Dell EMC PowerEdge T140 Quick start guide

Dell EMC PowerEdge T140
The PowerEdge T140 is the practical entry-level 1-socket mini-
tower server that is easy to use and keeps your data safe. It is ideal
for growing businesses that primarily perform le and print, mail
and messaging, and point of sale workloads.
Technical Guide

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2018 - 10
Rev. A00

Contents
1 Product overview.............................................................................................................5
Introduction........................................................................................................................................................................ 5
New technologies...............................................................................................................................................................5
2 Product features............................................................................................................. 6
Product comparison........................................................................................................................................................... 6
Specications..................................................................................................................................................................... 7
3 Chassis views and features............................................................................................. 9
Front view of the system....................................................................................................................................................9
Rear view of the system................................................................................................................................................... 10
Inside the system............................................................................................................................................................... 11
Locating the Service Tag of your system........................................................................................................................... 11
4 Processor...................................................................................................................... 13
Processor features............................................................................................................................................................ 13
Supported processors....................................................................................................................................................... 13
Chipset..............................................................................................................................................................................14
5 Memory......................................................................................................................... 16
Supported memory........................................................................................................................................................... 16
Memory speed.................................................................................................................................................................. 16
Memory population and conguration............................................................................................................................... 16
6 Storage..........................................................................................................................18
Supported hard drives.......................................................................................................................................................18
Storage Controller ............................................................................................................................................................19
Optical drive......................................................................................................................................................................19
Tape drive......................................................................................................................................................................... 19
vFlash and BOSS card ..................................................................................................................................................... 19
Boot Optimized Storage Subsystem (BOSS).............................................................................................................. 19
7 Networking and PCIe.................................................................................................... 20
PCIe slots......................................................................................................................................................................... 20
8 Power and acoustics......................................................................................................21
Power supply units............................................................................................................................................................ 21
Acoustics.......................................................................................................................................................................... 21
9 Supported operating systems........................................................................................23
10 Dell EMC OpenManage systems management.............................................................24
iDRAC with Lifecycle controller........................................................................................................................................ 24
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iDRAC features and comparison.................................................................................................................................25
Agent-free management.................................................................................................................................................. 29
Agent-based management............................................................................................................................................... 29
Dell EMC consoles............................................................................................................................................................29
Dell EMC OpenManage systems management tools, utilities and protocols...................................................................... 31
Integration with third-party consoles................................................................................................................................32
OpenManage connections with third-party consoles....................................................................................................... 33
11 Appendix A. Additional specications........................................................................... 34
Chassis dimensions...........................................................................................................................................................34
Video................................................................................................................................................................................34
USB ports........................................................................................................................................................................ 35
Hard drives.......................................................................................................................................................................35
NIC ports..........................................................................................................................................................................35
Environmental specications............................................................................................................................................ 35
12 Appendix B. Standards compliance.............................................................................. 37
13 Appendix C Additional resources..................................................................................38
14 Appendix D. Support and deployment services............................................................ 39
ProDeploy Enterprise Suite and Residency Services.........................................................................................................39
ProDeploy Plus........................................................................................................................................................... 39
ProDeploy...................................................................................................................................................................39
Basic Deployment.......................................................................................................................................................39
Residency Services.................................................................................................................................................... 40
Deployment services........................................................................................................................................................ 40
Remote Consulting Services............................................................................................................................................ 40
Data Migration Service.....................................................................................................................................................40
ProSupport Enterprise Suite.............................................................................................................................................40
ProSupport Plus................................................................................................................................................................41
ProSupport....................................................................................................................................................................... 41
ProSupport One for Data Center...................................................................................................................................... 41
Support Technologies.......................................................................................................................................................42
SupportAssist.............................................................................................................................................................42
TechDirect.................................................................................................................................................................. 42
Additional professional services........................................................................................................................................ 43
Dell Education Services.................................................................................................................................................... 43
Dell EMC Global Infrastructure Consulting Services......................................................................................................... 43
Dell EMC Managed Services............................................................................................................................................ 43
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Product overview
Introduction
The Dell EMC PowerEdge T140 is the practical entry-level 1-socket mini-tower server that is easy to use and secure.
New technologies
The PowerEdge T140 is the practical entry-level 1-socket mini-tower server for growing businesses and organizations. The
PowerEdge T140 is easy to use and helps keep your data safe to grow your business. Now with faster 6 core Intel® Xeon®
processors, it helps run applications faster and support for full-feature remote management (iDRAC9), the T140 is also excellent for
Remote Oces / Branch Oces (ROBO) of large institutions. Enhanced by quiet operation and compact mini-tower dimensions, the
PowerEdge T140 1-socket tower server delivers the performance, eciency and expandability needed for success.
The T140 is versatile enough to address many customer segments and workloads. Target workloads include:
• Small Businesses and organizations:
– File and print, mail and messaging, point of sale, web serving, and other collaboration and productivity applications.
• ROBO: Applications and workloads specic to the particular industry, e.g. Retail, Healthcare, Finance, Education, etc.
Table 1. Detailed information of new technologies
New technologies Description
Intel® C246 series chipset Please refer to the chipset section for details.
Intel® Xeon® processor E-2100 Product Family The Intel® processor that works with Intel® C246 series
chipset. The Xeon® E-2100 processor has increased core count
and embedded PCIe lanes that will improve the IO performance
and a lot more features.
Next Generation SW RAID, PERC S140 The new 14G 1-socket servers support the latest S140 software
RAID along with H330 and H730P controller cards with
improved functionality and faster performance. New SW RAID
supports RAID 0, 1, 5 and 10.
iDRAC 9 The new embedded system management solution for 14G server
features hardware and rmware inventory and alerting, in depth
memory alerting, faster performance, dedicated gigabit port,
email alerts, electronic licensing, editable user work notes log,
and more. Dedicated iDRAC Direct microUSB port improves at-
the-box management.
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Product features
Product comparison
The following table shows the comparison between the PowerEdge T130 and the PowerEdge T140:
Feature PowerEdge T130 PowerEdge T140
Processor • Intel® Xeon® processor E3-1200 v6 product
family
• Intel® Core™ i3
• Intel® Pentium®
• Intel® Celeron®
• Intel® Xeon® processor E-2100 product
family
• Intel® Core™ i3
• Intel® Pentium®
• Intel® Celeron®
Front Side Bus • DMI 3.0 • DMI 3.0
Number of processors • 1 • 1
Number of cores • Up to 4 cores • Up to 6 cores
L2/L3 cache • 2.0 MB per core 4 MB or 8 MB • 2.0 MB per core 8 MB or 12 MB
Chipset • Intel® C236 chipset • Intel® C246 chipset
DIMMs • 4 UDIMMS DDR4 Up to 2400MT/s • 4 UDIMMS DDR4 Up to 2666MT/s
Min/Max RAM • 4GB/64GB • 8GB/64GB
Hard drive bays • 4x 3.5" cabled • 4x 3.5" cabled
Hard drive types • 3.5" Enterprise SATA 7.2K HDDs
• 3.5" Near Line SAS 7.2K HDDs
• 3.5" 7.2K SATA Entry Drives
• 3.5" Enterprise SATA 7.2K HDDs
• 3.5" Near Line SAS 7.2K HDDs
• 3.5" 7.2K SATA Entry Drives
External drive bay(s) • 1x slim ODD 9.5mm • 1x slim ODD 9.5mm
Embedded hard drive controller • Chipset based SATA PERC S130 (Embedded
SW RAID)
• Chipset based SATA PERC S140
(Embedded SW RAID)
Optional storage controller • Non-RAID: 12GB SAS HBA
• RAID: PERC Η330, PERC H730, PERC
Η830
• Non-RAID: 12GB SAS HBA, PERC
ΗBA330
• RAID: PERC Η330, PERC H730P
Boot Optimized Storage
Subsystem (BOSS)
Not Supported • 2x M.2 240GB (RAID 1 or No RAID) 1x M.
2 240GB (No RAID only)
Server management • Dell Open Manage featuring Dell
Management Console
• Lifecycle Controller 3.0
• iDRAC8 Enterprise
• Dell Open Manage featuring Dell
Management Console
• Lifecycle Controller 3.0
• iDRAC9 Enterprise
I/O slots • 1x8 Gen3 (x16 connector) FH/HL • 1x8 Gen3 (x16 connector) FH/HL
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Feature PowerEdge T130 PowerEdge T140
• 1x4 Gen3 (x8 connector) FH/HL
• 1x4 Gen3 (x8 connector) FH/HL
• 1x1 Gen3 (x1 connector) FHHL
• 1x8 Gen3 (x8 connector) FH/HL
• 1x4 Gen3 (x8 connector) FH/HL
• 1x1 Gen3 (x1 connector) FH/HL
NIC/LOM • 2 X 1GbE LOM • 2 X 1GbE LOM
USB • Rear: 2 USB 3.0, 4 USB 2.0
• Front: 1 USB 2.0, 1 USB 3.0
• Internal: 1 USB 3.0
• Rear: 2 USB 3.0, 4 USB 2.0
• Front: 1 USB 3.0, 1 Micro USB 2.0
(Dedicated iDRAC direct)
• Internal: 1 USB 3.0
Power supplies • Non-Redundant D5 290W Bronze EPA
(Auto sensing)
• Non-Redundant D5 365W Gold EPA
(Auto sensing)
Fans • Non-redundant, non-hot swappable • Non-redundant, non-hot swappable
Form factor • Mini Tower • Mini Tower
Dimension (HxWxD) • Height 14.17 in / 36.0 cm
• Width 6.89 in / 17.5 cm
• Depth 17.9 in / 45.4 cm
• Height 14.17 in / 36.0 cm
• Width 6.89 in / 17.5 cm
• Depth 17.9 in / 45.4 cm
Weight • Max 24.91lbs or (11.3 Kgs) • Max 26.10lbs or (11.84 Kgs)
Specications
The following table shows the specications for the PowerEdge T140:
Table 2. Product specications
Feature Specications
Form Factor • Mini Tower
Processors • Intel® Xeon® processor E-2100 product family
• Intel® Core™ i3 8100 processor
• Intel® Pentium® G5500 processor
• Intel® Celeron G4900 processor
Processor sockets • 1
Front Side Bus or HyperTransport • DMI
Cache • 2.0 MB per core
• 8 MB or 12 MB
Chipset • Intel® C246 Chipset
Memory • Up to 64GB (4 DIMM Slots)
• 8GB/16GB 2666MT/s Unbuered with ECC only
• Min/Max RAM: 8GB/64GB
I/O Slots • 4 Gen3 PCIe slots:
• One x8 slots (one with x16 connectors)
• Two x4 slot (with x8 connector)
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Feature Specications
• One x1 slot
RAID Controller • Internal controllers: PERC S140, PERC H330, PERC H730P
• External HBAs (non-RAID): 12GB SAS HBA
Drive bays • Up to four 3.5” cabled SAS or SATA drives
Hard drives • 3.5” Enterprise SATA 7.2K HDDs
• 3.5” Near Line SAS 7.2K HDDs
• 3.5” 7.2K SATA Client Drives
• Capacity: 1 TB ,2 TB ,4 TB (4TB requires PERC H330 or
H730P)
Embedded LOM/NIC • Integrated BROADCOM BCM5720 Gigabit Ethernet
Controller
Communications • Optional add-in NICs:
– 1GB Intel (Dual) Powerville Troi-Stony Dual port 1Gb
Base-T adapter - FH
– 1GB Intel (Quad) Powerville Lore-Stony Quad port 1Gb
Base-T adapter - FH
– 1GB Broadcom (Dual) 5720 Bashir Dual port 1Gb Base-T
adapter - FH
– 1GB Broadcom (Quad) 5719 Cardassia Quad port 1Gb
Base-T adapter - FH
Power supply • Cabled 365W Gold (100–240 V AC)
Availability • ECC Memory, ADD-in RAID, TPM/CTPM
Video • Integrated Matrox G200 with iDRAC9
Remote Management • Base Management Console,IDRAC Express and IDRAC
Enterprise (Upsell option)
Systems Management • Dell Open Manage featuring Dell Management Console
• Lifecycle Controller 3.0
• iDRAC9 Enterprise
Featured Database Applications • Microsoft® SQL Server® solutions
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Chassis views and features
Front view of the system
Figure 1. Front view of the system
1. Power button 2. System health and ID indicator
3. USB 3.0 port 4. iDRAC direct micro USB port
5. Optical drive (optional)
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For more information about the ports, see the Ports and connectors specications section.
Rear view of the system
Figure 2. Rear view of the system
1. Security Cable Lock 2. iDRAC MAC address and iDRAC secure password label
3. Service Tag, Express Service Code, QRL label 4. OpenManage Mobile (OMM) label
5. PCIe expansion card slots (4) 6. USB 2.0 port (4)
7. System identication button 8. NIC port (Gb 2)
9. USB 3.0 ports (2) 10. NIC port (Gb 1)
11. iDRAC dedicated NIC port 12. VGA port
13. Serial port 14. Power supply unit
15. PSU Built-in Self Test (BIST) LED 16. PSU Built-in Self Test (BIST) Button
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NOTE: For more information about the ports and connectors, see the Ports and connectors specications section.
Inside the system
CAUTION: Many repairs may only be done by a certied service technician. You should only perform troubleshooting and
simple repairs as authorized in your product documentation, or as directed by the online or telephone service and support
team. Damage due to servicing that is not authorized by Dell is not covered by your warranty. Read and follow the safety
instructions that are shipped with your product.
Figure 3. Inside the system
1. Cabled Power Supply Unit (PSU) 2. Optical drive
3. Cabled drives (4) 4. System board
5. Expansion card retention latch 6. PCIe expansion card slots (4)
7. Intrusion switch 8. Fan
9. Memory module sockets
Locating the Service Tag of your system
You can identify your system using the unique Express Service Code and Service Tag. Pull out the information tag in front of the
system to view the Express Service Code and Service Tag. Alternatively, the information may be on a sticker on the chassis of the
system. The mini Enterprise Service Tag (EST) is found on the back of the system. This information is used by Dell to route support
calls to the appropriate personnel.
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Figure 4. Locating Service Tag of your system
1. Information tag (top view) 2. Information tag (back view)
3. OpenManage Mobile (OMM) label 4. iDRAC MAC address and iDRAC secure password label
5. Service Tag
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Processor
The PowerEdge T140 is the 1-socket, entry-level tower server based on the Intel® Xeon® processor E-2100 product family.
Processor features
The following table lists the features of the Intel® Xeon® processor E-2100 product family:
• Up to six execution cores per processor
• Four DMI3 lanes
• 16 PCIe Gen 3 links capable of 8.0 GT/s
• Socket H4, LGA package (LGA1151)
• Integrated 2 channel DDR4 memory controller
• Execute Disable Bit
• Support Turbo Boost Technology 2.0
• Increases CPU frequency if operating below thermal, power, and current limits
• Intel® Virtualization Technology (Intel® VT)
NOTE: We do not support graphics with E-2100 processors, Graphics cannot be enabled on Dell EMC servers using this
processor due to technical restrictions.
Supported processors
The following table lists the supported processors for the PowerEdge T140:
Model Speed
(GHz)
Power
(Watts)
Cores L3 Cache
(MB)
Threads Turbo Max
Memory
Speed
(MT/s)
Hyper-
threading
E-2186G 3.8 95 6 12 12 Yes 2666 Yes
E-2176G 3.7 80 6 12 12 Yes 2666 Yes
E-2174G 3.8 71 4 8 8 Yes 2666 Yes
E-2146G 3.5 80 6 12 12 Yes 2666 Yes
E-2144G 3.6 71 4 8 8 Yes 2666 Yes
E-2136 3.3 80 6 12 12 Yes 2666 Yes
E-2134 3.5 71 4 8 8 Yes 2666 Yes
E-2126G 3.3 80 6 12 6 Yes 2666 No
E-2124 3.3 71 4 8 4 Yes 2666 No
Core i3 8100 3.6 65 4 6 4 No 2666 No
Pentium
G5500
3.8 54 2 4 2 No 2666 No
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Model Speed
(GHz)
Power
(Watts)
Cores L3 Cache
(MB)
Threads Turbo Max
Memory
Speed
(MT/s)
Hyper-
threading
Celeron
G4900
3.1 54 2 2 2 No 2666 No
Chipset
The following table shows the high level features supported by the C246 chipset implemented on the PowerEdge T140:
PCH feature C246 T140
TXT Y Y
Node Manager Y N
ECC Y Y
FlexIO - USB3.0 - 10 (means 6 is enough) 10 3
USB 2.0 4 4
FlexIO - 8 SATA ports 8 5
FlexIO - SATA Express 3 0
FlexIO - PCIE 3.0 ports - additional
required
20 8
SPI (MB) FW image 7 UI
Intel vPRO/AMT11 Y N
Rapid Strorage technology Y N
Rapid Strorage technology enterprise Y N
Data Center Graphics N N
supported displays 3 N
Int. Gbe MAC Y N
eSPI Y N
IO Flex - ability to change SATA/
PCIE/USB
Y N
Software Guard Extensions (SGX) N Y
The following table shows the features supported by the T140 chipset:
Table 3. Chipset features
Features Description
DMI interface Direct Media Interface 3 (DMI3) connects the CPU1 to the
chipset. DMI3 is similar to a four lane PCI Express supporting a
speed of 8 GT/s per lane.
PCI Express interface PCI Express Generation 3 (PCIe Gen3) is capable of 8 GT/s bit
rate (compared to PCIe Gen 2’s 5 GT/s) per lane. Because PCIe
Gen3 uses a “scrambling” encoding instead of PCIe Gen2’s
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Features Description
8b/10b encoding, it is able to have double the bandwidth of
PCIe Gen2.
The PCIe Gen 3 will be fully compatible with prior generations of
this technology, from software to clocking architecture to
mechanical interfaces.
AHCI The chipset SATA controller provides hardware support for
Advanced Host Controller Interface (AHCI), a standardized
programming interface for SATA host controllers developed
through a joint industry eort. Platforms supporting AHCI may
take advantage of performance features such as port
independent DMA Engines—each device is treated as a master
—and hardware-assisted native command queuing.
Low Pin Count Interface (LPC) The chipset implements an LPC interface.
Serial Peripheral Interface (SPI) The chipset provides one Serial Peripheral Interface (SPI). The
interface implements 3 Chip Select signals (CS#), allowing up to
two ash devices and one TPM device to be connected to the
PCH. The CS0# and CS1# are used for ash devices and CS2#
is dedicated to TPM.
Advanced Programmable Interrupt Controller (APIC) The I/O APIC within the chipset supports 40 APIC interrupts.
Each interrupt has its own unique vector assigned by software.
Real Time Clock (RTC) The Real-Time Clock (RTC) performs two key functions—
keeping track of the time of day and storing system data, even
when the system is powered down. The RTC operates on a
32.768-KHz crystal and a 3V battery.
General-Purpose Input/Output (GPIO) GPIO Serial Expander (GSX) is the capability provided by the
chipset to expand the GPIOs on a platform that needs more
GPIOs than the ones provided by the PCH. The solution requires
external shift register discrete components.
System Management Bus (SMBus 2.0) The chipset provides a System Management Bus (SMBus) 2.0
host controller as well as an SMBus Slave Interface. The chipset
is also capable of operating in a mode in which it can
communicate with I2C compatible devices. The host SMBus
controller supports up to 100- KHz clock speed.
JTAG Boundary-Scan This section contains information regarding the chipset
testability signals that provides access to JTAG, run control,
system control, and observation resources. PCH JTAG (TAP)
ports are compatible with the IEEE Standard Test Access Port
and Boundary Scan Architecture 1149.1 and 1149.6 Specication,
as detailed per device in each BSDL le. JTAG Pin denitions are
from IEEE Standard Test Access Port and Boundary-Scan.
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Memory
The PowerEdge T140 supports up to 4 DDR4 DIMMs. The T140 is designed to support the socket H4, Intel® Xeon® processor
E-2100 product family CPU, which has 2 memory channels per CPU, with each channel supporting up to 2 DIMMs.
The maximum system population at launch will be 64GB. The minimum system population is one 8GB DIMM.
Supported memory
The PowerEdge T140 supports memory with the following features:
•Unbuer (UDIMM) ECC DDR4 technology
• Each channel carries 64 data and 8 ECC bits
• Up to 64 GB of UDIMM memory (4 x 16GB UDIMM)
• Up to 2666 MT/s DIMMs
• Flexible Memory Conguration
• ODT (On Die Termination)
• Clock gating (CKE) to conserve power when DIMMs are not accessed
• DIMMs enter a low power self-refresh mode
• I²C access to SPD EEPROM for access to thermal sensors
• Memory Optimized (Independent Channel) Mode
• 100% Single Bit Error Correction
• Memory O-lining is NOT supported.
Memory speed
The PowerEdge T140 supports 2666MT/s DDR4 memory. This system will run all memory on all CPUs and channels at the same
speed and voltage. By default the system will run at the highest speed for the lowest voltage of the worst case channel DIMM
conguration.
The operating speed of the system is determined by:
• Supported speed of DIMMs
• DIMM conguration on any channel
• Max speed supported by the CPU
• Speed request by user in BIOS setup screen
The operating voltage of the system is determined by:
• Voltages supported by the DIMMs which is 1.2V.
• Voltages supported by the platform.
Memory population and conguration
The following table shows the supported memory congurations for the PowerEdge T140:
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DIMM Speed DIMM Type DIMM Capacity
(GB)
Ranks per
DIMM
Data Width SDDC Support DIMM Volts
2666 UDIMM 8 1 x8 Advanced ECC 1.2
2666 UDIMM 8 1 x8 Advanced ECC 1.2
2666 UDIMM 16 1 x8 Advanced ECC 1.2
2666 UDIMM 16 1 x8 Advanced ECC 1.2
2400 UDIMM 4 1 x8 Advanced ECC 1.2
2400 UDIMM 8 1 x8 Advanced ECC 1.2
2400 UDIMM 8 1 x8 Advanced ECC 1.2
2400 UDIMM 16 2 x8 Advanced ECC 1.2
2400 UDIMM 16 2 x8 Advanced ECC 1.2
2133 UDIMM 4 1 x8 Advanced ECC 1.2
2133 UDIMM 4 1 x8 Advanced ECC 1.2
2133 UDIMM 8 2 x8 Advanced ECC 1.2
2133 UDIMM 8 1 x8 Advanced ECC 1.2
2133 UDIMM 16 2 x8 Advanced ECC 1.2
2133 UDIMM 16 2 x8 Advanced ECC 1.2
The following table shows the memory populations and system speed:
Table 4. Memory populations and system speed
DIMM
Type
DIMM Ranking Capacity DIMM Rated voltage 1 DIMM per channel 2 DIMMs per channel
UDIMM 1R/2R 8GB, and 16GB DDR4 (1.2V) 2666 2666
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Storage
The PowerEdge T140 supports 4 x 3.5-inch cabled hard drive conguration. The T140 will oer “Entry” as well as “Enterprise” hard
drives. It is extremely important to set customer expectations around proper usage. Using Entry drives in improper usage pattern will
result in risk to smooth operation and customer satisfaction. It is key to select the hard drive class that balances customer budget,
performance and reliability, and that delivers worry-free computing and complete satisfaction.
Recommend/select Entry level hard drives vs. Enterprise level hard drives based on customer usage pattern:
• Entry drives are designed for customer applications with less intensive workload rating
• Entry level hard drives are designed for a 8x5 days/week operation
• Enterprise level hard drives are designed for a 24x7 operating environment
Entry level hard drive restrictions
• Entry level hard drives and Enterprise level hard drives cannot be mixed
• Cannot be ordered with Software Raid or Hardware Raid. Must be selected in a NO RAID conguration
• Must not be used if the customer usage patterns require a workload rating that exceeds 55 TB/year
• May induce compatibility issues depending on the OS due to the“advanced format”
• Entry level SATA hard drives in PowerEdge systems carry lesser of either a 1-year limited hardware warranty or the length of the
limited hardware warranty for the Dell EMC system with which the hard drive is shipped.
The following table shows the dierences between entry level hard drives and the enterprise level hard drives:
Feature Entry level SATA HDDs Enterprise level SATA HDDs
RPM 7200 RPM 7200 RPM
SATA Interface 6 G b / s 6 G b / s
HDD Sector Format 512 byte AF (advanced format) 512 byte
UBER (unrecovered error rate) 1x10 14 1x10 15
Performance Variation u p t o + / - 35 % + / - 5 %
Vibration RV (Radians/sec/sec ) 5.5 up to 300 Hz 12.5 up to 1500 Hz
Supported hard drives
The PowerEdgeT140 provides scalable storage that enables you to adapt your workload and operational demands. The drive bay
supports up to four 3.5-inch SATA/SAS drives.
Table 5. Supported Drives - SAS and SATA
Form
Factor Type Speed Rotational Speed Capacities
3.5-inch
SATA 6 Gbps 7.2 K 1 TB, 2 TB, 4 TB
SAS 12
Gbps 7.2 K 2 TB, 4 TB
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Storage Controller
Dell EMC’s RAID controller options oer performance improvements, including the MiniPERC solution. Mini PERC provides a base
RAID HW controller without consuming a PCIe slot by using a small form factor and high density connector to the base planar.
The new PERC controller oerings leverage heavily on previous generation PERC family. The premium performance PERC series
controller drives better IOPs and enhanced the SSD performance.
Table 6. PERC series controller oerings
Performance Level Controller & Description
Entry S140 SW RAID SATA
Value HBA330 (Internal)
12Gbps SAS HBA (External) Memory: None x8 12 Gb SAS x8 PCIe 3.0
H330
Value Performance H730P Memory: 2GB, NV 72-bit, 866MHz x8 12 Gb SAS x8 PCIe 3.0
Optical drive
The PowerEdge T140 will support up to one internal optical drives, and optional external USB DVD-ROM including ability to boot
from.
Tape drive
The PowerEdge T140 do not support internal tape drives due to the form factor. However, external tape backup devices will be
supported. The list below shows the supported external tape drives:
• LTO-6 SAS
• LTO-7 SAS
• LTO-8 SAS
vFlash and BOSS card
A SD vFlash card is a Secure Digital (SD) card that plugs into the SD vFlash card slot in the iDRAC port card. It provides persistent
on-demand local storage and a custom deployment environment that enables automation of server conguration, scripts, and
imaging. It emulates USB device(s).
Boot Optimized Storage Subsystem (BOSS)
BOSS is oered as a means of booting servers to a full OS when:
• A solution such as IDSDM may be desired, but the target OS for BOSS is a fullOS (not just a hypervisor)
• The user needs to maximize their number of drive bays
BOSS cards take up a PCIe slot and are not hot-plug capable. 1x or 2x 240GB modules are available. Dual (2x) module congs can be
set up for either RAID 1 or No RAID. Single (1x) module congs can only be set up in a No RAID cong.
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Networking and PCIe
The following lists the supported add in communication cards:
• 1GB Intel (Dual) Powerville Troi-Stony Dual port 1Gb Base-T adapter - FH
• 1GB Intel (Quad) Powerville Lore-Stony Quad port 1Gb Base-T adapter- FH
• 1GB Broadcom (Dual)5720 Bashir Dual port 1Gb Base-T adapter- FH
• 1GB Broadcom (Quad) 5719 Cardassia Quad port 1Gb Base-T adapter - FH
PCIe slots
The PowerEdge T140 chipset provides four PCI Express expansion slots as follows:
• Slot 1 : x8 PCIe Gen3 for FH/HL from CPU (x8 lanes)
• Slot 2 : x16 PCIe Gen3 for FH/HL from CPU (x8 lanes)
• Slot 3 : x1 PCIe Gen3 for FH/HL from PCH (x1 lanes)
• Slot 4 : x8 PCIe Gen3 for FH/HL from PCH (x4 lanes)
The following table shows the PCIe slot location and specications:
PCI Slot Mechanical Electrical Height Length
1 PCIe x 8 PCIe x 8 Gen 3 Full Height Half Length
2 PCIe x16 PCIe x 8 Gen 3 Full Height Half Length
3 PCIe x 1 PCIe x 1 Gen 3 Full Height Half Length
4 PCIe x 8 PCIe x 4 Gen 3 Full Height Half Length
The following table shows the dimensions of the PCI cards:
Slots Height Length
Slot 1 (standard height, half length card) 111.15 mm (4.376 inches) maximum 167.65 mm (6.600 inches) maximum
Slot 2 (standard height, half length card) 111.15 mm (4.376 inches) maximum 167.65 mm (6.600 inches) maximum
Slot 3 (standard height, half length card) 111.15 mm (4.376 inches) maximum 167.65 mm (6.600 inches) maximum
Slot 4 (standard height, half length card) 111.15 mm (4.376 inches) maximum 167.65 mm (6.600 inches) maximum
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