C6420 SPEC SHEET

POWEREDGE C6420
Purpose-built for high performance
hyperscale workloads
PowerEdge C6420 is ideal for high performance hyperscale
workloads. With 4 nodes in a 2U form factor, it maximizes
density, scalability, and energy efficiency per U.

Ideal server for high performance, hyperscale workloads

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 Omnipath 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.

Intuitive system management with intelligent automation

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.
• Basic management is available with a base BMC option including a virtual console & virtual media.
• Optionally, leverage the integrated iDRAC9 with Lifecycle Controller and Redfish API for advanced management
and scripting support.

Robust security spanning across the server ecosystem and life cycle
Every PowerEdge server is designed as part of a cyber-resilient architecture, integrating security into the full server life
cycle. The C6420 leverages new security features built-into every new PowerEdge server strengthening protection so
you can reliably and securely deliver accurate data to your customers no matter where they are. By considering each
aspect of system security, from designto retirement, Dell EMC ensures trust and
delivers a worry-free, secure infrastructure without compromise.
• Rely on built-in hardware root of trust and a secure component supply chain PowerEdge C6420
to ensure protection from factory to the data center.
• High performance server for
• Maintain data safety with cryptographically signed firmware packages hyperscale workload
and Secure Boot.
• Maximizes density, scalability
• Prevent unauthorized or malicious change with Server Lockdown. and efficiency
• Wipe all data from storage media including hard drives, SSDs and • Ideal for HPC, high
system memory quickly and securely with System Erase. performance data analytics,
high frequency trading and
financial modeling, SaaS/
IaaS, VFX render nodes,
HCI and SDS

C6420 SPEC SHEET

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Features Technical Specification

Processor Up to two 2nd Generation Intel® Xeon® Scalable processors, up to 205W and 28 cores per processor

Memory 8 DIMM slots per socket with max of 1024GB with options for 16GB/32GB/64GB RDIMMS @ 2933MT/s, 8GB RDIMMs @2666MT/s,
and 128 LRDIMMs @2666MT/s.

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: FIPS-140 Self Encrypting Drives:

300/600/900GB 2.5” 15K 12Gb SAS Drives 900GB/1.2TB/2.4TB 2.5” 10K 12Gb SAS FIPS-140 SED HDD
300/600GB/1.2TB/1.8TB/2.4TB 2.5” 10K 12Gb SAS Drives 2TB 2.5” 7.2K 12Gb SAS FIPS-140 SED HDD
1TB/2TB 2.5” 7.2K 12Gb SAS Drives 4TB/8TB 12Gbps SAS FIPS-140 SED HDD 1.92TB Mixed Use
1/2/4/8/10/12TB 3.5” 7.2K 12Gb SAS/ 6Gbps SATA Drives SATA SED SSD

Solid State Drives: 2.5” NVMe Drives and Add-in PCIe cards:
120GB 2.5” 6Gbps SATA Boot SSD 800GB/1TB/1.6TB/2TB/3.2TB/4TB/6.4TB Mixed Use
240/480GB/800GB/960GB/1.6TB/1.92TB/3.84TB 6Gbps SATA 1/2/4/TB Read Intensive
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

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 Weight: 3.5” Direct Backplane Form factor: Rack (2U)
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 REST API with Redfish
iDRAC Direct

Consoles & Mobile OpenManage Enterprise Dell EMC Repository Manager

OpenManage Essentials Dell EMC System Update
Dell EMC Server Update Utility
Dell EMC Update Catalogs

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 Dell EMC Repository Manager

OpenManage Server Administrator Dell EMC System Update
OpenManage Storage Services Dell EMC Server Update Utility
Dell EMC Update Catalogs

Security TPM 1.2/2.0 optional Hardware Root of Trust

Cryptographically signed firmware System Lockdown
Secure Boot Secure Erase

I/O & Ports Rear ports: 2 x USB 3.0 ports, 1 Micro USB port for iDRAC Direct
One x16 PCIe 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)
One x16 PCIe Gen3 riser (for M.2 Boot Device)
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Features Technical Specification

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 Adapterb
25Gb Ethernet
• Broadcom 57414 Dual Port 25Gbps SFP28 PCIe LP AdapterQLogic 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
• 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
• Dual port QSFP carrier card for processors with integrated Intel Omni-Path Fabric
• ConnectX-5 Single Port VPI EDR QSFP28 Adapter
Supported operating Canonical® Ubuntu® LTS For specifications and interoperability details,
systems Citrix® XenServer® see Dell.com/OSsupport
Microsoft Windows Server® with Hyper-V
Red Hat® Enterprise Linux
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server
VMware® ESXi

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
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