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New technologies Table 1 summarizes the newest technologies used in the Dell PowerEdge R420 rack server. Table 1. New technologies New technologies Detailed descriptions Intel Xeon processor This new family of Intel processors has embedded PCIe lanes for improved I/O E5-2400 product family performance. See the Processor section for details. Intel C600 series chipset The Intel Platform Controller Hub (PCH) chip is implemented on the R420 server. 1600 MT/s DDR3 memory Next generation PERC options PERC S110 software RAID Solution iDRAC7 with Lifecycle Controller Advanced power management Fresh Air cooling Failsafe hypervisors Fan fault tolerance Certain models of the Intel Xeon processor E5- 2400 product family support 1600MT/s memory. The R420 supports two DIMMs per channel at 1600MT/s with certain models. See the Memory section for details. The R420 supports the new PERC controller cards with improved functionality and faster performance. See the Storage section for details. This new software RAID solution supports RAID 0, 1, 5 and 10, and supports a maximum of four hot- plug SATA hard drives or SATA solid- state drives. See the Storage section for details. The new embedded system management solution for Dell servers features hardware and firmware inventory and alerting, in- depth memory alerting, faster performance, a dedicated gigabit port, and many more features. See the Dell OpenManage systems management section for details. The R420 supports advanced power monitoring and power capping tools that can help manage power consumption. See the Power, thermal, and acoustics section for details. Dell has tested and validated an integrated data center solution that enables you to operate at higher temperatures or even chiller- less. See the Power, thermal, and acoustics section for details. The internal dual SD module enables Dell's unique Failsafe Virtualization architecture, ensuring uptime by providing failover capability for embedded hypervisors, such as VMware® vSphere® ESXi™. See the Supported virtualization for details. Failure of one fan rotor is tolerated with degradation in performance through active throttling and increased fan speeds. The feature helps reduce downtime by allowing you to schedule a fan replacement within 360 hours of a fan failure. 6 PowerEdge R420 Technical Guide

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PowerEdge R420 Technical Guide
New technologies
Table 1 summarizes the newest technologies used in the Dell PowerEdge R420 rack server.
Table 1.
New technologies
New technologies
Detailed descriptions
Intel Xeon processor
E5-2400 product family
This new family of Intel processors has embedded PCIe lanes for improved I/O
performance. See the Processor section for details.
Intel C600 series chipset
The Intel Platform Controller Hub (PCH) chip is implemented on the R420 server.
1600 MT/s DDR3
memory
Certain models of the Intel Xeon processor E5- 2400 product family support
1600MT/s memory. The R420 supports two DIMMs per channel at 1600MT/s with
certain models. See the Memory section for details.
Next generation PERC
options
The R420 supports the new PERC controller cards with improved functionality and
faster performance. See the Storage section for details.
PERC S110 software
RAID Solution
This new software RAID solution supports RAID 0, 1, 5 and 10, and supports a
maximum of four hot- plug SATA hard drives or SATA solid- state drives. See the
Storage section for details.
iDRAC7 with Lifecycle
Controller
The new embedded system management solution for Dell servers features
hardware and firmware inventory and alerting, in- depth memory alerting, faster
performance, a dedicated gigabit port, and many more features. See the Dell
OpenManage systems management section for details.
Advanced power
management
The R420 supports advanced power monitoring and power capping tools that can
help manage power consumption. See the Power, thermal, and acoustics section
for details.
Fresh Air cooling
Dell has tested and validated an integrated data center solution that enables you
to operate at higher temperatures or even chiller- less. See the Power, thermal, and
acoustics section for details.
Failsafe hypervisors
The internal dual SD module enables Dell's unique Failsafe Virtualization
architecture, ensuring uptime by providing failover capability for embedded
hypervisors, such as VMware
®
vSphere
®
ESXi™. See the Supported virtualization
for details.
Fan fault tolerance
Failure of one fan rotor is tolerated with degradation in performance through
active throttling and increased fan speeds. The feature helps reduce downtime by
allowing you to schedule a fan replacement within 360 hours of a fan failure.