Category: Dell XR4000

If you run a two-node vSAN cluster at the edge, you need a witness. Dell’s PowerEdge XR4000w is a compact witness sled that does the job nicely, but it comes with a catch: it is a stripped-down server without an iDRAC, so you cannot simply mount an ISO through a virtual console. The first ESXi installation has to be done over a serial connection. In […]

In my last blog post we talked about the Dell XR4000 and I referred you to this post at the end. If you haven’t read the first post yet, you can find it here: After the Dell Technologies World, the XR4000 did not leave us alone. We talked with Marc again and again about how we can bring these server models closer to our customers. […]