DELL VRTX 5U rack server 2× M630 2× E5-2650v4 2.2GHz 12C 256GB DDR4 12× 12TB 7.2K SAS

Dense 5U converged chassis

The Dell VRTX packs two M630 blades and twelve 3.5-inch drive bays into a 5U rack enclosure. It targets organisations that want compute and shared storage in one footprint without a separate SAN. Each blade carries dual E5-2650v4 processors running at 2.2 GHz with twelve cores and 256 GB of DDR4 memory. The integrated 1 Gb switch module and single CMC simplify cabling and management for small clusters.

Sustained thermal headroom

Four 1600 W redundant power supplies feed both blades and the shared backplane, delivering steady current during long database scans or virtualisation workloads. The chassis airflow design keeps the twelve 7.2K SAS drives and both CPUs within spec without throttling. iDRAC8 Express provides continuous health telemetry so operators can track temperature trends over days rather than minutes.

Twelve-bay 7.2K SAS capacity

The single S130 controller presents all twelve 12 TB drives as one large SAS volume, making this chassis the right part when raw capacity outweighs IOPS. Builders who need all-flash speed or a second RAID controller should look elsewhere.