Check out these slides from SpiceWorld London to learn about the first and only full integration of servers, storage, networking and management in a shared platform designed specifically for a small office environment. Why you should consider PowerEdge VRTX.
• Limited office space means you need a small solution.
• IT headcount is limited so you need an IT infrastructure that is easy to manage and does not require specialised installation or management expertise.
• You have too much data that you need to store securely.
• Workforce growth: you are connecting to more such as other offices, suppliers, customers, or the cloud.
2. MTBF
“An average of 80
percent of mission-critical
application service downtime
is directly caused by people
or process failures” –
Gartner
Human Error
HE
“All things being equal, the simplest solution is normally
the best”
- William of Ockham
Technical Failure
Human Error
Mean Time Between Failure
5. Experience greater simplicity
• Save space with servers, storage and
networking converged into a deskside chassis
• Deploy confidently - Integrated, pre-tested and
certified
Realize improved efficiency
• Save time and reduce potential for error with
unified and simplified systems management
• Ensure more uptime with high availability
features and Live Migration and V-Motion
Discover greater versatility
• Office power profile and deskside acoustics
• Extensive scalability within a stable platform
• Support for future PowerEdge 13G servers
protects IT investment
Consolidation,
virtualization
capable
Optimal size,
acoustics &
power
Easy to manage
Affordable
Versatile and
scalable
PowerEdge VRTX – A simple solution
6. Built on proven foundations
Source: Gartner, March 2013. No special credit has been given to vendors serving all market segments.)
8. PowerEdge VRTX – A Simple solution
Compute and Storage integration
• 5U Tower Chassis (Rackable)
• Up to 4 server nodes, hot plug and serviceable
• M520 and M620 half height 2-socket nodes
• M820 full height 4-socket nodes
• Shared Storage
• Huge capacity with 12 x 3.5” or 25 x 2.5” hot plug
HDDs
• SAS, NLSAS, or SAS SSD hot plug drives
• Optional redundant PERC for RAID controller
failover inside the chassis
Integrated networking – Ethernet
• 1GbE internal switch module
• Optional Pass-Thru Module
Flexible, expandable I/O – 8 PCIe slots
• 3 full height / full length & 5 low profile /
half length
High Availability - Redundant
PERCs/PSUs/Fans/Blowers
• 1100W AC (2+1, 3+1, 2+2)
9. PowerEdge VRTX – A Simple solution
LCD Display Panel
KVM Ports
Shared Storage
25 2.5” or 12 3.5” (expandable)
8 External
PCIe Slots
Remote Management Ports
Locking Front
Cover
Shared DVD Internal low latency, fast
storage
Up to 4 PowerEdge M-
Series Servers
Hot Plug
Redundant
PSUs
8 RJ45
NIC ports
Hot Plug
Redundant
Blowers
10. Single point of management (CMC)
Chassis Management Controller (CMC) for VRTX
• Reduces complexity by converging management of server nodes,
storage, networking and power into a unified tool, presented in a
single console
• Intuitive, easy to use GUI reduces potential for error
• Consistent with CMC used in the data center, allowing IT
Administrators to use what they know and reduce training time
Secure web based
logon
Easy to use graphical interface
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11. Fabric Connectors
• VRTX PCIe ConnectionsUp to 2 Processors
Up to 24 Memory
DIMM Slots (M620)
Up to 2 Hot Swappable
Hard Drives
iDRAC & vFlash
Remote Management & Redundant Hypervisors
Easy Access Handle
Same HW base as Dell M1000e
Blade
VRTX Server Node
12. PowerEdge M520
• 2 x Intel Xeon E5-2400
• Up to 384GB DDR3 Ram
• 2 x 2.5” Hot plug hard drives (SAS/SSD)
• Perc HW Raid options
• 4 Port Embedded 1Gb Ethernet
4x
OR
PowerEdge M620
• 2 x Intel Xeon E5-2600
• Up to 768GB DDR3 Ram
• 2 x 2.5” Hot plug hard drives (SAS/SSD)
• Perc HW Raid options
• 2 or 4 Port Embedded 10Gb Ethernet
VRTX Server Nodes (2 Socket)
4x
13. VRTX Server Nodes (4 socket)
2x
PowerEdge M820
• 2 or 4 x Intel Xeon E5-4600
• Up to 1.5TBGB in 48 DIMMs
• 4 x 2.5” Hot plug hard drives (SAS/SSD)
• Perc HW Raid options
• 2 Port Embedded 10Gb Ethernet
Virtualization / Performance
• Extreme memory footprint 48 DIMMs (1.5TB)
• Dual SD cards for redundant hypervisor
• PCI Express Flash Drives provide extremely high
IOPS over standard drives to reduce I/O
bottlenecks
• 2x 10GbE Intel, Broadcom
14. VRTX Shared storage
2.5” Drive Chassis (25 Drives)
• SSD SAS – 200GB, 400GB
• 15k SAS -146GB,300GB
• 10k SAS – 300GB, 600GB, 900GB, 1.2TB
• 7.2k SAS Near-line – 500GB, 1TB
3.5” Drive Chassis (12 Drives)
• 15k SAS -300GB, 450GB, 600GB
• 7.2k SAS Near-line – 1TB, 2TB, 3TB, 4TB
All 4 server nodes have access to the full storage space through the PERC 8 shared controller
15. Mix and match
Massive array of storage possibilities
• Mix different type of drives within the same chassis
configuration
18. Acoustics
VRTX has been designed with an open office
layout in mind. Acoustic intensity has been
minimized as a function clever airflow design.
Tones (buzzes, hums, whistles, etc.) have been
removed.
19. Power
4A total load = 920W @ 230V
8A total load = 1840W @ 230V
12A total load = 2760W @ 230V
8A total load = 1840W @ 230V
21. Open Manage Essentials
* OpenManage Essentials is available as a
no-charge software download from
support.dell.com
OpenManage Essentials * (OME) is an easy to
install, and simple to use, systems management
console solution optimized for monitoring Dell
enterprise-class hardware.
OpenManage Essentials also enables automated
hardware monitoring and support functionality
through integration with the Dell SupportAssist
proactive remote support service and the Dell
KACE K1000 Help Desk.
22. Open Manage Essentials – GeoView
* OpenManage Essentials with Geographic View is
exclusively available for enterprise-licensed VRTX
platforms
• Map locations of geographically dispersed VRTX systems even globally
• No extra configuration need for VRTX system. All map locations are managed on the OME console
• Position a single VRTX system to the map manually.
• Map all VRTX systems by Importing a CSV file with their addresses.
• Not available for VRTX systems with Express license
29. PCIe connectivity
8 Flexible PCIe slots
• 3 full height/full length PCI slots
• Support GPUs (single-wide and double-wide)
• 5 small form factor slots
PCI
FHFW
PCI
SFF
30. PCIe Switching
Fab A - Refers to the blade host Ethernet
network, which connects the blade servers to
the outside world through an I/O module (IOM)
which can be either a pass-through or switch
Fab-B refers to the PCIe fabric, which connects
the mezzanine card on the blade (installed in the
Fab-B adapter socket) to the Shared PCIe
infrastructure
Fab-C refers to the PCIe fabric, which connects
the mezzanine card on the blade (installed in the
Fab-C adapter socket) to the Shared PCIe
infrastructure
31. PCIe Mezzanine
• The PCIe Mezzanine card provides the interface between server nodes and
PCIe switches.
• No other mezzanine cards, such as Ethernet, Fibre Channel or InfiniBand
are allowed in servers configured for the VRTX system.
PCIe Mezzanine card Single PCIe Mezzanine card Dual PCIe Mezzanine cards
32. PGU Support
• GPUs on VRTX support VDI/Flex (Virtual Desktop Infrastructure)
architectures. GPU cards in VRTX must be actively cooled.
• The Riser will support the following maximum scenarios:
• Up to three single-wide GPGPU cards at 150W
• One double-wide GPGPU card at 225W + one single-wide GPGPU at 150W
36. VRTX Networking
• 24 port 1Gb Ethernet switch comes standard
Or
• 8 port 1Gb Ethernet pass-through
Or
• 22 port 10Gb switch (16 Internal, 4 External 10GbE & 2 1GbE
4x 10GbE SFP+
2 x 1Gbe
RJ45
37. Internal networking using 1Gb Switch
• M520 – 4 x 1Gb Nic’s (Fabric A)
per Server,
• 4Gb per server in bandwidth available
• Note (2:1 contention rate to external ports)
38. • M620 – 2 or 4 x 10Gb Nic’s (Fabric A)
per Server
• 20Gb or 40Gb per Blade in bandwidth
available with 40Gb uplink
Internal networking using 1Gb Switch