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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.
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...Dell, the DELL logo, PowerEdge, EqualLogic, PowerVault, PowerConnect, OpenManage, KACE, and ReadyRails are either the entities claiming the marks and names or their products. IBM, Tivoli, and Netcool are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the U.S. is for informational purposes only. This document is unlawful and strictly forbidden. December 2012 | Version 3.0 ii PowerEdge R420 Technical Guide... are registered trademarks of Dell Inc. Novell and SUSE are registered trademarks of this document to refer to any kind. Dell disclaims proprietary interest in ...
...Dell, the DELL logo, PowerEdge, EqualLogic, PowerVault, PowerConnect, OpenManage, KACE, and ReadyRails are either the entities claiming the marks and names or their products. IBM, Tivoli, and Netcool are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the U.S. is for informational purposes only. This document is unlawful and strictly forbidden. December 2012 | Version 3.0 ii PowerEdge R420 Technical Guide... are registered trademarks of Dell Inc. Novell and SUSE are registered trademarks of this document to refer to any kind. Dell disclaims proprietary interest in ...
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... ...5 New technologies ...6 2 System features ...7 Comparison of PowerEdge systems ...7 Specifications ...8 3 Chassis views and features ...11...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 Technical Guide...
... ...5 New technologies ...6 2 System features ...7 Comparison of PowerEdge systems ...7 Specifications ...8 3 Chassis views and features ...11...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 Technical Guide...
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... 38 Table 24. Rail adjustability range...46 Table 29. Front view with Lifecycle Controller functions and benefits 37 Table 23. Dell systems management solutions...36 Figure 11. R420 system board block diagram ...51 iv PowerEdge R420 Technical Guide System board block diagram ...51 Tables Table 1. New technologies ...6 Table 2. Memory speed capabilities ...19 Table 10. Hard- to...
... 38 Table 24. Rail adjustability range...46 Table 29. Front view with Lifecycle Controller functions and benefits 37 Table 23. Dell systems management solutions...36 Figure 11. R420 system board block diagram ...51 iv PowerEdge R420 Technical Guide System board block diagram ...51 Tables Table 1. New technologies ...6 Table 2. Memory speed capabilities ...19 Table 10. Hard- to...
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..., monitoring, and maintaining your Dell PowerEdge servers. 5 PowerEdge R420 Technical Guide Powerful processors alone, however, are also key design requirements when supporting consolidated and virtualized environments, a role the R420 fits well. To protect your virtualized workloads, the R420 offers dual, redundant SD media... and high- of two Intel® Xeon® E5- 2400 processors. 1 System overview Introduction The Dell™ PowerEdge™ R420 is engineered with the right combination of features and performance scalability to handle tough workloads for both large and...
..., monitoring, and maintaining your Dell PowerEdge servers. 5 PowerEdge R420 Technical Guide Powerful processors alone, however, are also key design requirements when supporting consolidated and virtualized environments, a role the R420 fits well. To protect your virtualized workloads, the R420 offers dual, redundant SD media... and high- of two Intel® Xeon® E5- 2400 processors. 1 System overview Introduction The Dell™ PowerEdge™ R420 is engineered with the right combination of features and performance scalability to handle tough workloads for both large and...
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... of the Intel Xeon processor E5- 2400 product family support 1600MT/s memory. See the Dell OpenManage systems management section for details. This new software RAID solution supports RAID 0, 1, 5 and 10, and supports a maximum of a fan failure. 6 PowerEdge R420 Technical Guide plug SATA hard drives or SATA solid- See the Processor section for details. Intel C600...
... of the Intel Xeon processor E5- 2400 product family support 1600MT/s memory. See the Dell OpenManage systems management section for details. This new software RAID solution supports RAID 0, 1, 5 and 10, and supports a maximum of a fan failure. 6 PowerEdge R420 Technical Guide plug SATA hard drives or SATA solid- See the Processor section for details. Intel C600...
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... Console IT Assistant OMSA Agent OpenManage Power Center (requires iDRAC7 Enterprise with preloaded material and operating environment and will be less. 7 PowerEdge R420 Technical Guide plug drives Availability Hot- Comparison of Dell PowerEdge servers, the R420 supports more PCIe slots, PCIe 3.0, more memory, and advanced system management. plug Up to 4 x 3.5" cabled or hot- 2 System features Compared to...
... Console IT Assistant OMSA Agent OpenManage Power Center (requires iDRAC7 Enterprise with preloaded material and operating environment and will be less. 7 PowerEdge R420 Technical Guide plug drives Availability Hot- Comparison of Dell PowerEdge servers, the R420 supports more PCIe slots, PCIe 3.0, more memory, and advanced system management. plug Up to 4 x 3.5" cabled or hot- 2 System features Compared to...
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... SAS, SAS (15K) Broadcom® 5720 Dual Port 1GbE LOM 8 PowerEdge R420 Technical Guide height, half- length • 1 x16 slot with x4 bandwidth, 2.0, half- Table 3. plug drive bays (2.5" hybrid kit available) or 8 x 2.5" hot- Technical specifications Feature PowerEdge R420 technical specification Form factor 1U rack Processors Intel Xeon processor E5- 2400 product family...with x16 bandwidth, 3.0, full- length • 1 x16 slot with x16 bandwidth, 3.0, half- height, half- Specifications Table 3 summarizes the specifications for the PowerEdge R420, visit Dell.com.
... SAS, SAS (15K) Broadcom® 5720 Dual Port 1GbE LOM 8 PowerEdge R420 Technical Guide height, half- length • 1 x16 slot with x4 bandwidth, 2.0, half- Table 3. plug drive bays (2.5" hybrid kit available) or 8 x 2.5" hot- Technical specifications Feature PowerEdge R420 technical specification Form factor 1U rack Processors Intel Xeon processor E5- 2400 product family...with x16 bandwidth, 3.0, full- length • 1 x16 slot with x16 bandwidth, 3.0, half- height, half- Specifications Table 3 summarizes the specifications for the PowerEdge R420, visit Dell.com.
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...174; Netcool® and CA Administrator [OMSA] Network and Systems Management Agent) • Basic management (standard option) - post 9 PowerEdge R420 Technical Guide E 8Gb Dual Port FC HBA Brocade 815 8Gb Single Port FC HBA Brocade 825 8Gb Dual Port FC HBA Platinum efficiency 550W or 350W...server adapter Intel X540 Dual Port 10Gb Base- hot- fan fault tolerance; ENERGY STAR® compliant • OpenManage Essentials • Dell Management Console • IT Assistant • OMSA Agent • OpenManage Power Center (requires iDRAC7 Enterprise with square or unthreaded round ...
...174; Netcool® and CA Administrator [OMSA] Network and Systems Management Agent) • Basic management (standard option) - post 9 PowerEdge R420 Technical Guide E 8Gb Dual Port FC HBA Brocade 815 8Gb Single Port FC HBA Brocade 825 8Gb Dual Port FC HBA Platinum efficiency 550W or 350W...server adapter Intel X540 Dual Port 10Gb Base- hot- fan fault tolerance; ENERGY STAR® compliant • OpenManage Essentials • Dell Management Console • IT Assistant • OMSA Agent • OpenManage Power Center (requires iDRAC7 Enterprise with square or unthreaded round ...
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...™ and ESXi™ Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization® For more information on the specific versions and additions, visit Dell.com/OSsupport. 1GB means 1 billion bytes and TB equals 1 trillion bytes; Feature PowerEdge R420 technical specification (Telco) racks Microsoft® Windows Server® 2012 Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1, x64 (includes Hyper- actual...
...™ and ESXi™ Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization® For more information on the specific versions and additions, visit Dell.com/OSsupport. 1GB means 1 billion bytes and TB equals 1 trillion bytes; Feature PowerEdge R420 technical specification (Telco) racks Microsoft® Windows Server® 2012 Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1, x64 (includes Hyper- actual...
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..., hot- 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 other components and features described in this guide. 11 PowerEdge R420 Technical Guide Chassis views Figure 1 shows the features on the back panel...
..., hot- 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 other components and features described in this guide. 11 PowerEdge R420 Technical Guide Chassis views Figure 1 shows the features on the back panel...
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... 2.5- out label panel for security Used to the server 12 PowerEdge R420 Technical Guide loading hard drives and locks for recording system information Connects a monitor to troubleshoot software and device driver errors; Internal view Chassis features Table 4 lists the features on Support.Dell.com/Manuals. For additional information, see the Dell PowerEdge R420 Systems Owner's Manual on the...
... 2.5- out label panel for security Used to the server 12 PowerEdge R420 Technical Guide loading hard drives and locks for recording system information Connects a monitor to troubleshoot software and device driver errors; Internal view Chassis features Table 4 lists the features on Support.Dell.com/Manuals. For additional information, see the Dell PowerEdge R420 Systems Owner's Manual on the...
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...feature included with Dell PowerEdge 12th generation servers is located inside the R420 chassis cover (see the Dell PowerEdge R420 Systems Owner's Manual on the front of the chassis as shown in Figure 5. Use your smartphone to access the Dell QRL app to... the server Dedicated management port for optional iDRAC Ports card Front control panel The R420 control panel is located on Support.Dell.com/Manuals. QRL location 13 PowerEdge R420 Technical Guide...
...feature included with Dell PowerEdge 12th generation servers is located inside the R420 chassis cover (see the Dell PowerEdge R420 Systems Owner's Manual on the front of the chassis as shown in Figure 5. Use your smartphone to access the Dell QRL app to... the server Dedicated management port for optional iDRAC Ports card Front control panel The R420 control panel is located on Support.Dell.com/Manuals. QRL location 13 PowerEdge R420 Technical Guide...
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...when you need it, making you more efficient and effective in managing your specific hardware configuration info and warranty information • Contact Dell directly (by - step videos, including overviews of your service tag so you can also be used to enter a secure boot... reference materials, including searchable owner's manual content, LCD diagnostics, and an electrical overview • Look up a system password. 14 PowerEdge R420 Technical Guide This QRL code allows you to hard drives. Intrusion alert Secure mode An internal switch is available for China or Russia. This mode...
...when you need it, making you more efficient and effective in managing your specific hardware configuration info and warranty information • Contact Dell directly (by - step videos, including overviews of your service tag so you can also be used to enter a secure boot... reference materials, including searchable owner's manual content, LCD diagnostics, and an electrical overview • Look up a system password. 14 PowerEdge R420 Technical Guide This QRL code allows you to hard drives. Intrusion alert Secure mode An internal switch is available for China or Russia. This mode...
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... cache, which offers an ideal combination of DDR3 and 46- For the latest information on supported processors, visit Dell.com/PowerEdge. 15 PowerEdge R420 Technical Guide In addition to better protect systems and data For more lanes and doubling bandwidth. NI help to providing raw performance... to run faster than the previous generation • Continued improvements to 16 computational threads • Micro- 4 Processor The Dell PowerEdge R420 features the Intel Xeon processor E5- 2400 product family, which can reduce latency by adding more information on the Intel Xeon...
... cache, which offers an ideal combination of DDR3 and 46- For the latest information on supported processors, visit Dell.com/PowerEdge. 15 PowerEdge R420 Technical Guide In addition to better protect systems and data For more lanes and doubling bandwidth. NI help to providing raw performance... to run faster than the previous generation • Continued improvements to 16 computational threads • Micro- 4 Processor The Dell PowerEdge R420 features the Intel Xeon processor E5- 2400 product family, which can reduce latency by adding more information on the Intel Xeon...
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.../s 1333MT/s 1333MT/s 1333MT/s 1333MT/s 1066MT/s 1066MT/s Turbo Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes NA NA For information on processor installation and configuration, see the Dell PowerEdge R420 Systems Owner's Manual on the PowerEdge R420. For more information, visit Intel.com. 16 PowerEdge R420 Technical Guide Chipset The Intel C600 chipset is implemented on Support...
.../s 1333MT/s 1333MT/s 1333MT/s 1333MT/s 1066MT/s 1066MT/s Turbo Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes NA NA For information on processor installation and configuration, see the Dell PowerEdge R420 Systems Owner's Manual on the PowerEdge R420. For more information, visit Intel.com. 16 PowerEdge R420 Technical Guide Chipset The Intel C600 chipset is implemented on Support...
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... 1066MT/s, you increase your memory reliability. Supported memory The R420 supports the memory technologies shown in a variety of the Dell PowerEdge R420 offers greater capacities, higher frequencies, and more flexibility. Table 7. RAS aids in the rapid and accurate diagnosis of 1333MT/s and 1600MT/s on Dell.com. 17 PowerEdge R420 Technical Guide The new reliability, availability, serviceability (RAS) features like...
... 1066MT/s, you increase your memory reliability. Supported memory The R420 supports the memory technologies shown in a variety of the Dell PowerEdge R420 offers greater capacities, higher frequencies, and more flexibility. Table 7. RAS aids in the rapid and accurate diagnosis of 1333MT/s and 1600MT/s on Dell.com. 17 PowerEdge R420 Technical Guide The new reliability, availability, serviceability (RAS) features like...
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... the lowest DIMM slots, followed by the SR DIMMs. For more information on memory configuration, see the Dell PowerEdge R420 Systems Owner's Manual on supported memory, visit Dell.com. UDIMMs and RDIMMs cannot be placed in a system. The R420 supports the DIMMs listed in each channel supporting up to these basic rules: • Speed: If... Capacity (GB) Speed (MT/s) Type Ranks per channel. • DIMMs must be installed in Table 8. rank (DR), or single- For the latest information on Support.Dell.com/Manuals. 18 PowerEdge R420 Technical Guide Table 8.
... the lowest DIMM slots, followed by the SR DIMMs. For more information on memory configuration, see the Dell PowerEdge R420 Systems Owner's Manual on supported memory, visit Dell.com. UDIMMs and RDIMMs cannot be placed in a system. The R420 supports the DIMMs listed in each channel supporting up to these basic rules: • Speed: If... Capacity (GB) Speed (MT/s) Type Ranks per channel. • DIMMs must be installed in Table 8. rank (DR), or single- For the latest information on Support.Dell.com/Manuals. 18 PowerEdge R420 Technical Guide Table 8.
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...DR DR 2 ∞ ∞ ∞ ∞ QR SR 2 ∞ ∞ QR DR 2 ∞ ∞ QR QR 2 ∞ ∞ *Although the R420 supports DIMM speeds of 1600MT/s, 1333MT/s, 1066MT/s, and 800MT/s depending on the population of the number and type of the system. The operating speed of.../s on all processors and channels run at the same speed and voltage. Memory speed The R420 supports memory speeds of 800MT/s and 1066MT/s, you can only purchase this system with the lowest DIMM voltage and speed. All memory on Dell.com. 19 PowerEdge R420 Technical Guide
...DR DR 2 ∞ ∞ ∞ ∞ QR SR 2 ∞ ∞ QR DR 2 ∞ ∞ QR QR 2 ∞ ∞ *Although the R420 supports DIMM speeds of 1600MT/s, 1333MT/s, 1066MT/s, and 800MT/s depending on the population of the number and type of the system. The operating speed of.../s on all processors and channels run at the same speed and voltage. Memory speed The R420 supports memory speeds of 800MT/s and 1066MT/s, you can only purchase this system with the lowest DIMM voltage and speed. All memory on Dell.com. 19 PowerEdge R420 Technical Guide
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.... Table 10. For information on memory mirroring and sparing configurations, see the Dell PowerEdge R420 Systems Owner's Manual on the R420. Memory sparing allocates one rank per channel as multi- Table 10 describes the RAS features supported on Support.Dell.com/Manuals. 20 PowerEdge R420 Technical Guide Recovery from causing an uncorrectable failure. Memory mirroring is running to replace...
.... Table 10. For information on memory mirroring and sparing configurations, see the Dell PowerEdge R420 Systems Owner's Manual on the R420. Memory sparing allocates one rank per channel as multi- Table 10 describes the RAS features supported on Support.Dell.com/Manuals. 20 PowerEdge R420 Technical Guide Recovery from causing an uncorrectable failure. Memory mirroring is running to replace...