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1. anne 56 Systems management Server ITeCVEle aac octies nieto d Rx RR RV E A ins 42 Sre PRESE e Qc PNE e uU 44 RLO SYST CN PIOCKdagr AN eraren o Oo OT 51 1 System overview Introduction The Dell PowerEdge R520 is a 2 socket 2U rack mount server offering an excellent balance of processing power storage capacity and redundancy The R520 s price per performance configuration flexibility and headroom for growth make it highly appealing for consolidation and virtualization web serving and hosting departmental database applications such as Business Analytics and a wide range of general purpose collaboration and productivity applications Designed for demanding workloads The extensive memory storage and O capacities of the R520 make it ideal for consolidation and virtualization Delivering the performance of two Intel Xeon E5 2400 processors and complemented by up to twelve DIMMs up to four PCI Express PCle 3 0 enabled slots and up to eight internal hard drives the R520 delivers powerful balanced performance With built in redundancy features the R520 is a trustworthy platform for your business critical databases and applications The dense rack form factor and innovative systems management of the R520 allow you to save space and to use your IT administrator s time efficiently Manage and secure your data Features that protect your business data and keep the server running are essential The exten
2. front control panel USB connectors and many other components and features described in this guide Figure 1 Front view without bezel Figure 2 shows the optional lockable bezel on the front of the R520 chassis Figure 2 Front view with bezel 10 PowerEdge R520 Technical Guide Figure 5 shows the features on the back panel of the R520 including USB connectors Ethernet connectors serial connector video connector PCle slots power supplies and many other components and features described in this guide Figure 5 Back view AEREA AA u y PO 2 AU spe y EE sesssssssssssss b 0005 775 BENBENNENERREREN ssssssaasascsa Eb Porras 3 FESS See eee senses ph p F M SRA Arras p A TO germine dk tnn E 2 n 2 RE a pun unuNUN aumen gt SFESEEEUSEEERE bfe ML ee eeeeeae ES LS atm o 2 a o sees The chassis design of the R520 is optimized for easy access to components and for airflow for effective and efficient cooling The R520 supports up to 12 DIMMs 2 processors hot plug redundant power supplies and many other components and features described in this guide Figure 4 Internal view 11 PowerEdge R520 Technical Guide Chassis features Table 4 lists the features on the R520 chassis For additional information see the Dell PowerEdge
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4. e Physical disk power management Dimmer Switch M This feature allows for power control of spare or idle drives which can save energy and operating expenses Supported RAID controllers The newest line of PERC PowerEdge RAID Controller cards offer high I O performance for database applications and streaming digital media environments The internal RAID controllers have a dedicated connection to the system board The R520 supports the new PERC 8 family of controllers with improved functionality and faster performance The default PERC for the R520 is a mini type PERC The R520 also supports the new software RAID solution that supports RAID 1 5 and 10 The R520 supports the cards listed in Table 12 For more information about the latest PERC offerings see Dell com PERC Table 12 Supported RAID controllers RAID Controller Description Features modes Form supported iator Includes 1GB NV DDR3 PONPON cache premium PERC H810 external 6Gb s P O 1 10 5 Premium External PCle RAID PE Ormana eo Ra erformance security SED EKMS and SSD ini controller as cache Includes 1GB NV DDR3 PERC api cache premium internal 6Gb s O 1 10 5 Integrated Premium PAL PCle RAID A WMIBSEIDO erformance Internal security SED EKMS and SSD i yP P controller as cache Fight port PERC H710 internal 6Gb s T E 0 1 10 5 Integrated cache advanced feature set a Performance Internal PCle RAID 50 6 60
5. 1 e 1 1 SR SR 2 e RDIMM SR DR 2 e DR DR 2 e QR SR 2 QR DR 2 o QR QR 2 Memory RAS features Reliability availability serviceability RAS features help keep the system online and operational without significant impact to performance and can decrease data loss and crashing due to errors RAS aids in rapid accurate diagnosis of faults that require service Table 10 describes the RAS features supported on the R520 Table 10 Memory RAS features Feature Description Dense configuration Increased memory reliability can be a result from this selectable platform profile optimized profile that adjusts parameters to reduce faults regarding refresh rates speed 19 PowerEdge R520 Technical Guide Feature Description temperature and voltage Memory demand and Demand scrubbing is the ability to write corrected data back to the memory once patrol scrubbing a correctable error is detected on a read transaction Patrol scrubbing proactively searches the system memory repairing correctable errors Recovery from single Recovery from Single DRAM Device Failure SDDC provides error checking and DRAM device failure correction that protects against any single memory chip failure as well as multi bit errors from any portion of a single memory chip Failed DIMM isolation This feature provides the ability to identify a specific failing DIMM channel pair thereby enabling the user
6. 110 hard drive LED on the hard drive tray is enabled e 8x 5 5 inch hot plug drive option Drive controllers PERC H310 PERC H710 PERC H710P Both drive bay options support 2 5 inch and 3 5 inch hard drives and solid state drives Supported hard drives The R520 supports up to eight 2 5 inch or 5 5 inch hard drives or solid state drives Self encrypting drives SED are available All 2 5 inch drives require the 3 5 inch hybrid tray Table 11 lists more information about these drives For additional information see Dell com PowerEdge Table 11 Form factor SAS 6Gb SAS 6Gb 2 5 SAS SSD SLC 6Gb SATA SSD MLC 3Gb SATA 3Gb 3 5 SAS 6Gb 21 PowerEdge R520 Technical Guide Supported hard drives Speed Capacities rpm 10K 300GB 600GB 900GB 15K 146GB 500GB N A 200GB 400GB N A 100GB 200GB 7 2K SOOGB 1TB 2TB 15K 300GB 600GB External storage External storage for the R520 is available through optional HBAs for SAS iSCSI and Fibre Channel For more information see Dell com Storage 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 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
7. 12 ii PowerEdge R520 Technical Guide Table of contents NES E ON eee ee o ep 9 qaigeejeio D NEW EEO OGI O cC m 6 CEA C NI cIi ERNEUT 7 Comparison or PowerEdge SISI SA a tus Muti uc Una RE C RUE POUR E DETUR DN EGRE RR PSI AOS 8 5 Chassis views and features sees 10 A AP cC 10 E MAA C 12 f OM e A 15 Proces Ore UOS NR e e ooo o OO ES SUDORE DOCS acacia 15 Qi 16 Eier et RE m 1 UO sen Em 17 Memo eese RTT T tomm 18 Meios o AAA m e o 19 o e e o CP CGE E PUE A 19 SP o N AI A 2l marna Ora E PAP o m 21 2 M EE P 22 Orge CONS c c ao toas 22 Lar o q Tape OM OA 25 NE a T caesar 24 Embedded NIC controller ccccccccccscccecesessssssessceenensceseceeereseesseseussencneeeceneeceeeenenessesueeueecnenenecseeeeneeessaesessuccsnnsneneeeeenss 24 x dels 1 Es gt SNO D o OP CU A 24 O lo Me
8. Dell qualified peripheral cards and or cards greater than 25W are not supported 45 PowerEdge R520 Technical Guide 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 per hour Operating See Fresh Air for relative humidity information Storage 576 to 9576 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 550Hz 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 duration of 2 6ms 10 Storage Half sine shock on all six sides of 71G 5 with a pulse duration of 2ms 10 square wave shock on all six sides of 27G with velocity change at 235 in sec or greater 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 Video specifications The Dell PowerEdge R520 IDRAC incorporates an integrated video subsystem The graphics controller is the 2D Matrox G200 The video frame buffer 16MB is contained within the iDRAC RAM 256MB device The R520 system supports the 2D graphics video modes listed in Table 26 Table 26 Supported video modes Resolution Refresh Rate Hz Color Depth bit 64
9. R520 Systems Owner s Manual on Support Dell com Manuals Table 4 Chassis features Feature Description Power button ACPI compliant power button with an integrated green power LED Front bezel Covers the system s front loading hard drives and locks for security Used to troubleshoot software and device driver errors use only if directed NMI button to do so by qualified support personnel or by the operating system s documentation Buttons on the back and front of a system to help identify the unit in a data System identification button center environment Hard drives Up to eight 5 5 inch drives USB connectors Connects USB devices to the server Information tag Slide out label panel for recording system information Video connector Connects a monitor to the server Displays system ID status information and system error messages two LCD panel and buttons navigation buttons to scroll through the menu on the LCD and one select button Optical drive Optional slim DVD or DVD RW drive Power supply units Supplies power to the server Power supply indicators Indicates whether server has power NIC indicators Indicates network activity and status PCle slots Connects PCle expansion cards to the server Ethernet connectors Connects integrated 10 100 1000 NICs to the server Serial connector Connects a serial device to the server IDRAC7 Enterprise port Dedicated management port for optional iDRAC card Front control panel The R520 control p
10. additional memory population guidelines apply to the R520 e Up to two quad rank OR dual rank DR or single rank SR DIMMs may be populated per channel e DIMMs must be installed in each channel starting with the DIMM farthest from the processor e DIMMs should be installed with largest rank count to smallest For example if DR DIMMS are mixed with SR DIMMs DR DIMMS should be placed in the lowest DIMM slots followed by the SR DIMMs For more information on memory configuration see the Dell PowerEdge R520 Systems Owner s Manual on Support Dell com Manuals 18 PowerEdge R520 Technical Guide Memory speed The R520 supports memory speeds of 1600 MT s 1555 MT s 1066 MT s and 800 MT s depending on the DIMM types installed and the configuration All memory on all processors and channels run at the same speed and voltage By default the systems run at the highest speed for the channel with the lowest DIMM voltage and speed The operating speed of the memory is also determined by the maximum speed supported by the processor the speed settings in the BIOS and the operating voltage of the system Table 9 lists memory configuration and performance details for the R520 based on the population of the number and type of DIMMs per memory channel Table 9 Memory speed capabilities Set ae bp Speed MT s DIMMs 800 1066 1333 1600 SR 1 DR 1 UDIMM SR SR 2 SR DR 2 e 2 e SR
11. half of full speed Noise level dependencies If acoustics is important to you you may want to make the following configuration choices and settings for the PowerEdge R520 for quieter operation In the BIOS select the power optimized DAPC rather than performance optimized for the system thermal profile Turn hot spare feature off in PSU Since hard drive noise is highly dependent on spindle speed the 7200 rom SATA hard drive will have the quietest hard drive operation However some components cause significant but not necessarily intuitive increases in loudness when they are installed in the R520 Contributors to acoustical output can include More than one processor Number of DIMMs PERC H710 mini PERC H710P mini or PERC H810 29 PowerEdge R520 Technical Guide Table 17 details the acoustical performance for the R520 Table 17 Acoustical performance Configuration PCI D Un EM 25 2 C CPUs e Memory card HDD Pte bt i bic ambient controller bels dBA 1xD 6 x 2 5 Men 5 4 54 600GB 2 6 x 4GB Typical 2 SAS 750W 1z3zuz NIC 10K 1x PERC Stress 5 4 34 None H710 mini 2xQuad idle 5 8 39 None Port ODE 8 x 3 5 TN NIC 600GB 2X 1x FC8 Maximum 2 52GB SAS 50W 1x PERC 15K 1333HZ Stress 5 9 41 None 1X PERG H810 yall 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 Lx is A weighted soun
12. mini type controller security SED EKMS 22 PowerEdge R520 Technical Guide RAID Controller Description Features modes supported PERC H310 POMEROM Supports hot plug drives 0 1 10 5 Integrated Internal ate Gaps expansion pass through 50 mini type PCle RAID P PB J yP 3Gb s SATA PERC S110 cl db Supports up to 4 hot plug een controller that board Software SATA drives no expansion O 1 5 10 Entry level RAID supports upto 4 Microsoft Windows only physical disks or 8 SATA virtual disks 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 Optical drive The R520 supports one slim 12 7mm internal optical drive on the system board embedded SATA The R520 supports DVD ROM and DVD RW Tape drive The R520 does not support internal tape drives 25 PowerEdge R520 Technical Guide 7 Networking and PCIe The Dell PowerEdge R520 offers balanced scalable I
13. of Dell systems devices and components in an enterprise network It is used to monitor Dell PowerEdge servers EqualLogic and PowerVault storage and PowerConnect 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 Support Dell com Dell Management Console Dell Management Console DMC offers sophisticated data center management capabilities with comprehensive reporting features DMC can perform basic hardware management and can manage operating systems and applications using various plug ins from Symantec Dell IT Assistant Dell IT Assistant ITA is a console for managing Dell servers storage arrays and other components distributed throughout a network Dell IT Assistant allows for easy identification of system issues through alerts helping to reduce system downtime Systems administrators can easily monitor systems anywhere within their network using ITA ITA is supported on the R520 however enhanced functionality is now available with OpenManage Essentials OpenManage systems management tools and utilities Dell OpenManage systems management tools and utilities consist of the following Dell Repository Manager The Dell Repository Manager RM is a standalone GUI based productivi
14. or 16 GB Maximum DIMMS per channel 2 5 DRAM technology x8 x4 or x8 Temperature sensor Yes Yes ECC Yes Yes SDDC Yes with advanced ECC mode Yes Address parity Yes Yes 17 PowerEdge R520 Technical Guide The R520 supports the DIMMs listed in Table 8 For the latest information on supported memory visit Dell com Table 8 DIMMs supported Capacity Speed Type Ranks per Data SDDC support Voltage 1 MT s DIMM width 2 1535 RDIMM i x8 Advanced ECC IMs 2 1555 UDIMM 1 x8 Advanced ECC 1 99 2 1600 RDIMM 1 x8 Advanced ECC La 4 15535 RDIMM 2 x8 Advanced ECC 1 99 4 135353 RDIMM 1 4 All modes 155 4 15 53 UDIMM 2 x8 Advanced ECC 1 55 4 1600 RDIMM 2 x8 Advanced ECC 1 5 8 1552 RDIMM 2 x4 All modes 1 55 8 1600 RDIMM 2 4 All modes 1 5 16 1555 RDIMM 2 4 All modes 1 50 16 1600 RDIMM 2 x4 All modes 1 5 Memory configurations Flexible memory configurations are supported on the R520 ranging from capacities of 2 GB to 192 GB The system supports up to 6 DIMMs per processor up to 12 DIMMs in a 2 processor configuration The R520 has 3 memory channels per processor with each channel supporting up to 2 DIMMs The R520 supports a flexible memory configuration according to these basic rules e Speed If DIMMs of different speeds are mixed all channels across all processors operate at the Slowest DIMM s common frequency e DIMM type Only one type of DIMM can be used in a system UDIMMs and RDIMMs cannot be mixed The following
15. power infrastructure and storage ESSA can help you determine exactly how much power your server will use Tools for right sizing 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 calc Energy Smart Data Center Assessment is a Dell Services offering that uses infrastructure and thermal analysis to help maximize system efficiency Learn more at Dell com EnergySmart Dell s servers are compliant with all relevant industry certifications and WIGUSU COR puspce guidelines including 80 PLUS Climate Savers and ENERGY STAR PSU power monitoring improvements include Power monitoring e Dell s power monitoring accuracy is currently 1 whereas the industry accuracy standard is 5 redundant PSU only e accurate reporting of power e Better performance under a power cap Use Dell s systems management to set the power cap limit for your systems Power capping to limit the output of a PSU and reduce system power consumption Dell is redundant PSU only the first hardware vendor to leverage Intel Node Manager for circuit breaker fast capping IDRAC7 Enterprise provides server level management that monitors reports and controls power consumption at the processor memory and Systems management system level redundant PSU only Dell OpenManage Power Center delivers group power management at the rack row and data center level for servers power distribut
16. to replace only the failed DIMM pair Memory mirroring Memory mirroring is a method of keeping a duplicate secondary or mirrored intra socket copy of the contents of memory as a redundant backup for use if the primary memory fails The mirrored copy of the memory is stored in memory of the same processor socket Memory address parity This feature provides the ability to detect transient errors on the address lines of protection the DDR channel Memory sparing rank Memory sparing allocates one rank per channel as a spare If excessive correctable errors occur in a rank or channel it is moved to the spare area while the operating system is running to prevent the error from causing an 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 R520 Systems Owner s Manual on Support Dell com Manuals 20 PowerEdge R520 Technical Guide 6 Storage The Dell PowerEdge R520 supports comprehensive storage options including different internal and external storage options Internal storage The R520 has one chassis that supports two different drive bay options e 4x 5 5 inch hot plug drive option Drive controllers embedded SATA PERC S110 Non hot plug with embedded SATA hard drive LED on the hard drive tray is disabled Hot pluggable with PERC
17. 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 21 describes the functions and benefits of IDRAC 7 with Lifecycle Controller Table 21 iDRAC7 with Lifecycle Controller functions and benefits Function Benefit Feature IDRAC offers real time OOB discovery inventory deployment monitoring alerting and updates for servers and internal storage Out of band OOB Manage servers independent of the OS type or status even if an OS is not installed All server types have the same embedded management hardware and firmware Simplified and consistent maintenance Single code base across server platforms Dedicated GigE port Gigabit Ethernet replaces 10 100 on Fast throughput for better performance PowerEdge predecessor IDRACO compatibility with setup for switches rack and tower systems More detail allows IT administrators to be Email alerts vFlash media Enhanced power management Simplified more informative and expanded coverage than previous versions of IDRAC Enabled with iDRAC7 Enterprise Integration with Intel Node Manager provides data center level power monitoring and capping requires iDRAC7 Enterprise 57 PowerEdge R520 Technical Guide more efficient in diagnosing and remediating an issue alerts include a dire
18. 0 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 52 1280 x 1024 60 75 0 160 32 46 PowerEdge R520 Technical Guide Rack rail specifications Table 27 lists the spacing dimensions for the R520 sliding and static rails Table 27 Rail adjustability range Rail adjustability range mm Rail depth mm Product jui Rail type Square Round Threaded identifier without with Min Max Min Max Min Max B6 Sliding 6 6 3868 662 861 0 6 8835 714 845 R520 B4 Static 608 8 79 594 872 604 890 622 The adjustment range of the rails is a function of the type of rack in which they are being mounted The min max values listed above represent the allowable distance between the front and rear mounting flanges in the rack Rail depth without the CMA represents the minimum depth of the rails with the outer CMA brackets removed if applicable as measured from the front mounting flanges of the rack USB peripherals USB peripherals are supported through the front and back USB ports on the R520 These ports are USB 2 0 compliant 47 PowerEdge R520 Technical Guide Appendix B Standards compliance The Dell PowerEdge R520 conforms to the industry standards listed in Table 28 Table 28 Industry standard documents Standard URL for information and specifications ACPI Advance Configuration and Power www acpi info Interface Specification v2 0c Ethernet IE
19. 16 connector with x16 bandwidth half length half height 2 0 half length half height 5 0 from PCH from CPU2 PCle Slot 2 PCle x16 connector with x8 bandwidth PCle x16 connector with x8 bandwidth full Length full height 5 0 full Length full height 5 0 from CPU1 from CPU1 PCle Slot 3 PCle x8 connector with x4 bandwidth PCle x16 connector with x8 bandwidth half length full height 5 0 half length full height 5 0 from CPU PCle Slot 4 PCle x8 connector with x4 bandwidth PCle x16 connector with x8 bandwidth half length full height 5 0 half length full height 5 0 from CPU1 from CPU2 24 PowerEdge R520 Technical Guide PCle expansion cards The R520 supports a variety of PCle expansion cards Table 14 lists the supported add in NICs and HBAs for the R520 Table 14 Supported NICs and HBAs Adapter 1Gb 10Gb NICs FC4 FC8 HBAs Broadcom 5720 2x1Gb Base T Broadcom 5719 4x1Gb Base T Intel 1550 2x1Gb Base T Intel 550 4x1Gb Base T Broadcom 5 8105 2x10Gb SFP Broadcom 5 8105 2x10Gb Base T Intel X520 2x10Gb SFP Intel Xb40 2x10Gb Base T QLogic QLE8262 2x10Gb SFP Brocade BR1020 2x10Gb SFP QLogic QLE2460 4Gb QLogic QLE2462 4Gb QLogic QLE2560 8Gb QLogic QLE2562 8Gb Emulex LPe12000 8Gb Emulex LPe12002 8Gb Brocade BR815 8Gb Brocade BR825 8Gb For the latest information on all supported add in PCle expansion cards for the R520 visit Dell com 25 PowerEdge R520 Technical
20. 17 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 1076 of annual operating hours 5 C to 10 and 35 C to 40 C with no direct sunlight on the equipment at 5 to 85 relative humidity with 26 dew point maximum wet bulb temperature Outside the standard operating temperature 10 to 35 C the system can operate down to 5 C or up to 40 C for a maximum of 1076 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 519 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 115 F de rate maximum allowable dry bulb temperature by 1 C per 125m above 950m 1 F per 228 ft above 3117 ft Expanded operation restrictions e System must have six fans e Processors not supported 150W 4 core processors 155W processors Intel Core processors e Non redundant power supplies not supported e Non
21. 20 rack server Table 1 New technologies New technologies Detailed descriptions Intel Xeon processor This new family of Intel processors has embedded PCIe lanes for improved I O E5 2400 product family performance See the Processor section for details Intel C600 series chipset The Intel Platform Controller Hub PCH chip is implemented on the R520 server Certain models of the Intel Xeon processor E5 2400 product family support 1600MT s memory The R520 supports two DIMMs per channel at 1600MT s with certain models See the Memory section for details 1600MT s DDR3 memory Next generation PERC The R520 supports the new PERC controller cards with improved functionality and options faster performance See the Storage section for details This new software RAID solution supports RAID 0 1 5 and 10 and supports a maximum of four hot plug SATA hard drives or SATA solid state drives See the Storage section for details PERC S110 software RAID Solution The new embedded system management solution for Dell servers features IDRAC7 with Lifecycle hardware and firmware inventory and alerting in depth memory alerting faster Controller performance a dedicated gigabit port and many more features See the Dell OpenManage systems management section for details A new 1100W DC power supply option is available for the R520 See the Power DC power supply thermal and acoustics section for details The R520 supports advanced power moni
22. 520 Resource Table 29 Additional resources 910 PowerEdge R520 Systems Owner s Manual PowerEdge R520 Getting Started Guide Rack Installation Instructions Cable Management Arm Installation Instructions Information Update System Information Label Description of contents This manual is provided in HTML format on the CD provided with the R520 system and also in HTML and PDF format at the Dell support site A printed version is available in Asian languages as a customer orderable option This manual provides information on the following e Chassis features e System Setup program e System messages e System codes and indicators e System BIOS e Remove and replace procedures e Troubleshooting e Diagnostics e Jumpers and connectors This guide is printed and shipped with the system and is also available in PDF format on the Dell support site This guide provides information on the following e Initial setup steps e Key system features e Technical specifications This printed document is provided with the rack kits The document provides the instructions for installing the server in a rack This printed document is provided with the CMA kits The document provides the instructions for installing the cable management arm on the rails This document is printed and shipped with the system and is also available in PDF format on the Dell support site This document provides informatio
23. 60W 95W 95W 80W 80W 20MB 20MB 20MB 15MB 15MB 15MB 15MB 10MB 10MB Cores threads 8 16 8 16 8 16 6 12 6 12 6 12 6 12 4 8 4 8 QPI 8 0GT s 8 0GT s 8 0GT s 7 2GT s 7 2GT s 7 2GT s 7 2GT s 6 4GT s 6 4GT s Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No No For information on processor installation and configuration see the Dell PowerEdge R520 Systems Owner s Manual on Support Dell com Manuals Chipset The Intel C600 chipset is implemented on the PowerEdge R520 For more information visit Intel com 16 PowerEdge R520 Technical Guide 5 Memory More options are available for the Dell PowerEdge 12 generation servers than in previous generations more capacity choices and more frequency choices The PowerEdge R520 supports up to 192GB of memory with speeds of up to 1600MT s providing high performance in a variety of applications The new reliability availability serviceability RAS features like memory mirroring and sparing help you increase your uptime and reduce data loss RAS aids in the rapid and accurate diagnosis of faults that require service increasing your memory reliability Supported memory The R520 supports the memory technologies shown in Table 7 Table 7 Memory technologies supported Feature UDIMM RDIMM Register No Yes Buffer No No Frequencies 800 1066 or 1333MT s 800 1066 1555 or 1600 MT s Ranks supported 1or2 1 2 or4 Capacity per DIMM 2or4 GB 2 4 8
24. EE 8023 2005 standards ieee org getieee802 802 35 html HDG Hardware Design Guide Version 3 0 www microsoft com whdc system platform pcdesign desquide serverd for Microsoft Windows Server MSRA IPMI Intelligent Platform Management www intel com design servers ipmi Interface v2 0 DDR3 Memory DDR3 SDRAM Specification www jedec org download search JESD 9 3C pdf Rev 3A LPC Low Pin Count Interface developer intel com design chipsets industry lpc htm Specification Rev 1 1 PCI Express PCI Express Base Specification Rev www pcisig com specifications pciexpress 2 0 and 3 0 PMBus Power System Management pmbus info specs html Protocol Specification v1 2 SAS Serial Attached SCSI v1 1 ees SIM org SATA Serial ATA Rev 2 6 SATA Il SATA www sata 10 Org 1 0a Extensions Rev 1 2 SMBIOS System Management BIOS www dmtf org standards smbios Reference Specification v2 7 TPM Trusted Platform Module www trustedcomputinggroup org Specification v1 2 UEFI Unified Extensible Firmware www uefi org specs Interface Specification v2 1 USB Universal Serial Bus Specification www usb org developers docs Rev 2 0 Windows Logo Windows Logo Program System and www microsoft com whdc winlogo hwrequirements mspx Device Requirements v3 10 48 PowerEdge R520 Technical Guide Appendix C Additional resources Table 29 provides a list of documents and websites that provide for more information on the Dell PowerEdge R
25. Guide 8 Power thermal and acoustics Lower overall system level power draw is a result of breakthrough system design The Dell PowerEdge R520 server maximizes performance per watt through a combination of power and cooling energy efficient technologies and tools Additionally the PowerEdge R520 has an extensive collection of sensors that automatically track thermal activity which helps regulate temperature thereby reducing server noise and power consumption Power consumption and energy efficiency With the rise in the cost of energy coupled with increasing data center density Dell provides tools and technologies to help you realize greater performance with less energy cost and waste More efficient data center usage can reduce costs by slowing the need for additional center space Table 15 lists the tools and technologies Dell offers to help you achieve your data center goals by lowering power consumption and increasing energy efficiency Table 15 Power tools and technologies Power supply units PSU Dell s PSU portfolio includes intelligent features such as dynamically portfolio optimizing efficiency while maintaining availability and redundancy Find redundant PSU only additional information in the Power supply units section Dell Energy Smart Solution Advisor ESSA is a tool that helps you determine the most efficient configuration possible With ESSA you can calculate the power consumption of your hardware
26. MI version 1 5 and later protocol Integration with third party consoles Dell OpenManage easily integrates with several leading third party consoles including 41 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 IDRAC 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 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 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 Dell Managem
27. O capabilities including integrated PCle 3 0 capable expansion slots Embedded NIC controller The R520 system board has one embedded NIC controller The Broadcom 5720 Gigabit NIC chip is connected to the platform controller hub through a PCle 2 0 x2 link The Broadcom 5720 is a 14 generation 10 100 1000Base T Ethernet LAN controller solution suitable for high performance server applications The Broadcom 5 20 combines dual triple speed IEEE 802 5 compliant Media Access Controllers MACs with dual 10 100 1000 Ethernet transceivers PHYs selectable individually per port a network controller sideband interface NC SI and on chip memory buffer in a single device The device provides a PCle 2 1 compliant interface which operates at 5GT s or 2 5GT s x2 link width PCle expansion The R520 provides expanded PCle slot capability over the previous servers This is made possible by the 24 PCle lanes available from each processor in the system Dell designed the R520 to be PCle 5 0 compliant in order to take full advantage of the processor capabilities PCle slots The R520 supports up to four PCle slots PCle connectivity is integrated with the processor in that the number of processors in a system impacts the number of PCle slots and the bandwidth of each PCle slot Table 15 lists the slot configurations for the R520 Table 13 PCle slot configurations One processor Two processors PCle Slot 1 PCle x8 connector with x4 bandwidth PCle x
28. PowerEdge R520 Technical Guide The Dell PowerEdge R520 2 socket 2U rack server delivers balanced performance and storage expandability for data intensive applications 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 PowerConnect 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 SUSE is a registered trademark of Novell Inc in the United States and other countries IBM Tivoli and Netcool are registered trademarks of IBM in the United States Other trademarks and trade names may be used in this document to refer to either the entities claiming the marks and names or their products Dell disclaims proprietary interest in the marks and names of others OCopyright 2012 Dell Inc All rights reserved Reproduction or translation of any part of this work beyond that permitted by U S copyright laws without the written permission of Dell Inc is unlawful and strictly forbidden July 2012 Rev
29. anel is located on the front of the chassis as shown in Figure 5 For more information about the LCD control panel see the Dell PowerEdge R520 Systems Owner s Manual on Support Dell com Manuals 12 PowerEdge R520 Technical Guide Figure 5 LCD control panel Quick Resource Locator A useful feature included with Dell PowerEdge 12 generation servers is the Quick Resource Locator ORL a model specific Quick Response OR code that is located inside the R520 chassis cover see Figure 6 Use your smartphone to access the Dell ORL app to learn more about the server Figure 6 QRL location ma a 47 y This ORL code allows you to e View step by step videos including overviews of system internals and externals as well as detailed concise task oriented videos and installation wizards e Locate reference materials including searchable owner s manual content LCD diagnostics and an electrical overview e Look up your service tag so you can quickly gain access to your specific hardware configuration info and warranty information e Contact Dell directly by link to get in touch with technical support and sales teams and provide feedback to Dell These codes provide an easy way to retrieve the critical support information you need when you need it making you more efficient and effective in managing your hardware Security features The latest generation of PowerEdge servers has the features listed in Table 5 to help e
30. are 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 to install an OpenManage systems management software agent into the operating system of a Dell PowerEdge server This greatly simplifies and streamlines the management footprint 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 Dell OpenManage Essentials OpenManage Essentials OME is a recently released systems management console that provides a comprehensive view
31. ct embedded URL in the email notification to further speed resolution Allows for use of a non Dell SD card Fine tune data center power policies capping and usage report on historical power usage by rack row or room using Power Center Manager new Feature Function Benefit If iDRAC7 Express or IDRAC7 Enterprise is ordered during initial point of sale license key is installed If Basic Management is Upgrades to iDRAC7 Express or ordered during initial point of sale customer iDRAC7 Enterprise by software must request a license key through the Dell Electronic licensing key and license portal may Licensing Portal licensing ME require installation of hardware option For most server models embedded server for 200 500 series servers management and electronic licensing enables feature enhancements that do not require installation of additional hardware or system downtime Feature comparison The systems management default for the R520 is basic management with an upgrade option for IDRAC Express or IDRAC Enterprise A detailed feature comparison of basic management IDRAC7 Express and iIDRAC7 Enterprise is shown in Table 22 Table 22 Feature comparison for basic management IDRAC7 Express and iDRAC7 Enterprise Basic iDRAC7 iDRAC7 Feature function management Express Enterprise Local configuration with Lifecycle Controller GUI o IPMI 2 0 e e Embedded diagnostics e Local OS install E e L
32. cycle 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 to use with your existing systems management framework to efficiently manage Dell servers storage business client PCs and network devices Start with a firm foundation for efficient hardware management using OpenManage tools 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 services that enable you to leve
33. d pressure level at front bystander position measured by binaural head in accordance with ISO7779 2010 Section 8 6 2 The system is placed inside rack in 75 cm height 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 inside rack in 75 cm height and acoustic transducer binaural head is at front bystander position ref ISO7779 2010 Section 8 6 2 Idle Reference ISO 7779 2010 definition 3 1 7 system is running in its operating system but no other specific activity Stress An operating mode per ISO 7779 2010 definition 5 1 6 The software SPECPower at 50 is activated to stress the processors and DIMM For more information on Dell s acoustical design see the Dell Enterprise Acoustics white paper 50 PowerEdge R520 Technical Guide 9 Rack rails and cable management The sliding and static rail systems for the Dell PowerEdge R520 provide tool less support for 4 post racks with square or unthreaded round mounting holes Both rail systems also support tooled mounting in 4 post threaded racks and the static rails support tooled mounting in 2 post Telco racks as well for added versatility Compared to the R510 sliding rails that required the use of adapter brackets the sliding rails for the R520 now offer support for threaded hole racks with the ReadyRails II mounting interface The optional cable management arm CMA can be moun
34. edundant 2 PowerEdge R520 Technical Guide Figure 7 shows a 750W power supply unit extended from the R520 chassis Figure 7 750W power supply unit Dell PSUs have achieved Platinum efficiency levels as shown in Table 16 Table 16 Power supply efficiency Efficiency targets by load Form factor 495W AC Platinum 82 0 90 076 94 076 91 076 750W AC Platinum 82 0 90 076 94 076 91 076 Redundant 86mm 1100W AC Platinum 89 0 93 0 94 5 92 0 1100W DC N A 80 076 88 0 91 076 88 0 Cabled 550W AC Silver N A 85 0 88 0 995 076 Thermal and acoustics Optimized thermal management makes the PowerEdge R520 cool and quiet Benefiting from smart cooling fan speed control the R520 can keep both high performance and good acoustics across a wide range of ambient temperatures from 10 to 35 C 50 F to 95 F and to extended ambient temperature ranges see Table 25 Operating environments for the R520 can vary from the data center to general use spaces In a typical configuration the R520 is suitable for an open office environment Thermal design The thermal design of the PowerEdge R520 reflects the following e Multiple sensors are monitored for thermal feedback control The PowerEdge R520 dynamically controls system cooling fan speed based on responses from all component temperature sensors including processors hard disk drives DIMMs storage cards and the inlet ambient temperature Thermal control detects and respond
35. egration with Lifecycle Controller Dell OpenManage Essentials Dell OpenManage ITA Dell Management Console Lifecycle Controller Remote Services Dell OpenManage Essentials Dell OpenManage ITA BMC ProactiveNet Performance Management Dell OpenManage Power Center Dell Management Console Lifecycle Controller Remote Services Dell Server Deployment Pack DSDP for Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager and Dell Lifecycle Controller Integration DLCI for Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager Dell Update Catalogs for Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager Dell Lifecycle Controller Integration DLCI for Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager Dell Management Plug in for VMware vCenter BMC ProactiveNet Dell Server Management Pack Suite for Microsoft System Center Operations Manager SCOM Remediate Dell Server PRO Management Pack for Microsoft System Center Virtual Machine Manager SCVMM Replace parts Dell Lifecycle Controller Integration DLCI for Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager For additional detailed information on Dell s systems management portfolio see the Dell Systems Management Overview Guide on Support Dell com Manuals 45 PowerEdge R520 Technical Guide Appendix A Additional specifications Chassis dimensions Figure 12 details the dimensions of the Dell PowerEdge R520 chassis Figure 12 System dimensions TOP VIEW Bezel or Quter Most Feat
36. ent Plug in 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 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 PowerEdge R520 Technical Guide OpenManage connections with third party consoles Dell OpenManage provides connections with many third party consoles including Dell OpenManage Connection for Computer Associates Network and Systems Management his connection allows you to monitor PowerEdge servers and PowerVault storage arrays from within the Computer Associates Network and Systems Management CA NSM 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 sensitive launch of OpenManage Server Administrator Dell OpenManage Connection for IBM Tivoli Netcool OMNIBus This connection provides event monitoring capabilities to monitor Dell PowerEdge servers and Dell EqualLogic systems It allows event monitoring automatic ev
37. ent 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 11 illustrates the various operations that can be performed during the server s lifecycle A2 PowerEdge R520 Technical Guide Figure 11 Systems management server lifecycle Table 25 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 Operation Table 23 One to one One to one and one to many operations One to many Deploy Update Monitor Maintain Lifecycle Controller GUI DTK SBUU IDRAC7 with LifeCycle Controller Lifecycle Controller GUI Repository Manager e DUP e SUU SBUU Dell Management Plug in for VMware vCenter IDRAC7 OMSA PMI IDRAC7 Lifecycle Controller GUI Symantec Deployment Server Dell Management Plug in for VMware vCenter KACE K1000 Appliance Lifecycle Controller Remote Services BMC BladeLogic int
38. er Upgrade to 8GB vFlash media or 16GB vFlash media for IDRAC Enterprise with Lifecycle Controller Trial evaluations available for IDRAC7 Express and Enterprise with Lifecycle Controller ReadyRails II 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 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 Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 x64 includes Hyper V v2 Microsoft Windows Small Business Server 2011 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server Red Hat Enterprise Linux Optional embedded hypervisors Citrix XenServer VMware vSphere Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization For more information on the specific versions and additions visit Dell com OSsupport GB means 1 billion bytes and TB equals 1 trillion bytes actual capacity varies with preloaded material and operating environment and will be less 9 PowerEdge R520 Technical Guide 5 Chassis views and features The Dell PowerEdge R520 is a 2U 2 socket rack server For additional system views and features see the Dell PowerEdge R520 Systems Owner s Manual on Support Dell com Manuals Chassis views Figure 1 shows the features on the front of the R520 chassis including eight 5 5 inch hard drives
39. er and unfolds to allow the server to extend out of the rack without having to detach the cables Some key features of the 520 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 55 PowerEdge R520 Technical Guide 10 Operating systems and virtualization The Dell PowerEdge R520 supports a wide range of industry standard operating systems and virtualization software Supported operating systems Table 19 lists the primary operating systems supported on the R520 For the latest information on supported operating systems see Dell com OSsupport Table 19 Primary operating system support Operating System Platform Edition Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 8 Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 2 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 SP4 Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 with SP1 Microsoft Windows Small Business Server 2011 x52 x64 x64 x64 x64 x64 with Hyper V role enabled x64 N A N A N A N A Web Standard Enterprise Datacenter Standard Premium Add on RHEL 5 7 is the minimum supported version Cu
40. ght to the processor cache which can provide a significant reduction in latency as well as allowing memory to remain in a low power state e High bandwidth low latency bidirectional ring interconnect allows faster access to the 20MB multi banked last level cache e Intel Advanced Vector Extensions offer up to double the floating point operations per clock cycle by doubling the length of registers which can be useful for addressing very complex problems or dealing with large number calculations which are integral to many technical financial and scientific computing problems e Intel Turbo Boost Technology 2 0 which allows processor cores to run faster than the base operating frequency if its operating below power current and temperature specification limits delivers up to double the boost than the previous generation e Continued improvements to both Intel TXT and AES NI help to better protect systems and data For more information on the Intel Xeon processor E5 2400 product family visit Intel com Supported processors Table 6 lists the Intel Xeon processors supported by the PowerEdge R520 For the latest information on supported processors visit Dell com PowerEdge 15 PowerEdge R520 Technical Guide Model E5 2470 E5 2450L E5 2450 E5 2440 E5 2430L E5 2430 E5 2420 E5 2407 E5 2403 Table 6 Speed 2 HZ 1 8GHz ZAGHZ 2 4GHz 2 0GHz 2 2GHz 1 9GHz 2 2GHZ 1 8GHz Supported processors TDP 95W 70W 95W 95W
41. hassis 2U rack 2U rack IntelXeon processors 5500 and Intel Xeon processor E5 2400 product Processors 5600 series family Internal interconnect Intel QuickPath Interconnect Intel QuickPath Interconnect 1 8 x DDR5 RDIMM and UDIMM 12 x DDR5 RDIMM and UDIMM Memory Up to 128GB Up to 192GB Hard drive bays Up to 12 x 3 5 or 2 5 SAS SATA Up to 8 x 3 5 or 2 5 SAS SATA SSD hot plug SSD RAID controller PERC H200 H700 H800 PERC H310 H710 H710P H810 PCI slots 5 PCle 2 0 slots 4 PCle 3 0 slots with two processors Embedded NIC 1 x 1GbE Dual Port LOM 1 x 1GbE Dual Port LOM Non redundant 480W AC Cabled 550W AC Power supplies Hot plug redundant and Hot plug redundant 495W AC 750W AC non redundant 750W AC 1100W AC 1100W DC OpenManage Essentials Dell Management Console IT Assistant OMSA Agent OpenManage Power Center requires IDRAC Enterprise with Lifecycle Controller OpenManage Integrations and Connections Basic management standard option Dell OpenManage Dell Management Console DMC Lifecycle Controller 1 x IDRACO Express or Enterprise with Lifecycle Controller Dell OpenManage Systems Management Power efficiency Gold Platinum Hot plug drives Hot plug redundant cooling on DOCU ave Fan fault tolerance Availability 12 hard drive configuration Hot plug redundant power supply units Hot plug redundant power supply nal medula units GB means 1 billion bytes and TB equals 1 trillion bytes actual capacit
42. ion units and uninterruptible power supplies 26 PowerEdge R520 Technical Guide 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 iDRAC Enterprise and OpenManage Power Center that allows policy based management of power and thermals at the Active power management Ndividual server rack and data center level redundant PSU only Hot spare reduces power consumption of redundant power supplies Thermal control of fan speed optimizes the thermal settings for your environment to reduce fan consumption and lower system power consumption Idle power enables Dell servers to run as efficiently when idle as when at full workload With the thermal design and reliability of Dell products you can have the Fresh Air cooling capability to operate at excursion based temperatures beyond the industry redundant PSU only standard of 35 C 95 F without impacting your availability model This solution takes into account servers networking storage and other infrastructure 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 UPS e Energy Smart c
43. n on system updates The system information label documents the system board layout and system jumper settings Text is minimized due to space limitations and translation considerations The label size is standardized across platforms 49 PowerEdge R520 Technical Guide Support Dell com Manuals Support Dell com Manuals Support Dell com Manuals Support Dell com Manuals Support Dell com Manuals Inside the system chassis cover Resource Description of contents 10 Quick Resource Locator QRL Dell Energy Smart Data Center Assessment Energy Smart Solution Advisor Power and cooling technologies Energy management Operating system matrix for Dell PowerEdge systems Processor and chipset Dell PowerEdge RAID controllers Power distribution unit Uninterruptible power supply Volatility information Dell Enterprise Acoustics This code on the chassis can be scanned by a phone application to access additional information and resources for the server including videos reference materials service tag information and Dell contact information This tool uses infrastructure and thermal analysis to help maximize system efficiency The Dell Energy Smart Solution Advisor ESSA enables easier and more meaningful estimates to help you determine the most efficient configuration possible Use ESSA to calculate the power consumption of your hardware power infrastructure and s
44. nsure the security of your data center Table 5 Security features Security feature Description A tooled latch is integrated on the top cover with a coin key lock to secure the Cover latch system An optional metal bezel is mounted to the chassis front to provide the Dell ID A Bezel lock on the bezel is used to protect un authorized access to hard drives System status is viewable on the LCD screen when the bezel is installed 15 PowerEdge R520 Technical Guide Security feature Description The Trusted Platform Module TPM is used to generate store keys protect authenticate passwords and create store digital certificates It also TPM supports the Intel Xeon TXT functionality TPM can also be used to enable the BitLocker M hard drive encryption feature in Windows Server 2008 TPM 1 2 is supported No TPM version is available for China or Russia Power off security BIOS has the ability to disable the power button function Intrusion alert An internal switch is used to detect chassis intrusion BIOS has the ability to enter a secure boot mode through system setup This Secure mode mode includes the option to lock out the power and NMI switches on the control panel or set up a system password 14 PowerEdge R520 Technical Guide 4 Processor The Dell PowerEdge R520 features the Intel Xeon processor E5 2400 product family which offers an ideal combination of performance power efficiency and cost These proce
45. ocal updates e Driver pack e Shared NIC LOM Remote update e Power control e e Power monitoring e Encryption e IPv6 e e Auto discovery e Auto recovery e Web GUI e 58 PowerEdge R520 Technical Guide Basic IDRAC7 IDRAC7 Feature function management Express Enterprise Remote CLI Local SSH CLI e Serial redirection o Remote config e Email alerts e SNMP alerts E e Comprehensive monitoring Crash screen capture E e Dedicated NIC 1Gbps 100MB in iDRACO e Part replacement Backup and restore configurations Virtual console 4 user Virtual console chat e Support for customer supplied SD cards for vFlash media Virtual flash partitions Virtual media Virtual folders Remote file share Crash video playback Boot record playback Power capping Enterprise group power management Directory services AD LDAP PK authentication Two factor authentication Rack and tower systems only Feature available with IPMI not web GUI Requires OMSA agent on target server Uses Microsoft ActiveX on Internet Explorer only 59 PowerEdge R520 Technical Guide 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 hardw
46. ock diagram X PCle Gen3 x16 16GB s X PCle Gen3 x8 8GB s x8 D D NE A dl 1 0 D D pp CPU2 gt Vv 1 0 DD MN 110 DDR3 Memory 1066 1333 1600 MHz S 19 0 8 IdO S 19 0 8 IdO PCle Gen3 x8 8GB s x8 PCle Gen3 x8 8GB s x8 PCle Gen3 x8 8GB s System Power Conn DMI QP a y vr CPU1 lt gt System Power Conn
47. ontainment 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 redundant PSUs only have intelligent features such as the ability to dynamically optimize efficiency while maintaining availability and redundancy Also featured are enhanced power consumption reduction technologies such as high efficiency power conversion and advanced thermal management techniques and embedded power management features including high accuracy power monitoring The R520 supports a power supply subsystem that consists of either a single non redundant power supply or up to two AC DC DC DC hot plug redundant power supplies The power supply provides 3 3V 5V 12V and 12Vaux for non redundant design and provides 12V and 12Vaux for redundant design There are several voltage regulators in the system to supply different voltage levels needed by different logic devices A redundant system which is managed through a PMBus interface consists of two power supplies with 1 1 redundancy auto sensing and auto switching capability The following power supply options are available for the R520 e 495W AC hot plug redundant e 550W AC non redundant e 750W AC hot plug redundant e 1100W AC hot plug redundant e 1100W DC hot plug r
48. os elected PAE RP EE 47 Mi o eee uem 47 Appendix B os CIS COM AON ide E OO DOT 48 PowerEdge R520 Technical Guide Appendix C Appendix D Tables Table 1 Table 2 Table 3 Table 4 Table 5 Table 6 Table 7 Table 8 Table 9 Table 10 Table 11 Table 12 Table 13 Table 14 Table 15 Table 16 Table 17 Table 18 Table 19 Table 20 Table 21 Table 22 Table 23 Table 24 Table 25 Table 26 Table 27 Table 28 Table 29 Figures Figure 1 Figure 2 Figure 4 Figure 4 Figure 5 Figure 6 Figure Figure 8 Figure 9 Figure 10 Figure 11 Figure 12 Figure 15 IV PowerEdge R520 Technical Guide Additional 49 SOM i Dock Gla Mirta aos 51 NEw e 1 NTC 6 Comparing the PowerEdge R510 to PowerEdge R52U leise eere trd tires incidi Technical do SNNT RT mes 8 A nn m PE PEO E E E E AEE 12 S MA e e Oo um 15 sd eo quo B 41 88 0 e E 16 Memory technologies SUD OFC ansias heut bn iecur ue rtm cese satelite lub cu GE 17 Bus ss e E PO bat lear ictal tht O 18 Memory Speed Her 01101114 3 DT 19 Memory RAS features dd UE 19 oso PP En 21 oe ee AP e Po POT EE A 22 mile des OU A Pe UE ee ee eee 24 SHDDOImedg Nics and MBA Serier endin a EEE E E TEE NEA
49. rage an existing systems management framework As shown in Figure 10 Dell systems management solutions are centered around OpenManage server management featuring IDRAC with Lifecycle Controller Figure 10 Dell systems management solutions Dell consoles OpenManage ih ANIMO PRC a co integration Dell OpenManage with third party Essentials Dell Management consoles Console IT Assistant Microsoft BMC KACE Software VMware Er y Lu TM VIS Virtual Dell Services Integrated System server management DRAC with Lifecycle Dell Managed Services Dell AIM Dell Creator Controller Professional Services Deploy Update Monitor C 4 Jad gt Maintain S gt A OpenManage Tools and utilities Connections Repository Manager with third party consoles OpenManage Server CA NSM HP Operations Administrator Manager IBM Tivoli Netcool OMNIbus 56 PowerEdge R520 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 IDRAC 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
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51. rrent drop in box option is RHEL 5 8 RHEL 6 1 is the minimum supported version Current factory install is RHEL 6 2 54 PowerEdge R520 Technical Guide Supported virtualization One of the key features for virtualization on the PowerEdge R520 is the support for a fail safe hypervisor By running a 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 20 highlights the virtualization support for the R520 Table 20 Virtualization support Operating systems Version Options vSphere v4 1 U2 vSphere v4 1 U2 Vmware vSphere v4 1 U2 vSphere v5 0 vSphere v5 0 U1 Citrix XenServer 6 0 Enterprise 2 Rectal Virtualization 2 0 Fl factory install DIB drop in box ESX Classic ESXi Installable ESXi Embedded ESXi one version ESXi one version N A N A vSphere Fault Tolerance is supported with these versions NO OpenManage support drop in box license registration card only 55 PowerEdge R520 Technical Guide DIB DIB Fl FI DIB FI DIB DIB DIB 11 Dell OpenManage systems management Whether your IT environment consists of a few servers or a few thousand servers Dell OpenManage systems management solutions provide comprehensive management for evolving IT environments OpenManage is based on open standards and provides agent based and agent free server life
52. s the more universal solution support mounting in 2 post Telco racks Table 18 lists the rack types that the R520 supports Table 18 Supported rack types Rack Types Supported Rail Product Identifier Mounting Interface Rail Type 4 Post 2 Post Square Round Thread Flush Center B6 ReadyRails Il Sliding Y Y Y X X R520 B4 ReadyRails Static v v v Y Y Screws are not included in either kit due to the fact that threaded racks are offered with a variety of thread designations You must provide your own screws when mounting the rails in threaded racks Screw head diameter for the sliding rails must be 10 mm or less Other key factors governing proper rail selection include the spacing between the front and rear mounting flanges of the rack the type and location of any equipment mounted in the back of the rack such as power distribution units PDUs and the overall depth of the rack Due to their reduced complexity and lack of need for CMA support the static rails offer a greater adjustability range and a smaller overall mounting footprint than the sliding rails For detailed information about static and sliding rails see the Rack rail specifications section in Appendix A For more information on installing the R520 in a rack see the Rack nstallation Instructions on Support Dell com Manuals 52 PowerEdge R520 Technical Guide Cable management arm The optional CMA organizes and secures the cords and cables exiting the back of the serv
53. s to hardware configuration Thermal management adjusts cooling according to what the system really needs and draws lower fan power draw and generates lower acoustical noise levels than servers without such controls 28 PowerEdge R520 Technical Guide User configurable settings An R520 thermal control design target is to minimize the contribution of fan power to overall system power However with the understanding and realization that every customer has a unique set of circumstances or expectations of the system in this generation of servers we are introducing limited user configurable settings in the IDRAC7 BIOS setup screen For more information see the Dell PowerEdge R520 Systems Owner s Manual on Support Dell com Manuals and Advanced Thermal Control Optimizing across Environments and Power Goals on Dell com Fan fault tolerance Continuous operation with one motor failure in the system The R520 base configuration has four fans An additional fan Fan 1 is required if redundant power supplies are used and another fan is required if a second processor is used Fan 6 R520 supports fan fault tolerance for all six fans The fault tolerance feature allows one motor fan to fail at a time allowing a fan replacement within 560 hours of a fan failure Cooling redundancy The R520 allows continuous operation with a fan failure in the system The base configuration of the R520 has four fans Additional fans are needed when using redundant power
54. sive storage capacity of the R520 can be protected with both hardware RAID controllers and software solutions to protect your data and ensure that it is readily available Built in reliability availability and serviceability RAS features such as hot pluggable hard drives and power supplies minimize the need to disrupt production work to take a server offline in the event of a component failure Redundant failsafe hypervisors also add an additional layer of protection for virtualized environments The PowerEdge server line The PowerEdge family is engineered with the right combination of features and performance scalability to handle tough workloads for both large and small data center environments 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 OpenManage also integrates and connects to leading third party systems management solutions you may already own so you can maintain your single point of control and capitalize on your existing investment OpenManage simplifies the lifecycle of deploying updating monitoring and maintaining your Dell PowerEdge servers New technologies Table 1 summarizes the newest technologies used in the Dell PowerEdge R5
55. ssors provide high performance no matter what your constraint is floor space power or budget and on workloads that range from the most complicated scientific exploration to crucial web serving and infrastructure applications In addition to providing raw performance gains improved I O is also made possible with Intel Integrated I O which can reduce latency by adding more lanes and doubling bandwidth This helps to reduce network and storage bottlenecks unleashing the processor s performance capabilities Processor features The new Intel Xeon processor E5 2400 product family provides the following features e 2 socket processor design with power and dimensions optimized for density Up to 8 execution cores per processor e Intel Hyper Threading technology enables up to 16 computational threads e Micro architecture on 52nm process for greater performance per watt e Support for more memory 4 additional DIMMs up to 12 DIMM slots and support for up to 16GB DIMMs increasing the memory capacity from 128GB to 192GB e Integrated memory controller with 5 channels of DDR3 and 46 bit physical addressing facilitate greater memory capacity Intel Integrated I O has support for up to 48 lanes 24 lanes per socket of PCle 5 0 links capable of 8 0GT s e Faster connections throughout the system with support for DDR3 1600MT s memory and 8 0GT s QPI e Intel Data Direct I O DDIO allows I O traffic to skip the main system memory and be directed strai
56. supplies and a second processor The R520 supports fault tolerant cooling for all six fans Environmental specifications The optimized thermal management makes the R520 reliable under a wide range of operating environments as shown in the environmental specifications in Table 25 Many configurations are also compliant under expanded operating temperature environments but a few are not Acoustical design The acoustical design of the PowerEdge R520 reflects the following Versatility The PowerEdge R520 saves you power draw in the data center but it also is quiet enough for the office environment in typical and minimum configurations Compare the values for LpA in Table 17 for these configurations and note that they are lower than ambient measurements of typical office environments Adherence to Dell s high sound quality standards Sound quality is different from sound power level and sound pressure level in that it describes how humans respond to annoyances in sound like whistles and hums One of the sound quality metrics in the Dell specification is prominence ratio of a tone which is listed in Table 17 Noise ramp and descent during bootup from power off Fan speeds and noise levels ramp during the boot process from power off to power on in order to add a layer of protection for component cooling in the case that the system were not to boot properly keep bootup as quiet as possible the fan speed reached during bootup is limited to about
57. t plug 3 5 inch SAS 15K nearline SAS 7 2K SATA 7 2K 2 5 inch SAS 15K 10K SAS SSD SLC SATA SSD MLC requires 3 5 inch hybrid tray Self encrypting drives SEDs available Embedded NIC Broadcom 5720 Dual Port 1GbE Auto ranging Platinum efficiency hot plug redundant 495W or 750W AC PSU Power supply Silver efficiency cabled 550W AC PSU Gold efficiency hot plug redundant 1100W DC PSU High efficiency hot plug redundant power supplies DC power supply hot plug hard drives TPM dual internal SD support fan fault tolerance optional bezel information tag ECC memory interactive LCD screen extended power range ENERGY STAR compliant switch independent partitioning 8 PowerEdge R520 Technical Guide Availability Feature PowerEdge R520 technical specification Dell OpenManage Systems Management Agent free or with OpenManage Server Administrator OMSA Agent Rack support Operating systems OpenManage Essentials Dell Management Console IT Assistant OMSA Agent OpenManage Power Center requires DRAC7 Enterprise with Lifecycle Controller OpenManage Integrations and Connections OpenManage Integration Suite for Microsoft System Center Dell Management Plug in for VMware vCenter Connections for HP Operations Manager IBM Tivoli Netcool and CA Network and Systems Management Basic management standard option Upgrade to iDRAC7 Express or Enterprise with Lifecycle Controll
58. ted on either the left or right side of the sliding rails without the use of tools for fast and easy deployment The R520 is backward compatible with the R510 rails and CMA Sliding and static rail systems The R520 supports both sliding rails and static rails Both rails have a new slim rail design that supports the wide system chassis The rails ship in the tool less mounting configuration but can be converted to the tooled configuration very quickly and easily Sliding rails include a self adjusting feature to allow the rails to be shared across multiple systems and accommodate various chassis depths The sliding rail system allows you to fully extend the server out the rack for easy access for service The sliding rails are available with or without the optional CMA Figure 8 shows the sliding rails with the CMA Figure 8 Sliding rails with optional CMA The static rails shown in Figure 9 support a wider variety of racks than the sliding rails but do not support serviceability in the rack and are therefore are not compatible with the CMA Figure 9 Static rails iw 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 a
59. torage Provides details for improving energy efficiency in the data center Provides information on Dell s Fresh Air cooling solutions Provides updated information on which operating systems are available on which PowerEdge systems Provides more information about the R520 processors and chipset Provides more information about Dell PERCs Provides help selecting a rack based power distribution unit Provides help selecting an uninterruptible power supply model Contact your Dell sales representative White paper that explores the mechanisms of people s reaction to language of and Dell s work to control noise from Enterprise products 50 PowerEdge R520 Technical Guide Inside the system chassis cover Dell com EnergySmart Dell com ESSA Dell com PNC Dell com FreshAir Dell com OSsupport Intel com Dell com PERC DellPDU com DellUPS com Dell com www dell com downloads g lobal products pedge en ac oustical education dell enterprise white paper pdf Appendix D System board block diagram PCle Gen2 x4 2GB s USB LPC South Bridge USB PCIE x1 SATA SATA PCle x4 DMI Serial Port KK LX c N39 PCle Gen2 x2 1GB s x4 DMI 2GB BroadCom 1GbE x 2 RJ45 Figure 13 R520 system board bl
60. toring and power capping tools that can help manage power consumption See the Power thermal and acoustics section for details Advanced power management Dell has tested and validated an integrated data center solution that enables you Fresh Air cooling to operate at higher temperatures or even chiller less See the Power thermal and acoustics section for details The internal dual SD module enables Dell s unique Failsafe Virtualization architecture ensuring uptime by providing failover capability for embedded hypervisors such as VMware VSphere ESXi See the Supported virtualization section Failsafe hypervisors Failure of one fan motor is tolerated with degradation in performance through Fan fault tolerance active throttling and increased fan speeds The feature helps reduce downtime by allowing you to schedule a fan replacement within 560 hours of a fan failure 6 PowerEdge R520 Technical Guide System features Compared to its predecessor the R520 supports more PCle slots PCle 5 0 more memory and advanced systems management Table 2 compares some of the features of the R520 to its R510 predecessor Table 5 lists all of the R520 s specifications Comparison of PowerEdge systems The R520 is the new generation PowerEdge server replacing the R510 Table 2 compares some of the R520 features to the R510 features Table 2 Comparing the PowerEdge R510 to PowerEdge R520 Feature PowerEdge R510 PowerEdge R520 C
61. ty tool that helps simplify the process of managing downloads and baseline BIOS firmware and driver updates Repository Manager can create deployment disks as well as create and manage customized repositories 40 PowerEdge R520 Technical Guide 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 DRAC7 IPMITool IPMI Tool includes scriptable console application programs used to control and manage remote systems using the IP
62. ure IO ElA Rack Flange SIDE VIEW Za with Za without 1 bezel bezel zs 651 mm with cabled PSU 482 4mm 434 0mm 86 8mm 35mm 20 1mm 611 1mm 649 1mm with redundant PSU Zb goes to the nominal back wall external surface where the system board I O connectors are located Chassis weight The R520 chassis at maximum configuration is 28 2 kg 62 lb 44 PowerEdge R520 Technical Guide Power supply specifications Table 24 lists power supply specifications for the PowerEdge R520 Table 24 Power supply specifications Specification 495W AC 550W 750W AC 1100WAC 1100W DC Current 6 5A 3A 7 4A 3 7A 10A 5A 12A 6 5A 22A X2 consumption 100 240 100 240 100 240 100 240 48V to 60 PP y 9 VAC VAC VAC VAC VDC Frequency 50 60Hz 50 60Hz 50 60Hz 50 60Hz N A Heat dissipation 1908 2315 2891 4100 4416 BTU hr max Auto ranging Environmental specifications Table 25 details the environmental specifications for the R520 For additional information about environmental measurements for specific system configurations see Dell com environmental_datasheets Table 25 Environmental specifications Fresh Air temperature humidity altitude de rating Continuous 10 to 35 C 50 F to 95 F at 10 to 80 relative humidity with 26 C 78 8 F maximum operation dew point maximum wet bulb temperature De rate maximum allowable dry bulb temperature at 1 C per 500m above 950m 1 F per 547 ft above 31
63. y varies with preloaded material and operating environment and will be less PowerEdge R520 Technical Guide Specifications Table 5 summarizes the specifications for each of the PowerEdge R520 features For the latest information on supported features for the PowerEdge R520 visit Dell com Table 3 Technical specifications Feature PowerEdge R520 technical specification Form factor 2U rack Processors Intel Xeon processor E5 2400 product family Processor sockets 2 sockets Internal interconnect 1 Intel QuickPath Interconnect OPI link 6 4GT s 7 2GT s 8 0GT s Cache 2 5 per core with core options of 4 6 or 8 Chipset Intel C600 Memory Up to 192GB 12 DIMM slots 2GB 4GB 8GB 16GB DDR3 up to 1600MT s 3 PCle slots 1 storage slot for mini type PERC With 2 processors e 1x16 slot with x16 bandwidth 5 0 half height half length e 1x16 slot with x8 bandwidth 5 0 full height full length PCle slots e 2x16 slots with x8 bandwidth 5 0 full height half length With 1 processor e 1x8 slot with x4 bandwidth 2 0 half height half length e 1x16 slot with x8 bandwidth 3 0 full height full length e 2x8 slots with x4 bandwidth 5 0 full height half length Internal controllers External HBAs RAID PERC S110 SW RAID PERC H810 RAID controller PERC H310 External HBAs non RAID PERC H710 6Gbps SAS HBA PERC H710P Drive bay options Up to 8 x 5 5 inch hot plug drive bays Hard drives Hard drive options ho

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