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The following table lists the scale units that are available. Each scale unit is associated with a server and configuration option.

Table 1. Scale unitsScale units
Server	Configuration	Minimum nodes	Maximum nodes
Dell PowerEdge R740xd	Hybrid	4	16
Dell PowerEdge R640	All flash	4	16
Dell PowerEdge T-R640	Tactical all flash	4	16
Dell PowerEdge R840	Dense	4	16

The following tables list the capacity and performance options that each scale unit supports.

Table 2. Capacity and performance option for dense configurationCapacity and performance option for dense configuration
Configuration	Processor	Memory	SSD capacity
48-core	2 x Platinum 8260 24 cores, 2.4 GHz	1,532 GB	24 x 3.84 TB (92.16 TB) 2 x 32 GB NVIDIA V100s or 16 GB AMD Mi25 or 16 GB NVIDIA T4
96-core	4 x Platinum 8260 24 cores, 2.4 GHz	1,532 GB	24 x 3.84 TB (92.16 TB)

Table 3. Capacity and performance options for hybrid configurationsCapacity and performance options for hybrid configurations
Configuration	Processor	Memory	Cache	Data storage
24-core	Gold 4214 12 cores, 2.2 GHz	384 GB	6 x 960/800 GB SSD = approx. 5.7 TB SAS	10 x 4 TB (40 TB) SAS
			6 x 1.92 TB (11.5 TB) SAS	10 x 8 TB (80 TB) SAS
				10 x 10 TB (100 TB) SAS (end of life)
				10 x 12 TB (120 TB) SAS
		576 GB	6 x 960/800 GB SSD = approx. 5.7 TB SAS	10 x 4 TB (40 TB) SAS
			6 x 1.92 TB (11.5 TB) SAS	10 x 8 TB (80 TB) SAS
				10 x 10 TB (100 TB) SAS (end of life)
				10 x 12 TB (120 TB) SAS
36-core	Gold 5220 18 cores, 2.2 GHz	384 GB	6 x 960/800 GB SSD = approx. 5.7 TB SAS	10 x 4 TB (40 TB) SAS
			6 x 1.92 TB (11.5 TB) SAS	10 x 8 TB (80 TB) SAS
			6 x 1.92 TB (11.5 TB) SAS	10 x 12 TB (120 TB) SAS
		576 GB	6 x 960/800 GB SSD = approx. 5.7 TB SAS	10 x 4 TB (40 TB) SAS
			6 x 1.92 TB (11.5 TB) SAS	10 x 8 TB (80 TB) SAS
			6 x 1.92 TB (11.5 TB) SAS	10 x 12 TB (120 TB) SAS
		768 GB	6 x 960/800 GB SSD = approx. 5.7 TB SAS	10 x 4 TB (40 TB) SAS
			6 x 1.92 TB (11.5 TB) SAS	10 x 8 TB (80 TB) SAS
			6 x 1.92 TB (11.5 TB) SAS	10 x 12 TB (120 TB) SAS
40-core	Gold 6248 20 Cores, 2.5 GHz	576 GB	6 x 960/800 GB SSD = approx. 5.7 TB SAS	10 x 4 TB (40 TB) SAS
			6 x 1.92 TB (11.5 TB) SAS	10 x 8 TB (80 TB) SAS
			6 x 1.92 TB (11.5 TB) SAS	10 x 12 TB (120 TB) SAS
		768 GB	6 x 960/800 GB SSD = approx. 5.7 TB SAS	10 x 4 TB (40 TB) SAS
			6 x 1.92 TB (11.5 TB) SAS	10 x 8 TB (80 TB) SAS
			6 x 1.92 TB (11.5 TB) SAS	10 x 12 TB (120 TB) SAS
40-core	Gold 6248R 20 Cores, 2.5 GHz	768 GB	6 x 960/800 GB SSD = approx. 5.7 TB SAS	10 x 4 TB (40 TB) SAS
		768 GB	6 x 1.92 TB (11.5 TB) SAS	10 x 12 TB (120 TB) SAS
		1,536 GB	6 x 1.92 TB (11.5 TB) SAS	10 x 12 TB (120 TB) SAS
48-core	Platinum 8260 24 cores, 2.4 GHz	768 GB	6 x 960/800 GB SSD = approx. 5.7 TB SAS	10 x 4 TB (40 TB) SAS
			6 x 1.92 TB (11.5 TB) SAS	10 x 8 TB (80 TB) SAS
			6 x 1.92 TB (11.5 TB) SAS	10 x 12 TB (120 TB) SAS
		1,536 GB	6 x 960/800 GB SSD = approx. 5.7 TB SAS	10 x 4 TB (40 TB) SAS
			6 x 1.92 TB (11.5 TB) SAS	10 x 8 TB (80 TB) SAS
			6 x 1.92 TB (11.5 TB) SAS	10 x 12 TB (120 TB) SAS

Table 4. Capacity and performance options for all-flash configurationsCapacity and performance options for all-flash configurations
Configuration	Processor	Memory	SSD capacity
24-core	Gold 4214 12 cores, 2.2 GHz	384 GB	10 x 1.92 TB (19.2 TB)
		576 GB
		768 GB
36-core	Gold 5220 18 cores, 2.2 GHz	576 GB	10 x 1.92 TB (19.2 TB)
			10 x 3.84 TB (38.40 TB)
		768 GB	10 x 1.92 TB (19.2 TB)
			10 x 3.84 TB (38.40 TB)
40-core	Gold 6248 20 Cores, 2.5 GHz	768 GB	10 x 1.92 TB (19.2 TB)
			10 x 3.84 TB (38.40 TB)
48-core	Platinum 8260 24 cores, 2.4 GHz	768 GB	10 x 3.84 TB (38.40 TB)

NOTE: The capacity and performance options must be homogenous. You cannot mix and match within an scale unit.

Each scale unit also includes the required HLH server and network switches as listed in the following table.

Table 5. Capacity and performance options for all-flash configurationsCapacity and performance options for all-flash configurations
Switch	Quantity	Hybrid configuration	All-flash configuration
Management server (HLH)	1	Dell PowerEdge R640	Dell PowerEdge R640
Top-of-rack (ToR)	2	Dell PowerSwitch S5248F-ON	Dell PowerSwitch S5248F-ON Cisco Nexus 93180YC-FX NOTE: Cisco switch is only available in a customer-provided rack For details, see <Rail kit information>.
Management (Mgt)	1	Dell PowerSwitch N3248TE-ON	Dell PowerSwitch N3248TE-ON Cisco Nexus 9348GC-FXP NOTE: Cisco switch is only available with the customer-rack option For details, see <Rail kit information>.