Article Number: 000137343
Dell PowerEdge servers with common design components can be grouped into generations based on a their server model names. The server naming of models can provide insight to the generation, class of system, form factor or CPU socket count. For servers prior to the 10th generation, a different server naming scheme was utilized.
Generation | 16G | 15G | 14G | ||
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C Series | C6520 C6525 |
C4140 C6420 |
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Modular Models | MX750c | FC640 M640 M640 (for PE VRTX) MX7000 MX740c MX840c MX5016s |
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Rack Models | R6615 R6625 R7615 R7625 |
R250 R350 R450 R550 R650 R650xs R6515 R6525 R750 R750xa R750xs R7515 R7525 |
R240 R340 R440 R540 R640 R6415 R740 R740xd R740xd2 R7415 R7425 R840 R940 R940xa |
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Tower Models | T150 T350 T550 |
T40 T140 T340 T440 T640 |
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XE Models | XE8640 XE9640 XE9680 |
XE8545 | XE2420 XE7100 XE7420 XE7440 |
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XR Models | XR4000r XR4000w XR4000z XR4510c XR4520c XR11 XR12 |
XR2 |
Since the 10th generation of PowerEdge servers, the naming for the server models generally consist of a letter(s) followed by three or four numbers (ex: PowerEdge R730, PowerEdge R6515, or PowerEdge MX740c).
The letter indicates the type (form factor) of the server:
Example, the R740 model is a Rack 2 CPU system from the 14th generation of servers with Intel Processors.
Example, the R6415 model is a Rack 1 CPU socket system from the 14th generation of servers with AMD processors.
The PowerEdge MX7000 was introduced during the 14th Generation range. The MX7000 enclosure has eight front-accessible slots for 2-socket single-width or 4-socket double-width compute sleds and single-width storage sled combinations. The supported server module sleds are designated as MXxxxc. The supported storage module sleds are designated as MXxxxxs.
For MX7000 modular: compute sleds, storage sled and IO modules are identified with an additional letter appended to the end of the model name.
The PowerEdge M1000e was introduced with the 10th generation. The M1000e enclosure includes up to 16 half-height server modules, eight full-height server modules, eight sleeves with quarter-height server modules, or a mix of the three server module types. The supported server module types are designated as Mxxx.
Follow this procedure to install server modules that are not configured for the M1000e enclosure:
Additional information about configuration and installation of a server module is provided in the module Owner's Manual available at Dell.com/Poweredgemanuals
The PowerEdge VRTX was introduced with the 12th generation. The VRTX enclosure includes up to four half-height server modules, two full-height server modules, or a mix of the server module types. The supported server module types are designated as Mxxx (for PE VRTX).
Follow this procedure to install server modules that are not configured for the VRTX enclosure.
Additional information about configuration and installation of a server module is provided in the module Owner's Manual available at Dell.com/Poweredgemanuals
The PowerEdge FX2/FX2s was introduced with the 13th generation. The FX2 enclosure supports up to four half-width compute sleds, up to eight quarter-width compute sleds, up to two full-width compute sleds, or a mix of compute sled types. The PowerEdge FX2s enclosure also supports half-width storage sleds mapped to the compute sleds. The supported compute sleds are designated as FCxxx and FMxxx. The supported storage sleds are designated as FDxxx.
So, for example, the 2950 model is a 2U system from the 9th generation of servers in rack format in an independent box.
PowerEdge
05 Jan 2023
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