User Manual

Chapter 1: System overview.......................................................................................................... 6
Key workloads...................................................................................................................................................................... 6
New technologies................................................................................................................................................................ 6
Chapter 2: System features and generational comparison............................................................. 8
Chapter 3: Chassis views and features.........................................................................................10
Chassis views......................................................................................................................................................................10
Front view of the system........................................................................................................................................... 10
Rear view of the system............................................................................................................................................. 11
Inside the system......................................................................................................................................................... 12
Quick Resource Locator............................................................................................................................................. 13
Chapter 4: Processor................................................................................................................... 14
Processor features ........................................................................................................................................................... 14
Supported processors................................................................................................................................................. 14
Chapter 5: Memory subsystem.................................................................................................... 15
Supported memory............................................................................................................................................................ 15
Memory speed.................................................................................................................................................................... 15
Chapter 6: Storage...................................................................................................................... 16
Storage controllers............................................................................................................................................................ 16
Storage controller feature matrix.............................................................................................................................16
Internal storage configuration................................................................................................................................... 18
Server storage controllers User Guide....................................................................................................................18
IDSDM............................................................................................................................................................................. 18
Internal USB.................................................................................................................................................................. 19
RAID - Redundant Array of Independent Disks.....................................................................................................19
Datasheets and PERC performance scaling decks.............................................................................................. 19
Boot Optimized Storage Solution............................................................................................................................ 20
Supported Drives............................................................................................................................................................... 21
External Storage................................................................................................................................................................22
Chapter 7: Networking................................................................................................................ 23
Overview............................................................................................................................................................................. 23
Chapter 8: Expansion cards and expansion card risers................................................................. 24
Expansion card installation guidelines.......................................................................................................................... 24
Chapter 9: Power, thermal, and acoustics................................................................................... 26
Power................................................................................................................................................................................... 26
Thermal design................................................................................................................................................................... 27
Contents
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