Fast Path to Virtualization with Dell vStart

Efficiency and agility are two obvious values that come from virtualizing your infrastructure. However, virtualization can extract a cost from your organization: difficult new challenges. Do you have the expertise, budget and time to select critical components, configure and deploy those components correctly and train your staff to use them? It's no surprise that complexities from implementing virtualization can spiral out of control.

Our customers have asked for a simpler path to virtualization. We have the road map to a proven, pre-engineered solution that is easy to deploy and maintain. Are you ready for simple, smart, fast path to virtualization?

Dell vStart: Virtual Infrastructure Delivered Ready to Run
The preconfigured Dell vStart virtualization solution allows you to build out your virtual infrastructure without the need to be a virtualization expert. The prep is done for you, with the solution presized, preracked, prewired and pretested with your business in mind. Industry-standard management processes, industry best practices and designs tested in the real world are already included in the box.

Delivered in a single rack, vStart comes assembled, wired and ready to deploy from the Dell factory. vStart includes all you need to get up and running fast:

• vStart hardware includes servers, storage, networking, power, cabling and the rack.
• vStart solutions are optimized for VMware® and Microsoft®, and they both include plug-ins to simplify Dell infrastructure management. We help you leverage your existing tools and skills, and make your IT generalists more productive through simplification and automation. The Dell vStart Hyper-V™ version also comes complete with Microsoft® Windows Server® 2008 R2 data center edition.
• Expert services from Dell make vStart one of the easiest virtual infrastructures to configure and deploy. Professional services are included with every vStart solution for initial setup and deployment in your environment. Three-year Dell ProSupport™ support services are also included, so you can get answers to your questions quickly and directly — from the experts.

Take the Risk and Worry Out of Virtual Infrastructure
To help you get started quickly, Dell vStart is available in three flexible configurations: vStart 50, vStart 100 and vStart 200. Each solution is designed, integrated, tested and validated to ensure you get a rapid start in your environment and to deliver predictable results.

vStart includes essential management functionality for seamless, deep device-level data and automated actions. By eliminating the time and resources required to configure and optimize a custom-built solution, vStart can significantly lower your cost per virtual machine and reduce your time to production.

Works and Scales with What You Already Have
No one wants yet another IT island to manage. That's why Dell built vStart on standard, modular components. vStart integrates with popular virtualization management consoles to limit the need for specialized training, skills or processes. You can add servers and storage easily as your needs grow without having to change what you already have.

We also offer optional services to either manage your virtual infrastructure for you remotely or help you take the next steps toward data center automation. Instead of sweating the details of virtual infrastructure best practices, you and your IT staff are free to focus on your business.

Dell offers a Virtualization Readiness Assessment service that ensures your physical environment is ready for its transition to a virtual world.

One Vendor, One Point of Contact, One Price
Best of all, with a vStart virtual appliance, you have a single point of contact for everything: hardware, software and services. You can make the transition from a stack of boxes on the delivery dock to a solution designed and integrated specifically for your environment. Only Dell provides the way down the smarter path, by taking care of the difficult design and integration work ahead of time, and delivering a complete solution that is ready to run your virtual machines, all for a single price.