Specifications

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 SAS SSD hot-plug drives or
Up to 25 x 2.5 in NLSAS, SAS, or SAS SSD hot-plug drives
Embedded NIC
1GbE internal switch module (standard) with 16 internal 1GbE ports and 8 external
ports
Ethernet pass-through module with 8 external ports (optional)
I/O slots
Eight flexible PCIe slots
 Three full-height/full-length slots (150W) with double-wide card support
(225W)
 Five low-profile/half-length slots (25W)
Systems management
Chassis Management Controller (CMC), a unified management tool, manages all
resources — server nodes, storage, networking and power — inside the chassis
 Delivers comprehensive functionality that is easy to use
 Monitors up to nine VRTX systems (up to 36 servers) from a single,
consolidated CMC console
 Provides local and remote management
 Enterprise or Express CMC licensing
 Optional redundant Chassis Management Controller
 Server nodes each contain proven iDRAC7 with Lifecycle Controller for
agent-free systems management fully supported within the OpenManage
product portfolio and select third-party management solutions
Rack support
ReadyRails™ II sliding rails for 4-post racks with square, round or threaded holes