https://hugo.fryguy.net/tags/vrtx/VRTX - Tag - Fryguy's BlogHugo -- gohugo.ioenMon, 10 Jun 2013 12:30:48 +0000https://hugo.fryguy.net/2013/06/10/dell-poweredge-vrtx-vertex/Mon, 10 Jun 2013 12:30:48 +0000Fryguyhttps://hugo.fryguy.net/2013/06/10/dell-poweredge-vrtx-vertex/Youtube) So, what is this Dell PowerEdge VRTX that has me, and many others, all in a giddy?  Well, it is server that can hold up to 4 blades, has an 8-port L2 gigabit switch, and can support up to 25 – 2.5in HDD (or 12 –  3.5in HDD) drives — that is the potential for 48TB of storage!!  It can be configured in a tower (like pictured above) or in a rack and take up  5 RU of space.  So what you have is a server that utilizes blades, hard-drives, and has 8–port L2 gig switch blade! Oh, best of all, this runs on 110v and is whisper quiet! Talk about perfect for a home lab –  oh yeah!!!!  The only bad part here, the street price is said to be less then $10k, bit out of home-lab money.  But then again, when one thinks of all the hardware and storage that we have in our basements/closets/offices –  that might be close to our pre-existing investment. Looking over my notes from the Dell Enterprise Forum where this device was announced, here is a quick bullet list of what I have:]]>