PCIe expansion cards...................................................................................................................................................... 22
PCIe slot mapping...................................................................................................................................................... 22
Power, thermal and acoustics.........................................................................................................................................24
Power supply units...........................................................................................................................................................25
Thermal and acoustics.................................................................................................................................................... 26
Thermal design................................................................................................................................................................. 26
Acoustical design............................................................................................................................................................. 26
9 Rack Rails.................................................................................................................................................... 28
Rack Installation............................................................................................................................................................... 29
10 Supported operating system....................................................................................................................... 31
Supported virtualization................................................................................................................................................... 31
iDRAC Lifecycle controller.............................................................................................................................................. 32
iDRAC features and comparison.............................................................................................................................. 32
Agent-free management................................................................................................................................................. 37
Agent-based management..............................................................................................................................................37
OpenManage consoles.................................................................................................................................................... 37
Server management operations.....................................................................................................................................39
Chassis dimensions...........................................................................................................................................................41
Environmental specifications...........................................................................................................................................41
Standard operating temperature..............................................................................................................................43
Expanded operating temperature............................................................................................................................ 44
Video specifications......................................................................................................................................................... 44
USB peripherals................................................................................................................................................................45
Server Deployment Services.......................................................................................................................................... 48
Remote Consulting Services.......................................................................................................................................... 48
Data Migration Service....................................................................................................................................................48
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