Owners Manual
XC6420 Series XC Core System overview
NOTE: The information in this document applies to both Dell EMC XC6420 Series Appliances, and Dell EMC XC Core System
oering. Sections or information that apply to only one of the oerings (XC Series or XC Core) will be called out explicitly.
The Dell EMC XC6420 Series Appliances and Dell EMC XC Core System sled support up to two Intel Xeon Skylake product family
processors with 28 cores per processor. The sled also supports 16 memory modules, dedicated mezzanine, PCIe, and Open Compute
Project (OCP) adapters for expansion and connectivity.
NOTE: The Intel Xeon Skylake processor with fabric connector is also known as Native Omnipath.
Topics:
• Back view of the XC6420 Series sled
• Network ports indicator codes
• Sled to hard drive mapping
• Locating the Service Tag of your system
Back view of the XC6420 Series sled
Figure 1. Back view of the XC6420 Series sled
Table 1. Back panel features
Item Indicator, button, or connector Icon Description
1 mezzanine card slot N/A
Enables you to connect mezzanine expansion cards. For more
information, see Technical specications.
2 sled release handle N/A
Enables you to remove the sled from the enclosure.
3 Low Prole PCIe card slot N/A
Enables you to connect PCI Express expansion cards. For more
information, see Technical specications.
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