Supported Configurations

Dell's reference architectures are component-tested rigorously, from servers to storage and software components, so we can provide you with a comprehensive virtualization solution best suited to your business needs.

To complement and support the reference architectures, Dell also gives you access to numerous compatibility, configuration and best practices guides for your business.
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    Solution Brief: Microsoft Hyper-V Cloud Fast Track

    08 Nov 2010

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    Accelerate your journey to the private cloud with virtualization-optimized, preconfigured Business-Ready Configurations powered by Dell and built on Windows Server 2008 R2 Hyper-V and Microsoft System Center.

  2. VMware vSphere™ Reference Architecture for Small Medium Business

    VMware vSphere™ Reference Architecture for Small and Medium Business

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    Learn about detailed reference architectures and best practices for deploying VMware vSphere infrastructure in a small to medium business.

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    Networking Best Practices: VMware vSphere 4 on Dell Blade Servers

    25 Aug 2009

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    This white paper provides an overview of the networking architecture for VMware vSphere 4 on Dell PowerEdge blade servers, including best practices for deploying and configuring your network in the VMware environment.

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    Reference Architecture for Microsoft Hyper-V, Dell Blades, Dell Force10 Switches

    18 Nov 2011

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    Learn how to implement an enterprise network virtualization infrastructure using Dell PowerEdge blade servers, Force10 network switches, Brocade 5100 Fibre Channel switches, Compellent Storage solutions and Microsoft Hyper-V technology.

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    Reference Architecture for VMware vSphere 5

    18 Nov 2011

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    Learn how to set up, configure and deploy virtualization architectures using Dell PowerEdge servers, Force10 Ethernet switches, Brocade 5100 Fibre Channel switches, Compellent Storage Center and VMware vSphere5.

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    Reference Architecture for VMware vSphere 4 in PowerEdge, VDX and More

    28 Oct 2011

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    This reference architecture is intended to build a high-performance VM dense environment in a highly available configuration with Dell blade servers, Dell Compellent storage, Brocade networking and VMware vSphere 4 hypervisors.

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    Reference Architecture for Hyper-V, PowerEdge, VDX and Storage Center

    28 Oct 2011

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    This reference architecture is meant for configurations using Dell Blade Servers, Dell Compellent storage, Brocade networking and Microsoft Hyper-V hypervisors.

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    Reference Architecture: vSphere 4, Rack Servers, 10 GbE iSCSI Boot

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    Explore this detailed reference architecture based on VMware vSphere 4, Dell PowerEdge rack servers and Dell EqualLogic storage arrays with boot from Internet SCSI (iSCSI) storage area network (SAN) technology.

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    Reference Architecture: VMware vSphere 4, Blade Servers, Fibre Channel

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    Explore best practices for implementing VMware vSphere 4 virtualization using Dell PowerEdge blade servers, Dell/EMC CX4 storage arrays, Brocade Fibre Channel switches and PowerConnect network switches.

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    Intel Cloud Builders Guide: Cloud Design and Deployment on Intel Platforms

    25 May 2011

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    Ease your concerns about data protection and cloud computing. Learn about a security solution that satisfies stringent security demands, yet allows you to profit from the cost savings, flexibility and scalability afforded with a cloud environment.