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3. For more information on Dell s acoustical design see the Dell Enterprise Acoustics white paper 29 PowerEdge R320 Technical Guide out 9 Rack rails and cable management The sliding and static rail systems for the Dell PowerEdge R320 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 R310 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 mounted on either the left or right side of the sliding rails without the use of tools for fast and easy deployment Sliding and static rail systems The R320 supports both sliding rails and static rails Both rails have a new slim 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
4. e No cold startup below 5 C e Maximum altitude for the operating temperature must be 5050m 10 000ft e Not supported Peripheral cards not qualified by Dell Peripheral cards greater than 25W 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 Storage 5 to 95 at a maximum wet bulb temperature of 53 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 Maximum shock Operating Half sine shock in all operational orientations of 31G 5 with a pulse duration of 2 6ms 10 Storage Half sine shock on all six sides of 71G 5 with a pulse duration of 2ms 10 square wave shock on all six sides of 27G with velocity change at 235 in sec or greater 44 PowerEdge R320 Technical Guide out 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 R320 IDRAC incorporates an integrated video subsystem The graphics controller is the 2D Matrox G200 The video frame buffer 16MB is contained within the iDRAC RAM 256MB devic
5. Appendix A Additional specifications Chassis dimensions and weight Figure 12 details the dimensions of the Dell PowerEdge R320 chassis Figure 12 System dimensions Za FL Bezel or Outer Most Feature SA VIEW H TOP VIEW Xb his e EIA Rack Flange Za with Za without 1 bezel bezel A 625 2mm with cabled PSU 482 4mm 454 0mm 42 8mm 35 0mm 21 0mm 607 0mm l 642 5mm with redundant PSU Zb goes to the nominal back wall external surface where the system board I O connectors are located The R320 chassis at maximum configuration is 19 3 kg 42 55 lb Power supply specifications Table 25 lists power supply specifications for the PowerEdge R320 Table 25 Power supply specifications Specification Redundant 550W Redundant 350W Non redundant 350W Current consumption 7 AA S 7A 4 8A 2 4A 4 8A 2 4A Supply voltage 100 240 VAC 100 240 VAC 100 240 VAC Frequency 50 60Hz 50 60Hz 50 60Hz Heat dissipation BTU hr max Auto ranging 45 PowerEdge R320 Technical Guide 2155 1556 12551 Environmental specifications Table 26 details the environmental specifications for the R320 For additional information about environmental measurements for specific system configurations see www dell com environmental_datasheets Table 26 Environmental specifications Fresh Air temperature humidity altitude de rating Continuous 10 C to 35 C 50 F to 95 F at 10 to 80 relative humidi
6. DRAC Enabled with iDRAC7 Enterprise Integration with Intel Node Manager provides data center level power monitoring and capping requires iDRAC7 Enterprise 56 PowerEdge R320 Technical Guide an issue alerts include a direct 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 de 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 IDRAC7 Enterprise is shown in Table 23 Table 23 Feature comparison for basic management iDRAC7 Expre
7. 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 ufecycle 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 Figure 11 Systems management server lifecycle 41 PowerEdge R320 Technical Guide Table 24 lists the products that are available for one to one and one to many operations and when they are used in the server s lifecycle Table 24 One to one and one to many operations Operation One to one One to many e Lifecycle Controller e Symantec Deployment Server e Dell Server Deployment Pack GUI e Dell Management Plug in for DSDP for Microsoft System e DIK VMware vCenter Center Configuration Manager e SBUU e KACE K1000 Appliance and Dell Lif
8. 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 Small Business Server 2011 Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 with SP1 x52 x64 x64 x64 x64 x64 x64 with Hyper V role enabled N A N A N A N A Standard Premium Add on Web Standard Enterprise Data center RHEL 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 2 55 PowerEdge R320 Technical Guide Supported virtualization One of the key features for virtualization on the PowerEdge R320 is the support for a fail safe hypervisor By running a 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 21 highlights the virtualization support for the R320 Table 21 Virtualization support Operating systems Version Options vSphere v4 1 U2 ESX Classic DIB vSphere v4 1 U2 ESXi Installable DIB VMware vSphere v4 1 U2 ESXi Embedded Fl vSphere v5 0 U1 ESXi one version FI DIB Citrix XenServer 6 0 N A DIB Fl factory install DIB drop in box vSphere Fault Tolerance is supported with these versions 54 PowerEdge R320 Technical Guide 11 Dell OpenManage systems management W
9. 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 R320 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 The R520 allows continuous operation with a motor failure in the system The base configuration of the R320 has four fans An additional fan is needed when using redundant power supplies The fault tolerance feature allows one motor fan to fail at a time allowing a fan replacement within 560 hours of a fan failure Environmental specifications The optimized thermal management makes the R320 reliable under a wide range of operating environments as shown in the environmental specifications in Table 26 Many configurations are also compliant under expanded operating temperature environments but a few are not Acoustical design The acoustical design of the PowerEdge R320 reflects the following Versatility The PowerEdge R320 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 18 for these configurations and note that they are
10. Figure 8 shows the sliding rails with the CMA Figure 8 Sliding rails with optional CMA S r 7 P 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 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 19 lists the rack types that the R320 supports The R320 is backward compatible with the R310 rails and CMA Table 19 Supported rack types Rack Types Supported Rail Product Identifier Mounting Interface Rail Type 4 Post 2 Post Square Round Thread Flush Center A7 ReadyRails II Sliding v Y Y X X A8 ReadyRails Static Y Y Y Y Y R320 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 r
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12. forbidden June 2012 Rev 1 1 Il PowerEdge R320 Technical Guide out Table of contents NES E oa ol eee ee ee ee ee a ee ee ee eee 9 BOO Sie o y PP PP yq e Eu EA 9 NEW EEO OGI O cC m 6 CEA C NI cIi ERNEUT 7 Comparison OF PowerEdge SISI SA a tus Muti uc Una RE C RUE POUR E DETUR DN EGRE RR 2 PSI AOS MTM A ibas 8 5 Chassis views and features sees essen eere RR Ro a3 RR RR RR 343 RRRERESERRRYRYY YA Y 3 3 RS R3 RA RARE REPE RR RR RAR 4a daa aaa ad asas aduer sensa 10 Daneo AAPP o EE 10 Sac MA 11 o AP A A A E EE 14 Proces Ore UOS EEEE m ums 14 O O TOE O e a attest one EA SEEE EAE EEEE E MM AMOUNT E 14 A 15 So A m 16 e se OO e OO A 16 Memo eese erronea T tomm I7 MENON c eic 6 e mmm 17 Memo die OAS MT NU mm 18 E c 20 Iberia SEDI gt 6 seen ent er UR uL DCN IUDA ee mA 20 a ASAS 20 Orge COON tr 21 dae APPO ceo A 22 PP o An 22 NE e di A eres o on ea 25 Embedded NIC controller ccccccccccccccecesessssssnssceenenssaseceeeneseessessusseecneeecanseceeeenenesseeuseuncaneneaeeseeeeseessseeseesuccanensnenereeenss 25 xd gt dels E e SNR a Pei IP O A 25 o FPowerthermal and aCoUSTICS
13. increasing data center density Dell provides tools and technologies to help you realize greater performance with less energy cost and waste More efficient data center usage can reduce costs by slowing the need for additional center space Table 16 lists the tools and technologies Dell offers to help you achieve your data center goals by lowering power consumption and increasing energy efficiency Table 16 Power tools and technologies Power supply unit PSU Dell s PSU portfolio includes intelligent features such as dynamically portfolio optimizing efficiency while maintaining availability and redundancy Find 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 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 VIOUSIOPEOmplence guidelines
14. lower than ambient measurements of typical office environments Adherence to Dell s high sound quality standards Sound quality is different from sound power level and sound pressure level in that it describes how humans respond to annoyances in sound like whistles and hums One of the sound quality metrics in the Dell specification is prominence ratio of a tone which is listed in Table 18 Noise ramp and descent during bootup from power off Fan speeds and noise levels ramp during the boot process from power off to power on in order to add a layer of protection for component cooling in the case that the system were not to boot properly lo keep bootup as quiet as possible the fan speed reached during bootup is limited to about half of full speed Noise level dependencies If acoustics is important to you you may want to make the following configuration choices and settings for the PowerEdge R320 for quieter operation 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 R320 Contributors to acoustical output can include PERG H710 MINO PERG melo 28 PowerEdge R520 Technical Guide Table 18
15. possible Use ESSA to calculate the power consumption of your hardware power infrastructure and storage Provides details for improving energy efficiency in the data center Provides information on Dell s Fresh Air cooling solutions Provides updated information on which operating systems are available on which PowerEdge systems Provides more information about the 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 48 PowerEdge R320 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 Figure 13 R320 system board block diagram PCle Gen2 x4 2GB s x4 SATA SATA PCle x4 USB LPC South Bridge DMI USB PCIE x1 x4 DMI 2GB s DDR3 Memory cessi Front Panel SPI zT USB LX c NAD alod
16. simplicity and ease of use to help you reduce complexity save time achieve efficiency control costs and empower productivity Systems management solutions Dell systems management solutions include a wide variety of tools products and services that enable you to leverage an existing systems management framework As shown in Figure 10 Dell systems management solutions are centered around OpenManage server management featuring IDRAC with Lifecycle Controller Figure 10 Dell systems management solutions Dell consoles Dell OpenManage Essentials OpenManage integration with third party Dell Management consoles Console IT Assistant Microsoft BM KACE Software VMware Dell OpenManage server management Dell Services IDRAC with Lifecycle Dell Managed Services Controller Professional Services Deploy Update Monitor Saas N OpenManage Tools and utilities Connections with third party consoles VIS Virtual Integrated System Dell AIM Dell Creator Maintain Repository Manager OpenManage Server CA NSM HP Operations Administrator Manager IBM Tivoli Netcool OMNIbus 55 PowerEdge R320 Technical Guide out 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 Contr
17. 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 15 PowerEdge R520 Technical Guide out 4 Processor The Dell PowerEdge R320 features a variety of Intel processor options The Intel Xeon processor E5 2400 product family offers an ideal combination of performance dependability and cost These processors provide substantial performance and capacity for entry and mainstream workloads In addition to providing raw performance gains improved I O is also made possible with Intel Integrated I O which can reduce latency by adding more lanes and doubling bandwidth This helps to reduce network and storage bottlenecks unleashing the processor s performance capabilities In addition to the Intel Xeon processor E5 2400 product family the R320 also supports the Intel Xeon E5 1410 which provide a balance of performance value and advanced features and the Intel Pentium processor 1400 product family which is cost efficient and provides the basic features Processor features The new Intel processors provide the following features e Upto 8 execution cores per processor Intel Hyper Threading technology enables up to 16 computational threads e Micro architecture on 52nm process for greater performance per watt Support for more memory up to 6 DIMM slots and support for up to 16GB DIMMs increasing the memory capacity from 52GB to 96GB e Integrated
18. varied number of drives Internal storage R520 has three chassis to support up to three different drive bay options e 4x 3 5 inch drive option base configuration cabled tray e 4x 3 5 inch drive option volume configuration hot plug tray 2 5 inch hybrid kit available for 2 5 inch drives e 8x2 5 inch drive option maximum drive support in 1U hot plug tray Supported hard drives The R320 supports up to eight 2 5 inch or four 5 5 inch hard drives or solid state drives Self encrypting drives SEDs are available Table 11 lists more information about these drives For an up to date list of supported hard drives for the R320 see Dell com PowerEdge Table 11 Supported hard drives Speed Capacities rpm Nearline SAS N A 500G 11B 1TB SED SAS 10K 300GB 600GB 900GB 900GB SED SAS 15K 146GB 500GB 500GB SED 2 5 SAS SSD N A 200GB 400GB SATA SSD N A 100GB 200GB SATA N A 250GB 500GB 1TB SATA 7 2K 500GB ITB 2TB 3 5 Nearline SAS 72K 1TB 2TB 3TB SAS 15K 300GB 600GB Applies to the 8 drive bay only External storage External storage for the R320 is available through optional HBAs for SAS and iSCSI For more information see Dell com Storage 20 PowerEdge R320 Technical Guide Storage controllers Dell provides highly capable RAID options for you to ensure that your data remains safe Dell s RAID controller options offer impressive performance improvements including the following features o Fa
19. 0 provides a list of documents and websites that provide for more information on the Dell PowerEdge R320 Resource Table 30 Additional resources W eTer d 0 0 PowerEdge R320 Systems Owner s Manual PowerEdge R320 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 R320 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 sys
20. DOS PO DIOCk CAE RN T 49 1 System overview Introduction The 1 socket Dell PowerEdge R320 rack server delivers powerful performance and Enterprise class high availability capabilities in a 1U chassis The R520 s configuration flexibility increased internal storage and straightforward systems management make it an excellent fit for web hosting and serving file and print serving and other general purpose applications in space constrained locations Enterprise features scalable expandability and value in a dense chassis The R320 features the scalable performance of the Intel Xeon processor E5 2400 product family with Enterprise class memory RAS features This server complements its processors with six DIMM slots and two PCI Express PCIe slots providing a substantial memory footprint and wide O bandwidth to support memory intensive applications and databases as well as consolidation and virtualization For users not needing the Enterprise class high performance of the Intel processor Xeon E5 2400 product family the T320 also supports the more price sensitive Intel Xeon processor E5 1410 and Intel Pentium processor 1400 product family Users selecting the Intel Xeon processor E5 2400 product family can choose to implement advanced memory protection capabilities memory sparing and memory mirroring previously not seen in the 1 socket x86 server space These capabilities are not possible with the Intel Xeon processor E5 1410 and t
21. PowerEdge R320 Technical Guide The 1 socket PowerEdge R320 delivers powerful performance and Enterprise class high avallability features in a 1U chassis This document is for informational purposes only Dell reserves the right to make changes without further notice to any products herein The content provided is as is and without express or implied warranties of any kind Dell the DELL logo PowerEdge EqualLogic PowerVault PowerConnect OpenManage KACE and ReadyRails are trademarks of Dell Inc Intel Xeon Celeron and Pentium are registered trademarks and Core is a trademark of Intel Corporation in the U S and other countries Microsoft Windows Windows Server 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
22. R 520 based on the population of the number and type of DIMMs per memory channel Table 9 Memory speed capabilities pmm E ag Fi beg Speed MT s DIMMs 800 1066 1333 1600 SR 1 DR 1 UDIMM SR SR Es SR DR 2 e DR DR 2 e SR 1 DR 1 e QR 1 SR SR 2 RDIMM SR DR d DR DR e e QR SR 2 QR DR 2 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 R320 Table 10 Memory RAS features Feature Description Dense configuration Increased memory reliability can be a result from this selectable platform profile optimized profile that adjusts parameters to reduce faults regarding refresh rates speed temperature and voltage Memory demand and Demand scrubbing is the ability to write corrected data back to the memory once patrol scrubbing a correctable error is detected on a read transaction Patrol scrubbing proactively searches the system memory repairing correctable errors 18 PowerEdge R320 Technical Guide Feature Description Recovery from single Recovery from Single DRAM Device Failure SDDC provides error checking and DRAM device failure co
23. ails offer a greater adjustability range and a smaller overall mounting footprint than the sliding rails For detailed information about static and sliding rails see the Rack rail specifications section in Appendix A For more information on installing the R320 in a rack see the Rack Installation Instructions on Support Dell com Manuals 51 PowerEdge R320 Technical Guide Cable management arm The optional CMA organizes and secures the cords and cables exiting the back of the server and unfolds to allow the server to extend out of the rack without having to detach the cables Some key features of the R520 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 52 PowerEdge R320 Technical Guide 10 Operating systems and virtualization The Dell PowerEdge R320 supports a wide range of industry standard operating systems and virtualization software Supported operating systems Table 20 lists the primary operating systems supported on the R320 For the latest information on supported operating systems see Dell com OSsupport Table 20 Primary operating system support
24. ardware configuration info and warranty information e Contact Dell directly by link to get in touch with technical support and sales teams and provide feedback to Dell These codes provide an easy way to retrieve the critical support information you need when you need it making you more efficient and effective in managing your hardware Security features The latest generation of PowerEdge servers has the features listed in Table 5 to help ensure the security of your data center Table 5 Security features Security feature Description A tooled latch is integrated on the top cover with a coin key lock to secure the Cover latch System An optional metal bezel is mounted to the chassis front to provide the Dell ID A Bezel lock on the bezel is used to protect un authorized access to hard drives System status is viewable on the LCD screen when the bezel is installed The Trusted Platform Module TPM is used to generate store keys protect authenticate passwords and create store digital certificates It also 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
25. are 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 l l 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 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 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 an
26. bed in this guide 10 PowerEdge R320 Technical Guide Figure 4 Internal view Chassis features Table 4 lists the features on the R320 chassis For additional information see the Dell PowerEdge R320 Systems Owner s Manual on 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 2 5 inch drives USB connectors Connects USB devices to the server 11 PowerEdge R320 Technical Guide out Feature Description 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
27. d advanced thermal management techniques and embedded power management features including high accuracy power monitoring The R520 power supply subsystem consists of one non redundant or up to two redundant AC DC power supplies The power supply provides 3 3V 5V 12V and 12Vaux for non redundant design and provides 12V and 12Vaux for redundant design There are several voltage regulators in the system to supply different voltage levels needed by different logic devices The redundant power supplies are managed through a PMBus interface The following power supply options are available for the R320 e 550W AC cabled non redundant e 550W AC hot plug redundant e 550W AC hot plug redundant 26 PowerEdge R320 Technical Guide out Figure shows a 550W power supply unit extended from the R320 chassis Figure 7 350W power supply unit The PowerEdge R320 supports up to two AC with 1 1 redundancy auto sensing and auto switching capability To support Intel turbo boost feature default enabled in BIOS system with 95W processors 8 core or 6 core and 350W cabled PSU may not be sufficient to support feature rich configurations For feature rich configurations using a 550W or 550W dual redundant PSU is recommended in addition to verifying energy efficiency configurations using the Dell Energy Smart Solution Advisor at Dell com ESSA Dell PSUs have achieved Platinum efficiency levels as shown in Table 17 Table 17 Power supply eff
28. details the acoustical performance for the R320 Table 18 Acoustical performance 2 Configuration PCI D XI 23 2 C CPU sia Memory card HDD M nd a i pais ambient controller bels dBA ldle 4 8 28 N Tvoical 3x 3 5 Broadcom l uL yP 1 300GB 2x 4x4GB DualPort ge BOW SATA 350W 1333Hz 1GbE neat 7 2K 1x PERC Stress 5 1 30 None H310 mini 6x25 PAIRE Idle 4 8 29 None Feature rich Quad Port 1 500GB 2X 6 x 8GB 10GbE x8 hot plug 95W SAS 350W 1600Hz HDD chassis 10k 1xPERC Stress 51 30 None H710 mini 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 Lo is A weighted sound pressure level at front bystander position calculated per section 4 3 of ISO 9296 1988 and measured in accordance with ISO 7779 2010 Section 8 6 2 The system is placed inside rack in 75 cm height 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 reference ISO 7779 2010 Section 8 6 2 Idle Reference ISO 7779 2010 definition 3 1 7 System is running in its operating system but no other specific activity Stress An operating mode per ISO 7779 2010 definition 5 1 6 The software SPECPower at 50 is activated to stress the processors and DIMM
29. dge R320 offers balanced scalable I O capabilities including integrated PCle 3 0 capable expansion slots The R320 supports up to 2 PCle slots Embedded NIC controller The R320 system board has one embedded NIC controller The Broadcom 5720 Gigabit NIC chip is connected to the platform controller hub through a PCle 2 0 x2 link The Broadcom 5720 is a 14 generation 10 100 1000Base T Ethernet LAN controller solution suitable for high performance server applications The Broadcom 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 an on chip memory buffer in a single device The device provides a PCle 2 1 compliant interface which operates at 5GT s or 2 5GT s x2 link width PCle expansion The R320 provides expanded PCle slot capability over the previous servers This is made possible by the 40 PCle lanes available from each processor in the system Dell designed the R320 to be PCle 5 0 compliant in order to take full advantage of the processor capabilities PCle slots PCle connectivity is integrated with the processor and chipset Table 14 lists the slot configurations for the R320 Table 14 PCle slot configurations One processor PCle slot 1 PCle x8 connector with x4 bandwidth half length half height 2 0 PCle slot 2 PCle x16 connector with x16 bandwidth ha
30. e The R320 system supports the 2D graphics video modes listed in Table 27 Table 27 Supported video modes Resolution Refresh Rate Hz Color Depth bit 640 x 480 60 70 9 16 32 800 x 600 60 75 85 8 16 32 1024 x 768 00 75 95 8 16 32 1152 x 864 60 75 85 8 16 32 1280 x 1024 60 75 0 10 32 Rack rail specifications Table 28 lists the spacing dimensions for the R320 sliding and static rails Table 28 Rail adjustability range Rail adjustability range mm Rail depth mm Rail Product identifier Rail type Square Round Threaded without with Min Max Min Max Min Max CMA CMA A7 Sliding 681 868 667 861 681 883 720 845 R320 A8 Static 608 8 9 594 872 604 890 622 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 R320 These ports are USB 2 0 compliant 45 PowerEdge R320 Technical Guide Appendix B Standards compliance The Dell PowerEdge R520 conforms to the industry standards listed in Table 29 Table 29 Industry standard documents Standard URL for information and s
31. ecycle Controller Deploy e Lifecycle Controller Remote Integration DLCI for Microsoft Services System Center Configuration e BMC BladeLogic integration Manager with Lifecycle Controller e iDRAC7 with LifeCycle e Dell OpenManage Essentials e Dell Update Catalogs for Microsoft Controller e Dell OpenManage ITA System Center Configuration e Lifecycle Controller e Dell Management Console Manager GUI e Lifecycle Controller Remote Dell Lifecycle Controller e Repository Manager Services Integration DLCI for Microsoft DUP System Center Configuration Beate SUU Manager e SBUU e Dell Management Plug in for VMware vCenter e IDRAC7 e Dell OpenManage Essentials e Dell Management Plug in for e OMSA e Dell OpenManage ITA VMware vCenter e BMC ProactiveNet e BMC ProactiveNet Performance Management e Dell Server Management Pack monitor e Dell OpenManage Power Suite for Microsoft System Center Center Operations Manager SCOM e Dell Management Console e PMI e Lifecycle Controller Remote Remediate e IDRAC7 Services e Dell Server PRO Management e Lifecycle Controller Pack for Microsoft System Center GUI Virtual Machine Manager SCVMM Maintain Replace parts e 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 42 PowerEdge R320 Technical Guide out
32. ed 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 integrates and connects to third party systems management solutions 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 R320 rack server Table 1 New technologies New technologies Detailed descriptions The new Intel Xeon processor E5 2400 product family the Intel Xeon E5 1410 processor and the Intel Pentium processor 1400 product family offer new features such as embedded PCle lanes for improved I O performance See the Processor section for details New Intel processors Intel C600 series chipset The Intel Platform Controller Hub PCH chip is implemented on the R320 server Next generation PERC The R320 supports the new PERC controller cards with improved functionality and options faster perfo
33. emory reliability Supported memory The R320 supports the memory technologies shown in Table 7 Table 7 Memory technologies supported Feature UDIMM RDIMM Register No Yes Buffer No No Frequencies 800 1066 or 1333MT s 800 1066 1333 or 1600MT s Ranks supported 1or2 1 2 or4 Capacity per DIMM 2 or AGB 2 4 8 or 16GB Maximum DIMMS per channel 2 2 DRAM technology x8 x4 or x8 Temperature sensor Yes Yes ECC Yes Yes SDDC Yes with advanced ECC mode Yes Address parity Yes Yes 16 PowerEdge R320 Technical Guide The R320 supports the DIMMs listed in Table 8 For the latest information on supported memory visit Dell com Table 8 DIMMs supported Capacity Speed Ranks per Data SDDC support eli Te GB MT s YP8 DIMM width 2 1555 RDIMM 1 x8 Advanced ECC 1 39 2 1523 UDIMM 1 x8 Advanced ECC 1 55 2 1600 RDIMM 1 x8 Advanced ECC 1 5 4 15355 RDIMM 2 x8 Advanced ECC 1 92 4 1595 RDIMM 1 x4 All modes Loo 4 1555 UDIMM 2 x8 Advanced ECC 1 39 4 1600 RDIMM 2 x8 Advanced ECC 1 5 8 15355 RDIMM 2 x4 All modes 1 55 8 1600 RDIMM 2 x4 All modes 1 5 16 1555 RDIMM 2 x4 All modes 159 16 1600 RDIMM 2 x4 All modes 1 5 Memory configurations Flexible memory configurations are supported on the R320 ranging from capacities of 2GB to 96GB The system supports up to 6 DIMMs per processor The R320 has 5 memory channels per processor with each channel supporting up to 2 DIMMs The R520 supports a flexible memory configuratio
34. er feature set security 50 6 60 mini type Perormancg SED EKMS PERC H310 Eight port internal 6Gb s UPPOTtS hot plug 0 1 10 5 Integrated drives expansion pass ns Value Internal PCle RAID 50 mini type through 3Gb s SATA software RAID Supports up to four System PERC S110 controller that supports up hot plug SATA drives no board Software 0 1 5 10 Entry level RAID to 4 physical disks or 8 expansion Microsoft embedded virtual disks Windows only SATA 21 PowerEdge R520 Technical Guide Table 13 lists the storage matrix for the R320 hard drives backplanes and Dell PERC cards Backplane options Table 13 Hard drive backplane options Controller Drive types 4 x 5 5 cabled chassis 4 x 3 5 or 2 5 hot plug 8 x 2 5 hot plug Mini type PERC 55 PERC S110 H310 H710 duo EX PERC S110 H310 H710 25 PERC H310 H710 H710 not available for the cabled chassis option until PERC 8 1 firmware release in Q3 2012 Optical drive SATA Nearline SAS SAS 5 SATA 5 Nearline SAS SAS SAS SSD SATA Nearline SAS SAS SSD The R320 supports one slim 9 5mm internal optical drive on the 8 drive bay chassis through the system board embedded SATA The 4 drive bay chassis supports the 12 7mm optical drive The R320 supports both DVD ROM and DVD RW Tape drive The R520 does not support internal tape drives 22 PowerEdge R320 Technical Guide 7 Networking and PCIe The Dell PowerE
35. es 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 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 O
36. expansion cards to the server Ethernet connectors Connects integrated 10 100 1000 NICs to the server Serial connector Connects a serial device to the server IDRAC7 Enterprise port Dedicated management port for optional iDRAC Ports card Front control panel The R320 control panel is located on the front of the chassis as shown in Figure 5 For more information about the LCD control panel see the Dell PowerEdge R320 Systems Owner s Manual on Support Dell com Manuals Figure 5 LCD control panel TE us PowerEdge R320 Quick Resource Locator A useful feature included with Dell PowerEdge 12 generation servers is the Quick Resource Locator ORL a model specific Quick Response QR code that is located inside the R320 chassis cover see Figure 6 Use your smartphone to access the Dell QRL app to learn more about the server 12 PowerEdge R320 Technical Guide out Figure 6 QRL location se UN el Ya oes _ i s X y Mil ah y E m c co y amp y E y C m Y a a 4 d A LN e Qe r X EUN ee de b This QRL code allows you to e View step by step videos including overviews of system internals and externals as well as detailed concise task oriented videos and installation wizards e Locate reference materials including searchable owner s manual content LCD diagnostics and an electrical overview e Look up your service tag so you can quickly gain access to your specific h
37. fan replacement within 560 hours of a fan failure 6 PowerEdge R320 Technical Guide out System features Compared to the previous generation of PowerEdge R310 the R320 supports up to 100 more processor cores enterprise class RAS features including memory sparing and memory mirroring 10076 more internal hard drives innovative systems management delivered by IDRAC with Lifecycle Controller and is Fresh Air compliant Table 2 compares some of the features of the R320 to its R510 predecessor Table 5 lists all of the R520 s specifications Comparison of PowerEdge systems The R320 is the new generation PowerEdge server replacing the R310 Table 2 compares some of the R320 features to the R310 features Comparing the PowerEdge R310 to PowerEdge R320 Table 2 Feature PowerEdge R310 PowerEdge R320 Chassis Processors Internal interconnect 1 Memory Hard drive bays hot plug RAID controller PCI slots Embedded NICs Power supplies Dell OpenManage Systems Management Power efficiency 1U rack Intel Xeon processors 5400 series Intel Core i3 processor 500 series Intel Pentium G6950 Intel Celeron G1101 Intel DMI 4 x 1333 DDR3 UDIMM or 6 x 1333 DDR3 RDIMM Up to 52GB Up to 4 x 3 5 cabled or hot plug PERC 6 i SAS6 R PERC6 E S100 5500 H200 H 00 H800 2 PCle 2 0 slots Broadcom Dual Port 1GbE LOM Non redundant 350W Redundant 400W Dell OpenManage Dell Management Conso
38. ge R320 For the latest information on supported processors visit Dell com PowerEdge 14 PowerEdge R320 Technical Guide Table 6 Supported processors Max Cache nae memory Turbo speed Xeon E5 2470 2 5GHz 95W 20MB 8 16 1600MT s Yes Xeon E5 2440 2 4GHz 95W 15MB 6 12 1333MT s Yes Xeon E5 2430L 2 0GHz 60W 15MB 6 12 1333MT s Yes Xeon E5 2430 2 2GHz 95W 15MB 6 12 1333MT s Yes Xeon E5 2420 1 9GHz 95W 15MB 6 12 1333MT s Yes Xeon E5 1410 2 8GHz 80W 10MB 4 8 1555MT s Yes Xeon E5 2407 2 2GHz 80W 10MB 4 8 1066MT s NA Xeon E5 2403 1 8GHz 80W 10MB 4 8 1066MT s NA Pentium 1407 2 8GHz 80W 5MB 2 4 1066MT s NA Pentium 1403 2 6GHz 80W 5MB 2 4 1066MT s NA For information on processor installation and configuration see the Dell PowerEdge R320 Systems Owner s Manual on Support Dell com Manuals Chipset The Intel C600 chipset is implemented on the PowerEdge R320 For more information visit Intel com 15 PowerEdge R320 Technical Guide 5 Memory The large memory footprint of the Dell PowerEdge R320 offers greater capacities higher frequencies and more flexibility The R520 supports up to 96GB of memory 6 DIMM slots and 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 m
39. he Intel Pentium processor 1400 product family Regardless of the processor type you can take advantage of other high availability features offered on the R520 To protect your virtualized workloads the R320 offers redundant SD cards making your hypervisors redundant and failsafe Other reliability and availability features include hardware and software RAID options hot plug hard drives and hot plug power supplies Ideal for your applications The R320 features up to 100 more processor cores enterprise class RAS features including memory sparing and memory mirroring and 10076 more internal hard drives than the previous generation R310 Network options span multiple third party brands and adapter types with 10GbE NIC LOGbE FCoE and Fiber Channel 8Gb HBA The R320 delivers failsafe hypervisors to protect virtualized workloads and is Fresh Air compliant enabling it to operate in extended temperature ranges This not only helps to save energy costs but also allows the R320 to ride through unforeseen events such as power brownouts lts innovative agent free systems management delivers no compromise enterprise class systems management for hassle free computing These combined capabilities make the R320 an excellent fit for web hosting and serving file and print serving and work group collaboration and productivity applications especially where the low profile of a 1U chassis is desired The PowerEdge server line The PowerEdge family is engineer
40. hether your IT environment consists of a few servers or a few thousand servers Dell OpenManage systems management solutions provide comprehensive management for evolving IT environments OpenManage is based on open standards and provides agent based and agent free server lifecycle management functionality for Dell PowerEdge servers OpenManage solutions help you automate and streamline essential hardware management tasks The advanced management capabilities of Dell OpenManage also integrates into offerings from other popular systems management solutions that you may already use making Dell platforms easy to manage and deploy in any IT environment 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
41. hnical Guide out 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 Table 50 Figures Figure 1 Figure 2 Figure 3 Figure 4 Figure 5 Figure 6 Figure Figure 8 Figure 9 Figure 10 Figure 11 Figure 12 Figure 15 IV PowerEdge R320 Technical Guide Additional TESQUICES cccccccccccccccconinininin ccc 47 CI iy TO CN MEER TO TOTEM 49 NEw eg g a a e A o lt P e Pr Ei o 6 Comparing the PowerEdge R310 to PowerEdge R520 a eesiessees entes tru besar dan base tita ra Rer Rada Technicals 8161 11 ede MN T m 8 A nn phat O OPE PUE PO ri E eh eta E E EE 11 o A UU rS 15 sde quo E 41 8 8 ce E A A o UU A A 15 Memory technologies SUPPOrted anciano datetime 16 Buy ss a EE E ooo nn E EE 17 Meis elo o AA ee o i M 18 Memory RAS features crcske idian araea diia laicos 18 supported Nard NVES sesser ie e e o o io 20 POr A RAD CONT OUO Sanrio EE A AE EEE N E N 21 acia ao Rojen o p TNR TU 22 PRI SOL ON AQUA ION mr 23 SUppornca Nis and MBAS ns orina dicta 24 Power tools and technologies scimia innia iasa OT SM 25 xe es e e dine E
42. iciency Efficiency targets by load Form factor Redundant 51 3mm 350W AC Platinum 82 0 90 0 94 0 91 0 Redundant 51 3mm 550W AC Platinum 82 0 90 0 94 0 91 0 Non redundant 550W AC Bronze N A 85 0 85 0 85 0 Thermal and acoustics Optimized thermal management makes the PowerEdge R320 cool and quiet Benefiting from smart cooling fan speed control the R320 can keep both high performance and good acoustics across a wide range of ambient temperatures from 10 C to 35 C 50 F to 95 F and to extended ambient temperature ranges see Table 26 Operating environments for the R320 can vary from the data center to general use spaces In a typical configuration the R320 is suitable for an open office environment Thermal design The thermal design of the PowerEdge R320 reflects the following e Multiple sensors are monitored for thermal feedback control The PowerEdge R320 dynamically controls system cooling fan speed based on responses from component temperature sensors including processors hard disk drives DIMMs storage cards and the inlet ambient temperature Thermal control detects and responds to hardware configuration Thermal 2 PowerEdge R320 Technical Guide management adjusts cooling according to what the system really needs and draws lower fan power draw and generates lower acoustical noise levels than servers without such controls User configurable settings An R320 thermal control design target is to minimize the
43. 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 More accurate reporting of power e Better performance under a power cap Use Dell s systems management to set the power cap limit for your systems Power capping to limit the output of a PSU and reduce system power consumption Dell is 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 distribution units and uninterruptible power supplies 25 PowerEdge R320 Technical Guide out 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 DRAC7 Enterprise and OpenManage Power Center that allows policy based management of power and thermals at the Active power management I dividual server rack and data center level redundant PSU only Hot sp
44. ine utility provides a scriptable interface that allows you to locally or remotely configure DRAC7 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 party consoles Dell OpenManage easily integrates with several leading third party consoles including 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 Cen
45. le DMC Lifecycle Controller 1 x IDRACO Express or Enterprise with Lifecycle Controller Silver PowerEdge R320 Technical Guide 1U rack Intel Xeon processor E5 2400 product family Intel Xeon processor E5 1410 Intel Pentium processor 1400 product family Intel DMI 2 0 6 x DDR5 RDIMM and UDIMM Up to 96GB Up to 4 x 3 5 cabled or hot plug Up to 8 x 2 5 hot plug PERC 110 H310 H710 H810 1 PCle 3 0 slot and 1 PCle 2 0 slot Broadcom Dual Port 1GbE LOM Non redundant 350W Redundant 3550W Redundant 550W OpenManage Essentials Dell Management Console IT Assistant OMSA Agent OpenManage Power Center requires iDRAC7 Enterprise with Lifecycle Controller OpenManage Integrations and Connections Basic management standard option Platinum Feature PowerEdge R310 PowerEdge R320 Hot plug drives Hot plug redundant power supply units Memory sparing and memory mirroring Internal dual SD module Hot plug drives Availability Hot plug redundant power supply units GB means 1 billion bytes and TB equals 1 trillion bytes actual capacity varies with preloaded material and operating environment and will be less Specifications Table 3 summarizes the specifications for each of the PowerEdge R320 features For the latest information on supported features for the PowerEdge R320 visit Dell com Table 3 Technical specifications Feature PowerEdge R320 technical specification Form factor 1U rack In
46. lf length full height 3 0 Storage slot Storage slot for PERCs H310 or H 10 PCle expansion cards The R320 supports a variety of PCle expansion cards Table 15 lists the supported add in NICs and HBAs for the R320 25 PowerEdge R320 Technical Guide Table 15 Supported NICs and HBAs Type Adapter Broadcom 5720 2x1Gb Base T Broadcom 5719 4x1Gb Base T Intel 1350 2x1Gb Base T Intel 1550 4x1Gb Base T Broadcom 57 8105 2x10Gb SFP 1Gb 10Gb NICs Broadcom 578105 2x10Gb Base T Intel X520 2x10Gb SFP Intel X540 2x10Gb Base T QLogic QLE8262 2x10Gb SFP Brocade BR1020 2x10Gb SFP QLogic QLE2460 4Gb QLogic QLE2462 4Gb QLogic QLE2560 8Gb QLogic QLE2562 8Gb FC4 FC8 HBAs Emulex LPe12000 8Gb Emulex LPe12002 8Gb Brocade BR815 8Gb Brocade BR825 8Gb For the latest information on all supported add in PCle expansion cards for the R320 visit Dell com 24 PowerEdge R320 Technical Guide 8 Power thermal and acoustics Lower overall system level power draw is a result of breakthrough system design The Dell PowerEdge R320 server maximizes performance per watt through a combination of power and cooling energy efficient technologies and tools Additionally the PowerEdge R320 has an extensive collection of sensors that automatically track thermal activity which helps regulate temperature thereby reducing server noise and power consumption Power consumption and energy efficiency With the rise in the cost of energy coupled with
47. memory controller with 5 channels of DDR3 and 46 bit physical addressing facilitate greater memory capacity Up to 24 PCIe 3 0 links capable of 8 0 GT s e Faster connections throughout the system with support for up to DDR3 1600MT s memory and 8 0GT s OPI e Intel Data Direct I O DDIO allows I O traffic to skip the main system memory and be directed straight to the processor cache which can provide a significant reduction in latency as well as allowing memory to remain in a low power state e High bandwidth low latency bidirectional ring interconnect allows faster access to up to 20MB multi banked last level cache e Intel Advanced Vector Extensions offer up to double the floating point operations per clock cycle by doubling the length of registers which can be useful for addressing very complex problems or dealing with large number calculations which are integral to many technical financial and scientific computing problems e Intel Turbo Boost Technology 2 0 which allows processor cores to run 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 PowerEd
48. n according to these basic rules e Speed If DIMMs of different speeds are mixed all channels across all processors operate at the Slowest DIMM s common frequency e DIMM type Only one type of DIMM can be used in a system UDIMMs and RDIMMs cannot be mixed The following additional memory population guidelines apply to the R320 e Up to two quad rank 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 R320 Systems Owner s Manual on Support Dell com Manuals Memory speed The R320 supports memory speeds of 1600MT s 1535MT s 1066MT s and 800MT 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 17 PowerEdge R320 Technical Guide 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
49. oller 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 22 describes the functions and benefits of IDRAC7 with Lifecycle Controller Table 22 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 Simplified more informative and more efficient in diagnosing and remediating Email alerts vFlash media Enhanced power management expanded coverage than previous versions of
50. on tag ECC memory interactive LCD screen extended power range ENERGY STAR compliant e OpenManage Essentials e Dell Management Console e IT Assistant e OMSA Agent e OpenManage Power Center requires iDRAC7 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 Dell OpenManage Systems Management Agent free or with OpenManage Server Administrator OMSA Agent e Basic management standard option Upgrade to iDRAC7 Express or Enterprise with Lifecycle Controller Upgrade to 8GB vFlash media or 16GB vFlash media for IiDRAC Enterprise with Lifecycle Controller Trial evaluations available for IDRAC7 Express and Enterprise with Lifecycle Controller e ReadyRails Il sliding rails for tool less mounting in 4 post racks with square or unthreaded round holes or tooled mounting in 4 post threaded hole racks with support for optional tool less cable management arm Rack support 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 Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 x64 includes Hyper V v2 Microsoft Windows Small Business Server 2011 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server Red Hat En
51. pecifications ACPI Advance Configuration and Power wWww acpi info Interface Specification v2 0c eddie 2 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 JESD79 3C paf 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 www clo org SATA Serial ATA Rev 2 6 SATA Il SATA WWW sata io 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 v5 10 46 PowerEdge R320 Technical Guide eur Appendix C Additional resources Table 5
52. penManage 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 productivity tool that helps simplify the process of managing downloads and baseline BIOS firmware and driver updates Repository Manager can create deployment disks as well as create and manage customized repositories 59 PowerEdge R320 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 l
53. rmance See the Storage section for details This new software RAID solution supports RAID O 1 5 and 10 and supports a maximum of four hot plug SATA hard drives or SATA solid state drives See the Storage section for details PERC S110 software RAID Solution The 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 The R320 supports advanced power monitoring 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 for details Failsafe hypervisors Failure of one fan rotor is tolerated with degradation in performance through Fault tolerant fans active throttling and increased fan speeds The feature helps reduce downtime by allowing you to schedule a
54. rrection that protects against any single memory chip failure as well as multi bit errors from any portion of a single memory chip Failed DIMM isolation This feature provides the ability to identify a specific failing DIMM channel pair thereby enabling the user to replace only the failed DIMM pair Memory mirroring Memory mirroring is a method of keeping a duplicate secondary or mirrored intra socket copy of the contents of memory as a redundant backup for use if the primary memory fails The mirrored copy of the memory is stored in memory of the same processor socket Memory address parity This feature provides the ability to detect transient errors on the address lines of protection the DDR channel Memory sparing rank Memory sparing allocates one rank per channel as a spare If excessive correctable errors occur in a rank or channel it is moved to the spare area while the operating system is running to prevent the error from causing an uncorrectable failure Memory thermal This feature helps to optimize power performance and can also be used to throttling prevent DIMMs from overheating For information on memory mirroring and sparing configurations see the Dell PowerEdge R320 Systems Owner s Manual on Support Dell com Manuals 19 PowerEdge R320 Technical Guide out 6 Storage The Dell PowerEdge R320 supports internal and external storage options and controllers different drive types and different chassis configurations for a
55. ss and iDRAC7 Enterprise Feature function Basic iIDRAC7 IDRAC7 management Express Enterprise Local configuration with Lifecycle Controller GUI o IPMI 2 0 e e Embedded diagnostics Local OS install e Local updates e e e Driver pack e Shared NIC LOM Remote update e Power control e Power monitoring e Encryption e e IPv6 E e Auto discovery e Auto recovery e Web GUI e 5 PowerEdge R320 Technical Guide out Basic IDRAC7 IDRAC7 Feature function management Express Enterprise Remote CLI o o Local SSH CLI e Serial redirection o Remote config e Email alerts o o SNMP alerts e Comprehensive monitoring o o Crash screen capture o Dedicated NIC 1Gbps 100MB in iDRAC6 o Part replacement Backup and restore configurations Virtual console 4 user Virtual console chat d Support for customer supplied SD cards for vFlash media Virtual flash partitions Virtual media Virtual folders Remote file share e 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 PowerEdge R320 Technical Guide per Agent based management Most sy
56. stPath 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 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 R320 supports the new PERC 8 family of controllers with improved functionality and faster performance The default PERC for the R320 is a mini type PERC The R320 also supports the new software RAID solution that supports RAID O 1 5 and 10 The R320 supports the PERC cards listed in Table 12 For more information about the latest PERC offerings see Dell com PERC Table 12 Supported RAID controllers RAID Controller Description Features modes Form factor supported Includes 1GB NV DDR3 cache premium performance and feature set security SED EKMS and SSD as cache O 1 10 5 Premium PERC H810 Eight port external and Adapter 50 6 60 p performance External 6Gp s PCle RAID controller Includes 512MB NV PERC H710 Eight port internal 6Gb s DDR3 cache advanced O 1 10 5 Integrated Internal PCle RAID controll
57. stems 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 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 includ
58. tel Xeon processor E5 2400 product family Processors Intel Xeon processor E5 1410 Intel Pentium processor 1400 Product Family Processor socket 1 socket Front side bus Intel DMI 2 0 Cache 2 5MB per core with core options of 2 4 6 or 8 Chipset Intel C600 Memory Up to 96GB 6 DIMM slots 2GB AGB 8GB 16GB DDR3 up to 1600MT s 2 PCle slots PCle slots e 1x8 slot with x4 bandwidth 2 0 half height half length e 1x16 slot with x16 bandwidth 3 0 full height half length Internal controllers External HBAs RAID RAID controller PERC S110 SW RAID PERC H810 PERC H310 External HBAs non RAID PERC H710 6Gbps SAS HBA Drive bay options 4 x 3 5 cabled SAS or SATA drives or 4 x 3 5 hot plug SAS SATA or SSD drives 2 5 hybrid kit available or 8 x 2 5 hot plug SAS SATA or SSD drives Hot plug hard drive options Hard drives 2 5 SATA nearline SAS SAS 15K 10K SAS SSD SATA SSD 5 5 SATA nearline SAS SAS 15K Self encrypting drives available Cabled hard drive options 5 5 SATA nearline SAS SAS 15K Embedded NIC Broadcom 5720 Dual Port 1Gb LOM 8 PowerEdge R320 Technical Guide Feature PowerEdge R320 technical specification Platinum efficiency 550W and 550W power supply Power supply Bronze efficiency cabled 550W power supply Auto ranging power supplies High efficiency hot plug redundant power supplies hot plug hard drives Availability TPM No TPM dual internal SD support optional bezel informati
59. tem and is also available in PDF format on the Dell support site This document provides information on system updates The system information label documents the system board layout and system jumper settings Text is minimized due to space limitations and translation considerations The label size is standardized across platforms 47 PowerEdge R320 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 W eTer u o 0 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
60. ter 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 Management 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 OpenManage connections with third party consoles Dell OpenManage provides connections with many third party consoles including 40 PowerEdge R320 Technical Guide e 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 e 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
61. terprise Linux Operating systems Optional embedded hypervisors Citrix XenServer VMware vSphere 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 R320 Technical Guide out 5 Chassis views and features The Dell PowerEdge R320 is a 1U 1 socket rack server For additional system views and features see the Dell PowerEdge R320 Systems Owner s Manual on Support Dell com Manuals Chassis views Figure 1 shows the features on the front of the R520 chassis including four 5 5 inch hard drives control panel USB connectors and many other components and features described in this guide Figure 1 Front view without bezel Figure 2 shows the optional locking bezel on the front of the R320 chassis Figure 2 Front view with bezel Figure 5 shows the features on the back panel of the R320 including USB connectors Ethernet connectors serial connector video connector PCle slots power supplies and many other components and features described in this guide Figure 5 Back view The chassis design of the R520 is optimized for easy access to components and for airflow for effective and efficient cooling The R320 supports up to 6 DIMMs 1 processor hot plug redundant power supplies and many other components and features descri
62. ty 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 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 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 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

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