Specifications

Appendix C. Additional resources ................................................................................................................................. 49
Appendix D. System board block diagram ................................................................................................................... 51
Table 1. New technologies ................................................................................................................................................ 6
Table 2. Comparing the PowerEdge T410 to PowerEdge T420 .................................................................................. 7
Table 3. Technical specifications ...................................................................................................................................... 8
Table 4. Chassis configurations ...................................................................................................................................... 10
Table 5. Chassis features ................................................................................................................................................... 13
Table 6. Security features .................................................................................................................................................. 15
Table 7. Supported processors ........................................................................................................................................ 17
Table 8. Memory technologies supported .....................................................................................................................18
Table 9. DIMMs supported ................................................................................................................................................ 19
Table 10. Memory speed capabilities ............................................................................................................................... 20
Table 11. Memory RAS features ........................................................................................................................................ 20
Table 12. Supported hard drives ....................................................................................................................................... 22
Table 13. Supported RAID controllers.............................................................................................................................. 23
Table 14. Supported external storage .............................................................................................................................. 24
Table 15. Supported NICs and HBAs ................................................................................................................................ 25
Table 16. Power tools and technologies ......................................................................................................................... 27
Table 17. Power supply efficiency .................................................................................................................................... 29
Table 18. Acoustical performance ..................................................................................................................................... 31
Table 19. Supported rack types ......................................................................................................................................... 32
Table 20. Primary operating system support .................................................................................................................. 34
Table 21. Virtualization support ........................................................................................................................................ 35
Table 22. iDRAC7 with Lifecycle Controller functions and benefits ........................................................................... 37
Table 23. Feature comparison for basic management, iDRAC7 Express, and iDRAC7 Enterprise ....................... 38
Table 24. One-to-one and one-to-many operations .................................................................................................. 43
Table 25. Power supply specifications ............................................................................................................................. 44
Table 26. Environmental specifications ........................................................................................................................... 45
Table 27. Supported video modes for back VGA port .................................................................................................. 46
Table 28. Supported video modes for front VGA port .................................................................................................. 46
Table 29. Rail adjustability range ....................................................................................................................................... 47
Table 30. Industry standard documents .......................................................................................................................... 48
Table 31. Additional resources .......................................................................................................................................... 49
Figure 1. Front view 16-drive bay without bezel ........................................................................................................... 10
Figure 2. Front view with bezel.......................................................................................................................................... 11
Figure 3. Back view .............................................................................................................................................................. 11
Figure 4. Internal view ......................................................................................................................................................... 12
Figure 5. Rackable front view without bezel ................................................................................................................... 12
Figure 6. LCD control panel ...............................................................................................................................................14
Figure 7. QRL location ........................................................................................................................................................14
Figure 8. 750W power supply unit ................................................................................................................................... 29
Figure 9. Sliding rails with optional CMA ........................................................................................................................ 32
Figure 10. Dell systems management solutions .............................................................................................................. 36
Figure 11. Systems management server lifecycle ........................................................................................................... 42
Figure 12. Tower and rack chassis dimensions ............................................................................................................... 44
Figure 13. T420 system board block diagram .................................................................................................................. 51