
HPE vSAN Ready Node Solution
Overview
HPE vSAN Ready Node Solutions
VMware vSAN™ is a software-defined storage product that pools direct-attached storage devices across a VMware vSphere server
virtualization cluster to
Hewlett Packard Enterprise supports, certifies, and offers VMware vSAN Ready Node™ configurations based on HPE ProLiant servers.
These easy
380 Gen10 servers and are certified
under the HPE vSAN Ready Node specification.
Each configurable bundle is optimized for either virtualization, data management and processing, accelerated infrastructure, or data
warehousing to provide ideal performance
VMware software from Hewlett Packard Enterprise includes either one, three, or five years of unlimited, 24x7 installation, configuration,
and troubleshooting support.
A complete list of supported and certified ProLiant servers is available either in the Hewlett Packard Enterprise support matrix
at
Or
s provide customers with the fastest path to optimized workloads, delivered on platforms that provide broad
scalability and flexibility for each unique environment. The end
end solutions are covered by HPE Proactive Care support and can
be sourced entirely from Hewlett Packard Enterprise, inclusive of VMware software licenses. Key features and benefits include
offering is optimized to provide ideal performance on the following workloads:
The HPE ProLiant DL325 offering is optimized for heavily virtualized and/or web infrastructure
on to increase output in media streaming or web
The HPE ProLiant DL360 offering provides a solution to data storage aimed at
h disk throughput and low latency, this solution will be a great
end 2D/3D visualization or virtual desktop
The HPE ProLiant DL380 24SFF offering provides the storage needed to assist with heavy
ytics processing environments. Optimized for capacity with additional
and performance; however, each has
hour 24x7 Proactive Care Service as base support, with
level support experience is designed to
accelerate time to resolution and is delivered by an HPE Center of Excellence capable of supporting the complete solution,
including the HPE hardware, software, VMware software, and Microsoft software. HPE solution support experts are well
pects of the offering. Customers also have the ability to select from various service level options such as HPE
6-Hour Call-to-Repair Hardware Support, or options for defective media retention.
create a distributed, shared data store.
-to-order configurable bundles are built on HPE ProLiant DL325, DL360 and DL
based on the customer’s workload.
http://www.hpe.com/servers/vmwarecert
in the VMware hardware compatibility list (HCL) at http://www.vmware.com/resources/compatibility/search.php.
• HPE DL325 Gen10 CTO vSAN FIO Ready Node
• HPE DL360 Gen10 CTO vSAN FIO Ready Node
• HPE DL380 8SFF Gen10 CTO vSAN FIO Ready Node
• HPE DL380 24SFF Gen10 CTO vSAN FIO Ready Node
Ready Node
-to-
• Optimized solutions – Each vSAN Ready Node
- Virtualization –
• Custom and scalable build- All nodes default to a configuration optimized for both cost
• Factory built -The hardware is assembled and configured in the HPE factory using extensively tested configuratio
• Solution-level support - Hewlett Packard Enterprise offers its HPE 4-
environments, making this solution ideal as a computing power addserving services or manage IT infrastructure.
- Data management and processing –
optimizing data management and analytics. With hig
addition for a variety of storage structures.
- Accelerated Infrastructure – The HPE ProLiant DL380 8SFF offering comes graphics-ready to optimize next-
compute performance via dedicated coprocessors. A great addition for highinfrastructures.
- Data warehousing –
collaboration and data intensive or large anal
expansions slots available, this server is geared to handle a wide range of storage requirements.
a full suite of options to upgrade. The customer can tailor each server to fit their specific environment.
guidelines.
options for Proactive Care Advanced as well as DataCenter Care. This solution-
versed in all as
:

HPE vSAN Ready Node Solution
Standard Features
http://downloads.vmware.com
processor license. You must have the same number of licenses as processors installed
essor
boundaries within these licenses. To view the licenses for which you are entitled, log in to your VMware portal.
License Activation and Software Download Instructions
ivery, you will receive an email from Hewlett Packard
and login with your Hewlett Packard Enterprise Passport to generate your Partner Activation
. You will receive an email from Hewlett Packard Enterprise with various activation codes, including your PAC, for your
Supported Media for vSphere 6
• HPE flash devices are listed under the Hardware Specs below
http://www.vmware.com/go/vsphere
to currently supported products. Downgrades and entitlements for valid subscriptions will be available in
your profile in the VMware license portal. VMware vSphere supported products are listed in the VMware lifecycle matrix
https://kb.vmware.com/s/article/2006975
Alliance page: https://www.hpe.com/us/en/alliance/vmware.html
Support Matrix: http://www.hpe.com/servers/vmwarecert
License activation instructions:
https://hpe.sharepoint.com/teams/Team_VMware/Shared%20Documents/Licensing/c04430317_VMware%20Activation%20
Instructions.pdf
VMware from Hewlett Packard Enterprise:
https://buy.hpe.com/b2c/us/en/software/virtualization-software/vmware-virtualization-software/vmware-vspheresoftware-series/vmware-vsphere-software/p/4010459
VMware websites
https://www.vmware.com/content/dam/digitalmarketing/vmware/en/pdf/product/vmware-product-guide.pdf
https://vsansizer.vmware.com/login?src=%2Fhome
https://www.vmware.com/resources/compatibility/search.php
Download software at
VMware server products are available on a perin your system. Note that VMware solution bundles (i.e. Essentials products) and acceleration kits have specific server and proc
Retrieve your entitlement order number from the Entitlement Certificate. If you have opted for physical delivery, your entitl
certificate will be part of your shipment. If you have opted for electronic del
Enterprise with a link for retrieving your entitlement certificate.
Visit MyEnterpriseLicense.hpe.com
Code (PAC)
VMware products.
Visit http://vmware.com/code/hp to register your PAC and generate your serial number.
Visit http://downloads.vmware.com to download your VMware software and follow the prompts to install your VMware product.
Visithttps://hpe.sharepoint.com/teams/Team_VMware/Shared%20Documents/Licensing/c04430317_VMware%20Activatio
for License Activation Instructions.
Acquire your choice of Hewlett Packard Enterprise supported and qualified media. Please note that all devices will need to be
for vSphere 6
• Any HPE hard drive
For complete details on upgrades and entitlements, visit
vSphere downgradeable
and review the Upgrade Center.
https://www.vmware.com/content/dam/digitalmarketing/vmware/en/pdf/support/product-lifecycle-matrix.pdf
For more information on how to downgrade license keys in the VMware portal visit

HPE vSAN Ready Node Solution
Configuration Information
How to order
Customers can purchase VMware vSAN
Hewlett Packard
Enterprise authorized resellers
HPE ProLiant DL325 Gen10 Sever for VMware vSAN FIO Ready Node Tracking
Data Management and Processing
HPE ProLiant DL360 Gen10 Sever for VMware vSAN FIO Ready Node Tracking
Accelerated Infrastructure
HPE ProLiant DL380 Gen10 Sever for VMware vSAN FIO Ready Node Tracking
HPE ProLiant DL380 Gen10 Sever for VMware vSAN FIO Ready Node Tracking
Installation, Startup, and Support Services
customers maintain their software (SW)/firmware (FW) at the latest recommended recipe level. HPE publishes a SW/FW
ngly recommends that customer utilize our existing SW/FW updated services to ensure that an update does not
unnecessarily impact your business model.
Ready Nodes directly from Hewlett Packard Enterprise or through
HPE VMware SW/FW Update Service
To ensure optimal solution performance and quick time to resolution for support issues, Hewlett Packard Enterprise recommends
that all
recipe twice a year with prescribed versions for all FW and SW elements. At a minimum, a system should be maintained at no mo
than N-2 versions.
For those customers with the appropriate hardware (HW)/SW capabilities, HPE publishes a thorough update guide with each recip
release that authorized customers can download from the HPE Support Center and use to perform their own updates.
HPE stro

HPE vSAN Ready Node Solution
Configuration Information
NOTE: Software requirements: VMware vCenter Server 6.x and either VMware vSphere 6.x (any edition) or VMware vCloud Suite
6.x (any edition).
VMware vSAN Standard 1 Processor 1yr LTU
VMware vSAN 1 Processor 1yr E-LTU
VMware vSAN Standard 1 Processor 3yr LTU
VMware vSAN 1 Processor 3yr E-LTU
VMware vSAN Standard 1 Processor 5yr LTU
VMware vSAN 1 Processor 5yr E-LTU
VMware vSAN Advanced 1 Processor 1yr LTU
VMware vSAN Advanced 1 Processor 1yr E-LTU
VMware vSAN Advanced 1 Processor 3yr LTU
VMware vSAN Advanced 1 Processor 3yr E-LTU
VMware vSAN Advanced 1 Processor 5yr LTU
VMware vSAN Advanced 1 Processor 5yr E-LTU
VMware vSAN Enterprise 1 Processor 1yr LTU
VMware vSAN Enterprise 1 Processor 1yr E-LTU
VMware vSAN Enterprise 1 Processor 3yr LTU
VMware vSAN Enterprise 1 Processor 3yr E-LTU
VMware vSAN Enterprise 1 Processor 5yr LTU
VMware vSAN Enterprise 1 Processor 5yr E-LTU
VMware vSAN for Remote Office Branch Office 25 VM Pack 1yr E-LTU
VMware vSAN for Remote Office Branch Office 25 VM Pack 3yr E-LTU
VMware vSAN for Remote Office Branch Office 25 VM Pack 5yr E-LTU
VMware vSAN 6 Advanced for Remote Office Branch Office 25 VM Pack 1yr E-LTUvSAN
VMware vSAN 6 Advanced for Remote Office Branch Office 25 VM Pack 3yr E-LTUvSAN
VMware vSAN 6 Advanced for Remote Office Branch Office 25 VM Pack 5yr E-LTUvSAN
HPE VMware vSAN Upgrades
NOTE: Software requirements: VMware vCenter Server 6.x and either VMware vSphere 6.x (any edition) or VMware vCloud Suite
VMware vSAN Standard to vSAN Advanced Upgrade 1 Processor 1yr E-LTU
VMware vSAN Standard to vSAN Advanced Upgrade 1 Processor 3yr E-LTU
VMware vSAN Standard to vSAN Advanced Upgrade 1 Processor 5yr E-LTU
VMware vSAN Standard to vSAN Enterprise Upgrade 1 Processor 1yr E-LTU
VMware vSAN Standard to vSAN Enterprise Upgrade 1 Processor 3yr E-LTU
VMware vSAN Standard to vSAN Enterprise Upgrade 1 Processor 5yr E-LTU
VMware vSAN Advanced to vSAN Enterprise Upgrade 1 Processor 1yr E-LTU
VMware vSAN Advanced to vSAN Enterprise Upgrade 1 Processor 3yr E-LTU
VMware vSAN Advanced to vSAN Enterprise Upgrade 1 Processor 5yr E-LTU

HPE vSAN Ready Node Solution
Configuration Information
Proactive Care Services Description
ProActive
Care Services
SKU
HPE 3 year Proactive Care 24x7 VMWare VSAN Standard 1P Service
HPE 3 year Proactive Care 24x7 VMWare VSAN Standard 1P Service
HPE 5 year Proactive Care 24x7 VMWare VSAN Standard 1P Service
HPE 5 year Proactive Care 24x7 VMWare VSAN Standard 1P Service
HPE 3 year Proactive Care 24x7 VMWare VSAN Advanced 1P Service
HPE 3 year Proactive Care 24x7 VMWare VSAN Advanced 1P Service
HPE 5 year Proactive Care 24x7 VMWare VSAN Advanced 1P Service
HPE 5 year Proactive Care 24x7 VMWare VSAN Advanced 1P Service
HPE 3 Year Proactive Care 24x7 Vmware VSAN Enterprise 1P Service
HPE 3 Year Proactive Care 24x7 Vmware VSAN Enterprise 1P Service
HPE 5 Year Proactive Care 24x7 Vmware VSAN Enterprise 1P Service
HPE 5 Year Proactive Care 24x7 Vmware VSAN Enterprise 1P Service
HPE 3 Year Proactive Care 24x7 VMware VSAN ROBO 25 VM Pack Service
HPE 5 Year Proactive Care 24x7 VMware VSAN ROBO 25 VM Pack Service
HPE 3 Year Proactive Care 24x7 VMware vSAN Advanced ROBO 25VM Service
HPE 5 Year Proactive Care 24x7 VMware vSAN Advanced ROBO 25VM Service
HPE 3 Year Proactive Care 24x7 VMware vSAN Standard to vSAN Advanced Upgrade 1P Service
HPE 5 Year Proactive Care 24x7 VMware vSAN Standard to vSAN Advanced Upgrade 1P Service
HPE 3 Year Proactive Care 24x7 VMware vSAN Advanced to vSAN Enterprise Upgrade 1P Service
HPE 5 Year Proactive Care 24x7 VMware vSAN Advanced to vSAN Enterprise Upgrade 1P Service
HPE 3 Year Proactive Care 24x7 VMware vSAN Standard to vSAN Enterprise Upgrade 1P Service
HPE 5 Year Proactive Care 24x7 VMware vSAN Standard to vSAN Enterprise Upgrade 1P Service

HPE vSAN Ready Node Solution
Service and Support
Service and Support
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Connect to Hewlett Packard Enterprise to help prevent problems and solve issues faster. Our support technology lets you to tap into
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HPE Support Services enable you to order the right service level, length of coverage, and response time as you purchase your new
server, giving you full entitlement for the selected support.
Parts and Materials
Hewlett Packard Enterprise will provide HPE-supported replacement parts and materials necessary to maintain the covered hardware
product in operating condition, including parts and materials for available and recommended engineering improvements.
Parts and components that have reached their maximum supported lifetime and/or the maximum usage limitations as set forth in the
manufacturer's operating manual, product quick-specs, or the technical product data sheet will not be provided, repaired, or replaced
as part of these services.
The defective media retention service feature option applies only to Disk or eligible SSD/Flash Drives replaced by Hewlett Packard
Enterprise due to malfunction.
Recommended Services
Hardware and software support services designed specifically for your technology with rapid access to Advanced Solution Center
specialists for start
finish case management plus proactive reports and recommendations for firmware and software management
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HPE vSAN Ready Node Solution
Technical Specifications
8.75 x 5.625 x 0.063 in (22.23 x 14.29 x 0.16 cm)
Default Hardware Specs
NOTE:
NOTE:
configuration. Processor, memory, storage, network interface controllers
[NIC], and power supplies are configurable options)
AMD EPYC processors - 24 cores, additional options available
256 GB, additional options available
12G SAS Modular LH Controller, one additional option
96W Smart Storage Battery
Capacity
Caching
8 GB Dual MicroSD Flash USB
Ethernet 10 GB FLOM, additional options available
2 x 800W Flex Slot Platinum Hot Plug Power Supply Kits
NOTE: HPE ProLiant DL360 (base vSAN Ready Node configuration. Processor, memory, storage, NIC, and power supplies are
configurable options)
2 x Intel® Xeon® Scalable processors - 14 cores, additional options available
384 GB, additional options available
12G SAS Modular LH Controller, one additional option
96W Smart Storage Battery
Capacity
Caching
8GB Dual MicroSD Flash USB
Ethernet 10 GB FLOM, additional options available
2 x 800W Flex Slot Platinum Hot Plug Power Supply Kits
NOTE: HPE ProLiant DL380 8SFF (base vSAN Ready Node configuration. Processor, memory, storage, NIC, power supplies, and
graphics are configurable options)
2 x Intel Xeon Scalable processors - 10 cores, additional options available
128 GB, additional options available
12G SAS Modular LH Controller, one additional option
96W Smart Storage Battery
Capacity
Caching
8 GB Dual MicroSD Flash USB
Ethernet 10 GB FLOM, additional options available
2 x 800W Flex Slot Platinum Hot Plug Power Supply Kits
Nvidia Tesla T4, additional options
These are base default specifications for each server.
HPE ProLiant DL325 (base vSAN Ready Node
– 6 x 1.92 TB SATA Read Intensive, additional options available
– 2 x 480 GB SATA Mixed Use, additional options available
– 6 x 1.92 TB SATA Read Intensive, additional options available
– 2 x 960 GB SATA Mixed Use, additional options available
– 3 x 1.92 TB SATA Read Intensive, additional options available
– 480 GB SATA Mixed Use, additional options available

HPE vSAN Ready Node Solution
NOTE: HPE ProLiant DL380 24SFF (base vSAN Ready Node configuration. Processor, memory, storage, NIC, and power Supplies
are configurable options)
2 x Intel Xeon Scalable processors - 12 cores, additional options available
384 GB, additional options available
12 G SAS Modular LH Controller, one additional option
Ethernet 10 GB FLOM, additional options available
2 x 800W Flex Slot Platinum Hot Plug Power Supply Kits
Environment-friendly Products and Approach
End
Hewlett Packard Enterprise offers end
in
information, please go to
To recycle your product, please go to
or contact your nearest Hewlett Packard Enterprise sales
office. Products returned to Hewlett Packard Enterprise will be recycled, recovered, or disposed of in a responsible manner.
The EU WEEE directive (2002/95/EC) requires manufacturers to provide treatment information for each product type for use by
treatment facilities. This information (product disassembly instructions) is posted on the HPE website at
http://www.hpe.com/info/recycle
These instructions may be used by recyclers and other WEEE treatment facilities as well as HPE OEM customers who integrate and
re-sell HPE equipment.
96W Smart Storage Battery
Capacity - 6 x 2.4 TB SAS HDD, additional options available
Caching - 2 x 400 GB SAS Write Intensive, additional options available
8 GB Dual MicroSD Flash USB
-of-life Management and Recycling
http://www.hpe.com/info/recycle.
-of-life product return, trade-in, and recycling programs in many geographic areas. For trade-
http://www.hpe.com/info/recycle
.

HPE vSAN Ready Node Solution
Summary of Changes
Overview, Standard Features, Configuration Information, Service and Support
and Technical Specifications sections were updated.
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