Fujitsu PRIMEFLEX for VMware vSAN 8 HCI Appliance

The Fujitsu PRIMEFLEX for VMware vSAN 8 HCI Appliance is a fully pre-validated hyperconverged infrastructure solution built on Fujitsu PRIMERGY M7-generation server nodes tightly integrated with VMware vSAN 8 and its Express Storage Architecture (ESA). By combining compute, storage, and networking resources into a single, factory-tested appliance, PRIMEFLEX eliminates the complexity of manual component validation and dramatically reduces time-to-production. The solution ships with all hardware components, firmware, drivers, and software pre-configured to VMware's strict vSAN ReadyNode specifications, ensuring consistent performance and full supportability from day one. The ESA architecture at the heart of vSAN 8 replaces the legacy Original Storage Architecture with a log-structured, disaggregated storage engine that delivers significantly higher throughput and lower latency by leveraging high-performance NVMe devices and an optimized I/O path.

FPrimeflex for VMware vSAN 8 is engineered for organizations seeking to consolidate mixed workloads—including virtualized databases, virtual desktop infrastructure, private cloud platforms, and mission-critical business applications—onto a single, scalable HCI stack. Each appliance node is based on the PRIMERGY M7 platform powered by Intel Xeon Scalable 4th-generation (Sapphire Rapids) processors, supporting large memory footprints and PCIe Gen 5 NVMe storage for maximum data throughput. The solution integrates with Fujitsu's iRMC S6 baseboard management controller and FUJITSU Software Infrastructure Manager (ISM) for centralized lifecycle management, firmware updates, and health monitoring across the entire cluster.

Scalability is a core design principle: clusters can begin with as few as three nodes and expand incrementally to dozens of nodes without service disruption, making PRIMEFLEX suitable for both edge and core data center deployments. Fujitsu provides single-vendor accountability across hardware, hypervisor integration, and support, streamlining operations for IT teams managing complex virtualized environments. The solution supports stretched cluster configurations for enhanced availability, as well as vSAN 8 native data protection features including erasure coding, deduplication, and compression to optimize usable capacity from raw NVMe storage.

Ideal for

• Private cloud infrastructure consolidation: replacing siloed compute and SAN/NAS arrays with a unified, software-defined HCI platform running VMware Cloud Foundation or vSphere environments
• Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI): hosting large-scale persistent and non-persistent desktop pools with consistent low-latency storage I/O delivered by vSAN 8 ESA NVMe tiers
• Mission-critical database virtualization: running Oracle, Microsoft SQL Server, and SAP HANA workloads on high-memory PRIMERGY M7 nodes with NVMe-backed vSAN datastores
• Remote and branch office (ROBO) deployment: deploying compact 3-node PRIMEFLEX clusters at distributed sites with central management via Fujitsu ISM, eliminating on-site storage expertise requirements
• Disaster recovery and business continuity: leveraging vSAN stretched cluster topology across dual data center sites for zero-RPO replication and automatic failover without additional replication software
• Edge computing and manufacturing IT: deploying ruggedized HCI nodes in space-constrained or industrial environments where converged compute and storage simplify infrastructure management and reduce rack footprint

Technical specifications

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