- Notes, cautions, and warnings
- PowerEdge XE2420 system overview
- Technical specifications
- Chassis dimensions
- System weight
- Processor specifications
- PSU specifications
- Cooling fans specifications
- System battery specifications
- Expansion card riser specifications
- Memory specifications
- Storage controller specifications
- Drive specifications
- Ports and connectors specifications
- Video specifications
- Environmental specifications
- Expansion card installation guidelines
- System diagnostics and indicator codes
- Getting help
Dell EMC PowerEdge XE2420 Technical Specifications
Expansion card installation guidelines
The
PowerEdge
XE2420
system supports up to two PCI express (PCIe) expansion cards:
| Configurations | PCIe slot | Riser | PCIe slot height | PCIe slot length | Slot width |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1A | 1 | OCP (Signal x8) | NA | NA | NA |
| 2, 3 | One x16 (Signal x16) | Full | Half/Full | Double | |
| Two x16 (Signal x8) | Full | Half/Full | Single | ||
| 4, 5 | One x16 (Signal x16) | Full | Half/Full | Double | |
| Two x16 (Signal x8) | Full | Half/Full | Single | ||
| 6 | x8 PCIe | LP | Half | Single | |
| 7 | BOSS (Signal x4) | NA | NA | NA | |
| 2C | 1 | OCP (Signal x8) | NA | NA | NA |
| Slot 2: One x8 LP PERC (with FH bracket) | x16 (Signal x8) | Full | Half | Single | |
| 4, 5 | One x16 (Signal x16) | Full | Half/Full | Double | |
| Two x16 (Signal x8) | Full | Half/Full | Single | ||
| 6 | x8 PCIe | LP | Half | Single | |
| 7 | BOSS (Signal x4) | NA | NA | NA | |
| 3A | 1 | OCP (Signal x8) | NA | NA | NA |
| 2, 3 | One x16 (Signal x16) | Full | Half/Full | Double | |
| Two x16 (Signal x8) | |||||
| 4, 5 | One x16 (Signal x16) | Full | Half/Full | Single | |
| Two x16 (Signal x8) | |||||
| 6 | x8 PCIe | LP | Half | Single | |
| 7 | BOSS (Signal x4) | NA | NA | NA |
NOTE: The expansion-card slots are not hot-swappable.
| Card type | Slot priority | Maximum number of cards |
|---|---|---|
| Intel (Adapter card) | 3, 5, 4, 2 | 4 |
| Xilinx (Adapter card) | 3, 5 | 2 |
| Dell PCIe (Controller card) | 3, 5 | 2 |
| Intel FPGA programmable accelerator card N3000 (Network card) | 3, 5, 4, 2 | 4 |
| Intel NVMe PCIe SSD | 6 | 1 |
| Broadcom (25 G PCIe FH) | 3, 5, 4, 2 | 4 |
| Broadcom (25 G PCIe LP) | 6 | 1 |
| Intel 25 G (SFP) | 3, 5, 4, 2 | 4 |
| Intel 25 G (SFP LP) | 6 | 1 |
| Mellanox 100 G (CX6 H100) | 3, 5 | 2 |
| Internal storage (BOSS) | 7 | 1 |
| Nvidia GPU DW | 3, 5 | 2 |
| Nvidia T4 GPU SW | 3, 5, 4, 2 | 4 |
| OCP (2x10 G)/(2x25 G) | 1 | 1 |
| Card type | Slot priority | Maximum number of cards |
|---|---|---|
| Dell PCIe RAID (HBA330, H330+, H730P+, H740P) | 2 | 1 |
| Intel (Adapter card) | 5, 4 | 2 |
| Xilinx (Adapter card) | 5 | 1 |
| Dell PCIe (Controller card) | 5 | 1 |
| Intel FPGA programmable accelerator card N3000 (Network card) | 5, 4 | 2 |
| Intel NVMe PCIe SSD | 6 | 1 |
| Broadcom (25 G PCIe FH) | 5, 4 | 2 |
| Broadcom (25 G PCIe LP) | 6 | 1 |
| Intel 25 G (SFP) | 5, 4 | 2 |
| Intel 25 G (SFP LP) | 6 | 1 |
| Mellanox 100 G (CX6 H100) | 5, 4 | 2 |
| Internal storage (BOSS) | 7 | 1 |
| Nvidia GPU DW | 5 | 1 |
| Nvidia T4 GPU SW | 5, 4 | 2 |
| OCP (2x10 G)/(2x25 G) | 1 | 1 |
| Card type | Slot priority | Maximum number of cards |
|---|---|---|
| Intel (Adapter card) | 3, 5, 4, 2 | 4 |
| Xilinx (Adapter card) | 3, 5 | 2 |
| Dell PCIe (Controller card) | 3, 5 | 2 |
| Intel FPGA programmable accelerator card N3000 (Network card) | 3, 5, 4, 2 | 4 |
| Intel NVMe PCIe SSD | 6 | 1 |
| Broadcom (25 G PCIe FH) | 3, 5, 4, 2 | 4 |
| Broadcom (25 G PCIe LP) | 6 | 1 |
| Intel 25 G (SFP) | 3, 5, 4, 2 | 4 |
| Intel 25 G (SFP LP) | 6 | 1 |
| Mellanox 100 G (CX6 H100) | 3, 5 | 2 |
| Internal storage (BOSS) | 7 | 1 |
| Nvidia GPU DW | 3, 5 | 2 |
| Nvidia T4 GPU SW | 3, 5, 4, 2 | 4 |
| OCP (2x10 G)/(2x25 G) | 1 | 1 |
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