New Technologies - Dell PowerEdge T320 Technical Manual

Table 1 summarizes the newest technologies used in the Dell PowerEdge T320 tower server.

New technologies

New Intel processors
Intel C600 series chipset
1600MT/s DDR3
memory
Next generation PERC
options
PERC S110 software
RAID Solution
iDRAC7 with Lifecycle
Controller
Internal GPU support
Advanced power
management
Fresh Air cooling
Failsafe hypervisors
Fan fault tolerance
Detailed descriptions
The new Intel Xeon processor E5-2400 product family, Intel Xeon processor
E5-1410, and Intel Pentium processor 1400 product family offer new features such
as embedded PCIe lanes for improved I/O performance. See the Processor section
for details.
The Intel Platform Controller Hub (PCH) chip is implemented on the T320 server.
Certain models of the Xeon Intel processor E5-2400 product family support
1600MT/s memory. The T320 supports two DIMMs per channel at 1600MT/s with
certain models. See the Memory section for details.
The T320 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. 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 T320 supports internal graphics processing units (GPUs) for virtual desktop
infrastructure (VDI) and medical imaging. See the Processor section for details.
The T320 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. See the
Supported virtualization for details.
Failure of one fan rotor is tolerated with degradation in performance through
active throttling and increased fan speeds. The feature helps reduce downtime by
allowing you to schedule a fan replacement within 360 hours of a fan failure.