Dell EMC PowerEdge T350 Technical Guide Part Number: E78S Series Regulatory Type: E78S001 October 2021 Rev.
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Contents Chapter 1: System overview.......................................................................................................... 5 Key workloads...................................................................................................................................................................... 5 New technologies................................................................................................................................................................
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1 System overview The Dell™ PowerEdge™ T350 is Dell's latest single-socket, entry-level 4.5U scalable tower server that is purposely designed to serve general-purpose business applications for both Small and Medium Businesses (SMB) and Remote Office / Branch Office (ROBO).
Table 1. New technologies (continued) Technology Detailed Description Chipset (CHPST) Intel C250 series Dedicated PERC PERC 10.5 and PERC 11 SW and HW RAID iDRAC9 w/ Lifecycle Controller The embedded systems management solution for Dell servers features hardware and firmware inventory and alerting, in-depth memory alerting, faster performance, a dedicated gigabit port and many more features.
2 System features and generational comparison The following table shows the comparison between the PowerEdge T350 with the PowerEdge T340: Table 2.
Table 2. Feature comparison (continued) Feature PowerEdge T350 PowerEdge T340 Networking options (OCP 3.0) NA NA Ports Front Ports ● 1 x iDRAC Direct (Micro-AB USB) port ● 1 x USB 3.0 Rear Ports ● 5 x USB 2.0 ● 1 x iDRAC ethernet port ● 1 x USB 3.0 ● 1 x VGA ● 1 x Serial Internal Ports ● 1 x USB 3.0 (Optional) Front Ports ● 1 x Micro USB 2.0 (Dedicated iDRAC direct) ● 1 x USB 3.0 Rear Ports ● 4 x USB 2.0 ● 2 x USB 3.0 ● 1 x VGA Internal Ports ● 1 x USB 3.0 Form Factor 4.
3 Chassis views and features Topics: • Chassis views Chassis views Front view of the system Figure 1. Front view of the 8 x 3.
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. BOSS S2 module (optional) Power button Information tag System health and ID indicator USB 3.0 port iDRAC Direct port (Micro-AB USB) Optical drive (optional) Drives (8) Figure 2. Front view of the 4 x 3.5-inch drive system 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. BOSS S2 module (optional) Power button Information tag System health and ID indicator USB 3.
Rear view of the system Figure 3. Rear view of the system with redundant PSU 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. Power supply unit (PSU 1) Power supply unit (PSU 2) PCIe expansion card slots (4) USB 2.0 port (4) System identification button NIC port (1) USB 3.0 port (1) USB 2.
Figure 4. Rear view of the system with cable PSU 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12 Cabled power supply unit PCIe expansion card slots (4) USB 2.0 port (4) System identification button NIC port (1) USB 3.0 port (1) USB 2.
Inside the system Figure 5. Inside the system with redundant PSU 1. 3. 5. 7. 9. PIB (Power Interface Board) PCIe expansion card Intrusion switch Memory module sockets Backplane 2. 4. 6. 8.
Figure 6. Inside the system with cabled PSU 1. 3. 5. 7. 9. 14 Cabled PSU System board Cooling fan Heat sink Backplane Chassis views and features 2. 4. 6. 8.
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4 Processor Topics: • • Processor features Supported processors Processor features The following lists the features and functions that are in the upcoming Intel ® Xeon E-2300 series processor offering: ● As an entry level server - Small businesses require reliability and security to support their critical business and customer data needs ● As an edge device or appliance - Edge servers or appliances with energy efficiency and performance at entry level prices ● As a secure cloud server - Protect the most s
5 Memory subsystem T350 supports up to 4 DIMM slots, with up to UDIMM 128 GB of memory and speeds of up to 3200 MT/s. Topics: • • Supported memory Memory speed Supported memory The table below lists the memory technologies supported by the platform. Table 4. Supported memory technologies Feature T350 (DDR4) DIMM Type UDIMM Transfer Speed 2666 MT/s, 2933 MT/s, and 3200 MT/s Voltage 1.2 V (DDR4) The following table lists the supported DIMMs for the T350 at launch.
6 Storage Topics: • • • • Storage controllers Supported Drives Internal storage configuration External storage Storage controllers ● PowerEdge Hardware RAID controllers (PERC) series 10, 11 are designed for: ○ Enhanced performance ○ Fault tolerance ○ Simplified management of RAID array drives ● PowerEdge controller series 10, 11 support older legacy SAS and SATA drive interfaces ● Dell S150 is software RAID solution for PowerEdge systems. Table 6.
Table 7. Supported drives (continued) Form Factor Type Speed Rotational Speed Capacities 3.5-inch SAS 12 GB 7.2 K 2 TB, 4 TB, 8 TB, 12 TB, 16 TB 3.5-inch SATA 6 GB 7.2 K 4 TB, 8 TB, 12 TB, 16 TB M.2 SATA 6 GB SSD 240 GB, 480 GB Internal storage configuration Please see the Factory Configuration Matrix on Sales Portal. External storage T350 supports the external storage device types that are listed in the table below: Table 8.
7 Networking Topics: • Overview Overview PowerEdge offers a wide variety of options to get information moving to and from our servers. Industry best technologies are chosen, and systems management features are added by our partners to firmware to tie in with iDRAC. These adapters are rigorously validated for worry-free, fully supported use in Dell servers. The PowerEdge Server Adapter Matrix posted to knowledge portal is the central repository for PowerEdge NIC, HBA and HCA information.
8 Expansion cards NOTE: When an expansion card is not supported or missing, the iDRAC and Lifecycle Controller logs an event. This does not prevent your system from booting. However, if a F1/F2 pause occurs with an error message, see Troubleshooting expansion cards section in the Dell EMC PowerEdge Servers Troubleshooting Guide at www.dell.com/poweredgemanuals. Topics: • Expansion card installation guidelines Expansion card installation guidelines Figure 8. Expansion card slot connectors 1. Slot 1 3.
Table 9. Expansion card slots supported on the system board (continued) PCIe slot Risers Processor connection PCIe slot height PCIe slot length PCIe slot width Slot 2 (Gen4) N/A Processor 1 Full height Full length x16 Slot 3 (Gen3) N/A Platform Controller Hub Full height Half length x1 Slot 4 (Gen3) N/A Platform Controller Hub Full height Half length x4 link in x8 slot NOTE: Slot 1 is disabled, when system is installed with Intel Pentium processor.
9 Power, thermal, and acoustics PowerEdge servers have an extensive collection of sensors that automatically track thermal activity, which helps regulate temperature thereby reducing server noise and power consumption. The table below lists the tools and technologies Dell offers to lower power consumption and increase energy efficiency. Topics: • • • Power Thermal Acoustics Power Table 11.
Table 11. Power tools and technologies (continued) Feature Description Rack infrastructure Dell offers some of the industry's highest-efficiency power infrastructure solutions, including: ● Power distribution units (PDUs) ● Uninterruptible power supplies (UPSs) ● Energy Smart containment rack enclosures Find additional information at: https://www.delltechnologies.com/en-us/servers/power-andcooling.htm.
Table 13. Acoustical performance of T350 acoustical configurations (continued) Configuration Entry Volume Feature rich 31 31 Acoustical Performance: Idle/ Operating @ 25 °C Ambient Operating Prominent tones 31 No prominent tones in Idle and Operating Acoustical Performance: Idle @ 28 °C Ambient L wA,m (B) 4.6 4.6 4.6 K v (B) 0.4 0.4 0.4 L pA,m (dB) 31 31 31 Acoustical Performance: Max. Loading @ 35 °C Ambient L wA,m (B) 4.6 4.6 5.2 K v (B) 0.4 0.4 0.
10 Supported operating systems The PowerEdge T350 system supports the following operating systems: ● ● ● ● ● Canonical Ubuntu Server LTS Citrix Hypervisor Microsoft Windows Server with Hyper-V Red Hat Enterprise Linux SUSE Linux Enterprise Server For more information, go to www.dell.com/ossupport.
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13 Appendix A: Additional specifications Topics: • • • • • • Chassis dimension Chassis weight Video specifications USB Ports Power Supply Units Environmental specifications Chassis dimension The T350 has the following dimensions: Figure 15. Chassis dimensions Table 15. Chassis dimensions Drives Xa Xb Ya Yb Yc Za 8 x 3.5inch / 4 x 3.5- inch 175 mm (6.88 inches) N/A 369.5 mm (14.54 inches) 382.5 mm (15.05 inches) N/A With bezel: 560.5 mm 19 mm (0.74 (22.
Chassis weight Table 16. PowerEdge T350 system weight System configuration Maximum weight (with all drives/SSDs) 4 x 3.5-inch 19.54 kg (43.07 pound) 8 x 3.5-inch 25.34 kg (55.86 pound) Video specifications The PowerEdge T350 system supports integrated Matrox G200 graphics controller with 16 MB of video frame buffer. Table 17.
Table 19. PowerEdge T350 PSU specifications PSU Class Heat dissip ation (maxi mum) Frequenc Voltage y AC High line 200 - 240 V Low line 100 - 120 V DC Current 450 W AC Bronze 1871 BTU/ hr 50/60 Hz 100–240 V AC, autoranging 450 W 450 W N/A 6.5 - 3.5 A 600 W AC Platinu m 2250 BTU/ hr 50/60 Hz 100–240 V AC, autoranging 600 W 600 W N/A 7.1 - 3.6 A 240 V N/A N/A 600 W 2.
Table 22. Shared requirements across all categories Temperature Specifications Allowable continuous operations Maximum temperature gradient (applies to both operation and non-operation) 20°C in an hour* (36°F in an hour) and 5°C in 15 minutes (9°F in 15 minutes), 5°C in an hour* (9°F in an hour) for tape NOTE: * - Per ASHRAE thermal guidelines for tape hardware these are not instantaneous rates of temperature change.
14 Appendix B. Standards compliance The system conforms to the following industry standards. Table 25. Industry standard documents Standard URL for information and specifications ACPIAdvance Configuration and Power Interface Specification, v2.0c https://uefi.org/specsandtesttools Ethernet IEEE 802.3-2005 https://standards.ieee.org/ HDGHardware Design Guide Version 3.0 for Microsoft Windows Server microsoft.com/whdc/system/platform/pcdesign/desguide/ serverdg.
15 Appendix C Additional resources Table 26. Additional resources Resource Description of contents Location Installation and Service Manual This manual, available in PDF format, provides the following information: ● ● ● ● ● ● ● Getting Started Guide Dell.com/Support/Manuals Chassis features System Setup program System indicator codes System BIOS Remove and replace procedures Diagnostics Jumpers and connectors This guide ships with the system, and is also available in PDF format.