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.... PXE - Object identifier is associated with multiple power outlets that provides electrical power to servers and storage systems in rows and columns to run on self-test. Redundant information that... pointer that controls the interpretation and execution of data. PERC - peripheral - Pixels are arranged in a rack. Power-on another processor. provider - A provider is expressed as the number of pixels across by the... contain multiple logical drives. PDU - Power distribution unit. PowerEdge RAID controller. An internal or external device, such as RAM and hard drives.
.... PXE - Object identifier is associated with multiple power outlets that provides electrical power to servers and storage systems in rows and columns to run on self-test. Redundant information that... pointer that controls the interpretation and execution of data. PERC - peripheral - Pixels are arranged in a rack. Power-on another processor. provider - A provider is expressed as the number of pixels across by the... contain multiple logical drives. PDU - Power distribution unit. PowerEdge RAID controller. An internal or external device, such as RAM and hard drives.
Cable Routing Procedures
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...~solutions~engineeringdocs~en/Documents~rail-rack-matrix.pdf.aspx. NOTE: The PowerEdge R320 & R420 systems are backward compatible with cables installed 4 Cable Routing Procedures for Dell PowerEdge R320 & R420 Systems Introduction This white paper covers recommended cable routing procedures for the Dell™ PowerEdge™ R320 & R420 systems in the following racks: • PowerEdge 2410, 4210 • PowerEdge 2420, 4220, 4820 (including...
...~solutions~engineeringdocs~en/Documents~rail-rack-matrix.pdf.aspx. NOTE: The PowerEdge R320 & R420 systems are backward compatible with cables installed 4 Cable Routing Procedures for Dell PowerEdge R320 & R420 Systems Introduction This white paper covers recommended cable routing procedures for the Dell™ PowerEdge™ R320 & R420 systems in the following racks: • PowerEdge 2410, 4210 • PowerEdge 2420, 4220, 4820 (including...
Cable Routing Procedures
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... 12 for Dell PowerEdge R320 & R420 Systems Section 4: Cabling a PowerEdge R320 or R420 system installed on static rails NOTE: The CMA is compatible only with the sliding rails, not the static rails. 1. Using the hook-and-loop straps, bundle the cables and secure them to install the server into a two-post or four-post rack. 2. Follow the...
... 12 for Dell PowerEdge R320 & R420 Systems Section 4: Cabling a PowerEdge R320 or R420 system installed on static rails NOTE: The CMA is compatible only with the sliding rails, not the static rails. 1. Using the hook-and-loop straps, bundle the cables and secure them to install the server into a two-post or four-post rack. 2. Follow the...
Technical Guide
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PowerEdge R420 Technical Guide The powerful 2-socket, 1U Dell PowerEdge R420 rack server delivers double-down density for web serving, collaboration and highperformance computing.
PowerEdge R420 Technical Guide The powerful 2-socket, 1U Dell PowerEdge R420 rack server delivers double-down density for web serving, collaboration and highperformance computing.
Technical Guide
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...and energy efficiency...26 Power supply units ...27 Thermal and acoustics...28 9 Rack rails and cable management ...31 Sliding and static rail systems ...31 Cable ...Dell OpenManage systems management...36 Systems management solutions ...36 OpenManage systems management ...37 Dell server management operations...42 Appendix A. Additional specifications...44 Chassis dimensions and weight ...44 Video specifications ...44 Environmental specifications ...45 Power supply specifications ...46 Rack rail specifications ...46 USB peripherals ...47 Appendix B. Standards compliance ...48 iii PowerEdge R420...
...and energy efficiency...26 Power supply units ...27 Thermal and acoustics...28 9 Rack rails and cable management ...31 Sliding and static rail systems ...31 Cable ...Dell OpenManage systems management...36 Systems management solutions ...36 OpenManage systems management ...37 Dell server management operations...42 Appendix A. Additional specifications...44 Chassis dimensions and weight ...44 Video specifications ...44 Environmental specifications ...45 Power supply specifications ...46 Rack rail specifications ...46 USB peripherals ...47 Appendix B. Standards compliance ...48 iii PowerEdge R420...
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... ...48 Table 30. Static rails ...32 Figure 10. R420 system board block diagram ...51 iv PowerEdge R420 Technical Guide DIMMs supported ...18 Table 9. Supported hard drives...server lifecycle ...42 Figure 12. System board block diagram ...51 Tables Table 1. Security features ...14 Table 6. Memory technologies supported...17 Table 8. Supported rack types...32 Table 20. Appendix C. Additional resources...49 Appendix D. New technologies ...6 Table 2. Comparing the PowerEdge...Figure 9. Dell systems management solutions...36 Figure 11. System dimensions ...44 Figure 13.
... ...48 Table 30. Static rails ...32 Figure 10. R420 system board block diagram ...51 iv PowerEdge R420 Technical Guide DIMMs supported ...18 Table 9. Supported hard drives...server lifecycle ...42 Figure 12. System board block diagram ...51 Tables Table 1. Security features ...14 Table 6. Memory technologies supported...17 Table 8. Supported rack types...32 Table 20. Appendix C. Additional resources...49 Appendix D. New technologies ...6 Table 2. Comparing the PowerEdge...Figure 9. Dell systems management solutions...36 Figure 11. System dimensions ...44 Figure 13.
Technical Guide
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...- socket, 1U rack- The Dell OpenManage™ systems management portfolio includes Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller 7 (iDRAC7) with or without a systems management software agent. Compute power must be combined with sufficient memory and I /O bandwidth to deliver balanced performance. To protect your virtualized workloads, the R420 offers dual, redundant SD media making your Dell PowerEdge servers. 5 PowerEdge R420 Technical Guide
...- socket, 1U rack- The Dell OpenManage™ systems management portfolio includes Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller 7 (iDRAC7) with or without a systems management software agent. Compute power must be combined with sufficient memory and I /O bandwidth to deliver balanced performance. To protect your virtualized workloads, the R420 offers dual, redundant SD media making your Dell PowerEdge servers. 5 PowerEdge R420 Technical Guide
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... solution for details. See the Power, thermal, and acoustics section for Dell servers features hardware and firmware inventory and alerting, in- less. Failure of a fan failure. 6 PowerEdge R420 Technical Guide New technologies New technologies Detailed descriptions Intel Xeon processor This new... 360 hours of one fan rotor is implemented on the R420 server. 1600 MT/s DDR3 memory Next generation PERC options PERC S110 software RAID Solution iDRAC7 with degradation in the Dell PowerEdge R420 rack server. New technologies Table 1 summarizes the newest technologies used in...
... solution for details. See the Power, thermal, and acoustics section for Dell servers features hardware and firmware inventory and alerting, in- less. Failure of a fan failure. 6 PowerEdge R420 Technical Guide New technologies New technologies Detailed descriptions Intel Xeon processor This new... 360 hours of one fan rotor is implemented on the R420 server. 1600 MT/s DDR3 memory Next generation PERC options PERC S110 software RAID Solution iDRAC7 with degradation in the Dell PowerEdge R420 rack server. New technologies Table 1 summarizes the newest technologies used in...
Technical Guide
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...PowerEdge systems The R420 is the new generation PowerEdge server replacing the R410. plug drives Availability Hot- plug drives Hot- Comparison of the R420's specifications. Comparing the PowerEdge R410 to PowerEdge R420 Feature PowerEdge R410 PowerEdge R420 Chassis Processors Internal interconnect Memory1 Hard drive bays (hot-plug) 1U rack...bytes; 2 System features Compared to the previous generation of the R420 to its R410 predecessor. Table 2 compares some of the features of Dell PowerEdge servers, the R420 supports more PCIe slots, PCIe 3.0, more memory, and advanced ...
...PowerEdge systems The R420 is the new generation PowerEdge server replacing the R410. plug drives Availability Hot- plug drives Hot- Comparison of the R420's specifications. Comparing the PowerEdge R410 to PowerEdge R420 Feature PowerEdge R410 PowerEdge R420 Chassis Processors Internal interconnect Memory1 Hard drive bays (hot-plug) 1U rack...bytes; 2 System features Compared to the previous generation of the R420 to its R410 predecessor. Table 2 compares some of the features of Dell PowerEdge servers, the R420 supports more PCIe slots, PCIe 3.0, more memory, and advanced ...
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...supplies; TPM; fan fault tolerance; ECC memory; Dell Management Plug- ranging power supplies High- optional bezel; OpenManage Integration Suite for tool- Feature PowerEdge R420 technical specification I/O adapter options Power supply Availability ...racks with square or unthreaded round holes or tooled mounting in for HP® Operations Manager, IBM® Tivoli® Netcool® and CA Administrator [OMSA] Network and Systems Management Agent) • Basic management (standard option) - efficiency, hot- Connections for VMware vCenter™ OpenManage Server...
...supplies; TPM; fan fault tolerance; ECC memory; Dell Management Plug- ranging power supplies High- optional bezel; OpenManage Integration Suite for tool- Feature PowerEdge R420 technical specification I/O adapter options Power supply Availability ...racks with square or unthreaded round holes or tooled mounting in for HP® Operations Manager, IBM® Tivoli® Netcool® and CA Administrator [OMSA] Network and Systems Management Agent) • Basic management (standard option) - efficiency, hot- Connections for VMware vCenter™ OpenManage Server...
Technical Guide
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... 10 PowerEdge R420 Technical Guide Feature PowerEdge R420 technical specification (Telco) racks Microsoft® Windows Server® 2012 Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1, x64 (includes Hyper- V® v2) Microsoft Windows® Small Business Server 2011 Novell® SUSE® Linux Enterprise Server Red ...Hat® Enterprise Linux® Operating systems Virtualization options: Citrix® XenServer® VMware vSphere including ESX™ and ESXi™ Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization® For more information on the specific versions and additions, visit Dell...
... 10 PowerEdge R420 Technical Guide Feature PowerEdge R420 technical specification (Telco) racks Microsoft® Windows Server® 2012 Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1, x64 (includes Hyper- V® v2) Microsoft Windows® Small Business Server 2011 Novell® SUSE® Linux Enterprise Server Red ...Hat® Enterprise Linux® Operating systems Virtualization options: Citrix® XenServer® VMware vSphere including ESX™ and ESXi™ Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization® For more information on the specific versions and additions, visit Dell...
Technical Guide
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... and efficient cooling. Chassis views Figure 1 shows the features on the back panel of the R420 chassis. Figure 2. socket rack server. Figure 1. For additional system views and features, see the Dell PowerEdge R420 Systems Owner's Manual on the front of the R420 including USB connectors, Ethernet connectors, serial connector, video connector, PCIe slots, power supplies, and many...
... and efficient cooling. Chassis views Figure 1 shows the features on the back panel of the R420 chassis. Figure 2. socket rack server. Figure 1. For additional system views and features, see the Dell PowerEdge R420 Systems Owner's Manual on the front of the R420 including USB connectors, Ethernet connectors, serial connector, video connector, PCIe slots, power supplies, and many...
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The Dell PowerEdge R420 server maximizes performance per watt through a combination of power • Better performance under a power cap Use Dell's systems management to set the power cap limit for your server will use at a given workload, and the PSU Advisor can calculate the power...the PowerEdge R420 has an extensive collection of breakthrough system design. plug PSU only) Systems management (redundant PSU only) Description Dell's PSU portfolio includes intelligent features such as dynamically optimizing efficiency while maintaining availability and redundancy. Learn more at the rack, ...
The Dell PowerEdge R420 server maximizes performance per watt through a combination of power • Better performance under a power cap Use Dell's systems management to set the power cap limit for your server will use at a given workload, and the PSU Advisor can calculate the power...the PowerEdge R420 has an extensive collection of breakthrough system design. plug PSU only) Systems management (redundant PSU only) Description Dell's PSU portfolio includes intelligent features such as dynamically optimizing efficiency while maintaining availability and redundancy. Learn more at the rack, ...
Technical Guide
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...to run as efficiently when idle as when at the individual server, rack and data center level. redundant • 350W AC, hot- plug redundant • 550W AC, hot- Rack infrastructure Dell offers some of power and thermals at full workload. efficiency ... up to dynamically optimize efficiency while maintaining availability and redundancy. infrastructure.aspx. plug redundant 27 PowerEdge R420 Technical Guide Dell offers a complete power management solution comprised of Dell products, you can have intelligent features, such as high- plug PSU only) With the...
...to run as efficiently when idle as when at the individual server, rack and data center level. redundant • 350W AC, hot- plug redundant • 550W AC, hot- Rack infrastructure Dell offers some of power and thermals at full workload. efficiency ... up to dynamically optimize efficiency while maintaining availability and redundancy. infrastructure.aspx. plug redundant 27 PowerEdge R420 Technical Guide Dell offers a complete power management solution comprised of Dell products, you can have intelligent features, such as high- plug PSU only) With the...
Technical Guide
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...server out the rack for easy access for threaded hole racks with the ReadyRails II mounting interface. The sliding rail system allows you to the R410 sliding rails that supports the wide system chassis. The sliding rails are available with the CMA. post (Telco) racks as well for the Dell PowerEdge R420... provide tool- adjusting feature to allow the rails to the tooled configuration very quickly and easily. 9 Rack rails and cable management The sliding and static rail systems for ...
...server out the rack for easy access for threaded hole racks with the ReadyRails II mounting interface. The sliding rail system allows you to the R410 sliding rails that supports the wide system chassis. The sliding rails are available with the CMA. post (Telco) racks as well for the Dell PowerEdge R420... provide tool- adjusting feature to allow the rails to the tooled configuration very quickly and easily. 9 Rack rails and cable management The sliding and static rail systems for ...
Technical Guide
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... mount the CMA and tray without having to detach the cables. and- profile fixed tray to both support and retain the CMA in designs 33 PowerEdge R420 Technical Guide Some key features of tools, due to snap- loop straps rather than plastic tie wraps to eliminate the risk of hook- shaped baskets... of cable damage during cycling • Low- Cable management arm The optional CMA organizes and secures the cords and cables exiting the back of the server and unfolds to allow the server to extend out of the rack without the use of the R420 CMA include: • Large U-
... mount the CMA and tray without having to detach the cables. and- profile fixed tray to both support and retain the CMA in designs 33 PowerEdge R420 Technical Guide Some key features of tools, due to snap- loop straps rather than plastic tie wraps to eliminate the risk of hook- shaped baskets... of cable damage during cycling • Low- Cable management arm The optional CMA organizes and secures the cords and cables exiting the back of the server and unfolds to allow the server to extend out of the rack without the use of the R420 CMA include: • Large U-
Technical Guide
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...OS type or status- free management, iDRAC7 with Lifecycle Controller. Table 22 describes the functions and benefits of Dell PowerEdge server embedded management functionality. alerts include a direct, embedded URL in diagnosing and remediating an issue; whether or ...server types have the same embedded management hardware and firmware Simplified and consistent maintenance across server platforms Dedicated GigE port (PowerEdge rack and tower systems) Gigabit Ethernet replaces 10/100 on historical power usage by rack, row or room using Power Center Manager (new) 37 PowerEdge R420...
...OS type or status- free management, iDRAC7 with Lifecycle Controller. Table 22 describes the functions and benefits of Dell PowerEdge server embedded management functionality. alerts include a direct, embedded URL in diagnosing and remediating an issue; whether or ...server types have the same embedded management hardware and firmware Simplified and consistent maintenance across server platforms Dedicated GigE port (PowerEdge rack and tower systems) Gigabit Ethernet replaces 10/100 on historical power usage by rack, row or room using Power Center Manager (new) 37 PowerEdge R420...
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... racks and towers, out- discovery, operating system deployment and configuration of server management packs enables several leading third- Integration with third-party consoles Dell OpenManage easily integrates with many deployment and single- • Dell OpenManage Server Update Utility- to your Dell PowerEdge servers. • Dell OpenManage Systems Build and Update Utility- server update capabilities in - party consoles, including: 41 PowerEdge R420 Technical...
... racks and towers, out- discovery, operating system deployment and configuration of server management packs enables several leading third- Integration with third-party consoles Dell OpenManage easily integrates with many deployment and single- • Dell OpenManage Server Update Utility- to your Dell PowerEdge servers. • Dell OpenManage Systems Build and Update Utility- server update capabilities in - party consoles, including: 41 PowerEdge R420 Technical...
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... provided with the rack kits. The document provides the instructions for installing the server in PDF format on the Dell support site. Support.Dell.com/Manuals Information Update This document is printed and shipped with the R420 system, and also in PDF format on the Dell support site. This document provides information on the Dell PowerEdge R420. Appendix C. Additional...
... provided with the rack kits. The document provides the instructions for installing the server in PDF format on the Dell support site. Support.Dell.com/Manuals Information Update This document is printed and shipped with the R420 system, and also in PDF format on the Dell support site. This document provides information on the Dell PowerEdge R420. Appendix C. Additional...
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... hardware, power infrastructure, and storage. Intel.com Dell PowerEdge RAID controllers Provides more information about Dell PERCs. Dell.com Dell Enterprise Acoustics White paper that explores the mechanisms of, people's reaction to, language of, and Dell's work to help maximize system efficiency. paper.pdf 50 PowerEdge R420 Technical Guide www.dell.com/downloads/g lobal/products/pedge/en/ac oustical...
... hardware, power infrastructure, and storage. Intel.com Dell PowerEdge RAID controllers Provides more information about Dell PERCs. Dell.com Dell Enterprise Acoustics White paper that explores the mechanisms of, people's reaction to, language of, and Dell's work to help maximize system efficiency. paper.pdf 50 PowerEdge R420 Technical Guide www.dell.com/downloads/g lobal/products/pedge/en/ac oustical...