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Table of contents
1System overview..................................................................................................................................................................5
Introduction.........................................................................................................................................................................5
Specifications ......................................................................................................................................................................7
2System features .................................................................................................................................................................. 9
3Processors ..........................................................................................................................................................................14
4Memory...............................................................................................................................................................................15
5Storage ................................................................................................................................................................................16
Infrastructure.....................................................................................................................................................................16
Supported hard drives......................................................................................................................................................17
PERC8 storage controller................................................................................................................................................17
6Networking.........................................................................................................................................................................18
Fabric A system management ........................................................................................................................................18
Fabric A pass-through cards...........................................................................................................................................18
Fabric A switches ..............................................................................................................................................................19
7PCIe Infrastructure........................................................................................................................................................... 20
Supported PCIe cards ..................................................................................................................................................... 20
8Power, thermal and acoustics ........................................................................................................................................21
Power consumption and energy efficiency.................................................................................................................21
Power supply units .......................................................................................................................................................... 22
Thermal ............................................................................................................................................................................. 23
Acoustics ........................................................................................................................................................................... 23
9Rack, rails and cable management ............................................................................................................................... 26
Cable management......................................................................................................................................................... 27
10 Operating systems and virtualization ........................................................................................................................... 28
Supported operating systems........................................................................................................................................ 28
Supported virtualization ................................................................................................................................................. 28
11 Dell OpenManage systems management.................................................................................................................... 29
Systems management solutions................................................................................................................................... 29
OpenManage systems management ........................................................................................................................... 30
Dell server management operations............................................................................................................................ 38
Appendix A. Additional specifications..........................................................................................................................40
Chassis dimensions and weight....................................................................................................................................40
Environmental specifications ........................................................................................................................................40
USB peripherals................................................................................................................................................................ 42
Appendix B. Standards compliance ............................................................................................................................. 43
Appendix C. Additional resources................................................................................................................................. 44

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Tables
Key technologies.................................................................................................................................................. 6Table 1. Technical specifications.......................................................................................................................................7Table 2. VRTX chassis features ......................................................................................................................................... 11Table 3. VRTX security features........................................................................................................................................12Table 4. Supported hard drives ........................................................................................................................................17Table 5. Power tools and technologies ..........................................................................................................................21Table 6. 1100W PSU specifications................................................................................................................................. 22Table 7. 1100W PSU efficiency........................................................................................................................................ 23Table 8. Supported rack rail system ............................................................................................................................... 26Table 9. Rail adjustability range....................................................................................................................................... 26Table 10.
Primary operating systems support ................................................................................................................ 28Table 11. Virtualization support ........................................................................................................................................ 28Table 12. iDRAC7 with Lifecycle Controller functions and benefits........................................................................... 30
Table 13. Detailed feature comparison for iDRAC7 Enterprise and iDRAC7 Express for VRTX ..............................31Table 14. Enterprise and Express CMC licensing for VRTX .......................................................................................... 35Table 15. One-to-one and one-to-many operations .................................................................................................. 39Table 16. VRTX tower form factor dimensions ..............................................................................................................40Table 17. VRTX rack form factor dimensions .................................................................................................................40Table 18. Environmental specifications ............................................................................................................................41Table 19. Industry standards documentation ................................................................................................................. 43Table 20.
Additional resources .......................................................................................................................................... 44Table 21.
Figures
Figure 1. VRTX tower with 3.5-inch drives ....................................................................................................................... 9
Figure 2. VRTX tower with 2.5-inch drives ..................................................................................................................... 10
Figure 3. VRTX rack with 3.5-inch (top) and 2.5-inch (bottom) drives ..................................................................... 10
Figure 4. VRTX back view ................................................................................................................................................... 11
Figure 5. PowerEdge VRTX block diagram......................................................................................................................13
Figure 6. CMC Virtual Disks tab .........................................................................................................................................16
Figure 7. Fabric A Ethernet pass-through card configuration .....................................................................................18
Figure 8. Fabric A Ethernet switch configuration...........................................................................................................19
Figure 9. VRTX acoustics ................................................................................................................................................... 24
Figure 10. Dell systems management solutions.............................................................................................................. 29
Figure 11. Systems management server lifecycle ........................................................................................................... 38

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1System overview
Introduction
The Dell™ PowerEdge™ VRTX platform brings order to chaos, redefines IT operations and allows
users to deploy performance anywhere. PowerEdge VRTX is a powerful, scalable and easy-to-
manage solutions platform, optimized specifically for office environments. Clear up the complexity
of disparate hardware, multiple management tools and hardware sprawl with an optimized platform
that integrates up to four PowerEdge M-series server nodes, storage, networking and management
into a compact 5U chassis.
With extensive scalability available inside the chassis, additional servers and hard drives can be
inserted without the need for more floor space or rack space, and without any additional cables.
VRTX’s feature-rich, two-socket, half-height Dell PowerEdge M520 and M620 server nodes are
proven platforms and technologies that deliver exceptional flexibility and scalable performance.
With a choice of up to 12 3.5-inch or 25 2.5-inch hot-plug hard drives delivering up to 48TB, VRTX is
equipped with massive internal shared storage, keeping you ahead of the pace of data growth.
Integrate networking through the 1GbE internal switch module or an optional Ethernet
pass-through module with eight 1GbE ports. Take advantage of flexible, expandable I/O with eight
PCI Express®(PCIe) slots —three full-height/full-length and five low-profile/half-length. Capitalize
with redundant 1100W AC power supplies, fans, blower modules and chassis management
controllers.
Simplified systems management, without compromise
VRTX’s Chassis Management Controller (CMC) resolves the problems of systems management tool
proliferation and complexity by providing converged management of server nodes, shared storage,
networking and power in a unified tool, all managed through a single console.
The CMC’s intuitive, easy-to-use GUI can be accessed from a web browser, and works together with
a variety of Dell OpenManage™ tools including the Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller
version 7 (iDRAC7) with Lifecycle Controller embedded in each server node. Embedded
management in the VRTX platform allows IT administrators to manage this Dell hardware in physical,
virtual, local and remote environments, and gives the choice of managing the system out-of-band,
completely agent-free, or in-band with or without a systems management software agent installed.
CMC’s unified management console for VRTX server nodes, storage and networking can reduce
complexity, enhance productivity and help to enable maximum uptime, which in turn can reduce
administration time and the cost of ownership.
For remote management, OpenManage Essentials, a free software download from
Dell.com/Support, monitors and manages multiple VRTX platforms in different locations. Exclusive
to VRTX systems with Enterprise-licensed CMC, the geographical mapping feature of OpenManage
Essentials can be configured to show each system’s location as well as system and component
health status.
OpenManage iDRAC with Lifecycle Controller integrates and connects to leading third-party
systems management solutions (such as those from Microsoft, VMware and BMC Software), so users
can maintain a single point of control and capitalize on an existing systems management investment.

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Flexibility within a stable platform
VRTX is both flexible and stable. Flexible in its extensive hardware configurability and scalability,
while consistent and uniform in performing systems management operations. These characteristics
give users confidence that VRTX can readily adapt to accommodate new workload requirements,
while protecting existing investments in hardware, software, management tools and skills.
Key technologies
VRTX shared storage provides a massive amount of local storage within the chassis —up to 48TB
with the 3.5-inch hard drive chassis. The storage is shared among the server nodes and is managed
through the VRTX CMC. Using the CMC, you can create and assign virtual disks to single or multiple
server nodes.
You can also use the CMC to flexibly assign PCIe slots to server nodes —up to four PCIe slots to a
single server node. The assignments are flexible during initial setup in that any PCIe slot may be
assigned to any server node, and the assignment may then be reassigned.
Table 1 summarizes other key technologies offered on the Dell PowerEdge VRTX platform.
Key technologiesTable 1.
New technologies
Detailed descriptions
Intel Xeon processor
E5-2400, E5-2600 and
E5-2600 v2 product
families
New Intel processors that work with the Intel C602 series chipset. These
processors are more advanced than the previous generation and have embedded
PCIe lanes that improve I/O performance.
Intel C602 series chipset
New Intel Platform Controller Hub (PCH) chip that replaced the ICH.
1866MT/s DDR3 memory
Advanced Intel Xeon E5-2600 processors support 1600MT/s memory; Intel Xeon
E5-2600 v2 processors support 1866MT/s memory.
LRDIMM
This new memory option, load reduced DIMM (LRDIMM), is designed with a buffer
chip (or chips) to replace the register to help minimize loading. LRDIMMs can
increase overall server system memory capacity and speed.
Flexible LOM
The Dell Select Network Adapter options allow you to customize your LAN port
combinations from your choice of controller vendors.
PERC S110 software RAID
Solution
This new software RAID solution supports RAID 0, 1, 5 and 10; supports maximum
of four hot-plug SATA hard drives or SATA solid-state drives.
Dell PowerEdge RAID
Controller (PERC)
options
VRTX supports the new PERC8 controller cards with improved functionality and
faster performance.
iDRAC7 with Lifecycle
Controller
The second-generation embedded systems management solution for Dell servers
provides agent-free hardware and firmware inventory and alerting, in-depth
memory alerting, faster performance, a dedicated gigabit port, and many more
features.
Advanced power
management
VRTX supports advanced power monitoring and power capping tools that can
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Fresh Air cooling
Dell has tested and validated an integrated data center solution that enables you
to operate at higher temperatures or even chiller-less.
Failsafe hypervisors
The internal dual SD module enables Dell's unique failsafe virtualization
architecture, ensuring uptime by providing failover capability for embedded
hypervisors, such as VMware®vSphere®ESXi™ and Microsoft®Windows Server®
2012 with Hyper-V®.
Specifications
Table 2 lists the technical specifications for the PowerEdge VRTX platform. For the latest information
on supported features, visit Dell.com/PowerEdge.
Technical specificationsTable 2.
Feature
Technical specification
Form factor
5U rackable tower chassis
Tower configuration:
H: 48.4 cm (19.1 in) with system feet
W: 31.0 cm (12.2 in) with system feet opened
D: 73.0 cm (28.7 in)
Weight (empty) = 31.7 kg (69.7 lb)
Weight (maximum) = 74.8 kg (164.9 lb)
Rack configuration:
H: 21.9 cm (8.6 in)
W: 48.2 cm (19.0 in)
D: 73.0 cm (28.7 in)
Weight (empty) = 24.7kg (54.5 lb)
Weight (maximum) = 68.7kg (151.5 lb)
Server node options
Up to 4 hot-plug, serviceable Dell PowerEdge M620 and M520
Storage
Shared PERC8
Power supplies
Redundant power supply units
110/220V auto-sensing
Redundant power supplies support 2+2 (AC redundancy), and 3+1, 2+1 and
1+1 (power supply redundancy) modes
Cooling
VRTX comes standard with six hot-pluggable, redundant fan modules and 4
blower modules
Based on Dell Energy Smart Technologies, VRTX fans and blowers are a
breakthrough in power and cooling efficiency
The fans and blowers deliver low-power consumption, but also use next-
generation fan technologies to ensure the lowest possible amount of fresh air
is consumed to cool the enclosure
Input devices
Front control panel with interactive graphical LCD
—Supports initial configuration wizard
—Local server blade, enclosure, and module information and
troubleshooting
Two USB keyboard/mouse connections and one video connection for local
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Feature
Technical specification
Optional DVD-RW
Drive bays and hard
drives
Up to 12 x 3.5 in NLSAS, SAS, or SAS SSD hot-plug drives or
Up to 25 x 2.5 in NLSAS, SAS, or SAS SSD hot-plug drives
Embedded NIC
1GbE internal switch module (standard) with 16 internal 1GbE ports and 8 external
ports
Ethernet pass-through module with 8 external ports (optional)
I/O slots
Eight flexible PCIe slots
Three full-height/full-length slots (150W) with double-wide card support
(225W)
Five low-profile/half-length slots (25W)
Systems management
Chassis Management Controller (CMC), a unified management tool, manages all
resources —server nodes, storage, networking and power —inside the chassis
Delivers comprehensive functionality that is easy to use
Monitors up to nine VRTX systems (up to 36 servers) from a single,
consolidated CMC console
Provides local and remote management
Enterprise or Express CMC licensing
Optional redundant Chassis Management Controller
Server nodes each contain proven iDRAC7 with Lifecycle Controller for
agent-free systems management fully supported within the OpenManage
product portfolio and select third-party management solutions
Rack support
ReadyRails™ II sliding rails for 4-post racks with square, round or threaded holes

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2System features
The Dell PowerEdge VRTX integrates compute and storage capabilities through a 5U rackable tower
chassis. VRTX supports up to four 12th-generation, hot-plug PowerEdge M520 or PowerEdge M620
blade servers. The M620 is a half-height blade server that supports up to 24 DIMMs and two
processors. The M520 is a half-height blade server that supports up to 12 DIMMs and two
processors.
VRTX can be configured into four different chassis types:
Tower form factor supporting up to 12 3.5-inch drives (Figure 1)
Tower form factor supporting up to 25 2.5-inch drives (Figure 2)
5U rack form factor supporting up to 12 3.5-inch drives (top of Figure 3)
5U rack form factor supporting up to 25 2.5-inch drives (bottom of Figure 3)
Figure 1. VRTX tower with 3.5-inch drives

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Figure 2. VRTX tower with 2.5-inch drives
Figure 3. VRTX rack with 3.5-inch (top) and 2.5-inch (bottom) drives

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The chassis design of the VRTX is optimized for easy access to components and for airflow for
effective and efficient cooling. Figure 4 shows components on the back of the VRTX chassis
including the PCIe expansion cards, CMC ports, blower modules and I/O modules.
Figure 4. VRTX back view
VRTX provides the features and components listed in Table 3.
VRTX chassis featuresTable 3.
Feature
Description
Power button
Powers on the system
LCD panel
Provides system information and status or messages
Drives
Up to 24 front-accessible, hot-plug, 2.5-inch drives or up to 12 front-
accessible, hot-plug, 3.5-inch drives; see the Storage section for details
USB connectors
2 ports for keyboard and mouse connection
Information tag
Slide-out label panel for system information including the Express Service
tab, embedded NIC and MAC address

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Feature
Description
Video connector
Connects a monitor to the system
Optical drive
Optional SATA DVD-ROM drive or DVD+/-RW drive
Vents
Vents for the temperature sensor
Server modules
Up to 4 PowerEdge M520 or M620 server modules specifically configured
for the enclosure
Power supply units
Up to 4 1100W AC
PCIe expansion card slots
Connects up to 3 full-height and 5 low-profile PCIe expansion cards
I/O module ports
Network interface for I/O modules
Serial connector
DB-9 serial connector for local CMC configuration
CMC ports
2 ports; connects the primary CMC
Blower modules
4 modules provide cooling for the server modules
Quick Resource Locator
(QRL)
Use a smartphone application to scan this code on the chassis to access
additional information and resources for the server, including videos,
reference materials, service tag information and Dell contact information
VRTX offers the features listed in Table 4 to help ensure the security of your data center.
VRTX security features
Table 4.
Security feature
Description
Cover latch
A tooled latch is integrated on the top cover with a coin key lock to secure the
system.
Bezel
An optional metal bezel is mounted to the chassis front to provide the Dell ID. A
lock on the bezel is used to protect unauthorized access to hard drives. System
status is viewable on the LCD screen when the bezel is installed.
TPM
The Trusted Platform Module (TPM) is used to generate/store keys,
protect/authenticate passwords, and create/store digital certificates. It
also supports the Intel Xeon TXT functionality. TPM can also be used to
enable the BitLocker™ hard drive encryption feature in Windows Server
2008. TPM 1.2 is supported. No TPM version is available for China or Russia.
Power-off security
BIOS has the ability to disable the power button function.
Intrusion alert
When the cover is opened, the intrusion alert switch circuit closes to indicate
intrusion to CMC. When enabled, the software will provide notification that the
cover has been opened.
Secure mode
For the server nodes, BIOS has the ability to enter a secure boot mode through
Setup. This mode includes the option to lock out the server node power and
server node NMI switches on the control panel or set up a system password.

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Figure 5 illustrates the underlying architecture of VRTX.
For more detailed information on features and descriptions for VRTX, see the Dell PowerEdge VRTX
Systems Owner's Manual on Dell.com/Support/Manuals.
Figure 5. PowerEdge VRTX block diagram

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3Processors
See the Dell PowerEdge M520 Technical Guide and the Dell PowerEdge M620 Technical Guide at
Dell.com/PowerEdge for detailed information on supported processors.
For more information on the Intel Xeon processor E5 product family, visit Intel.com.

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4Memory
See the Dell PowerEdge M520 Technical Guide and the Dell PowerEdge M620 Technical Guide on
Dell.com/PowerEdge for detailed information on supported memory.

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5Storage
The PowerEdge VRTX platform provides comprehensive, shared internal storage options, including
several drive types to choose from. VRTX supports up to 48TB of internal, low-latency storage.
All four server nodes have access to the full storage space. Each server node sees the storage as its
own singular storage pool. You can assign virtual disks to single server nodes or across server nodes
(with clustering) using the CMC.
Infrastructure
One of the key differentiators for VRTX is the integrated shared storage. Virtualization support at
remote sites requires shared storage for VM migration. To date, shared storage solutions have been
too expensive for these applications; however VRTX is able to leverage existing PERC technology to
deliver a low-cost 6Gb/s direct-attached storage (DAS) solution and virtualization support.
The PERC provides multiple channels of virtual I/O. PCIe switches provide the ability to map virtual
functions to multiple servers through virtual PCIe hierarchies. CMC has a web interface you can use
to create maps to the servers, and create and assign corresponding virtual drives. Figure 6 shows the
Virtual Disks tab on the CMC web interface.
Figure 6. CMC Virtual Disks tab

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Supported hard drives
The VRTX shared storage supports the internal drives listed in Table 5.
Supported hard drivesTable 5.
Form
factor
Type
Speed
(rpm)
Capacities
2.5"
Nearline SAS (6Gb)
7.2K
500GB, 1TB
SAS (6Gb)
10K
600GB, 900GB, 1.2TB
SAS (6Gb)
15K
146GB, 300GB
SSD (SLC)
N/A
200GB, 400GB
3.5"
Nearline SAS (6Gb)
7.2K
1TB, 2TB, 3TB, 4TB
SAS (6Gb)
10K
600GB, 900GB, 1.2TB
SAS (6Gb)
15K
300GB, 450GB, 600GB
For the latest information on supported hard drives, visit Dell.com/PowerEdge.
PERC8 storage controller
The shared PERC8 card is located between the storage array and the power distribution board on
the VRTX planar. The shared PERC8 slot routes SAS to the nearby planar miniSAS connectors, which
are used to internally cable SAS from the PERC to the SAS expander cards in the storage array .
The VRTX shared PERC8 card has additional features, beyond a standard monolithic PERC-mini card,
at the driver and firmware level to support shared storage. A unique PCIe ID is used to indicate
shared storage capability and compatibility in the VRTX system.
For more information about the latest PERC offerings, see Dell.com/PERC.

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6 Networking
VRTX supports up to eight Ethernet connections on the back of the system. The Fabric A
infrastructure supports either a pass-through or a switch card installed in the back of the chassis.
These cards plug directly into the midplane.
Fabric A is limited by the following physical restraints:
Fabric A internal connections limited to four server nodes times four lanes, or 16 lanes total
Fabric A bulkhead space for external connection is limited to eight RJ45 connectors
Fabric A is limited to a single cold service card
For Fabric A, the M520 uses a quad-port 1GbE LOM. The M620 has a network daughtercard (NDC)
option for Fabric A that includes Broadcom and Intel cards.
Fabric A system management
The system management paradigm for Fabric A is non-redundant. A single SMBus, serial port or
Ethernet management fabric is presented to the CMC for Fabric A, including the pass-through mode
which is fabric redundant.
Fabric A pass-through cards
The 1GB Ethernet pass-through card is defined as having no single points of failure at the Ethernet
signal level. Maximum Ethernet signal pass-through is limited to eight lanes due to the bulkhead
limit of eight RJ45 connectors.
Figure 7. Fabric A Ethernet pass-through card configuration
Ethernet Fabric A Passthrough CardServer
Midplane
Quad
Ethernet
Transceiver
Ethernet
Connection
Server 1 LOM A1
LOM A2
Ethernet, GE or 10GE
Quad
Ethernet
Transceiver
Ethernet
Connection
Ethernet
Connection
Ethernet
Connection
Ethernet
Connection
Ethernet
Connection
Ethernet
Connection
Ethernet
Connection
Server 1 A1
LOM A3
LOM A4
Server 2 LOM A1
LOM A2
LOM A3
LOM A4
Server 3 LOM A1
LOM A2
LOM A3
LOM A4
Server 4 LOM A1
LOM A2
LOM A3
LOM A4
Server 2 A1
Server 3 A1
Server 4 A1
Server 1 A2
Server 2 A2
Server 3 A2
Server 4 A2

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Fabric A switches
A single switch is implemented for all I/O, and allows maximum signal consolidation without forcing
bifurcation of the Ethernet fabric. Switches accept up to 16 lanes from Fabric A and output up to
eight lanes at the external ports. A switch is the only Fabric A card that can support the full four-lane
count from Fabric A. When equipped with four M520 servers and quad-port LOMs, VRTX can take
full advantage of all 16 internal ports (four per server node).
Figure 8. Fabric A Ethernet switch configuration
Ethernet Fabric A Switch CardServer
Midplane
Ethernet
Switch
Ethernet
Connection
Server 1 LOM A1
LOM A2
Ethernet, GE or 10GE
Ethernet
Connection
Ethernet
Connection
Ethernet
Connection
Ethernet
Connection
Ethernet
Connection
Ethernet
Connection
Ethernet
Connection
Server 1 A1
LOM A3
LOM A4
Server 2 LOM A1
LOM A2
LOM A3
LOM A4
Server 3 LOM A1
LOM A2
LOM A3
LOM A4
Server 4 LOM A1
LOM A2
LOM A3
LOM A4
Server 1 A3
Server 2 A1
Server 2 A3
Server 3 A2
Server 3 A4
Server 4 A2
Server 4 A4
Server 1 A2
Server 1 A4
Server 2 A2
Server 2 A4
Server 4 A3
Server 3 A3
Server 4 A1
Server 3 A1

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7PCIe Infrastructure
Instead of using traditional I/O modules for Fabric B or Fabric C, Dell has designed the PowerEdge
VRTX to use PCIe slots using two PCIe switches —one for Fabric B and one for Fabric C. Each PCIe
switch ties into one of the two mezzanine cards on the server nodes.
The Fabric B PCIe switch provides connectivity to the following:
PCIe slot 3
PCIe slot 5
PCIe slot 6
PCIe slot 7
PCIe Slot 8
Shared PowerEdge RAID Controller (SPERC)
The Fabric C PCIe switch provides connectivity to the following:
PCIe slot 1
PCIe slot 2
PCIe slot 4
PCIe slot 5
The PCIe slots are non-shared and thereby dedicated to one server node within the PowerEdge
VRTX system. The PCIe slots can be reassigned to a different server through the CMC as needed.
Each slot is capable of being exclusively assigned to any server node, although it does require
powering the server node off. You can assign up to four PCIe slots to one server node.
Supported PCIe cards
VRTX supports the following PCIe expansion cards.
AMD FirePro™ W7000
6Gb/s SAS HBA (low-profile and full-height)
Broadcom®dual-port 1Gb (low-profile and full-height)
Intel dual-port 1Gb (low-profile and full-height)
Intel dual-port 10Gb Base-T (low-profile and full-height)
Intel dual-port 10Gb Base-SFP+ (low-profile and full-height)
Intel quad-port 1Gb (low-profile and full-height)
Broadcom dual-port 10Gb Base-SFP+ (low-profile and full-height)