VMware EVO: RAIL™ – VMware’s cutting-edge Evolution!
EVO: RAIL represents a new range of Hyper-Converged Infrastructure offerings from VMware. This is different from converged architectures (vBlock/Flexpod) as there isn’t a storage array involved, instead there is VMware Virtual SAN. However, it is working with a variety of hardware partners to develop a line of hyper converged appliances that will run the EVO:RAIL software. What is Hyper converged Infrastructure? Hyper converged infrastructure takes the concept of convergence to another level. In converged infrastructure, distinct components are designed to work in synchronisation whereas, hyper-converged infrastructure are modular systems designed to scale out by adding additional modules. These systems are designed around storage and compute on a single x86 server chassis interconnected by 10GbE network ports. EVO: RAIL Born out of the hyper converged system concept, The EVO:RAIL software stack starts with the ESXi hypervisor, which is the heart of the vSphere sta...