Dell T440 Technical Guide
Dell EMC PowerEdge T440
Technical Guide
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Contents
Figures..........................................................................................................................................5
Tables........................................................................................................................................... 6
Chapter 1: System overview.......................................................................................................... 7
Introduction...........................................................................................................................................................................7
New technologies................................................................................................................................................................ 7
Chapter 2: System features.......................................................................................................... 9
Product comparison............................................................................................................................................................9
Chapter 3: Chassis views and features......................................................................................... 11
Front panel view and features........................................................................................................................................ 12
Back view of the system.................................................................................................................................................. 13
Internal chassis view......................................................................................................................................................... 15
Security features................................................................................................................................................................16
Chapter 4: Processors..................................................................................................................17
Processor features.............................................................................................................................................................17
Supported processors....................................................................................................................................................... 17
Chipset..................................................................................................................................................................................18
Chapter 5: Memory...................................................................................................................... 19
Memory population guidelines........................................................................................................................................20
Chapter 6: Storage......................................................................................................................22
IDSDM or vFlash card...................................................................................................................................................... 23
Boot Optimized Storage Subsystem (BOSS).............................................................................................................23
Optical drives......................................................................................................................................................................23
Chapter 7: Video..........................................................................................................................24
Chapter 8: Networking and PCIe................................................................................................. 25
PCIe expansion cards....................................................................................................................................................... 25
Chapter 9: Power, Thermal, and Acoustics.................................................................................. 27
Power consumption and energy efficiency................................................................................................................. 27
Thermal and Acoustics.....................................................................................................................................................28
Power supply units............................................................................................................................................................28
Acoustical design............................................................................................................................................................... 28
Chapter 10: Rack rails..................................................................................................................30
Chapter 11: Dell EMC OpenManage systems management............................................................ 31
Contents 3
iDRAC with Lifecycle controller..................................................................................................................................... 32
Se
rver and Chassis Managers........................................................................................................................................38
Dell EMC consoles.............................................................................................................................................................38
Automation Enablers.........................................................................................................................................................38
Integration with third-party consoles...........................................................................................................................39
Connections for third-party consoles...........................................................................................................................39
Dell EMC Update Utilities................................................................................................................................................ 39
Dell resources..................................................................................................................................................................... 39
Chapter 12: Appendix A. Additional specifications....................................................................... 40
PSU specifications............................................................................................................................................................ 40
System dimensions............................................................................................................................................................ 41
Chassis weight............................................................................................................................................................. 42
Environmental specifications..........................................................................................................................................42
Video specifications.......................................................................................................................................................... 44
USB ports............................................................................................................................................................................44
Chapter 13: Appendix B. Standards compliance........................................................................... 45
Chapter 14: Appendix C Additional resources...............................................................................46
Chapter 15: Appendix D. Support and deployment services ......................................................... 47
Dell EMC ProDeploy Enterprise Suite ......................................................................................................................... 47
Dell EMC ProDeploy Plus........................................................................................................................................... 47
Dell EMC ProDeploy....................................................................................................................................................48
Dell EMC Basic Deployment......................................................................................................................................48
ProSupport Enterprise Suite...........................................................................................................................................48
ProSupport Plus.................................................................................................................................................................48
ProSupport..........................................................................................................................................................................49
ProSupport One for Data Center.................................................................................................................................. 49
Support Technologies...................................................................................................................................................... 49
Additional professional services.....................................................................................................................................50
Dell Education Services................................................................................................................................................... 50
Dell EMC Global Infrastructure Consulting Services................................................................................................ 50
Dell EMC Managed Services........................................................................................................................................... 51
4 Contents
Figures
1 Front panel view of a 8 x 3.5-inch hot swappable drive system.................................................................. 12
2 Back view of the system with optional redundant cooling fan......................................................................14
3 Supported configurations for a PowerEdge T440 system............................................................................. 16
4 Dell EMC OpenManage Portfolio.......................................................................................................................... 31
5 Details the dimensions of the PowerEdge T440 system................................................................................ 41
6 ProDeploy Enterprise Suite capabilities.............................................................................................................. 47
7 ProSupport Enterprise Suite................................................................................................................................. 48
8 Enterprise Support feature comparison.............................................................................................................49
9 SupportAssist model............................................................................................................................................... 50
Figures 5
Tables
1 New technologies.......................................................................................................................................................7
2 Feature comparison...................................................................................................................................................9
3 Front panel features................................................................................................................................................ 12
4 Back view of the system features and description.......................................................................................... 14
5 Security features...................................................................................................................................................... 16
6 Supported processors for PowerEdge T440..................................................................................................... 17
7 Memory technologies.............................................................................................................................................. 19
8 DIMM performance details.................................................................................................................................... 20
9 Supported RAS features........................................................................................................................................ 20
10 PERC series controller offerings.......................................................................................................................... 22
11 Supported drives—SAS and SATA......................................................................................................................22
12 Video specifications.................................................................................................................................................24
13 PCIe expansion card riser configurations for PowerEdge T440.................................................................. 25
14 Optional add-in PCIe expansion cards for PowerEdge T440........................................................................25
15 Power tools and technologies...............................................................................................................................27
16 Acoustical reference points and output comparisons.....................................................................................29
17 iDRAC feature comparison.................................................................................................................................... 32
18 Dell resources........................................................................................................................................................... 39
19 PSU specifications...................................................................................................................................................40
20 Dimensions of PowerEdge T440 system............................................................................................................ 41
21 Chassis weight..........................................................................................................................................................42
22 Temperature specifications................................................................................................................................... 42
23 Relative humidity specifications...........................................................................................................................42
24 Maximum vibration specifications........................................................................................................................42
25 Maximum shock specifications............................................................................................................................. 42
26 Maximum altitude specifications.......................................................................................................................... 42
27 Operating temperature de-rating specifications..............................................................................................43
28 Standard operating temperature specifications...............................................................................................43
29 Expanded operating temperature specifications..............................................................................................43
30 Particulate contamination specifications........................................................................................................... 43
31 Gaseous contamination specifications................................................................................................................44
32 Video specifications.................................................................................................................................................44
33 USB specifications...................................................................................................................................................44
34 Industry standard documents............................................................................................................................... 45
35 Additional resources................................................................................................................................................ 46
6 Tables
1
System overview
Th
e Dell EMC PowerEdge T440 tower server delivers powerful 2-socket performance, expandability and quiet operations to your
small-to mid-sized business (SMB) and remote office/branch office (ROBO) sites. The T440 brings you flexibility with a
rackable tower form factor, short 22-inch depth and quiet acoustics that are right for your office or data center.
The PowerEdge T440 is an excellent fit for a wide range of office workloads, including work group collaboration and productivity
applications, mail and messaging, file and print serving, and web serving.
Topics:
• Introduction
• New technologies
Introduction
The PowerEdge T440 is Dell EMC's latest 2-socket, rackackable tower (5U rack) server is a powerful general-purpose platform
capable of handling demanding workloads and applications. In addition, the T440 also provides extraordinary storage capacity
options, making it well-suited for data- intensive applications that require greater storage, while not sacrificing I/O performance.
The systems feature the 2nd Generation Intel® Xeon® Processor Scalable family with up to 16 DIMMs, PCI Express® (PCIe)
3.0 enabled expansion slots.
Very large internal storage capacity for this class of server - up to 8 x 3.5 -inch HDD or 16 x 2.5 -inch HDD - allows storage
inside the chassis, eliminating the need to acquire, cable, power and manage an external storage device.
Virtualization-ready with up to 2 powerful processors, large memory capacity (16 DDR4 DIMMs) and 5 PCIe Gen3 I/O slots for
data transfer, and Failsafe Hypervisor protection.
Simplified, intuitive systems management that saves time, save money, and reduces potential for error.
The T440's primary emphasis is SMB & Retail/remote office usage in a non-datacenter environment that provides a lighter
workload platform than the T640 tower server. It is a replacement of the previous generation Dell EMC PowerEdge T430 tower
server.
The T440 is an ideal solution for:
● Small and Medium Business
● Offices of small- to medium Public organizations
● ROBO of large enterprises and organizations
● Data centers of SMB, Enterprises and Public organizations
New technologies
The following are the new technologies featured on the PowerEdge T440:
Table 1. New technologies
New technology Detailed description
2nd Generation Intel® Xeon Scalable Processor
The processor product family has embedded PCIe lanes for
m
proved I/O performance.
i
● 14nm process technology
● Intel® Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI)
● Up to 28 cores
● Up to 3.8 GHz
● Max TDP: 125 W
System overview 7
Table 1. New technologies (continued)
New technology Detailed description
Intel C620 series chipset Intel Platform Controller Hub (PCH).
2666 MT/s DDR4 memory
iDRAC9 with Lifecycle Controller The new embedded systems management solution for the Dell
● Support up to 16 DIMMs
peed of up to 2666 MT/s depending on the CPU.
● S
● Support flexible memory configuration of 8 GB to 768 GB
in balanced memory configuration. Up to 1 TB maximum in
an unbalanced memory configuration.
● CPU1 support up to 10 DIMMs
● CPU2 support upto 6 DIMMs
M
C systems features hardware and firmware inventory and
E
alerting, data center level power monitoring, and faster
performance.
8 System overview
System features
Co
mpared to previous generations, the PowerEdge T440 offers faster processing power and advanced system management.
The T440 system is a powerhouse 2S/5U tower system, which emphasizes performance and reliability in areas such as
virtualization, power, thermal and systems management, and usability. It is designed for SMB and ROBO sites that require a
balance of capacity and performance.
Topics:
• Product comparison
Product comparison
Table 2. Feature comparison
5U Tower Feature PowerEdge T430 PowerEdge T440
Processors Intel® Xeon® Processor E5- 2600 v4 Second-Generation Intel® Xeon® Processor
c
alable Family
S
Chipset Intel C610 Intel C620
2
Memory Up to 12x (8+4) DDR4 RDIMMs Up to 16x DDR4 RDIMMs (10+6)
Storage Front:
● 4 or 8 x 3.5 -inch or
● 16 x 2.5 -inch
● Optional optical drive
Internal:
● IDSDM
Bandwidth:
● 12 Gb SAS/6Gb SATA
PCIe slots
GPU support 2x DW 300 W GPU tested 1x DW 300 W GPU supported 150 W
Storage Controller
Embedded NIC 2x 1 GbE (LOM : BCM5720) 2x 1 GbE (LOM : BCM5720)
Power Supplies
Up to 4 x PCIe Gen3 + up to 2 x PCIe Gen2 +
dicated PERC slot
e
d
● S130, H330, H730, H730P, H810/H830 (ext)
hipset SATA/SW RAID: Yes
● C
95 W AC Platinum
● 4
● 7
50 W AC Platinum
● 750 W AC Titanium
● 1100 W AC Platinum
● 1600 W Platinum
Front:
or 8 x 3.5 -inch or
● 4
● 16 x 2.5 -inch
● Optional optical drive
Internal:
● IDSDM + vFlash or
● BOSS (2 internal M.2)
Bandwidth:
● 12 Gb SAS/6 Gb SATA
Up to 5 X PCIe Gen3
● S140, H330P, H730P, HBA330, H740P, H840,
and 12 Gbps Ext SAS HBA
● Chipset SATA/SW RAID: Yes
95 W AC Platinum
● 4
● 750 W AC Platinum
● 750 W AC Titanium
● 1100 W AC Platinum
Remote
a
nagement
M
TPM TPM China, TPM1.2, TPM2.0 TPM China, TPM1.2, TPM2.0
iDRAC8 iDRAC9
System features 9
Table 2. Feature comparison (continued)
5U Tower Feature PowerEdge T430 PowerEdge T440
iDRAC port Micro USB Dedicated port (RJ45)
Fan Up to two fans supported
● In
ternal Fan (1X4 type)
● External Fan (1X5 type)
Standard rear ports
x RJ45 1GE LAN ports
● 2
● R
ear system ID button
● CMA external LED jack
● iDRAC Enterprise Port (RJ45 port)
● Two USBs (1xUSB2.0, 1xUSB3.0)
● DB-15 VGA; DB-9
● Serial; VFlash socket
Up to two fans supported
● Internal Fan (1X4 type)
● External Fan (1X5 type)
x RJ45 1GE LAN ports
● 2
● Rear system ID button
● iDRAC Enterprise Port (RJ45 port)
● Six USBs (4XUSB2.0 ; 2XUSB3.0)
10 System features
Chassis views and features
Th
e 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
Topics:
• Front panel view and features
• Back view of the system
• Internal chassis view
• Security features
3
Chassis views and features 11
Front panel view and features
Figure 1. Front panel view of a 8 x 3.5-inch hot swappable drive system
Table 3. Front panel features
Item Components -
1 Power button
2 System identification
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dicator, Button, or
In
Connector
tton
bu
Icon Description
Indicates if the system is powered on or off. Press the power button to
nually power on or off the system.
ma
NOTE: Press the power button to gracefully shut down an ACPI-
ompliant operating system.
c
The System Identification (ID) button is available on the front and back
the systems. Press the button to identify a system in a rack by
of
Table 3. Front panel features (continued)
Item Components -
3 Status LED indicator
4 Information tag N/A
5 USB port 2.0
6 USB port 3.0
7 Optical drive bay N/A
8 Drive slot N/A Enables you to install TBUs for 8x and 16x backplane configurations, or
9 Physical drives N/A 3.5 inch drives and 2.5 inch drives/SSDs.
In
dicator, Button, or
Connector
panel
Icon Description
turning on the system ID button. You can also use the system ID button
to reset iDRAC and to access BIOS using the step through mode.
N/A
Indicate the status of the system. For more information, see the Status
LED indicators section.
The Information tag is a slide-out label panel that contains system
information such as Service Tag, NIC, MAC address, and so on. If you
have opted for the secure default access to iDRAC, the Information tag
also contains the iDRAC secure default password.
The USB ports are 4-pin, 2.0-compliant. These ports enable you to
co
nnect USB devices to the system.
The USB port is USB 3.0 compliant.
Enable you to install drives that are supported on your system. For more
in
formation about drives, see the Technical specifications section.
drive blank in the empty drive slot to maintain proper system cooling.
Back view of the system
The back panel of a PowerEdge system contains access to I/O connectors for both embedded and add-in devices, including
networking, video, serial, USB, system ID, and system management access ports. Most add-in PCI cards are accessible through
the back panel. It is also the default location for power supply units (PSU), including the points for AC connections.
Chassis views and features 13
Figure 2. Back view of the system with optional redundant cooling fan
Table 4. Back view of the system features and description
Item Ports, panels, or slots Icon Description
1 Power supply unit (2) N/A For more information about the PSU configurations, see the
Te
chnical Specifications section
2 iDRAC9 Enterprise port
Enables you to remotely access iDRAC. For more information, see
th
e iDRAC User’s Guide at www.dell.com/poweredgemanuals.
3 NIC port (2)
4 USB 2.0 port (4)
5 USB 3.0 port (2)
6
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VGA port
The NIC ports are integrated on the system board provide network
co
nnectivity. For more information about the supported
configurations, see the Technical specifications section.
The USB ports are 4-pin, 2.0-compliant. These ports enable you to
co
nnect USB devices to the system.
The USB ports are 9-pin and 3.0-compliant. These ports enable you
to
connect USB devices to the system.
Enables you to connect a display device to the system. For more
in
formation, see the Technical specifications section.
Table 4. Back view of the system features and description (continued)
Item Ports, panels, or slots Icon Description
7 Serial port
Enables you to connect a serial device to the system. For more
in
formation, see the Technical specifications section.
8 System identification
button
9
10 PCIe expansion card slot N/A The expansion slot(s) enable you to connect PCI Express expansion
External cooling fan
(optional)
N/A Enables you to connect an optional redundant cooling fan.
The System Identification (ID) button is available on the front and
ba
ck of the systems. Press the button to identify a system in a
rack by turning on the system ID button. You can also use the
system ID button to reset iDRAC and to access BIOS using the
step through mode.
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 the PowerEdge T440 is optimized for easy access to components and for efficient cooling. The
PowerEdge T440 supports up to 16 DIMMs, two processors, system fans, system board and hard drive bays, and many other
components and features. For more system views, see the Dell EMC PowerEdge T440 Installation and Service Manual at
Dell.com/Support/Manuals.
Chassis views and features 15
Figure 3. Supported configurations for a PowerEdge T440 system
Se
curity features
The latest generation of PowerEdge servers has the features listed in the table to help ensure the security of your data center.
Table 5. Security features
Security feature Description
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
r
otects unauthorized access to hard drives.
p
TPM The Trusted Platform Module (TPM) is used to generate/store keys, protect/authenticate
passwords, and create/store digital certificates.
Power-off security BIOS has the ability to disable the power button function.
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