DELL TECHNOLOGIES MANUFACTURING
EDGE SOLUTIONS
Scalable, interoperable edge solutions for smart factories
The Dell Technologies Manufacturing Edge Solutions is a family of scalable and interoperable solutions to consolidate
applications and power real-time insights at the manufacturing edge. It’s a portfolio of standardized solutions to power
smart manufacturing with the speed, scalability, and resiliency needed for edge applications. These solutions are built
using Dell Technologies APEX Private Cloud and provide a subscription-based flexible consumption model.
Power of Partnerships to Solve Edge Challenges
Dell Technologies Manufacturing Edge Solutions are built in collaboration with industry leaders like PTC, VMware, and
more with a network of System Integrator partners. These solutions leverage a comprehensive edge ecosystem to
address end-to-end manufacturing edge challenges.
Solution Instance Block
A single instance block of the Dell Technologies Manufacturing Edge Solutions comprises of the following proven
technologies to enable resilient and real-time performance for critical edge applications:
• HCI Infrastructure: 3-node cluster of Dell EMC VxRail (D&E series) with 50 ICB (Integrated Computational Block)
• Virtualization: VMware vSphere (built into VxRail)
• Application layer: PTC ThingWorx for manufacturing centric apps
• Edge device connectivity: PTC Kepware Server
DATA SHEET
Technical Specifications: Dell Technologies Manufacturing Edge Instance Block
* While each Dell EMC VxRail node may have additional cores and memory physically available, the architecture is designed to ensure each subscription provides optimal performance.
CPU PER NODE
CORES PER CLUSTER
MEMORY PER CLUSTER
VxRail E series
(3-node cluster)
2 x Intel® Xeon® Gold
6238R 2.2 GHz
50 Available
*
200GB, 3200MT/S RDIMMS Available
*
CACHE
CAPACITY DIVES
BOSS CARD
MICROSDHC/SDXC
VxRail E series
(1-node)
2 x 800GB SSD SAS
cache drives per node
3 x 3.84TB SSD SATA
capacity drives per node
2 x M.2 240GB
(RAID 1)
2 x 64GB
rNDC
LOW PROFILE
VxRail E series
(1-node)
2 x 10/25GbE SFP28
2 x 10/25GbE SFP28
POWER: AC PSU
DIMENSIONS
WEIGHT
FANS
VxRail E series
(1-node)
1100W 100V – 240V AC
1600W 200V – 240V AC
42.8mm/1.68in H
434.0mm/17.09in W
733.82mm/29.61in D
21.9kg/ 48.28lb
8
AMBIENT OPERATING
TEMPERATURE
OPERATING RELATIVE
HUMIDITY
OPERATING ALTITUDE
WITH NO DERATINGS
HEAT
DISSIPATION
VxRail E series
(1-node)
10°C to 30°C
50°F to 86°F
10% to 80%
(non-condensing)
3048m approx. 10,000 ft
4100 BTU/h
CORES
MEMORY
STORAGE
OPERATING SYSTEM
PTC ThingWorx
4
16 GB
(minimum)
100GB minimum capacity,
10K RPM or SSD
Windows Server 2016, Windows Server
2019 or Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.2
PTC Kepware
Server
2
1GB RAM
530 MB (minimum)
Windows Server 2012, 2012 R2, Windows
Server 2016, Windows Server 2019
COMPUTE AND MEMORY SPECIFICATIONS
STORAGE SPECIFICATIONS
NETWORKING SPECIFICATIONS
PHYSICAL SPECIFICATIONS
SOFTWARE REQUIREMENTS
SOFTWARE REQUIREMENTS