System information

A Principled Technologies test report 7
Comparing performance and cost: Dell PowerEdge VRTX vs.
legacy hardware solution
Figure 9: The Dell PowerEdge
VRTX delivered 47.9 percent
more OPM per TCO dollar.
Higher numbers are better.
0.037
0.025
0.00
0.01
0.02
0.03
0.04
Dell PowerEdge VRTX Legacy, disparate hardware
solution
OPM per TCO dollar
Database performance/TCO dollar
For complete details and assumptions of our TCO analysis, see Appendix D.
ALL-IN-ONE SHARED INFRASTRUCTURE
The Dell PowerEdge VRTX solution with M-series server nodes is an all-in-one
solution designed to handle the performance needs of your small-to medium-business
or remote office. Here, we provide information about each of the components we used
as part of this solution.
About the Dell PowerEdge VRTX
The Dell PowerEdge VRTX is a compact, all-in-one solution in a 5U rack-able
tower chassis. Designed to be quiet under normal operating conditions, the Dell
PowerEdge VRTX can be stowed under a desk in a small office without disrupting
conversations. Its four bays house M520 or M620 compute nodes, providing a space-
saving alternative to four separate tower or rack servers. In addition to space savings,
the Dell PowerEdge VRTX provides administrators with a unified interface, the Chassis
Management Controller, for performing routine systems management tasks. The Dell
PowerEdge VRTX chassis supports up to 48 TB of shared internal storage that is
presentable as virtual drives to single or multiple compute nodes, and provides optional
pass-through and eight PCIe slots for additional device connectivity. The chassis
integrated storage can be configured with 25 bays for 2.5-inch drives or with 12 bays for
3.5-inch drives. The Dell PowerEdge VRTX integrated switch contains multiple external
network ports for easy expansion or integration into any computing environment.
For more information about the Dell PowerEdge VRTX, visit
www.dell.com/poweredge.
Dell
PowerEdge
VRTX with 12
3.5-inch drives
Dell
PowerEdge
VRTX with 25
2.5-inch drives