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PowerEdge server naming conventions

To cover a range of server models, the PowerEdge servers are now be referred to using a generic naming convention and not their generation. Use this topic to understand how to identify the generation of a PowerEdge server that is being referred to using the generic naming convention.

Table 1. PowerEdge server naming examples General naming convention used across documentation to refer to PowerEdge servers.

YX3X servers

YX4X systems

PowerEdge M630

PowerEdge M640

PowerEdge M830

PowerEdge R440

PowerEdge T130

PowerEdge R540

For example

The R740 server model is a rack, two processor system from the 14th generation of servers with Intel processors. In the documentation, to refer to R740, generic naming convention YX4X server is used, where:
  • The letter Y (alphabet) is used to denote the following server form factors:
    • C = Cloud - Modular server nodes for hyper-scale environments
    • F = Flexible - Hybrid rack-based sleds for rack-based FX2/FX2s enclosure
    • M or MX* = Modular - Blade servers for the modular enclosure MX7000, M1000e and/or VRTX
    • R = Rack-mountable servers
    • T = Tower Servers

  • The letter X (digit) denotes the class (number of processors) of the server.

  • The digit 4 denotes the generation of the server.

  • The letter X (digit) denotes the make of the processor.

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