The Dell PowerEdge T420 is a versatile and reliable 2-socket tower server designed to deliver balanced performance, expandability, and efficiency for small and midsize businesses. Equipped with Intel® Xeon® E5-2400 and E5-2400 v2 processors, it provides powerful computing, dense memory support up to 384GB across 12 DIMM slots, and robust I/O capabilities with six PCIe expansion slots.
Storage is highly flexible, offering up to 32TB internal capacity through hot-plug or cabled drive options, including 2.5” and 3.5” SATA, SAS, SSD, and self-encrypting drives, across up to 16 hot-swap bays. The server supports advanced RAID configurations with PERC controllers (S110, H310, H710, H710P) and optional external HBAs for additional data management needs.
Networking is handled by embedded Broadcom® 5720 GbE dual-port NICs, with optional I/O adapters supporting 1Gb and 10Gb Ethernet, converged NICs, and Fibre Channel HBAs, enabling high-speed connectivity for demanding workloads.
The T420 ensures reliability and efficiency with hot-plug redundant power supplies, ECC memory, dual SD support, optional TPM, and redundant fans. Its tower form factor is rackable using ReadyRails II for easy deployment in data centers.
Management and automation are simplified via Dell OpenManage tools, including iDRAC7 with Lifecycle Controller, OpenManage Essentials, and Power Center, along with integration options for Microsoft System Center, VMware vCenter, and enterprise management solutions like HP Operations Manager, IBM Tivoli Netcool, and CA NSM. This combination ensures secure, scalable, and highly available infrastructure for growing business environments.
