Dell PowerEdge R420 Technical Manual

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Table of contents1 System overview ..................................................................................................................................................................5Introduction .........................................................................................................................................................................5New technologies ............................................................................................................................................................. 62 System features ................................................................................................................................................................... 7Comparison of PowerEdge systems ............................................................................................................................... 7Specifications ..................................................................................................................................................................... 83 Chassis views and features ............................................................................................................................................. 10Chassis views .................................................................................................................................................................... 10Chassis features ................................................................................................................................................................ 114 Processor ............................................................................................................................................................................14Processor features ............................................................................................................................................................14Supported processors ......................................................................................................................................................14Chipset ................................................................................................................................................................................ 155 Memory ...............................................................................................................................................................................16Supported memory ..........................................................................................................................................................16Memory configurations ................................................................................................................................................... 17Memory speed ..................................................................................................................................................................18Memory RAS features.......................................................................................................................................................186 Storage ............................................................................................................................................................................... 20Internal storage ................................................................................................................................................................ 20External storage ................................................................................................................................................................ 21Storage controllers ........................................................................................................................................................... 21Optical drive ..................................................................................................................................................................... 23Tape drive .......................................................................................................................................................................... 237 Networking and PCIe ...................................................................................................................................................... 24Embedded NIC controller .............................................................................................................................................. 24PCIe expansion ................................................................................................................................................................ 248 Power, thermal, and acoustics ...................................................................................................................................... 26Power consumption and energy efficiency ................................................................................................................ 26Power supply units .......................................................................................................................................................... 27Thermal and acoustics.................................................................................................................................................... 289 Rack rails and cable management ................................................................................................................................. 31Sliding and static rail systems ......................................................................................................................................... 31Cable management arm................................................................................................................................................. 3310 Operating systems and virtualization ........................................................................................................................... 34Supported operating systems........................................................................................................................................ 34Supported virtualization ................................................................................................................................................. 3511 Dell OpenManage systems management .................................................................................................................... 36Systems management solutions ................................................................................................................................... 36OpenManage systems management ........................................................................................................................... 37Dell server management operations ............................................................................................................................ 42Additional specifications .......................................................................................................................... 44Appendix A.Chassis dimensions and weight .................................................................................................................................... 44Power supply specifications .......................................................................................................................................... 44Environmental specifications ........................................................................................................................................ 45Video specifications ........................................................................................................................................................ 46Rack rail specifications ................................................................................................................................................... 46USB peripherals ................................................................................................................................................................ 46Standards compliance ............................................................................................................................. 47Appendix B.