DELL VRTX 5U rack server 2× M630 2× E5-2687Wv3 3.1GHz 10C 256GB 12× 2.4TB SAS

Dell VRTX 5U server with dual M630 blades

The Dell VRTX 5U rack server houses two M630 blade servers, each equipped with a 3.1GHz 10-core Intel E5-2687Wv3 processor. The system delivers 256GB of DDR4 memory across sixteen modules and twelve 2.4TB 10K SAS drives managed by an S130 controller. It targets organisations that need dense compute and storage in a single 5U enclosure.

Sustained load on dual 10-core blades and 10K drives

Four redundant 1600W power supplies feed both blades and the shared drive array during continuous operation. The single PERC8 RAID controller and VRTX 1GB switch module handle steady I/O from the twelve SAS spindles without a separate optical drive. Remote oversight is provided by iDRAC8 Express on each blade.

Blade insertion and shared infrastructure limits

Installing the two M630 blades requires aligning each unit with the chassis midplane and securing the locking levers; the sixteen DDR4 modules and dual SD cards per blade must be seated before power-on. The eight flexible PCIe slots — three full-height and five low-profile — share bandwidth through the single CMC and switch module, so expansion cards compete for the same 1GB uplink. Buyers who need more storage bays or a second RAID controller cannot add them to this chassis.