Dell C6420 C6400 Chassis + 4x C6420

SKU C6420

Brand Dell

Chassis Model: Dell C6400
Compute Sled Model: Dell C6420
Density: Up to 4 compute sleds per chassis
Scalability: Highly scalable for large deployments
Form Factor: Shared infrastructure in 2U chassis
Ideal for HPC, cloud, and large-scale virtualization
Each sled is a self-contained server node

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Key specifications

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Chassis: Dell C6400
Compute Sled: Dell C6420
Chassis Form Factor: 2U Rackmount
Sleds per Chassis: Up to 4
Processor Support per Sled: Configurable (e.g., Intel Xeon Scalable)
Memory Support per Sled: Configurable

Product details

The Dell C6420 is a high-density compute sled designed to fit within the Dell C6400 chassis. This listing includes the chassis and four C6420 compute sleds, offering a powerful and scalable solution for demanding workloads.

Technical Information

Chassis	Dell C6400
Compute Sled	Dell C6420
Chassis Form Factor	2U Rackmount
Sleds per Chassis	Up to 4

Additional Specifications

Processor Support per Sled	Configurable (e.g., Intel Xeon Scalable)
Memory Support per Sled	Configurable
Storage per Sled	Configurable (e.g., NVMe, SAS/SATA)

Description

The Dell C6420 represents a high-density compute sled designed to be deployed within the Dell C6400 chassis. This combination offers a powerful and flexible solution for environments requiring significant computing power in a compact footprint, such as High-Performance Computing (HPC) clusters, cloud infrastructure, and large-scale virtualization deployments. The C6400 chassis is a 2U enclosure that can house up to four independent C6420 compute sleds, each functioning as a complete server node. Each C6420 sled is engineered to accommodate the latest generation of Intel Xeon Scalable processors, providing substantial processing capabilities. They support a large number of memory DIMMs, allowing for high memory capacities essential for memory-intensive applications. Storage options on the sleds are also flexible, often supporting high-speed NVMe SSDs as well as traditional SAS/SATA drives, enabling optimized performance for various data access patterns. The shared infrastructure model of the C6400 chassis provides significant advantages in terms of power, cooling, networking, and management. By sharing these resources among the four compute sleds, the overall system achieves higher density and improved operational efficiency compared to individual rackmount servers. This makes the Dell C6420 within the C6400 chassis an extremely scalable and cost-effective solution for demanding enterprise and technical computing workloads.

Condition: Refurbished