Dell FX2 Part 5: Software
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The final post in this 5 part series will cover the systems management software used to manage and administer the hardware and software components that make up the FX2 chassis.
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Dell FX2 Part 4: Networking
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Now we’ve covered compute and storage it’s time to look at the networking options available with the FX2. There are two primary options to choose from with the FX2, pass through modules or IO aggregators (IOA). These components are installed in the rear of the chassis and two are used for redundancy.
Read MoreDell FX2 Part 3: Storage
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This is the third in a series of blog posts about the Dell FX2. The primary storage component in the FX2 architecture is the FD332 storage block. This provides compute blocks access to dense and highly scalable direct attached storage with up to 48 spindles and 91.2 TB raw capacity in 2U.
Read MoreDell FX2 Part 2: Compute
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Following from part 1 this post will take a closer look at the compute options available with the FX2. Due to its modular design the FX2 provides several different configuration options allowing it to cater for many different workloads. The graphic below show the four compute options available today.
Read MoreDell FX2 Part 1: Introduction and Use Cases
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Dell launched their PowerEdge FX2 architecture in late 2014 and recently we’ve been lucky enough to get our hands on one here at Computerworld. The FX2 is a 2U rack-based enclosure that converges servers, storage and networking and is all centrally managed using the CMC (Chassis Management Controller)
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