Dell PowerEdge R640 55TB Data Warehouse Fast Track Reference Architecture for - Page 10

Hardware components 3 Hardware components 3.1 3.2 3.3 PowerEdge R640 server The PowerEdge R640 server is a two-socket 1U rack server with impressive processor performance, a large memory footprint, extensive I/O options, and a choice of dense, high performance storage or low-cost, highcapacity storage. The R640 server offers simplified management, purposeful design, and energy efficiency with support for the latest Intel® Xeon® series processors as well as NVDIMM memory. The R640 server supports up to three Gen3 PCIe expansion cards. These features give it the ideal mix of performance, cost, and density for most data centers. For more information, see the PowerEdge R640 server product page. QLogic QLE2662 16Gbps host bus adapter The reference architecture makes use of two QLogic QLE2662 dual-port 16Gbps Fibre Channel (FC) to PCI Express host bus adapters. For more information, see the QLogic FAQ document, QLogic 2600 Series 16Gb Gen 5 FC HBAs for Dell PowerEdge Servers. PowerVault ME4024 array The Dell EMC PowerVault ME4 Series is next-gen, entry-level storage that is purpose-built and optimized for SAN and DAS virtualized workloads. Available in 2U or dense 5U base systems, the low-cost ME4 Series simplifies the challenges of server capacity expansion and small-scale SAN consolidation with up to 336 drives or 4PB capacity. It also comes with all-inclusive software, incredible performance, and built-in simplicity with a new web-based HTML5 management GUI, ME Storage Manager. Connecting the PowerVault ME4 Series to a PowerEdge server or to a SAN ensures that business applications will get high-speed and reliable access to their data - without compromise. Product features include the following: Simplicity: The ME4 Series includes a web-based management GUI (HTML5), installs in 15 minutes, configures in 15 minutes, and easily deploys in 2U or 5U systems. Performance: Compared to the predecessor MD3 Series, the ME4 Series packs a lot of power and scale with the Intel® Xeon® processor D-1500 product family. The ME4 Series processing power delivers incredible performance gains over the MD3 Series, as well as increased capacity, bandwidth, and drive count. Connectivity: The ME4 Series goes to the next level with robust and flexible connectivity starting with a 12Gb SAS back-end interface, and a front-end interface options including four 16Gb FC ports per controller, four 10Gb iSCSI ports per controller (SFP+ or BaseT), or four 12Gb SAS ports per controller. Scalability: Both 2U and 5U base systems are available, with the 2U system supporting either 12 or 24 drives and the 5U system supporting 84 drives. Each of the 2U (ME4012 and ME4024) and 5U (ME4084) base systems supports optional expansion enclosures of 12, 24, and 84 drives, allowing you to use up to 336 drives. Drive mixing is also allowed. 10 55TB Data Warehouse Fast Track Reference Architecture for Microsoft SQL Server 2017 using Dell EMC PowerEdge R640 and Dell EMC PowerVault ME4024 | 3918-RA-SQL