PowerEdge VRTX

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Today’s organizations face an explosion of demands

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• Complexity caused by multiple systems

management tools and consoles

• Limited IT staff and expertise

Need greater performance, more storage, easier connectivity, greater security, and simpler management of it all

• Complexity caused by disparate hardware

• Hard to integrate standalone hardware

• Lack of platform

scalability or space for growth

• Lack of standardizat

ion and control

• Various makes and models of

servers

• Protecting remote data

pools

• Managing custom apps

in remote locations

• No space to locate

enterprise hardware

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Technology is just a means to an endSo why isn’t it easier to use?

•Where do I start?

• How do I know what to buy?

• How I do I install it?

• How do I connect to a network, my employees, vendors and offices?

• How do I move my old stuff to a better platform?

• Ho do I control all the pieces once I have them?

•Who will provide expert advice when I need it?

• How do grow it when I need more?

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“I want to run my business more efficiently.”

“I want to deliver better patient care.”

“I want do drive better student outcomes.”

“I want more scalability and flexibility”

“I want to connect my remote offices better.”

“I want a simple platform I can manage easily.”

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Datacenter-in-a-box is an old concept

Bundle computers (servers), storage, and networking (connectivity) in a high powered, pre-configured, pre-sized solution

Really expensive and largeTakes experts to buy, deploy and manageIntended for use in large datacentersRequires special power and coolingNoisy & hotMultiple points of purchase and support

The dream

The reality

They were never meant to be used in an office setting

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Powerfully simple: PowerEdge VRTXExtend the datacenter to a small, efficient package

• Powerful: Up to 4 nodes• Plenty of storage: Up to 48

TB • Fast networking: 8 1Gb

Ethernet ports or optional 1GbE• Fully expandable

input/output: 8 PCIe slots • High availability and

reliability: Redundant power supplies and fans

• Simple, easy-to-use management: “Express” and “Enterprise”

• Office level acoustics & power: just plug it in the wall

The first and only IT solution for office environments

Deskside

Rackable

Designed to use

your way

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Only 12 inches

Revolutionizing the ROBO environmentOnly Dell makes it real and affordable

Current environment

Complex, inefficient, rigid

PowerEdge VRTXSimple, efficient, versatile

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Workhorse performance & densityDatacenter power & capabilities in a small package

VRTX for rack

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• Feature-rich• 2-socket, half-height

servers• Superb performance

with exceptional flexibility

• High availability features• Floor/desk or 5U rack mount option

Award-winning PowerEdge

servers

Enterprise- class features

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Highly efficient shared storageGrow at your own pace and easily add when needed

Fast: low latency & full access

Flexible: 2.5” or 3.5” drives

Scalable: up to 48TB

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Simplified and fast networkingThe most efficient input and output

Scalable: up to 48TB

Up to 4 hot plug redundant fans

PowerEdge VRTX rear view

8 RJ45 ports

p to 4 hot plug redundant fans

Up to 4 hot plug redundant fans

PowerEdge VRTX rear view

8 RJ45 ports

p to 4 hot plug redundant fans

Expandable & flexible

Efficient & internal

Internal, with low latency




Simplified management of everythingComprehensive, simple and efficient

Simple and efficient link and launch element management and technical support

Reduces management complexity of servers, storage, networking and power in a single console

The first geographic location view for remote offices: Rapid, at-a-glance identification of remote systems and health status

Geographic View

Chassis Management

Controller

Dell OpenManage Essentials




Manage with levels of controlComponents, platform and IT assets within your enterprise

Tools and utilities

Converged Infrastructure management

Dell consoles

Connections with 3rd party consoles

Integration with 3rd party consoles

Dell services

Single offices

Datacenters

Remote or branch offices




Expert VRTX servicesWorry-free deployment and support

Support MaintainDeploy

Enterprise DeploymentMaximize performance, increase productivity and minimize disruption with end-to-end global deployment expertise

ProSupport24x7x365 troubleshooting and resolution for hardware and software

ProSupport PlusProactive and preventative support for business critical enterprise systems



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Who needs PowerEdge VRTX?

Remote and branch offices

Government

Small business & healthcare

Retail & hospitality

Education

Affordably extends the datacenter with centralized control

Address datacenter sprawl while empowering remote users and agencies

Power the office with better performance, manageability, reliability and security

Real-time and reliable management of every part of the business

Empower points of education with security and governance

VARs & resellers

A standard platform to which you can add your value




Engineered specifically for use in an office

EVERYTHING INCLUDED & READY TO PLUG IN: High-performance servers, integrated storage, and integrated networking

SMALL & QUIET BUT POWERFUL: Optimized, secure and sized for use in a regular office without special power or cooling

FAST & EASY TO MANAGE: Simple to buy, deploy, manage (either onsite or remotely) and grow.

AFFORDABLE: Provides the performance of a datacenter – servers, storage, and management - into a small, affordable box

EFFICIENT & RELIABLE: High performing and virtualized ready with the best ideas from big datacenters but stingy on the use of electricity

RIGHT SIZED & SCALABLE: Only 19X12 inches (30cm x 48cm), with all the power you need without the waste, and modular so more can added as needed

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Dell PowerEdge VRTX JumpStart Training

• High level introduction to key technologies like Dell OpenManage, chassis management tools, shared storage and networking

• Interactive/ clickable interior and exterior overview showing key VRTX parts such as the processor, fans, PCIe slots, memory and more

• Course Overview

Dell Education ServicesDell Networking™ Web-based CoursesDell Education Services – VRTX TrainingFlexible training offerings to fit your needs

Simplifying IT Through Innovative Learning Solutions

Empower your workforce with VRTX training from the experts at Dell. Training from DES gives your staff the information and skills they need to confidently deploy, manage and maintain your VRTX platform

To learn more visit LearnDell.com/server

or email us at

[email protected]

“New software and hardware gives us increased power but also user hesitation & confusion.”

“How do we deliver just enough training-just in time? How do we do it cost effectively?”

VRTX offers unique, powerful functionality– is your workforce ready ?

Optimizing and Maintaining Your Dell PowerEdge VRTX Solution

• Emphasis on critical skills and knowledge such as:• Chassis management• VRTX Server, Storage and Networking management• Troubleshooting & best practices

• Hands-on labs provide experience in a non-production environment

• Course Overview

VRTX: PC Pro's Server of the yearVRTX Web based training screen

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Customers are winning with Dell

Start with a discussion • Tap into Dell subject matter experts• A demo of VRTX• Onsite workshop

How can we help you on your journey?

Embrace consumerization: BYOD and beyond

Accelerate adoption: virtualization,

convergence, cloud

Turn data into insights

Overcome the evolving

security threat & ensure compliance



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Today’s healthcare organizations face an explosion of demands

Data has exploded and apps need higher-end processing than ever before

• More data than ever before: Huge data growth and security issues larger file size creates latency/delays which could impact patient care

• Need for fast and secure access to patient records and providers: HIPAA, patient’s rights and more caregivers accessing more data

• Electronic Medical Records: Need to integrate electronic medical records with the rest of the practice

• Increasingly mobility: Caregivers, patients, and suppliers need secure, always-on access with levels of privileges




VRTX for healthcare,

clinics and other services

Fast & secure access to patient information: Internal storage for better service, faster performance and accessibility

Secure and compliant: Compliant with HIPAA and supports EHR/EMR, imaging and mobile point of care with best-of-breed firewall and support for secure mobility

Easy to grow: Can hold up to 48TB of raw data so you can grow without adding additional external devices

Made for the office: Everything included already cabled and ready to plug in

Everything included: High-performance servers, huge integrated storage, and integrated networking

VRTX is the one place to secure and manage all onsite programs and records, and to connect to

healthcare systems, insurance companies, benefits providers and hospitals with higher performance

and security




Today’s small businesses face an explosion

of demands

Is what you have just not working anymore?• PCs just aren’t enough

• How do you know what to buy?

• How do you know how to put it together or fix it?

• Do the programs you’re using need more power, more memory and are more complex?




VRTX for small business Small & quiet but powerful

• Optimized, secure and sized for use in a regular office without special power or cooling

Everything included• High-performance servers,

integrated storage, and simplified networking for fast connections, already cabled and ready to plug in

Simple to buy, deploy and manage• Single source for everything:

Hardware, software, services and support

• Simple enough for an office worker (with a little help) to service

• Supports increased mobility of workers and customers

Affordable• Provides all the performance you

need – servers, storage, and management -- into a box that costs as much as a high-end desktop workstation PC

VRTX is the one place to manage all your business functions

including online website, connections to vendors, high-end business programs

(applications), and data in a simple, small and affordable solution




Enabling todays remote, branch and mobile offices create an explosion of demands

Getting more performance onsite, but with remote control • How can you affordably

extend the datacenter to a remote office?

• Can you control and support the assets centrally and protect them while still empowering the local office?

• How can you provide local offices with on-site high-end compute and storage, with a gateway to a centralized datacenter, either through VPN or cloud?




VRTX for remote,

branch and mobile offices

Fast to deploy• High-performance servers, huge

integrated storage, and simplified integrated networking for fast connections, already cabled and ready to plug in (IT doesn’t need to do it)

Made for the office & mobile• Small enough to fit under a desk,

and light enough (~175 lbs.) to move to any location -- No special power or cooling needed

Easy and central management• Remotely manageable using

simplified tools that are included

Simply secure• Protect using standard security

policies and enterprise-class virtual networks

• Best-of-breed firewall via a single box that integrates all necessary security

Lower cost way to extend data center

VRTX provides a simple way to extend the datacenter to securely run high-

end, on-site applications with local storage and centralized management using pre-virtualized, pre-converged,

standardized infrastructure




Today’s governmental organizations

face an explosion of

demands

How to affordably extend the datacenter with central control & security

• How can you control datacenter sprawl:& connect better?

• How do you protect your data and systems from malicious attacks?

• How can you get more performance and unify a heterogeneous mix of old and new IT?

• Can you simplify management over multiple locations, platforms, tools and applications?

• Can you enable remote offices and still provide high-end performance on-site with secure storage?




Easy and central remote management includedSecure• Use standard security policies and

government-class virtual networks that cannot be hacked at rest or in flight

• Best-of-breed firewall via a single box that integrates all necessary security

Lower cost way to extend your datacenters• Powerful, but less expensive than

adding servers, storage and networking in the datacenter

On-site, non-IT staff can service• With assistance, local office staff

can add install or replace modules easily

Small and portable• Small enough to fit under a desk,

and light enough (~175 lbs.) to move to any location VRTX extends your datacenter so

local offices can run high-end on-site applications with local

storage plus centralized management and security

VRTX for government




Today’s retail, restaurants and hospitality organizations face an explosion of demands

How can you make sure that a system failure won’t cause you to lose revenue?• PCs just aren’t enough

to run the business

• How do you fix your systems and who can you call to help?

• Can pre-packaged solutions meet your needs and run your entire business?

• Who will help you moved from old to new systems?

• Can a new system grow with your business?




VRTX for retail,

restaurants and

hospitality

Affordable• The performance you need at an

affordable cost

Small & quiet but powerful• Optimized, secure and sized for use

in a regular office or store without special power or cooling

Everything included• High-performance servers, huge

integrated storage, and simplified integrated networking for fast connections, already cabled and ready to plug in

Simple to buy, customize, deploy and manage• Single source for everything:

design, purchase, deployment and support

Fast access to customer info• Fast and simplified gateway for

credit card transactions, accounts payable/ receivable, payroll, vendors and business applications

VRTX is a simple, secure and powerful solution to run the entire

business: programs, security, point-of-sale, databases,

communications and websites




Today’s primary and secondary education organizations face an explosion of demands

How can you cost-effectively empower points-of-education with governance?• How can you improve

performance and security for on-site applications while still centrally controlling and managing them?

• How can you control server sprawl and departments wanting to own their own resources?

• How can you affordably empower distributed learning sites?




VRTX for primary and

secondary education

Simple to buy, deploy, manage and grow• Pre-cabled, pre-integrated

and ready to plug in, but simple enough to add as needed

Affordable• Datacenter performance in a

box that costs as much as a high-end desktop workstation

Small & quiet but powerful• Optimized, secure and sized

for use in a regular office without special power or cooling

Everything included• High-performance servers,

huge integrated storage, and simplified integrated networking, already cabled and ready to plug in

Simple way to scale out the datacenter with central management & control

VRTC is a standalone on-site, high-performance resource for all

student, district and state requirements and teaching tools

OR department datacenter or personal HPC




Today’s channel partners and VARs face an explosion of demands

How can you get a platform that you can easily add value to and generate additional sales• How can you generate

more money on profitable services?

• How can you deploy customer solutions faster and easier?

• Can you buy a standard platform that makes it easy to add your unique value?




VRTX for channel partners and value-added resellers

Affordable• Low price of entry to

provide customers with greater performance

• Cost effective to buy, customize and resell

Easy to sell• Optimized, secure and sized

for use in a regular office without special power or cooling

Fast to customize• High-performance solution

using standardized components that are pre-integrated for fast deployment

Simple to buy, deploy and manage• Single source for everything:

servers, storage, networking and software

• Easy to deploy at a customer site

VRTX is a standard, easy-to-use & configure platform that you can

use to sell your expertise, customization and on- or off-site

management services



Powerfully simple: PowerEdge VRTXExtend the datacenter to a small, efficient package

• Powerful: Up to 4 enterprise-class PowerEdge server nodes

• Plenty of storage: Up to 48tb of storage with 12 x 3.5” or 25 x 2.5” hot plug hard drives

• Fast networking: 8 1Gb Ethernet ports or optional 1GbE internal switch module

• Fully expandable input/output: 8 PCIe slots (3 full height/full length and 5 low profile/half length)

• High availability and reliability: Redundant power supplies and fans

• Simple, easy-to-use management: Entry “Express” and advanced “Enterprise” levels of chassis-level management

• Office level acoustics & power: Standard 100V – 240V AC power – just plug it in the wall

The first and only IT solution for office environments

Deskside

Rackable

Designed to use

your way




Dell OpenManage systems managementComprehensive, simple, efficient systems management with Dell OpenManage

OpenManage Essentials (OME) Console • Monitor and manage distributed

PowerEdge systems wherever they are on the network

• Easy to install• Simple to use• Modern user interface with faster

responsiveness

iDRAC with Lifecycle Controller • Save time performing systems tasks with

agent-free lifecycle management of PowerEdge 12G servers – Deploy, monitor, update, maintain

• Integrated with VMWare VCenter and Microsoft Systems Center for streamlined management in virtual environments

OpenManage Essentials




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• 3 full height/full length (FHFL) PCIe slots

• Support Graphical Processing Units (GPU’s), single-wide & double-wide

• 5 small form factor PCIe slots

• Remote management ports

• 8 RJ45 ports

• Up to 4 hot plug redundant fans

• Up to 4 hot plug redundant power supplies




Compute and Storage integration• 5U Tower Chassis (Rackable) • Up to 4 server nodes, hot plug and serviceable • M520 and M620 at initial release • Additional PowerEdge M-series servers in future

Shared Storage• 12 x 3.5” or 25 x 2.5” Hot Plug HDDs

• Front KVM access; LCD Display; USB; Optional DVD-RW

Integrated networking - Ethernet• Pass-Thru Module with 8 1GbE ports • Optional 1GbE internal switch module

Flexible, expandable I/O – 8 PCIe slots• 3 full height / full length (225W)• 5 low profile / half length (75W)

High Availability - Redundant PSUs/Fans• 1100W AC (1+1, 2+1, 3+1, 2+2)

Full Systems Management capabilities • Simple/Easy-to-use

• Entry “Express” and advanced “Enterprise” levels of chassis-level management

Office level acoustics & power (100V - 240V)

Tailor configurations to specific needs

PowerEdge VRTX with 4 half-height server nodes and 12 3.5” HDD



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PowerEdge VRTX – front & rear views LCD Display

Panel

Up to 4 PowerEdge M-Series Servers

Internal low latency, fast

storage

Shared Storage 25 2.5” or 12 3.5”

(expandable)

8 External PCIe Slots

Hot Plug Redundant Fans & PSUs

8 RJ45 NIC ports

Remote Management

Ports

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Shared DVD

KVMPorts





Stand-alone offices & distributed remote and branch offices Complexity • Complexity due to disparate

hardware • Hardware sprawl and lack of space • Proliferation and complexity of

systems management tools

Inefficiency • IT cost and TCO • System downtime for maintenance • Remote systems management

inconsistent with data center tools

IT rigidity • Insufficient scalability to handle

performance spikes or support business growth

• Power compatibility • High noise levels