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... USB peripherals ...42 Appendix B. Additional resources...44 Appendix D. System board block diagram ...46 iii PowerEdge M420 Technical Guide Table of contents 1 System overview...5 Introduction ...5 New technologies ...6 2 System features ...7 Comparison of PowerEdge systems ...7 Specifications ...8 3 Module views and features...11 Module views...11 Module features ...14 ...9 Operating systems and virtualization ...30 Supported operating systems...30 Supported virtualization ...31 10 Dell OpenManage systems management...32 Systems management solutions ...32 OpenManage systems management ...33...
... USB peripherals ...42 Appendix B. Additional resources...44 Appendix D. System board block diagram ...46 iii PowerEdge M420 Technical Guide Table of contents 1 System overview...5 Introduction ...5 New technologies ...6 2 System features ...7 Comparison of PowerEdge systems ...7 Specifications ...8 3 Module views and features...11 Module views...11 Module features ...14 ...9 Operating systems and virtualization ...30 Supported operating systems...30 Supported virtualization ...31 10 Dell OpenManage systems management...32 Systems management solutions ...32 OpenManage systems management ...33...
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.... Memory speed capabilities ...20 Table 9. Hard-drive backplane option ...21 Table 11. iDRAC7 with 32 M420 blades 13 Figure 4. Environmental specifications ...41 Table 24. Dell systems management solutions...32 Figure 9. M420 system board block diagram ...46 iv PowerEdge M420 Technical Guide Module features...14 Table 5. Memory technologies supported...18 Table 7. Supported drives...21 Table 12. Supported mezzanine...
.... Memory speed capabilities ...20 Table 9. Hard-drive backplane option ...21 Table 11. iDRAC7 with 32 M420 blades 13 Figure 4. Environmental specifications ...41 Table 24. Dell systems management solutions...32 Figure 9. M420 system board block diagram ...46 iv PowerEdge M420 Technical Guide Module features...14 Table 5. Memory technologies supported...18 Table 7. Supported drives...21 Table 12. Supported mezzanine...
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... and manage, and maximizes power and cooling efficiency. 5 PowerEdge M420 Technical Guide PowerEdge M-series blade servers use , allowing you may already use the redundant power and cooling infrastructure provided by the M420's ultra-dense form-factor. Help manage your servers using the Dell OpenManage™ portfolio, including Dell's exclusive Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller 7 (iDRAC7) with up to two...
... and manage, and maximizes power and cooling efficiency. 5 PowerEdge M420 Technical Guide PowerEdge M-series blade servers use , allowing you may already use the redundant power and cooling infrastructure provided by the M420's ultra-dense form-factor. Help manage your servers using the Dell OpenManage™ portfolio, including Dell's exclusive Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller 7 (iDRAC7) with up to two...
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... dual SD module enables Dell's unique Failsafe Virtualization architecture, ensuring uptime by providing failover capability for details. See the Power, thermal, and acoustics section for details. See the Storage section for details. 6 PowerEdge M420 Technical Guide New technologies Intel®... Xeon® processor E5-2400 product family Detailed descriptions This new family of new technologies are featured on the M420. A number of Intel processors has embedded PCI...
... dual SD module enables Dell's unique Failsafe Virtualization architecture, ensuring uptime by providing failover capability for details. See the Power, thermal, and acoustics section for details. See the Storage section for details. 6 PowerEdge M420 Technical Guide New technologies Intel®... Xeon® processor E5-2400 product family Detailed descriptions This new family of new technologies are featured on the M420. A number of Intel processors has embedded PCI...
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... blade; Reduced cabling to 32 independent, individually serviceable, M420 blade servers, offering a unique combination of Dell PowerEdge blade servers, the M420 has similar memory scalability, as well as iDRAC7 Enterprise with up to top-of 2 x 10GbE RAID H310 S110, H310, H710, H710P S110, H310, H710, H710P 7 PowerEdge M420 Technical Guide PowerEdge M1000e Blade Enclosure General purpose, half-height blade...
... blade; Reduced cabling to 32 independent, individually serviceable, M420 blade servers, offering a unique combination of Dell PowerEdge blade servers, the M420 has similar memory scalability, as well as iDRAC7 Enterprise with up to top-of 2 x 10GbE RAID H310 S110, H310, H710, H710P S110, H310, H710, H710P 7 PowerEdge M420 Technical Guide PowerEdge M1000e Blade Enclosure General purpose, half-height blade...
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... Express Flash drives Not supported Not supported Up to two 1.8" uSATA SSD drives (50GB and 200GB) External storage: For information about Dell external storage options, visit Dell.com/Storage 8 PowerEdge M420 Technical Guide Dell PowerEdge M1000e Blade Enclosure Intel Xeon processor E5-2400 product family Internal interconnect Intel QuickPath interconnect (QPI) link: 6.4GT/s, 7.2GT/s, 8.0GT/s Cache Memory1 Chipset...
... Express Flash drives Not supported Not supported Up to two 1.8" uSATA SSD drives (50GB and 200GB) External storage: For information about Dell external storage options, visit Dell.com/Storage 8 PowerEdge M420 Technical Guide Dell PowerEdge M1000e Blade Enclosure Intel Xeon processor E5-2400 product family Internal interconnect Intel QuickPath interconnect (QPI) link: 6.4GT/s, 7.2GT/s, 8.0GT/s Cache Memory1 Chipset...
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...Dell Management Plug-in for iDRAC7 Enterprise with the M1000e Modular Blade Enclosure) OpenManage Integrations and Connections: - Upgrade to iDRAC7 Enterprise with Lifecycle Controller 9 PowerEdge M420 Technical Guide Trial evaluation available for IDRAC7 Enterprise with Lifecycle Controller - Feature Technical... Power supplies and fans Supplied by M1000e blade enclosure Dell OpenManage Systems Management (Agent-free or with OpenManage Server Administrator [OMSA] Agent) OpenManage Essentials Dell Management Console IT Assistant OMSA...
...Dell Management Plug-in for iDRAC7 Enterprise with the M1000e Modular Blade Enclosure) OpenManage Integrations and Connections: - Upgrade to iDRAC7 Enterprise with Lifecycle Controller 9 PowerEdge M420 Technical Guide Trial evaluation available for IDRAC7 Enterprise with Lifecycle Controller - Feature Technical... Power supplies and fans Supplied by M1000e blade enclosure Dell OpenManage Systems Management (Agent-free or with OpenManage Server Administrator [OMSA] Agent) OpenManage Essentials Dell Management Console IT Assistant OMSA...
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...will be less 10 PowerEdge M420 Technical Guide Embedded hypervisor Two internal SD cards dedicated for hypervisor Or one SD card dedicated for vFlash media support For more information on Dell.com. 1GB means 1 billion bytes and TB equals 1 trillion bytes; Feature Technical specification Microsoft Windows Server... VMware vSphere including ESX™ and ESXi Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization® For more information about the Dell blade solution, see the PowerEdge M1000e Technical Guide or the M1000e Blade Chassis Specification Sheet on the specific versions and additions, visit...
...will be less 10 PowerEdge M420 Technical Guide Embedded hypervisor Two internal SD cards dedicated for hypervisor Or one SD card dedicated for vFlash media support For more information on Dell.com. 1GB means 1 billion bytes and TB equals 1 trillion bytes; Feature Technical specification Microsoft Windows Server... VMware vSphere including ESX™ and ESXi Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization® For more information about the Dell blade solution, see the PowerEdge M1000e Technical Guide or the M1000e Blade Chassis Specification Sheet on the specific versions and additions, visit...
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.... 11 PowerEdge M420 Technical Guide The M1000e chassis can be mixed with eight sleeves. It can contain a maximum of 32 blades with other existing Dell blades of the system and describe the module features. For more detailed information on features and descriptions for the M420, see the Dell PowerEdge M420 Systems Owner's Manual on Support.Dell.com/Manuals. The Dell PowerEdge M420 implements...
.... 11 PowerEdge M420 Technical Guide The M1000e chassis can be mixed with eight sleeves. It can contain a maximum of 32 blades with other existing Dell blades of the system and describe the module features. For more detailed information on features and descriptions for the M420, see the Dell PowerEdge M420 Systems Owner's Manual on Support.Dell.com/Manuals. The Dell PowerEdge M420 implements...
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Figure 2 shows one of eight sleeves containing four stackable blades in a fully loaded M1000e enclosure. 12 PowerEdge M420 Technical Guide The M420 is optimized for a densely populated chassis with effective and efficient cooling.
Figure 2 shows one of eight sleeves containing four stackable blades in a fully loaded M1000e enclosure. 12 PowerEdge M420 Technical Guide The M420 is optimized for a densely populated chassis with effective and efficient cooling.
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The chassis design of 32 M420 modules. For additional system views, see the Dell M420 Systems Owner's Manual on Support.Dell.com/Manuals. 13 PowerEdge M420 Technical Guide The M420 module shown in this guide. Figure 3 shows the fully loaded M1000e chassis enclosure comprised of eight sleeves, each with four stackable blades, for a total of the M420 is optimized for easy access to six DIMMS, two processors, and many other features that are described in Figure 4 supports up to components and for airflow for effective and efficient cooling.
The chassis design of 32 M420 modules. For additional system views, see the Dell M420 Systems Owner's Manual on Support.Dell.com/Manuals. 13 PowerEdge M420 Technical Guide The M420 module shown in this guide. Figure 3 shows the fully loaded M1000e chassis enclosure comprised of eight sleeves, each with four stackable blades, for a total of the M420 is optimized for easy access to six DIMMS, two processors, and many other features that are described in Figure 4 supports up to components and for airflow for effective and efficient cooling.
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... code on the module can be scanned by a smartphone application to access information about the server. 14 PowerEdge M420 Technical Guide Table 4 lists the modules features for M420 power status Two front-accessible, hot-plug, 1.8-inch SSD; see the Storage section for details Indicate the... to buttons, display, and I/O interfaces. Just use your smartphone to access the Dell QRL application to learn more information on the M1000e LCD control panel, see the Dell PowerEdge M420 Systems Owner's Manual on the server. Feature Description Two front-accessible USB connectors Indicator...
... code on the module can be scanned by a smartphone application to access information about the server. 14 PowerEdge M420 Technical Guide Table 4 lists the modules features for M420 power status Two front-accessible, hot-plug, 1.8-inch SSD; see the Storage section for details Indicate the... to buttons, display, and I/O interfaces. Just use your smartphone to access the Dell QRL application to learn more information on the M1000e LCD control panel, see the Dell PowerEdge M420 Systems Owner's Manual on the server. Feature Description Two front-accessible USB connectors Indicator...
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...more efficient and effective in managing your specific hardware configuration info and warranty information Contact Dell directly (by link) to get in touch with technical support and sales teams and provide feedback to Dell These codes provide an easy way to retrieve the critical support information you need when you need...LCD diagnostics, and an electrical overview Look up your service tag so you more information on the M1000e chassis enclosure features, see the Dell PowerEdge M1000e Enclosure Owner's Manual on Support.Dell.com/Manuals. 15 PowerEdge M420 Technical Guide
...more efficient and effective in managing your specific hardware configuration info and warranty information Contact Dell directly (by link) to get in touch with technical support and sales teams and provide feedback to Dell These codes provide an easy way to retrieve the critical support information you need when you need...LCD diagnostics, and an electrical overview Look up your service tag so you more information on the M1000e chassis enclosure features, see the Dell PowerEdge M1000e Enclosure Owner's Manual on Support.Dell.com/Manuals. 15 PowerEdge M420 Technical Guide
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The Dell PowerEdge M420 system features the Intel Xeon processor E5-2400 product family, ...be directed straight to the processor cache, which can reduce latency Faster connections are integral to many technical, financial, and scientific computing problems Intel Turbo Boost Technology 2.0 delivers up to double the boost than...174; Technology For more information on the Intel Xeon processor E5-2400 product family, visit Intel.com. 16 PowerEdge M420 Technical Guide These processors provide high performance no matter what 's new and improved includes the following: Up to...
The Dell PowerEdge M420 system features the Intel Xeon processor E5-2400 product family, ...be directed straight to the processor cache, which can reduce latency Faster connections are integral to many technical, financial, and scientific computing problems Intel Turbo Boost Technology 2.0 delivers up to double the boost than...174; Technology For more information on the Intel Xeon processor E5-2400 product family, visit Intel.com. 16 PowerEdge M420 Technical Guide These processors provide high performance no matter what 's new and improved includes the following: Up to...
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For the latest information on the PowerEdge M420. The M420 supports up to two processors with up to eight cores per processor. The Intel C600 chipset is implemented on supported processors, visit Dell.com. Model E5-2470 E5-2450L E5-2450 E5-2440 ... 60W 6 Yes 95W 6 Yes 95W 4 No 80W 4 No 80W For information on processor installation and configuration, see the Dell PowerEdge M420 Systems Owner's Manual on Support.Dell.com/Manuals. Table 5 lists the Intel Xeon processors supported by the PowerEdge M420. For more information, visit Intel.com. 17 PowerEdge M420 Technical Guide
For the latest information on the PowerEdge M420. The M420 supports up to two processors with up to eight cores per processor. The Intel C600 chipset is implemented on supported processors, visit Dell.com. Model E5-2470 E5-2450L E5-2450 E5-2440 ... 60W 6 Yes 95W 6 Yes 95W 4 No 80W 4 No 80W For information on processor installation and configuration, see the Dell PowerEdge M420 Systems Owner's Manual on Support.Dell.com/Manuals. Table 5 lists the Intel Xeon processors supported by the PowerEdge M420. For more information, visit Intel.com. 17 PowerEdge M420 Technical Guide
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... up to 1600MT/s, providing high performance in the rapid and accurate diagnosis of applications. System uptime is no compromise when it comes to Dell's focus on Dell.com. 18 PowerEdge M420 Technical Guide Feature UDIMM No No 800, 1066, 1333 or 1600MT/s 2 4GB RDIMM Yes No 800, 1066, 1333 or 1600MT/s 1, 2, or 4 2, 4, 8, 16, or 32GB 1 1 x8...
... up to 1600MT/s, providing high performance in the rapid and accurate diagnosis of applications. System uptime is no compromise when it comes to Dell's focus on Dell.com. 18 PowerEdge M420 Technical Guide Feature UDIMM No No 800, 1066, 1333 or 1600MT/s 2 4GB RDIMM Yes No 800, 1066, 1333 or 1600MT/s 1, 2, or 4 2, 4, 8, 16, or 32GB 1 1 x8...
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...in Table 7. For the latest information on Support.Dell.com/Manuals. Each processor has three memory channels, with the lowest DIMM voltage and speed. The operating speed of the system. 19 PowerEdge M420 Technical Guide The M420 supports a flexible memory configuration, according to the ...following additional memory-population guidelines also apply to smallest. The M420 server supports the DIMMs listed in the BIOS, and the ...
...in Table 7. For the latest information on Support.Dell.com/Manuals. Each processor has three memory channels, with the lowest DIMM voltage and speed. The operating speed of the system. 19 PowerEdge M420 Technical Guide The M420 supports a flexible memory configuration, according to the ...following additional memory-population guidelines also apply to smallest. The M420 server supports the DIMMs listed in the BIOS, and the ...
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... ∞ ∞ RDIMM DR 1 ∞ ∞ ∞ ∞ QR 1 ∞ ∞ ∞ *Although the M420 supports DIMM speeds of 800MT/s and 1066MT/s, you can be used to reduce faults regarding refresh rates, speed, temperature and voltage. If excessive correctable...PowerEdge M420 Technical Guide Memory sparing allocates one rank per memory channel. This feature helps to optimize power/performance and can decrease data loss and crashing due to replace only the failed DIMM pair. For information on memory mirroring and sparing configurations, see the Dell PowerEdge M420...
... ∞ ∞ RDIMM DR 1 ∞ ∞ ∞ ∞ QR 1 ∞ ∞ ∞ *Although the M420 supports DIMM speeds of 800MT/s and 1066MT/s, you can be used to reduce faults regarding refresh rates, speed, temperature and voltage. If excessive correctable...PowerEdge M420 Technical Guide Memory sparing allocates one rank per memory channel. This feature helps to optimize power/performance and can decrease data loss and crashing due to replace only the failed DIMM pair. For information on memory mirroring and sparing configurations, see the Dell PowerEdge M420...
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..., including database applications and streaming digital media environments. For more information about the latest PERC offerings, see Dell.com/PERC. 21 PowerEdge M420 Technical Guide Table 10 lists the backplane, storage controller, and drive type for the M420. The Dell PowerEdge M420 provides comprehensive internal storage options, including an SSD and an H310 embedded storage controller. Backplane uSATA Controller...
..., including database applications and streaming digital media environments. For more information about the latest PERC offerings, see Dell.com/PERC. 21 PowerEdge M420 Technical Guide Table 10 lists the backplane, storage controller, and drive type for the M420. The Dell PowerEdge M420 provides comprehensive internal storage options, including an SSD and an H310 embedded storage controller. Backplane uSATA Controller...