Table of contents
1 System overview ..................................................................................................................................................................5
Introduction .........................................................................................................................................................................5
New technologies ............................................................................................................................................................. 6
2 System features ................................................................................................................................................................... 7
Comparison of PowerEdge systems ............................................................................................................................... 7
Specifications ..................................................................................................................................................................... 8
3 Module views and features .............................................................................................................................................. 11
Module views ..................................................................................................................................................................... 11
Module features ................................................................................................................................................................ 13
4 Processors .......................................................................................................................................................................... 15
Processor features ............................................................................................................................................................ 15
Supported processors ...................................................................................................................................................... 16
Chipset ................................................................................................................................................................................ 16
5 Memory ............................................................................................................................................................................... 17
Supported memory .......................................................................................................................................................... 17
Memory configurations ...................................................................................................................................................18
Memory speed .................................................................................................................................................................. 19
Memory RAS features....................................................................................................................................................... 19
6 Storage ................................................................................................................................................................................ 21
Internal storage ................................................................................................................................................................. 21
Storage controllers .......................................................................................................................................................... 22
7 Networking and mezzanine cards ................................................................................................................................ 24
Select Network Adapters ................................................................................................................................................ 24
Mezzanine cards .............................................................................................................................................................. 26
8 Power, thermal and acoustics ....................................................................................................................................... 27
Power supply units .......................................................................................................................................................... 28
Thermal and acoustics.................................................................................................................................................... 28
Supported operating systems ........................................................................................................................................ 30
Supported virtualization .................................................................................................................................................. 31
Systems management solutions ................................................................................................................................... 32
OpenManage systems management ........................................................................................................................... 33
Additional specifications .......................................................................................................................... 40
Module dimensions and weight .................................................................................................................................... 40
Video specifications ........................................................................................................................................................ 40
Environmental specifications .........................................................................................................................................41
USB peripherals ................................................................................................................................................................ 42
Standards compliance ............................................................................................................................. 43
Additional resources ................................................................................................................................. 45
System board block diagram .................................................................................................................. 47
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