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Appendix B. Standards compliance ............................................................................................................................. 49
Appendix C. Additional resources ................................................................................................................................. 50
Appendix D. System board block diagram .................................................................................................................. 52
Tables
Table 1. New technologies ................................................................................................................................................ 6
Table 2. Comparing the PowerEdge T410 to PowerEdge T420 .................................................................................. 7
Table 3. Technical specifications ...................................................................................................................................... 8
Table 4. Chassis configurations ....................................................................................................................................... 11
Table 5. Chassis features ...................................................................................................................................................14
Table 6. Security features .................................................................................................................................................. 16
Table 7. Supported processors ........................................................................................................................................18
Table 8. Memory technologies supported ..................................................................................................................... 19
Table 9. DIMMs supported ............................................................................................................................................... 20
Table 10. Memory speed capabilities ................................................................................................................................ 21
Table 11. Memory RAS features ......................................................................................................................................... 21
Table 12. Supported hard drives ....................................................................................................................................... 23
Table 13. Supported RAID controllers.............................................................................................................................. 24
Table 14. Supported external storage .............................................................................................................................. 25
Table 15. Supported NICs and HBAs ................................................................................................................................ 26
Table 16. Power tools and technologies ......................................................................................................................... 28
Table 17. Power supply efficiency .................................................................................................................................... 30
Table 18. Acoustical performance .................................................................................................................................... 32
Table 19. Supported rack types ......................................................................................................................................... 33
Table 20. Primary operating system support .................................................................................................................. 35
Table 21. Virtualization support ........................................................................................................................................ 36
Table 22. iDRAC7 with Lifecycle Controller functions and benefits ........................................................................... 38
Table 23. Feature comparison for basic management, iDRAC7 Express, and iDRAC7 Enterprise ....................... 39
Table 24. One-to-one and one-to-many operations .................................................................................................. 44
Table 25. Power supply specifications ............................................................................................................................. 45
Table 26. Environmental specifications ........................................................................................................................... 46
Table 27. Supported video modes for back VGA port .................................................................................................. 47
Table 28. Supported video modes for front VGA port .................................................................................................. 47
Table 29. Rail adjustability range ....................................................................................................................................... 48
Table 30. Industry standard documents .......................................................................................................................... 49
Table 31. Additional resources .......................................................................................................................................... 50
Figures
Figure 1. Front view 16-drive bay without bezel ............................................................................................................ 11
Figure 2. Front view with bezel.......................................................................................................................................... 12
Figure 3. Back view .............................................................................................................................................................. 12
Figure 4. Internal view ......................................................................................................................................................... 13
Figure 5. Rackable front view without bezel ................................................................................................................... 13
Figure 6. LCD control panel ............................................................................................................................................... 15
Figure 7. QRL location ........................................................................................................................................................ 15
Figure 8. 750W power supply unit ................................................................................................................................... 30
Figure 9. Sliding rails with optional CMA ........................................................................................................................ 33
Figure 10. Dell systems management solutions .............................................................................................................. 37
Figure 11. Systems management server lifecycle ........................................................................................................... 43
Figure 12. Tower and rack chassis dimensions ............................................................................................................... 45
Figure 13. T420 system board block diagram ................................................................................................................. 52