The Dell Integrated System for Microsoft Azure Stack HCI (AX-770) is Dell's current-generation validated HCI platform, combining the latest Intel Xeon Scalable 6th Generation processors (Granite Rapids, up to 86 cores per socket) with all-NVMe E3.S storage and full Microsoft Azure Stack HCI certification. As a Microsoft-validated Integrated System, the AX-770 is listed in the Azure Stack HCI hardware catalog and ships with end-to-end validation covering hardware, firmware, and Azure Stack HCI software compatibility.
Storage configuration centres on 16 E3.S NVMe drives in a dedicated G5 x4 backplane, scaling from 2 to 16 drives per node (3.2 TB to 245 TB raw capacity). All-NVMe Storage Spaces Direct pools provide the sub-millisecond latency and high IOPS required for database consolidation, VDI, and enterprise virtualisation. Memory scales to 8 TB via 32 DDR5 RDIMM slots at 6400 MT/s, making AX-770 suitable for in-memory database workloads as well as high-density VM environments.
GPU acceleration support — including the NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell Server Edition added in the latest Azure Local release — makes AX-770 nodes capable of hosting AI/ML inference workloads via AKS on Azure Stack HCI alongside traditional VM workloads. Dell ProDeploy deployment services and ProSupport lifecycle support are available for end-to-end peace of mind. For organisations preferring operational expenditure, Dell APEX Cloud Platform for Azure Stack HCI provides the full solution as a consumption-based service.