Release Notes

Table 5. Additional documentation resources for your server (continued)
Task Document Location
generated by the system
firmware and agents that
monitor server components, see
the Dell EMC Event and Error
Messages Reference Guide.
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
○ 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
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