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Processor
- Intel® Xeon® processors
Up to two Quad-Core Intel® Xeon® 5300 series processors at up to 3.0GHz
Up to two Quad-Core Intel® Low Volt Xeon® L5300 series processor at 2.0GHz
Up to two Dual-Core Intel® Xeon® 5100 series processors at up to 3.0GHz
Up to two Dual-Core Intel® Low Volt Xeon® 5148 processor at 2.33GHz
Operating System
- Factory Installed O/S:
Microsoft® Windows® Server 2003 R2, Standard Edition
Microsoft® Windows® Server 2003 R2, Enterprise Edition
Microsoft® Windows® Server 2003 R2, Web Edition
Microsoft® Windows® Server 2003 R2, x64 Enterprise Edition
Microsoft® Windows® Server 2003 R2, x64 Standard Edition
Microsoft® Windows® Storage Server 2003 R2, Workgroup Edition
Microsoft® Windows® Storage Server 2003 R2, Standard Edition
Microsoft® Windows® Storage Server 2003 R2, Enterprise Edition
Red Hat® Linux® Enterprise v5, Advanced Server
Red Hat® Linux® Enterprise v4, ES and ES EM64T
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 9 EM64T, SP3
Validated O/S, NFI:
Microsoft® Windows® 2000 Server
Microsoft® Windows® 2000 Advanced Server
Red Hat® Linux® Enterprise v4, AS EM64T
Red Hat® Linux® Enterprise v5, Advanced Server
Red Hat® Linux® Enterprise v4, Advanced Server
Red Hat® Linux® Enterprise v3, Advanced Server
Novell® NetWare® 6.5 SP5 (No Open Manage support)
Chipset
- Intel 5000X
Memory*
- Up to 32GB* (8 DIMM slots): 256MB/512MB/1GB/2GB/4GB Fully Buffered Dimms (FBD) 533/667MHz
Error Checking and Correction (ECC) and Single Device Data Correction (SDDC) technologies maintain system data integrity and help prevent single bit or multi bit errors on DIMMs.
Spare Bank support for enhanced data protection in the event of a DRAM chip failure. Requires 8 DIMMs populated to function.
Storage
- Hard Drives:
2.5 inch SAS (10K rpm): 36GB* , 73GB* and 146GB*
2.5 inch SAS (15K rpm): 36GB* and 73GB*
3.5 inch SAS (10K rpm): 146GB* , 300GB* and 400GB*
3.5 inch SAS (15K rpm): 36GB* , 73GB* , 146GB* and 300GB*
3.5 inch SATAu (7.2K rpm): 80GB* , 160GB* , 250GB* , 500GB* and 750GB*
Maximum Internal Storage:
Up to 4.5TB* : 6 x 750GB* SATA HDD (7.2K rpm)
External Storage:
Disk Storage Options:
PowerVault NX1950 Unified Storage Solution
PowerVault MD3000 Modular Disk Storage Array
PowerVault MD1000 SAS external storage system
Dell/EMC products:
Dell/EMC AX150 and AX150i Networked Storage Array
Dell/EMC CX300 Networked Storage Array
Dell/EMC CX3-10c Networked Multi-protocol Storage Array
Dell/EMC CX3-20 Networked Storage Array
Dell/EMC CX3-40 Networked Storage Array
Dell/EMC CX3-80 Networked Storage Array
External Backup Options: Libraries:
Libraries
PowerVault ML6000 Modular Tape
PowerVault TL2000 and TL4000 Compact Tape Libraries
Autoloaders:
PowerVault 124T Autoloader
Single Drives:
PowerVault RD1000 Removable Disk Drive
PowerVault LTO Tape Drives
PowerVault Rackable Tape Drives
Backup and Recovery Software:
Symantec® Backup Exec™ 11d
Symantec Backup Exec Quickstart
Yosemite® Backup 8.1
CommVault® Galaxy® Express 6.1
EMC® NetWorker™
Drive Bays
- 3 hard drive base options
4 x 3.5" Hard Drive Option
3.5" HD Option: up to 4 SAS (10K/15K) or SATA (7200) drives
8 x 2.5" Hard Drive Option
2.5" HD Option: up to 8 SAS HDs (10K/15K)
6 x 3.5" Hard Drive Option
3.5" HD Option: up to 6 SAS (10K/15K) or SATA (7200) drives
Peripheral bay options: Floppy Drive, DAT72 Tape Drive (not available with 6x3.5" hard drive base)
Slim optical drive bay with choice of CD-ROM, DVD-ROM6 or Combo CD-RW/DVD-ROM
Slots
- Three total:
PCIe riser with three PCI Express slots (one 1 x 4 and two 1 x 8) -Or-
Two PCI-X 64-bit/133MHz and one PCI Express 1 x 8 slot
Drive Controllers
- Integrated SAS 5/i(base): 4 port SAS controller. Does not support RAID.
Integrated PERC 5/i (optional): SAS 3.0 Gb/s RAID controller with 256MB of battery-backup cache
Non-integrated SAS/5E (optional): 8 port SAS non-RAID external controller for MD3000 x8 PCI-e
RAID Controllers
- Optional PERC 5/E (SAS RAID controller for MD1000)
Optional PERC 4e/DC (dual-channel PCI Express RAID controller for PV22xS)
Communications
- Dual embedded Broadcom® NetXtreme II™ 5708 Gigabit7 Ethernet NIC with fail-over and load balancing.
TOE (TCP/IP Offload Engine) supported on Microsoft Windows Server 2003, SP1 or higher with Scalable Networking Pack.
Optional add-in NICs:
Intel PRO/1000 PT Dual Port Server Adapter, Gigabit, Copper, PCI-E x4 (with I/O AT)
Intel PRO/1000 PT Dual Port Server Adapter, Gigabit, Copper, PCI-E x4
Intel PRO/1000 PT Single Port Server Adapter, Gigabit, Copper, PCI-E x1
Intel PRO/1000 PF Single Port Server Adapter, Gigabit, Optical, PCI-E x4
Broadcom® NetXtreme™ 5721 Single Port Gigabit Ethernet NIC, Copper, PCI-E x1;
Broadcom® NetXtreme II™ 5708 Single Port Gigabit Ethernet NIC w/TOE, Copper, PCI-E x4
Netxen Single Port Server Adapter, 10-Gigabit (10GbE) Ethernet NIC, SR (optical XFP), PCI-E x8
Netxen Single Port Server Adapter, 10-Gigabit (10GbE) Ethernet NIC, CX4 copper, PCI-E x8
Power
- AC configuration with standard single or redundant 750W hot-plug auto-switching universal 110/220V AC power supplies
DC configuration with redundant hot plug -48 to -60 V20 A DC power supplies
Availability
- Hot-plug hard drives
Hot-plug redundant power
Hot-plug redundant cooling
ECC memory
Spare Row
Single Device Data Correction (SDDC)
PERC5/i integrated daughtercard w/ battery-backed 256MB DDR2 cache
High availability failover cluster support
DRAC 5
Support for internal tape device
Tool-less chassis
Cluster support
Graphics Card
- Embedded ATI ES1000 with 16MB memory
Chassis
- 2U Rack-mountable chassis
29.31" (74.4cm) D x 17.5" (44.43cm) W x 3.4" (8.64cm) H with bezel attached
Rack Weight 50.71 lbs (23 Kg), maximum configuration
Ports
Rear: 2 x USB 2.0, 1 x serial connector
Front: 2 x USB 2.0, 1 x video connector, 1x RJ45 for DRAC 5/i connector
Rack support
4-post (Dell rack), 3rd party Versa rails, sliding rails and Cable Management Arm
Management
- OpenManage™
Standard Baseboard Management Controller with IPMI 2.0 support
Optional DRAC 5/i for advanced capabilities
Environmental Operating Conditions
- Operating Temperature: 10º C to 35º C (50º F to 95º F)
Storage Temperature: -40º C to 65º C (-40º F to 149º F)
Operating Relative Humidity (non-condensing twmax=29C): 20% to 80% non-condensing
Maximum humidity gradient: 10% per hour, operational and non-operational conditions.
Storage Relative Humidity: 5% to 95% non-condensing (twmax=38C)
Operating Vibration: 0.26G at 5Hz to 350Hz for 2 minutes
Storage Vibration: 1.54Grms Random Vibration at 10Hz to 250Hz for 15 minutes
Operating Shock: 1 shock pulse of 41G for up to 2ms
Storage Shock: 6 shock pulses of 71G for up to 2ms
Operating Altitude: -16 to 3,048m (-50 ft to 10,000 ft)
Storage Altitude: -16m to 10,600m (-50 ft to 35,000 ft)
Regulatory
- FCC (U.S. only) Class A
ICES (Canada) Class A
CE Mark (EN 55022 Class A, EN55024, EN61000-3-2, EN61000-3-3)
VCCI (Japan) Class A
BSMI (Taiwan) Class A
C-Tick (Australia/New Zealand) Class A
SABS (South Africa) Class A
CCC (China) Class A
MIC (Korea) Class A
UL 60950-1
CAN/CSA C22.2 No. 60950-1
EN 60950-1
IEC 60950-1
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High Performance for Today.and Tomorrow
Dell goes the distance to increase price/performance and performance-per-watt* in its newest generation of servers. The latest 64-bit dual-core Intel® Xeon® processors deliver performance gains of up to 69 percent* over the previous generation.
1066MHz FSB facilitates better speed. 64-bit memory addressability provides scalability for large memory footprint applications.
A TCP/IP Off-load Engine (TOE) helps deliver greater network throughput and efficiency by off-loading the TCP/IP processing to a dedicated processor, freeing up the main system processor in web-based applications or when using iSCSI.
Memory
The new PowerEdge 9th Generation servers offer up to 32GB of fully buffered DIMM memory, twice the memory capacity of the previous generation. This allows for simultaneous reads/writes of memory and can help improve performance in virtualized workloads.
The new PowerEdge 9th Generation servers offer up to 32GB of fully buffered DIMM memory, twice the memory capacity of the previous generation. This allows for simultaneous reads/writes of memory and can help improve performance in virtualized workloads.
Storage
Serial-Attached SCSI (SAS) hard drives deliver the next generation of SCSI performance and reliability for critical business applications, while SATA options provide greater value for systems that rely on external storage and fiber-channel storage.
Serial-Attached SCSI (SAS) hard drives deliver the next generation of SCSI performance and reliability for critical business applications, while SATA options provide greater value for systems that rely on external storage and fiber-channel storage.
Peripherals
PCI Express® I/O expansion facilitates greater I/O throughput and support for high-bandwidth I/O peripherals, such as Infiniband, 4GB fiber channel and future 10GB Ethernet.
PCI Express® I/O expansion facilitates greater I/O throughput and support for high-bandwidth I/O peripherals, such as Infiniband, 4GB fiber channel and future 10GB Ethernet.
Availability Without Compromise
Dell addresses the need for high availability in the new PowerEdge™ 9th Generation by providing hot-plug redundant power supplies and hard drives, plus multiple SAS RAID options — without sacrificing expandability and including support for High Availability Clustering and deployment in SANs. Redundant NICs and redundant cooling fans help keep the servers running smoothly.
Setting the Standard for Manageability
SAS hard drive carriers and memory options are common across the entire line of PowerEdge 9th Generation servers. The PowerEdge 1950, 2900 and 2950 feature standardized drivers and BIOS.
All servers include an Integrated Intelligent Platform Management Interface (IPMI) 2.0 management controller (with SMASH Command Line Protocol), plus an optional DRAC 5 remote management card with continuous video and Active Directory® integration for robust remote server management.
Ports
Dell addresses the need for high availability in the new PowerEdge™ 9th Generation by providing hot-plug redundant power supplies and hard drives, plus multiple SAS RAID options — without sacrificing expandability and including support for High Availability Clustering and deployment in SANs. Redundant NICs and redundant cooling fans help keep the servers running smoothly.
Setting the Standard for Manageability
SAS hard drive carriers and memory options are common across the entire line of PowerEdge 9th Generation servers. The PowerEdge 1950, 2900 and 2950 feature standardized drivers and BIOS.
All servers include an Integrated Intelligent Platform Management Interface (IPMI) 2.0 management controller (with SMASH Command Line Protocol), plus an optional DRAC 5 remote management card with continuous video and Active Directory® integration for robust remote server management.
Ports
- Rear: 2 x USB 2.0, 1 x serial connector
- Front: 2 x USB 2.0, 1 x video connector, 1x RJ45 for DRAC 5/i connector