Features

• HPE Alletra dHCI now supports HPE Alletra 5000, the next-generation hybrid flash array for general purpose workloads that require cost-efficient flash performance.
• HPE Alletra dHCI now supports Rack integration of certain configurations via pre-configured Build-to-Order SKUs.
• HPE Alletra dHCI now supports the AMD-based HPE ProLiant DL325 Gen11, HPE ProLiant DL365 Gen11, and HPE ProLiant DL385 Gen11 server models.
• HPE Alletra dHCI now supports latest versions of VMware ESXi 7.0 U3 and 8.0 software.
• HPE Alletra dHCI has simplified lifecycle management with one-click, unified software upgrades for server firmware, hypervisor and storage software.
• Customers with existing HPE ProLiant servers can extend the asset life and turn the systems into to HPE Alletra  dHCI gaining automation and unified management for virtual machines.

Specification

• dHCI automation software: HPE Alletra dHCI software stack

− dHCI setup software

− VMware vCenter plugin (HPE Alletra dHCI requires vCenter Server Standard)

− HPE GreenLake for Private Cloud Business Edition Cloud Console

− HPE InfoSight for dHCI

• Storage: One (1) HPE Nimble Storage (or) HPE Alletra 6000 (or) HPE Alletra 5000 storage array

HPE

InfoSight is included with the storage array

• Servers: From the following supported list of servers (existing (or) new):

− DL360, DL380, DL325, DL365, DL385, DL560, DL580 (more details on generations listed under “What’s new’)

− Server count per dHCI configuration: 2 – 32 HPE ProLiant servers

− HPE InfoSight is included with HPE ProLiant servers

• Ethernet switches: The choice of HPE M-Series, HPE Aruba 8320, Aruba 8325, Aruba 6300M (or) HPE FlexFabric 5710,

5945 switches, (or) Cisco Nexus 3k and 5k (Purchase of Cisco switches is not available through dHCI ordering on HPE web

pages)

− Switch count per dHCI configuration: (2) Top of the Rack switches

• Hypervisor: VMware vSphere 7.0, VMware vSphere 8.0