Dell PowerVault NX1950: System Features

System Features

The major hardware and software features of your system include:

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• Two Dual Core Intel

Xeon

processor 5000 Sequence.

• 4 GB of 667 MHz, Fully Buffered DIMMs (FBD), upgradable to a maximum of 8 GB.

The system also features redundant memory, which provides memory sparing or memory mirroring.

Either feature is available if eight identical memory modules are installed.

• 15000 rpm hard drives configured into a RAID1 array for fault tolerant operating system operations.

• A slimline DVD-ROM, or DVD-ROM/ CD-RW drive.

• Two hot-pluggable, 670-W power supplies in a 1 + 1 redundant configuration.

• Four fan modules, each comprised of two dual-rotor fans, for a total of eight cooling fans.

The system board includes the following features:

• Two riser cards (left and center risers), each providing a x8 lane width PCI-Express expansion slot.

• Dedicated PCI slot for an integrated RAID controller card with 256 MB of

cache memory and

a RAID battery.

• Four integrated Gigabit Ethernet NICs capable of supporting 10-Mbps, 100-Mbps, 1000-Mbps,

and 2-Gbps data rates.

• Two x4 SAS ports for connectivity to storage subsystem or two 4-Gbps Fibre Channel ports

for connectivity to a storage area network (SAN).

• Four USB 2.0-compliant connectors (two on the front and two on the back)

capable of external

support for

a diskette drive, a CD-ROM drive, a keyboard, a mouse, or a USB flash drive.

• Remote access controller (RAC) for remote systems management.

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An integrated VGA-compatible video subsystem with an ATI ES1000, 33-MHz PCI video

controller. This video subsystem contains a minimum of 16MB of graphics memory with support

for 2D graphics. Maximum resolution is 1600x1200 with 65,536 colors; true-color graphics are

supported in the following resolutions: 640 x 480, 800 x 600, 1024 x 768, 1280 x 1024. When the

optional remote access card is installed, the maximum video resolution is 1280x1024

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• Systems management circuitry that monitors operation of the system fans as well as critical system

voltages and temperatures. The systems management circuitry works in conjunction with the systems

management software.

• Back-panel connectors include serial, video, two USB connectors, four NIC connectors, two SAS

(or Fibre Channel in gateway mode connectors), and one NIC connector for RAC access.

• Front-panel connectors include a video and two USB connectors.

• Front-panel 1x5 LCD for system ID and error messaging.

For more information about specific features, see Technical Specifications.

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