Table of contents
1 System overview ..................................................................................................................................................................5
Introduction .........................................................................................................................................................................5
New technologies ............................................................................................................................................................. 6
2 System features ................................................................................................................................................................... 7
Specifications ...................................................................................................................................................................... 7
Comparison of PowerEdge systems .............................................................................................................................. 9
3 Module views and features ............................................................................................................................................. 10
Module views .................................................................................................................................................................... 10
Module features ................................................................................................................................................................ 12
4 Processors ..........................................................................................................................................................................14
Processor features ............................................................................................................................................................14
Supported processors ...................................................................................................................................................... 15
Chipset ................................................................................................................................................................................ 15
5 Memory ............................................................................................................................................................................... 16
Supported memory .......................................................................................................................................................... 16
Memory configurations ................................................................................................................................................... 17
Memory speed ..................................................................................................................................................................18
Memory RAS features....................................................................................................................................................... 19
6 Storage ............................................................................................................................................................................... 20
Internal storage ................................................................................................................................................................ 20
Storage controllers ........................................................................................................................................................... 21
7 Networking and mezzanine cards ................................................................................................................................ 23
Select Network Adapters ................................................................................................................................................ 23
Mezzanine cards .............................................................................................................................................................. 25
8 Power, thermal, and acoustics ...................................................................................................................................... 26
Power consumption and energy efficiency ................................................................................................................ 26
Power supply units .......................................................................................................................................................... 27
Thermal and acoustics.................................................................................................................................................... 27
Supported operating systems ........................................................................................................................................ 29
Supported virtualization ................................................................................................................................................. 30
10 Systems management ...................................................................................................................................................... 31
Systems management solutions .................................................................................................................................... 31
OpenManage systems management ........................................................................................................................... 32
Dell server management operations ............................................................................................................................ 36
Appendix A.
Additional specifications .......................................................................................................................... 39
Module dimensions and weight .................................................................................................................................... 39
Environmental specifications ........................................................................................................................................ 39
Video specifications ........................................................................................................................................................ 40
USB peripherals .................................................................................................................................................................41
Appendix B.
Standards compliance ............................................................................................................................. 42
Appendix C.
Additional resources ................................................................................................................................. 43
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