Install Guide

Table 3. Virtualization videos for Dell EMC PowerEdge servers (continued)
Video title Links
Downloading Dell EMC customized ESXi image from VMware website www.youtube.com/watch?v=TnWyuyxuk5k
Operating system Deployment (VMware ESXi)—Installing Using
CD/DVD
www.youtube.com/watch?v=-EbufUS86zA
Enabling and Configuring Fault Resilient Memory on Dell EMC
PowerEdge servers
www.youtube.com/watch?v=retSh-XlsK0
OS Deployment (VMware ESXi)—Installing on BOSS S1 device www.youtube.com/watch?v=TB1loXpFFME
OS Deployment (VMware ESXi)—Installing on IDSDM www.youtube.com/watch?v=EC-Xntg5mgw
To enable UEFI Secure Boot on VMware ESXi for Dell EMC’s yx3x
PowerEdge servers
NOTE: This video is applicable to VMware ESXi 6.5.x and
later.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ll9qlF9qV9I
To enable UEFI Secure Boot on VMware ESXi for Dell EMC’s yx4x
PowerEdge servers
NOTE: This video is applicable to VMware ESXi 6.5.x and
later.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZZB_XyV0enY
Identifying the series of your Dell EMC PowerEdge
servers
The PowerEdge series of servers from Dell EMC are divided into different categories based on their configuration. They are referred as
YX2X, YX3X, YX4X, YX4XX, or YX5XX series of servers. The structure of the naming convention is described below:
The letter Y denotes the character in the server model number. The character denotes the form factor of the server. The form factors are
listed below:
• C- Cloud
• F- Flexible
• M or MX- Modular
• R- Rack
• T- Tower
The letter X denotes the numbers in the server model number. The number denotes multiple characteristics about the server. They are
listed as follows:.
• The first digit (X) denotes the value stream or class of the server.
○ 1-5—iDRAC basic
○ 6-9—iDRAC Express
• The second digit denotes the series of the server. It is retained in the server naming convention and does not replace the letter X.
○ 0—series 10
○ 1—series 11
○ 2—series 12
○ 3—series 13
○ 4—series 14
○ 5—series 15
• The last digit (X) always denotes the make of the processor as described below:
○ 0-Intel
○ 5-AMD
NOTE:
For servers that use an AMD processor, the model number is made up of four digits instead of three. The third
digit (X) denotes the number of processor sockets that the series of server supports.
• 1  one socket server
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