
iii PowerEdge M420 Technical Guide
Table of contents
1 System overview..................................................................................................................................................................5
Introduction.........................................................................................................................................................................5
New technologies ............................................................................................................................................................. 6
2 System features ...................................................................................................................................................................7
Comparison of PowerEdge systems ...............................................................................................................................7
Specifications ..................................................................................................................................................................... 8
3 Module views and features.............................................................................................................................................. 11
Module views.....................................................................................................................................................................11
Module features ................................................................................................................................................................14
4 Processors ..........................................................................................................................................................................16
Processor features............................................................................................................................................................16
Supported processors......................................................................................................................................................17
Chipset................................................................................................................................................................................17
5 Memory...............................................................................................................................................................................18
Supported memory ..........................................................................................................................................................18
Memory configurations ...................................................................................................................................................19
Memory speed ..................................................................................................................................................................19
Memory RAS features...................................................................................................................................................... 20
6 Storage ................................................................................................................................................................................21
Internal storage .................................................................................................................................................................21
Storage controllers...........................................................................................................................................................21
7 Networking and mezzanine cards ................................................................................................................................ 23
System management integration ................................................................................................................................. 23
Expansion connectors .................................................................................................................................................... 23
Mezzanine cards .............................................................................................................................................................. 24
Interconnectivity matrix ................................................................................................................................................. 24
8Power, thermal, and acoustics ...................................................................................................................................... 27
Power consumption and energy efficiency................................................................................................................ 27
Power supply units .......................................................................................................................................................... 28
Thermal and acoustics.................................................................................................................................................... 28
9 Operating systems and virtualization ........................................................................................................................... 30
Supported operating systems........................................................................................................................................ 30
Supported virtualization ..................................................................................................................................................31
10 Dell OpenManage systems management.................................................................................................................... 32
Systems management solutions................................................................................................................................... 32
OpenManage systems management ........................................................................................................................... 33
Dell server management operations............................................................................................................................ 37
Appendix A. Additional specifications..........................................................................................................................40
Module dimensions and weight....................................................................................................................................40
Video specifications ........................................................................................................................................................40
Environmental specifications .........................................................................................................................................41
USB peripherals................................................................................................................................................................ 42
Appendix B. Standards compliance ............................................................................................................................. 43
Appendix C. Additional resources................................................................................................................................. 44
Appendix D. System board block diagram.................................................................................................................. 46