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The editors liked
Incredible density in the tower form factor
Plenty of PCIe and storage expansion
Four-node config offers ample flexibility
Quiet operation
The editors didn't like
Currently no support for Linux
Who's it for?
When first launched
The PowerEdge VRTX was seen as an affordable allinone solution for small to mediumsized businesses where the alternative would be two or more standalone servers alongside separate storage and networking products. As suc
This platform update highlights two core benefits; VRTX's ability to support emerging server technology and Dell's ability to innovate within their blade server line. On the VRTX side, the same platform that we reviewed last year now supports 13G server n...
Published: 2014-02-04, Author: Alan , review by: zdnet.com
Who's it for?, When first launched, the PowerEdge VRTX was seen as an affordable allinone solution for small to mediumsized businesses where the alternative would be two or more standalone servers alongside separate storage and networking products. As suc
Abstract: Basically a small blade-server chassis, Dell's PowerEdge VRTX packs up to four server blades and as many as 32 small-form-factor disk drives into a self-contained, cluster-in-a-box solution. From a cost and convenience perspective, the cluster in a box is...
Published: 2013-11-18, Author: Paul , review by: infoworld.com
The retail price of the PowerEdge VRTX system I tested comes in at $12,175.51, before tax. While the system came with 10 300GB SAS drives, that represents only 40 percent of full capacity. Three terabytes of storage is not a lot in today's world of big da...
Incredible density in the tower form factor, Plenty of PCIe and storage expansion, Four-node config offers ample flexibility, Quiet operation
Currently no support for Linux
The Dell PowerEdge VRTX delivers on its goals by engineering a tower form factor system for SMBs and remote offices that require robust compute and storage offerings as well as a highly discernable management interface with a myriad of features. Provided...
Published: 2014-01-17, Author: Frank , review by: uk.hardware.info
It's certainly an impressive piece of hardware, an entire data center the size of a desktop PC. The Dell PowerEdge VRTX can have up to four blade servers and a total of 33 hard disks. It's a compact machine with a variety of applications thanks to the e...
It’s hard not to be impressed by the PowerEdge VRTX which addresses most, if not all, of the issues associated with other “cluster in a box” products. Initially marketed as a small to medium sized business solution it has garnered interest with corpor...
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Published: 2013-09-14, Author: Dave , review by: alphr.com
Much more affordable for SMBs than a blade server, and in some ways a better fit...
Published: 2013-06-05, Author: Dave , review by: itpro.co.uk
Clever design; More affordable than blade servers; Low noise and power consumption; Excellent remote management
It's heavy so get the wheels for the pedestal model
SMBs and remote offices looking to consolidate IT services on a single hardware platform should consider Dell's new PowerEdge VRTX. It's far more affordable than a blade server and its unique storage and PCI-e shared architecture makes it very versatile....
Published: 2014-02-13, Author: Bernhard , review by: tecchannel.de
Der Server PowerEdge VRTX von Dell überzeugt in puncto Flexibilität, Erweiterbarkeit und Konfiguration. Gerade kleine Unternehmen können das System in einer Basisausstattung für ihr Business gut nutzen, um später das System zu erweitern beziehungsweise di...
