The important digit is the middle one which is the generation and x10 is oldest. Current gen is x60. The x is type with 1 being mist basic 1 CPU box and it goes up from there. Odd numbers tend to be 2u and even 1u but there are exceptions to that. The 0 on the end means Intel, a 5 would be amd.
Just wanted to add that I got a T400 and it fits lovely in my R640 low-profile slot and no complaints. Works great, passed through to VM.
I have a MD3200 coupled to a R510 that I plan to do exactly this with. i have 12 4TB drives in the MD3200 and 12 2TB drives in the R510. Monthly zfs pull is my aim. Once I work out how to use the MD3200 that is!
I’m just planning a rack build. I have rack uprights from a 42u rack I plan to cut down to size and then I plan to use ready rails to load servers. I’m thinking 15u for this, possibly two side by side (30u total, below desk height). I am thinking of using dowels and glue as it’s supposed to be strongest. Not sure yet…
I have some dimensions worked out based on having real metal uprights inside the wooden frame. Can post some notes tomorrow if it would help, I don’t have to hand right now.
It isn’t clear what you’re trying to as you’re talking about iDRAC and VNC. So you have a Docker container running what? Linux? And you’re trying to access what? I am going to presume you want to access the Enterprise iDRAC’s virtual console screen.
Now, you mention iDRAC6. This is for a gen11 server, is that correct… so a Rx10 PowerEdge server like a R710 or something? The console on iDRAC6 is a Java based console, not VNC. You have to have Java installed on the machine you’re running your browser. And it needs to be java-8-jre if I remember right. Newer iDRACs don’t have this issue.
I don’t think you need to be using Docker unless you can’t install the JRE on your host. And then, I am not sure how you’d be using it from inside a container as you’d need to be running your browser from there. Sorry if I misunderstand.
I can tell you with absolute certainty (because we do it in production environments), the iDRAC6 console needs a specific old version of Java.
Fill in more details, I’m happy to help you if I can. It’s a bugger to get it working, but it is possible.
I asked a similar thing the other day but about a 640. The problem I have is a power error during boot that requires F1 to continue but otherwise works fine. The docs mention supporting up to 3 nvidia T4 series cards. Is that Tesla and would that include T400 which looks like it would fit. I just want to avoid the boot error if I can.
Not in a position to try this right now, but if your server is a Dell and you have the (enterprise, possibly) iDRAC, I think you can make a light on the drive caddy blink so you can identify it.