Reference Guide

Task Document Location
For information about viewing
inventory, performing
configuration, and monitoring
tasks, remotely turning on or off
servers, and enabling alerts for
events on servers and components
using the Dell EMC Chassis
Management Controller (CMC),
see the Chassis Management
Controller User's Guide .
www.dell.com/esmmanuals
Working with the Dell EMC
PowerEdge RAID controllers
For information about
understanding the features of the
Dell EMC PowerEdge RAID
controllers (PERC) and deploying
the PERC cards, see the Storage
controller documentation.
www.dell.com/storagecontrollermanuals
Understanding event and error
messages
For information about checking the
event and error messages
generated by the system firmware
and agents that monitor server
components, see the Dell EMC
Event and Error Message
Reference Guide for 14th
Generation Dell EMC PowerEdge
Servers .
www.dell.com/openmanagemanuals
Troubleshooting your system For information about identifying
and troubleshooting the
PowerEdge server issues, see the
PowerEdge Servers
Troubleshooting Guide.
www.dell.com/poweredgemanuals
Configuring Dell PowerEdge
VRTX shared storage for
VMware vSphere environment
For information on configuring Dell
PowerEdge VRTX shared storage
for VMware vSphere environment,
see Dell EMC White papers.
Configuring Dell PowerEdge VRTX shared storage for VMware
vSphere Environment
Identifying the series of your Dell EMC PowerEdge
servers
The PowerEdge series of servers form Dell EMC are divided into different categories on the basis of their configuration. For easier
reference, they are referred to as YX2X, YX3X, YX4X, YX4XX, or YX5XX series of servers. The structure of the naming convention is
described below:
The letter Y denotes the alphabets in the server model number. The alphabets denote the form factor of the server. The form factors are
described below:
• Cloud (C)
• Flexible(F)
• Modular (M or MX)
• Rack(R)
• Tower(T)
The letter X denotes the numbers in the server model number. The numbers denote multiple items about the server.
• The first digit (denoted by X) denotes the value stream or class of the server.
• 1-5—iDRAC basic
• 6-9—iDRAC Express
• The second digit denotes the series of the server. It is retained in the server naming convention and not replaced by the letter X.
• 0—series 10
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