Share Infrastructure: Redefining office IT PowerEdge VRTX
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Check out these slides from SpiceWorld London to learn about the first and only full integration of servers, storage, networking and management in a shared platform designed specifically for a small office environment. Why you should consider PowerEdge VRTX. • Limited office space means you need a small solution. • IT headcount is limited so you need an IT infrastructure that is easy to manage and does not require specialised installation or management expertise. • You have too much data that you need to store securely. • Workforce growth: you are connecting to more such as other offices, suppliers, customers, or the cloud.
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Share Infrastructure: Redefining office IT PowerEdge VRTX
- 1. Simplification and it’s effect on downtime Francis Dauncey Enterprise technologist, Dell
- 2. MTBF “An average of 80 percent of mission-critical application service downtime is directly caused by people or process failures” – Gartner Human Error HE “All things being equal, the simplest solution is normally the best” - William of Ockham Technical Failure Human Error Mean Time Between Failure
- 3. A look at the enterprise
- 4. Processing Shared Storage Networking Power Distribution KVMRack Rails Rack Rails Cables Cables Cables Cables Cable Management Lets build a remote office
- 5. Experience greater simplicity • Save space with servers, storage and networking converged into a deskside chassis • Deploy confidently - Integrated, pre-tested and certified Realize improved efficiency • Save time and reduce potential for error with unified and simplified systems management • Ensure more uptime with high availability features and Live Migration and V-Motion Discover greater versatility • Office power profile and deskside acoustics • Extensive scalability within a stable platform • Support for future PowerEdge 13G servers protects IT investment Consolidation, virtualization capable Optimal size, acoustics & power Easy to manage Affordable Versatile and scalable PowerEdge VRTX – A simple solution
- 6. Built on proven foundations Source: Gartner, March 2013. No special credit has been given to vendors serving all market segments.)
- 8. PowerEdge VRTX – A Simple solution Compute and Storage integration • 5U Tower Chassis (Rackable) • Up to 4 server nodes, hot plug and serviceable • M520 and M620 half height 2-socket nodes • M820 full height 4-socket nodes • Shared Storage • Huge capacity with 12 x 3.5” or 25 x 2.5” hot plug HDDs • SAS, NLSAS, or SAS SSD hot plug drives • Optional redundant PERC for RAID controller failover inside the chassis Integrated networking – Ethernet • 1GbE internal switch module • Optional Pass-Thru Module Flexible, expandable I/O – 8 PCIe slots • 3 full height / full length & 5 low profile / half length High Availability - Redundant PERCs/PSUs/Fans/Blowers • 1100W AC (2+1, 3+1, 2+2)
- 9. PowerEdge VRTX – A Simple solution LCD Display Panel KVM Ports Shared Storage 25 2.5” or 12 3.5” (expandable) 8 External PCIe Slots Remote Management Ports Locking Front Cover Shared DVD Internal low latency, fast storage Up to 4 PowerEdge M- Series Servers Hot Plug Redundant PSUs 8 RJ45 NIC ports Hot Plug Redundant Blowers
- 10. Single point of management (CMC) Chassis Management Controller (CMC) for VRTX • Reduces complexity by converging management of server nodes, storage, networking and power into a unified tool, presented in a single console • Intuitive, easy to use GUI reduces potential for error • Consistent with CMC used in the data center, allowing IT Administrators to use what they know and reduce training time Secure web based logon Easy to use graphical interface Clickforcomponentstatus
- 11. Fabric Connectors • VRTX PCIe ConnectionsUp to 2 Processors Up to 24 Memory DIMM Slots (M620) Up to 2 Hot Swappable Hard Drives iDRAC & vFlash Remote Management & Redundant Hypervisors Easy Access Handle Same HW base as Dell M1000e Blade VRTX Server Node
- 12. PowerEdge M520 • 2 x Intel Xeon E5-2400 • Up to 384GB DDR3 Ram • 2 x 2.5” Hot plug hard drives (SAS/SSD) • Perc HW Raid options • 4 Port Embedded 1Gb Ethernet 4x OR PowerEdge M620 • 2 x Intel Xeon E5-2600 • Up to 768GB DDR3 Ram • 2 x 2.5” Hot plug hard drives (SAS/SSD) • Perc HW Raid options • 2 or 4 Port Embedded 10Gb Ethernet VRTX Server Nodes (2 Socket) 4x
- 13. VRTX Server Nodes (4 socket) 2x PowerEdge M820 • 2 or 4 x Intel Xeon E5-4600 • Up to 1.5TBGB in 48 DIMMs • 4 x 2.5” Hot plug hard drives (SAS/SSD) • Perc HW Raid options • 2 Port Embedded 10Gb Ethernet Virtualization / Performance • Extreme memory footprint 48 DIMMs (1.5TB) • Dual SD cards for redundant hypervisor • PCI Express Flash Drives provide extremely high IOPS over standard drives to reduce I/O bottlenecks • 2x 10GbE Intel, Broadcom
- 14. VRTX Shared storage 2.5” Drive Chassis (25 Drives) • SSD SAS – 200GB, 400GB • 15k SAS -146GB,300GB • 10k SAS – 300GB, 600GB, 900GB, 1.2TB • 7.2k SAS Near-line – 500GB, 1TB 3.5” Drive Chassis (12 Drives) • 15k SAS -300GB, 450GB, 600GB • 7.2k SAS Near-line – 1TB, 2TB, 3TB, 4TB All 4 server nodes have access to the full storage space through the PERC 8 shared controller
- 15. Mix and match Massive array of storage possibilities • Mix different type of drives within the same chassis configuration
- 16. Redundant shared everything storage
- 17. Redundant shared everything storage
- 18. Acoustics VRTX has been designed with an open office layout in mind. Acoustic intensity has been minimized as a function clever airflow design. Tones (buzzes, hums, whistles, etc.) have been removed.
- 19. Power 4A total load = 920W @ 230V 8A total load = 1840W @ 230V 12A total load = 2760W @ 230V 8A total load = 1840W @ 230V
- 21. Open Manage Essentials * OpenManage Essentials is available as a no-charge software download from support.dell.com OpenManage Essentials * (OME) is an easy to install, and simple to use, systems management console solution optimized for monitoring Dell enterprise-class hardware. OpenManage Essentials also enables automated hardware monitoring and support functionality through integration with the Dell SupportAssist proactive remote support service and the Dell KACE K1000 Help Desk.
- 22. Open Manage Essentials – GeoView * OpenManage Essentials with Geographic View is exclusively available for enterprise-licensed VRTX platforms • Map locations of geographically dispersed VRTX systems even globally • No extra configuration need for VRTX system. All map locations are managed on the OME console • Position a single VRTX system to the map manually. • Map all VRTX systems by Importing a CSV file with their addresses. • Not available for VRTX systems with Express license
- 24. Mapping virtual adapters to server slots Perc8 Virtual Adapter 1 Virtual Adapter 2 Virtual Adapter 3 Virtual Adapter 4 Fabric B Disk1 Disk2 Disk3 Disk4 Disk5 Disk6 Disk7 Disk8 Disk9 Disk10 Disk11 Disk12 Disk13 Disk14 Disk15 Disk16 Disk17 Disk18 Disk19 Disk20 Disk21 Disk22 Disk23 Disk24 Disk25 Server 1 Server 2 Server 3 Server 4
- 26. Creating virtual disks Perc8 Virtual Adapter 1 Virtual Adapter 2 Virtual Adapter 3 Virtual Adapter 4 Fabric B Vdisk Name RAID LevelControlle rElement SizeDisk Cache Policy Read Policy Write PolicySelect disks Disk1 Disk2 Disk3 RAID5 Disk1 Disk2 Disk3 Disk1 Disk2 Disk3 Server 1 Server 2 Server 3 Server 4 Disk1 Disk2 Disk3 Disk4 Disk5 Disk6 Disk7 Disk8 Disk9 Disk10 Disk11 Disk12 Disk13 Disk14 Disk15 Disk16 Disk17 Disk18 Disk19 Disk20 Disk21 Disk22 Disk23 Disk24 Disk25
- 29. PCIe connectivity 8 Flexible PCIe slots • 3 full height/full length PCI slots • Support GPUs (single-wide and double-wide) • 5 small form factor slots PCI FHFW PCI SFF
- 30. PCIe Switching Fab A - Refers to the blade host Ethernet network, which connects the blade servers to the outside world through an I/O module (IOM) which can be either a pass-through or switch Fab-B refers to the PCIe fabric, which connects the mezzanine card on the blade (installed in the Fab-B adapter socket) to the Shared PCIe infrastructure Fab-C refers to the PCIe fabric, which connects the mezzanine card on the blade (installed in the Fab-C adapter socket) to the Shared PCIe infrastructure
- 31. PCIe Mezzanine • The PCIe Mezzanine card provides the interface between server nodes and PCIe switches. • No other mezzanine cards, such as Ethernet, Fibre Channel or InfiniBand are allowed in servers configured for the VRTX system. PCIe Mezzanine card Single PCIe Mezzanine card Dual PCIe Mezzanine cards
- 32. PGU Support • GPUs on VRTX support VDI/Flex (Virtual Desktop Infrastructure) architectures. GPU cards in VRTX must be actively cooled. • The Riser will support the following maximum scenarios: • Up to three single-wide GPGPU cards at 150W • One double-wide GPGPU card at 225W + one single-wide GPGPU at 150W
- 33. PCIe configuration example Slot 3 (FH) Slot 6 (LP) Slot 7 (LP) Slot 8 (LP) Slot 1 (FH) Slot 2 (FH) Slot 4 (LP) Slot 5 (LP) Server1Server 2 Server3Server 4 PCIeSwitch FabC PCIeSwitch FabB FabricB FabricC
- 34. Mapping PCIe slots to servers Slot 3 (FH) Slot 6 (LP) Slot 7 (LP) Slot 8 (LP) Slot 1 (FH) Slot 2 (FH) Slot 4 (LP) Slot 5 (LP) Server1Server 2 Server3Server 4 PCIeSwitch FabC PCIeSwitch FabB FabricB FabricC
- 35. Mix and match to your requirements Slot 3 (FH) Slot 6 (LP) Slot 7 (LP) Slot 8 (LP) Slot 1 (FH) Slot 2 (FH) Slot 4 (LP) Slot 5 (LP) Server1Server 2 Server3Server 4 PCIeSwitch FabC PCIeSwitch FabB FabricB FabricC
- 36. VRTX Networking • 24 port 1Gb Ethernet switch comes standard Or • 8 port 1Gb Ethernet pass-through Or • 22 port 10Gb switch (16 Internal, 4 External 10GbE & 2 1GbE 4x 10GbE SFP+ 2 x 1Gbe RJ45
- 37. Internal networking using 1Gb Switch • M520 – 4 x 1Gb Nic’s (Fabric A) per Server, • 4Gb per server in bandwidth available • Note (2:1 contention rate to external ports)
- 38. • M620 – 2 or 4 x 10Gb Nic’s (Fabric A) per Server • 20Gb or 40Gb per Blade in bandwidth available with 40Gb uplink Internal networking using 1Gb Switch
- 39. Redundant 1Gb network configuration
- 40. Redundant 10Gb network configuration
- 41. VRTX Dave VideoMeet PowerEdge VRTX http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C6zpBaRFOg4 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=51lXY7ZWUxY
- 42. VRTX White Paper and engineering guides
Editor's Notes
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