployment guide focuses on deploying a back-to-back connected 2-node hyperconverged infrastructure solution on Dell EMC Ready Nodes for Windows Server 2016 with Hyper-V and Storage Spaces Direct built on R740xd and R640 Storage Spaces Direct Ready Node servers. This deployment guide includes an overview of the solution infrastructure, guidance to integrate the solution components, and instructions on preparing and deploying the solution infrastructure. This guide is applicable only to infrastructure built by using the validated and certified Dell EMC Ready Nodes for Windows Server 2016 with Hyper-V.
Operations Guide
The operations guide focuses on operations of hyperconverged infrastructure solution built using Dell EMC Microsoft Storage Spaces Direct Ready Nodes. This guide provides detailed guidance about:
- Day 0-operations onboarding management and monitoring using Microsoft System Center Operations Manager
- Using OpenManage Essentials for Ready Node discovery and life-cycle management
- Performing Cluster-Aware firmware updates
- Performing Ready Node expansion and recovery
Dell EMC Microsoft Storage Spaces Direct Nodes with Dell PowerEdge R730xd
Support Matrix
This support matrix provides information about supported firmware and drivers that have been validated for Dell EMC Microsoft Storage Spaces Direct Ready Nodes.
Deployment Guide
This deployment guide focuses on deploying a hyperconverged infrastructure solution on Dell EMC Ready Nodes for Windows Server 2016 with Hyper-V and Storage Spaces Direct. This deployment guide includes an overview of the solution infrastructure, guidance to integrate the solution components, and instructions on preparing and deploying the solution infrastructure. This guide is applicable only to infrastructure built by using the validated and certified Dell EMC Ready Nodes for Windows Server 2016 with Hyper-V.
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Storage Adapters & ControllersArticle Properties
Article Number: 000147836
Article Type: Solution
Last Modified: 28 Oct 2025
Version: 7
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