
Dell iDRAC Service Module 5.0.1.0 User’s Guide
Identifying the series of your Dell PowerEdge servers
The PowerEdge series of servers from
Dell Technologies are divided into different categories based on their configuration. They are referred as YX4X, YX4XX, YX5XX or YX6X series of servers. The structure of the naming convention is described below:
The letter Y denotes the character in the server model number. The character denotes the form factor of the server. The form factors are listed below:
- C — Cloud
- F — Flexible
- M or MX — Modular
- R — Rack
- T — Tower
- XR — Industrial-grade server for extreme environment
The letter X denotes the numbers in the server model number. The number denotes multiple characteristics about the server. They are listed as follows:
- The first digit (X) denotes the value stream or class of the server.
- 1-5 — iDRAC basic
- 6-9 — iDRAC Express
- The second digit denotes the series of the server. It is retained in the server naming convention and does not replace the letter X.
- 0 — series 10
- 1 — series 11
- 2 — series 12
- 3 — series 13
- 4 — series 14
- 5 — series 15
- 6 — series 16
- The last digit (X) always denotes the make of the processor as described below:
- 0 — Intel
- 5 — AMD
NOTE For servers that use an AMD processor, the model number is made up of four digits instead of three. The third digit (X) denotes the number of processor sockets that the series of server supports.
- 1 ̶̶ one socket server
- 2 ̶̶ two socket server
| YX4X systems | YX4XX systems | YX5XX systems | YX6XX systems |
|---|---|---|---|
| PowerEdge M640 | PowerEdge R6415 | PowerEdge R6515 | PowerEdge R660 |
| PowerEdge R440 | PowerEdge R7415 | PowerEdge R7515 | PowerEdge R6615 |
| PowerEdge R540 | PowerEdge R7425 | PowerEdge R6525 | PowerEdge R7625 |
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