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1. Cache e QPI mens Turbo threads speed E5 2450 2 1GHz 95W 20MB 8 16 8 0GT s 1600MT s Yes E5 2440 2 4GHz 95W 15MB 6 12 7 2GT s 1333MT s Yes E5 2430L 2 0GHz 60W 15MB 6 12 7 2GT s 1333MT s Yes E5 2430 2 2GHz 95W 15MB 6 12 7 2GT s 1333MT s Yes E5 2420 1 9GHz 95W 15MB 6 12 7 2GT s 1333MT s Yes E5 2407 2 4GHz 80W 10MB 4 4 6 4GT s 1066MT s NA E5 2403 1 8GHz 80W 10MB 4 4 6 4GT s 1066MT s NA For information on processor installation and configuration see the Dell PowerEdge T420 Systems Owner s Manual on Dell com Support Manuals GPU support The T420 supports GPU technology providing accelerated performance for a variety of applications such as VDI and medical imaging GPU cards The T420 supports two nVidia Q4000 full Length single width or one nVidia Q6000 full length double width GPU GPU cards are available through certified factory installation CFI or field upgrade only Each GPU supports up to 6GB of dedicated GDDR5 memory and is actively cooled Each GPU has one or two power connectors to meet the high demand for power delivery The power connectors are located on the back of the card GPU configuration options The GPUs from nVidia have PCle 2 0 that can be installed in the T420 PCle x16 3 0 slots 3 and 5 slot 5 requires a two processor configuration The interface for the next generation GPU cards will be PCle 3 0 The following system configuration restrictions apply when a GPU is installed e 1100W red
2. Product identifier Rail type Square Round Threaded without with CMA CMA Min Max Min Max Min Max T420 C2 Sliding 686 756 672 749 686 771 760 840 The adjustment range of the rails is a function of the type of rack in which they are being mounted The min max values listed above represent the allowable distance between the front and rear mounting flanges in the rack Rail depth without the CMA represents the minimum depth of the rails with the outer CMA brackets removed if applicable as measured from the front mounting flanges of the rack USB peripherals USB peripherals are supported through the front and back USB ports on the T420 These ports are USB 2 0 compliant 48 PowerEdge T420 Technical Guide Appendix B Standards compliance The Dell PowerEdge T420 conforms to the industry standards listed in Table 30 Table 30 Industry standard documents Standard URL for information and specifications ACPI Advance Configuration and Power acpi info Interface Specification v2 0c E MR standards ieee org getieee802 802 3 html pa Design Guide Version 3 0 microsoft com whdc system platform pcdesign desguide serverdg msp for Microsoft Windows Server x IPMI Intelligent Platform Management intel com design servers ipmi Interface v2 0 DDR3 Memory DDR3 SDRAM Specification jedec org download search JESD79 3C pdf Rev 3A LPC Low Pin Count Interface developer intel com design chipsets industry
3. 85 0 Thermal and acoustics Optimized thermal management makes the PowerEdge T420 cool and quiet Benefiting from smart cooling fan speed control the T420 can keep both high performance and good acoustics across a wide range of ambient temperatures from 10 C to 35 C 50 F to 95 F and to extended ambient temperature ranges see Table 26 Operating environments for the T420 can vary from the data center to general use spaces In a typical configuration the T420 is suitable for an open office environment Thermal design The thermal design of the PowerEdge 1420 reflects the following 30 PowerEdge T420 Technical Guide e Multiple sensors are monitored for thermal feedback control The PowerEdge T420 dynamically controls system cooling fan speed based on responses from component temperature sensors including processors hard disk drives DIMMs storage cards and the inlet ambient temperature Thermal control detects and responds to hardware configuration Thermal management adjusts cooling according to what the system really needs draws lower fan power and generates lower acoustical noise levels than servers without such controls e Environmental specifications The optimized thermal management makes the T420 reliable under a wide range of operating environments as shown in the environmental specifications in Table 26 Many configurations are also compliant under expanded operating temperature environments but a few are not Acoustic
4. Internal storage The T420 has one chassis that supports three different drive bay options e 4x 5 inch cabled drive bays e 8x2 5 inch or 3 5 inch hot plug drive bays e 16 x 2 5 inch hot plug drive bays Supported hard drives The T420 supports up to 16 2 5 inch or eight 3 5 inch hard drives or solid state drives Self encrypting drives SED are available Table 12 lists more information about these drives For additional information see Dell com PowerEdge Table 12 Supported hard drives Form Type Speed Capacities factor rpm Nearline SAS 7 2K 500G 1TB SAS 10K 500GB 600GB 900GB SAS 15K 146GB 300GB 2 5 SAS SSD N A 200GB 400GB SATA SSD N A 100GB 200GB 400GB 800GB SATA 7 2K 250GB 500GB 1TB SATA 7 2K 500GB 1TB 2TB 3TB 4TB 3 5 Nearline SAS 7 2K 1TB 2TB 3TB 4TB SAS 15K 500GB 600GB External storage External storage for the T420 is available through SAS 6Gbps For more information see Dell com Storage 25 PowerEdge T420 Technical Guide Storage controllers Dell provides highly capable RAID options for you to ensure that your data remains safe Dell s RAID controller options offer impressive performance improvements including the following features e FastPath O This feature can help accelerate performance when operating on SSDs e Split mirror This function allows you to break a mirrored disk connection in order to quickly replace a drive e Physical disk power man
5. between the front and rear mounting flanges of the rack the type and location of any equipment 5 PowerEdge T420 Technical Guide mounted in the back of the rack such as power distribution units PDUs and the overall depth of the rack For detailed information about sliding rails see the Rack rail specifications section in Appendix A For more information on installing the T420 in a rack see the Rack nstallation Instructions on Dell com Support Manuals 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 having to detach the cables Some key features of the T420 CMA include Large U shaped baskets to support dense cable loads Open vent pattern for optimal airflow Ability to be mounted on either side Use of hook and loop straps rather than plastic tie wraps to eliminate the risk of cable damage during cycling Low profile fixed tray to both support and retain the CMA in its fully closed position Ability to mount the CMA and tray without the use of tools due to snap in designs 34 PowerEdge T420 Technical Guide 10 Operating systems and virtualization The Dell PowerEdge T420 supports a wide range of industry standard operating systems and virtualization software Supported operating systems Table 20 lists the primary operating systems supported on the T420 For the latest information on supported op
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7. 5 cabled SAS or SATA drives or 8 x 3 5 or 2 5 hot plug SAS SATA or SSD drives or 16 x 2 5 hot plug SAS SATA or SSD drives Hard drives Hot plug hard drive options 2 5 SATA 7 2K nearline SAS 7 2K SAS 15K 10K SAS SSD SATA SSD 3 5 SATA 7 2K nearline SAS 7 2K SAS 15K Self encrypting drives available Cabled hard drive options 3 5 SATA or SAS Embedded NIC Broadcom 5720 1GbE Dual Port LOM 8 PowerEdge T420 Technical Guide Feature PowerEdge T420 technical specification 1Gb Ethernet Broadcom 5720 Dual Port 1Gb Base T Broadcom 5719 Quad Port 1Gb Base T Intel 1350 Dual Port 1Gb Base T Intel 1350 Quad Port 1Gb Base T 10Gb Converged Ethernet Brocade BR1020 Dual Port 10Gb SPF QLogic QLE8262 Dual Port 10Gb DA SFP Broadcom 578105 Dual Port 10Gb Base T Broadcom 578105 Dual Port 10Gb DA SFP 10Gb Ethernet Intel X520 Dual Port 10Gb DA SFP Intel X540 Dual Port 10Gb Base T FC8 FC4 HBA QLogic QLE2460 Single Port 4Gbps QLogic QLE2462 Dual Port 4Gbps QLogic QLE2560 Single Port 8Gbps QLogic QLE2562 Dual Port 8Gbps Emulex LPe 12000 E Single Port 8Gbps Emulex LPe 12002 E Dual Port 8Gbps Brocade 815 Single Port 8Gbps Brocade 825 Dual Port 8Gbps Platinum efficiency 495W 750W or 1100W power supply Power supply Silver efficiency cabled 550W power supply Auto ranging power supplies I O adapter options Optional high efficiency hot plug redundant power supplies hot plug hard drives TPM dual
8. Manager new 38 PowerEdge T420 Technical Guide Feature Function Benefit If iDRAC7 Express or iDRAC7 Enterprise is ordered during initial point of sale license key is installed If Basic Management is Upgrades to iDRAC7 Express or ordered during initial point of sale customer iDRAC7 Enterprise by software must request a license key through the Dell Electronic A licensing key and license portal may Licensing Portal licensing require installation of hardware option For most server models embedded server for 200 500 series servers management and electronic licensing enables feature enhancements that do not require installation of additional hardware or system downtime Feature comparison The systems management default for the T420 is basic management with an upgrade option for iDRAC7 Express or iDRAC7 Enterprise A detailed feature comparison of basic management DRAC7 Express and iDRAC7 Enterprise is shown in Table 23 39 PowerEdge T420 Technical Guide Table 23 Feature comparison for basic management iDRAC7 Express and iDRAC7 Enterprise Feature function Basic iDRAC7 iDRAC7 management Express Enterprise Local configuration with Lifecycle Controller GUI i IPMI 2 0 Embedded diagnostics e Local OS install e Local updates Driver pack Shared NIC LOM Remote update e Power control e Power
9. Specification 1100W 750W 495W 550W Maximum inrush 2 55A 55A 55A 55A current Auto ranging Under typical line conditions and over the entire system ambient operating range the inrush current may reach 55A per power supply for 10ms or less Environmental specifications Table 26 details the environmental specifications for the T420 For additional information about environmental measurements for specific system configurations see Dell com environmental_datasheets Table 26 Environmental specifications Fresh Air temperature humidity altitude de rating Continuous 10 C to 35 C 50 F to 95 F at 10 to 80 relative humidity with 26 C 78 8 F maximum operation dew point maximum wet bulb temperature De rate maximum allowable dry bulb temperature at 1 C per 300m above 950m 1 F per 547 ft above 3117 ft Expanded When operating in the expanded temperature range system performance may be impacted operation and ambient temperature warnings may be reported on the LCD and in the System Event Log lt 10 of annual operating hours 5 C to 10 C and 35 C to 40 C with no direct sunlight on the equipment at 5 to 85 relative humidity with 26 C dew point maximum wet bulb temperature Outside the standard operating temperature 10 C to 35 C the system can operate down to 5 C or up to 40 C for a maximum of 10 of its annual operating hours For temperatures between 35 C and 40 C 95 F to 104 F
10. Yes Address parity Yes Yes Although the T420 supports DIMM speeds of 800MT s and 1066MT s you can only purchase this system with DIMM speeds of 1333MT s and 1600MT s on Dell com PowerEdge 19 PowerEdge T420 Technical Guide The T420 supports the DIMMs listed in Table 9 For the latest information on supported memory visit Del com PowerEdge Table9 DIMMs supported Capacity Speed Ranks per Data SDDC support Voltage GB MT s Pe DIMM width 2 1333 RDIMM 1 x8 Advanced ECC 1 35 2 1600 UDIMM 1 x8 Advanced ECC 1 55 2 1600 RDIMM 1 X8 Advanced ECC 1 55 4 1333 RDIMM 2 x8 Advanced ECC 1 35 4 1333 RDIMM 1 x4 All modes 1 35 4 1600 UDIMM 2 x8 Advanced ECC 1 35 4 1333 UDIMM 2 x8 Advanced ECC 1 55 4 1600 RDIMM 2 x8 Advanced ECC 1 55 8 1333 RDIMM 2 x4 All modes 1 55 8 1600 RDIMM 2 x4 All modes 135 16 1555 RDIMM 2 x4 All modes 1 35 16 1600 RDIMM 2 x4 All modes 1 35 32 1333 RDIMM 4 x4 All modes 1 55 Memory configurations The T420 supports flexible memory configurations ranging from capacities of 2GB to 384GB The system supports up to six DIMMs per processor up to 12 DIMMs in a two processor configuration The T420 has three memory channels per processor with each channel supporting up to two DIMMs The T420 supports a flexible memory configuration according to these basic rules e Speed If DIMMs of different speeds are mixed all channels across all processors operate at the slowest DIMM
11. are used in the server s lifecycle 45 PowerEdge T420 Technical Guide Table 24 One to one and one to many operations Operation One to one One to many iDRAC with Lifecycle e Symantec Deployment Server e Dell Server Deployment Pack Controller GUI e OpenManage Integration for DSDP for Microsoft System e DTK VMware vCenter Center Configuration Manager and e SBUU KACE K1000 Appliance Dell Lifecycle Controller Deploy Lifecycle Controller Remote Integration DLCI for Microsoft Services System Center Configuration e BMC BladeLogic integration Manager with Lifecycle Controller e iDRAC7 with LifeCycle e Dell OpenManage Essentials e Dell Update Catalogs for Microsoft Controller GUI e Lifecycle Controller Remote System Center Configuration e Repository Manager Services Manager e DUP e Dell Lifecycle Controller Update e SUU Integration DLCI for Microsoft e SBUU System Center Configuration e OpenManage Manager Integration for VMware vCenter e iDRAC7 with LifeCycle e Dell OpenManage Essentials e Dell Management Plug in for Controller GUI e BMC ProactiveNet VMware vCenter e OMSA Performance Management e BMC ProactiveNet Performance Integration with LifeCycle Management Integration with Monitor Controller LifeCycle Controller e Dell OpenManage Power Dell Server Management Pack Suite Center for Microsoft System Center Operations Manager SCOM o PMI e Lifecycle Controller Remote Remediate e iDRAC7 with Lifecycle Services Dell S
12. lpc htm Specification Rev 1 1 PCI Express PCI Express Base Specification Rev pcisig com specifications pciexpress 2 0 and 3 0 PMBus Power System Management pmbus info specs html Protocol Specification v1 2 SAS t10 org Serial Attached SCSI v1 1 SATA Serial ATA Rev 2 6 SATA II SATA sata io org 1 0a Extensions Rev 1 2 SMBIOS System Management BIOS dmtf org standards smbios Reference Specification v2 7 TPM Trusted Platform Module trustedcomputinggroup org Specification v1 2 UEFI Unified Extensible Firmware uefi org specs Interface Specification v2 1 USB Universal Serial Bus Specification usb org developers docs Rev 2 0 Windows Logo Windows Logo Program System and microsoft com whdc winlogo hwrequirements mspx Device Requirements v3 10 49 PowerEdge T420 Technical Guide Appendix C Additional resources Table 51 provides a list of documents and websites that provide for more information on the Dell PowerEdge T420 Resource PowerEdge T420 Systems Owner s Manual PowerEdge T420 Getting Started Guide Rack Installation Instructions Cable Management Arm Installation Instructions Information Update System Information Label Quick Resource Locator QRL Table 31 Additional resources Description of contents This manual available in PDF format provides the following information e Chassis features e System Setup program e System messages e System codes an
13. power and thermals at the Active power management individual server rack and data center level redundant PSU only Hot spare reduces power consumption of redundant power supplies Thermal control of fan speed optimizes the thermal settings for your environment to reduce fan consumption and lower system power consumption Idle power enables Dell servers to run as efficiently when dle as when at full workload With the thermal design and reliability of Dell products you can have the Fresh Air cooling capability to operate at excursion based temperatures beyond the industry redundant PSU only standard of 35 C 95 F without impacting your availability model This solution takes into account servers networking storage and other infrastructure Find additional information at Dell com FreshAir Dell offers some of the industry s highest efficiency power infrastructure solutions including e Power distribution units PDUs Rack infrastructure e Uninterruptible power supplies UPS e Energy Smart containment rack enclosures Find additional information at content dell com us en enterprise power and cooling technologies components rack infrastructure aspx Find additional information at Dell com PowerAndCooling and Power com PowerCenter Power supply units Energy Smart power supplies redundant power suppliess only have intelligent features such as the ability to dynamically optimize efficiency wh
14. s common frequency e DIMM type Only one type of DIMM can be used in a system UDIMMs and RDIMMs cannot be mixed The following additional memory population guidelines apply to the T420 e Up to two quad rank QR dual rank DR or single rank SR DIMMs may be populated per channel e DIMMs must be installed in each channel starting with the DIMM farthest from the processor e DIMMs should be installed with largest rank count to smallest For example if DR DIMMS are mixed with SR DIMMs DR DIMMS should be placed in the lowest DIMM slots followed by the SR DIMMs For more information on memory configuration see the Dell PowerEdge T420 Systems Owner s Manual on Dell com Support Manuals Memory speed The T420 supports memory speeds of 1600MT s 1333MT s 1066MT s and 800MT s depending on the DIMM types installed and the configuration All memory on all processors and channels run at 20 PowerEdge T420 Technical Guide the same speed and voltage By default the systems run at the highest speed for the channel with the lowest DIMM voltage and speed The operating speed of the memory is also determined by the maximum speed supported by the processor the speed settings in the BIOS and the operating voltage of the system Table 10 lists memory configuration and performance details for the T420 based on the population of the number and type of DIMMs per memory channel Table 10 Memory speed capabilities DIMM piMMO DIMM1 pgs a
15. six sides tested Operating Half sine shock in all operational orientations of 31G 5 with a pulse duration of 2 6ms 10 Storage Half sine shock on all six sides of 71G 5 with a pulse duration of 2ms 10 square wave shock on all six sides of 27G with velocity change at 235 in sec or greater Operating 15 2m to 3048m 50 ft to 10 000 ft Storage 15 2m to 12 000m 50 ft to 39 370 ft Airborne contaminant level Class G1 or lower as defined by ISA S71 04 1985 Video specifications The Dell PowerEdge T420 iDRAC incorporates an integrated video subsystem The graphics controller is the 2D Matrox G200 The video frame buffer 16MB is contained within the iDRAC RAM 256MB device The T420 system supports the 2D graphics video modes listed in Table 27 and Table 28 Table 27 Supported video modes for back VGA port Resolution Refresh rate Hz Color depth bit 640 x 480 60 70 8 16 32 800 x 600 60 75 8 16 32 1024 x 768 60 75 8 16 32 1152 x 864 60 75 8 16 32 1280 x 1024 60 8 16 32 Table 28 Supported video modes for front VGA port Resolution Refresh rate Hz Color depth bit 640 x 480 60 70 8 16 32 800 x 600 60 75 8 16 32 1024 x 768 60 8 16 32 47 PowerEdge T420 Technical Guide Rack rail specifications Table 29 lists the spacing dimensions for the T420 sliding rails Table 29 Rail adjustability range Rail adjustability range mm Rail depth mm Rail
16. software products that help you automate and simplify the entire server lifecycle deploy update monitor and maintain OpenManage solutions are innovatively designed for simplicity and ease of use to help you reduce complexity save time achieve efficiency control costs and empower productivity Systems management solutions Dell systems management solutions include a wide variety of tools products and services that enable you to leverage an existing systems management framework As shown in Figure 10 Dell systems management solutions are centered around OpenManage server management featuring DRAC with Lifecycle Controller Figure 10 Dell systems management solutions IDRAC with Lifecycle Controller 37 PowerEdge T420 Technical Guide OpenManage systems management The Dell OpenManage systems management portfolio includes powerful hardware and software management tools and consoles OpenManage simplifies the lifecycle of deploying updating monitoring and maintaining Dell PowerEdge servers iDRAC7 with Lifecycle Controller The Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller 7 iDRAC7 with Lifecycle Controller is the heart of the second generation of Dell PowerEdge server embedded management functionality In addition to enabling agent free management iDRAC7 with Lifecycle Controller provides remote access to the system whether or not there is a functioning operating system running on the server These embedded features i
17. system deployment and configuration of hardware elements RAID NIC BIOS iDRAC OS and hypervisor agnostic updates firmware management and system viewer utilities Dell Server PRO Management Pack for Microsoft System Center Virtual Machine Manager SCVMM This pack manages Dell physical servers and hosts of virtual machines VMs by using Microsoft System Center Operations Manager System Center Essentials SCOM SCE and System Center Virtual Machine Manager SCVMM It provides guidance for remedial actions based on alerts to best manage virtual machines and handle the impacts appropriately OpenManage Integration for VMware vCenter This plug in allows IT administrators to monitor provision and manage the physical PowerEdge server hardware and firmware from a dedicated Dell menu accessed through the VMware vCenter console using the same role based access control model as vCenter combining physical server management BMC Software Dell and BMC Software work together to simplify IT by ensuring tight integration between Dell server storage and network management functionality and the BMC Software process and data center automation products 42 PowerEdge T420 Technical Guide OpenManage connections with third party consoles Dell OpenManage provides connections with many third party consoles including e Dell OpenManage Connection for Computer Associates Network and Systems Management This connection allows you to monitor Pow
18. Edge servers EqualLogic and PowerVault storage and PowerConnect switches to update and configure Dell servers and to create asset reports OpenManage Essentials also communicates health status alerts for Dell servers storage and network devices to the Dell KACE K1000 service desk OpenManage Essentials is available as a no charge software download from Support Dell com OpenManage systems management tools and utilities Dell OpenManage systems management tools and utilities consist of the following e Dell Repository Manager The Dell Repository Manager RM is a standalone GUI based productivity tool that helps simplify the process of managing downloads and baseline BIOS firmware and driver updates Repository Manager can create deployment disks as well as create and manage customized repositories e Dell OpenManage Server Update Utility The Dell Server Update Utility SUU is a DVD based application for identifying and applying BIOS and firmware updates to Dell PowerEdge servers e Dell OpenManage Systems Build and Update Utility The Dell System Build and Update Utility SBUU provides one to one and one to many deployment and single server update capabilities in the pre operating system environment e Dell Update Packages The Dell Update Packages DUP is a self contained executable in a standard package format that updates a software element on a Dell server such as the BIOS a driver firmware and other softwa
19. Figure 6 shows the T420 control panel located on the front of the chassis For more information about the LCD control panel see the Dell PowerEdge T420 Systems Owner s Manual on Dell com Support Manuals Figure 6 LCD control panel PowerEdge T420 v B Setup View Quick Resource Locator A useful feature included with Dell PowerEdge 12 generation servers is the Quick Resource Locator QRL a model specific Quick Response QR code that is located inside the T420 chassis cover see Figure 7 Use your smartphone to access the Dell QRL app to learn more about the server Figure7 QRL location This QRL code allows you to View step by step videos including overviews of system internals and externals as well as detailed concise task oriented videos and installation wizards Locate reference materials including searchable owner s manual content LCD diagnostics and an electrical overview Look up your service tag so you can quickly gain access to 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 it making you more efficient and effective in managing your hardware 15 PowerEdge T420 Technical Guide Security features The latest generation of PowerEdge servers has the features listed
20. ICAL OMS m n 45 Environmental speclflCablOFis i irte tonne erred et et haere tender rr nip pop ripe t oerte RS 46 Video SPECINCAMON RET 47 RACE TSE o o de 48 USB DEN o diuum nde dc o scere tm cane esa eee 48 iii PowerEdge T420 Technical Guide lt u Appendix B Standards COMP WAMee sc ecard nesses eU aes ric ete eti peru o pe cree n A 49 Appendix C Additional resoUure6es etin tad 50 Appendix D System board block digra Misseri tre b bd e oce ee dore B de ei oce eu 52 Tables Table Newxtechnologles iere erdt cett eaa due gere be tea dete doct dtt demde deret tun ler dela ege ias Da nus 6 Table 2 Comparing the PowerEdge T410 to PowerEdge T420 sse 7 Table 5 JechrnicalspecificatilOnis tte editar te sete ated dd bcd ad duas uh ed seeded es 8 Table 4 Chassis ConfigU ratlOLis inen crie eret eeepc ke SERE E E ee E EUER dL Rd eR E a HR d a enim cn 11 Table 5 CHASSIS features uan aerea ro Ms t meo Bi Ge ipae tee e teg 14 Table 6 Security ACA US aiii a Elena E reru dna a E Rec ah 16 Table 7 Supported Processors usse re tet eet tae ba idea e e edo e e ecce ed t denis da nte nd ad Rd d de 18 Table 8 Memory technologies supported nr RH re d e e GERA RES t EE eee ee 19 Table 9 DIMMS supported 5 eee era eet e rte il a cede 20 Table 10 Memory speed capabilities rre e ie IR er a RR ORE RE RR EE Ee SER a 21 Table 11 Memory RAS features ates enema cente tddi d dedu duci deque aes td d
21. Intel Xeon processor E5 2400 series which offers an ideal combination of performance power efficiency and cost These processors provide substantial performance and capacity for entry and mainstream workloads as well as applications requiring significant memory and I O scalability no matter what your constraint is floor space power or budget In addition to providing raw performance gains improved l O is also made possible with Intel Integrated I O which can reduce latency by adding more lanes and doubling bandwidth This helps to reduce network and storage bottlenecks unleashing the processor s performance capabilities Processor features The new Intel Xeon processor E5 2400 series provides the following features e 2 socket processor design with power and dimensions optimized for density e Up to eight execution cores per processor e Intel Hyper Threading technology enabling up to 16 computational threads e Micro architecture on 32nm process for greater performance per watt e Support for more memory four additional DIMMs up to 12 DIMM slots and support for up to 32GB DIMMs increasing the memory capacity from 128GB to 584GB e Integrated memory controller with three channels of DDR3 and 46 bit physical addressing facilitating greater memory capacity e Intel Integrated I O has support for up to 24 lanes per socket of PCle 3 0 links for more information on PCle lanes see the specifications in the System features section e Fast
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23. PowerEdge T420 Technical Guide The quiet powerful scalable PowerEdge 1420 delivers capacity performance and high availability features to drive your business or organization forward This document is for informational purposes only Dell reserves the right to make changes without further notice to any products herein The content provided is as is and without express or implied warranties of any kind Dell the DELL logo PowerEdge EqualLogic PowerVault PowerConnect OpenManage KACE and ReadyRails are trademarks of Dell Inc Intel and Xeon are registered trademarks of Intel Corporation in the U S and other countries Microsoft Windows Windows Server BitLocker ActiveX Internet Explorer and Hyper V are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and or other countries Novell and SUSE are registered trademarks of Novell Inc in the United States and other countries IBM Tivoli and Netcool are registered trademarks of IBM in the United States Other trademarks and trade names may be used in this document to refer to either the entities claiming the marks and names or their products Dell disclaims proprietary interest in the marks and names of others OCopyright 2013 Dell Inc All rights reserved Reproduction or translation of any part of this work beyond that permitted by U S copyright laws without the written permission of Dell Inc is unlawful and strictly forbidden Septem
24. agement Dimmer Switch This feature allows for power control of spare or idle drives which can save energy and operating expenses Supported RAID controllers The newest line of PERC PowerEdge RAID Controller cards offer high I O performance for database applications and streaming digital media environments The internal RAID controllers have a dedicated connection to the system board The T420 supports the new PERC 8 family of controllers with improved functionality and faster performance The T420 supports the adapter type PERC only plus the new software RAID solution that supports RAID O 1 5 and 10 as shown in Table 13 For more information about the latest PERC offerings see Dell com PERC Table 13 Supported RAID controllers Controller Description Features RAID Form factor modes supported Includes 1GB NV DDR3 Eight port external and cache premium Rm 6Gbps PCle RAID performance and feature E Adapter LM controller set security SED EKMS dE P and SSD as cache Includes 1GB NV DDR3 PERCH710P Eight port internal 6Gbps ips a sill pas OS aime Premium Internal PCle RAID controller P 50 6 60 P performance set security SED EKMS and SSD as cache Includes 512MB NV PERC H710 Eight port internal 6Gbps DDR3 cache advanced O 1 10 5 Internal PCle RAID controller feature set security 50 6 60 Adapter Periormance SED EKMS PERC H310 Eight port internal 6Gbps Supports hot plug drives O 1 10 5 Ada
25. al design The acoustical design of the PowerEdge T420 reflects the following e Quiet library acoustics The PowerEdge T420 is quiet enough for an office setting when minimally configured and for the office under the desk with a typical configuration e Adherence to Dell s high sound quality standards Sound quality is different from sound power level and sound pressure level in that it describes how humans respond to annoyances in sound like whistles hums and so on One of the sound quality metrics in the Dell specification is prominence ratio of a tone which is listed in Table 18 e Configurable for low acoustics The following are configuration considerations you should make if acoustics are important to you Storage devices Because hard drive noise scales with spindle speed the quietest option for rotational storage media is a 7200 rpm SATA drive The loudest option is a 15k SAS drive Solid state drives are even quieter than rotational drives because they have no sound associated with spinning Noise levels increase with the quantity of hard drives using fewer hard drives has a lower acoustical output Impact of cards Quantity of PCle cards When more than two PCle cards are installed the system fan speed noise level is higher Types of PCIe cards The fan speed noise level is higher if a GPU and PERC H710 are installed System Profile settings in BIOS and Thermal settings in iDRAC Performance Per Watt is the quietes
26. ber 2013 Version 4 0 ii PowerEdge T420 Technical Guide lt u Table of contents dl Ceu pr 5 NTFOGUICTON e dd lb aliadas 5 New techriologles ettet A Iu tae Abba 6 2 PSY CUTS a ELTERN E E C ULL 7 Comparison of PowerEdge SySterTIS ud ai rrr riti rrr terr ente tas tuys b pa e P p n d 7 Specific MON 8 Bi Chassis VIEWS and CAU tin er pet sete irre antici o lb ia RINT OEE RTTA 11 Chassis MS WS sionista 11 Chassis MS AME SS oer ee O O ents ues LL LUE 14 LB A UCA A E ATES E AE RER 17 Processor features ci ai e de o t p bo ia e e eo aD ce iet dt 17 SUPported PrOCESSO m UELUT 17 GPU SUPPO jd E atada 18 CAPS E ceases eap eu nt ist pce usi m ovr ii 18 PO IVS TN ON 2 19 Supported merioEy usce cti cases qe et a RI Gans tia 19 Memory conl gufratlOris eroe hene este te duc el bonded dee tes to ade i deca tta dts d cud ed bua 20 Memory SPEEA PP EUER 20 Memory RAS Teal es ue doloso tive ded cedptibese sie et epp dre A edu tse lalola Gann edd ed dd d 21 1 SOAS PLE 23 o O a aana a a A A 23 HCTMS CO AIS noe EIE M M MCI MIN MM E 23 Storage controller aaa a e a uate cme ele lee chan rate eaten acids 24 EI Cal Spar REPRE 25 VAD SGA Ce cscs M UOU O M 25 7 Networking and POS utut emeret ap cnr mtem er a aed n n e atin Fi e nd de n erae n d c 26 Embedded INC COMO MS dec c E 26
27. ce Energy Smart Solution Advisor Power and cooling technologies Energy management Operating system matrix for Dell PowerEdge systems Processor and chipset Dell PowerEdge RAID controllers Power distribution unit PDU Uninterruptible power supply UPS Volatility information Dell Enterprise Acoustics Description of contents materials service tag information and Dell contact information The Dell Energy Smart Solution Advisor ESSA enables easier and more meaningful estimates to help you determine the most efficient configuration possible Use ESSA to calculate the power consumption of your hardware power infrastructure and storage Provides details for improving energy efficiency in the data center Provides information on Dell s Fresh Air cooling solutions Provides updated information on which operating systems are available on which PowerEdge systems Provides more information about the T420 processors and chipset Provides more information about Dell PERCs Provides help selecting a rack based power distribution unit Provides help selecting an uninterruptible power supply model Contact your Dell sales representative White paper that explores the mechanisms of people s reaction to language of and Dell s work to control noise from enterprise products 51 PowerEdge T420 Technical Guide Location Dell com ESSA Dell com PNC Dell com FreshAir Dell com OSsupp
28. chnologies and tools Additionally the PowerEdge T420 has an extensive collection of sensors that automatically track thermal activity which helps regulate temperature thereby reducing server noise and power consumption Power consumption and energy efficiency With the rise in the cost of energy coupled with increasing data center density Dell provides tools and technologies to help you realize greater performance with less energy cost and waste More efficient data center usage can reduce costs by slowing the need for additional center space Table 16 lists the tools and technologies Dell offers to help you achieve your data center goals by lowering power consumption and increasing energy efficiency Table 16 Power tools and technologies Power supply unit PSU Dell s PSU portfolio includes intelligent features such as dynamically portfolio optimizing efficiency while maintaining availability and redundancy Find redundant PSU only additional information in the Power supply units section Dell Energy Smart Solution Advisor ESSA is a tool that helps you determine the most efficient configuration possible With ESSA you can calculate the power consumption of your hardware power infrastructure and storage ESSA can help you determine exactly how much power your server will use at a given workload and the PSU Advisor can help you choose the best most efficient PSU for your workload Learn more at Dell com ESSA Tools for right sizi
29. d conversion from tower to rackable unit 2GB means 1 billion bytes and TB equals 1 trillion bytes actual capacity varies with preloaded material and operating environment and will be less 7 PowerEdge T420 Technical Guide Specifications Table 5 summarizes the specifications for each of the PowerEdge T420 features For the latest information on supported features for the PowerEdge T420 visit Dell com PowerEdge Table 3 Technical specifications Feature PowerEdge T420 technical specification Form factor 5U rackable tower Processors Intel Xeon processor E5 2400 product family Processor sockets 2 sockets Internal interconnect 1 Intel QuickPath Interconnect QPI link 6 4GT s 7 2GT s 8 0GT s Cache 2 5MB per core with core options of 4 6 or 8 Chipset Intel C602 Memory Up to 384GB 12 DIMM slots 2GB 4GB 8GB 16GB 32GB DDR3 up to 1600MT s 6 PCIe slots 2x16 slots with x16 bandwidth 3 0 full height full length e 1x8 slot with x4 bandwidth 5 0 full height half length PCle slots 1x8 slot with x4 bandwidth 2 0 full height half length e 1x8 slot with x4 bandwidth 5 0 full height full length e 1x8 slot with x1 bandwidth 2 0 full height full length Internal controllers Internal HBAs non RAID PERC S110 SW RAID Internal tape adapter PERC H310 External HBAs RAID RAD controner PERC H710 PERC H810 PERC H710P External HBAs non RAID 6Gbps SAS HBA Drive bay options 4 x 3
30. d indicators e System BIOS e Remove and replace procedures e Troubleshooting e Diagnostics e Jumpers and connectors This guide is printed and shipped with the system and is also available in PDF format on the Dell support site This guide provides information on the following e Initial setup steps e Key system features e Technical specifications This printed document is provided with the rack kits The document provides the instructions for installing the server in a rack This printed document is provided with the CMA kits The document provides the instructions for installing the cable management arm on the rails This document is printed and shipped with the system and is also available in PDF format on the Dell support site This document provides information on system updates The system information label documents the system board layout and system jumper settings Text is minimized due to space limitations and translation considerations The label size is standardized across platforms This code on the chassis can be scanned by a phone application to access additional information and resources for the server including videos reference 50 PowerEdge T420 Technical Guide Location Dell com Support Manuals Dell com Support Manuals Dell com Support Manuals Dell com Support Manuals Dell com Support Manuals Inside the system chassis cover Inside the system chassis cover Resour
31. de rate maximum allowable dry bulb temperature by 1 C per 175m above 950m 1 F per 319 ft above 3117 ft lt 1 of annual operating hours 5 C to 5 C and 40 C to 45 C with no direct sunlight on the equipment at 5 to 90 relative humidity with 26 C dew point maximum wet bulb temperature Outside the standard operating temperature 10 C to 35 C the system can operate down to 5 C or up to 45 C for a maximum of 1 of its annual operating hours For temperatures between 40 C and 45 C 104 F to 113 F de rate maximum allowable dry bulb temperature by 1 C per 125m above 950m 1 F per 228 ft above 3117 ft Expanded operation restrictions No cold startup below 5 C Maximum altitude for the operating temperature must be 3050m 10 000ft Up to two redundant fans back fans required Redundant PSU configuration required Not supported GPU LRDIMM Peripheral cards not qualified by Dell Peripheral cards greater than 25W 46 PowerEdge T420 Technical Guide Operating See Fresh Air for temperature information Storage 40 C to 65 C 40 F to 149 F with a maximum temperature gradation of 20 C per hour Operating See Fresh Air for relative humidity information Storage 5 to 95 at a maximum wet bulb temperature of 33 C 91 F atmosphere must be non condensing at all times Maximum vibration Operating 0 26 Grms at 5Hz to 350Hz in all orientations Storage 1 87 Grms at 10Hz to 500Hz for 15 minutes all
32. er connections throughout the system with support for DDR3 1600MT s memory and 8 0GT s QPI e Intel Data Direct I O DDIO allowing I O traffic to skip the main system memory and be directed straight to the processor cache which can provide a significant reduction in latency as well as allowing memory to remain in a low power state e High bandwidth low latency bidirectional ring interconnect allowing faster access to the 20MB multi banked last level cache e Intel Advanced Vector Extensions offering up to double the floating point operations per clock cycle by doubling the length of registers which can be useful for addressing very complex problems or dealing with large number calculations which are integral to many technical financial and scientific computing problems e Intel Turbo Boost Technology 2 0 which allows processor cores to run faster than the base operating frequency if it s operating below power current and temperature specification limits delivering up to double the boost than the previous generation e Continued improvements to both Intel TXT and AES NI helping to better protect systems and data For more information on the Intel Xeon processor E5 2400 series visit Intel com Supported processors Table 7 lists the Intel Xeon processors supported by the PowerEdge T420 For the latest information on supported processors visit Dell com PowerEdge 17 PowerEdge T420 Technical Guide Table7 Supported processors
33. erEdge servers and PowerVault storage arrays from within the Computer Associates Network and Systems Management CA NSM console e Dell OpenManage Connection for HP Operations Manager This connection enables several functions through HP Operations Manager including auto grouping SNMP trap reception global health monitoring and a context sensitive launch of OpenManage Server Administrator e Dell OpenManage Connection for IBM Tivoli Netcool OMNIBus This connection provides event monitoring capabilities to monitor Dell PowerEdge servers and Dell EqualLogic systems lt allows event monitoring automatic event correlation and launching device consoles from the Netcool OMNIbus console Dell server management operations Dell OpenManage systems management is centered on automating the server management lifecycle deploy update monitor and maintain To manage an infrastructure properly and efficiently you must perform all of these functions easily and quickly iDRAC7 with Lifecycle Controller technology provides you with these intelligent capabilities embedded within the server infrastructure This allows you to invest more time and energy on business improvements and less on maintenance Figure 11 illustrates the various operations that can be performed during the server s lifecycle Figure 11 Systems management server lifecycle Table 24 lists the products that are available for one to one and one to many operations and when they
34. erating systems see Dell com OSsupport Table 20 Primary operating system support Operating System Platform Edition x32 Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 8 SP8 x64 N A Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 3 SP2 x64 N A SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2 x64 N A SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 SP4 x64 N A Microsoft Windows Server 2012 x64 anda Data center Microsoft Windows Small Business Server 2011 x64 aia Premium add on x64 Web Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 with SP1 with Hyper V Standard role enabled Enterprise Not validated for use with GPUs 35 PowerEdge T420 Technical Guide Supported virtualization One of the key features for virtualization on the PowerEdge T420 is the support for a fail safe hypervisor By running a hypervisor on an optional SD card and installing a backup copy on the other mirrored SD card you can protect against hardware failure and maximize virtualization uptime Table 21 highlights the virtualization support for the T420 Table 21 Virtualization support Operating systems Install version Factory options Internal dual SD module install support vSphere v5 0 ESXi VMware vSphere v5 0 U1 ESXi vSphere v5 1 ESXi Citrix XenServer v6 1 N A Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization v3 1 N A Fl factory install DIB drop in box V4 1 U3 image is available from support dell com either as an upgrade to v4 1 U2 or for a clean install No OpenManage support drop in box license re
35. ernal FC tape FC HBA External RD1000 USB 25 PowerEdge T420 Technical Guide 7 Networking and PCIe The Dell PowerEdge T420 offers balanced scalable I O capabilities including integrated PCle 3 0 capable expansion slots The T420 supports up to six PCle slots Embedded NIC controller The T420 system board has one embedded NIC controller The Broadcom 5720 Gigabit NIC chip is connected to the platform controller hub through a PCle 2 0 x 2 link The Broadcom 5720 is a 14 generation 10 100 1000Base T Ethernet LAN controller solution suitable for high performance server applications The Broadcom 5720 combines dual triple speed IEEE 802 3 compliant Media Access Controllers MACs with dual 10 100 1000 Ethernet transceivers PHYS selectable individually per port a network controller sideband interface NC SI and an on chip memory buffer in a single device The device provides a PCle 2 1 compliant interface which operates at 5GT s or 2 5GT s x2 link width PCle expansion The T420 provides expanded PCIe slot capability over the previous servers This is made possible by the 24 PCIe lanes available from each processor in the system Dell designed the T420 to be PCle 3 0 compliant in order to take full advantage of the processor capabilities PCIe slots PCle connectivity is integrated with the processor in that the number of processors in a system impacts the number of PCle slots and the bandwidth of each PCle slot For a system wi
36. erver PRO Management Pack Controller GUI for Microsoft System Center Virtual Machine Manager SCVMM Maintain Replace parts e Dell Lifecycle Controller Integration DLCI for Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager For additional detailed information on Dell s systems management portfolio see the Dell OpenManage Systems Management Overview Guide on Dell com Support Manuals 44 PowerEdge T420 Technical Guide Appendix A Additional specifications Chassis dimensions Figure 12 details the dimensions of the Dell PowerEdge T420 chassis Figure 12 Tower and rack chassis dimensions TOP VIEW Bezel or Outer Most Feature Tower Foot Optional Caster without Zb bezel om 2 ase sie asm dl dmm Cmm 5422mm 578 42mm 307 9mm caster 17b goes to the nominal back wall external surface where the I O connectors reside Chassis weight The maximum system weight for the T420 is 30 2 kg 66 57 lb Power supply specifications Table 25 lists power supply specifications for the PowerEdge T420 Table 25 Power supply specifications Specification Redundant Redundant Redundant Non redundant 1100W 750W 495W 550W Current consumption 12 6 5A 10 5A 6 5 3A 7 4 3 7A Supply voltage 100 240VAC 100 240VAC 100 240VAC 100 240VAC Frequency 50 60Hz 50 60Hz 50 60Hz 50 60Hz Heat dissipation BRUN ud 4100 2891 1908 2317 45 PowerEdge T420 Technical Guide Redundant Redundant Redundant Non redundant
37. for security NMI button Used to troubleshoot software and device driver errors use only if directed to do so by qualified support personnel or by the operating system s documentation System identification button Buttons on the back and front of a system to help identify the unit in a data center environment Hard drives Up to 16 2 5 inch drives USB connectors Connects USB devices to the server Information tag Slide out label panel for recording system information Video connector Connects a monitor to the server one port on the back of the tower chassis or a port on both the front and back of the rack chassis LCD panel and buttons Displays system ID status information and system error messages two navigation butons on the hot plug chassis to scroll through the menu on the LCD and one select button Optical drive Optional half height DVD or DVD RW drive Power supply units Supplies power to the server Power supply indicators Indicates whether server has power NIC indicators Indicates network activity and status PCIe slots Connects PCle expansion cards to the server Ethernet connectors Connects integrated 10 100 1000 NICs to the server Serial connector Connects a serial device to the server iDRAC7 Enterprise port Dedicated management port for optional iDRAC Ports card 14 PowerEdge T420 Technical Guide peo Front control panel
38. ge T420 Chassis 5U tower 5U rackable tower Intel Xeon processors 5500 and Processors Intel Xeon processor E5 2400 product family 5600 series Internal interconnect Intel QuickPath Interconnect Intel QuickPath Interconnect Memory Op tO BOX DDRSRDIMN ana Up to 12 x DDR3 RDIMM and UDIMM UDIMM Up to 6 x 5 5 or 2 5 hot plug or 16 x 2 5 hot plug or Harddrive Days cabled 8 x 3 5 2 5 hot plug or 4 x 3 5 cabled PERC 6 i SAS 6 iR PERC 6 E RAID controller H200 H700 H800 S100 300 PERC H310 H710 H710P H810 S110 PCI slots Up to 4 PCle 2 0 and 1 PCIe 1 0 Up to 4 PCle 3 0 and 2 PCIe 2 0 Embedded NICs Dual Broadcom 1GbE LOM Dual Broadcom 1GbE LOM Non redundant 525W Non redundant 550W or hot plug redundant RONSHSHBONES Redundant 580W 495W 750W or 1100W OpenManage Essentials Dell OpenManage OMSA Agent Dell OpenManage Lifecycle Controller 1 x OpenManage Power Center requires iDRAC7 Systems Management DRAC6 Express or Enterprise with Enterprise with Lifecycle Controller Lifecycle Controller OpenManage Integrations and Connections Basic management standard option Internal GPU Not supported Up to 2 single width or 1 double width Power efficiency Gold Platinum Hot plug drives Hot plug drives Hot plug redundant power supply units Availability Hot plug redundant power supply Fan fault tolerance units Fault resilient memory Internal dual SD modules Optional kit available for fiel
39. gistration card only 36 PowerEdge T420 Technical Guide DIB FI DIB FI DIB DIB DIB Yes Yes Yes No No 11 Dell OpenManage systems management Whether your IT environment consists of a few servers or a few thousand servers Dell OpenManage systems management solutions provide comprehensive management for evolving IT environments OpenManage is based on open standards and provides agent based and agent free server lifecycle management functionality for Dell PowerEdge servers OpenManage solutions help you automate and streamline essential hardware management tasks The advanced management capabilities of Dell OpenManage also integrate into offerings from other popular systems management solutions that you may already use making Dell platforms easy to manage and deploy in any IT environment This ensures your IT services are available when your business needs them If you have already standardized on offerings from industry leaders such as BMC Software Microsoft Symantec VMware or other vendors you can leverage OpenManage integration and connections developed to use with your existing systems management framework to efficiently manage Dell servers storage business client PCs and network devices Start with a firm foundation for efficient hardware management using OpenManage tools utilities and management consoles OpenManage systems management solutions consist of a combination of embedded management features and
40. hip failure as well as multi bit errors from any portion of a single memory chip Failed DIMM isolation This feature provides the ability to identify a specific failing DIMM channel pair thereby enabling the user to replace only the failed DIMM pair Memory mirroring Memory mirroring is a method of keeping a duplicate secondary or mirrored intra socket copy of the contents of memory as a redundant backup for use if the primary memory fails The mirrored copy of the memory is stored in memory of the same processor socket Memory address parity This feature provides the ability to detect transient errors on the address lines of protection the DDR channel Memory sparing rank Memory sparing allocates one rank per channel as a spare If excessive correctable errors occur in a rank or channel it is moved to the spare area while the operating system is running to prevent the error from causing an uncorrectable failure Memory thermal This feature helps to optimize power performance and can also be used to throttling prevent DIMMs from overheating For information on memory mirroring and sparing configurations see the Dell PowerEdge T420 Systems Owner s Manual on Dell com Support Manuals 22 PowerEdge T420 Technical Guide ut 6 Storage The Dell PowerEdge T420 supports internal and external storage options and controllers different drive types and different chassis configurations for a varied number of drives
41. ile maintaining availability and redundancy Also featured are enhanced power consumption reduction technologies such as high efficiency power conversion and advanced thermal management techniques and embedded power management features including high accuracy power monitoring The T420 power supply subsystem consists of a single cabled power supply or up to two AC DC redundant power supplies The following power supply options are available for the T420 e 550W AC cabled non redundant e 495W AC hot plug redundant e 750W AC hot plug redundant e 1100W AC hot plug redundant 29 PowerEdge 1420 Technical Guide Figure 8 shows a 750W power supply unit extended from the T420 chassis Figure 8 750W power supply unit The PowerEdge T420 supports up to two PSUs with 1 1 redundancy auto sensing and auto switching capability The T420 also supports PSU 2 0 configurations for configurations that exceed the output of a single PSU in this case 1 1 redundancy is not supported Use the Dell Energy Smart Solution Advisor at Dell com ESSA to help you configure your system optimal power performance Dell PSUs have achieved Platinum efficiency levels as shown in Table 17 Table 17 Power supply efficiency Efficiency targets by load Form factor Output Class 495W AC Platinum 82 0 90 0 94 0 91 0 Redundant 86mm 750W AC Platinum 82 0 90 0 94 0 91 0 1100W AC Platinum 89 0 93 0 94 5 92 0 Non redundant 550W AC Silver N A 85 0 88 0
42. in Table 6 to help ensure the security of your data center Table 6 Security features Security feature Description A tooled latch is integrated on the chassis top of rack chassis or side of tower Cover tateh chassis with a coin key lock to secure the system An optional metal bezel is mounted to the chassis front to provide the Dell ID A lock on the bezel protects unauthorized access to the hard drives and optical Bezel drive Although the bezel has an open area to allow access to the tape backup in bay 2 the rest of the system remains locked System status is viewable on the LCD screen when the bezel is installed The Trusted Platform Module TPM is used to generate store keys protect authenticate passwords and create store digital certificates It also TPM supports the Intel Xeon TXT functionality TPM can also be used to enable the BitLocker hard drive encryption feature in Windows Server 2008 TPM 1 2 is supported No TPM version is available for China or Russia Power off security BIOS has the ability to disable the power button function Intrusion alert An internal switch is used to detect chassis intrusion BIOS has the ability to enter a secure boot mode through system setup This Secure mode mode includes the option to lock out the power and NMI switches on the control panel or set up a system password 16 PowerEdge T420 Technical Guide ean 4 Processor The Dell PowerEdge T420 features the
43. internal SD support redundant fans optional bezel information tag ECC Availability memory interactive LCD screen extended power range ENERGY STAR compliant switch independent partitioning e OpenManage Essentials e OMSA Agent e OpenManage Power Center requires iDRAC7 Enterprise with Lifecycle Controller e OpenManage Integrations and Connections Dell OpenManage gt OpenManage Integration Suite for Microsoft System Center Systems Management gt OpenManage Integration for VMware vCenter Agent free or with gt Connections for HP Operations Manager IBM Tivoli Netcool and OpenManage Server CA Network and Systems Management Administrator OMSA Basi pido Agent asic management standard option gt Upgrade to iDRAC7 Express or Enterprise with Lifecycle Controller gt Upgrade to 8GB vFlash media or 16GB vFlash media for iDRAC7 Enterprise with Lifecycle Controller Trial evaluations available for IDRAC7 Express and Enterprise with Lifecycle Controller ReadyRails II sliding rails for tool less mounting in 4 post racks with square or Rack support unthreaded round holes or tooled mounting in 4 post threaded hole racks with support for optional tool less cable management arm Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 x64 includes Hyper V9 9 PowerEdge T420 Technical Guide lt u Operating systems Feature PowerEdge T420 technical specification Microsoft Windo
44. lie type DIMMs 800 1066 1333 1600 SR T e e e DR T e e e e UDIMM SR SR 2 e SR DR 2 e e DR DR 2 SR 1 e e e DR 1 e e e e QR 1 e e e SR SR 2 e RDIMM SR DR 2 o DR DR 2 QR SR 2 e QR DR 2 o QR QR 2 o Although the T420 supports DIMM speeds of 800MT s and 1066MT s you can only purchase this system with DIMM speeds of 1333MT s and 1600MT s on Dell com PowerEdge Memory RAS features RAS features help keep the system online and operational without significant impact to performance and can decrease data loss and crashing due to errors RAS aids in rapid accurate diagnosis of faults that require service Table 11 describes the RAS features supported on the T420 Table 11 Memory RAS features Feature Description Dense configuration Increased memory reliability can result from this selectable platform profile which optimized profile adjusts parameters to reduce faults regarding refresh rates speed temperature and voltage Memory demand and Demand scrubbing is the ability to write corrected data back to the memory once patrol scrubbing a correctable error is detected on a read transaction Patrol scrubbing proactively searches the system memory repairing correctable errors 21 PowerEdge T420 Technical Guide Recovery from single Recovery from Single DRAM Device Failure SDDC provides error checking and DRAM device failure correction that protects against any single memory c
45. ment Dell has tested and validated an integrated data center solution that enables you Fresh Air cooling to operate at higher temperatures or even chiller less See the Power thermal and acoustics section for details The internal dual SD module enables Dell s unique failsafe virtualization architecture ensuring uptime by providing failover capability for embedded hypervisors such as VMware vSphere ESXi See the Supported virtualization section for details Failsafe hypervisors Failure of one fan rotor is tolerated through increasing fan speeds This feature Fan fault tolerance helps reduce downtime by allowing you to schedule a fan replacement within 560 hours of a fan failure 6 PowerEdge T420 Technical Guide peo 2 System features Compared to the previous generation PowerEdge T410 the T420 supports up to 33 more processor cores 5076 more DIMM slots 16676 more internal hard drive storage capacity and the greater I O bandwidth of PCle 3 0 Its high quality is backed by high availability features including redundant SD cards for failsafe hypervisors soft fault tolerant fans and optional features such as redundant high efficiency power supplies and hot plug hard drives Comparison of PowerEdge systems The 12 generation PowerEdge T420 server replaces the T410 Table 2 compares some of the T420 features to those of the T410 Table2 Comparing the PowerEdge T410 to PowerEdge T420 Feature PowerEdge T410 PowerEd
46. monitoring e Encryption e IPv6 e Auto discovery Auto recovery Web GUI Remote CLI Basic iDRAC7 iDRAC7 Feature function management Express Enterprise Local SSH CLI Serial redirection Remote config Email alerts SNMP alerts Comprehensive monitoring Crash screen capture Dedicated NIC 1Gbps 100MB in iDRAC6 e Part replacement Backup and restore configurations Virtual console 4 user Virtual console chat 7 Support for customer supplied SD cards for vFlash media Virtual flash partitions i Virtual media Virtual folders e Remote file share Crash video playback Boot record playback Power capping Enterprise group power management Directory services AD LDAP PK authentication e Two factor authentication Rack and tower systems only Feature available with IPMI not web GUI Requires OMSA agent on target server Uses Microsoft ActiveX on Internet Explorer only Agent based management Most systems management solutions require pieces of software called agents to be installed on each node in order to be managed within the IT environment Additionally the same agent is often used as a local interface into the hardware health and may be accessed remotely as a management 40 PowerEdge T420 Technical Guide lt u interface typically referred to as a one to
47. mprove all aspects of a typical server lifecycle Table 22 describes the functions and benefits of DRAC7 with Lifecycle Controller Table 22 iDRAC7 with Lifecycle Controller functions and benefits Feature Function Benefit iDRAC7 offers real time OOB Out of band discovery inventory deployment Manage servers independent of the OS type OOB monitoring alerting and updates for or status even if an OS is not installed servers and internal storage All server types have the same Single code base embedded management hardware and firmware Simplified and consistent maintenance across server platforms Dedicated GigE port Po P Ed Gigabit Ethernet replaces 10 100 on Fast throughput for better performance bebo dn predecessor DRAC6 compatibility with setup for switches rack and tower systems More detail allows IT administrators to be Simplified more informative and more efficient in diagnosing and remediating Email alerts expanded coverage than previous an issue alerts include a direct embedded versions of iDRAC URL in the email notification to further speed resolution vFlash media Enabled with iDRAC7 Enterprise Allows for use of a non Dell SD card Integration with Intel Node Manager Fine tune data center power policies Enhanced power provides data center level power capping and usage report on historical management monitoring and capping power usage by rack row or room using requires iDRAC7 Enterprise Power Center
48. ng Dell s servers are compliant with all relevant industry certifications and guidelines including 80 PLUS Climate Savers and ENERGY STAR PSU power monitoring improvements include Industry compliance Power monitoring e Dell s power monitoring accuracy is currently 1 whereas the industry accuracy standard is 5 redundant PSU only e More accurate reporting of power e Better performance under a power cap Use Dell s systems management to set the power cap limit for your systems Power capping to limit the output of a PSU and reduce system power consumption Dell is redundant PSU only the first hardware vendor to leverage Intel Node Manager for circuit breaker fast capping iDRAC7 Enterprise provides server level management that monitors reports and controls power consumption at the processor memory and Systems management system level redundant PSU only Dell OpenManage Power Center delivers group power management at the rack row and data center level for servers power distribution units and uninterruptible power supplies 28 PowerEdge T420 Technical Guide lt u Feature Description Intel Node Manager is an embedded technology that provides individual server level power reporting and power limiting functionality Dell offers a complete power management solution comprised of Intel Node Manager accessed through Dell iDRAC7 Enterprise and OpenManage Power Center that allows policy based management of
49. nvironments a role in which the T420 also shines To protect your virtualized workloads the PowerEdge T420 offers dual SD media making your hypervisors redundant and failsafe Other reliability and availability features include hot plug hard drives both hardware and software RAID options redundant fans and hot plug power supplies Simplified systems management without compromise The Dell OpenManage systems management portfolio includes Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller 7 iDRAC7 with Lifecycle Controller This embedded feature helps IT administrators manage Dell servers in physical virtual local and remote environments operating in band or out of band with or without a systems management software agent installed OpenManage iDRAC with Lifecycle Controller integrates and connects to leading third party systems management solutions such as those from Microsoft VMware and BMC Software so users can maintain a single point of control and capitalize on an existing systems management investment OpenManage simplifies the lifecycle of deploying updating monitoring and maintaining Dell PowerEdge servers 5 PowerEdge T420 Technical Guide New technologies Table 1 summarizes the newest technologies used in the Dell PowerEdge T420 tower server Table1 New technologies New technology Detailed description Intel Xeon processor This family of Intel processors has embedded PCIe lanes for improved I O E5 2400 product famil
50. one interface For customers that continue to use agent based solutions Dell provides OpenManage Server Administrator OpenManage Server Administrator The Dell OpenManage Server Administrator OMSA agent gives you a comprehensive one to one systems management solution for both local and remote servers and their storage OMSA can help simplify single server monitoring with a secure command line interface CLI or web based management graphical user interface GUI It can also be used to view system configuration inventory health and performance Agent free management Because Dell PowerEdge servers have embedded server lifecycle management in many cases there is no need to install an OpenManage systems management software agent into the operating system of a Dell PowerEdge server This greatly simplifies and streamlines the management footprint Dell consoles The central console in a systems management solution is often referred to as the one to many console The central console provides a rapid view and insight into the overall health of all systems in the IT environment The Dell systems management portfolio includes several powerful consoles depending upon your needs including the following e Dell OpenManage Essentials OpenManage Essentials OME is a recently released systems management console that provides a comprehensive view of Dell systems devices and components in an enterprise network It is used to monitor Dell Power
51. ort Intel com Dell com PERC DellPDU com DellUPS com Dell com PowerEdge dell com downloads global products pedge en acoustic al education dell enterprise white paper pdf Appendix D System board block diagram Figure 13 T420 system board block diagram D CHO i M ES mm co de s x1 D CH2 SATA SATA PCle x4 QPI USB x1 LPC South Bridge i 4 DMI c DDR3 Memory 1066 1333 1600 MHz 16 emm tira DMI x4 en x4 CPU1 1 DMI S 19 0 8 Idd S 19 0 8 Idd TPM PCle Gen2 x2 1GB s O Y o x o El 1MB SP Flash for BMC 256MB DDR3 1066MHz asn LX Z N39 319d BroadCom 1GbE x2 Express 4GB eMMC pote eo Power Supply 2 Power Supply 1 Upp y 495 750 1100W 495 750 1100W 2Ux86mm 52 PowerEdge T420 Technical Guide ut
52. pter Value Internal PCle RAID expansion pass through 50 24 PowerEdge T420 Technical Guide Controller Description Features RAID Form factor Usage modes model supported PERC S110 3Gb s SATA software RAID Supports up to 4 System controller that supports up hot plug SATA drives board Software i 0 1 5 10 Entry level RAID to 4 physical disks or 8 no expansion Microsoft embedded virtual disks Windows only SATA Optical drive The T420 hot plug chassis supports up to three media bays through one of the following options e Up to two SATA half height DVD ROM or DVD R W drive one SAS interface tape drive e Up to one SATA half height DVD ROM or DVD R W drive one internal RD1000 drive one SAS interface tape drive The T420 cabled chassis supports up to two media bays through one of the following options e Up to two SATA half height DVD ROM or DVD R W drive e Up to one SATA half height DVD ROM or DVD R W drive one internal RD1000 drive or SAS interface tape drive e Up to one internal RD1000 drive one SAS interface tape drive Tape drive The T420 supports the external storage device types listed in Table 14 For additional information visit Dell com Storage Table 14 Supported external storage Tape devices Interface cards LTO5 140 SAS Internal tape adapter LTO4 120 HH SAS Internal tape adapter LTO3 080 SAS Internal tape adapter RD1000 SATA Onboard SATA External SAS tape 6Gb SAS HBA Ext
53. re updates e Dell OpenManage Deployment Toolkit The Dell OpenManage Deployment Toolkit DTK is a CLI based tool that includes a set of utilities for configuring and deploying Dell PowerEdge systems and can be used to build scripted unattended OS installations to deploy large numbers of servers in a reliable fashion e RACADM The RACADM command line utility provides a scriptable interface that allows you to locally or remotely configure DRAC7 41 PowerEdge T420 Technical Guide e IPMITool IPMITool includes scriptable console application programs used to control and manage remote systems using the IPMI version 1 5 and later protocol Integration with third party consoles Dell OpenManage easily integrates with several leading third party consoles including e Dell Server Management Pack Suite for Microsoft System Center Operations Manager SCOM This suite of server management packs enables several functions through System Center Operations Manager including in band discovery and monitoring of racks and towers out of band discovery and monitoring through DRAC with Lifecycle Controller as well as performance and advanced monitoring Dell Lifecycle Controller Integration DLCI for Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager SCCM This pack contains Dell Lifecycle Controller Integration DLCI which integrates OpenManage functions in SCCM to manage the Dell PowerEdge servers including auto discovery operating
54. s 5 2 42 stress 1x LOGbE bos Idle 4 7 38 A 1x 1GbE 8x2 5 2x 12x NIC Yes by hard Feature rich 2 SATA 1100W 8GB 1x PERC drive at 10K H310 stress 5 2 x 150W Stress 4 7 38 GPU Tya is the upper limit sound power levels Lwa calculated per section 4 4 1 of ISO 9296 1988 and measured in accordance to ISO 7779 2010 Lok is the average bystander position A weighted sound pressure level calculated per section 4 3 of ISO 9296 1988 and measured in accordance with ISO 7779 2010 The system is placed within a rack enclosure base of system is 75 cm above floor Prominent tone Criteria of D 6 and D 11 of ECMA 74 11th ed 2010 are followed to determine if discrete tones are prominent The system is placed in center of ISO 7779 table and binaural head is at front operator position reference ISO 7779 2010 Section 8 6 1 position P4 Idle Reference ISO 7779 2010 definition 3 1 7 system is running in its operating system but no other specific activity Stress An operating mode per ISO 7779 2010 definition 3 1 6 The software MemBWA is activated to stress the processors For more information on Dell s acoustical design see the Dell Enterprise Acoustics white paper 32 PowerEdge T420 Technical Guide peo 9 Rack rails and cable management The sliding rail system for the Dell PowerEdge T420 provides tool less support for four post racks with square or unthreaded round mounting holes Compared to the T610 sliding rail
55. s that required the use of adapter brackets the sliding rails for the T420 now offer support for threaded hole racks with the ReadyRails Il mounting interface Sliding rails The ReadyRails II sliding rails for the T420 support tool less mounting in 19 wide EIA 310 E compliant square hole and unthreaded round hole four post racks The rails also support tooled mounting in threaded hole four post racks and are available with or without the optional cable management arm CMA The rails ship in the tool less mounting configuration but can be easily converted to the tooled configuration The optional CMA can be mounted on either the left or right side of the sliding rails without the use of tools for fast and easy deployment The T420 is backward compatible with the T610 rails and CMA The T420 supports sliding rails only Static rails are not supported Mounting in two post racks is not supported Figure 9 shows the sliding rails with the CMA installed Figure9 Sliding rails with optional CMA Table 19 lists the supported rack types for the T420 Table 19 Supported rack types Rack Types Supported Rail Product Identifier Mounting Interface Rail Type 4 Post 2 Post Square Round Thread Flush Center T420 C2 ReadyRails II Sliding v Y Y X X Screws are not included in the kit due to the fact that threaded racks are offered with a variety of thread designations Other factors to consider when deploying the T420 include the spacing
56. t option Other options such as Performance Optimized or Dense Configuration require higher fan speeds which produce higher acoustic levels Hotspare feature of power supply unit In system default setting the hot spare feature is disabled acoustical output from the power supplies is lowest in this setting If the feature is enabled and the system power loading is low the power supply fan speed hence noise is higher RAID Setup with PERC H310 A system configured as non RAID has a higher noise level than a system configured as RAID With non RAID the temperature of the hard disk drives is not monitored which causes the fan speed to be higher to ensure sufficient cooling resulting in higher noise level e Noise ramp and descent during bootup from power off Fan speed noise levels ramp during the boot process from power off to power on to add a layer of protection for component cooling in case the system does not boot properly To keep the bootup process as quiet as possible the fan speed reached during bootup is limited to about half of full speed 31 PowerEdge T420 Technical Guide Table 18 details the acoustical performance for the T420 Table 18 Acoustical performance Configuration Power PCI 5 ee e 23 2 C CPUs Bier supply Memory card HDD ipi MA PA ANE ambient unit controller bels dBA 1x 10GbE 4 Yes by hard Typical 2 w e 6 x AGB ME us de a drive at idle yP a OW 1x PERC and CPU at H710P Stres
57. th one processor five of the PCle slots are available For a system with two processors all six slots are available PCle expansion cards The T420 supports a variety of PCle expansion cards Table 15 lists the supported add in NICs and HBAs for the T420 Table 15 Supported NICs and HBAs Type Adapter Broadcom 5720 Dual Port 1Gb Base T Broadcom 5719 Quad Port 1Gb Base T Intel 1350 Dual Port 1Gb Base T Intel 1350 Quad Port 1Gb Base T 1Gb 10Gb NICs RAM M Broadcom 578105 Dual Port 10Gb Base T CNA Broadcom 57810S Dual Port 10Gb DA SFP CNA Intel X520 Dual Port 10Gb SFP Intel X540 Dual Port 10Gb Base T 26 PowerEdge T420 Technical Guide Type Adapter QLogic QLE8262 Dual Port 10Gb DA SFP Brocade BR1020 Dual Port 10Gb SFP CNA QLogic QLE2460 Single Port 4Gbps QLogic QLE2462 Dual Port 4Gbps QLogic QLE2560 Single Port 8Gbps QLogic QLE2562 Dual Port 8Gbps FC4 FC8 HBAs Emulex LPe12000 Single Port 8Gbps Emulex LPe12002 Dual Port 8Gbps Brocade BR815 Single Port 8Gbps Brocade BR825 Dual Port 8Gbps For the latest information on all supported add in PCle expansion cards for the 1420 visit Dell com PowerEdge 27 PowerEdge 1420 Technical Guide 8 Power thermal and acoustics Lower overall system level power draw is a result of breakthrough system design The Dell PowerEdge T420 server maximizes performance per watt through a combination of power and cooling energy efficient te
58. the front control panel USB connectors and many other components and features described in this guide Figure 1 Front view 16 drive bay without bezel 111313111 Figure 2 shows the optional lockable bezel on the front of the T420 chassis 11 PowerEdge T420 Technical Guide Figure2 Front view with bezel Figure 3 shows the features on the back panel of the T420 including USB connectors Ethernet connectors serial connector video connector PCle slots power supplies iDRAC dedicated port and many other components and features described in this guide Figure 3 Back view The chassis design of the T420 is optimized for easy access to components and for airflow for effective and efficient cooling Figure 4 provides an internal view of the T420 including the DIMMs PCle card slots power supplies fans and processors 12 PowerEdge T420 Technical Guide Figure 4 Internal view Figure 5 shows the front view of the rackable T420 chassis without a bezel Figure 5 Rackable front view without bezel ee owerEdge T420 Technical Guide Chassis features Table 5 lists the various features on the T420 For additional information see the Dell PowerEdge T420 Systems Owner s Manual on Dell com Support Manuals Feature Table5 Chassis features Description Power button ACPI compliant power button with an integrated green power LED Front bezel Covers the system s front loading hard drives and locks
59. u ER nna pep Fed bp ved edF Ru EF Eve 45 Figure 13 1420 system board block diagram e ee ceste irte estote ids p dede Re nr p ME NENNE Oe into ens Ne Me deu 52 iv PowerEdge T420 Technical Guide lt u 1 System overview Introduction The two socket Dell PowerEdge T420 tower server delivers balanced performance and expandability for non disruptive growth Optional redundancy and hot pluggability of key components helps to protect data and keep the business running The T420 is an excellent fit for a wide range of applications including workgroup collaboration email file and print and small to mid size database applications such as Business Analytics and Intelligence In addition the T420 s performance and capacities make it highly attractive for consolidation and virtualization A versatile workhorse Featuring the powerful performance of two Intel Xeon E5 2400 product family processors and complemented by substantial memory capacity and broad I O bandwidth the T420 provides high balanced performance and built in room for growth Its 12 DIMM slots and six PCI Express PCIe slots provide memory density and wide I O bandwidth to support both memory and data intensive applications and databases Built in capacity for up to eight 5 5 inch or 16 2 5 inch hard drives accommodate data storage as your business or organization grows These combined technology features are highly beneficial when implementing consolidated and virtualized e
60. ua du 21 Table 12 Supported hard dress iaa 23 Table 13 Supported RAID controllers str oi e ea tco tat t saci li cal e lla duda ona 24 Table 14 Supported external storage sssssssssssssssssssssesss eene enr eent tnter tht entities EAEE indes ense nnt nan 25 Table 15 Supported NICS and FIBAS usiaciite et tt acea utter dpt seme cael ee er tct etes in da rond undc bad ca Rat 26 Table 16 Power tools and technologies ic er esee etre Rh eT a E LEER TR CEN a d d LEE ed 28 Table 17 Power supply effIGI amp ncy eoe eet tette Dae Maeda det duit bf pies ecu ded dete bdo leo eadeni 30 Table 18 Acoustical PP t hi Hn EE RR FR ERR EXE PRA AVR EAE EE RR d FER SEU YER aa e RUE FER god 32 Table 19 Supported rack types ee ote eite Ret cete ee Edi aed ocu tap ceno il datada end eed 33 Table 20 Primary operating systern suppOFt eere tacna 5 Table 21 VirtualizationrsuppOFEL ciet et e teet iet a Stt ed do Reb a t den ptu T uec bud e ec ip teg 56 Table 22 iDRAC7 with Lifecycle Controller functions and benefits sss 38 Table 23 Feature comparison for basic management DRAC7 Express and iDRAC7 Enterprise 39 Table 24 One to one and one to many Operations e eeessisicesein ent ideps then dd 44 T ble 25 Powers pply specifICalions ci scan died oed date edd i ted 45 Table 26 Environmental specifICatiOns toi rite re D e e p WR b e Ase 46 Table 27 Supported video modes for back VGA port
61. undant power supply is recommended e System can support only one 5 25 inch device Operating system support for GPUs Some operating systems have not been validated to support GPUs See Table 20 for more information on operating system support of GPUs Chipset The Intel C602 chipset is implemented on the PowerEdge T420 For more information visit Intel com 18 PowerEdge T420 Technical Guide 5 Memory More options are available for the Dell PowerEdge 12 generation servers than in previous generations more capacity choices and more frequency choices The PowerEdge T420 supports up to 584GB of memory with speeds of up to 1600MT s providing high performance in a variety of applications The new reliability availability and serviceability RAS features like memory mirroring and sparing help you increase your uptime and reduce data loss RAS aids in the rapid and accurate diagnosis of faults that require service increasing your memory reliability Supported memory The T420 supports the memory technologies shown in Table 8 Table 8 Memory technologies supported Feature UDIMM RDIMM Register No Yes Buffer No No Frequencies 800 1066 1335 or 1600MT s 800 1066 1335 or 1600MT s Ranks supported 1or2 1 2 0r4 Capacity per DIMM 2 or AGB 2 4 8 16 or 32GB Maximum DIMMs per channel 2 2 DRAM technology x8 x4 or x8 Temperature sensor Yes Yes Error Correction Code ECC Yes Yes Conci Bisabig code Yes with advanced ECC mode
62. ws Small Business Server 2011 Novell SUSE Linux Enterprise Server Red Hat Enterprise Linux Optional embedded hypervisors Citrix XenServer VMware vSphere including ESXi Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization For more information on the specific versions and additions visit Dell com OSsupport Optional kit available for field conversion from tower to rackable unit GB means 1 billion bytes and TB equals 1 trillion bytes actual capacity varies with preloaded material and operating environment and will be less 10 PowerEdge T420 Technical Guide lt u 5 Chassis views and features The Dell PowerEdge T420 is a 5U 2 socket rackable tower server For additional system views and features see the Dell PowerEdge T420 Systems Owner s Manualon Dell com Support Manuals Chassis views Table 4 lists the possible chassis configurations available for the T420 Table 4 Chassis configurations Number of drive bays Drive types Controller Front Power supply Rack control option panel 4 cabled 3 5 SATA and drive bays SAS HHD PERC S110 H310 H710 H710P LED Cabled 550W No 3 5 SATA and Cabled 550W 8 hot plug SAS HHD or hot plug drive bays 2 5 SAS PERC S110 H310 H710 H710P LCD 495W 750W Yes SSD HHD or 1100W P Hot plug 16 hot plag 23 SATAand sepe UZIO ario HOP LCD 495W 750W Yes drive bays SAS SSD HHD 1100W Figure 1 shows the features on the front of the T420 16 drive bay chassis including
63. y performance See the Processor section for details Intel C602 series chipset The Intel Platform Controller Hub PCH chip is implemented on the T420 server Certain models of the Intel Xeon processor E5 2400 series support 1600MT s memory The T420 supports two DIMMs per channel at 1600MT s with certain models See the Memory section for details 1600MT s DDR3 memory Next generation PERC The T420 supports the new PERC controller cards with improved functionality and options faster performance See the Storage section for details This new software RAID solution supports RAID O 1 5 and 10 and supports a maximum of four hot plug SATA hard drives or SATA solid state drives See the Storage section for details PERC S110 software RAID Solution The embedded system management solution for Dell servers features hardware iDRAC7 with Lifecycle and firmware inventory and alerting in depth memory alerting faster Controller performance a dedicated gigabit port and many more features See the Dell OpenManage systems management section for details The T420 supports internal graphics processing units GPUs for virtual desktop Internal GPU support infrastructure VDI and medical imaging See the Processor section for details The T420 supports advanced power monitoring and power capping tools that can help manage power consumption See the Power thermal and acoustics section for details Advanced power manage

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