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The Dell EMC PowerEdge C6400 is a 2U enclosure that can handle up to four two-socket (2S) sleds. This Dell PowerEdge C6400 Chassis / Enclosure configuration can accommodate 4 Node Servers.
Dell EMC PowerEdge C-Series:
Supported Compute Sleds:
The C6420 server supports dynamic business needs in scale-out environments where performance and density go hand in hand. The PowerEdge C6420 supports up to 4 dual socket compute nodes in a 2U form factor and with Direct Liquid Cooling options, supports high wattage processors for even higher performance. NonVolatile Memory express (NVMe) drives and fabrics such as InfiniBand and Omni path can be added for even higher scalability. This makes C6420 an ideal solution for hyperscale compute workloads requiring high scalability and high performance such as High Performance Computing (HPC), high performance data analytics, financial modeling and high frequency trading, SaaS/IaaS and web scale applications, visual effects rendering nodes, Hyper Converged Infrastructure (HCI), Software Defined Storage, etc.
With intelligent automation features, C6420 simplifies systems management and helps you free up precious IT skilled resources for business-critical activities. Designed for web-scale infrastructure, the C6420 does not forget management.
| Feature | PowerEdge C6420 Technical specification | |
|---|---|---|
| Processor | Up to two Intel® Xeon® Scalable processors, up to 205W and 28 cores per processor | |
| Memory | 16 DIMM slots with max of 1024GB with options for 8GB/16GB/32GB/64GB/128GB DDR4 2666MT/s RDIMMs and LRDIMMs ECC Registered DDR4 | |
| Storage | One 120/240GB M.2 SATA RI SSD boot drive or Two 120/240GB M.2 SATA RI SSD boot drives in RAID 1, One 16/32/64GB MicroSD card Controllers: S140 Software RAID with Intel C620 Chipset SATA controller (RAID 0, 1, 5, 10) Hardware RAID using PERC H330 Mezzanine (RAID 0, 1, 5, 10, 50), PERC H730p Mezzanine (RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60) Non RAID: HBA330 Mezzanine, 12Gbps SAS LP PCIe HBA | |
| Drive options | Hard Drives: 300/600/900GB 2.5” 15K 12Gb SAS Drives 300/600GB/1.2TB/1.8TB/2.4TB 2.5” 10K 12Gb SAS Drives 1TB/2TB 2.5” 7.2K 12Gb SAS Drives 1/2/4/8/10/12TB 3.5” 7.2K 12Gb SAS/ 6Gbps SATA Drives | FIPS-140 Self Encrypting Drives: 900GB/1.2TB/2.4TB 2.5” 10K 12Gb SAS FIPS-140 SED HDD 2TB 2.5” 7.2K 12Gb SAS FIPS-140 SED HDD 4TB/8TB 12Gbps SAS FIPS-140 SED HDD 1.92TB Mixed Use SATA SED SSD |
| Solid State Drives: 120GB 2.5” 6Gbps SATA Boot SSD 240/480GB/800GB/960GB/1.6TB/1.92TB/3.84TB 6Gbps SATA Read Intensive SSDs 200/240/400/480/800/960GB/1600/1962GB 6Gbps SATA Mixed Use SSDs 480/960/1920/3840/7680 GB 12Gb SAS Read Intensive SSDs 400/480/960/1600/1920/3840GB 12Gbps SAS Mixed Use SSDs 400/800/1600/3200GB12Gb SAS Write Intensive SSDs | 2.5” NVMe Drives and Add-in PCIe cards: 800GB/1TB/1.6TB/2TB/3.2TB/4TB/6.4TB Mixed Use 1/2/4/TB Read Intensive | |
| Power and cooling options | Dual Hot-plug fault-tolerant, fully redundant or non-redundant 1600W AC Power Supply Dual Hot-plug fault-tolerant or fully redundant 2000W and 2400W AC Power Supply Four dual rotor redundant, non-hot swappable fans Air and Direct Contact Liquid Cooling (DCLC) options | |
| Dimensions (HxWxD) | 86.8mm x 448mm x 790mm | Form factor: Rack (2U) |
| Weight | 3.5” Direct Backplane Chassis: 43.62 Kg 2.5” Direct/Expander/NVMe Backplane Chassis: 41.46 Kg No Backplane Chassis: 34.56 Kg | |
| Chassis options | 24 x 2.5” Direct Backplane with up to 6 SAS/SATA drives per C6420 sled 24 x 2.5” Expander Backplane with up to 12 SAS/SATA drives per C6420 sled and 2 C6420 sleds per C6400 chassis 24 x 2.5” NVMe Backplane with up to 2 SAS/SATA/NVMe drives and 4 SAS/SATA drives per C6420 sled 12 x 3.5” Direct Backplane with up to 3 SAS/SATA drives per C6420 sled No Backplane option with no external drives per C6420 sled | |
| Embedded / At-Server | iDRAC9 with Lifecycle Controller iDRAC Direct | iDRAC REST API with Redfish |
| Consoles & Mobile | OpenManage Enterprise OpenManage Essentials | OpenManage Mobile OpenManage Power Center |
| Integrations | OpenManage integrations: Microsoft® System Center, VMware® vCenter™, BMC Software (available from BMC) | |
| Connections | Nagios Core and Nagios XI, Oracle Enterprise Manager, HPE Operations Manager i (OMi) | |
| Tools | iDRAC Service Module OpenManage Server Administrator OpenManage Storage Services | Dell EMC Repository Manager Dell EMC System Update Dell EMC Server Update Utility Dell EMC Update Catalogs |
| Security | TPM 1.2/2.0 optional Cryptographically signed firmware Secure Boot | Hardware Root of Trust System Lockdown Secure Erase |
| I/O & Ports | Rear ports: 2 x USB 3.0 ports, 1 Micro USB port for iDRAC Direct One x16 Pcle Gen3 riser (low profile, half height and half length) One x8 PCIe Gen3 Mezzanine (for storage controller) One x16 PCIe Gen3 OCP Mezzanine (for network controller) | |
| Network cards | One 1Gb Ethernet LOM port for systems management or shared with host 1Gb Ethernet Intel i350 1Gb Dual Port Ethernet LP PCIe Adapter Broadcom 5720 1Gb Dual Port Ethernet LP PCIe Adapter 10Gb Ethernet Intel X710 Dual Port 10Gb SFP+ OCP Mezzanine Adapter Intel X710 Dual Port 10Gb SFP+ LP PCIe Adapter Intel X520 Dual Port 10Gb SFP+ LP PCIe Adapter Intel X710 Dual Port 10Gb BASE-T LP PCIe Adapter Intel X550 Dual Port 10Gb BASE-T LP PCIe Adapter Intel X710 Quad Port 10Gb BASE-T LP PCIe Adapter Broadcom 57412 10Gb SFP+ LP PCIe Adapter Broadcom 57416 10Gb BASE-T LP LP PCIe Adapter QLogic 41162 Dual Port 10Gb BASE-T LP PCIe Adapter QLogic 41112 Dual Port 10Gb SFP+ LP PCIe Adapter SolarFlare 8522 Dual Port 10Gb SFP+ LP PCIe Adapter Mellanox ConnectX-3 Pro 10Gb Dual Port LP PCIe Adapter 25Gb Ethernet Broadcom 57414 Dual Port 25Gbps SFP28 PCIe LP Adapter QLogic 41262 Dual Port 25Gbps SFP28 LP PCIe Adapter Intel® 25GBE 2P XXV710 Adapter Mellanox ConnectX-4 Lx Dual Port 25Gbps SFP28 LP PCIe Adapter 40Gb Ethernet Mellanox ConnectX-3 Pro Dual Port 40Gbps QSFP+ LP PCIe Adapter Intel XL710 Dual Port 40Gbps QSFP+ LP PCIe Adapter 100Gb Ethernet/InfiniBand / Omni-Path Mellanox ConnectX-4 Dual Port 100Gb QSFP+ LP PCIe Adapter Mellanox ConnectX-3 VPI QSFP+ Single Port FDR LP PCIe Adapter Mellanox ConnectX-4 Single Port VPI QSFP28 EDR LP PCIe Adapter Mellanox ConnectX-4 Dual Port VPI QSFP28 EDR LP PCIe Adapter Intel Omni-Path Single Port Host Fabric Adapter 100 Series LP PCIe Adapter Dual port QSFP carrier card for processors with integrated Intel Omni-Path Fabric ConnectX-5 Single Port VPI EDR QSFP28 Adapter | |
| Supported operating systems | Canonical® Ubuntu® LTS Citrix® XenServer® Microsoft Windows Server® with Hyper-V Red Hat® Enterprise Linux SUSE Linux Enterprise Server VMware® ESXi | For Specifications and Interoperability details Dell.com/OSSupport |
| Recommended support | Dell ProSupport Plus for critical systems or Dell ProSupport for premium hardware and software support for your PowerEdge solution. Consulting and deployment offerings are also available. Contact your Dell representative today for more information. Availability and terms of Dell Services vary by region. For more information, visit Dell.com/ServiceDescriptions. | |
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Express Computer Systems can ship to virtually any address in the world and provides you with the best shipping rates possible. Cost of shipping varies depending on what service you require, your destination and size of the shipment. Shipping costs will be calculated separately from your order and billed to you post purchase. In the notes section of your order please provide us with your preferred shipping method and we will get back to you.
Custom configured orders ship within 2 business days after all required products are in stock.
Please allow 3 business days for products that are not in stock to arrive to our facility in Irvine, California.
Domestic Shipments
| Standard Ground | Shipping time: 2-7 business days |
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| Delivery time after order is placed: 2-10 business days | |
| Excludes weekends, holidays or weather delays. |
| 3 Business Days | Shipping time: 3 business days |
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| Delivery time after order is placed: 3-6 business days | |
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| 2 Business Days | Shipping time: 2 business days |
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| Delivery time after order is placed: 2-5 business days | |
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| Overnight / Next Business Day | Shipping time: 1 business day |
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| Delivery time after order is placed: 1-4 business days | |
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International Shipments
| International Economy | Shipping time: 4-6 business days |
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| Delivery time after order is placed: 5-9 business days | |
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| International Priority | Shipping time: 1-3 business days |
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| Delivery time after order is placed: 2-6 business days | |
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For more information on shipping view our Shipping Information page or send us a message
Express Computer Systems (ECS) provides a 1 year parts warranty against defects in material or workmanship that will affect the products functionality. All refurbished items are tested prior to shipping to guarantee up-time upon arrival. If you are having issues with an item we provided please Contact Us and we will do our best to assist you.
What does our ECS warranty cover?
We offer 1 year warranty as standard and additional years can be added to fit your needs. Please reach out to a sales associate via the Contact Us page or live chat for more information on extended coverage options. During the coverage period if your product fails we will offer a Next Business Day replacement. If we are unable to replace the product we will refund its original selling price. Shipping costs and tax are not refundable. Express Computer Systems retains the right to decide whether the goods will be replaced or refunded.
What is not covered by our warranty?
Our warranty does not cover any problem caused by the following conditions:
Important notes:
Express Computer Systems is committed to transforming our customers’ IT infrastructure with high quality products at affordable costs. Our sales reps and customer support engineers understand our customers rely heavily on advanced technology to run their business but need to do so without breaking the bank.
We specialize in building custom server configurations, custom storage solutions, networking solutions, and components from top manufacturers including HPE, Dell, Cisco, NetApp, Dell EMC, HPE Nimble and many others.
Same-Day Shipping
At Express Computer Systems, we know hardware emergencies can happen at anytime. We also understand that you want to receive the best hardware as quickly as possible. At Express Computer Systems we'll ship the majority of our orders out the same day payment is made. Curious if the item you need will make it out on time? Feel free to contact us directly via the Contact Us link at the bottom, Live Chat feature or (800) 327-0730.
Buy, Sell, Rent, Lease, Trade-In
At Express Computer Systems we not only will sell you equipment at a great value, but we'll also purchase your used Dell, Cisco, NetApp or other networking equipment. Feel free to contact us with the model of the items you're looking to sell and we'll get you a quote ASAP. We also have flexible financing options for your purchasing needs.
In-House Configuration and Testing Lab
Every item we sell is tested on-site in our state-of-the-art hardware engineering lab. We use certified technicians to test every piece of equipment as well as updating all necessary firmware. The highest quality of testing and certification is guaranteed. We warranty all of our items we sell. Ask us today about warranty for a specific item.
