In this technical article you will learn how the Business-Ready Configurations for Dell PowerEdge™ blade servers, Dell EqualLogic™ SAN, and VMware Infrastructure™ provides a detailed reference architecture for deploying and using VMware virtualization on Dell blades and iSCSI storage environments.

This paper is designed for IT administrators, IT managers, and channel partners who are planning to deploy VMware virtualization using Dell blade servers and Dell EqualLogic SAN. This white paper provides an overview of the recommended servers, storage, software, and services. It can be used to plan, scope, and procure the required components to set up a virtualization infrastructure.