Specifications

Appendix C. Additional resources ................................................................................................................................. 48
Appendix D. System board block diagram .................................................................................................................. 50
Table 1. New technologies ................................................................................................................................................ 6
Table 2. Comparing the PowerEdge R410 to PowerEdge R420 ................................................................................. 7
Table 3. Technical specifications ...................................................................................................................................... 8
Table 4. Chassis features ................................................................................................................................................... 11
Table 5. Security features .................................................................................................................................................. 13
Table 6. Supported processors ........................................................................................................................................ 15
Table 7. Memory technologies supported ..................................................................................................................... 16
Table 8. DIMMs supported ................................................................................................................................................ 17
Table 9. Memory speed capabilities ................................................................................................................................18
Table 10. Memory RAS features .........................................................................................................................................18
Table 11. Supported hard drives ....................................................................................................................................... 20
Table 12. Supported RAID controllers............................................................................................................................... 21
Table 13. Hard-drive backplane options ......................................................................................................................... 22
Table 14. PCIe slot configurations .................................................................................................................................... 23
Table 15. Supported NICs and HBAs ................................................................................................................................ 24
Table 16. Power tools and technologies ......................................................................................................................... 25
Table 17. Power supply efficiency .................................................................................................................................... 27
Table 18. Acoustical performance .................................................................................................................................... 29
Table 19. Supported rack types .......................................................................................................................................... 31
Table 20. Primary operating system support .................................................................................................................. 33
Table 21. Virtualization support ........................................................................................................................................ 34
Table 22. iDRAC7 with Lifecycle Controller functions and benefits ........................................................................... 36
Table 23. Feature comparison for basic management, iDRAC7 Express, and iDRAC7 Enterprise ........................ 37
Table 24. One-to-one and one-to-many operations .................................................................................................. 42
Table 25. Power supply specifications ............................................................................................................................. 43
Table 26. Environmental specifications ........................................................................................................................... 44
Table 27. Supported video modes .................................................................................................................................... 45
Table 28. Rail adjustability range ....................................................................................................................................... 45
Table 29. Industry standard documents .......................................................................................................................... 47
Table 30. Additional resources .......................................................................................................................................... 48
Figure 1. Front view without bezel .................................................................................................................................. 10
Figure 2. Front view with bezel......................................................................................................................................... 10
Figure 3. Back view ............................................................................................................................................................. 10
Figure 4. Internal view ......................................................................................................................................................... 11
Figure 5. LCD control panel ............................................................................................................................................... 12
Figure 6. QRL location ........................................................................................................................................................ 12
Figure 7. 550W power supply unit ................................................................................................................................... 27
Figure 8. Sliding rails with optional CMA ........................................................................................................................ 30
Figure 9. Static rails .............................................................................................................................................................. 31
Figure 10. Dell systems management solutions .............................................................................................................. 35
Figure 11. Systems management server lifecycle ............................................................................................................41
Figure 12. System dimensions ............................................................................................................................................ 43
Figure 13. R420 system board block diagram ................................................................................................................. 50