Dell PowerEdge R940 385TB Data Warehouse Fast Track Reference Architecture for - Page 11

Hardware components 3 Hardware components 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 PowerEdge R940 server The PowerEdge R940 server is a highly versatile, 4U rack server with up to four Intel® Xeon® Scalable processors, a large memory footprint, extensive I/O options, and a choice of dense, high-performance storage or low-cost, high-capacity storage. The R940 server offers simplified management, purposeful design, and energy efficiency with support for the latest Intel® Xeon® series processors as well as NVDIMM memory. The R940 server supports up to thirteen Gen3 PCIe expansion cards. For more information, see the PowerEdge R940 server product page. QLogic QLE2662 16Gbps host bus adapter The reference architecture makes use of eight 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. Brocade 6505 SAN switch The Brocade 6505 switch is a 1U, 24-port, rack-mountable Fibre Channel switch providing up to 16Gbps of bandwidth per port. This switch enables organizations to simplify IT infrastructures, improve system performance, maximize the value of virtual server deployments, and reduce overall storage costs. For more information, see the Brocade 6505 switch product page. SC9000 array The SC9000 array makes storage cost savings automatic with a modern architecture that optimizes the data center for economics while delivering transformational SSD, HDD, or hybrid performance. SC Series storage provides the lowest effective cost per GB for flash and hybrid flash1, giving organizations of any size the technology advantage needed to compete in the current fast-changing markets. Highlights include: • Data Progression: Achieve IOPS goals with the least-expensive mix of storage media, even as your performance needs evolve. • Deduplication and compression: Dramatically reduce the raw capacity required to store data. • RAID tiering: Eliminate manual RAID provisioning, and increase efficiency and utilization. • Federation: Simplify multi-array environments with quick and seamless data movement, plus proactive load balancing assistance using Live Migrate and Volume Advisor. 1Net usable capacity of Dell array with 5 years of support, after 4:1 data reduction, vs. major competitors net of data reduction. Street price analysis is based on a variety of sources including analyst data, price sheets when available, and public information as of January 2017. 11 385TB Data Warehouse Fast Track Reference Architecture for Microsoft SQL Server 2017 using Dell EMC PowerEdge R940 and SC9000 | 4032-RA-SQL