Table of contents
1 System overview ................................................................................................................................................................. 6
Introduction ........................................................................................................................................................................ 6
Key technologies ................................................................................................................................................................ 7
2 System features .................................................................................................................................................................. 8
Comparison of PowerEdge systems .............................................................................................................................. 8
Specifications ..................................................................................................................................................................... 9
3 Chassis views and features .............................................................................................................................................. 12
Chassis views ..................................................................................................................................................................... 12
Chassis features ................................................................................................................................................................ 15
4 Processor ............................................................................................................................................................................18
Processor features ............................................................................................................................................................18
Supported processors ...................................................................................................................................................... 19
GPU support ..................................................................................................................................................................... 20
Chipset ................................................................................................................................................................................ 21
5 Memory .............................................................................................................................................................................. 22
Supported memory ......................................................................................................................................................... 22
Memory configurations .................................................................................................................................................. 23
Memory speed ................................................................................................................................................................. 23
Memory RAS features...................................................................................................................................................... 24
6 Storage ............................................................................................................................................................................... 26
Internal storage ................................................................................................................................................................ 26
External storage ............................................................................................................................................................... 27
Storage controllers .......................................................................................................................................................... 28
Optical drive ..................................................................................................................................................................... 29
Tape drive .......................................................................................................................................................................... 30
7 Networking and PCIe ....................................................................................................................................................... 31
Embedded NIC controller ............................................................................................................................................... 31
PCIe expansion ................................................................................................................................................................. 31
8 Power, thermal and acoustics ....................................................................................................................................... 33
Power supply units .......................................................................................................................................................... 34
Thermal and acoustics.................................................................................................................................................... 35
9 Rack rails and cable management ................................................................................................................................ 38
Sliding rail system ............................................................................................................................................................ 38
Cable management arm................................................................................................................................................. 39
Supported operating systems ........................................................................................................................................ 40
Supported virtualization ..................................................................................................................................................41
Systems management solutions ................................................................................................................................... 42
OpenManage systems management ........................................................................................................................... 43
Chassis dimensions ......................................................................................................................................................... 50
Chassis weight.................................................................................................................................................................. 50
Environmental specifications ......................................................................................................................................... 51
Power supply specifications .......................................................................................................................................... 52
Rack rail specifications ................................................................................................................................................... 52
Video specifications ........................................................................................................................................................ 53
USB peripherals ................................................................................................................................................................ 53
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