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1. Memory speed The R320 supports memory speeds of up to 1600MT s depending on the DIMM types installed and the configuration The loading within a channel significantly affects memory speed 18 PowerEdge R320 Technical Guide Table 9 illustrates the maximum achievable speed of the Intel Xeon processor E5 2400 v2 product family based on memory loads e Green boxes are defaults for performance per watt e White boxes with lower voltage can save power but will run at slower speeds e White boxes with higher voltage can be custom configured in the bios Table 9 Memory speed capabilities Intel Xeon processor E5 2400 v2 product family DIMMs per channel DPC DIMM DIMM rated voltage rank and speed 1 35V 1 5V DDR3L 1 5V RDIMM 1R 2R 1600MT s 1600 DDR3L 1 35V 1 5V RDIMM 1R 2R 1333MT s DDR3L 1 35V 1 5V UDIMM 1R 2R 1600MT s DDR3L 1 35V 1 5V RDIMM 4R 1333MT s DDR3L 1 35V 1 5V LRDIMM 4R 1333MT s Memory RAS features RAS features help keep the system online and operational without significant impact to performance and can decrease data loss and crashing due to errors RAS aids in rapid accurate diagnosis of faults that require service Table 10 describes the RAS features supported on the R320 Table 10 Memory RAS features Feature Description Dense configuration Increased memory reliability can be a result from this selectable platform profile optimized profile that adjusts parame
2. 400GB eal a 600GB 800GB SATA N A 250GB 500GB 1TB SATA 7 2K 500GB 1TB 2TB 3TB 4TB 3 5 Nearline SAS 7 2K 1TB 2TB 3TB 4TB SAS 15K 300GB 600GB Applies to the 8 drive bay only External storage External storage for the R320 is available through optional HBAs for SAS and iSCSI For more information see Dell com Storage 21 PowerEdge R320 Technical Guide Storage controllers Dell provides highly capable RAID options for you to ensure that your data remains safe Dell s RAID controller options offer impressive performance improvements including the following features e FastPath I O This feature can help accelerate performance when operating on SSDs e Split mirror This function allows you to break mirrored disk connection in order to quickly replace a drive e Physical disk power management Dimmer Switch This feature allows for power control of spare or idle drives which can save energy and operating expenses Supported RAID controllers The newest line of PERC PowerEdge RAID Controller cards offers high I O performance for database applications and streaming digital media environments The internal RAID controllers have a dedicated connection to the system board The R320 supports the new PERC 8 family of controllers with improved functionality and faster performance The default PERC for the R320 is a mini type PERC The R320 also supports the new software RAID solution that supports RAID O 1
3. This ensures your IT services are available when your business needs them If you have already standardized on offerings from industry leaders such as BMC Software Microsoft Symantec VMware or other vendors you can leverage OpenManage integration and connections developed to use with your existing systems management framework to efficiently manage Dell servers storage business client PCs and network devices Start with a firm foundation for efficient hardware management using OpenManage tools and utilities OpenManage systems management solutions consist of a combination of embedded management features and software products that help you automate and simplify the entire server lifecycle deploy update monitor and maintain OpenManage solutions are innovatively designed for simplicity and ease of use to help you reduce complexity save time achieve efficiency control costs and empower productivity Systems management solutions Dell systems management solutions include a wide variety of tools products and services that enable you to leverage an existing systems management framework As shown in Figure 10 Dell systems management solutions are centered on OpenManage server management featuring iDRAC7 with Lifecycle Controller Figure 10 Dell systems management solutions IDRAC with Lifecycle Controller 36 PowerEdge R320 Technical Guide OpenManage systems management The Dell OpenManage systems management portfolio incl
4. 2 compares some of the R320 features to those of the R310 Table 2 Comparing the PowerEdge R310 to PowerEdge R320 Feature PowerEdge R310 PowerEdge R320 Chassis 1U rack 1U rack Intel Xeon processors 3400 series Intel Xeon processor E5 2400 v2 product p Intel Core i3 processor 500 series family rocessors Intel Pentium G6950 Intel Celeron G1101 Intel Xeon processor E5 1410 Intel Pentium processor 1400 product family Internal interconnect Intel DMI Intel DMI 2 0 Memory 4 x 1333 DDR3 UDIMM or 6 x 1333 DDR3 RDIMM Up to 32GB 6 x DDR3 RDIMM and UDIMM Up to 192GB Hard drive bays hot plug Up to 4 x 3 5 cabled or hot plug Up to 4 x 3 5 cabled or hot plug Up to 8 x 2 5 hot plug RAID controller PERC 6 i SAS6 iR PERC6 E S100 300 H200 H700 H800 PERC 5110 H310 H710 H810 PCI slots 2 PCle 2 0 slots 1 PCle 3 0 slot and 1 PCle 2 0 slot Embedded NICs Broadcom Dual Port 1GbE LOM Broadcom Dual Port 1GbE LOM Power supplies Non redundant 350W Redundant 400W Non redundant 350W Redundant 350W Redundant 550W Dell OpenManage Systems Management Dell OpenManage Lifecycle Controller 1 x DRAC6 Express or Enterprise with Lifecycle Controller OpenManage Essentials OMSA Agent OpenManage Power Center requires DRAC7 Enterprise with Lifecycle Controller OpenManage Integrations and Connections Basic management standard option
5. Foure S ECD control Pane linia a tetanic tae ene ase ee eek cv eet d UR iene UR E Va andes ra AREE d 15 Figure 6 A bd eee be RUN ette parete D ett dep t ete dar GT cda aaa gae E den iT eed id cd 14 Fig re 7 S50W POWer SUPPLY urilt ttr Erde n 28 Figure 8 Sliding rails with optional CMA nsus aan Roter ct ettet teorie dun tite edd deci add dog dida a 51 Fig re 9 State rails ica eet temp ens erba nana LER A 32 Figure 10 Dell systems management SOLUTIONS vic rl dl ea rne bre 36 Figure 11 Systems rrianagementserver lifecycle cin Ad Rd d ae aa 42 Figure 12 System dirfienis lOFIS muralla 44 Fig re 15 R320 system board block diaria iris i tarda d d eR ERR End nha d d RR da 51 iv PowerEdge R320 Technical Guide lt u 1 System overview Introduction The one socket Dell PowerEdge R320 rack server delivers powerful performance and enterprise class high availability capabilities in a 1U chassis The R320 s configuration flexibility increased internal storage and straightforward systems management make it an excellent fit for web hosting and serving file and print serving and other general purpose applications in space constrained locations Enterprise features scalable expandability and value in a dense chassis The R320 features the scalable performance of the Intel Xeon processor E5 2400 v2 product family with enterprise class memory reliability availability serviceability RAS features This server complements its pro
6. SAS SAS SSD 8 x 2 5 hot plug PERC H310 H710 SATA Nearline SAS SAS SSD Mini type PERC Optical drive The R320 supports one slim 9 5mm internal optical drive on the 8 drive bay chassis through the system board embedded SATA The 4 drive bay chassis supports the 12 7mm optical drive The R320 supports both DVD ROM and DVD RW Tape drive The R320 does not support internal tape drives 23 PowerEdge R320 Technical Guide 7 Networking and PCIe The Dell PowerEdge R320 offers balanced scalable I O capabilities including integrated PCle 3 0 capable expansion slots The R320 supports up to two PCle slots Embedded NIC controller The R320 system board has one embedded NIC controller The Broadcom 5720 Gigabit NIC chip is connected to the platform controller hub through a PCle 2 0 x2 link The Broadcom 5720 is a 14 generation 10 100 1000Base T Ethernet LAN controller solution suitable for high performance server applications The Broadcom 5720 combines dual triple speed IEEE 802 3 compliant Media Access Controllers MACs with dual 10 100 1000 Ethernet transceivers PHYS selectable individually per port a network controller sideband interface NC SI and an on chip memory buffer in a single device The device provides a PCle 2 1 compliant interface which operates at 5GT s or 2 5GT s x2 link width PCle expansion The R320 provides expanded PCle slot capability over the previous servers This i
7. Slide out label panel for recording system information 12 PowerEdge R320 Technical Guide ut Feature Description Video connector Connects a monitor to the server Displays system ID status information and system error messages two LCD panel and buttons navigation buttons to scroll through the menu on the LCD and one select button Optical drive Optional slim DVD or DVD RW drive Power supply units Supplies power to the server Power supply indicators Indicates whether server has power NIC indicators Indicates network activity and status PCle slots Connects PCle expansion cards to the server Ethernet connectors Connects integrated 10 100 1000 NICs to the server Serial connector Connects a serial device to the server iDRAC7 Enterprise port Dedicated management port for optional iDRAC Ports card Front control panel The R320 control panel is located on the front of the chassis as shown in Figure 5 For more information about the LCD control panel see the Dell PowerEdge R320 Systems Owner s Manual on Dell com Support Manuals Figure 5 LCD control panel us PowerEdge R320 Quick Resource Locator Dell PowerEdge 12 generation servers feature a Quick Resource Locator QRL a model specific Quick Response QR code that is located inside the R320 chassis cover see Figure 6 Use your smartphone to access the Dell QRL app to learn more about the server 13 PowerEdge R320 Technical Gui
8. enabled in BIOS system with 95W processors 8 core or 6 core and 350W cabled PSU may not be sufficient to support feature rich configurations For feature rich configurations using a 550W or 550W hot plug PSU is recommended in addition to verifying energy efficiency configurations using the Dell Energy Smart Solution Advisor at Dell com ESSA Dell PSUs have achieved Platinum efficiency levels as shown in Table 17 Table 17 Power supply efficiency Efficiency targets by load Form factor 350W AC Platinum 82 0 90 0 94 0 91 0 Redundant 550W AC Platinum 82 0 90 0 94 0 91 0 Non redundant 350W AC Bronze N A 85 0 85 0 85 0 Find power supply and additional environmental specifications for the R320 in Appendix A Thermal and acoustics Optimized thermal management makes the PowerEdge R320 cool and quiet Benefiting from smart cooling fan speed control the R320 can keep both high performance and good acoustics across a wide range of ambient temperatures from 10 C to 35 C 50 F to 95 F and to extended ambient temperature ranges see Table 26 Operating environments for the R320 can vary from the data center to general use spaces In a typical configuration the R320 is suitable for an open office environment Thermal design The thermal design of the PowerEdge R320 reflects the following e Multiple sensors are monitored for thermal feedback control The PowerEdge R320 dynamically controls system cooling fan sp
9. rail design that supports the wide system chassis The rails ship in the tool less mounting configuration but can be converted to the tooled configuration quickly and easily Sliding rails include a self adjusting feature to allow the rails to be shared across multiple systems and accommodate various chassis depths The sliding rail system allows you to fully extend the server out the rack for easy access for service The sliding rails are available with or without the optional CMA Figure 8 shows the sliding rails with the CMA Figure 8 Sliding rails with optional CMA a L A Ld P A A 31 PowerEdge R320 Technical Guide The static rails shown in Figure 9 support a wider variety of racks than the sliding rails but do not support serviceability in the rack and are not compatible with the CMA Figure 9 Static rails One key factor in selecting the proper rails is identifying the type of rack in which they will be installed Both the sliding rails and the static rails support tool less mounting in 19 wide EIA 310 E compliant square hole and unthreaded round hole four post racks Both also support tooled mounting in threaded hole four post racks but only the static rails as the more universal solution support mounting in two post Telco racks Table 19 lists the rack types that the R320 supports The R320 is backward compatible with the R310 rails and CMA Table 19 Supported rack types Rack types supported Rai
10. 5 and 10 The R320 supports the PERC cards listed in Table 12 For more information about the latest PERC offerings see Dell com PERC Table 12 Supported RAID controllers RAID modes supported Controller Features Form factor Description Includes 1GB NV DDR3 cache premium PERC H810 8 port external and 6Gb s O 1 10 5 Premium External PCle RAID controller perfonmanes ana eta 50 6 60 Adapter performance set security SED EKMS a and SSD as cache Includes 512MB NV PERC H710 8 port internal 6Gb s PCle DDR3 cache advanced O 1 10 5 Integrated Performanc Internal RAID controller feature set security 50 6 60 mini type SED EKMS PERCH310 Sport internal 6Gb s Pcie PPorts hot plug 0 1 10 5 Integrated drives expansion pass E Value Internal RAID 50 mini type through 3Gb s SATA software RAID Supports up to four System PERC S110 controller that supports up hot plug SATA drives no board Software l 0 1 5 10 Entry level RAID to 4 physical disks or 8 expansion Microsoft embedded virtual disks Windows only SATA 22 PowerEdge R320 Technical Guide Table 13 lists the storage matrix for the R320 hard drives backplanes and Dell PERC cards Table 13 Hard drive backplane options Backplane options Controller 4 x 3 5 cabled chassis PERC S110 H310 H710 Drive types 5 3 5 59r SATA Nearline SAS SAS 4 x 3 5 or 2 5 hot plug PERC S110 H310 H710 SATA Nearline SAS
11. Essentials e OpenManage Integration for Controller BMC ProactiveNet VMware vCenter OMSA Performance Management e BMC ProactiveNet Performance integration with Lifecycle Management integration with Monitor Controller Lifecycle Controller Dell OpenManage Power e Dell Server Management Pack Center Suite for Microsoft System Center IPMI Lifecycle Controller Remote Remediate IDRAC7 with Lifecycle Services e Dell Server PRO Management Controller GUI Pack for Microsoft System Center Virtual Machine Manager SCVMM Maintain Replace parts Dell Lifecycle Controller Integration DLCI for Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager For additional detailed information on Dell s systems management portfolio see the Dell OpenManage Systems Management Overview Guide on Dell com Support Manuals 45 PowerEdge R320 Technical Guide Appendix A Additional specifications Chassis dimensions and weight Figure 12 details the dimensions of the Dell PowerEdge R320 chassis Figure 12 System dimensions Xa TOP VIEW Xb Bezel or Outer Most Feature hz EIA Rack Flange v Xa Xb Y Za with Za without Zb Zc bezel bezel 625 2mm with bled PSU 482 4mm 434 0mm 42 8mm 35 0mm 21 0mm 607 0mm VEG 642 3mm with redundant PSU 17b goes to the nominal back wall external surface where the system board I O connectors are located The R320 chassis at maximum configuration is 19 3 kg 42 55 lb Video specifications The Dell PowerEdg
12. LPC Low Pin Count Interface Specification Rev 1 1 PCI Express PCI Express Base Specification Rev 2 0 and 3 0 PMBus Power System Management Protocol Specification v1 2 SAS Serial Attached SCSI v1 1 SATA Serial ATA Rev 2 6 SATA Il SATA 1 0a Extensions Rev 1 2 SMBIOS System Management BIOS Reference Specification v2 7 TPM Trusted Platform Module Specification v1 2 UEFI Unified Extensible Firmware Interface Specification v2 1 USB Universal Serial Bus Specification Rev 2 0 Windows Logo Windows Logo Program System and Device Requirements v3 10 48 PowerEdge R320 Technical Guide URL for information and specifications acpi info standards ieee org getieee802 802 3 html microsoft com whdc system platform pcdesign desquide serverdg mspx intel com design servers ipmi jedec org download search JESD79 3C pdf developer intel com design chipsets industry lpc htm pcisig com specifications pciexpress pmbus info specs html t10 org sata io org dmtf org standards smbios trustedcomputinggroup org uefi org specs usb org developers docs microsoft com whdc winlogo hwrequirements mspx Appendix C Additional resources Table 30 provides a list of documents and websites that provide for more information on the Dell PowerEdge R320 Resource Dell PowerEdge R320 Systems Owner s Manual Dell PowerEdge R320 Getting Started Guide Rack Installatio
13. OpenManage systems management automates the most essential hardware management tasks deploy update monitor and maintain Figure 11 illustrates systems management operations that are performed more efficiently and with fewer tools through utilization of the Dell PowerEdge embedded management feature iDRAC7 with Lifecycle Controller Figure 11 Systems management server lifecycle Table 24 lists the products that are available for one to one and one to many operations and when they are used in the server s lifecycle 42 PowerEdge R320 Technical Guide Table 24 One to one and one to many operations Operation One to one One to many IDRAC7 with Lifecycle Symantec Deployment e Dell Server Deployment Pack Controller GUI Server DSDP for Microsoft System DTK OpenManage Integration for Center Configuration Manager SBUU VMware vCenter and Dell Lifecycle Controller Depl KACE K1000 Appliance Integration DLCI for Microsoft Se Lifecycle Controller Remote System Center Configuration Services Manager BMC BladeLogic integration with Lifecycle Controller iDRAC7 with LifeCycle Dell OpenManage Essentials e Dell Update Catalogs for Microsoft Controller Lifecycle Controller Remote System Center Configuration Repository Manager Services Manager DUP e Dell Lifecycle Controller Update SUU Integration DLCI for Microsoft SBUU System Center Configuration OpenManage Manager Integration for VMware vCenter iDRAC7 with Lifecycle Dell OpenManage
14. Power efficiency Silver Platinum 7 PowerEdge R320 Technical Guide Feature PowerEdge R310 PowerEdge R320 Hot plug drives Hot plug redundant power supply units Memory sparing and memory mirroring Internal dual SD module Hot plug drives Availability Hot plug redundant power supply units IGB means 1 billion bytes and TB equals 1 trillion bytes actual capacity varies with preloaded material and operating environment and will be less Specifications Table 3 summarizes the specifications for each of the PowerEdge R320 features For the latest information on supported features for the PowerEdge R320 visit Dell com PowerEdge Table 3 Technical specifications Feature PowerEdge R320 technical specification Form factor 1U rack Intel Xeon processor E5 2400 v2 product family Processors Intel Xeon processor E5 1410 Intel Pentium processor 1400 product family Processor socket 1 socket Front side bus Intel DMI 2 0 Cache 2 5MB per core with core options of 2 4 6 8 or 10 Chipset Intel C600 Memory Up to 192GB 6 DIMM slots 2GB 4GB 8GB 16GB 32GB DDR3 up to 1600MT s 2 PCle slots PCle slots e 1x8 slot with x4 bandwidth 2 0 half height half length e 1x16 slot with x16 bandwidth 3 0 full height half length Internal controllers External HBAs RAID RAID controller PERC S110 SW RAID PERC H810 PERC H310 External HBAs non RAID PERC H710 6Gbps SAS HBA Drive bay options 4 x 3 5 c
15. PowerEdge R320 au Technical Guide The one socket PowerEdge R320 delivers powerful performance and enterprise class high availability features in a 1U chassis This document is for informational purposes only Dell reserves the right to make changes without further notice to any products herein The content provided is as is and without express or implied warranties of any kind Dell the DELL logo PowerEdge EqualLogic PowerVault OpenManage KACE and ReadyRails are trademarks of Dell Inc Intel Xeon Celeron and Pentium are registered trademarks and Core is a trademark of Intel Corporation in the U S and other countries Microsoft Windows Windows Server BitLocker ActiveX Internet Explorer and Hyper V are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and or other countries Novell and SUSE are registered trademarks of Novell Inc in the United States and other countries IBM Tivoli and Netcool are registered trademarks of IBM in the United States Other trademarks and trade names may be used in this document to refer to either the entities claiming the marks and names or their products Dell disclaims proprietary interest in the marks and names of others OCopyright 2014 Dell Inc All rights reserved Reproduction or translation of any part of this work beyond that permitted by U S copyright laws without the written permission of Dell Inc is unlawful and strictly forbidden ENERGY
16. STAR is a registered mark owned by the U S government March 2014 Version 7 0 ii PowerEdge R320 Technical Guide lt u Table of contents 1 YEM ui nio ito eee 5 Otro dC Mm 5 Mace EE 6 2 O O ON 7 Comparison Of PowerEdge SES is rena raea a e ii titi ia iones 7 SPeciita lO Seis ces 8 Si Chassis VIEWS and CAU a e per sete egre anticipo libr ia io OEE RTS 11 Chassis VISWS casaca poetes 11 Chassis eat esos Oo a ML ELI 12 4 ie OCN o OOO easel E EE E ime o wae ect aA T5 Processor features i eda tatis a a a d de tdeo ia a er eo t baec ee a ds 15 Supported PFOCESSOMS is cette Dear tede natae re ni E rese rnt Ere us ET vv vH ee E een 15 CHIDS St fdas eauet hula degs 16 S MENO EEUU 17 Supported IMEMONY s E o o aan e ala dane eta a uda det 17 Mero y COMU oS nsigna A A envi A dines aa A A i 18 MeMO Pelis lid ts iii 18 Memory RAS TE AUS ii EE 19 A latin last lost deme eter es 21 dl A A RN 21 External Stora seem m m 21 SIOFdge COD Oll IS A EE 22 A Mex Tuc CD E D 23 TAPA E ipaen 23 7 Networkng and PElOaascicraradai aaa cde educ ios 24 Embedded NIC controller a tas 24 O O canter 24 B Power thermal and aCOUStES usb dones pins ene tet ded Deben tarta lacado ltd lala dada 26 Power consumption and energy Eli AAA RRA TA ARA 26 Power SUPPLY URI soi lo da et de b t p eto deo di Re rg idas 27 Therm
17. TPM supports the Intel Xeon TXT functionality TPM can also be used to enable the BitLockerTM hard drive encryption feature in Windows Server 2008 TPM 1 2 is supported No TPM version is available for China or Russia Power off security BIOS has the ability to disable the power button function Intrusion alert An internal switch is used to detect chassis intrusion BIOS has the ability to enter a secure boot mode through system setup This Secure mode mode includes the option to lock out the power and NMI switches on the control panel or set up a system password 14 PowerEdge R320 Technical Guide lt u 4 Processor The Dell PowerEdge R320 features a variety of Intel processor options The Intel Xeon processor E5 2400 v2 product family offers an ideal combination of performance dependability and cost These processors provide substantial performance and capacity for entry and mainstream workloads In addition to providing raw performance gains improved I O is also made possible with Intel Integrated I O which can reduce latency by adding more lanes and doubling bandwidth This helps to reduce network and storage bottlenecks unleashing the processor s performance capabilities In addition to the Intel Xeon processor E5 2400 v2 product family the R320 supports the Intel Xeon E5 1410 which provides a balance of performance value and advanced features and the Intel Pentium processor 1400 product family which is cost efficie
18. abled SAS or SATA drives 4 x 3 5 hot plug SAS SATA or SSD drives 2 5 hybrid kit available 8 x 2 5 hot plug SAS SATA or SSD drives Hard drives Hot plug hard drive options 2 5 SATA nearline SAS SAS 15K 10K SAS SSD SATA SSD 3 5 SATA nearline SAS SAS 15K Self encrypting drives available Cabled hard drive options 3 5 SATA nearline SAS SAS 15K Embedded NIC Broadcom 5720 Dual Port 1GbE LOM 8 PowerEdge R320 Technical Guide Feature PowerEdge R320 technical specification 1Gb Ethernet Broadcom 5720 Dual Port 1Gb NIC Broadcom 5719 Quad Port 1Gb NIC Intel 1350 Dual Port 1Gb stand up adapter Intel 1350 Quad Port 1Gb stand up adapter 10Gb Converged Ethernet Brocade BR1020 Dual Port 10Gb CNA QLogic QLE8262 Dual Port 10Gb DA SFP Broadcom 578105 Dual Port 10Gb Base T CNA Broadcom 578108 Dual Port 10Gb DA SFP CNA 10Gb Ethernet Intel X520 Dual Port 10Gb DA SFP server adapter Intel X540 Dual Port 10Gb Base T adapter FC8 FC4 HBA QLogic QLE2460 4Gb Single Port FC HBA QLogic QLE2462 4Gb Dual Port FC HBA QLogic QLE2560 8Gb Single Port FC HBA QLogic QLE2562 8Gb Dual Port FC HBA Emulex LPe 12000 E 8Gb Single Port FC HBA Emulex LPe 12002 E 8Gb Dual Port FC HBA Brocade 815 8Gb Single Port FC HBA Brocade 825 8Gb Dual Port FC HBA I O adapter options Platinum efficiency 350W or 550W power supply Power supply Bronze efficiency cabled 550W power supply Auto ranging power supplies High efficiency h
19. access additional information and resources for the server including videos reference materials service tag information and Dell contact 49 PowerEdge R320 Technical Guide Location Dell com Support Manuals Dell com Support Manuals Dell com Support Manuals Dell com Support Manuals Dell com Support Manuals Inside the system chassis cover Inside the system chassis cover Resource Energy Smart Solution Advisor Power and cooling technologies Energy management Operating system matrix for Dell PowerEdge systems Processor and chipset Dell PowerEdge RAID controllers Power distribution unit Uninterruptible power supply Volatility information Dell Enterprise Acoustics Description of contents information The Dell Energy Smart Solution Advisor ESSA enables easier and more meaningful estimates to help you determine the most efficient configuration possible Use ESSA to calculate the power consumption of your hardware power infrastructure and storage Provides details for improving energy efficiency in the data center Provides information on Dell s Fresh Air cooling solutions Provides updated information on which operating systems are available on which PowerEdge systems Provides more information about the R320 processors and chipset Provides more information about Dell PERCs Provides help selecting a rack based power distribution unit Provides help
20. adapter types with LOGbE NIC 10GbE FCoE and Fibre Channel 8Gb HBA The R320 delivers failsafe hypervisors to protect virtualized workloads and Dell Fresh Air compliant configuarions enabling it to operate in extended temperature ranges This not only helps to save energy costs but also allows the R320 to ride through unforeseen events such as power brownouts Its innovative agent free systems management delivers no compromise enterprise class systems management for hassle free computing These combined capabilities make the R320 an excellent fit for web hosting and serving file and print serving and work group collaboration and productivity applications especially where the low profile of a 1U chassis is desired Simplified systems management without compromise The Dell OpenManage systems management portfolio includes Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller 7 iDRAC7 with Lifecycle Controller This embedded feature helps IT administrators manage Dell servers in physical virtual local and remote environments operating in band or out of band with or without a systems management software agent installed OpenManage iDRAC with Lifecycle Controller integrates and connects to leading third party systems management solutions such as those from Microsoft VMware and BMC Software so users can maintain a single point of control and capitalize on an existing systems management investment OpenManage simplifies the lifecycle of deploying up
21. al Guide 8 Power thermal and acoustics Lower overall system level power draw is a result of breakthrough system design The Dell PowerEdge R320 server maximizes performance per watt through a combination of power and cooling energy efficient technologies and tools Additionally the PowerEdge R320 has an extensive collection of sensors that automatically track thermal activity which helps regulate temperature thereby reducing server noise and power consumption Power consumption and energy efficiency With the rise in the cost of energy coupled with increasing data center density Dell provides tools and technologies to help you realize greater performance with less energy cost and waste More efficient data center usage can reduce costs by slowing the need for additional center space Table 16 lists the tools and technologies Dell offers to help you achieve your data center goals by lowering power consumption and increasing energy efficiency Table 16 Power tools and technologies Power supply unit PSU Dell s PSU portfolio includes intelligent features such as dynamically portfolio optimizing efficiency while maintaining availability and redundancy Find hot plug PSU only additional information in the Power supply units section Dell Energy Smart Solution Advisor ESSA is a tool that helps you determine the most efficient configuration possible With ESSA you can calculate the power consumption of your hardware power infrastruct
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23. cessors with six DIMM slots and two PCI Express PCIe slots providing a substantial memory footprint and wide I O bandwidth to support memory intensive applications and databases as well as consolidation and virtualization For users not needing the enterprise class high performance of the Intel Xeon processor E5 2400 v2 product family the R320 also supports the more price sensitive Intel Xeon processor E5 1410 and Intel Pentium processor 1400 product families Users selecting the Intel Xeon processor E5 2400 v2 product family can choose to implement advanced memory protection capabilities memory sparing and memory mirroring previously not seen in the one socket x86 server space These capabilities are not possible with the Intel Xeon processor E5 1410 and the Intel Pentium processor 1400 product family Regardless of the processor type you can take advantage of other high availability features offered on the R320 To protect your virtualized workloads the R320 offers redundant SD cards making your hypervisors redundant and failsafe Other reliability and availability features include hardware and software RAID options hot plug hard drives and hot plug power supplies Ideal for your applications The R320 features up to 100 more processor cores enterprise class RAS features including memory sparing and memory mirroring and 100 more internal hard drives than the previous generation R310 Network options span multiple third party brands and
24. cities higher frequencies and more flexibility The R320 supports up to 192GB of memory 6 DIMM slots and speeds of up to 1600MT s providing high performance in a variety of applications The new RAS features like memory mirroring and sparing help you increase your uptime and reduce data loss RAS aids in the rapid and accurate diagnosis of faults that require service increasing your memory reliability Supported memory The R320 supports the memory technologies shown in Table 7 Table 7 Memory technologies supported Feature UDIMM RDIMM Register No Yes Buffer No No Frequencies 1600MT s 1333 or 1600MT s Ranks supported 1or2 1 2 0r4 Capacity per DIMM 2 or AGB 2 4 8 16 or 32GB Maximum DIMMs per channel 2 2 DRAM technology x8 x4 or x8 Temperature sensor Yes Yes Error Correction Code ECC Yes Yes ram pvice Disable Sade Yes with advanced ECC mode Yes Address parity Yes Yes Although the R320 supports DIMM speeds lower than 1600MT s you can only purchase this system with DIMM speeds of 1333MT s and 1600MT s on Dell com PowerEdge 17 PowerEdge R320 Technical Guide The R320 supports the DIMMs listed in Table 8 For the latest information on supported memory visit Dell com PowerEdge Table 8 DIMMs supported Capacity Speed Tee Ranks per Data GB MT s yp DIMM width 2 1600 UDIMM x8 Advanced ECC 1 55 SDDC support Voltage E 2 1600 RDIMM 1 x8 Advanced ECC 1 35 4 1600 RDIMM 2 x8 Adva
25. dating monitoring and maintaining Dell PowerEdge servers Key technologies Table 1 summarizes key technologies used in the Dell PowerEdge R320 rack server Table 1 Key technologies New technology Detailed description The new Intel Xeon processor E5 2400 v2 product family the Intel Xeon E5 1410 processor and the Intel Pentium processor 1400 product family offer features such as embedded PCle lanes for improved I O performance See the Processor section for details New Intel processors Intel C600 series chipset The Intel Platform Controller Hub PCH chip is implemented on the R320 server Next generation PERC The R320 supports the new PERC controller cards with improved functionality and options faster performance See the Storage section for details This new software RAID solution supports RAID O 1 5 and 10 and supports a maximum of four hot plug SATA hard drives or SATA solid state drives See the Storage section for details PERC S110 software RAID solution The second generation embedded systems management solution for Dell servers iDRAC7 with Lifecycle provides agent free hardware and firmware inventory and alerting in depth Controller memory alerting faster performance a dedicated gigabit port and many more features See the Dell OpenManage systems management section for details The R320 supports advanced power monitoring and power capping tools that can help manage power consumption See the Po
26. de lt u Figure 6 QRL location This QRL code allows you to e View step by step videos including overviews of system internals and externals as well as detailed concise task oriented videos and installation wizards e Locate reference materials including searchable owner s manual content LCD diagnostics and an electrical overview e Look up your service tag so you can quickly gain access to your specific hardware configuration info and warranty information e Contact Dell directly by link to get in touch with technical support and sales teams and provide feedback to Dell These codes provide an easy way to retrieve the critical support information you need when you need it making you more efficient and effective in managing your hardware Security features The latest generation of PowerEdge servers has the features listed in Table 5 to help ensure the security of your data center Table 5 Security features Security feature Description A tooled latch is integrated on the top cover with a coin key lock to secure the Cover latch system An optional metal bezel is mounted to the chassis front to provide the Dell ID A Bezel lock on the bezel is used to protect un authorized access to hard drives System status is viewable on the LCD screen when the bezel is installed The Trusted Platform Module TPM is used to generate store keys protect authenticate passwords and create store digital certificates It also
27. e R320 chassis Figure 2 Front view with bezel Figure 3 shows the features on the back panel of the R320 including USB connectors Ethernet connectors serial connector video connector PCle slots power supplies and many other components and features described in this guide Figure 3 Back view The chassis design of the R320 is optimized for easy access to components and for airflow for effective and efficient cooling The R320 supports up to six DIMMs one processor hot plug redundant power supplies and many other components and features described in this guide 11 PowerEdge R320 Technical Guide Figure 4 Internal view Chassis features Table 4 lists the features on the R320 chassis For additional information see the Dell PowerEdge R320 Systems Owner s Manual on Dell com Support Manuals Table 4 Chassis features Feature Description Power button ACPI compliant power button with an integrated green power LED Front bezel Covers the system s front loading hard drives and locks for security Used to troubleshoot software and device driver errors use only if directed NMI button to do so by qualified support personnel or by the operating system s documentation Buttons on the back and front of a system to help identify the unit in a data System identification button center environment Hard drives Up to eight 2 5 inch drives USB connectors Connects USB devices to the server Information tag
28. e R320 iDRAC incorporates an integrated video subsystem The graphics controller is the 2D Matrox G200 The video frame buffer 16MB is contained within the iDRAC RAM 256MB device The R320 system supports the 2D graphics video modes listed in Table 25 Table 25 Supported video modes Resolution Refresh rate Hz Color depth bit 640 x 480 60 70 8 16 32 800 x 600 60 75 85 8 16 32 1024 x 768 60 75 85 8 16 32 1152 x 864 60 75 85 8 16 32 44 PowerEdge R320 Technical Guide Resolution Refresh rate Hz Color depth bit 1280 x 1024 60 75 8 16 32 Environmental specifications Table 26 details the environmental specifications for the R320 For additional information about environmental measurements for specific system configurations see Dell com environmental_datasheets Table 26 Environmental specifications Fresh Air temperature humidity altitude de rating Continuous 10 C to 35 C 50 F to 95 F at 10 to 80 relative humidity with 26 C 78 8 F maximum operation dew point maximum wet bulb temperature De rate maximum allowable dry bulb temperature at 1 C per 300m above 950m 1 F per 547 ft above 3117 ft Expanded When operating in the expanded temperature range system performance may be impacted operation and ambient temperature warnings may be reported on the LCD and in the System Event Log lt 10 of annual operating hours 5 C to 10 C and 35 C to 40 C with no di
29. eed based on responses from component temperature Thermal control detects and responds to hardware configuration Thermal 28 PowerEdge R320 Technical Guide management adjusts cooling according to what the system really needs and draws lower fan power draw and generates lower acoustical noise levels than servers without such controls User configurable settings An R320 thermal control design target is to minimize the contribution of fan power to overall system power However with the understanding and realization that every customer has a unique set of circumstances or expectations of the system in this generation of servers we are introducing limited user configurable settings in the DRAC7 BIOS setup screen For more information see the Dell PowerEdge R320 Systems Owner s Manual on Dell com Support Manuals and Advanced Thermal Control Optimizing across Environments and Power Goals on Dell com PowerEdge Fan fault tolerance The R520 allows continuous operation with a motor failure in the system The base configuration of the R320 has four fans An additional fan is needed when using redundant power supplies The fault tolerance feature allows one motor fan to fail at a time allowing a fan replacement within 560 hours of a fan failure Environmental specifications The optimized thermal management makes the R320 reliable under a wide range of operating environments as shown in the environmental specifications in Table 26 Many co
30. ei aabt 26 Table 17 Powersupply effIClemgey usd scritte rad daa cu E e d o dro ea d 28 Table 18 Acoustical performatnce oc ss ceteri te Hep denne ae Un Eae EE SERRE RR E NER E EATER EEEE ER ERE XS ee E enr 30 Table 9 Supported ACK PES sarao coi 32 Table 20 Primary operating system support nennen tentent entente entente en tnn 34 Table 21 Virtualization SUDDO sant didas 35 Table 22 DRAC7 with Lifecycle Controller functions and benefits sss 37 Table 23 Feature comparison for Basic Management iDRAC7 Express and iDRAC7 Enterprise 38 Table 24 One to one and one to many operations ssssssssssssssseseee eene nnne nnne 43 Table 25 Supported video MODES sanos dida cid etd rng ea ex 44 Table 26 Environmental specifications sssssssssssssssssssssseeeeee eene nennen rennen nnne ates enene n 45 Table 27 Power Supply SDecltiCakOfllS a eto eto 46 Table 28 Railtadjustability TGS utere serit tr ert eek ico delata risen io liinda 46 Table 29 Industry standards docu MENA su terres eot tte pud te abis e erede REPERI 48 Table 30 Additional resortes arreire sanee EERE el n E ELE RIEN ERE ER ERE TRE TRE URP DERE ERE e Urbe dons Ae perte EP MR 49 Figures Figured Front view without Dezel correr es cree A A A EUR GE CERE ARES RES 11 Figure 2 Frontview With Deza lacio ertet rites eem ter aliit dada sites eai d er ilg Mindat e a 11 als iru lv EU 11 PIQUE Maior RUIT X 12
31. for tool less mounting in 4 post racks with square or unthreaded round holes or tooled mounting in 4 post threaded and 2 post Telco racks Rack support Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 includes Hyper V Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Essentials Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 x64 includes Hyper V Microsoft Windows Small Business Server 2011 Novell SUSE Linux Enterprise Server Red Hat Enterprise Linux Operating systems Virtualization options Citrix XenServer Microsoft Hyper V a server role in Microsoft Windows Server operating systems VMware vSphere including ESXi Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization For more information on the specific versions and additions visit Dell com OSsupport GB means 1 billion bytes and TB equals 1 trillion bytes actual capacity varies with preloaded material and operating environment and will be less 10 PowerEdge R320 Technical Guide peo 3 Chassis views and features The Dell PowerEdge R320 is a 1U one socket rack server For additional system views and features see the Dell PowerEdge R320 Systems Owners Manual on Dell com Support Manuals Chassis views Figure 1 shows the features on the front of the R320 chassis including four 3 5 inch hard drives control panel USB connectors and many other components and features described in this guide Figure 1 Front view without bezel Figure 2 shows the optional locking bezel on the front of th
32. ise Systems Management ESM portfolio products OpenManage Connections with third party consoles Dell OpenManage Connections are designed specifically for monitoring Dell server and storage platforms within infrastructures managed by HP Operations Manager IBM Tivoli Netcool OMNIbus or Computer Associates CA Network and Systems Management NSM OpenManage Connections 41 PowerEdge R320 Technical Guide improve operational efficiency and flexibility in managing Dell hardware in large heterogeneous data center environments e Dell OpenManage Connection for Computer Associates Network and Systems Management This connection enables monitoring of PowerEdge servers and PowerVault storage arrays in environments managed by Computer Associates Network and Systems Management CA NSM with no installation of the CA agent required on the Dell hardware Dell OpenManage Connection for HP Operations Manager This connection enables several functions through HP Operations Manager including auto grouping SNMP trap reception global health monitoring and a context sensitive launch of OpenManage Server Administrator Dell OpenManage Connection for IBM Tivoli Netcool OMNIBus This connection provides event monitoring capabilities to monitor Dell PowerEdge servers and Dell EqualLogic systems It allows event monitoring automatic event correlation and launching device consoles from the Netcool OMNIbus console Dell server management operations Dell
33. l Product identifier Mounting interface Rail type 4 post 2 post Square Round Thread Flush Center A7 ReadyRails II Sliding Y Y Y X X R320 A8 ReadyRails Static Y Y Y Y Y Other key factors governing proper rail selection include the spacing between the front and rear mounting flanges of the rack the type and location of any equipment mounted in the back of the rack such as power distribution units PDUs and the overall depth of the rack Due to their reduced complexity and lack of need for CMA support the static rails offer a greater adjustability range and a smaller overall mounting footprint than the sliding rails For detailed information about static and sliding rails see the Rack rail specifications section in Appendix A For more information on installing the R320 in a rack see the Rack Installation Instructions on Dell com Support Manuals 32 PowerEdge R320 Technical Guide Cable management arm The optional CMA organizes and secures the cords and cables exiting the back of the server and unfolds to allow the server to extend out of the rack without having to detach the cables Some key features of the R320 CMA include Large U shaped baskets to support dense cable loads Open vent pattern for optimal airflow Ability to be mounted on either side Use of hook and loop straps rather than plastic tie wraps to eliminate the risk of cable damage during cycling Low profile fixed tray to both support and retain the CMA in its f
34. lifies and streamlines the management footprint and performance of management tasks Dell OpenManage consoles The central console in a systems management solution is often referred to as the one to many console The central console provides a rapid view and insight into the overall health of all systems in the IT environment The Dell systems management portfolio includes several powerful consoles depending upon your needs including the following e Dell OpenManage Essentials OpenManage Essentials OME provides a comprehensive view of Dell systems devices and components in an enterprise network It is used to discover inventory and monitor Dell PowerEdge servers Compellent Equallogic and PowerVault storage Dell Networking switches and business client PCs to update and configure Dell servers and to create asset reports OpenManage Essentials also communicates health status alerts for Dell servers storage and network devices to the Dell KACE K1000 service desk and is available as a no charge software download from Dell com Support OpenManage systems management tools and utilities Dell OpenManage systems management tools and utilities consist of the following e Dell Repository Manager The Dell Repository Manager RM is a standalone GUI based productivity tool that helps simplify the process of managing downloads and baseline BIOS firmware and driver updates Repository Manager can create deployment disks as well as crea
35. llowed to determine if discrete tones are prominent The system is placed inside rack in 75 cm height and acoustic transducer binaural head is at front bystander position reference ISO 7779 2010 Section 8 6 2 Idle Reference ISO 7779 2010 definition 3 1 7 system is running in its operating system but no other specific activity Stress An operating mode per ISO 7779 2010 definition 3 1 6 The software SPECPower at 50 is activated to stress the processors and DIMM For more information on Dell s acoustical design see the Dell Enterprise Acoustics white paper 30 PowerEdge R320 Technical Guide peo 9 Rack rails and cable management The sliding and static rail systems for the Dell PowerEdge R320 provide tool less support for four post racks with square or unthreaded round mounting holes Both rail systems also support tooled mounting in four post threaded racks and the static rails support tooled mounting in two post Telco racks as well for added versatility Compared to the R310 sliding rails that required the use of adapter brackets the sliding rails for the R320 now offer support for threaded hole racks with the ReadyRails II mounting interface The optional cable management arm CMA can be mounted on either the left or right side of the sliding rails without the use of tools for fast and easy deployment Sliding and static rail systems The R320 supports both sliding rails and static rails Both rails have a new slim
36. n Instructions Cable Management Arm Installation Instructions Information Update System Information Label Quick Resource Locator QRL Table 30 Additional resources Description of contents This manual available in PDF format provides the following information e Chassis features e System Setup program e System messages e System codes and indicators e System BIOS e Remove and replace procedures e Troubleshooting e Diagnostics e Jumpers and connectors This guide is printed and shipped with the system and is also available in PDF format on the Dell support site This guide provides information on the following e Initial setup steps e Key system features e Technical specifications This printed document is provided with the rack kits The document provides the instructions for installing the server in a rack This printed document is provided with the CMA kits The document provides the instructions for installing the cable management arm on the rails This document is printed and shipped with the system and is also available in PDF format on the Dell support site This document provides information on system updates The system information label documents the system board layout and system jumper settings Text is minimized due to space limitations and translation considerations The label size is standardized across platforms This code on the chassis can be scanned by a phone application to
37. nager Dell offers a complete power management solution comprised of Intel Node Manager accessed through Dell iDRAC7 Enterprise and OpenManage Power Center that allows policy based management of power and thermals at the individual server rack and data center level Intel Node Manager is an embedded technology that provides individual server Active power management level power reporting and power limiting functionality hot plug PSU only Hot spare reduces power consumption of redundant power supplies Thermal control of fan speed optimizes the thermal settings for your environment to reduce fan consumption and lower system power consumption Idle power enables Dell servers to run as efficiently when idle as when at full workload With the thermal design and reliability of Dell products certain configurations have the capability to operate at excursion based Dell Fresh Air cooling temperatures beyond the industry standard of 35 C 95 F up to 45 C Dual PSUs required 113 F for excursionary periods of time and up to a 26 C dew point at 90 relative humidity without impacting your availability model Find additional information at Dell com FreshAir Dell offers some of the industry s highest efficiency power infrastructure solutions including e Power distribution units Rack infrastructure e Uninterruptible power supplies e Energy Smart containment rack enclosures Find additional information at content dell com us en enter
38. nced ECC 1 35 4 1600 UDIMM 1 x8 Advanced ECC 1 35 4 1600 UDIMM 2 x8 Advanced ECC 1 35 4 1600 RDIMM 1 x8 Advanced ECC 1 35 8 1600 RDIMM 1 x4 All modes 1 35 8 1600 RDIMM 2 x4 All modes 1 35 16 1600 RDIMM 2 x4 All modes 1 35 16 1600 RDIMM 2 x4 All modes 1 35 32 1333 RDIMM 4 x4 All modes 1 35 Memory configurations Flexible memory configurations are supported on the R320 ranging from capacities of 2GB to 192GB The system supports up to six DIMMs per processor The R320 has three memory channels per processor with each channel supporting up to two DIMMs The R320 supports a flexible memory configuration according to these basic rules e Speed If DIMMs of different speeds are mixed all channels across all processors operate at the slowest DIMM s common frequency e DIMM type Only one type of DIMM can be used in a system UDIMMs and RDIMMs cannot be mixed The following additional memory population guidelines apply to the R320 e Up to two quad rank QR dual rank DR or single rank SR DIMMs may be populated per channel e DIMMs must be installed in each channel starting with the DIMM farthest from the processor e DIMMs should be installed with largest rank count to smallest For example if DR DIMMS are mixed with SR DIMMs DR DIMMS should be placed in the lowest DIMM slots followed by the SR DIMMs For more information on memory configuration see the Dell PowerEdge R320 Systems Owner s Manual on Dell com Support Manuals
39. nfigurations are also compliant under expanded operating temperature environments but a few are not Acoustical design The acoustical design of the PowerEdge R320 reflects the following e Versatility The PowerEdge R320 saves you power draw in the data center but is quiet enough for the office environment in typical and minimum configurations Compare the values for LpA in Table 18 for these configurations and note that they are lower than ambient measurements of typical office environments Adherence to Dell s high sound quality standards Sound quality is different from sound power level and sound pressure level in that it describes how humans respond to annoyances in sound like whistles and hums One of the sound quality metrics in the Dell specification is prominence ratio of a tone which is listed in Table 18 Noise ramp and descent during bootup from power off Fan speeds and noise levels ramp during the boot process from power off to power on in order to add a layer of protection for component cooling in the case that the system were not to boot properly To keep bootup as quiet as possible the fan speed reached during bootup is limited to about half of full speed Noise level dependencies If acoustics is important to you you may want to make the following configuration choices and settings for the PowerEdge R320 for quieter operation n the BIOS select the power optimized DAPC rather than performance optimized for
40. nt and provides basic features Processor features The new Intel processors provide the following features e Up to ten execution cores per processor e Intel Hyper Threading technology enables up to 16 computational threads e Micro architecture on 32nm process for greater performance per watt e Support for more memory up to six DIMM slots and support for up to 32GB DIMMs increasing the memory capacity from 32GB to 192GB e Integrated memory controller with three channels of DDR3 and 46 bit physical addressing facilitate greater memory capacity e Upto 24 PCle 3 0 links capable of 8 0GT s e Faster connections throughout the system with support for up to DDR3 1600MT s memory and 8 0GT s QPI e Intel Data Direct I O DDIO allows I O traffic to skip the main system memory and be directed straight to the processor cache which can provide a significant reduction in latency as well as allowing memory to remain in a low power state e High bandwidth low latency bidirectional ring interconnect allows faster access to up to 20MB multi banked last level cache e Intel Advanced Vector Extensions offer up to double the floating point operations per clock cycle by doubling the length of registers which can be useful for addressing very complex problems or dealing with large number calculations which are integral to many technical financial and scientific computing problems e Intel Turbo Boost Technology 2 0 which allows processor cores to run fas
41. nt inten net ene ttn tn estne entren nns 49 Appendix D System board block dd ici ds ut DE sabe V Lu Ebr o Lu EAE ci Aa 51 Tables WM Key technologies EUER 6 Table 2 Comparing the PowerEdge R310 to PowerEdge R320 seen 7 Table 5 Technical specificatioris nee ee et d a eco E ta dba Road und Hc v e E iets 8 Table 4 Chassis features sot aperit e lei ted e ta de adde urat 12 Tables Security featUl s scettr eta dero re A eR coe ped dei 14 Table 6 Supported DrOCeSsOtsS ueteset ne tet eee e test dpt seta He reto e e vacca ds Ua dd cdm tcd t cs 16 Table 7 Memory technologies supported ed ee a a EARS DE E ka EURO o cop de ERE GERNE 17 Table 8 DIMMSs supported oce e dede Cei tea tad eate es ld eb te o a E ease 18 Table 9 Memory speed capabilities isiro teninta a aii i teinte ettet tates tnis nnda snae tnnt nsns 19 Table 10 AA 19 Table 11 Supported Ward drives uar t etn aAa Db Rd ra bu ERE Eaa PR EE ER D Ead aD eR aani 21 Table 12 Supported RAID controllers ssssssssssseseeeneenenneeneeneennen nnne erre sensere nnn erase rn ern enter nans 22 Table 13 Hardsdrive backplane optlOris scere atat ito eraat ea nei pen et deu eundem pex e n bnt 25 Table 14 PCIE SLOW conflgulallOris ecce erret nre armen adn nes ta tpe Fey tan tap TAE PATEDA ta tpa Pee TSEN tp TAEA eg 24 Table 15 Supported NICSs and HBA S ra tcn me dua eras EVER ER 24 Table 16 Powertools and technologies uen sre reb RU se xb entras cfi d
42. nt with an upgrade option for iDRAC7 Express or iDRAC7 Enterprise A detailed feature comparison of basic management DRAC7 Express and iDRAC7 Enterprise is shown in Table 23 Table 23 Feature comparison for Basic Management iDRAC7 Express and iDRAC7 Enterprise Feature Local configuration with Lifecycle Controller GUI Basic Management iDRAC7 Express iDRAC7 Enterprise IPMI 2 0 Embedded diagnostics Local OS install Local updates Driver pack Shared NIC LOM Remote update Power control Power monitoring Encryption IPv6 Auto discovery Auto recovery Web GUI Remote CLI 38 PowerEdge R320 Technical Guide Basic DRAC7 DRAC7 edad Management Express Enterprise Local SSH CLI e Serial redirection Remote config e Email alerts e SNMP alerts Comprehensive monitoring Crash screen capture Dedicated NIC 1Gbps 100MB in iDRAC6 e Part replacement Backup and restore configurations Virtual console 4 user Virtual console chat Support for customer supplied SD cards for vFlash media Virtual flash partitions i Virtual media ki Virtual folders Remote file share Crash video playback Boot record playback Power capping Enterprise group power management Directory services AD LDAP PK authentication Two factor authe
43. ntication Rack and tower systems only Feature available with IPMI not web GUI Requires OMSA agent on target server Uses Microsoft ActiveX on Internet Explorer only Agent based systems management Most systems management solutions require pieces of software called agents to be installed on each node in order to be managed within the IT environment Additionally the same agent is often used as a local interface into the hardware health and may be accessed remotely as a management interface typically referred to as a one to one interface For customers that continue to use agent based solutions Dell provides OpenManage Server Administrator 39 PowerEdge R320 Technical Guide OpenManage Server Administrator The Dell OpenManage Server Administrator OMSA agent gives you a comprehensive one to one systems management solution for both local and remote servers and their storage OMSA can help simplify single server monitoring with a secure command line interface CLI or web based management graphical user interface GUI It can also be used to view system configuration inventory health and performance Agent free systems management Because Dell PowerEdge 12 generation servers include the embedded server management feature DRAC7 with Lifecycle Controller in many cases there is no need to install an OpenManage systems management software agent into the operating system of a Dell PowerEdge system This greatly simp
44. o be more efficient in diagnosing and remediating an issue alerts include a direct embedded URL in the email notification to further speed Simplified informative and actionable messaging including key information on systems and components warranty and service tag Email alerts resolution vFlash media Enabled with iDRAC7 Enterprise Allows for use of a non Dell SD card Integration with Intel Node Manager Fine tune data center power policies Enhanced power provides data center level power capping and usage report on historical management monitoring and capping power usage by rack row or room using requires iDRAC7 Enterprise Power Center Manager new 37 PowerEdge R320 Technical Guide Feature Electronic licensing Function Upgrades to iDRAC7 Express or iDRAC7 Enterprise by software licensing key and license portal may require installation of hardware option for 200 500 series servers Benefit If iDRAC7 Express or iDRAC7 Enterprise is ordered during initial point of sale license key is installed If Basic Management is ordered during initial point of sale customer must request a license key through the Dell Licensing Portal For most server models embedded server management and electronic licensing enables feature enhancements that do not require installation of additional hardware or system downtime DRAC7 feature comparison The systems management default for the R320 is basic manageme
45. ot plug redundant power supplies hot plug hard drives TPM No TPM dual internal SD support optional bezel information tag ECC memory interactive LCD screen extended power range ENERGY STAR Server 1 0 qualified Availability e OpenManage Essentials e OpenManage Mobile e OpenManage Power Center requires iDRAC7 Enterprise with Lifecycle Controller e OpenManage Integrations OpenManage Integration Suite for Microsoft System Center OpenManage Integration for VMware vCenter Connections for HP Operations Manager IBM Tivoli Netcool and CA Dell OpenManage Network and Systems Management Systems Management e OpenManage Connections HP Operations Manager IBM Tivoli Netcool and CA Network and Systems Management Dell OpenManage Plug in for Oracle Database e Basic management standard option Upgrade to iDRAC7 Express or Enterprise with Lifecycle Controller Upgrade to 8GB vFlash media or 16GB vFlash media for iDRAC7 Enterprise with Lifecycle Controller Trial evaluations available for IDRAC7 Express and Enterprise with Lifecycle Controller 9 PowerEdge R320 Technical Guide ut Feature PowerEdge R320 technical specification ReadyRails Il sliding rails for tool less mounting in 4 post racks with square or unthreaded round holes or tooled mounting in 4 post threaded hole racks with support for optional tool less cable management arm e ReadyRails static rails
46. per hour Relative humidity Operating See Dell Fresh Air for relative humidity information Storage 5 to 95 at a maximum wet bulb temperature of 33 C 91 F atmosphere must be non condensing at all times Maximum vibration Operating 0 26 Grms at 5Hz to 350Hz in all orientations 45 PowerEdge R320 Technical Guide peo Storage 1 87 Grms at 10Hz to 500Hz for 15 minutes all six sides tested Maximum shock Operating Half sine shock in all operational orientations of 31G 5 with a pulse duration of 2 6ms 10 Storage Half sine shock on all six sides of 71G 5 with a pulse duration of 2ms 10 square wave shock on all six sides of 27G with velocity change at 235 in sec or greater Altitude Operating 15 2m to 3048m 50 ft to 10 000 ft Storage 15 2m to 12 000m 50 ft to 39 370 ft Airborne contaminant level Class G1 or lower as defined by ISA S71 04 1985 Power supply specifications Table 27 lists power supply specifications for the PowerEdge R320 Table 27 Power supply specifications Specification Redundant 550W Redundant 350W Non redundant 350W Current consumption 7 4 3 7A 4 8 2 4A 4 8 2 4A Supply voltage 100 240VAC 100 240VAC 100 240VAC Frequency 50 60Hz 50 60Hz 50 60Hz peo 2133 1356 1531 Maximum inrush current 55A 55A 55A TAuto ranging Under typical line conditions and over the entire system ambient operating range the inrush current may reach 55A per power sup
47. ply for 10ms or less Rack rail specifications Table 28 lists the spacing dimensions for the R320 sliding and static rails Table 28 Rail adjustability range Rail adjustability range mm Rail depth mm Rail Product identifier Rail type Square Round Threaded without with Min Max Min Max Min Max CMA CMA A7 Sliding 681 868 667 861 681 883 720 845 R320 A8 Static 608 879 594 872 604 890 622 The adjustment range of the rails is a function of the type of rack in which they are being mounted The min max values listed above represent the allowable distance between the front and rear mounting flanges in the rack Rail depth without the CMA represents the minimum depth of the rails with the outer CMA brackets removed if applicable as measured from the front mounting flanges of the rack 46 PowerEdge R320 Technical Guide USB peripherals USB peripherals are supported through the front and back USB ports on the R320 These ports are USB 2 0 compliant 47 PowerEdge R320 Technical Guide Appendix B Standards compliance The Dell PowerEdge R320 conforms to the industry standards listed in Table 29 Table 29 Industry standards documentation Standard ACPI Advance Configuration and Power Interface Specification v2 0c Ethernet IEEE 802 3 2005 HDG Hardware Design Guide Version 3 0 for Microsoft Windows Server IPMI Intelligent Platform Management Interface v2 0 DDR3 Memory DDR3 SDRAM Specification Rev 3A
48. prise power and cooling technologies components rack infrastructure aspx Find additional information at Dell com PowerAndCooling Power supply units Energy Smart power supplies hot plug PSUs only have intelligent features such as the ability to dynamically optimize efficiency while maintaining availability and redundancy Also featured are enhanced power consumption reduction technologies such as high efficiency power conversion and advanced thermal management techniques and embedded power management features including high accuracy power monitoring The R320 power supply subsystem consists of one non redundant or up to two hot plug AC DC power supplies The power supply provides 3 3V 5V 12V and 12Vaux for non redundant design and provides 12V and 12Vaux for redundant design There are several voltage regulators in the system to supply different voltage levels needed by different logic devices The redundant power supplies are managed through a PMBus interface The following power supply options are available for the R320 e 350W AC cabled non redundant e 350W AC hot plug redundant e 550W AC hot plug redundant 27 PowerEdge R320 Technical Guide Figure 7 shows a 350W power supply unit extended from the R320 chassis Figure 7 350W power supply unit The PowerEdge R320 supports up to two AC with 1 1 redundancy auto sensing and auto switching capability To support Intel turbo boost feature default
49. rect sunlight on the equipment at 5 to 85 relative humidity with 26 C dew point maximum wet bulb temperature Outside the standard operating temperature 10 C to 35 C the system can operate down to 5 C or up to 40 C for a maximum of 10 of its annual operating hours For temperatures between 35 C and 40 C 95 F to 104 F de rate maximum allowable dry bulb temperature by 1 C per 175m above 950m 1 F per 319 ft above 3117 ft lt 1 of annual operating hours 5 C to 5 C and 40 C to 45 C with no direct sunlight on the equipment at 5 to 90 relative humidity with 26 C dew point maximum wet bulb temperature Outside the standard operating temperature 10 C to 35 C the system can operate down to 5 C or up to 45 C for a maximum of 1 of its annual operating hours For temperatures between 40 C and 45 C 104 F to 113 F de rate maximum allowable dry bulb temperature by 1 C per 125m above 950m 1 F per 228 ft above 3117 ft Expanded operation restrictions e Nocold startup below 5 C e Maximum altitude for the operating temperature must be 3050m 10 000ft e Not supported Peripheral cards not qualified by Dell Peripheral cards greater than 25W PCle SSD drives GPU cards Express flash LRDIMM Non redundant PSU configurations Operating See Fresh Air for temperature information Storage 40 C to 65 C 40 F to 149 F with a maximum temperature gradation of 20 C
50. roller functionality with several leading third party consoles including Microsoft System Center VMware vCenter and BMC Software BladeLogic and ProactiveNet Performance Management Microsoft System Center offers management of applications services physical resources hypervisors software defined networks configuration and automation in a single comprehensive platform For customers with existing investments in MS System Center Dell offers the OpenManage Integration Suite for Microsoft System Center a portfolio of software tools that streamline and optimize the efficiency and effectiveness of managing Dell hardware with System Center Dell OpenManage Integration Suite for Microsoft System Center includes e Dell Server Management Pack Suite for Microsoft System Center Operations Manager SCOM This suite of Dell Server Management Packs enables several functions through System Center Operations Manager including agent free and agent based in band and out of band discovery and monitoring of PowerEdge racks towers blades and VRTX systems e Dell Lifecycle Controller Integration DLCI for Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager SCCM This tool provides Dell Lifecycle Controller Integration DLCI within SCCM to manage Dell PowerEdge servers agent free including auto discovery operating system deployment and configuration of hardware elements RAID NIC BIOS iDRAC OS and hypervisor agnostic updates firmware management and sys
51. s made possible by the 40 PCle lanes available from each processor in the system Dell designed the R320 to be PCle 3 0 compliant in order to take full advantage of the processor capabilities PCle slots PCle connectivity is integrated with the processor and chipset Table 14 lists the slot configurations for the R320 Table 14 PCle slot configurations One processor PCle slot 1 PCle x8 connector with x4 bandwidth half length half height 2 0 PCle slot 2 PCle x16 connector with x16 bandwidth half length full height 3 0 Storage slot Storage slot for PERCs H310 or H710 PCle expansion cards The R320 supports a variety of PCle expansion cards Table 15 lists the supported add in NICs and HBAs for the R320 Table 15 Supported NICs and HBAs Type Adapter Broadcom 5720 2x1Gb Base T Broadcom 5719 4x1Gb Base T 1Gb 10Gb NICs Intel 1550 2x1Gb Base T Intel 1350 4x1Gb Base T 24 PowerEdge R320 Technical Guide Type Adapter Broadcom 578105 2x10Gb SFP Broadcom 578105 2x10Gb Base T Intel X520 2x10Gb SFP 1Gb 10Gb NICs Intel X540 2x10Gb Base T QLogic QLE8262 2x10Gb SFP Brocade BR1020 2x10Gb SFP QLogic QLE2460 4Gb QLogic QLE2462 4Gb QLogic QLE2560 8Gb QLogic QLE2562 8Gb FC4 FC8 HBAs Emulex LPe12000 8Gb Emulex LPe12002 8Gb Brocade BR815 8Gb Brocade BR825 8Gb For the latest information on all supported add in PCle expansion cards for the R320 visit Dell com PowerEdge 25 PowerEdge R320 Technic
52. selecting an uninterruptible power supply model Contact your Dell sales representative White paper that explores the mechanisms of people s reaction to language of and Dell s work to control noise from Enterprise products 50 PowerEdge R320 Technical Guide Location Dell com ESSA Dell com PNC Dell com FreshAir Dell com OSsupport InteLcom Dell com PERC DellPDU com DellUPS com Dell com PowerEdge dell com downloads global products pedge en acoustic al education dell enterprise white paper pdf Appendix D System board block diagram Figure 13 R320 system board block diagram i x4 SATA SATA PCle x4 d Coin USB Cel LPC x4 DMI 2GB s DDR3 Memory South DMI 1066 1333 1600 MHz Bridge D D TPM o PCle Gen2 x2 1GB s L USB PCIE x1 E x16 Rear Video PCle Gen3 x16 16GB s 10 T x8 a Front Panel 9 EA anc CPU1 M SPI z blob Video N LL use x gt BroadCom M M IDRAC PCle 1GbE x 2 1 0 Prt ccc wwe 2222222222222 2 2 2 2 Non RDNT PSU PDB PIB for RDNT PSU SD2 pm H H 1 H 4 4 4 H H 1 1 H Power Supply Power Supply 1 Power Supply 2 LENDER aeu quee ren ee PRINTS oia een AQ PES hnical Guide ees J i A
53. sor on an optional SD card and installing a backup copy on the other mirrored SD card you can protect against hardware failure and maximize virtualization uptime Table 21 highlights the virtualization support for the R320 Table 21 Virtualization support Internal dual SD module install E Factory Operating systems Install version options vSphere v5 0 ESXi DIB vSphere v5 1 U1 ESXi one version FI DIB VMware vSphere v5 1 ESXi one version DIB vSphere v5 5 ESXi one version DIB Citrix XenServer 6 1 N A DIB Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization v3 1 N A DIB Fl factory install DIB drop in box No OpenManage support drop in box license registration card only 5 PowerEdge R320 Technical Guide support Yes Yes Yes Yes No No 11 Dell OpenManage systems management Whether your IT environment consists of a few servers or a few thousand servers Dell OpenManage systems management solutions provide comprehensive management for evolving IT environments OpenManage is based on open standards and provides agent based and agent free server lifecycle management functionality for Dell PowerEdge servers OpenManage solutions help you automate and streamline essential hardware management tasks The advanced management capabilities of Dell OpenManage also integrates into offerings from other popular systems management solutions that you may already use making Dell platforms easy to manage and deploy in any IT environment
54. te and manage customized repositories e Dell OpenManage Server Update Utility The Dell Server Update Utility SUU is a DVD based application for identifying and applying BIOS and firmware updates to Dell PowerEdge servers e Dell OpenManage Systems Build and Update Utility The Dell System Build and Update Utility SBUU provides one to one and one to many deployment and single server update capabilities in the pre operating system environment e Dell Update Packages The Dell Update Packages DUP are self contained executable in a standard package format that update a software element on Dell PowerEdge servers such as the BIOS drivers firmware and other software updates e Dell OpenManage Deployment Toolkit The Dell OpenManage Deployment Toolkit DTK is a CLI based tool that includes a set of utilities for configuring and deploying Dell PowerEdge systems and can be used to build scripted unattended OS installations to deploy a large quantity of Dell servers in a reliable fashion e RACADM The RACADM command line utility provides a scriptable interface that allows local or remote configuration of iDRAC7 with Lifecycle Controller 40 PowerEdge R320 Technical Guide e IPMITool The IPMITool includes scriptable console application programs used to control and manage remote systems using IPMI version 1 5 and later protocol versions OpenManage Integration with third party consoles Dell OpenManage integrates DRAC with Lifecycle Cont
55. tem viewer utilities Dell Server Deployment Pack and Dell Hardware Update Catalogs Dell Server Deployment Pack automates bare metal configuration and deployment of a variety of Microsoft Windows operating system and application versions from a central location to Dell PowerEdge servers across a network Dell Server Update Catalogs scan and update BIOS firmware and drivers for PowerEdge servers e Dell Server PRO Management Pack with PRO Tips for Microsoft System Center Virtual Machine Manager SCVMM This pack integrates Dell PowerEdge server knowledge with Microsoft System Center 2012 Virtual Machine Manager SCVMM and Operations Manager SCOM Dell Server PRO Management Pack provides effective management of Dell physical servers that host virtual workloads running on Microsoft Windows Server Hyper V by monitoring the health of the host system and enabling recommendations and remedial actions PRO Tips when a compromised system is identified e OpenMange Integration for VMware vCenter This plug in allows IT administrators to monitor provision and manage the physical PowerEdge server hardware and firmware from a dedicated Dell menu accessed through the VMware vCenter console IT Administrators use the same role based access control model within vCenter to combine physical and virtual server management e BMC Software BMC offers best in class integration of OpenManage iDRAC with Lifecycle Controller technology within select BMC Enterpr
56. ter than the base operating frequency if it s operating below power current and temperature specification limits delivers up to double the boost than the previous generation e Continued improvements to both Intel TXT and AES NI help to better protect systems and data For more information on the Intel Xeon processors visit Intel com Supported processors Table 6 lists the Intel Xeon processors supported by the PowerEdge R320 For the latest information on supported processors visit Dell com PowerEdge 15 PowerEdge R320 Technical Guide Table 6 Supported processors Model Speed TDP Cache PACEA R Turbo Xeon E5 2470 v2 2 4GHz 95W 25MB 10 20 1600MT s Yes Xeon E5 2440 v2 1 9GHz 80W 20MB 8 16 1333MT s Yes Xeon E5 2430Lv2 2 4GHz 60W 15MB 6 12 1333MT s Yes Xeon E5 2430 v2 2 5GHz 80W 15MB 6 12 1333MT s Yes Xeon E5 2420 v2 2 2GHz 80W 15MB 6 12 1333MT s Yes Xeon E5 1410 v2 2 8GHz 80W 10MB 4 8 1333MT s Yes Xeon E5 2407 v2 2 4GHz 80W 10MB 4 4 1066MT s N A Xeon E5 2403 v2 1 8GHz 80W 10MB 4 4 1066MT s N A Pentium 1403 v2 2 6GHz 80W 6MB 4 4 1333MT s N A For information on processor installation and configuration see the Dell PowerEdge R320 Systems Owner s Manual on Dell com Support Manuals Chipset The Intel C600 chipset is implemented on the PowerEdge R320 For more information visit Intel com 16 PowerEdge R320 Technical Guide 5 Memory The large memory footprint of the Dell PowerEdge R320 offers greater capa
57. ters to reduce faults regarding refresh rates speed temperature and voltage Memory demand and Demand scrubbing is the ability to write corrected data back to the memory once patrol scrubbing a correctable error is detected on a read transaction Patrol scrubbing proactively searches the system memory repairing correctable errors 19 PowerEdge R320 Technical Guide Recovery from single Recovery from Single DRAM Device Failure SDDC provides error checking and DRAM device failure correction that protects against any single memory chip failure as well as multi bit errors from any portion of a single memory chip Failed DIMM isolation This feature provides the ability to identify a specific failing DIMM channel pair thereby enabling the user to replace only the failed DIMM pair Memory mirroring Memory mirroring is a method of keeping a duplicate secondary or mirrored intra socket copy of the contents of memory as a redundant backup for use if the primary memory fails The mirrored copy of the memory is stored in memory of the same processor socket Memory address parity This feature provides the ability to detect transient errors on the address lines of protection the DDR channel Memory sparing rank Memory sparing allocates one rank per channel as a spare If excessive correctable errors occur in a rank or channel it is moved to the spare area while the operating system is running to prevent the error from causing an
58. the system thermal profile Turn hot spare feature off in PSU Since hard drive noise is highly dependent on spindle speed the 7200 rpm SATA hard drive will have the quietest hard drive operation However some components cause significant but not necessarily intuitive increases in loudness when they are installed in the R320 Contributors to acoustical output can include PERC H710 mini or PERC H810 29 PowerEdge R320 Technical Guide Table 18 details the acoustical performance for the R320 Table 18 Acoustical performance Configuration Power PCI Ly a UL L 23 2 C CPU Palas supply Memory card HDD d We pA ed ambient unit controller bels dBA 1x 4 aped 3x35 Broadcom Idle 4 8 28 None Me i 1 300GB 2x 4x4GB DualPort EE UY gow SATA 350W 1333Hz 1GbE CaSSIS 7 2K 1x PERC Stress 5 1 30 None H310 mini 1 x Intel 4 6x2 5 Idle 4 8 29 None X dus 1 300GB 2x 6x8GB rra Ash 95W SAS 350W 1600H HDD chassis 10K Z 1xPERC Stress 51 30 None H710 mini tLwa UL is the upper limit sound power levels Lwa calculated per section 4 4 1 of ISO 9296 1988 and measured in accordance to ISO 7779 2010 En is A weighted sound pressure level at front bystander position calculated per section 4 3 of ISO 9296 1988 and measured in accordance with ISO 7779 2010 Section 8 6 2 The system is placed inside rack in 75 cm height 5Prominent tone Criteria of D 6 and D 11 of ECMA 74 11th ed 2010 are fo
59. udes powerful hardware and software management tools and utilities OpenManage simplifies the lifecycle of deploying updating monitoring and maintaining Dell PowerEdge servers DRAC7 with Lifecycle Controller The Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller 7 iIDRAC7 with Lifecycle Controller is the heart of the second generation of Dell PowerEdge server embedded management functionality In addition to enabling agent free management iDRAC7 with Lifecycle Controller provides remote access to the system whether or not there is a functioning operating system running on the server These embedded features improve all aspects of a typical server lifecycle Table 22 describes the functions and benefits of DRAC7 with Lifecycle Controller Table 22 iDRAC7 with Lifecycle Controller functions and benefits Feature Function Benefit iDRAC7 offers real time OOB Out of band discovery inventory deployment Manage servers independent of the OS type OOB monitoring alerting and updates for or status even if an OS is not installed servers and internal storage All server types have the same Single code base embedded management hardware and firmware Simplified and consistent maintenance across server platforms Dedicated GigE port ba GbE replaces 10 100 on predecessor Fast throughput for better performance owerkage DRAC6 compatibility with setup for switches rack and tower systems More detail allows IT administrators t
60. ully closed position Ability to mount the CMA and tray without the use of tools due to snap in designs 33 PowerEdge R320 Technical Guide 10 Operating systems and virtualization The Dell PowerEdge R320 supports a wide range of industry standard operating systems and virtualization software Supported operating systems Table 20 lists the primary operating systems supported on the R320 For the latest information on supported operating systems see Dell com OSsupport Table 20 Primary operating system support Operating system Platform Edition Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 8 x32 x64 N A Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 3 x64 N A Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 5 N A SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2 x64 N A SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 x64 N A SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 SP4 x64 N A Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 x64 N A Microsoft Windows Server 2012 X64 RM Standard Microsoft Windows Small Business Server 2011 x64 anaa Premium add on Web 394 Standard Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 with SP1 with Hyper V Enterprise role enabled Data center TRHEL 5 7 is the minimum supported version Current drop in box option is RHEL 5 8 RHEL 6 1 is the minimum supported version Current factory install is RHEL 6 3 4 PowerEdge R320 Technical Guide Supported virtualization One of the key features for virtualization on the PowerEdge R320 is the support for a fail safe hypervisor By running a hypervi
61. uncorrectable failure Memory thermal This feature helps to optimize power performance and can also be used to throttling prevent DIMMs from overheating For information on memory mirroring and sparing configurations see the Dell PowerEdge R320 Systems Owners Manual on Dell com Support Manuals 20 PowerEdge R320 Technical Guide ut 6 Storage The Dell PowerEdge R320 supports internal and external storage options and controllers different drive types and different chassis configurations for a varied number of drives Internal storage R320 has three chassis to support up to three different drive bay options e Eight 3 5 inch drive options base configuration cabled tray e Four 3 5 inch drive options volume configuration hot plug tray 2 5 inch hybrid kit available for 2 5 inch drives e Eight 2 5 inch drive options maximum drive support in 1U hot plug tray Supported hard drives The R320 supports up to eight 2 5 inch or four 3 5 inch hard drives or solid state drives Self encrypting drives SEDs are available Table 11 lists more information about these drives For an up to date list of supported hard drives for the R320 see Dell com PowerEdge Table 11 Supported hard drives Form Speed Capacities factor rpm Nearline SAS N A 500G 1TB 1TB SED SAS 10K 300GB 600GB 900GB 900GB SED 1 2TB SAS 15K 146GB 300GB 300GB SED 2 5 SAS SSD N A 200GB 400GB 100GB 160GB 200GB 300GB
62. ure and storage ESSA can help you determine exactly how much power your server will use at a given workload and the PSU Advisor can help you choose the best most efficient PSU for your workload Learn more at Dell com ESSA Tools for right sizing Dell PowerEdge servers are compliant with relevant industry certifications Industry compliance and guidelines including 80 PLUS Additionally the Dell PowerEdge R320 server has earned the ENERGY STAR 1 0 Server designation PSU power monitoring improvements include Power monitoring e Dell s power monitoring accuracy is currently 1 whereas the industry accuracy standard is 5 hot plug PSU only e More accurate reporting of power e Better performance under a power cap Use Dell s systems management to set the power cap limit for your systems Power capping to limit the output of a PSU and reduce system power consumption Dell is hot plug PSU only the first hardware vendor to leverage Intel Node Manager for circuit breaker fast capping iDRAC7 Enterprise provides server level management that monitors reports and controls power consumption at the processor memory and Systems management system level hot plug PSU only Dell OpenManage Power Center delivers group power management at the rack row and data center level for servers power distribution units and uninterruptible power supplies 26 PowerEdge R320 Technical Guide lt u Feature Description Intel Node Ma
63. wer thermal and acoustics section for details Advanced power management Dell has tested and validated an integrated data center solution that enables you Fresh Air cooling to operate at higher temperatures or even chiller less See the Power thermal and acoustics section for details The internal dual SD module enables Dell s unique Failsafe Virtualization architecture ensuring uptime by providing failover capability for embedded hypervisors such as VMware vSphere ESXi and Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Hyper V Failure of one fan rotor is tolerated with degradation in performance through Fault tolerant fans active throttling and increased fan speeds The feature helps reduce downtime by allowing you to schedule a fan replacement within 360 hours of a fan failure Failsafe hypervisors 6 PowerEdge R320 Technical Guide lt u 2 System features Compared to the previous generation of PowerEdge R310 the R320 supports up to 100 more processor cores enterprise class RAS features including memory sparing and memory mirroring 100 more internal hard drives innovative systems management delivered by iDRAC7 with Lifecycle Controller and has a Dell Fresh Air compliant configuarion available Table 2 compares some of the features of the R320 to its R310 predecessor Table 3 lists all of the R320 s specifications Comparison of PowerEdge systems The R320 is the new generation PowerEdge server replacing the R310 Table

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