The extremely flexible and efficient Dell PE FX2S Server Solution

The Dell PowerEdge FX2 enclosure is the uniquely small modular foundation for the PowerEdge FX architecture, an extremely flexible and efficient platform for building an IT infrastructure that precisely fits your computing needs.

The PowerEdge FX2 is a 2U hybrid rack-based computing architecture that combines the simplicity and cost advantages of rack-based systems with the density and efficiency of blades.

Flexible configurations, more choice

The revolutionary modular design of the FX architecture provides IT resource building blocks (compute, storage, networking, and administration) of various sizes, giving data centres more freedom to create their infrastructures. The server nodes and storage blocks listed below are part of the FX architecture:

• PowerEdge FC830: 4-socket scale-up server with unprecedented density and expandability
• PowerEdge FC630: 2-socket shared infrastructure workhorse
• PowerEdge FC430: quarter-width, 2-socket server with outstanding density
• PowerEdge FM120x4: world’s first enterprise-class microserver
• PowerEdge FD332: ultimate dense direct-attached storage with unprecedented flexibility The FX2 chassis has two versions.
• PowerEdge FX2s: “switched” configuration supporting up to eight low-profile PCIe 3.0 expansion slots
• PowerEdge FX2: lower-cost “unswitched” configuration that does not offer expansion slots.

The FN I/O Module — purpose built for the FX2 — delivers choice for simplified network deployment and management, optimizing FX2 performance and enabling plug-and-play LAN/SAN convergence.

The efficiencies of shared infrastructure

Servers and storage can share power, cooling, administration, and networking thanks to the FX2 enclosure. It has eight cooling fans and three redundant 2000W, 1600W, or 1100W power supply units. Due to the FX2's small size and adaptable architecture, you can easily and quickly add resources as needed, allowing you to let demand and budget dictate your level of investment.

Innovative management with intelligent automation

The Dell OpenManage systems management portfolio streamlines and automates server lifecycle management, improving the productivity, dependability, and cost-effectiveness of Dell servers and streamlining IT processes. Server deployment, configuration, and updates are automated and effective thanks to Lifecycle Controller and Dell's agent-free integrated Dell Remote Access Controller (iDRAC). You can manage server nodes individually or collectively using a browser-based interface by using Chassis Management Controller (CMC), an embedded component built into every FX2 chassis.

With the help of OpenManage Mobile, which is used to give the same data on smartphones, OpenManage Essentials offers enterprise-level monitoring and control of Dell and other third-party data centre infrastructure. The latest version of OpenManage Essentials includes server configuration management features that automate bare-metal server and OS deployments, configuration replication and continuing adherence to predetermined system configurations.

PowerEdge R730

• Latest Intel Xeon processor E5-2600 v4 product family with up to 22 cores
• Up to 24 DIMMs of high-capacity DDR4 memory
• Up to 7 PCIe 3.0 expansion slots
• Up to 2 internal GPU accelerators