PowerEdge VRTX Technical Guide The world’s first integrated IT solution designed from the ground up specifically for office

10 PowerEdge VRTX Technical Guide Figure 2. VRTX tower with 2.5-inch drives Figure 3. VRTX rack with 3.5-inch (top) and 2.5-inch (bottom) dr

11 PowerEdge VRTX Technical Guide The chassis design of the VRTX is optimized for easy access to components and for airflow for effective and ef

12 PowerEdge VRTX Technical Guide Feature Description Video connector Connects a monitor to the system Optical drive Optional SATA DVD-ROM driv

13 PowerEdge VRTX Technical Guide Figure 5 illustrates the underlying architecture of VRTX. For more detailed information on features and descr

14 PowerEdge VRTX Technical Guide 3 Processors See the Dell PowerEdge M520 Technical Guide and the Dell PowerEdge M620 Technical Guide at Dell

15 PowerEdge VRTX Technical Guide 4 Memory See the Dell PowerEdge M520 Technical Guide and the Dell PowerEdge M620 Technical Guide on Dell.com/P

16 PowerEdge VRTX Technical Guide 5 Storage The PowerEdge VRTX platform provides comprehensive, shared internal storage options, including sever

17 PowerEdge VRTX Technical Guide Supported hard drives The VRTX shared storage supports the internal drives listed in Table 5. Supported har

18 PowerEdge VRTX Technical Guide 6 Networking VRTX supports up to eight Ethernet connections on the back of the system. The Fabric A infrastr

19 PowerEdge VRTX Technical Guide Fabric A switches A single switch is implemented for all I/O, and allows maximum signal consolidation without

ii PowerEdge VRTX Technical Guide This document is for informational purposes only. Dell reserves the right to make chan

20 PowerEdge VRTX Technical Guide 7 PCIe Infrastructure Instead of using traditional I/O modules for Fabric B or Fabric C, Dell has designed the

21 PowerEdge VRTX Technical Guide 8 Power, thermal and acoustics Lower overall system-level power draw is a result of Dell’s breakthrough system

22 PowerEdge VRTX Technical Guide Feature Description Active power management Intel Node Manager is an embedded technology that provides individ

23 PowerEdge VRTX Technical Guide Attribute Value Max output current 108.0 Amps Input voltage range 90–264V AC, 47–63Hz Iin (100–240V AC) for ra

24 PowerEdge VRTX Technical Guide PowerEdge VRTX with standard M620s PowerEdge VRTX with all “enhanced acoustics” M620s and/or all M520s F

25 PowerEdge VRTX Technical Guide balanced DIMMs; 16 balanced DIMMs versus 24 balanced DIMMs with a standard M620 blade server.  One or more M

26 PowerEdge VRTX Technical Guide 9 Rack, rails and cable management VRTX supports ReadyRails II sliding rails for 4-post racks and cable manage

27 PowerEdge VRTX Technical Guide Cable management The optional CMA can be mounted on either the left or right side of the rails without the us

28 PowerEdge VRTX Technical Guide 10 Operating systems and virtualization The Dell PowerEdge VRTX supports a wide range of industry-standard op

29 PowerEdge VRTX Technical Guide 11 Dell OpenManage systems management Whether your IT environment consists of a few servers or a few thousand

iii PowerEdge VRTX Technical Guide Table of contents 1 System overview ...

30 PowerEdge VRTX Technical Guide OpenManage systems management The Dell OpenManage systems management portfolio includes powerful hardware and

31 PowerEdge VRTX Technical Guide iDRAC7 with Lifecycle Controller for VRTX configuration options iDRAC7 Enterprise is the standard offering fo

32 PowerEdge VRTX Technical Guide Feature iDRAC7 Express iDRAC7 Enterprise Public key authentication (for SSH) No Yes Remote Management and

33 PowerEdge VRTX Technical Guide Feature iDRAC7 Express iDRAC7 Enterprise Real-time power monitoring Yes Yes Real-time power graphing Yes Y

34 PowerEdge VRTX Technical Guide Upgrade options after point of sale (APOS) You can evaluate and purchase upgrades from Dell from your iDRAC w

35 PowerEdge VRTX Technical Guide Enterprise and Express CMC licensing for VRTX Table 15. Feature Express Enterprise CMC network Yes Yes CM

36 PowerEdge VRTX Technical Guide Dell OpenManage Essentials v1.2 console OpenManage Essentials (OME) provides a comprehensive view of Dell sys

37 PowerEdge VRTX Technical Guide OpenManage Integration with third-party consoles Dell OpenManage integrates iDRAC with Lifecycle Controller f

38 PowerEdge VRTX Technical Guide OpenManage Connections with third-party consoles Dell OpenManage Connections are designed specifically for mon

39 PowerEdge VRTX Technical Guide Table 16 lists the products that are available for one-to-one and one-to-many operations, and when they are us

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40 PowerEdge VRTX Technical Guide Appendix A. Additional specifications Chassis dimensions and weight The VRTX chassis dimensions for the tower

41 PowerEdge VRTX Technical Guide Environmental specifications Table 19.Dell Fresh Air: temperature, humidity, altitude de-rating Expanded ope

42 PowerEdge VRTX Technical Guide Altitude Operating –15.2 m to 3048 m (–50 ft to 10,000 ft) Storage –15.2 m to 10,668 m (–50 ft to 35,000 ft) A

43 PowerEdge VRTX Technical Guide Appendix B. Standards compliance VRTX conforms to the industry standards in Table 20. Industry standards doc

44 PowerEdge VRTX Technical Guide Appendix C. Additional resources Table 21 provides a list of documents and websites that provide for more info

45 PowerEdge VRTX Technical Guide Resource Description of contents Location Energy Smart Solution Advisor (ESSA) This Dell online advisor enable

5 PowerEdge VRTX Technical Guide 1 System overview Introduction The Dell™ PowerEdge™ VRTX platform brings order to chaos, redefines IT operation

6 PowerEdge VRTX Technical Guide Flexibility within a stable platform VRTX is both flexible and stable. Flexible in its extensive hardware conf

7 PowerEdge VRTX Technical Guide Fresh Air cooling Dell has tested and validated an integrated data center solution that enables you to operate

8 PowerEdge VRTX Technical Guide Feature Technical specification  Optional DVD-RW Drive bays and hard drives Up to 12 x 3.5 in NLSAS, SAS, or

9 PowerEdge VRTX Technical Guide 2 System features The Dell PowerEdge VRTX integrates compute and storage capabilities through a 5U rackable t