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Hardware Specifications

Dell™ Remote Access Controller Installation and Setup Guide

  Power Requirements

  PCI Interface

  Connectors


This section provides information on the hardware attributes and characteristics of the RACs, including power requirements, PCI interfaces, and connectors.


Power Requirements

DRAC III

Table A-1. DRAC III Power Requirements

Power Source

Power Requirement

System power (PCI slot only)

+5 V at 2 A maximum

External AC power adapter capacity

+6 V at 2.5 A maximum

Battery backup capacity

1400 mAh (30 minutes of operation)

DRAC III Power Supply Specifications

DRAC III/XT

System power: +5 V Standby at 1.1 A maximum

ERA/O

System power: +2.5 V at 2 A maximum


PCI Interface

DRAC III

The DRAC III is compliant with PCI Local Bus Specification 2.1. Table A-2 provides the identification values for the card.

Table A-2. DRAC III Identification Values

Item

Function

Value

Subsystem device ID

0

1

2

0x0007

0x0008

0x0009

Subsystem vendor ID

 

0x1028

Class code

 

088000 (generic system peripheral)


Connectors

DRAC III

The DRAC III connectors are summarized in Table A-3.

Table A-3. DRAC III Connectors

Connector

Type

VT-100 serial

10-pin connector

ICMB

6-pin connector

Hobbes

20-pin connector

IPMB

3-pin connector

Battery

2-pin connector

PCMCIA

68-pin connector

NIC

RJ-45 connector

DRAC III/XT

The DRAC III/XT provides an RJ-45 NIC connector and a 10-pin VT-100 serial connector (not currently supported).

ERA

The ERA provides an RJ-45 NIC connector (on the system board).

ERA/O

The ERA/O provides an RJ-45 NIC connector (on the system board).


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