Question and Answers 3-13.pdf

Question and Answers 3/12:

All systems on Dell federal Premier are custom-to-order (CTO). To clarify, components/configurations are a requirement to accurately build and quote.

For these items

1 -VXRAIL P670N, NVME

Part #: 210-BEQP Qty: 18

2 -VXRAIL E660N, NVME

Part #: 210-BCWU Qty: 6

We need this information to proceed. What is:

• Server form factor (1U,2U,4U)

• Chassis size (e.g. 16x2.5" | 12x3.5")

• Processor model (e.g. Xeon, EPYC)

• Processor core count and speed (e.g. 16C 2.6Ghz)

• Memory size and quantity (e.g. 4GB, 16GB)

• Storage form, size and speed (e.g. 256GB, 1TB | SSD, HDD, NVMe)

• GPU/FGPA (if applicable)

• Optical drive (if applicable)

• Systems Management (e.g. iDRAC)

• NICs/Networking (Speed and type - e.g. SFP/BASE-T)

• Hardware support services (required) etc.”

Answer:

Management Cluster Minimum – 4 Node HCI cluster.

Total number of nodes are configurable at vendor discretion.

Form Factor – No preference RAM – 1.2TB (Total Across all nodes) Minimum 3200 speed Storage – 150TB Usable after vSAN overhead (Total across all nodes) CPU – Minimum 240 physical cores, operating at a minimum of 2.3 Ghz Model and Sizing is at vendor discretion.

GPU – No GPU needed for this cluster Network Interface – 2x 100GB Network Interfaces 4x 25GB Network interfaces Optical Drive – No Systems Management If Dell: iDRAC Enterprise with OpenManagement Enterprise licensing If HP: iLO Advanced If any other vendor: Full remote management licensing, with centralized administration preferred.

Additional Services:

Standard DoD Warranty (Retain your Hardware, Retain Storage)

Data Cluster Minimum – 8 Node HCI cluster.

Total number of nodes are configurable at vendor discretion.

Form Factor – No preference RAM – 16TB (Total Across all nodes) Minimum 3200 speed Storage – 375TB Usable after vSAN overhead (Total across all nodes) CPU – Minimum 1100 physical cores, operating at a minimum of 2.8 Ghz Model and Sizing is at vendor discretion.

GPU – NVIDIA GRID GPU, with a minimum of 800GB across cluster Please include 535 NVIDIA Grid VPC Perpetual Licenses, with at least 1 year of SUMS licensing Network Interface – 2x 100GB Network Interfaces 4x 25GB Network interfaces Optical Drive – No Systems Management If Dell: iDRAC Enterprise with OpenManagement Enterprise licensing If HP: iLO Advanced If any other vendor: Full remote management licensing, with centralized administration preferred.

Additional Services:

Standard DoD Warranty (Retain your Hardware, Retain Storage)

Software 535 NVIDIA Grid vPC Perpetual Licenses 1 years of SUMS licensing for all GRID licenses VMWare Cloud Foundation licensing for all nodes (1 year subscription)

Network Equipment Cisco Nexus switch for Copper Management (Port Side Exhaust) Cisco Nexus 40/100GB Switch. Needs to connect all nodes, with at least 8 open uplinks. (Port Side Exhaust) This includes the 2 100GB Uplink ports This also includes a 100GB -> (4x) 25GB breakout cable for each 25GB uplink

Other Equipment (1+) APC Datacenter Server Racks to house all equipment Include Boltdown kit (X+) Power Distribution Units to power on all equipment in rack Network Cables (Per Node). Sizing is based on distance from node to network device.

(2) Uplink 100GB DAC

(1) 100GB to (4x) 25GB Breakout cable

(1) Cat6 Ethernet cable