Owners Manual

Chapter 1: Dell EMC PowerEdge C6420 overview...........................................................................7
Supported configurations.................................................................................................................................................. 7
Back view of the PowerEdge C6420 sled..................................................................................................................... 8
Network ports indicator codes....................................................................................................................................... 10
Sled to hard drive mapping...............................................................................................................................................11
Expander zoning.................................................................................................................................................................12
Locating the Service Tag of your system.................................................................................................................... 13
System information label..................................................................................................................................................14
Chapter 2: Documentation resources........................................................................................... 17
Chapter 3: Technical specifications.............................................................................................20
Dimensions of the Dell EMC PowerEdge C6420 sled.............................................................................................. 20
Chassis weight................................................................................................................................................................... 20
Processor specifications...................................................................................................................................................21
Supported operating systems......................................................................................................................................... 21
System battery................................................................................................................................................................... 21
Expansion bus specifications...........................................................................................................................................21
Memory specifications..................................................................................................................................................... 22
Drives and storage specifications..................................................................................................................................22
Video specifications.......................................................................................................................................................... 22
Environmental specifications..........................................................................................................................................23
Standard operating temperature specifications...................................................................................................23
Expanded operating temperature specifications .................................................................................................31
Particulate and gaseous contamination specifications.......................................................................................35
Maximum vibration specifications........................................................................................................................... 36
Maximum shock specifications.................................................................................................................................36
Maximum altitude specifications..............................................................................................................................36
Fresh Air Operation.....................................................................................................................................................36
Chapter 4: Initial system setup and configuration........................................................................37
Setting up your system.................................................................................................................................................... 37
iDRAC configuration......................................................................................................................................................... 37
Options to set up iDRAC IP address....................................................................................................................... 37
Log in to iDRAC............................................................................................................................................................38
Options to install the operating system.......................................................................................................................38
Methods to download firmware and drivers.........................................................................................................38
Downloading drivers and firmware..........................................................................................................................39
Chapter 5: Pre-operating system management applications........................................................ 40
Options to manage the pre-operating system applications....................................................................................40
System Setup.....................................................................................................................................................................40
Viewing System Setup............................................................................................................................................... 40
System Setup details...................................................................................................................................................41
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