HCI-Flex Hyperconverged Infrastructure Appliance

Delivers robust data services and the flexibility of software-defined storage in an easy-to-deploy hyperconverged infrastructure solution.

Where Simplicity and Flexibility Converge

The DataCore HCI-Flex appliance combines the flexibility of software-defined storage with the simplicity and rapid deployment of hyperconverged infrastructure. Available in a range of configuration models, HCI-Flex maximizes performance, ensures security with military-grade encryption, lowers CapEx and OpEx, and reduces infrastructure footprint.

Each appliance includes DataCore Insight Services and rich SDS data services and is backed by our award-winning global customer support.

• Deploy within an hour with simple, intuitive implementation
• Connect to and leverage external storage
• Connect to external compute nodes
• Scale up and out—up to 64 nodes
• Scale compute and storage independently
• Achieve high availability with only 2 nodes

• FEATURES
• MODELS

Rapid Implementation & Deployment

• Lightweight installation manager
• Thorough analysis of the environment automatically generates a recommended deployment plan
• Elegantly simple, rapid deployment in under an hour
• Fully-functional configuration when complete
• Automatically deploy a new vCenter server or add to an existing one
• Hyper-V integration
• Full ESX Management integration

Supports a Wide Range of Use Cases

• Remote office / branch office
• Encrypted block storage
• Data offload engine
• Cloud-attached storage
• Disconnected scenarios
• Edge computing
• External storage management
• Fast residual storage
• Virtual desktop infrastructure

Software-Defined Storage Data Services

• Parallel I/O
• High Speed Caching
• Random Write Accelerator
• Automated Storage Tiering
• Storage Load Balancing
• QoS Controls
• Storage Pooling
• Deduplication/Compression
• Data Migration
• Thin Provisioning
• Asynchronous Replication
• Advanced Site Recovery
• Continuous Data Protection
• Synchronous Mirroring
• Encryption
• Snapshots/Backup

All Features

DataCore Insight Services

Cost Savings

• Reduce downtime through predictive analytics
• Reduce support calls by executing actionable insights
• Model workload or VM additions in advance for zero impact, optimized deployments

Time Savings

• Real-time prioritized task list for storage administrators
• Real-time health & performance scores with actionable insights
• Proactive optimizations with prescriptive remediation steps

Operations Simplification

• View and manage entire storage infrastructure across multiple sites in a single console
• Manage data anywhere in your infrastructure
• Single pane of glass is vendor and technology independent