Identifying the generation of your Dell EMC PowerEdge server
To cover a range of server models, the PowerEdge servers are now be referred to using the generic naming convention and not their generation.
This topic explains how to identify the generation of a PowerEdge server that are referred to using the generic naming convention.
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:
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The letter
Y (alphabet) denotes the type (form factor: Cloud (C), Flexible(F), Modular (M or MX), Rack(R), Tower(T)) of the server.
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The letter
X (digit) denotes the class (number of processors) of the server.
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The digit
4 denotes the generation of the server.
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The letter
X (digit) denotes the make of the processor.
Table 1. PowerEdge servers naming convention and examples General naming convention used across Dell EMC product documentation to refer to PowerEdge servers.
YX5X servers
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YX4X servers
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YX3X servers
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PowerEdge R7515
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PowerEdge M640
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PowerEdge M630
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PowerEdge R6515
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PowerEdge R440
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PowerEdge M830
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PowerEdge R540
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PowerEdge T130
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