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...• PowerEdge C6420 • PowerEdge C4140 • PowerEdge FC640 • PowerEdge M640 • PowerEdge MX7000 • PowerEdge MX740c • PowerEdge MX840c • PowerEdge R240 • PowerEdge R340 • PowerEdge R440 • PowerEdge R540 • PowerEdge R640 • PowerEdge R740 • PowerEdge R740xd • PowerEdge R740xd2 • PowerEdge R840 • PowerEdge R940 • PowerEdge R940xa • PowerEdge R6415 • PowerEdge R7425 • PowerEdge R7415 • PowerEdge T140 • PowerEdge T340 • PowerEdge T440 • PowerEdge T640 •...
...• PowerEdge C6420 • PowerEdge C4140 • PowerEdge FC640 • PowerEdge M640 • PowerEdge MX7000 • PowerEdge MX740c • PowerEdge MX840c • PowerEdge R240 • PowerEdge R340 • PowerEdge R440 • PowerEdge R540 • PowerEdge R640 • PowerEdge R740 • PowerEdge R740xd • PowerEdge R740xd2 • PowerEdge R840 • PowerEdge R940 • PowerEdge R940xa • PowerEdge R6415 • PowerEdge R7425 • PowerEdge R7415 • PowerEdge T140 • PowerEdge T340 • PowerEdge T440 • PowerEdge T640 •...
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A08 Dell EMC PowerEdge C6420 Installation and Service Manual Regulatory Model: E43S Series Regulatory Type: E43S001 July 2020 Rev.
A08 Dell EMC PowerEdge C6420 Installation and Service Manual Regulatory Model: E43S Series Regulatory Type: E43S001 July 2020 Rev.
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......11 Locating the Service Tag of your system...13 System information label...14 Chapter 2: Documentation resources 17 Chapter 3: Technical specifications 19 Dimensions of the Dell EMC PowerEdge C6420 sled...19 Chassis weight...20 Processor specifications...20 Supported operating systems...20 System battery...20 Expansion bus specifications...20 Memory specifications...21 Drives and storage...
......11 Locating the Service Tag of your system...13 System information label...14 Chapter 2: Documentation resources 17 Chapter 3: Technical specifications 19 Dimensions of the Dell EMC PowerEdge C6420 sled...19 Chassis weight...20 Processor specifications...20 Supported operating systems...20 System battery...20 Expansion bus specifications...20 Memory specifications...21 Drives and storage...
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System BIOS...40 iDRAC Settings utility...58 Device Settings...59 Dell Lifecycle Controller...59 Embedded system management...59 Boot Manager...59 Viewing Boot Manager...59 Boot Manager main menu...59 One-shot UEFI boot menu...60... Chapter 6: Installing and removing enclosure components 61 Safety instructions...61 Before working inside your system...61 After working inside your system...62 Recommended tools...62 Dell EMC PowerEdge C6420 sled...62 Sled Installation Guidelines...62 Removing a sled ...63 Installing a sled ...65 PERC battery...66 Removing the PERC battery...66 Installing the PERC ...
System BIOS...40 iDRAC Settings utility...58 Device Settings...59 Dell Lifecycle Controller...59 Embedded system management...59 Boot Manager...59 Viewing Boot Manager...59 Boot Manager main menu...59 One-shot UEFI boot menu...60... Chapter 6: Installing and removing enclosure components 61 Safety instructions...61 Before working inside your system...61 After working inside your system...62 Recommended tools...62 Dell EMC PowerEdge C6420 sled...62 Sled Installation Guidelines...62 Removing a sled ...63 Installing a sled ...65 PERC battery...66 Removing the PERC battery...66 Installing the PERC ...
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... (OCP) adapters for expansion and connectivity. Topics: • Supported configurations • Back view of your system • System information label Supported configurations The PowerEdge C6420 system supports the following configurations: Dell EMC PowerEdge C6420 overview 7 1 Dell EMC PowerEdge C6420 overview The PowerEdge C6420 sled supports up to hard drive mapping • Expander zoning • Locating the Service Tag of the...
... (OCP) adapters for expansion and connectivity. Topics: • Supported configurations • Back view of your system • System information label Supported configurations The PowerEdge C6420 system supports the following configurations: Dell EMC PowerEdge C6420 overview 7 1 Dell EMC PowerEdge C6420 overview The PowerEdge C6420 sled supports up to hard drive mapping • Expander zoning • Locating the Service Tag of the...
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Figure 1. Supported configurations for PowerEdge C6420 Back view of the PowerEdge C6420 sled 8 Dell EMC PowerEdge C6420 overview Back view of the PowerEdge C6420 sled Figure 2.
Figure 1. Supported configurations for PowerEdge C6420 Back view of the PowerEdge C6420 sled 8 Dell EMC PowerEdge C6420 overview Back view of the PowerEdge C6420 sled Figure 2.
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.../idracmanuals Enables you to power on the sled while accessing it from the enclosure. Enables you to connect USB devices to the sled. Dell EMC PowerEdge C6420 overview 9 Enables you to remove the sled from the enclosure. Back panel features Item Indicator, button, or Icon connector 1 Mezzanine card slot N/A 2 Sled release handle N/A 3 ...
.../idracmanuals Enables you to power on the sled while accessing it from the enclosure. Enables you to connect USB devices to the sled. Dell EMC PowerEdge C6420 overview 9 Enables you to remove the sled from the enclosure. Back panel features Item Indicator, button, or Icon connector 1 Mezzanine card slot N/A 2 Sled release handle N/A 3 ...
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Network ports indicator codes Figure 3. Link indicator 2. No Traffic Green InfiniBand Logical Link - Speed indicator 2. Link and activity indicator 10 Dell EMC PowerEdge C6420 overview No Traffic Green Ethernet - Activity indicator Table 2. Ethernet port indicator codes 1. QSFP port on the QSFP OCP card 1. No Logical Link Green InfiniBand Logical ...
Network ports indicator codes Figure 3. Link indicator 2. No Traffic Green InfiniBand Logical Link - Speed indicator 2. Link and activity indicator 10 Dell EMC PowerEdge C6420 overview No Traffic Green Ethernet - Activity indicator Table 2. Ethernet port indicator codes 1. QSFP port on the QSFP OCP card 1. No Logical Link Green InfiniBand Logical ...
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... the network. Sled to sled 1 3. Drives 0-2 mapped to drive mapping for 12 x 3.5-inch drive configuration 1. An integrated expander device expands each sled in Split Mode (6+6+6+6) Dell EMC PowerEdge C6420 overview 11 Drives 6-8 mapped to sled 2 4. Drives 3-5 mapped to sled 3 2. Expander zoning A SAS expander board allows higher, single-volume hard drive configurations. The enclosure...
... the network. Sled to sled 1 3. Drives 0-2 mapped to drive mapping for 12 x 3.5-inch drive configuration 1. An integrated expander device expands each sled in Split Mode (6+6+6+6) Dell EMC PowerEdge C6420 overview 11 Drives 6-8 mapped to sled 2 4. Drives 3-5 mapped to sled 3 2. Expander zoning A SAS expander board allows higher, single-volume hard drive configurations. The enclosure...
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• Up to 12 SAS/SATA device of sled 1 and sled 3 in Zoning Mode (12+12) NOTE: • Install expander firmware 2.07 or later to support these configurations • The expander mode works only with a PERC card, and is not supported by the onboard SATA controller. 12 Dell EMC PowerEdge C6420 overview
• Up to 12 SAS/SATA device of sled 1 and sled 3 in Zoning Mode (12+12) NOTE: • Install expander firmware 2.07 or later to support these configurations • The expander mode works only with a PERC card, and is not supported by the onboard SATA controller. 12 Dell EMC PowerEdge C6420 overview
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... the sled by pulling out the EST tag. iDRAC MAC address information label 2. This information is identified by Dell to route support calls to the appropriate personnel. network MAC address information label Dell EMC PowerEdge C6420 overview 13 Express Service Tag label 4. information tag (top view) 3. Locating the Service Tag of your system 1. The...
... the sled by pulling out the EST tag. iDRAC MAC address information label 2. This information is identified by Dell to route support calls to the appropriate personnel. network MAC address information label Dell EMC PowerEdge C6420 overview 13 Express Service Tag label 4. information tag (top view) 3. Locating the Service Tag of your system 1. The...
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System board connections 14 Dell EMC PowerEdge C6420 overview System information label System board information Figure 8.
System board connections 14 Dell EMC PowerEdge C6420 overview System information label System board information Figure 8.
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Mechanical overview Figure 9. Mechanical overview Memory information Figure 10. Memory information Dell EMC PowerEdge C6420 overview 15
Mechanical overview Figure 9. Mechanical overview Memory information Figure 10. Memory information Dell EMC PowerEdge C6420 overview 15
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... X Y 174.4 mm (6.86 inches) 40.5 mm (1.59 inches) Z 574.5 mm (22.61 inches) Technical specifications 19 Topics: • Dimensions of the Dell EMC PowerEdge C6420 sled • Chassis weight • Processor specifications • Supported operating systems • System battery • Expansion bus specifications • Memory specifications • Drives and storage ...
... X Y 174.4 mm (6.86 inches) 40.5 mm (1.59 inches) Z 574.5 mm (22.61 inches) Technical specifications 19 Topics: • Dimensions of the Dell EMC PowerEdge C6420 sled • Chassis weight • Processor specifications • Supported operating systems • System battery • Expansion bus specifications • Memory specifications • Drives and storage ...
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... the specific versions and additions, see https://www.dell.com/support/home/ drivers/supportedos/poweredge-c6420 System battery The PowerEdge C6420 sled uses a CR 2032 3V replaceable lithium coin cell battery. Supported operating systems The Dell EMC PowerEdge C6420 supports the following operating systems: • Red Hat...hard drive systems 43.62 Kg (96.16 lb) No backplane systems 34.56 Kg (76.19 lb) Processor specifications The Dell EMC PowerEdge C6420 sled supports up to two Intel Xeon Scalable processor in a mixed configuration of the sleds. Table 7. Chassis weight Table 6....
... the specific versions and additions, see https://www.dell.com/support/home/ drivers/supportedos/poweredge-c6420 System battery The PowerEdge C6420 sled uses a CR 2032 3V replaceable lithium coin cell battery. Supported operating systems The Dell EMC PowerEdge C6420 supports the following operating systems: • Red Hat...hard drive systems 43.62 Kg (96.16 lb) No backplane systems 34.56 Kg (76.19 lb) Processor specifications The Dell EMC PowerEdge C6420 sled supports up to two Intel Xeon Scalable processor in a mixed configuration of the sleds. Table 7. Chassis weight Table 6....
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...GB 512 GB 128 GB 1024 GB Drives and storage specifications The Dell EMC PowerEdge C6420 sled supports SAS and SATA Drives and Solid State Drives (SSDs). microSD card (optional) for the PowerEdge C6420 sled Maximum number of drives in the enclosure Maximum number of ... No N/A 1 processor 1 Dual M.2 SATA drives with hardware RAID Yes RAID 1 2 processor 1 and processor 2 Video specifications The Dell EMC PowerEdge C6420 sled supports a Matrox G200 integrated graphics card with NVMe The NVMe backplane supports either of these configurations: • Two NVMe drives and...
...GB 512 GB 128 GB 1024 GB Drives and storage specifications The Dell EMC PowerEdge C6420 sled supports SAS and SATA Drives and Solid State Drives (SSDs). microSD card (optional) for the PowerEdge C6420 sled Maximum number of drives in the enclosure Maximum number of ... No N/A 1 processor 1 Dual M.2 SATA drives with hardware RAID Yes RAID 1 2 processor 1 and processor 2 Video specifications The Dell EMC PowerEdge C6420 sled supports a Matrox G200 integrated graphics card with NVMe The NVMe backplane supports either of these configurations: • Two NVMe drives and...
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...components 61 CAUTION: Do not operate the system without the system cover can result in the system and system fans must be done by Dell is recommended that are shipped with a component or a blank. CAUTION: Many repairs may expose you to assist you. Steps 1. ...powered on components inside the system. You should only perform troubleshooting and simple repairs as authorized in your system • Recommended tools • Dell EMC PowerEdge C6420 sled • PERC battery • Air shroud • System memory • Support bracket • Linking board and PCIe cable •...
...components 61 CAUTION: Do not operate the system without the system cover can result in the system and system fans must be done by Dell is recommended that are shipped with a component or a blank. CAUTION: Many repairs may expose you to assist you. Steps 1. ...powered on components inside the system. You should only perform troubleshooting and simple repairs as authorized in your system • Recommended tools • Dell EMC PowerEdge C6420 sled • PERC battery • Air shroud • System memory • Support bracket • Linking board and PCIe cable •...
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... perform the removal and installation procedures: • Phillips #1 screwdriver • Phillips #2 screwdriver • 1/4 inch flat head screwdriver • Wrist grounding strap • ESD mat Dell EMC PowerEdge C6420 sled Sled Installation Guidelines NOTE: Ensure to install a sled blank in overheating. Operating the enclosure without a blank results in all the empty slots. NOTE: For...
... perform the removal and installation procedures: • Phillips #1 screwdriver • Phillips #2 screwdriver • 1/4 inch flat head screwdriver • Wrist grounding strap • ESD mat Dell EMC PowerEdge C6420 sled Sled Installation Guidelines NOTE: Ensure to install a sled blank in overheating. Operating the enclosure without a blank results in all the empty slots. NOTE: For...
EMC Technical Specifications
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A06 Dell EMC PowerEdge C6420 Technical Specifications Regulatory Model: E43S Series Regulatory Type: E43S001 July 2020 Rev.
A06 Dell EMC PowerEdge C6420 Technical Specifications Regulatory Model: E43S Series Regulatory Type: E43S001 July 2020 Rev.
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Contents Chapter 1: Dell EMC PowerEdge C6420 overview 4 Chapter 2: Technical specifications 5 Dimensions of the Dell EMC PowerEdge C6420 sled...5 Chassis weight...6 Processor specifications...6 Supported operating systems...6 System battery...6 Expansion bus specifications...6 Memory specifications...7 ... Chapter 3: Documentation resources 22 Chapter 4: Getting help...24 Contacting Dell EMC...24 Documentation feedback...24 Accessing system information by using QRL...24 Quick Resource Locator for C6400 and C6420 systems 25 Receiving automated support with SupportAssist ...25 Recycling or End...
Contents Chapter 1: Dell EMC PowerEdge C6420 overview 4 Chapter 2: Technical specifications 5 Dimensions of the Dell EMC PowerEdge C6420 sled...5 Chassis weight...6 Processor specifications...6 Supported operating systems...6 System battery...6 Expansion bus specifications...6 Memory specifications...7 ... Chapter 3: Documentation resources 22 Chapter 4: Getting help...24 Contacting Dell EMC...24 Documentation feedback...24 Accessing system information by using QRL...24 Quick Resource Locator for C6400 and C6420 systems 25 Receiving automated support with SupportAssist ...25 Recycling or End...