{"id":319,"date":"2020-04-04T20:41:19","date_gmt":"2020-04-04T18:41:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tekmart.co.za\/t-blog\/?p=319"},"modified":"2020-04-04T20:50:49","modified_gmt":"2020-04-04T18:50:49","slug":"how-to-identify-which-generation-your-dell-poweredge-server-belongs-to","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tekmart.co.za\/t-blog\/how-to-identify-which-generation-your-dell-poweredge-server-belongs-to\/","title":{"rendered":"Identifying which generation your Dell PowerEdge server belongs to in your data center"},"content":{"rendered":"Reading Time-approximately:<\/span> 4<\/span> minutes<\/span><\/span>\t\t
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You might have come across Dell PowerEdge servers being referred to by their generation to cover a range of models.
For example 11G, 12G, 13G, or 14G (14th generation). Here we will explain how to identify which generation of a server you have.<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Starting with the 10th Generation of PowerEdge servers<\/strong>, the naming for the server models generally consist of a letter(s) followed by three or four numbers (ex: PowerEdge R710 or PowerEdge R6415 or MX740c).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The letter indicates the type (form factor) of the server:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

  • C<\/strong> = Cloud – Modular server nodes for hyper-scale environments<\/li>
  • F<\/strong> = Flexible – Hybrid rack-based sleds for rack-based FX2\/FX2s enclosure<\/li>
  • M or MX* <\/strong>= Modular – Blade servers and other items for the modulal enclosure MX7000, M1000e and\/or VRTX<\/li>
  • R <\/strong>= Rack-mountable servers<\/li>
  • T<\/strong> = Tower Servers<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n

    For three number naming convention<\/strong>:
    – The first number after the letter indicates the class of the system. With 1-3 being 1 CPU systems, 4 – 7 are 2 CPU systems, 8 can be 2 or 4 CPU’s and 9 is 4 CPU’s.
    – The second number indicates the generation, with 0 for 10th generation, 1 for 11th generation and so on.
    – The third number indicates the make of the CPU, 0 for Intel and 5 for AMD.

    So, for example, the R710 model is a Rack 2 CPU system from the 11th generation of servers with Intel Processors.<\/em>

    For four number naming convention<\/strong>:
    – The first number after the letter indicates the class of the system. With 1-5 defaulting to iDRAC Basic and 6 – 9 defaulting to iDRAC Express.
    – The second number indicates the generation, with 0 for 10th generation, 1 for 11th generation and so on.
    – The third number indicates the number of CPUs, 1 for 1 CPU and 2 for 2 CPU’s.
    – The fourth number indicates the make of the CPU, 0 for Intel and 5 for AMD.

    So, for example, the R6415 model is a Rack 1 CPU socket system from the 14th generation of servers with AMD Processors.<\/em>

    * For MX7000 modular enclosure<\/strong>: compute sleds, storage sled and IO modules are identified with an additional letter appended to the end of the model name.<\/p>\n\n\n\n