Dell PowerVault NX1950 Getting Started

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Getting Started With Your System 3System FeaturesThe major hardware and software features of your system include:• Two Dual Core Intel® Xeon® processor 5000 Sequence.• 4 GB of 667 MHz, Fully Buffered DIMMs (FBD), upgradable to a maximum of 8 GB.The system also features redundant memory, which provides memory sparing or memory mirroring.Either feature is available if eight identical memory modules are installed.• 15000 rpm hard drives configured into a RAID1 array for fault tolerant operating system operations.• A slimline DVD-ROM, or DVD-ROM/ CD-RW drive.• Two hot-pluggable, 670-W power supplies in a 1 + 1 redundant configuration.• Four fan modules, each comprised of two dual-rotor fans, for a total of eight cooling fans.The system board includes the following features:• Two riser cards (left and center risers), each providing a x8 lane width PCI-Express expansion slot.• Dedicated PCI slot for an integrated RAID controller card with 256 MB of cache memory anda RAID battery.• Four integrated Gigabit Ethernet NICs capable of supporting 10-Mbps, 100-Mbps, 1000-Mbps,and 2-Gbps data rates.• Two x4 SAS ports for connectivity to storage subsystem or two 4-Gbps Fibre Channel portsfor connectivity to a storage area network (SAN).• Four USB 2.0-compliant connectors (two on the front and two on the back) capable of externalsupport for a diskette drive, a CD-ROM drive, a keyboard, a mouse, or a USB flash drive.• Remote access controller (RAC) for remote systems management.• An integrated VGA-compatible video subsystem with an ATI ES1000, 33-MHz PCI videocontroller. This video subsystem contains a minimum of 16MB of graphics memory with supportfor 2D graphics. Maximum resolution is 1600x1200 with 65,536 colors; true-color graphics aresupported in the following resolutions: 640 x 480, 800 x 600, 1024 x 768, 1280 x 1024. When theoptional remote access card is installed, the maximum video resolution is 1280x1024.• Systems management circuitry that monitors operation of the system fans as well as critical systemvoltages and temperatures. The systems management circuitry works in conjunction with the systemsmanagement software.• Back-panel connectors include serial, video, two USB connectors, four NIC connectors, two SAS(or Fibre Channel in gateway mode connectors), and one NIC connector for RAC access.• Front-panel connectors include a video and two USB connectors.• Front-panel 1x5 LCD for system ID and error messaging.For more information about specific features, see Technical Specifications.