Dell EMC PowerEdge C6420 - Internal Storage; M.2 Boot Storage

PCIe Slots Description Form factor
x16 buried PCIe riser Slot 5: x16 PCIe Gen3 from processor 2 Custom form factor
NOTE: M.2 SATA riser is supported
on the buried riser.
Memory specications
Table 8. Memory specications
Memory module
sockets
DIMM
type
DIMM rank DIMM capacity
Single processor Dual processors
Minimum RAM Maximum RAM
Minimum
RAM
Maximum
RAM
Sixteen 288-pins
LRDIMM
Quad rank 64 GB 64 GB 512 GB 128 GB 1024 GB
Octal rank 128 GB 128 GB 1024 GB 256 GB 2048 GB
RDIMM
Single rank 8 GB 8 GB 64 GB 16 GB 128 GB
Dual rank
16 GB 16 GB 128 GB 32 GB 256 GB
32 GB 32 GB 256 GB 64 GB 512 GB
64 GB 64 GB 512 GB 128 GB 1024 GB
Drives and storage specications
The Dell EMC PowerEdge C6420 sled supports SAS and SATA Drives and Solid State Drives (SSDs).
Table 9. Supported drive options for the PowerEdge C6420 sled
Maximum number of drives in the enclosure Maximum number of drives assigned per sled
12 x 3.5-inch drive systems Three SAS or SATA Drives and SSDs per sled
24 x 2.5-inch drive systems Six SAS or SATA Drives and SSDs per sled
24 x 2.5-inch drive systems with NVMe The NVMe backplane supports either of these congurations:
• Two NVMe drives and four SAS or SATA Drives and SSDs per
sled
• Six SAS or SATA Drives and SSDs per sled
M.2 SATA drive (optional) The supported capacity of the M.2 SATA card is up to 240 GB
NOTE: The M.2 SATA card can be installed on the x8 (slot
1) mezzanine riser or the x16 riser slot (slot 5).
microSD card (optional) for boot (up to 64 GB) One on each PCIe riser of each sled
Table 10. Supported RAID options with M.2 SATA drives
Options Single M.2 SATA drive without RAID Dual M.2 SATA drives with hardware RAID
Hardware RAID No Yes
RAID Mode N/A RAID 1
Technical specications 23