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1. Video UART SPI USB USB iDRAC PCle PCle PCle South Fee MAC Leg Muro Bridge Porto DM CPU1 SD z TPM Port 2C 2D A PCle x1 port 3 PCle Gen3 x8 PCle Gen3 x8 e e 2 E x g Es x 2 2 2 e z e 2 2 2 2 E 2 5 5 5 o 5 S 6 2 6 6 4 S o 3 2 o 2 2 3 s 8 o o o ao 2 a a a amp Rear External SD THEM j Storage Internal PERC Power Power Supply 1 Supply 2 495W 750W 495W 750W 1100W 1100W
2. information and Dell contact information Information This document provides updated system information and Update is printed and shipped with the system It is also available in PDF format on the Dell support site Dell Energy Smart This tool uses infrastructure and thermal analysis to help Data Center maximize system efficiency Assessment 62 PowerEdge R720 and R720xd Technical Guide Location Dell com Support Manuals Dell com Support Manuals Dell com Support Manuals Dell com Support Manuals Inside the system chassis Inside the system chassis Dell com Support Manuals Dell com EnergySmart ey Resource Energy Smart Solution Advisor ESSA 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 Dell Enterprise Acoustics Volatility information 63 PowerEdge R720 and R720xd Technical Guide Description of contents The Dell online advisor console 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 solutions Provides updated information
3. this guide Figure 5 R720 back view 14 PowerEdge R720 and R720xd Technical Guide R720xd back view In addition to the R720 back panel features the R720xd also includes 2 optional 2 5 inch hot plug drives in the back of the system Figure 6 R720xd back view e o mt Internal chassis views The chassis design of the R720 and R720xd is optimized for easy access to components and for airflow for effective and efficient cooling The R720 and R720xd support up to 24 DIMMs 2 processors hot plug redundant fans and many other components and features that are described in this guide Figure 7 R720 internal chassis view L 15 PowerEdge R720 and R720xd Technical Guide Figure 8 R720xd internal chassis view aa Sassasam oe aa a iimg For additional system views see the Dell PowerEdge R720 and R720xd Owner s Manual on Dell com Support Manuals Chassis features Table 4 lists the chassis features for the R720 and R720xd systems For additional information on these features see the Dell PowerEdge R720 and R720xd Owner s Manual on Dell com Support Manuals Table 4 Chassis features Feature Description Power button and indicator ACPI complaint power button with an integrated green power LED Recessed non maskable interrupt NMI button used to troubleshoot software and device driver errors use only if directed to do so by NMI button Mh f f qualified support pers
4. 0 interfaces available on riser 2 and GPU optional riser 5 A system must have the optional riser 5 with a single x16 slot to support more than two GPUs Because GPUs demand high power each GPU has up to two power connectors for power delivery The GPU enablement kit is required for internal GPU installation The kit contains the power cables and other items to enable GPU support on the R720 chassis Internal CPU cooling restriction Due to the high power consumption of GPUs there is an ambient temperature restriction of 30 C maximum system inlet temperature to ensure adequate system cooling the R720 has one or more GPUs installed Note that this temperature is less than the standard environmental specification of 35 C Other GPU restrictions The following GPU restrictions for the R720 are enforced by the order validator e Requires two processors e Processors must be 115W or less e Maximum of two double wide GPUs since they take up two slots e Maximum of four single wide GPUs e All GPUs must be same type and model e GPUs require a redundant 1100W power supply and GPU enablement kit 22 PowerEdge R720 and R720xd Technical Guide e Two double wide GPUs require the optional riser 3 with a single x16 slot e Four single wide GPUs cannot occupy optional riser 3 with a single x16 slot e Dell PowerVault RD1000 backup unit not supported External GPU support For external GPU support the R720 connects to the PowerEdge C410x through a h
5. 18 Additional supported PCle expansion cards Intel Xeon Phi 5110P coprocessor Intel Xeon Phi 7120P coprocessor NVIDIA M2090 double wide NVIDIA M2075 double wide GPUs R720 only NVIDIA M2070Q double wide NVIDIA Tesla K10 double wide NVIDIA Tesla K20 double wide NVIDIA Tesla KAOM double wide NVIDIA GRID VGX K1 double wide 36 PowerEdge R720 and R720xd Technical Guide 9 Type Adapter NVIDIA GRID VGX K2 double wide AMD V7800P FirePro single wide AMD S7000 FirePro single wide AMD S9000 FirePro double wide GPU HICs NVIDIA HIC iren any Dell PLX HIC Fusion io loDrive 640GB V1 PCle SSDs Fusion io PCle SSD v2 Micron P420m 1 4TB and 700GB PCIe bridge adapter for front accessible hot plug cle badge Express Flash PCle SSDs For the latest information on supported PCle expansion cards for the R720 and R720xd visit Dell com PowerEdge 37 PowerEdge R720 and R720xd Technical Guide 8 Power thermal and acoustics Lower overall system level power draw is a result of Dell s breakthrough system design PowerEdge servers maximize performance per watt through a combination of power and cooling energy efficient technologies and tools Additionally PowerEdge servers have 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
6. For the latest information on supported operating systems see Dell com OSsupport Table 24 Primary operating system support Operating System Platform Edition 2 Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 8 a N A x64 Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 37 x64 N A Red Hat Enterprise Linux for HPC x64 N A SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2 x64 N A SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 SP4 x64 N A t Microsoft Windows Server 2012 x64 ddl Data center x64 Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 with Microsoft Hyper V role enabled Standard Data center Standard Microsoft Windows Small Business Server 2011 x64 m ni Premium add on Web x86 Standard Enterprise Microsoft Windows Server 2008 with SP2 Web x64 with Microsoft standart Enterprise Hyper V role enabled Data center Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 with SP1 x64 with Hyper V role enabled Web Standard Enterprise Data center HPC 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 Not validated for use with GPUs 46 PowerEdge R720 and R720xd Technical Guide Support of the operating systems listed in Table 25 is limited to a virtual environment as a guest operating system Please contact the software vendor for additional support or questions about running the operating system in a virtualized environment Table 25 Virtual guest operatin
7. 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 using the same role based access control model as vCenter combining physical server management e BMC Software Dell and BMC Software work together to simplify IT by ensuring tight integration between Dell server storage and network management functionality and the BMC Software process and data center automation products OpenManage connections with third party consoles e 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 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 allows you to monitor PowerEdge servers and PowerVault storage arrays from within the Computer Associates Network and Systems Management CANSM console 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 sens
8. in the rapid and accurate diagnosis of faults which require service increasing your memory reliability System uptime is reinforced with RAS features like memory mirroring sparing and many others In addition to supporting existing unbuffered DIMMs UDIMMs and registered DIMMs RDIMMs the R720 and R720xd support load reduced DIMMs LRDIMMs which use a buffer to reduce memory loading and provide greater density allowing for the maximum platform memory capacity Supported memory Table 7 lists the memory technologies supported by the R720 and R720xd Table 7 Memory technologies supported Feature UDIMM RDIMM LRDIMM Register No Yes Yes Buffer No No Yes Frequencies 1600MT s 1333 1600 or 1866MT s 1600 or 1866MT s Ranks supported 1 1 20r4 4 Capacity per DIMM AGB 4 8 16 or 32GB 32GB Bossier DIMMs per 2 3 3 DRAM technology x8 x4 or x8 x4 Temperature sensor Yes Yes Yes uc Code Mes vex V s Single Device Disable Yes with advanced ves Vaz Code SDDC ECC mode Address parity Yes Yes Yes Although the R720 and R720xd support DIMM speeds lower than 1600MT s you can only purchase these systems with DIMM speeds of 1600MT s and 1866MT s on Dell com PowerEdge 24 PowerEdge R720 and R720xd Technical Guide Table 8 lists the DIMMs supported on the R720 and R720xd For the latest information on supported memory visit the PowerEdge memory page on Dell com Table 8 DIMMs supported Capacity Speed GB MT s MaS a 4 1866 RDI
9. on which operating systems are available on which PowerEdge systems Provides more information about the R720 processors and chipset Provides more information on Dell PERC cards Provides help selecting a PDU Provides help selecting a UPS model White paper that explores the mechanisms of people s reaction to language of and Dell s work to control noise from Enterprise products Contact your Dell Sales Representative Location Dell com ESSA Dell com PNC Dell com FreshAir Dell com OSsupport InteLcom Dell com PERC DellPDU com DellUPS com www dell com downloads g lobal products pedge en ac oustical education dell enterprise white paper pdf Appendix D System board block diagram Figure 19 R720 system board block diagram USB2 0 P p TT IDSDM DIMMZ DIMMZ DIWMZ DIM USB2 0 DiMM1 DIMMI DIMMI DIMM1 USB SATA use South PCIe Bridge eo x a 2 6 z o 3 2 9 o a i Front External SD Internal Opona x16 rim also available for Left Risar Supply 1 Supply 2 498W 7501 495W TAON 1100W 1100W 64 PowerEdge R720 and R720xd Technical Guide Pe Figure 20 R720xd system board block diagram Two Rear USB2 0 Ports USB2 0 One Front EH USB2 0 Ports DDR3 DDR3
10. party consoles Dell OpenManage easily integrates with several leading third party consoles including e Dell Server Management Pack Suite for Microsoft System Center Operations Manager SCOM This suite of server management packs enables several functions through System Center Operations Manager including in band discovery and monitoring of racks and towers out of band discovery and monitoring through iDRAC7 with Lifecycle Controller as well as performance and advanced monitoring Dell Lifecycle Controller Integration DLCI for Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager SCCM This pack contains Dell Lifecycle Controller Integration DLCI which 52 PowerEdge R720 and R720xd Technical Guide integrates OpenManage functions in SCCM to manage the Dell PowerEdge servers including auto discovery operating system deployment and configuration of hardware elements RAID NIC BIOS iDRAC OS and hypervisor agnostic updates firmware management and system viewer utilities e Dell Server PRO Management Pack for Microsoft System Center Virtual Machine Manager SCVMM This pack manages Dell physical servers and hosts of virtual machines VMs by using Microsoft System Center Operations Manager System Center Essentials SCOM SCE and System Center Virtual Machine Manager SCVMM It provides guidance for remedial actions based on alerts to best manage virtual machines and handle the impacts appropriately e OpenManage Integration
11. portal versus paper based licenses and simplifies license management For most server models embedded server management and electronic licensing enables feature enhancements that do not require installation of additional hardware or system downtime iDRAC7 feature comparison iDRAC7 Enterprise is available for the PowerEdge R720 and R720xd and Dell also offers an option of iDRAC7 Express A detailed feature comparison for iDRAC7 Enterprise and iDRAC7 Express is shown in Table 28 Table 28 Feature comparison for iDRAC7 Express and Enterprise Feature function Dd D Enterprise Express Local configuration with Lifecycle Controller GUI IPMI 2 0 Embedded diagnostics i Local OS install Local updates Driver pack Shared NIC LOM Remote update Power control Encryption Crash screen capture IPv6 Auto discovery Auto recovery Web GUI e Remote CLI Local SSH CLI Serial redirection Remote configuration Email alerts SNMP alerts 50 PowerEdge R720 and R720xd Technical Guide iDRAC7 iDRAC7 Feature function Enterprise Express Power monitoring Comprehensive monitoring Dedicated NIC 1Gbps 100MB in iDRACO Part replacement Backup and restore configurations Virtual console 4 user Virtual console chat i Su
12. te tractet pni e er e dr e D Fr D RE ERE DRE 47 Table 27 iDRAC7 with Lifecycle Controller functions and benefits 49 Table 28 Feature comparison for iDRAC7 Express and Enterprise sss 50 Table 29 One to one and one to many Operators ecd ron puce tu ndr peru ear od ee p tee Ru ep 54 MALS SO CHASSIS WEIOIAG c ded 56 Table 31 Environmental sp cificatONS x teer aiii ina 57 Table 32 Power supply specifications ennt annk NEn SE nette tnit estne nnn tnn 58 Table 55 Supported video MO ES sonne adem et Suen o ec een rm rk e ein et eR id 59 T dRaibadjustabllity range Sirnea enr ioi rne e rer pente hebr lo rb ber pr dra tur URAL EAE ed F r rep Ere 59 Table 34 Industry standard dOCUITIenits econ 60 Table 353 Additional TSS OU LC s LT 62 Figures Figure 1 R720 front view 2 5 chassis with bezel sssisiiiaii ica inni aeai tnnt tnter inns 13 Figure 2 R720 front view 2 5 chassis without bezel usetest eee ntes eden cd dedu dac da aed adeo itd d dcn 13 Figure 3 R720xd front view With Dezel citer perunt T a erie CURE E suede enue AREE ees 14 Figure 4 R720xd front view 2 5 inch chassis without bezel sse 14 Figure S R720 back Vi Wisin da ces reo xa da dos a Edna Ra ds ra arua RR RA 14 Foure RZ20xd back VIBW u ssec etat lo dina its educ deci addc esp d edad d 15 Figure 7 R720 internal CHASSIS MEW inci cire penu EEE e eek HERE du ae FUR E HER RUE nk d n 4 H
13. tee aed n e ddp ie e nd de n erae n d s 33 Select Network Adapter Sian flor iii sins 35 al E 9 15 e 6 x settore tse MEME ED NE PL EU UL ULM E ce psec paces METUS 5 8 Power thermal and ACOUStICS ais cete e ee ES eens UTE ETIN ra HIS Cr WR re aa eee 38 Power consumption and energy eN atorado ta telde 38 eiiis eelAVs cR 39 Thermal and acoustlessu au oeste bec Hid ltd cy Led oe curled dep dt rud 40 9 Rack rails and cable rianagernerit senem uo TT 43 Sliding and static ral SYSTEMS sation pesce ied lada line sacs beta caia pet a Bud vlan de uda dd au 435 For detailed information about rail dimensions see the emnes 44 Cable marag ment anartean rodeo PO ada Doce e ace ie ena b dda da ed diee GR olere i Bde nde 45 10 Operating systems and virtualizatlOI ccu co dece et Senedd 46 SUDportedobDetatii systelmisua ota tadas 46 Supported VIFtUalIZQtiOE reete cerei ee ee aaa 47 11 Dell OpenManage systems Manageren diera da dia dd e pd rl CU ci 48 Systems management SOLUTIONS eerie tte dia i ERR Cu AAE HR RR ciedad 48 OpenManage systems Managerni oirra uim tal iaa pus aet Das ge Bate dE Ep Dang tp ara Cu Dens eda eG ERR dv 49 Dellserver mariagementODperatiOFiSz esee parete tee ev oido ip RO Ec Rp P xD nd Red 55 Appendix A Additional SpeclfICatIOris edet pic a nde p digits pen REN EUR eee Ipse end HIER 56 Chassis dimenSiONS seisein e o o vet oO E On Ie 56 iarciet 56 Environmental speclfiCatlOFis c ccrte toto nre i err a et
14. to performance and can decrease data loss and crashing due to errors RAS aids in rapid accurate diagnosis of faults which require service Table 10 describes the memory RAS features supported on the R720 and R720xd Table 10 Memory RAS features Feature Description Increased memory reliability can be a result from this selectable platform profile that adjusts parameters to reduce faults regarding refresh rates speed temperature and voltage Dense configuration optimized profile Demand scrubbing is the ability to write corrected data back to the memory once a correctable error is detected on a read transaction Patrol scrubbing proactively searches the system memory repairing correctable errors Memory demand and patrol scrubbing 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 SDDC errors from any portion of a single memory chip This feature provides the ability to identify a specific failing DIMM channel pair thereby enabling the user to replace only the failed DIMM pair 26 PowerEdge R720 and R720xd Technical Guide Failed DIMM isolation Feature Description Memory mirroring is a method of keeping a duplicate secondary or mirrored Memory mirroring copy of the contents of memory as a redundant backup for use if the primary intra sock
15. 0 and R720xd For a complete list of supported Select Network Adapters visit Dell com PowerEdge Table 15 Supported Select Network Adapter options and features FRU Broadcom Intel 1350 pa Broadcom E Intel X540 5720 Base T Base T 57800 Base T SPF Base T Ports x link 2x1Gb 2x1Gb 2x1Gb speed Maias IG s 10Gb 2 x 10Gb AXIUGD 210Gb Supported 1Gb 1Gb 1Gband10Gb 1Gband10Gb 10Gb pene speed 10Gb Supported SR IOV iid Met FOE Not Supported 10Gb supported supported supported supported only Not Not 2 2 2 Not ISCSI HBA supported supported Supported Supported Supported supported Not Not Not Not PEE SUppotiso supported supported supported supported supported Not Not 3 3 3 3 FCoE supported supported Supported Supported Supported Supported Switch independent Net NOE Supported Supported Supported jud le supported supported supported partitioning Not Not 5 5 5 5 DCB supported supported Supported Supported Supported Supported Not Not 6 6 6 6 SCSI TLV supported supported Supported Supported Supported Supported These cards have two chipsets that offer the choice of either LOGbE or 1GbE Only 10Gb ports have SCSI HBA support Only 10Gb ports have FCoE support Only 10Gb ports have switch independent partitioning support The maximum number of partitions supported is four two partitions per 10Gb port 1Gb ports do not support switch independent partitioning Only 10Gb ports have DCB support SOnly 10Gb ports have IS
16. 10Gb Base T e Broadcom 578005 2x1Gb 2x10Gb SFP e Broadcom 578405 4x10Gb SFP Mellanox ConnectX 3 dual port 40GbE QSFP Mellanox ConnectX 3 dual port 10GbE DA SFP Titanium efficiency hot plug redundant 750W AC power supply 200 240VAC only Power supplies auto ranging Platinum efficiency hot plug redundant 495W 750W or 1100W AC power supply 1100W DC power supply 48VDC High efficiency hot plug redundant power supplies hot plug drive bays TPM dual internal SD support hot plug redundant fan optional bezel information tag ECC Availability memory interactive LCD screen R720 only extended thermal support ENERGY STAR compliant configuration switch independent partitioning e OpenManage Essentials Dell OpenManage OMSA Agent systems management e OpenManage Power Center requires iDRAC7 Enterprise with Lifecycle Agent free or with Controller OpenManage Server e OpenManage Integrations and Connections Administrator OMSA OpenManage Integration Suite for Microsoft System Center Agent OpenManage Integration for VMware vCenter Connections for HP Operations Manager IBM Tivoli Netcool and CA 11 PowerEdge R720 and R720xd Technical Guide Feature Specification Network and Systems Management e iDRAC7 Express with Lifecycle Controller standard option Upgrade to iDRAC7 Enterprise with Lifecycle Controller Upgrade to 8GB vFlash media or 16GB vFlash media for iDRAC7 Enterprise with L
17. 17 ft Expanded operation restrictions No cold startup below 5 C e Maximum altitude for the operating temperature must be 3050m 10 000ft e Redundant power supplies are required e Not supported Express Flash PCle SSD GPU LRDIMM 130W 4 core processors Non redundant power supplies Peripheral cards not qualified by Dell Peripheral cards greater than 25W e For the PowerEdge R720 a maximum 150W processor is supported in either the 8 drive bay or 16 drive bay chassis e The following additional restrictions apply to PowerEdge R720xd Maximum 95W processor is supported on 3 5 inch hard drive chassis Maximum 115 W processor is supported on 2 5 inch hard drive chassis Only SSDs are supported in the hard drive slots on the back of the 5 5 inch hard drive chassis 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 per hour Relative humidity Operating See Fresh Air for relative humidity information 57 PowerEdge R720 and R720xd Technical Guide lt u Storage 5 to 95 at a maximum wet bulb temperature of 33 C 91 F atmosphere must be condensing at all times Maximum vibration Operating 0 26 Grms at 5Hz to 350Hz in all orientations Storage 1 87 Grms at 10Hz to 500Hz for 15 minutes all six sides tested Operating Half sine shock in all operational orientations of 31G 5 with a pulse durati
18. 20 and R720xd The internal dual SD module enables Dell s unique Failsafe Virtualization architecture Failsafe hypervisors ensuring uptime by providing failover capability for embedded hypervisors such as VMware vSphere ESXi Dell has tested and validated an integrated data center solution that enables you to Fresh Air cooling operate at higher temperatures or even chiller less See the Power thermal and acoustics section for details 8 PowerEdge R720 and R720xd Technical Guide 2 System features Compared to the previous generation of Dell PowerEdge servers the R720 and R720xd have more drive bay options more PCIe slots a larger memory footprint flexible I O Express Flash PCle solid state drives and advanced system management The R720 also supports optional dual internal RAID controllers and up to four optional internal GPUs Comparison of PowerEdge systems The PowerEdge R720 and R720xd are replacements for the predecessor R710 system three systems which are compared in Table 2 For the latest information on supported features visit Dell com PowerEdge Table 2 Comparison of PowerEdge R710 R720 and R720xd Feature PowerEdge R710 PowerEdge R720 PowerEdge R720xd Chassis 2U rack 2U rack 2U rack A Intel Xeon processor E5 Intel Xeon processor E5 Processors p 2600 or E5 2600 v2 2600 or E5 2600 v2 5500 and 5600 series product families product families Internal interconnect Intel Quick
19. CSI TLV support System management integration With R720 and R720xd the job of deploying updating monitoring and maintaining the Select Network Adapters is fast and easy System management integration features include the following e Pre boot Use the Dell Lifecycle Controller graphical user interface GUI to set configuration such as bandwidth allocation or firmware revision level e Post boot Agent free out of band or high speed in band connection over LOM through the Operating System BMC pass through feature for sensory information 34 PowerEdge R720 and R720xd Technical Guide e Automation of firmware and driver version deployment upon component replacement e Automatic monitoring of NIC status and notification on SNMP traps e Local or remote reconfiguration of any NIC physical or virtual e PXE boot enabled on all LOM and NDCs for ease of use e Boot from SAN iSCSI FCoE configuration for networking devices through the Lifecycle Controller GUI PCle expansion For information on card installation requirements and slot priorities see the PowerEdge R720 and R720xd Owner s Manual on Dell com Support Manuals PCle slots The R720 and R720xd provide greatly expanded PCIe slot capability over their predecessor servers This is made possible by the 40 PCle lanes available from each processor in the system Two processors are required in the system to enable all PCle slots The R720 and R720xd have been designed to be PCle 3 0 comp
20. 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 direct 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 31
21. Goals on Dell com Cooling redundancy The R720 and R720xd allow N 1 fan redundancy allowing continuous operation with one fan failure in the system Environmental specifications The optimized thermal management makes the R720 and R720xd reliable under a wide range of operating environments as shown in Table 31 Acoustical design The acoustical design of the PowerEdge R720 and R720xd reflect the following e Versatility The R720 and R720xd save you power draw in the data center but are also quiet enough for office environment in typical and minimum configurations Compare the values for LpA in Table 21 and Table 22 for these configurations and note that they are lower than ambient measurements of typical office environments You may find that the system is sufficiently quiet where the sound it emits blends into the environment 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 21 and Table 22 Noise ramp and descent at 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 event that the system were not to boot properly In order to keep t
22. MM 1 X8 Advanced ECC 15 4 1600 RDIMM 1 x8 AdvancedECC 1 35 4 1600 UDIMM 1 X8 AdvancedECC 1 35 8 1866 RDIMM 1 x4 All modes 15 8 1600 RDIMM 1 x4 All modes 135 16 1866 RDIMM 2 x4 All modes 15 16 1600 RDIMM 2 x4 All modes 135 32 1866 LRDIMM 4 x4 All modes 15 32 1600 LRDIMM 4 x4 All modes 135 32 1333 RDIMM 4 x4 All modes 135 Memory configurations The R720 and R720xd servers support flexible memory configurations ranging from capacities of AGB minimum to 32GB maximum The R720 and R720xd support up to 12 DIMMs per processor up to 24 DIMMs in a dual processor configuration Each server has four memory channels per processor with each channel supporting up to three DIMMs Both systems support a flexible memory configuration according to the following 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 is allowed per system UDIMM RDIMM or LRDIMM These types cannot be mixed The following additional memory population guidelines apply to the R720 and R720xd e Up to two quad rank QR DIMMs and up to three dual rank DR or single rank SR DIMMs may be populated per channel Although an LRDIMM is physically a QR DIMM logic on the LRDIMM can make it appear as a DR DIMM to the system allowing up to three LDRIMMs per channel e DIMMs must be installed in each channel starting with the DIMM farthest from the pro
23. Path Interconnect Intel QuickPath Interconnect Intel QuickPath Interconnect 18 DDR3 RDIMM and 24 x DDR3 RDIMM 24 x DDR3 RDIMM Memory UDIMM UDIMM and LRDIMM UDIMM and LRDIMM Up to 288GB Up to 768GB Up to 768GB Hard drive bays Up to eight 2 5 or six Up to 16 2 5 or eight Up to 24 2 5 two 2 5 hot plug 5 5 3 5 or 12 3 5 two 2 5 RAID controllers PERC 6 i SAS 6 iR PERC 6 E H200 H700 H800 PERC S110 H310 H710 H710P H810 external supports multiple 2 internal RAID controllers PERC H310 H710 H710P H810 external PCle slots 4 PCIe 2 0 6 PCIe 3 0 6 PCIe 3 0 Express Flash drives Not supported Up to 4 Not supported Embedded NICs 4 1GbE with optional TOE Select Network Adapter minimum configuration of 41Gb Optional 2 x LOGbE Select Network Adapter minimum configuration of 41Gb Optional 2 x LOGbE Power supplies Hot plug redundant power supply units 570W or 870W Hot plug redundant power supply units 495W 750W 1100W 1100W DC Hot plug redundant power supply units 495W 750W 1100W or 1100W DC Power efficiency Gold Titanium Titanium 9 PowerEdge R720 and R720xd Technical Guide Feature Dell OpenManage systems management PowerEdge R710 Dell OpenManage Lifecycle Controller 1 x iDRAC6 Express or Enterprise with Lifecycle Controller 1 x PowerEdge R720 OpenMa
24. PowerEdge R720 and R720xd Technical Guide Built to run complex workloads using highly scalable memory I O capacity and flexible network options 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 and Xeon are registered trademarks of Intel Corporation in the U S and other countries Microsoft Windows Windows Server SQL 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 AMD and combinations thereof are trademarks of Advanced Micro Devices Inc 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 Copyright 2013 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 unlaw
25. T s 8 0GT s Cache 2 5MB per core core options 4 6 8 10 12 Chipset Intel C602 Memory Up to 768GB 24 DIMM slots 2GB 4GB 8GB 16GB 32GB DDR3 up to 1866MT s R720 R720xd 6 PCIe slots 6 PCIe slots PCle slots One x16 full length full height Three x8 full length full height Two x16 full length full height One x8 full length full height 10 PowerEdge R720 and R720xd Technical Guide Feature Specification Three x8 half length half height Three x8 half length half height One x16 full length full height optional Internal controllers External HBAs RAID PERC S110 software RAID R720 only PERC H810 RAID controller PERC H310 External HBAs non RAID PERC H710 6Gbps SAS HBA PERC H710P LSI 9207 8i HBA R720 drive bay options e Upto16x2 5 e Upto8x 2 5 8 x 2 5 with dual RAID controllers e Upto8x2 5 e Upto8x2 55 4x2 5 Express Flash e Upto8x3 5 Hard drives R720xd drive bay options hot plug e Upto 24 x 2 5 front 2 x 2 5 back e Upto 12 x 3 5 front 2 x 2 5 back Hard drive options e 2 5 SAS SSD SATA SSD SAS 15K 10K nearline SAS 7 2K SATA 7 2K e 2 5 Express Flash PCle SSD R720 only e 3 5 SAS 15K nearline SAS 7 2K SATA 7 2K Self encrypting drives SEDs available Select Network Adapter options Broadcom 5720 4x1Gb Base T e ntel 550 4x1Gb Base T e ntel X540 2x1Gb 2x10Gb Base T Embedded NIC e Broadcom 578005 2x1Gb 2x
26. URRY Ru 15 Figure 8 RZ20xd internal chassis Vi Wisin etie cel ett ded l do eder bt en bl dee alte HE ede ds 16 Figure 9 R720 LCD control panel ceti tereti tice rei dina dass 17 iv PowerEdge R720 and R720xd Technical Guide lt u Figure 10 RZ20xd FED panelnss sene qt a ee ree PEOR p P Y COR etus 18 Figure TL ORE codenside chassis nt e UE e DER Perque er aude de e cuhesseavemaraaragesseaualeataeegedieye 18 Figure 12 Rack network daughtercard INDG tese e re tel el HR o ARES 33 Figure E5 750W power SUPPLY UNI Cat osos aos eto mer tie ettet ree eee eden er anes a 40 Fig re 14 Slidingiralls with Optional CMA zit nt ttr tii MH pe P erp MER dt 43 HUECAS State talle suma ate ttu uU Mex M t Dt NOEL LUDERE Du T IN ON MeL UE Me 44 Figure 16 Dellisystems management Soltis svineri ee nh b eer eet eed percer e e vende es 48 Figure 17 Systems management server life cycles o eerte re acide rb ah a ee doe dee den 54 Figure 18 Chassis dimensiOTis ec rotto P He b ate e Fe nif ote 56 Figure 19 RZ20 system board block diagram uc oie rr tice ao 64 Figure 20 R720xd system board block diagr atin erisa ieren anken con cor anno cr NEN n e aaen E nennen 65 v PowerEdge R720 and R720xd Technical Guide ut 1 System overview Introduction The Dell PowerEdge R720 and R720xd are Dell s latest two socket 2U rack servers that are designed to run complex workloads using highly scalable memory I O capacity and flexible network opt
27. W E5 2643 v2 3 3GHz 15M 8 0GT s 6 Yes 130W E5 2640 2 5GHz 15M 7 2GT s 6 Yes 95W E5 2640 v2 2 0GHz 20M 7 2GT s 8 Yes 95W E5 2637 3 0GHz 5M 8 0 2 Yes 80W E5 2637 v2 3 5GHz 10M 8 0GT s 4 Yes 130W E5 2630 2 3GHz 15M 7 2GT s 6 Yes 95W E5 2630 v2 2 6GHz 20M 7 2GT s 6 Yes 80W E5 2630L 2 0GHz 15M 7 2GT s 6 Yes 60W E5 2630L v2 2 4GHz 15M 7 2GT s 6 Yes 60W 21 PowerEdge R720 and R720xd Technical Guide Model Speed Cache QPI Cores Turbo TDP E5 2620 2 0GHz 15M 7 2GT s 6 Yes 95W E5 2620 v2 2 1GHz 15M 7 2GT s 6 Yes 80W E5 2609 2 4GHz 10M 6 4GT s 4 No 80W E5 2609 v2 2 5GHz 10M 6 4GT s 4 No 80W E5 2603 1 8GHz 10M 6 4GT s 4 No 80W E5 2603 v2 1 8GHz 10M 6 4GT s 4 No 80W Not supported on the R720xd 3 5 inch chassis Model available for the life of the system For information on processor installation and configuration see the Dell PowerEdge R720 and R720xd Owner s Manual on Dell com Support Manuals GPU support The R720 supports GPU technology which can provide accelerated performance for a variety of applications including virtual desktop infrastructure VDI and HPC implementations The R720xd does not support internal or external GPUs Internal GPU support The R720 can support two 300W full length double wide GPUs or up to four 150W full length single wide GPUs Each GPU can support up to 6GB of dedicated GDDR5 memory and is either actively or passively cooled The GPUs are installed on the PCle x16 2
28. additional detailed information on Dell s systems management portfolio see the Dell OpenManage Systems Management Overview Guide on Dell com Support Manuals 55 PowerEdge R720 and R720xd Technical Guide Appendix A Additional specifications Chassis dimensions Figure 18 details the dimensions of the Dell PowerEdge R720 and R720xd chassis Figure 18 Chassis dimensions Za Zc Xa TOP VIEW Bezel or Outer Most Feature EIA Rack Flange Y SIDE VIEW Za Za Xa XB y with bezel without bezel de 482 4mm 444 0mm 87 3mm 32 0mm 18 0mm 684 0mm 723 0mm Chassis weight Table 30 lists the weight of the R720 and R720xd chassis at maximum configuration as well as empty of any hardware Table 30 Chassis weight Configuration R720 R720 R720xd R720xd gu 2 5 chassis 3 5 chassis 2 5 chassis 3 5 chassis Maximum 29 5kg 64 9lbs 29 2kg 64 3lbs 29 5kg 64 9lbs 32 5kg 71 5lbs Empty chassis 11 7kg 25 7lbs 10 3kg 22 7lbs 11 7kg 25 7 lbs 10 3kg 22 7lbs 56 PowerEdge R720 and R720xd Technical Guide 9 Environmental specifications Table 31 details the environmental specifications for the R720 and R720xd For additional information about environmental measurements for specific system configurations see Dell com environmental_datasheets Table 31 Environmental specifications Fresh Air temperature humidity altitude de rating Continuous 10 C to 35 C 50 F to 95
29. anagement 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 R720 and R720xd support both sliding rails and static rails Both rails have a new slim rail design that supports the wide system chassis The sliding rails Shown in Figure 14 allow the system to be fully extended out of the rack for service and are available with or without the optional CMA Figure 14 Sliding rails with optional CMA The static rails shown in Figure 15 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 15 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 4 post racks Both also support tooled mounting in threaded hole 4 post racks but only the static rails as the more universal solution support mounting in 2 post Telco racks Table 23 lists the rack rail systems that the R720 and R720xd support Table 23 Supported rack rail system Rack types supported Rail CAN Rail System identifier Mounting interface type 4 post 2 post Square Round Thread Flush Center B6 ReadyRails II Sliding v Y v X X R720 R720xd B4 ReadyRail
30. cessor 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 and population see the Dell PowerEdge R720 and R720xd Owner s Manual on Dell com Support Manuals Memory speed The R720 and R720xd support memory speeds of up to 1866MT s depending on DIMM types installed and configuration The loading within a channel significantly affects memory speed 25 PowerEdge R720 and R720xd Technical Guide Table 9 illustrates the maximum achievable speed of the Intel Xeon processor E5 2600 and E5 2600 v2 product families 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 2600 and E5 2600 v2 product families DIMMs per channel DPC 1 DPC 2 DPC 3 DPC 135V 1 5V 1 355V 1 5V 1 35V 1 5V RDIMM 1R 2R Em 1866 EE 1866 IE 1333 RDIMM 1R 2R ES 1500 ECT 1600 1066 EEE UDIMM 1R 2R 1600 1600 RDIMM AR 1333 1066 LRDIMM 4R 1866 mam LRDIMM 4R IU 1600 aliu Memory RAS features Reliability availability and serviceability RAS features help keep the system online and operational without significant impact
31. crosoft 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 updating monitoring and maintaining Dell PowerEdge servers Key technologies Key technologies featured on the PowerEdge R720 and R720xd systems are detailed in Table 1 Table 1 Key technologies Key technologies Detailed descriptions Intel Xeon processor E5 2600 Intel Xeon processor E5 2600 and E5 2600 v2 product families have advanced features or E5 2600 v2 that deliver exceptional performance and value See the Processors section for details product families parla Bees The R720 and R720xd servers use the Intel Platform Controller Hub PCH chip 1866MT s DDR3 Intel Xeon E5 2600 v2 processors support 1866MT s memory The R720 and R720xd support two DIMMs per channel at 1866MT s with these processors See the Memory memory section for details This new memory option load reduced DIMM LRDIMM is designed with a buffer chip LRDIMM or chips to replace the register to help minimize loading LRDIMMs can increase overall server system memory capacity and speed See the Memory section for more information Dell s Select Network Adapter options allow you to customize your LAN port Flexible LOM combinations from your choice of controller vendors See the Networking and PCle section for details Next generation The R720 and R720
32. d supports up to 26 internal 2 5 inch drives Features such as Express Flash PCle solid state drives and CacheCade provide vastly accelerated performance over previous technologies Dell Express Flash drives use PCle lanes to connect directly to the processor and chipset and are easily accessible through a hot plug drive bay CacheCade uses Dell PERC storage controllers to accelerate performance over hard drives or traditional solid state drives Internal storage The R720 and R720xd are available in several hot plug hard drive chassis options as detailed in Table 11 Note that the chassis option must be selected at the point of purchase and cannot be changed or upgraded later Table 11 Chassis options PowerEdge server Chassis option 16 x 2 5 drives 8 x 2 5 8 x 2 5 drives with dual RAID controllers R720 8 x 2 5 drives 8 x 2 5 4x Express Flash drives 8 x 3 5 drives 24 x 2 5 drives front 2 x 2 5 drives back R720xd 12 x 3 5 drives front 2 x 2 5 drives back Back accessible 2 5 drives are optional 28 PowerEdge R720 and R720xd Technical Guide Supported hard drives Table 12 lists the internal hard drives supported by the R720 and R720xd For the latest information on supported hard drives visit Dell com PowerEdge Table 12 Supported hard drives Form Speed T factor Type rpm Capacities SATA 7 2K 250GB 500GB 1TB 2TB 4TB 3 5 Near
33. database applications and streaming digital media environments The internal RAID controllers have a dedicated connection to the system board The PERC S110 is supported on the R720 3 5 inch chassis only and is not supported on the R720xd 30 PowerEdge R720 and R720xd Technical Guide Table 14 lists the RAID controllers supported on the R720 and R720xd Table 14 RAID controllers Controller Features Form factor Usage model Description Eight port external Includes 1GB NV DDR3 PERC 6Gb s PCle RAID cache premium 01105 Premium H810 controller that supports performance and feature 50 6 60 A Adapter rformance External up to 192 SATA and SAS set security SED EKMS da P HDDs or SSDs and SSD as cache Eight port internal Includes 1GB NV DDR3 PERC 6Gb s PCle RAID cache premium 0 1 10 5 Premiu H710P controller that supports performance and feature 50 6 60 Adapter entres Internal up to 32 SATA and SAS set security SED EKMS au P HDDs or SSDs and SSD as cache Eight port internal 6Gb s PCle RAID Includes 512MB DDR3 0110 5 PERCH710 controller that supports cache advanced feature 50 6 60 Adapter Performance up to 32 SATA and SAS set security SED EKMS M HDDs or SSDs Eight port internal 6Gb s PCle RAID controller that is a PERG low cost entry level Supports ot plugctves MOTOS Adapter Value H310 i expansion pass through 50 solution supporting up to 32 SATA and SAS HDDs or SSDs 3Gb s SATA soft
34. dge R720 and R720xd Technical Guide 9 Appendix C Additional resources Table 35 provides a list of documents and websites that provide for more information on the Dell PowerEdge R720 and R720xd Table 35 Additional resources Resource Description of contents PowerEdge R720 This manual available in PDF format provides the and R720xd following information Owner s Manual e Chassis features System Setup program System messages e System codes and indicators e System BIOS e Remove and replace procedures e Troubleshooting e Diagnostics e Jumpers and connectors PowerEdge R720 This guide ships with the system and is also available in and R720xd PDF format on the Dell support site This guide provides Getting Started the following information Guide e Initial setup steps e Key system features e Technical specifications Rack Installation This document ships with the rack kits and provides Instructions instructions for installing a server in a rack Cable This document ships with the rack kits and provides Management Arm instructions for installing the cable management arm on Installation the rack Instructions System The system information label documents the system Information Label board layout and system jumper settings Quick Resource This code can be scanned by a phone application to Locator QRL access additional information and resources for the code server including videos reference materials service tag
35. e 7 Networking and PCIe The Dell PowerEdge R720 and R720xd offer balanced scalable I O capabilities including integrated PCle 3 0 capable expansion slots Dell Select Network Adapters Dell s network daughter cards let you choose the right network fabric without using up a valuable PCI slot Pick the speed technology vendor and other options such as switch independent partitioning which lets you share and manage bandwidth on 10GbE connections Select Network Adapters The Select Network Adapter family is purpose built and includes flexible LAN on Motherboard LOM card options for Dell PowerEdge 12 generation servers The Select Network Adapter form factor delivers the value of LOM integration with the system including BIOS integration and shared port for manageability while providing the flexibility of a modular card The PowerEdge R720 and R720xd support one custom network daughter card NDC as part of Select Network Adapters family to house the complete LOM subsystem There are two form factors of Select Network Adapters one for blade servers and one for rack servers shown Figure 12 The rack NDC options supported on the R720 and R720xd include a selection of 1GbE and 10GbE port cards such as 1000 Base T 10Gb Base T and 10Gb SFP Figure 12 Rack network daughter card NDC 33 PowerEdge R720 and R720xd Technical Guide Table 15 lists available features of numerous supported Select Network Adapter options for the R72
36. ed 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 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 for 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 utilities and management consoles 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 se
37. en 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 c P Ed Gigabit Ethernet replaces 10 100 on Fast throughput for better performance owertage predecessor iDRAC6 compatibility with setup for switches rack and tower systems More detail allows IT administrators to be Simplified more informative and more efficient in diagnosing and remediating Email alerts expanded coverage than previous an issue alerts include a direct embedded versions of iDRAC URL in the email notification to further speed 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 49 PowerEdge R720 and R720xd 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 300 500 series servers Benefit Digital license installed in factory free 30 day trial versions are available uses a license management
38. ently 1 whereas the industry Power monitoring standard is 5 accurac y 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 to limit the output of a PSU and reduce system power consumption Dell is the first hardware vendor to leverage Intel Node Manager for circuit breaker fast capping Power capping iDRAC7 Enterprise provides server level management that monitors reports and controls power consumption at the processor memory and system level Systems management y 9 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 38 PowerEdge R720 and R720xd Technical Guide pe Feature Description Intel Node Manager is an embedded technology that provides individual server level power reporting and power limiting functionality 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 Active power management 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 consump
39. er erred e er ipM rop eripe t oerte ees 57 Power Supply Specification 58 VIGeO SDECIfICdtlOliSiuss ioter nup II LL ML M E M M Mm MAE Ies 58 Rack rail SOSCIMCATOIS M M 59 iii PowerEdge R720 and R720xd Technical Guide lt u A uL M amu EL 59 Appendix B Standards corplianee und 60 AppendbcC Additional TesOUF ees e der e e p adeo bebe eo a utu bdo Do epa ot 62 Appendix D Systemi board blockediagralfTi ucc ioter tenet pii Le pns nre nar aen port Rn raum dug eau pedo cup 64 Tables Table 1 Key technologies ente Gne tre peter tei ra ERR D aurae erit eR Eg Fur e PR a aa 7 Table 2 Comparison of PowerEdge R710 R720 and R720xd sss 9 Table 5 TechiicalspecifiCatiOris x uttter denied edt a s ea e ees EP D nuoc a re a c RE RE RV ET 10 Table 4 Chassis features ye e cape epe aded des tte deo t eu dte i dod ed bt te dra E edt 16 Table 5 Security feat res uctor eerte lr races AA dd 19 Table 6 Supported DrOCessOfs u csset tar ere irlanda aa dur tantu d d d due tuc unam wed den e 21 Table Memory technologies supported edet e e UC EHE rust p ce na t P eda 24 Table 8 DIMMS supported ettet efe t ot ea trt ta e ro Eb ab dep eiu e db th Deed 25 Table 9 Memory speed capabilities eissssssssssssssssseeeeeeeene tenente tnter nennt nested nns tran 26 Tabled0 Memory RAS fealllfes acte tecto ll oca Med order aca ld 26 Table 11 Chassis OpLIOFIS i orci esce tpe D E Un aa enia
40. et 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 allocates one rank per channel as a spare If excessive correctable errors occur in a rank or channel they are moved to the spare area while the Memory spaning anid operating system is running to prevent the errors from causing an 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 R720 and R720xd Owner s Manual on Dell com Support Manuals Memory RAID is not supported 27 PowerEdge R720 and R720xd Technical Guide lt u 6 Storage The Dell PowerEdge R720 and R720xd provide storage expandability that allows you to adapt to your workload and operational demands With comprehensive storage options the R720 and R720xd offer various drive types internal and external storage controllers and different chassis and backplanes for varied numbers of drives Due to their massive internal storage capacities the R720 and R720xd are optimized for a variety of implementations including virtual desktop infrastructure VDI environments and collaboration solutions The R720 supports up to 16 and the R720x
41. ful and strictly forbidden December 2013 Version 6 0 ii PowerEdge R720 and R720xd Technical Guide lt u Table of contents Ml SYSTEM ul T 6 Otro GUICTIO ND mI 6 Key TECMMOlLO GIES sizes ice tpe tette A ber dua nV adt NE 7 PASS CUCIDBI I Uc EPUM 9 Comparisoti Of PowerEdge SVSteITIS us tard atado erra eating peter Peer aea rur Fey dn b pay ERU Nep ru FRONDE 9 SOS CH SAU ONS cotas 10 5 Chassis VIEWS ANG features rere irem te e m RE A E UR Me c Uer ENAT nn vate E Hear op REP URE PER UE ORES 15 Chassis VIGWS xenon aiii polea Deep 1 Chassis eat essere tte IM p UM UEM I TM Unde nien LU LIE 16 4 iiec oo o AREE A EE a EAT E EE 20 Processor features srira e e ahs a are betont 20 SUPported Processor m UELUT 21 el2SEUe o gd T 22 CAPS ma ER Orb ena penna tetris iit m smi Lr horreum n masse uin ede tetra 23 IVS TON 2 Mantua teddy caadeak 24 Supported tmmermoby sca ie eret e p creed e ates S RU PER UTD HEU WIR Hae Dav T ee 24 D Taerofaserejsv e D c dela caper 25 Memory SDE sce MP EEUU 25 Memory RAS TealFes us italia dl laa alo boc niin 26 1 SOAS PLE 28 ATS FM o Hm 28 Extenakstorgde ose putent me Eu MU EIE M M MCI M MM 30 Storage COM OUI S satiated E 30 OE Cal GIN SS e corse IMMER aes canes MEE ME EE 32 Vee SiG GS cose aia dois 32 7 Networking and Ple utet emeret dap cnt mtcr
42. g system support Operating System Platform Edition Microsoft Windows 2003 x86 Web x86 sanaaa Enterprise Microsoft Windows 2003 R2 with SP2 Standard x64 Enterprise Data center Not validated for use with AMD GPUs Supported virtualization One of the key features for virtualization on the R720 and R720xd is the support for a failsafe hypervisor By running the hypervisor 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 26 highlights the virtualization support for the R720 and R720xd Table 26 Virtualization support Internal dual SD Operating systems Install version parton module install options support vSphere v5 0 U1 ESXi one version DIB Yes vSphere v5 1 ESXi one version DIB Yes VMware vSphere v5 1 U1 ESXi one version DIB Yes vSphere v5 5 ESXi one version DIB Yes Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization 3 1 N A DIB Yes Citrix XenServer v6 1 N A DIB No Fl factory install DIB drop in box No OpenManage support drop in box license registration card only 47 PowerEdge R720 and R720xd Technical Guide 9 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 bas
43. ger e SBUU VMware vCenter and Dell Lifecycle Controller Deploy KACE K1000 Appliance Integration DLCI for Microsoft e Lifecycle Controller Remote System Center Configuration Services Manager e BMC BladeLogic integration with Lifecycle Controller e iDRAC7 with LifeCycle e Dell OpenManage Essentials Dell Update Catalogs for Controller GUI e Lifecycle Controller Remote Microsoft System Center e Repository Manager Services Configuration Manager e DUP e Dell Lifecycle Controller Update e SUU Integration DLCI for Microsoft e SBUU System Center Configuration e OpenManage Manager Integration for VMware vCenter 54 PowerEdge R720 and R720xd Technical Guide lt u Operation One to one iDRAC7 with Lifecycle Controller One to many Dell OpenManage Essentials BMC ProactiveNet e OpenManage Integration for VMware vCenter e OMSA Performance Management e BMC ProactiveNet Performance integration with Lifecycle Management integration with Monitor Controller Lifecycle Controller Dell OpenManage Power Dell Server Management Pack Center Suite for Microsoft System Center Operations Manager SCOM e PMI Lifecycle Controller Remote Remediate iDRAC7 with Lifecycle Services 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
44. ghput to match your application needs enabling added I O performance Dell s Select Network Adapter options let you choose the right network fabric without using up a valuable PCI slot You can pick speed technology vendor and other options like switch independent partitioning which lets you share and manage bandwidth on 10GbE connections Virtualize more Maximize your data center s application capacity by expanding your virtual environment using the large memory footprint of the R720 and R720xd Choose an industry leading hypervisor and take advantage of our system management capability to manage both physical and virtual assets Redundant failsafe hypervisors can also help maximize your virtual machines uptime Dell OpenManage Integration Suite for Microsoft System Center and VMware vCenter for ESXi can help you easily manage complex virtual environments 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 6 PowerEdge R720 and R720xd Technical Guide OpenManage iDRAC with Lifecycle Controller integrates and connects to leading third party systems management solutions such as those from Mi
45. h an H710 PERC with battery backup However higher noise levels result when a system is configured as non RAID 41 PowerEdge R720 and R720xd Technical Guide lt u gt Hot spare feature of power supply unit In the system default setting the Hot Spare Feature is disabled acoustical output from the power supplies is lowest in this setting Table 21 and Table 22 detail the acoustical performance for the R720 and R720xd Table 21 R720 acoustical performance 2 5 inch chassis Configuration Power PCI DOT LWA LpA2 Prominent 23 2 C CPUs Hard drives supply Memory card HDD E 9 uL ones ambient unit controller bels dBA spss y 1X250GB fx 1x 1xPERC Idle 4 0 20 None SATA 7 2k 495W 8GB H310 Stressed 41 20 None 1x PERC Idle 44 25 None Typical 2 6x 500GB 2x 8x H710 ZE SAS 10K 750W 8GB 1XxGbE Stressed A45 26 Mene NIC Table 22 R720xd acoustical performance 2 5 inch chassis Configuration Power PCI Operating mi UL qe Prominent 23 2 C CPUs Hard drives supply Memory card HDD ses 3 E nes ambient unit controller bels dBA 4 ai 1x250GB 1x 1x 1xPERC lde 4 7 28 None SATA 7 2k 495W 8GB H310 suesed 48 og None 1 x PERC Idle 4 8 28 None Typical 2 14 x 500GB 2x 8x H710 yp SAS 10K 750W 8GB 1xGbE Stressed 50 30 TER NIC LWA 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 2LpA is
46. he bootup process 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 several configuration choices and settings are important to consider For lower acoustical output use a small number of lower rotational speed SATA hard drives nearline SAS hard drives or non rotational devices like SSDs 15k hard drives generate more acoustic noise than that of lower rotational speed hard drives and noise increases with number of hard drives Fan speeds and noise may increase from baseline factory configurations if certain profiles are changed by the user or the system configurations are updated The following is a list of items that impact fan speeds and acoustical output iDRAC7 BIOS settings Performance Per Watt DAPC or OS may be quieter than Performance or Dense Configuration iDRAC Settings Thermal Max Exhaust Temperature or Fan speed offset The quantity and type of PCle cards installed This affects overall system acoustics Installation of more than two PCle cards results in an increase in overall system acoustics Using a GPU card This results in an increase in overall system acoustics PCle controller based SSD drives Drives such as Express flash drives and Fusion io cards require greater airflow for cooling and result in significantly higher noise levels Systems with an H310 PERC This configuration may be quieter than those wit
47. ifecycle Controller Trial evaluation available for IDRAC7 Enterprise with Lifecycle Controller e ReadyRails 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 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 2008 R2 SP1 x64 includes Hyper V Microsoft Windows HPC Server 2008 Microsoft Windows Small Business Server 2011 Novell SUSE Linux Enterprise Server o Operating systems Red Hat Enterprise Linux Virtualization options Citrix XenServer VMware vSphere 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 means 1 trillion bytes actual capacity varies with preloaded material and operating environment and will be less 12 PowerEdge R720 and R720xd Technical Guide lt u 3 Chassis views and features The Dell PowerEdge R720 and R720xd implement a new chassis design which supports an increased number of DIMMs PCle slots and hard drives relative to their predecessor servers The following sections provide ex
48. 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 data center space Table 19 lists the tools and technologies Dell offers to help you achieve your data center goals by lowering power consumption and increasing energy efficiency Table 19 Power tools and technologies Feature Description Dell s PSU portfolio includes intelligent features such as dynamically optimizing efficiency while maintaining availability and redundancy Find additional information in the Power supply units section Power supply units PSU portfolio Energy Smart Solution Advisor ESSA is a tool that can help you determine the most efficient configuration possible With Dell s ESSA you can calculate the power consumption of your hardware power infrastructure 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 s servers are compliant with all relevant industry certifications and Industry compliance guidelines including 80 PLUS Climate Savers and ENERGY STAR PSU power monitoring improvements include n e Dell s power monitoring accuracy is curr
49. ions Both systems feature the Intel Xeon processor E5 2600 and E5 2600 v2 product families which offer up to 24 DIMMS PCI Express PCle 3 0 enabled expansion slots and a choice of network interface card technologies The PowerEdge R720 is a general purpose platform with highly expandable memory up to 768GB and impressive O capabilities to match The R720 can readily handle very demanding workloads such as data warehouses e commerce virtual desktop infrastructure VDI databases and high performance computing HPC In addition to the R720 s capabilities the R720xd offers extraordinary storage capacity making it well suited for data intensive applications that require storage and I O performance like medical imaging and email servers Manage data overload Keep pace with the explosion of data in the virtual age with the flexible I O and storage capabilities of the R720 and R720xd The R720 supports up to sixteen internal hard drives to increase your capacity while optional hot plug front access Express Flash PCle solid state drives up to four enable performance enhancing in box storage tiering The PowerEdge R720xd allows you to quickly access and process vast amounts of data with up to twenty six internal hot plug hard disks The R720xd is a great solution for any midsize or large business that requires scalability in storage capacity Tailor your network fabric The R720 and R720xd allow you to tailor your network throu
50. itive launch of OpenManage Server Administrator e 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 OpenManage systems management is centered on automating the server management lifecycle deploy update monitor and maintain To manage an infrastructure properly and efficiently you must perform all of these functions easily and quickly iDRAC7 with Lifecycle Controller technology provides you with these intelligent capabilities embedded within the server infrastructure This allows you to invest more time and energy on business improvements and less on maintenance Figure 17 illustrates the various operations that can be performed during the server s lifecycle 53 PowerEdge R720 and R720xd Technical Guide Figure 17 Systems management server lifecycle Table 29 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 Table 29 One to one and one to many operations Operation One to one One to many iDRAC with Lifecycle e Symantec Deployment Dell Server Deployment Pack Controller GUI Server DSDP for Microsoft System e DTK e OpenManage Integration for Center Configuration Mana
51. l Xeon processor E5 2600 series With up to four additional cores LOMB more cache and a 17 increase in memory speeds E5 2600 v2 processors may boost performance by up to 40 in PowerEdge server platforms Support for DDR3 1866MT s memory provides faster connections throughout the system Up to 24 DIMM slots and support for up to 32GB DIMMs enable memory capacity of 768GB Dell s exclusive Fault Resilient Memory technology provides a protected memory zone for a hypervisor without consuming half of the total RAM in the system In combination with Fault Resilient Memory E5 2600 v2 processors offer Failsafe Virtualization for unsurpassed industry protection for virtual machines Intel Secure Key and Intel OS Guard deliver faster and more secure encryption Advanced Programmable Interrupt Controller virtualization APICv improves virtualization performance by reducing virtual machine VM exits thereby reducing overhead required to service every APIC interrupt Intel Integrated PCI Express 5 0 provides up to 40 lanes per socket Intel Turbo Boost Technology 2 0 delivers up to double the boost than the previous generation turbo technology 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 Intel Advanced Vector Extensions offer up to double the floating point ope
52. l in certain configurations Thermal design The thermal design of the PowerEdge R720 and R720xd reflect the following Optimized thermal design The system layout is architected for optimum thermal design System component placement and layout are designed to provide maximum airflow coverage to critical components with minimum expense of fan power 40 PowerEdge R720 and R720xd Technical Guide Comprehensive thermal management The thermal control system regulates the fan speed based on several different responses from all system component temperature sensors as well as inventory for system configurations Temperature monitoring includes components such as processors DIMMs chipset the inlet air ambient hard disk drives NDC and GPU Open and closed loop thermal fan speed control Open loop thermal control uses system configuration to determine fan speed based on inlet air ambient temperature Closed loop thermal control method uses feedback temperatures to dynamically determine proper fan speeds User configurable settings With the understanding and realization that every customer has unique set of circumstances or expectations from the system in this generation of servers we have introduced limited user configurable settings residing in the iDRAC7 BIOS setup screen For more information see the PowerEdge R720 and R720xd Owner s Manual on Dell com Support Manuals and Advanced Thermal Control Optimizing across Environments and Power
53. liant in order to take full advantage of the processor capabilities Table 16 details the R720 and R720xd PCle slots Table 16 PCle expansion slots System R720 R720xd Slots 7 6 Slot types One x16 full length full height Two x16 full length full height Three x8 full length full height One x8 full length full height Three x8 half length half height Three x8 half length half height In a single processor configuration slots 1 4 are not usable PCle expansion cards The R720 and R720xd support a variety of PCle expansion cards Table 17 lists the supported add in NICs and HBAs for the R720 and R720xd Table 17 Supported NICs and HBAs Broadcom 5720 2x1Gb Base T Broadcom 5719 4x1Gb Base T Intel 1350 2x1Gb Base T 1Gb 10Gb NICs Intel 1350 4x1Gb Base T Broadcom 57810S 2x10Gb SFP Broadcom 578105 2x10Gb Base T Intel X520 2x10Gb SFP 35 PowerEdge R720 and R720xd Technical Guide Type Adapter Intel X540 2x10Gb Base T QLogic QLE8262 2x10Gb SFP Brocade BR1020 2x10Gb SFP Mellanox ConnectX 3 dual port 40GbE QSFP Mellanox ConnectX 3 dual port 10GbE DA SFP QLogic QLE2460 4Gb QLogic QLE2462 4Gb QLogic QLE2560 8Gb QLogic QLE2562 8Gb QLogic QLE2660 16Gb FC4 FC8 F16 HBAs QLogic QLE2662 16Gb Emulex LPe12000 8Gb Emulex LPe12002 8Gb Brocade BR815 8Gb Brocade BR825 8Gb In addition to the NICs and HBAs listed in Table 17 the supported PCle expansion cards for the R720 and R720xd are listed in Table 18 Table
54. line SAS 7 2K 1TB 2TB 3TB 4TB SAS 15K 500GB 600GB SATA 7 2K 250GB 500GB 1TB Nearline SAS 7 2K 500GB 1TB 1TB SED 300GB 600GB 900GB 900GB Tee H9 SED 1 2TB 2 5 SAS 15K 146GB 300GB 300GB SED 100GB 160GB 200GB 300GB el ados N A 400GB 480GB 800GB PCle SSD N A 175GB 350GB 700GB 1 4TB R720 only Express Flash drives Express Flash drives use PCle and SSD technologies to provide performance scalability and optimal serviceability Accelerated performance with high IOPs is made possible without requiring processor resources or capturing DRAM Also Express Flash drives use a standardized 2 5 inch hot plug form factor which saves critical PCle slot space by moving drives from the back to the front of the system and allows a common management process for all drives The PowerEdge R720 has an option to support up to four hot plug Express Flash PCle SSDs in the 2 5 inch chassis The R720xd does not support Express Flash drives 29 PowerEdge R720 and R720xd Technical Guide External storage The R720 and R720xd support the external storage devices types listed in Table 13 For more storage information see Dell com Storage Table 13 Supported external storage device types Device type Description Supports connection to external USB tape products supports boot from Dell PowerVault RD1000 Supports connection to external SAS tape products External tape Supports connection to external FC tape product
55. mi pim GRE as Rs 28 Table 12 Supported hard dflyes a etes ete ee b e etie etai des o ede tta fre a ee ena 29 Table 13 Supported external storage device types dt ara od be an Ra RR id e ica Rd de ida 50 Table 14 RAID controllers utt ptc octies erar lea denen emerat used owen e cdi mitos 51 Table 15 Supported Select Network Adapter options and features sssssssssssssssssssssseeeeenee 34 Table T6 PCle expatislOnislots oo 5 Table 17 Supported NIC Sand PIBAS onis mt eie a me Pack et emet eger eru 5 Table 18 Additional supported PCle expansion cards o ccccccccccccsccesscsssessecssesseessecssecssscssscssesseecseessecsaecsaecsascseesseesaes 36 Table 19 Power tools arid TECHNOLOGIES iis scie rnc ttr p quo ep nta Ee va cot tra EE Rd EU nta D RIP RED LENA ETE ENERE ENTRAS 38 Table 20 Power supply CIPLC CY ausos eruit oque a tidus fuses aie amanecer hU usi uL ra DU MADE Deus 40 Table 21 R720 acoustical performance 2 5 inch chassis sssssssssssssseeeeeneeeeneeere neret enne 42 Table 22 R720xd acoustical performance 2 5 inch chassis sssssssssssssssseeneeeneneeeeenene nennen 42 Table 25 Supportediuraci nall Steele 44 Table 24 Primary operating system support sssssssssssssssssssseeeeeeeenneeeneeneenetne nennen netten ener sten enn nnn 46 table 25 Virtual guestoperatng System SUpDOFLUs coo csv te pae reto a eg ee apri e pe PER ah 47 Table 26 Virt alizationiSUpDOk cet reete
56. nage Essentials OMSA Agent OpenManage Power Center requires iDRAC7 Enterprise with Lifecycle Controller OpenManage Integrations and Connections iDRAC7 Express with Lifecycle Controller standard option PowerEdge R720xd OpenManage Essentials OMSA Agent OpenManage Power Center requires iDRAC7 Enterprise with Lifecycle Controller OpenManage Integrations and Connections iDRAC7 Express with Lifecycle Controller standard option 2 x 300W double wide Hot plug redundant PSUs Hot plug redundant PSUs Internal dual SD module Internal GPU Not supported or Not supported 4 x 150W single wide Hot atug drives Hot plug drives Hot plug drives Hot plug redundant Hot plug redundant Hot plug redundant cooling cooling Availability cooling Hot plug redundant PSUs Internal dual SD module GB means 1 billion bytes and TB means 1 trillion bytes actual capacity varies with preloaded material and operating environment and will be less Specifications Table 3 lists the technical specifications for the PowerEdge R720 and R720xd systems For the latest information on supported features visit Dell com PowerEdge Table 3 Technical specifications Feature Specification Form factor 2U rack Processors Intel Xeon processor E5 2600 or E5 2600 v2 product families Processor sockets 2 sockets Internal interconnect 2 Intel QuickPath Interconnect QPI links 6 4GT s 7 2G
57. nfiguration and Power acpi info Interface Specification v2 0c Ethernet IEEE 802 3 2005 HDG Hardware Design Guide Version microsoft com whdc system platform pcdesign desguide serverdg mspx 5 0 for Microsoft Windows Server IPMI Intelligent Platform Management intel com design servers ipmi Interface v2 0 DDR3 Memory DDR3 SDRAM Specification jedec org download search JESD79 3C pdf Rev 5A LPC Low Pin Count Interface developer intel com design chipsets industry lpc htm Specification Rev 1 1 standards ieee org getieee802 802 3 html PCI Express PCI Express Base Specification pcisig com specifications pciexpress Rev 2 0 and 3 0 PMBus Power System Management pmbus info specs html Protocol Specification v1 2 SAS Serial Attached SCSI v1 1 SATA Serial ATA Rev 2 6 SATA Il SATA sata io org 1 0a Extensions Rev 1 2 SMBIOS System Management BIOS dmtf org standards smbios Reference Specification v2 7 TPM Trusted Platform Module trustedcomputinggroup org Specification v1 2 UEFI Unified Extensible Firmware uefi org specs Interface Specification v2 1 USB Universal Serial Bus Specification 60 PowerEdge R720 and R720xd Technical Guide 9 t10 org usb org developers docs Standard URL for information and specifications Rev 2 0 Windows Logo Windows Logo Program System microsoft com whdc winlogo hwrequirements mspx and Device Requirements v3 10 61 PowerE
58. o install an OpenManage systems management software agent into the operating system of a Dell PowerEdge server This greatly simplifies and streamlines the management footprint 51 PowerEdge R720 and R720xd Technical Guide lt u Dell 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 is a recently released systems management console that provides a comprehensive view of Dell systems devices and components in an enterprise network It is used to monitor Dell PowerEdge servers EqualLogic and PowerVault storage and Dell Networking switches 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 OpenManage Essentials 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 hel
59. on 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 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 32 lists power supply specifications for the PowerEdge R720 and R720xd Table 32 Power supply specifications Tora 750W AC 750W AC 495W AC Specification 1100W DC 1100W AC ees E Titanium Platinum Current 32A 12A 6 5A 10A 5A 10A 5A 6 5A 3A consumption Supply voltage 48V to 60V DC 100 240VAC 200 240VAC 100 240VAC 100 240VAC Frequency N A 50 60Hz 50 60Hz 50 60Hz 50 60Hz Heat dissipation BTU hr max 4416 4100 2843 2891 1908 Maximum inrush 55A 55A 55A 55A 55A current Auto ranging Under typical line conditions and over the entire system ambient operating range the inrush current may reach 55A per power supply for 10ms or less Video specifications The Dell PowerEdge R720 and R720xd iDRAC7 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 58 PowerEdge R720 and R720xd Technical Guide 9 The R720 and R720xd systems support the 2D graphics video modes listed in Table 33 Table 33 Suppor
60. onnel or by the operating system s documentation System identification button Buttons on the back and front of a system to help identify the unit in a data center environment Hard drive activity LEDs Indicate the status and activity of the hard drives Two R720 or one R720xd front two back and one internal USB USB connectors connector Supports one vFlash media card the R720 slot is located in the front of vFlash media reader the system and the R720x slot is located in the back functionality is activated only when iDRAC7 Enterprise is enabled Video connector Connects a monitor to the system 16 PowerEdge R720 and R720xd Technical Guide Feature Description LCD control panel Provides user access to buttons display and I O interfaces R720 only LED panel Indicates the status of system conditions R720xd only Front accessible hot plug hard drives plus two optional Hand drives back accessible hot plug hard drives R720xd only The R720 supports one optional slimline SATA DVD ROM drive or Opticaldiive optlanal DVD RW drive R720xd does not support an internal optical drive System identification panel Slide out label panel for system information Serial connector Connects a serial device to the system and for console redirect iDRAC7 Enterprise port Dedicated management port for optional iDRAC7 Enterprise The R720 supports up to seven PCle expansion cards R720xd supports PIS ehPan
61. orm Module TPM is used to generate store keys protect authenticate passwords and create store digital certificates It also supports the Intel Xeon TXT functionality TPM TPM can also be used to enable the BitLocker hard drive encryption feature in Windows Server 2008 TPM 12 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 Secure mode setup This mode includes the option to lock out the power and NMI switches on the control panel or set up a system password 19 PowerEdge R720 and R720xd Technical Guide lt u 4 Processors Dell PowerEdge R720 and R720xd servers feature the exceptional performance value and power efficiency of the Intel Xeon processor E5 2600 v2 product family With up to 12 cores and 30MB cache E5 2600 v2 processors have the capacity to deliver performance gains of up to 40 over previous generation E5 2600 processors No matter your constraint floor space power or budget E5 2600 v2 processors can help you achieve more computational horsepower in the same footprint with better security and power efficiency Processor features The Intel Xeon processor E5 2600 v2 product family has powerful new features and improves upon many of the capabilities of the predecessor Inte
62. ost interface card HIC and an iPass cable Both the NVIDIA and Dell x16 HIC require one x16 PCle slot Each HIC supports up to four GPUs maximum due to internal memory allocation for the PCle subsystem More than four GPUs per HIC attached to the server will impact performance of other PCle devices The R720 supports up to eight GPUs in the PowerEdge C410x external chassis For a list of supported GPU HICs see Table 18 For more information about the PowerEdge C410x see Dell com PowerEdgeC Supported GPU cards For a list of supported GPUs see Table 18 and Dell com PowerEdge GPU Operating system support for GPUs Some operating systems have not been validated to support GPUs See Table 24 and Table 25 for more information on operating system support of GPUs Chipset The PowerEdge R720 and R720xd servers use the Intel C602 chipset For more information visit Intel com 23 PowerEdge R720 and R720xd Technical Guide 5 Memory More memory options are available than ever before with the Dell PowerEdge R720 and R720xd greater capacities higher frequencies and more flexibility The R720 and R720xd support up to 768GB of memory 24 DIMMs and speeds up to 1866MT s providing high performance in a variety of applications High memory density means there is no compromise when it comes to virtualization Increase your uptime and reduce data loss due to Dell s focus on reliability availability and serviceability RAS features RAS aids
63. pport for customer supplied SD cards for vFlash media Virtual flash partitions Virtual media e Virtual folders i Remote file share Crash video playback Boot record playback Power capping Enterprise group power management Directory services AD LDAP PK authentication e Two factor authentication Requires OMSA agent on target server Uses Microsoft ActiveX on Internet Explorer only Agent based 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 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 management Because Dell PowerEdge servers have embedded server lifecycle management in many cases there is no need t
64. ps simplify the process of managing downloads and baseline BIOS firmware and driver updates Repository Manager can create deployment disks as well as create and manage customized repositories 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 your Dell PowerEdge servers 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 Dell Update Packages The Dell Update Packages DUP is a self contained executable in a standard package format that updates a software element on a Dell server such as the BIOS a driver firmware and other software updates 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 large numbers of servers in a reliable fashion RACADM The RACADM command line utility provides a scriptable interface that allows you to locally or remotely configure iDRAC7 IPMITool IPMITool includes scriptable console application programs used to control and manage remote systems using the IPMI version 1 5 and later protocol Integration with third
65. rations per clock cycle by doubling the length of registers which can be useful in large number calculations integral to many technical financial and scientific computing problems For more information on Intel Xeon processor E5 2600 v2 product family visit Intel com 20 PowerEdge R720 and R720xd Technical Guide Supported processors The R720 and R720xd support up to two processors with up to eight cores per processor Table 6 lists the Intel Xeon E5 2600 v2 processors supported by the PowerEdge R720 and R720xd For the latest information on supported processors visit Dell com PowerEdge Table 6 Supported processors Model Speed Cache QPI Cores Turbo TDP E5 2697 v2 27Ghz 30M 8 0GT s 12 Yes 130W E5 2695 v2 2 4Ghz 30M 8 0GT s 12 Yes 115W E5 2690 2 9GHz 20M 8 0GT s 8 Yes 135W E5 2690 v2 3 0GHz 20M 8 0GT s 10 Yes 130W E5 2680 2 7GHz 20M 8 0GT s 8 Yes 130W E5 2680 v2 2 8GHz 25M 8 0GT s 10 Yes 115W E5 2670 2 6GHz 20M 8 0GT s 8 Yes 115W E5 2670 v2 2 5GHz 25M 8 0GT s 10 Yes 115W E5 2665 2 4GHz 20M 8 0GT s 8 Yes 115W E5 2667 2 6GHz 15M 8 0GT s 6 Yes 130W E5 2667 v2 3 0GHz 20M 8 0GT s 8 Yes 130W E5 2660 2 2GHz 20M 8 0GT s 8 Yes 95W E5 2660 v2 2 2GHz 25M 8 0GT s 10 Yes 95W E5 2650L 18GHz 20M 7 2GT s 8 Yes 70W E5 2650L v2 17GHz 25M 8 0GT s 10 Yes 60W E5 2650 2 0GHz 20M 8 0GT s 8 Yes 95W E5 2650 v2 2 6GHz 20M 8 0GT s 8 Yes 95W E5 2643 3 3Ghz 10M 8 0GT s 4 Yes 130
66. rver Figure 11 QRL code inside chassis an rennnaranss IIA 111177 i escaneo PARANA This QRL code allows you to View step by step videos including overviews of system internals and externals as well as detailed concise task oriented videos and installation wizards Locate reference materials including searchable owner s manual content LCD diagnostics and an electrical overview 18 PowerEdge R720 and R720xd Technical Guide 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 in the top cover to secure it to the Cover latch rack chassis An optional metal bezel is mounted to the chassis front to provide the Dell ID A lock on the bezel is used to protect un authorized access to hard drives System status is viewable on the LCD or LED panel when the bezel is installed Front bezel The Trusted Platf
67. rvices that enable you to leverage an existing systems management framework As shown in Figure 16 Dell systems management solutions are centered around OpenManage server management featuring iDRAC7 with Lifecycle Controller Figure 16 Dell systems management solutions IDRAC with Lifecycle Controller 48 PowerEdge R720 and R720xd Technical Guide OpenManage systems management The Dell OpenManage systems management portfolio includes powerful hardware and software management tools and consoles OpenManage simplifies the lifecycle of deploying updating monitoring and maintaining your Dell PowerEdge servers iDRAC7 with Lifecycle Controller The Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller 7 iDRAC7 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 27 describes the functions and benefits of DRAC7 with Lifecycle Controller Table 27 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 ev
68. s Supports connection to external SCSI tape products legacy support only Supports connection to external iSCSI tape products Supports connection to current PowerVault NAS Network Attached Dell PowerVault NAS Storage products Supports connection to current PowerVault direct attach storage PowerVault DAS DAS including JBOD and RBOD enclosures products Supports connection to current PowerVault storage area network PowerVault SAN SAN including Dell EqualLogic iSCSI Dell EMC arrays and JBOD disk enclosures products Supports connection to current PowerVault intelligent data PowerVault IDM management IDM archive solutions de duplication B2D and data protection appliances products 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 PowerEdge RAID Controllers PERCs offer high I O performance for a variety of uses including
69. s Static Y Y Y Y Y For detailed information about rail dimensions see the Rack rail specifications section in Appendix A For more information on installing the T620 in a rack see the Rack nstallation Instructions on Dell com Support Manuals 44 PowerEdge R720 and R720xd Technical Guide Cable management arm The optional cable management arm CMA for the R720 and R720xd 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 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 fully closed position Ability to mount the CMA and tray without the use of tools due to snap in designs For more information on installing the R720 and R720xd in a rack see the Rack nstallation Instructions on Dell com Support Manuals 45 PowerEdge R720 and R720xd Technical Guide 10 Operating systems and virtualization The Dell PowerEdge R720 and R720xd support a wide range of industry standard operating systems and virtualization software Supported operating systems Table 24 lists the primary operating systems supported on the R720 and R720xd
70. sionicardislots up to six PCle expansion cards Ethernet connectors Choice of network connectors through Select Network Adapter family Power supply units Up to two back accessible hot plug power supplies Power supply indicators Indicate whether system has power NIC indicators Indicate network activity and status This code on the chassis can be scanned by a phone application to Quick Resource Locator QRL access information about the server LCD control panel R720 The R720 system control panel is located on the front of the chassis to provide user access to buttons display and I O interfaces For more information on the R720 LCD control panel see the Dell PowerEdge R720 and R720xd Owner s Manual on Dell com Support Manuals Figure 9 R720 LCD control panel PowerEdge R720 17 PowerEdge R720 and R720xd Technical Guide lt u LED panel R720xd The R720xd LED panel is located on the front of the chassis to indicate the status of system conditions For more information on the R720xd LED panel see the Dell PowerEdge R720 and R720xd Owners Manual on Dell com Support Manuals Figure 10 R720xd LED panel Quick Resource Locator A useful feature included with Dell PowerEdge 12 generation servers is the Quick Resource Locator QRL a model specific Quick Response QR code that is located on the server shown in Figure 11 Just use your smartphone to access the Dell QRL application to learn more about the se
71. ted 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 1280 x 800 UI 1280 x 1024 60 75 8 16 32 1440 x 900 60 8 16 32 Rack rail specifications The rack rail adjustability ranges are listed in 1 1 Rail adjustability ranges Rail adjustability range mm Rail depth mm Rail Rail Server identifier type Square Round Threaded without with Min Max Min Max Min Max CMA CMA B6 Sliding 676 868 662 861 676 883 714 845 R720 R720xd B4 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 minimum and maximum 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 rail with the outer CMA brackets removed if applicable as measured from the front mounting flanges of the rack USB peripherals USB peripherals are supported through the front back and internal USB ports They are USB 2 0 compliant 59 PowerEdge R720 and R720xd Technical Guide 9 Appendix B Standards compliance The R720 and R720xd systems conform to the industry standards in Table 34 Table 34 Industry standard documents Standard URL for information and specifications ACPI Advance Co
72. ternal and internal views of the systems and describe the chassis features For information on features and descriptions for these systems see the Dell PowerEdge R720 and R720xd Owner s Manual on Dell com Support Manuals Chassis views The R720 and R720xd are available in several chassis options with varying numbers of drive bays Note A chassis cannot be reconfigured or upgraded after point of purchase R720 front views The R720 supports up to 16 2 5 inch or up to 8 3 5 inch front accessible hot plug hard drives that are secured by a removable front bezel Other front panel features include an interactive LCD control panel 2 USB connectors a video connector and a vFlash media card slot Figure 1 R720 front view 2 5 chassis with bezel Y A E 1 NE Figure 2 R720 front view 2 5 chassis without bezel 13 PowerEdge R720 and R720xd Technical Guide R720xd front views The R720xd supports up to 24 2 5 inch or up to 12 3 5 inch front accessible hot plug hard drives that are secured by a removable front bezel Other front panel features include an LED control panel a USB connector and a video connector Figure 3 R720xd front view with bezel Figure 4 R720xd front view 2 5 inch chassis without bezel R720 back view The R720 back panel includes features such as redundant hot plug power supply units PSUs 4 Ethernet connectors PCI expansion slots and many other features that are described in the rest of
73. the average A weighted sound pressure level from the four bystander positions calculated per section 4 3 of 1509296 1988 and measured in accordance with ISO 7779 2010 The system is placed in a half rack enclosure base of system is 25 cm above reflective floor Prominent tone Criteria of D 6 and D 11 of ECMA 74 11th ed 2010 are followed to determine if discrete tones are prominent The system is placed in a half rack enclosure base of system is 75 cm above reflective floor and acoustic transducer is at front bystander position ref ISO 7779 2010 Section 8 6 2 Idle Reference ISO 7779 2010 definition 3 1 7 system is running in its OS but no other specific activity Stressed processor An operating mode per ISO 7779 2010 definition 3 1 6 The software SPECPower at 50 loading is activated to stress the processors For more information on Dell s acoustical design see the Dell Enterprise Acoustics white paper 42 PowerEdge R720 and R720xd Technical Guide 9 Rack rails and cable management The rack rail systems for the Dell PowerEdge R720 and R720xd provide tool less support for 4 post racks with square or unthreaded round mounting holes including all generations of Dell racks Compared to the predecessor R710 sliding rails that required the use of adapter brackets the Sliding rails for the R720 and R720xd now offer native support for threaded hole racks with the new ReadyRails ll mounting interface The optional cable m
74. tion 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 Fresh Air cooling temperatures beyond the industry standard of 35 C 95 F up to 45 C 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 PDUs Rack infrastructure e Uninterruptible power supplies UPSs e Energy Smart containment rack enclosures Find additional information at http content dell com us en enterprise power and cooling technologies components rack infrastructure aspx Find additional information at Dell com PowerAndCooling and Power com PowerCenter Power supply units Energy Smart power supplies 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 following power supply unit options are a
75. vailable for the R720 and R720xd e 495W AC e 750W AC e 1100W AC e 1100W DC 39 PowerEdge R720 and R720xd Technical Guide lt u Figure 13 shows a 750W power supply unit extended from an R720 system Figure 13 750W power supply unit The PowerEdge R720 and R720xd support up to two AC or DC power supplies with 1 1 redundancy auto sensing and auto switching capability For additional power supply specifications see Table 32 Dell PSUs have achieved Platinum and Titanium efficiency levels as shown in Table 20 Table 20 Power supply efficiency Efficiency targets by load Form factor Output 495W AC Platinum 82 0 90 0 94 0 91 0 750W AC Titanium 90 0 94 0 96 0 91 0 Redundant 86mm 750W AC Platinum 82 0 90 0 94 0 91 0 1100W AC Platinum 89 0 93 0 94 5 92 0 1100W DC N A 80 0 88 0 91 0 88 0 Thermal and acoustics Thermal management of PowerEdge R720 and R720xd delivers high performance for the right amount of cooling to components at the lowest fan speeds 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 31 The benefits to you are lower fan power consumption lower server system power and data center power consumption and greater acoustical versatility The PowerEdge R720 is quiet enough to be used in an office environment in typical and minimum configurations and the R720xd can also operate at a similar leve
76. ware PERC S110 RAID controller that is a Supports up to 4 System Software low cost entry level hot plug SATA drives no board E RAID solution supporting up expansion Microsoft Dita 20 embedded Ela R720 only to 4 physical disks or Windows only SATA eight virtual disks For more information about the latest PERC offerings see Dell com PERC CacheCade CacheCade is a technology that provides automated storage tiering on SSDs with the PERC H810 and H710P It works by detecting the most often accessed data and copying it over time to the CacheCade SSD s where that cached data is accessed directly instead of accessing the hard disk drives This can dramatically increase how your applications respond when they are under peak traffic times and how they perform when response time is critical CacheCade provides cost effective performance scaling for database type applications that perform lots of random reads and saves the cost of adding extra drives 31 PowerEdge R720 and R720xd Technical Guide Optical drives The PowerEdge R720 supports one of the following internal optical drive options e DVD ROM e DVD RW The R720xd does not support an internal optical drive Tape drives The R720 supports the Dell PowerVault RD1000 internal backup device on the 2 5 inch chassis only Internal tape drives are not supported on the R720 and the R720xd does not support any internal backup device 32 PowerEdge R720 and R720xd Technical Guid
77. xd support new PERC controller cards with improved functionality PERC options and 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 disk drives HDD or solid state drives SSD See the Storage section for details PERC S110 software RAID solution Dell Express Flash PCle SSDs provide fast performance without requiring processor Express Flash drives resources or capturing DRAM The R720 supports up to four Express Flash drives The R720xd does not support Express Flash drives The new embedded system management solution for Dell servers features hardware iDRAC7 with and firmware inventory and alerting in depth memory alerting faster performance a Lifecycle Controller dedicated gigabit port and many more features See the Dell OpenManage systems management section for details The R720 supports internal graphics processing units GPUs for extreme computing d GPU power to solve high performance computing HPC needs The R720xd does not PP support internal GPUs See the Processors section for details Advanced power The R720 and R720xd support advanced power monitoring and power capping tools management that can help manage power consumption 7 PowerEdge R720 and R720xd Technical Guide pe Key technologies Detailed descriptions DC power supply A new 1100W DC power supply option is available for the R7

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