Release Notes

● 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
○ 1—series 11
○ 2—series 12
○ 3—series 13
○ 4—series 14
○ 5—series 15
● The third digit (denoted by X) denotes the number of processor sockets a series of server supports. This is applicable only
from series 14 of PowerEdge servers.
○ 1  one socket server
○ 2  two socket server
● The last digit (denoted by X) always denotes the make of the processor as described below:
○ 0—Intel
○ 5—AMD
Table 5. PowerEdge servers naming convention and examples
YX3X servers YX4X systems YX4XX systems
YX5XX
PowerEdge M630 PowerEdge M640
PowerEdge R6415 PowerEdge R6515
PowerEdge M830 PowerEdge R440
PowerEdge R7415 PowerEdge R7515
PowerEdge T130 PowerEdge R540
PowerEdge R7425 PowerEdge R6525
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