Dell EMC PowerEdge T440, Technical Manual

Page 1: ...0 The Dell EMC PowerEdge T440 tower server is quiet powerful and expandable The T440 can drive a wide variety of office workloads with flexible performance and capacity options in a worry free infrastructure Technical Guide ...

Page 2: ... to hardware or loss of data and tells you how to avoid the problem WARNING A WARNING indicates a potential for property damage personal injury or death Copyright 2017 Dell Inc or its subsidiaries All rights reserved Dell EMC and other trademarks are trademarks of Dell Inc or its subsidiaries Other trademarks may be trademarks of their respective owners 2017 09 Rev A00 ...

Page 3: ... configurationProcessor installationGPU supportGPU Cards 17 Chipset 17 5 Memory 19 DIMMs supported 19 Memory population guidelines 19 Memory RAS features 20 6 Storage 21 Storage controllers 21 Supported drives 21 IDSDM or vFlash card 22 Boot Optimized Storage Subsystem BOSS 22 Optical drives 22 7 Video 23 8 Networking and PCIe 24 PCIe expansion cards 24 PCIe expansion card riser configurations 24 ...

Page 4: ... 41 Environmental specifications 41 Video specifications 41 USB ports 41 13 Appendix B Standards compliance 42 14 Appendix C Additional resources 43 15 Appendix D Support and deployment services 44 ProDeploy Enterprise Suite 44 ProDeploy Plus 44 ProDeploy 44 Basic Deployment 44 ProSupport Enterprise Suite 45 ProSupport Plus 45 ProSupport 46 ProSupport One for Data Center 46 Support Technologies 46...

Page 5: ...cations 39 Table 17 Dimensions of PowerEdge T440 system 40 Table 18 Chassis weight 41 Table 19 Supported video resolution options 41 Table 20 USB specifications 41 Table 21 Industry standard documents 42 Table 22 Additional resources 43 Figures Figure 1 Front panel view of a 8 x 3 5 inch hot swappable drive system 11 Figure 2 Back view of the system with optional redundant cooling fan 13 Figure 3 ...

Page 6: ...capacity for up to 4 or 8x3 5 inch or 16x2 5 inch hard drives accommodate data storage as your business or organization grows These combined technology features are highly beneficial when implementing consolidated and virtualized environments To protect your virtualized workloads the PowerEdge T440 offers dual SD media making your hypervisors redundant and failsafe Other reliability and availabili...

Page 7: ...s see the Memory section iDRAC9 with Lifecycle Controller The new embedded systems management solution for the Dell EMC systems features hardware and firmware inventory and alerting data center level power monitoring and faster performance For details see the Dell EMC OpenManage systems management section 7 ...

Page 8: ...to sixteen 2 5 inch hot swappable hard drives Up to 2 GPUs Storage design modularity Up to four 3 5 inch cabled hard drives Up to eight 3 5 inch hot swappable hard drives Up to sixteen 2 5 inch hot swappable hard drives Up to 1 GPU PCIe slots 1 x PCIe Gen2 4 lanes 1x PCIe Gen2 1 lanes 2x PCIe Gen3 16 lanes 2x PCIe Gen3 8 lanes 2x PCIe Gen3 4 lanes 1x PCIe Gen3 16 lanes 2x PCIe Gen3 8 lanes RAID Co...

Page 9: ...ternal Fan 1X4 type External Fan 1X5 type Up to two fans supported Internal Fan 1X4 type External Fan 1X5 type IDSDM Module Internal Dual SD Module IDSDM Internal Dual SD Module IDSDM and vFlash BOSS Module None M 2 SATA interface PERC PERC 9 PERC 9 and 10 ODD TBU TBU and ODD via 7 pin connectors ODD via 7 pin connector On board PCH SATA Connectors 2x Mini SAS_HDs 2x NPIOs 9 ...

Page 10: ...Chassis views and features The PowerEdge T440 is a two socket 5U tower system that is available in three different chassis configurations 4 hard drive chassis 8 hard drive chassis 16 hard drive chassis 10 ...

Page 11: ...f a 8 x 3 5 inch hot swappable drive system Table 3 Front panel features Item Components Indicator Button or Connector Icon Description 1 Power button Indicates if the system is turned on or off Press the power button to manually turn on or off the system 11 ...

Page 12: ... Information tag also contains the iDRAC secure default password 5 USB port 2 0 The USB ports are 4 pin 2 0 compliant These ports enable you to connect USB devices to the system 6 USB port 3 0 The USB port is USB 3 0 compliant 7 Optical drive bay N A Enable you to install drives that are supported on your system For more information about drives see the Technical specifications section 8 Drive slo...

Page 13: ...C For more information see the iDRAC User s Guide at Dell com idracmanuals 3 NIC port 2 The NIC ports are integrated on the system board provide network connectivity For more information about the supported configurations see the Technical specifications section 4 USB 2 0 port 4 The USB ports are 4 pin 2 0 compliant These ports enable you to connect USB devices to the system 5 USB 3 0 port 2 The U...

Page 14: ...nd to access BIOS using the step through mode 9 External cooling fan optional N A Enables you to connect an optional redundant cooling fan 10 PCIe expansion card slot N A The expansion slot s enable you to connect PCI Express expansion cards For more information on the expansion cards that are supported on your system see the Expansion card guidelines Internal chassis view The chassis design of th...

Page 15: ...escription Cover latch A tooled latch is integrated in the top cover to secure it to the system Bezel A standard bezel is an optional metal bezel mounted to the chassis front A lock on the bezel protects unauthorized access to hard drives TPM The Trusted Platform Module TPM is used to generate store keys protect authenticate passwords and create store digital certificates Power off security BIOS h...

Page 16: ...ry channels vs 4 memory channels of previous generation for memory intensive workloads Expanded I O 48 lanes of PCIe 3 0 bandwidth and throughput for demanding I O intensive workloads Intel Ultra Path Interconnect UPI Up to three Intel UPI channels increase scalability of the platform to as many as eight sockets as well as improves inter CPU bandwidth for I O intensive workloads Intel Advanced Vec...

Page 17: ...gh demand for power delivery The power connectors are located on the back of the card GPU configurations require 2 processors Chipset The PowerEdge T440 systems use the Intel C620 chipset which provides extensive I O support The functions and capabilities of the Intel C620 chipset include ACPI Power Management Logic Support Revision 4 0a PCI Express Base Specification Revision 3 0 Integrated Seria...

Page 18: ... Supports Intel Trusted Execution Technology JTAG Boundary Scan support Intel QuickAssist Technology Intel Trace Hub for debug For more information visit Intel com 18 ...

Page 19: ...es Buffer No Yes Frequencies Up to 2666 MT s Up to 2666 MT s Ranks supported Single or dual rank Quad rank Capacity per DIMM 4 GB 8 GB 16 GB or 32 GB 64 GB available post release Maximum DIMMs per channel 2 1 2 DRAM technology x4 or x8 x4 Temperature sensor Yes Yes Error Correction Code ECC Yes Yes Single Device Disable Code SDDC Yes Yes Address parity Yes Yes Memory population guidelines Both sys...

Page 20: ...action Patrol scrubbing proactively scans the system memory detecting and repairing correctable errors Recovery from Single Device Data Correction SDDC Single Device Data Correction provides error checking and correction that protects against any single memory chip failure and multi bit errors from any portion of a single memory chip Failed DIMM isolation This feature helps identify a specific fai...

Page 21: ... ports S140 are not accessible if mini PERC is installed Table 9 PERC series controller offerings Performance Level Controller and Description Entry S140 Software RAID SATA Value H330 Internal 12Gb SAS HBA external Value Performance H730P Premium Performance H740P and H840 Supported drives Table 10 Supported drives SAS and SATA Form factor Capacities 2 5 inch EC HDD 12Gbps SAS 2 5 10K 512n 300GB 6...

Page 22: ... a dedicated slot at the back of the system chassis This is a Dell EMC proprietary PCIe x1 slot that uses a USB 3 0 interface to host In the PowerEdge T440 systems the IDSDM and vFlash card size changes from SD to microSD and the supported capacity for IDSDM microSD cards are 16 GB 32 GB or 64 GB while for vFlash the capacity is 16 GB only The write protect switch is built onboard on the IDSDM mod...

Page 23: ...7 Video The Video Graphic Array VGA port enables you to connect the system to a VGA display The T440 system supports one 15 pin VGA port at the back of the system 23 ...

Page 24: ...pter Gigabit Copper PCI E x4 Intel 10GBase T Copper Single Port NIC PCI E x8 Intel Single Port Server Adapter 10 Gigabit SR Optical PCI E x8 Broadcom BMC57710 10Base T Cooper Single Port NIC PCI E x8 Broadcom BMC5709C IPV6 Gigabit Copper Dual Port NIC with TOE and iSCSI Offload PCI E x4 Broadcom BMC5709C IPV6 Gigabit Copper Dual Port NIC with TOE PCI E x4 Broadcom NetXtreme II 57711 Dual Port Dire...

Page 25: ... Emulex OCE10102FM HBA 10 GbE 2 Port PCIe Gen 2 FCoE Emulex OCE10102IM HBA 10 GbE 2 Port PCIe Gen 2 iSCSI iSCSI Broadcom 57711 NIC 10 GbE 2 Port PCIe Gen2 iSOE Intel DT 10 GbE 2 Port PCIe Gen 2 FCoE Intel DT 10 GbE 2 Port PCIe Gen 2 FCoE For the latest information on all supported add in PCIe expansion cards for the PowerEdge T440 visit the PowerEdge T440 page at Dell com For more information on s...

Page 26: ...structure Planning Tool EIPT is a tool that helps you plan and tune your computer and infrastructure equipment for maximum efficiency by calculating hardware power consumption power infrastructure and storage Learn more at Dell com calc Power monitoring accuracy PSU power monitoring improvements include Power monitoring accuracy of 1 whereas the industry standard is 5 More accurate reporting of po...

Page 27: ...upplies with 1 1 redundancy auto sensing and auto switching capability Acoustical design Dell EMC focuses on sound quality in addition to sound power level and sound pressure level Sound quality describes how disturbing or pleasing a sound is interpreted and Dell EMC references a number of psychacoustical metrics and thresholds in delivering to it Tone prominence is one such metric Sound power and...

Page 28: ...ing holes including all generations of Dell racks The sliding rails for the T440 offers native support for threaded hole racks via the ReadyRails II mounting interface The rails ship in the tool less mounting configuration but can be converted to the tooled configuration very quickly and easily An optional cable management arm CMA can be mounted on either the left or right side of the rails withou...

Page 29: ...nsoles OpenManage systems management solutions consist of a combination of embedded management features and software products that help you automate and simplify the entire server lifecycle deploy update monitor and maintain OpenManage solutions are innovatively designed for simplicity and ease of use to help you reduce complexity save time achieve efficiency control costs and empower productivity...

Page 30: ... Express for Blades iDRAC8 Enterprise iDRAC9 Enterprise Interface Standards Redfish Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes IPMI 2 0 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes DCMI 1 5 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Web based GUI Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Racadm command line local remote Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes SMASH CLP SSH only Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Telnet Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes S...

Page 31: ... PK authentication No No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes FIPS 140 2 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Secure UEFI boot certificate management No Yes No Yes No Yes No Yes Lock down mode No No No No No No Yes Unique iDRAC default password No Yes No Yes No Yes No Yes Customizable Security Policy Banner login page No Yes No Yes No Yes No Yes Remote Presence Power control Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Boot con...

Page 32: ...re graphing No No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Health Monitoring Predictive failure monitoring Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes SNMPv1 v2 and v3 traps and gets Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Email alerting No No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Configurable thresholds Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Fan monitoring Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Power Supply monitoring Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Memory mon...

Page 33: ...guration inventory Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Inventory export Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Remote configuration Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Zerotouch configuration No No No No No No Yes Yes System Retire Repurpose Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Server Configuration Profile in GUI No Yes No Yes No Yes No Yes Diagnostics Service and Logging Embedded diagnostic tools Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes...

Page 34: ...I rendered in HTML5 No Yes No Yes No Yes No Yes Add BIOS configuration to iDRAC GUI No Yes No Yes No Yes No Yes iDRAC support for SW RAID licensing No Yes No Yes No Yes No Yes Dell EMC consoles The central console in a systems management solution is often referred to as the one to many console The central console provides a rapid view and insight into the overall health of all systems in the IT en...

Page 35: ...device The OpenManage Mobile app is available as a free software download from the Apple Store and the Google Play Store OMM can also monitor and manage PowerEdge servers through a OpenManage Essentials console or by directly accessing the server s iDRAC The OpenManage Essentials console can be accessed through OpenManage Mobile over a secure IP network This allows you to monitor all devices manag...

Page 36: ...sitories DRM provides advanced integration capabilities with iDRAC LC OpenManage Essentials Chassis Management Controller OpenManage Integration for VMware vCenter and OpenManage Integration for Microsoft System Center OMIMSSC Also DRM packages updates into custom catalogs that can be used for deployment Dell EMC Repository Manager can create the following deployment tools Custom catalogs Lightwei...

Page 37: ...of web service specifications and usage requirements that expose a common set of operations central to all systems management IPMI The Intelligent Platform Management Interface IPMI is a message based hardware level interface specification that can operate over both LAN and serial interfaces IPMI is supported broadly by server vendors systems management solutions and open source software SNMP The ...

Page 38: ...simplifies the discovery and deployment of new updates BMC Software Dell EMC and BMC Software work together to simplify IT by ensuring tight integration between Dell EMC server storage and network management functionality and the BMC Software process and data center automation products OpenManage connections with third party consoles Dell EMC OpenManage Connections gives you an easy path to adding...

Page 39: ...ion maximum Frequency Voltage 1100 W AC Platinum 4100 BTU hr 50 60 Hz 100 240 V AC autoranging 750 W AC Platinum 2891 BTU hr 50 60 Hz 100 240 V AC autoranging 495 W AC Platinum 1908 BTU hr 50 60 Hz 100 240 V AC autoranging 450 W Bronze 1871 BTU hr 50 60 Hz 100 240 V AC cabled PSU This system is also designed to connect to the IT power systems with a phase to phase voltage not exceeding 230V 39 ...

Page 40: ...40 system Table 17 Dimensions of PowerEdge T440 system Xa Xb Ya Yb Yc Za Zb Zc 218 mm 8 58 in 307 9 mm 12 12 in 430 3 mm 16 94 in 464 362 mm 18 28 in 471 333 mm 17 37 in with bezel 37 065 mm 1 45 in without bezel 21 165 mm 0 83 in 538 4 mm 21 19 in 573 636 mm 22 58 in 40 ...

Page 41: ...G200eW3 graphics card with 4 MB SPI capacity Table 19 Supported video resolution options Resolution Refresh rate Hz Color depth bits 1024 x 768 60 8 16 32 1280 x 800 60 8 16 32 1280 x 1024 60 8 16 32 1360 x 768 60 8 16 32 1440 x 900 60 8 16 32 1600 x 900 60 8 16 32 1600 x 1200 60 8 16 32 1680 x 1050 60 8 16 32 1920 x 1080 60 8 16 32 1920 x 1200 60 8 16 32 USB ports The table provides information a...

Page 42: ...esign servers ipmi DDR4 Memory DDR4 SDRAM Specification jedec org standards documents docs jesd79 4 pdf PCI Express PCI Express Base Specification Rev 2 0 and 3 0 pcisig com specifications pciexpress PMBus Power System Management Protocol Specification v1 2 pmbus info specs html SAS Serial Attached SCSI v1 1 t10 org SATA Serial ATA Rev 2 6 SATA II SATA 1 0a Extensions Rev 1 2 sata io org SMBIOS Sy...

Page 43: ...ls Information Update This document ships with the system is also available in PDF format online and provides information on system updates Dell com Support Manuals System Information Label The system information label documents the system board layout and system jumper settings Text is minimized due to space limitations and translation considerations The label size is standardized across platform...

Page 44: ...essfully execute demanding deployments in today s complex IT environments Certified Dell EMC experts start with extensive environmental assessments and detailed migration planning and recommendations Post deployment configuration assistance testing and product orientation help you rest easy knowing your systems have been deployed and integrated by the best ProDeploy ProDeploy provides full service...

Page 45: ...choosing the right support model Figure 7 ProSupport Enterprise Suite ProSupport Plus When you purchase your PowerEdge server we recommend ProSupport Plus our proactive and preventative support for your business critical systems ProSupport Plus provides you with all the benefits of ProSupport plus the following A designated Technology Service Manager who knows your business and your environment Ac...

Page 46: ...ion for Dell EMC s largest customers with the most complex environments Team of designated Technology Services Managers with remote on site options Designated ProSupport One technical and field engineers who are trained on your environment and configurations On demand reporting and analytics based recommendations Flexible on site support and parts options that fit your operational model A tailored...

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