About Your System; Introduction; Terms Used In The Document - Dell PowerEdge VRTX Owner's Manual

About Your System

Introduction

This document provides information on the Dell PowerEdge VRTX enclosure.

Terms Used In The Document

The following table describes the terms used in this document.
Term
Enclosure or chassis
Server module(s)
I/O module
PCIe mezzanine card(s)
PCIe expansion card(s)
Warm plug
Hot swap
Description
Refers to the VRTX enclosure.
Refers to Dell PowerEdge M520, M620, or M820 server
module(s) that are specifically configured for the
enclosure. For information about the server modules, see
the server module Owner's Manual at dell.com/
poweredgemanuals.
Refers to an Ethernet pass-through module or a switch
module installed in the chassis.
Server modules configured for the VRTX enclosure have
PCIe mezzanine cards installed in Fabrics B and C to
provide I/O expansion.
NOTE: Ethernet, Fibre Channel, or InfiniBand
mezzanine cards are not supported on the VRTX
enclosure.
PCIe cards installed in the enclosure provide I/O
expansion to the chassis.
A slot is considered warm plug if the server module
associated with a component in that slot must be turned
off before adding or replacing the component. However,
the chassis and the rest of the server modules remain
powered on.
A slot in the chassis is considered as hot swap if a
component can be replaced or installed in it while the
chassis and server modules are powered on.
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