New Technologies - Dell PowerEdge T620 Technical Manual

Table 1 summarizes the newest technologies used in the Dell PowerEdge 12

New technologies

Intel Xeon processor
E5-2600 product family
Intel C600 series chipset
1600 MT/s DDR3
memory
LRDIMM
Next generation PERC
options
PERC S110 software
RAID solution
1
Express Flash drives
iDRAC7 with Lifecycle
Controller
Internal GPU support
1
DC power supply
Advanced power
management
Fresh air cooling
Failsafe hypervisors
1
Available Q2 2012
Detailed descriptions
This new family of Intel processors has embedded PCI Express
improved I/O performance. See the Processor section for details.
The Intel Platform Controller Hub (PCH) chip is implemented on the T620 server.
Certain models of the Intel Xeon E5-2600 processors support 1600 MT/s memory.
The T620 supports two DIMMs per channel at 1600 MT/s with these processors.
See the Memory section for details.
This new memory option, load reduced DIMM (LRDIMM), is designed with a buffer
chip (or chips) to replace the register to help minimize loading. LRDIMMs can
increase overall server system memory capacity and speed. See the Memory
section for more information.
The T620 supports the new PERC controller cards with improved functionality and
faster performance. See the Storage section for details.
This new software RAID solution supports RAID 0, 1, 5, and 10, and supports a
maximum of four hot-plug SATA hard drives or SATA solid-state drives (SSDs). See
the Storage section for details.
Dell Express Flash PCIe solid-state drives provide fast performance without
requiring processor resources or capturing DRAM. The T620 supports up to four
Express Flash drives. See the Storage section for details.
The new embedded system 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. See the Dell
OpenManage systems management section for details.
The T620 supports internal graphics processing units (GPUs) for virtual desktop
infrastructure (VDI) and medical imaging. See the Processor section for details.
A new 1100W DC power supply option is available for the T620.
The T620 supports advanced power monitoring and power capping tools that can
help manage power consumption. See the Power, thermal, and acoustics section
for details.
Dell has tested and validated an integrated data center solution that enables you
to operate at higher temperatures or even chiller-less. See the Power, thermal, and
acoustics section for details.
The internal dual SD module is a modular fail-safe design that is dedicated for an
embedded ESX hypervisor or other embedded operating system.
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