Dell PowerEdge Reference Guide

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POWEREDGE MODULAR INFRASTRUCTURE

Dell EMC PowerEdge Modular Infrastructure is built from the ground up for the software defined data center. The PowerEdge platform is designed to support the right balance of density, capacity, and flexibility to meet the needs of both traditional and cloud-native workloads. The Dell EMC kinetic infrastructure extends the benefits of modular design benefits to individual storage devices with built-in future-proofing to easily support configurations down to memory-centric devices. Shared pools of disaggregated compute, storage and fabric resources can be dynamically configured, and reconfigured, for workload and infrastructure optimization. Reduce over provisioning and stranded assets, and boost performance and efficiency by creating on-the-fly capacity. And the OpenManage portfolio delivers innovative systems management that makes you more efficient and your infrastructure more productive and reliable. Choose PowerEdge Modular Infrastructure for worry free IT that is secure and scalable - without compromises.

Dell EMC offers a range of modular solutions to meet the needs of any environment or workload.

PowerEdge MX

PowerEdge FX

PowerEdge VRTX

PowerEdge MX kinetic infrastructure, designed for the modern software-defined data center, delivers optimal utilizaiton, productivity and efficiency. With an industyleading no midplane and scalable fabric architecture, PowerEdge MX will support new processor technologies, new storage types, and new connectivity innovations well

into the future. This modular 7U integrated solution designed for enterprise data center density with easy deployment and management is ideal for a variety of workloads including dense virtualization, softwaredefined workloads, including SDS and HCI, and big data environments.

PowerEdge FX2 is the foundation for an extremely flexible and efficient platform that precisely fits your computing needs. Drive IT transformation with the PowerEdge FX architecture to scale workloads quickly, as needed, adding resources incrementally with efficient chassis management.

The FX2 chassis is a hybrid 2U rack integrated solution with the scalable, compact performance and efficiencies of compute sleds, combined with the flexibility and simplicity of racks.

PowerEdge VRTX modular infrastructure solution offers “under your desk” dimensions, ease of management and quiet acoustics so you can operate non-disruptively. Features such as Fresh Air validated configurations and standard power options help keep

your operating expenses in check. Address a wide variety of workloads with compute, storage and networking options within a single chassis. The VRTX chassis is a single tower,

rack-capable, integrated solution optimized for greater simplicity, versatility and efficiency for small, remote/branch offices.

Dell EMC PowerEdge servers and OpenManage systems management solutions deliver intelligent automation directly into your data center.

Embedded Management

Dell EMC PowerEdge servers feature powerful,

built-in embedded management for modular infrastructures. Embedded management enables IT Pros to effortlessly deploy, update, manage and monitor everything within the chassis – servers, storage and switches. These management solutions work seamlessly with the agent-free integrated Dell Remote Access Controller (iDRAC) and Lifecycle Controller (LC).

OpenManage Enterprise –		Chassis Management
Modular Edition (OMEModular)		Controller (CMC)

OME-Modular helps you transform how you manage the infrastructure and enable the business quickly. A unified web/RESTful API interface manages all nodes including compute, storage and networking. This helps reduce costs, learning curve and consolidates multiple tools for ease of access and monitoring. Simplified administration helps deploy and monitor

at scale, from one to many chassis, with support for remote management. Agile, intelligent automation drives faster hardware rollouts and reduces repetitive tasks for accelerated lifecycle management.

Advantages:

•Manage servers across multiple MX chassis

•Deploy faster with auto-chassis and node discovery

•Comprehensive RESTful API helps automate multiple tasks and integrate to third party tools

•Enhance management with redundant OMEModular module, Touchscreen LCD and Quick Sync 2 options for remote access

•Expand management across all PowerEdge servers with OpenManage Enterprise

The CMC is an embedded systems management solution that combines robust management of hardware and software to help IT Pros manage Dell EMC PowerEdge FX, VRTX and M1000e systems. Easily deploy and manage servers, storage and networking within a simple browser-based console and CLI interface.

PowerEdge Architecture

PowerEdge MX

PowerEdge FX2/PowerEdge FX2S

PowerEdge VRTX

Form factor	7U enclosure with 8 slots	Full-width, 2U enclosure	Tower or 5U rack modular chassis
Description	Modular chassis that accommodates a variety of	An industry standard 2U rack-mount chassis that	Integrates servers, storage, networking and
	compute and storage sled combinations, connected	supports shared, redundant power and cooling,	management into a quiet data center under your desk
	by high-speed fabrics, sharing power, cooling and	I/O fabric and management infrastructure and
	managed by embedded OpenManage Enterprise –	accommodates compact, customizable blocks of server
	Modular Edition systems management	storage and networking.
I/O slots	2 USB 2.0 Type A or KVM control	FX2s: Supports up to 8 low-profile/half-length	Up to 8 PCIe slots
	(keyboard and mouse only)	PCIe 3.0 modules
	1 Mini Display Port connector for video
Server Sleds	Up to 8 PowerEdge MX740c	Up to 8 FC430	Up to 4 M640
	Up to 4 PowerEdge MX840c	Up to 4 FC640	Up to 2 M830
		Up to 2 FC830
		Up to 1 FC830 mixed with up to 2 FC640
Storage Sleds	Up to 7 PowerEdge MX5016s	FX2S:	Internal: Up to 12 x 3.5” or 25 x 2.5” drives
		Up to 2 FD332 mapped to 4 FC430	(SED available)
		Up to 3 FD332 mapped to 1 FC640	External: Up to four MD1200 (12 x 3.5” drives)
		Up to 2 FD332 mapped to 2 FC640	or MD1220 (24 x 2.5” drives)
		Up to 2 FD332 mapped to 1 FC830
Power Supplies	Up to 6 PSUs; Platinum rated – 3000W output with high	Hot-plug PSUs: Platinum rated – 2400 W, 2000 W,	Supports up to four 1100 W or 1600 W AC
	line AC input; N+1 or Grid redundancy support	or 1600WAC in 1+1 redundant or ROA or	power supply units (PSU)
		2+0 non-redundant configurations	in 3+1 and 2+2 redundant configurations
Fans	5 80 mm rear and 4 60mm front hot-swap fans	8 hot-swappable fans provide cooling to the	6 hot-pluggable, redundant fan modules
		I/O components in the system	and 4 blower modules
I/O and Ports	Up to 2 pairs of redundant general-purpose switch or	Choice of 3 Dell EMC modules: FN410s 4-ports SFP+,	Internal 1GbE 24-port switch
	pass-through modular bays (Fabrics A and B);	FN410t 4-port 10Gb Base-T,	Internal 10GbE switch
	redundant pair of storage specific switch bays (Fabric	FN2210s 4-port Combination of 2 Fibre Channel and	Internal 1GbE 8-port pass-through module
	C)	2 Ethernet ports, or 2 pass-through modules.
	Up to 25Gbps Ethernet, 32Gbps Fibre Channel,
	12Gbps SAS
Embedded	OpenManage Enterprise – Modular Edition	One Chassis Management Controller (CMC)	Chassis Management Controller (CMC)
Management	(OME-Modular); running on up to 2 redundant
	MX9002m management modules
	Quick Sync 2 Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE)/
	wireless module option