A first look at the new Dell PowerEdge shared infrastructure solution optimized for offices Glenn Whitford Enterprise Technologist
An Unresolved Need: Office IT Critical pain points and unmet needs
PowerEdge VRTX Making the complex simple A simple, economical, right-sized solution
There is a Solution Meet PowerEdge VRTX Experience greater simplicity Save space with servers, storage and networking converged Use what you know; familiar platforms and technologies Realize improved efficiency Save time with unified and simplified systems management Reduce CapEx and OpEx with consolidation and virtualization Discover greater versatility Office power profile & desk-side acoustics Extensive scalability Support for future PowerEdge 13G servers protects IT investment
PowerEdge VRTX front & rear views LCD Display Panel KVM/USB Ports Shared Storage 25 2.5 or 12 3.5 8 External PCIe Slots Remote Management Ports Locking Front Cover Shared DVD Internal Low Latency, Fast Storage Up to 4 PowerEdge M-Series Servers Running Microsoft Windows or VMware ESXi Hot Plug Redundant Blowers & PSUs 8 External RJ45 Ports
VRTX shared storage
Creating a Virtual Disk select RAID level, and disks
12G OpenManage systems management story continues Comprehensive agent-free inventory, monitoring, and updates for server nodes No dependency on the presence, state, or version of operating systems or hypervisors Configuration backup logs speed reconfiguration of replaced parts Reduces service downtime Embedded tools simplify and automate server configuration & OS deployment No additional media needed
Flexible and familiar management tools for VRTX VRTX-level management with embedded Chassis Management Controller (CMC) Single, intuitive, easy-to-use GUI Comprehensive management of server nodes, storage, networking Remote management of dispersed VRTX platforms and components OpenManage Essentials with Geographic View discovers, inventories, monitors, and maps VRTX systems across the globe Management with 3rd Party Consoles Integrations with Microsoft System Center and VMware vcenter
VRTX Chassis Management Controller (CMC) GUI similar to that in M1000e Graphical status at a glance Clicking the graphic changes context information displayed and provides quick link actions without leaving the page Monitors and manages server, storage and networking elements within VRTX Global health Agent-free, out-of-band health status
Chassis Management Controller multi-chassis monitoring CMC for VRTX is embedded and requires no additional installation of management software CMC displays at-a-glance status for up to 9 VRTX platforms Special note Cannot monitor a mix of M1000e & VRTX platforms 1:Many update is within a single chassis only
Chassis Management Controller power management Set maximum power Helps prevent tripping a circuit breaker Set server priority Pre-define which servers get larger portion of available power Power supplies and configuration dictate maximum and available power
Agent-free, out-of-band server updates from CMC Option with CMC Enterprise License CMC reads current versions Admin can select one or all components to deploy to one or all servers 13
CMC health status alerts and messaging Enhanced Enterprise Messaging Initiative (EEMI) Simplified messaging designed to assist customers in delivering fast diagnosis & remediation New SNMP OID Filtering based on selection of events and actions By severity: critical and/or warning By category: health, storage, audit, configuration, update Actions: email, SNMP alert, or syslog entry 14
Differences between CMC for M1000e & CMC for VRTX Features in VRTX that are not available in M1000e Shared PERC & Storage control PCIe Slot mapping Option for reduced-feature, reduced-cost CMC Express License Features in M1000e that are not included in VRTX All settings server configuration profile capture and replication Chassis configuration replication Profile export and import Multi-chassis grouping Up to 9 chassis status view but can t mix M1000e & VRTX One to many update & configuration only within a chassis 15
OpenManage tools to manage VRTX server nodes VRTX server node management is similar to managing Dell blades PowerEdge M520 and M620 at RTS Embedded idrac7 with Lifecycle Controller technology Specific VRTX mezzanine adapter for PCIe connectivity Deployment tools Server Build & Update Utility (SBUU) DVD or the Lifecycle Controller GUI Boot from PXE or virtual media ISO Agent-free, out-of-band via idrac7 with Lifecycle Controller Monitoring tools In-band via OpenManage Server Administrator (OMSA) Agent-free, out-of-band via embedded idrac7 with Lifecycle Controller Update tools In-band via Dell Update Packs (DUPs) Agent-free, out-of-band via idrac7 with Lifecycle Controller 16
Other key OpenManage portfolio tools for VRTX idrac7 with Lifecycle Controller Delivers agent-free lifecycle management for server deployment, update, monitoring and maintenance Integrates with VMware vcenter and Microsoft System Center OpenManage Essentials (OME) Console Available as a no-charge software download from support.dell.com Installs in hours & provides a modern, intuitive interface Discovers, inventories, monitors, and updates distributed PowerEdge systems Monitors Dell servers, storage, network devices and business clients Integrates with Dell ProSupport SupportAssist for proactive warranty support, notification and resolution of potential hardware issues OpenManage Essentials 17
OpenManage Essentials v1.2 with VRTX Geographic View Maps locations of geographically dispersed VRTX systems, across town or globally Requires no additional configuration operations for VRTX systems; all map locations are entered and managed through the OpenManage Essentials (OME) console Provides two options to define and map the locations of VRTX systems: Pin each VRTX system to the map by entering the address in the console manually Pin all VRTX systems in a single process by importing a list of their addresses in a CSV file Note: Geographic View is available only for enterprise-licensed VRTX systems 18
Managing VRTX within OpenManage Essentials v1.2 New default group was created to identify VRTX systems as Modular Systems VRTX server nodes (up to four nodes) are grouped under each VRTX system VRTX Chassis Management Controller (CMC) is listed under the VRTX chassis OME utilizes the WS-MAN protocol to discover the VRTX CMC VRTX server nodes are discovered, inventoried and updated similar to a rack server 19
OpenManage Essentials with SupportAssist OpenManage Essentials HW Inventory HW Updates HW Health Status HW Monitoring Customer Premise Dell SupportAssist Includes diagnostics and logs Available to Dell ProSupport customers ProSupport Remote Services at Dell Remote remediation Part dispatch Auto-case creation Data analysis IT Admin Dell Support Networking Storage Servers * Available with OpenManage Essentials (OME)
Management of VRTX with 3 rd party management consoles and OpenManage integration tools Dell Management Plug-in for VMware vcenter v1.7 Current features provide support for viewing and configuring servers Dell Server Deployment Pack v2.0 for System Center ConfigMgr (SCCM) Discover and configure VRTX server nodes Deploy supported OSes to server nodes Dell Lifecycle Controller Integration v2.0.1 (DLCI) for ConfigMgr* Agent-free discovery and configuration of VRTX server nodes, deploy OSes Agent-free update of server nodes via idrac with Lifecycle Controller Dell Server Update Catalogs (integration via SCUP/SCCM) Update server nodes via the Operating System layer (in-band OS-based updates) Dell Server Management Pack Suite v5.0.1 for System Center OpsMgr Discover and inventory VRTX server nodes Health status and alert monitoring of server nodes 21 * VRTX discovery with the server node/chassis Management Controller correlation feature will be available with the first release of DLCI following VRTX RTS
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