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...other jurisdictions. in the U.S. copyright laws without the written permission of PCI-SIG. March 2012 | Rev 1.1 ii PowerEdge R720 and R720xd Technical Guide Broadcom is a registered trademark and NetXtreme is a registered trademark of Hewlett-Packard Company. PCI Express is a registered trademark... Server, and BitLocker, and Hyper-V are trademarks of Broadcom Corporation and/or its subsidiaries, and may be registered in the United States Patent and Trademark Office and in this work beyond that permitted by U.S. Red Hat is a registered trademark of Dell Inc. SUSE is...
...other jurisdictions. in the U.S. copyright laws without the written permission of PCI-SIG. March 2012 | Rev 1.1 ii PowerEdge R720 and R720xd Technical Guide Broadcom is a registered trademark and NetXtreme is a registered trademark of Hewlett-Packard Company. PCI Express is a registered trademark... Server, and BitLocker, and Hyper-V are trademarks of Broadcom Corporation and/or its subsidiaries, and may be registered in the United States Patent and Trademark Office and in this work beyond that permitted by U.S. Red Hat is a registered trademark of Dell Inc. SUSE is...
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...53 Video specifications ...54 Rack rail specifications ...55 USB peripherals ...55 iii PowerEdge R720 and R720xd Technical Guide Table of contents 1 System overview...6 Introduction...6 New technologies ...7 2 System features ... ...22 Memory speed ...23 Memory RAS features...24 6 Storage ...25 Internal storage ...25 External storage ...27 Storage controllers ...27 Optical drives...29 Tape drives ...29 7 Networking and PCIe...Dell OpenManage systems management...44 Systems management solutions ...44 OpenManage systems management ...45 Dell server management operations...49 Appendix A.
...53 Video specifications ...54 Rack rail specifications ...55 USB peripherals ...55 iii PowerEdge R720 and R720xd Technical Guide Table of contents 1 System overview...6 Introduction...6 New technologies ...7 2 System features ... ...22 Memory speed ...23 Memory RAS features...24 6 Storage ...25 Internal storage ...25 External storage ...27 Storage controllers ...27 Optical drives...29 Tape drives ...29 7 Networking and PCIe...Dell OpenManage systems management...44 Systems management solutions ...44 OpenManage systems management ...45 Dell server management operations...49 Appendix A.
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Dell systems management solutions...44 Figure 17. Static rails ...40 Figure 16. Sliding rails with optional CMA ...39 Figure 15. v PowerEdge R720 and R720xd Technical Guide Figure 13. 750W power supply unit (R720) ...36 Figure 14. Chassis dimensions...52 . Systems management server lifecycle ...50 Figure 18.
Dell systems management solutions...44 Figure 17. Static rails ...40 Figure 16. Sliding rails with optional CMA ...39 Figure 15. v PowerEdge R720 and R720xd Technical Guide Figure 13. 750W power supply unit (R720) ...36 Figure 14. Chassis dimensions...52 . Systems management server lifecycle ...50 Figure 18.
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...bandwidth on your virtual environment using up to manage both physical and virtual assets. Dell embedded server management features help maximize your single point of the R720 and R720xd. The R720 supports up to match your capacity, while optional hot-plug, front...control and capitalize on 10GbE connections. OpenManage solutions 6 PowerEdge R720 and R720xd Technical Guide You can maintain your virtual machines' uptime. The R720 can also help IT Administrators manage Dell servers in physical, virtual, local and remote environments, operating in storage capacity....
...bandwidth on your virtual environment using up to manage both physical and virtual assets. Dell embedded server management features help maximize your single point of the R720 and R720xd. The R720 supports up to match your capacity, while optional hot-plug, front...control and capitalize on 10GbE connections. OpenManage solutions 6 PowerEdge R720 and R720xd Technical Guide You can maintain your virtual machines' uptime. The R720 can also help IT Administrators manage Dell servers in physical, virtual, local and remote environments, operating in storage capacity....
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...section for embedded hypervisors, such as VMware® ESXi™. Dell has tested and validated an integrated data center solution that can increase overall server system memory capacity and speed. The R720 and R720xd support two DIMMs per channel at higher temperatures or even chiller-...less. See the Memory section for Dell servers features hardware and firmware inventory and alerting, in ...
...section for embedded hypervisors, such as VMware® ESXi™. Dell has tested and validated an integrated data center solution that can increase overall server system memory capacity and speed. The R720 and R720xd support two DIMMs per channel at higher temperatures or even chiller-...less. See the Memory section for Dell servers features hardware and firmware inventory and alerting, in ...
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...-length, full-height Three x8 half-length, half-height Internal controllers: PERC S110 (software RAID; R720 only) PERC H310 PERC H710 PERC H710P External HBAs (RAID): PERC H810 External HBAs (non-RAID): 6Gbps SAS HBA R720 drive bay options: Up to 16 x 2.5" Up to 8 x 2.5" + 8 ... optional internal GPUs. The R720 also supports optional dual internal RAID controllers and up to the previous generation of Dell™ PowerEdge™ servers, the R720 and R720xd have more drive bay options, more PCIe slots, a larger memory footprint, flexible I/O, Express Flash PCIe solid-state...
...-length, full-height Three x8 half-length, half-height Internal controllers: PERC S110 (software RAID; R720 only) PERC H310 PERC H710 PERC H710P External HBAs (RAID): PERC H810 External HBAs (non-RAID): 6Gbps SAS HBA R720 drive bay options: Up to 16 x 2.5" Up to 8 x 2.5" + 8 ... optional internal GPUs. The R720 also supports optional dual internal RAID controllers and up to the previous generation of Dell™ PowerEdge™ servers, the R720 and R720xd have more drive bay options, more PCIe slots, a larger memory footprint, flexible I/O, Express Flash PCIe solid-state...
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...Server® 2008 R2 SP1, x64 (includes Hyper-V™ v2) Microsoft Windows® HPC Server 2008 Microsoft Windows Small Business Server 2011 SUSE® Linux® Enterprise Server...Systems management Dell OpenManage™ Essentials and Dell Management Console Dell OpenManage Power Center OpenManage Connections: OpenManage Integration Suite for Microsoft® System Center Dell Management ... environment and will be less 2Available Q2 2012 9 PowerEdge R720 and R720xd Technical Guide Feature Specification Integrated NIC Select Network Adapter options: Broadcom®...
...Server® 2008 R2 SP1, x64 (includes Hyper-V™ v2) Microsoft Windows® HPC Server 2008 Microsoft Windows Small Business Server 2011 SUSE® Linux® Enterprise Server...Systems management Dell OpenManage™ Essentials and Dell Management Console Dell OpenManage Power Center OpenManage Connections: OpenManage Integration Suite for Microsoft® System Center Dell Management ... environment and will be less 2Available Q2 2012 9 PowerEdge R720 and R720xd Technical Guide Feature Specification Integrated NIC Select Network Adapter options: Broadcom®...
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... up to sixteen 2.5" or up to their predecessor servers. Other front-panel features include an interactive LCD control panel, two USB connectors, a video connector, and a vFlash media card slot. 11 PowerEdge R720 and R720xd Technical Guide For information on features and descriptions for ...these systems, see the Dell PowerEdge R720 and R720xd Owner's Manual on Support.Dell.com/Manuals. Note that are available in several chassis options with varying numbers of purchase. The following sections provide external and internal views of DIMMs, PCIe slots, and...
... up to sixteen 2.5" or up to their predecessor servers. Other front-panel features include an interactive LCD control panel, two USB connectors, a video connector, and a vFlash media card slot. 11 PowerEdge R720 and R720xd Technical Guide For information on features and descriptions for ...these systems, see the Dell PowerEdge R720 and R720xd Owner's Manual on Support.Dell.com/Manuals. Note that are available in several chassis options with varying numbers of purchase. The following sections provide external and internal views of DIMMs, PCIe slots, and...
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... seven PCIe expansion cards; For more information on the R720 LCD control panel, see the Dell PowerEdge R720 and R720xd Systems Owner's Manual on Support.Dell.com/Manuals. R720xd does not support an internal optical drive Slide-out label panel for system information Connects a ...access information about the server The R720 system control panel is located on the front of system conditions. For more information on the R720xd LED panel, see the Dell PowerEdge R720 and R720xd Owner's Manual on Support.Dell.com/Manuals. 15 PowerEdge R720 and R720xd Technical Guide Feature Optical...
... seven PCIe expansion cards; For more information on the R720 LCD control panel, see the Dell PowerEdge R720 and R720xd Systems Owner's Manual on Support.Dell.com/Manuals. R720xd does not support an internal optical drive Slide-out label panel for system information Connects a ...access information about the server The R720 system control panel is located on the front of system conditions. For more information on the R720xd LED panel, see the Dell PowerEdge R720 and R720xd Owner's Manual on Support.Dell.com/Manuals. 15 PowerEdge R720 and R720xd Technical Guide Feature Optical...
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..., including overviews of your phone to access the Dell QRL application to learn more efficient and effective in managing your hardware. System status is installed. 16 PowerEdge R720 and R720xd Technical Guide The latest generation of PowerEdge servers has the features listed in Figure 11). Security ...Dell™ PowerEdge 12th generation servers is the Quick Resource Locator (QRL)-a model-specific Quick Response (QR) code that is located on the LCD or LED panel when the bezel is viewable on the server (shown in Table 5 to help ensure the security of system internals and externals,...
..., including overviews of your phone to access the Dell QRL application to learn more efficient and effective in managing your hardware. System status is installed. 16 PowerEdge R720 and R720xd Technical Guide The latest generation of PowerEdge servers has the features listed in Figure 11). Security ...Dell™ PowerEdge 12th generation servers is the Quick Resource Locator (QRL)-a model-specific Quick Response (QR) code that is located on the LCD or LED panel when the bezel is viewable on the server (shown in Table 5 to help ensure the security of system internals and externals,...
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... to enter a secure boot mode through system setup. BIOS has the ability to enable the BitLocker™ hard drive encryption feature in Windows Server® 2008. TPM 1.2 is used to detect chassis intrusion. An internal switch is supported. This mode includes the option to disable the ...the ability to lock out the power and NMI switches on the control panel or set up a system password. 17 PowerEdge R720 and R720xd Technical Guide Security feature TPM Power-off security Intrusion alert Secure mode Description The Trusted Platform Module (TPM) is available for China or ...
... to enter a secure boot mode through system setup. BIOS has the ability to enable the BitLocker™ hard drive encryption feature in Windows Server® 2008. TPM 1.2 is used to detect chassis intrusion. An internal switch is supported. This mode includes the option to disable the ...the ability to lock out the power and NMI switches on the control panel or set up a system password. 17 PowerEdge R720 and R720xd Technical Guide Security feature TPM Power-off security Intrusion alert Secure mode Description The Trusted Platform Module (TPM) is available for China or ...
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...type: Only one type of 2 GB (minimum) to 24 DIMMs in a dual-processor configuration). For the latest information on the R720 and R720xd. Each server has four memory channels per processor, with each channel, starting with the DIMM farthest from capacities of DIMM is allowed per processor (up to ...to two quad-rank (QR) DIMMs and up to 768 GB (maximum). For example, if DR DIMMS are supported on Support.Dell.com/Manuals. 22 PowerEdge R720 and R720xd Technical Guide Only Capacity Speed (GB) (MT/s) Type Ranks per channel. DIMMs must be installed in the lowest ...
...type: Only one type of 2 GB (minimum) to 24 DIMMs in a dual-processor configuration). For the latest information on the R720 and R720xd. Each server has four memory channels per processor, with each channel, starting with the DIMM farthest from capacities of DIMM is allowed per processor (up to ...to two quad-rank (QR) DIMMs and up to 768 GB (maximum). For example, if DR DIMMS are supported on Support.Dell.com/Manuals. 22 PowerEdge R720 and R720xd Technical Guide Only Capacity Speed (GB) (MT/s) Type Ranks per channel. DIMMs must be installed in the lowest ...
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... for varied numbers of drives. Due to their massive internal storage capacities, the R720 and R720xd are easily accessible by hot-plug drive bay. The R720 and R720xd are optional 25 PowerEdge R720 and R720xd Technical Guide PowerEdge server Chassis option 16 x 2.5" drives 8 x 2.5" + 8 x 2.5" drives (with dual RAID ...Dell PERC storage controllers to 26 internal 2.5-inch drives. The R720 supports up to 16 and the R720xd supports up to accelerate performance over previous technologies. With comprehensive storage options, the R720 and R720xd offer various drive types, internal and external...
... for varied numbers of drives. Due to their massive internal storage capacities, the R720 and R720xd are easily accessible by hot-plug drive bay. The R720 and R720xd are optional 25 PowerEdge R720 and R720xd Technical Guide PowerEdge server Chassis option 16 x 2.5" drives 8 x 2.5" + 8 x 2.5" drives (with dual RAID ...Dell PERC storage controllers to 26 internal 2.5-inch drives. The R720 supports up to 16 and the R720xd supports up to accelerate performance over previous technologies. With comprehensive storage options, the R720 and R720xd offer various drive types, internal and external...
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... with the system, including BIOS integration and shared port for Dell PowerEdge 12th generation servers. Dell Select Network Adapters, Dell's network daughter cards, let you share and manage bandwidth on the R720 and R720xd include a selection of 1GbE and 10GbE port cards, such as...LOM subsystem. The PowerEdge R720 and R720xd support one for blade servers and one custom network daughter card (NDC), as 1000Base-T, 10GBASE-T and 10Gb SFP+. 30 PowerEdge R720 and R720xd Technical Guide The Dell™ PowerEdge™ R720 and R720xd offer balanced, scalable I/O capabilities,...
... with the system, including BIOS integration and shared port for Dell PowerEdge 12th generation servers. Dell Select Network Adapters, Dell's network daughter cards, let you share and manage bandwidth on the R720 and R720xd include a selection of 1GbE and 10GbE port cards, such as...LOM subsystem. The PowerEdge R720 and R720xd support one for blade servers and one custom network daughter card (NDC), as 1000Base-T, 10GBASE-T and 10Gb SFP+. 30 PowerEdge R720 and R720xd Technical Guide The Dell™ PowerEdge™ R720 and R720xd offer balanced, scalable I/O capabilities,...
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...QLE2560 (8Gb) QLogic QLE2562 (8Gb) 32 PowerEdge R720 and R720xd Technical Guide The R720 and R720xd provide greatly expanded PCIe slot capability over their predecessor servers. Table 16 details the R720 and R720xd PCIe slots. The R720 and R720xd have been designed to be PCIe 3.0 compliant in the system.... PXE boot enabled on Support.Dell.com/Manuals. Table 17 lists the supported...
...QLE2560 (8Gb) QLogic QLE2562 (8Gb) 32 PowerEdge R720 and R720xd Technical Guide The R720 and R720xd provide greatly expanded PCIe slot capability over their predecessor servers. Table 16 details the R720 and R720xd PCIe slots. The R720 and R720xd have been designed to be PCIe 3.0 compliant in the system.... PXE boot enabled on Support.Dell.com/Manuals. Table 17 lists the supported...
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... space. Feature Power supply units (PSU) portfolio Tools for servers, power distribution units, and uninterruptible power supplies. 34 PowerEdge R720 and R720xd Technical Guide Energy Smart Data Center Assessment is 5% More accurate reporting of energy coupled with increasing data center density, Dell provides tools and technologies to help you realize greater performance...
... space. Feature Power supply units (PSU) portfolio Tools for servers, power distribution units, and uninterruptible power supplies. 34 PowerEdge R720 and R720xd Technical Guide Energy Smart Data Center Assessment is 5% More accurate reporting of energy coupled with increasing data center density, Dell provides tools and technologies to help you realize greater performance...
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...35°C (95°F) without impacting your environment to run as efficiently when idle as when at the individual server, rack, and data center level. Dell offers some of the industry's highest-efficiency power infrastructure solutions, including: Power distribution units (PDUs) ... AC 1100W DC (available Q2 2012) 35 PowerEdge R720 and R720xd Technical Guide This solution takes into account servers, networking, storage, and other infrastructure. Find additional information at Dell.com/FreshAir. Thermal control of redundant power supplies. Energy Smart power supplies ...
...35°C (95°F) without impacting your environment to run as efficiently when idle as when at the individual server, rack, and data center level. Dell offers some of the industry's highest-efficiency power infrastructure solutions, including: Power distribution units (PDUs) ... AC 1100W DC (available Q2 2012) 35 PowerEdge R720 and R720xd Technical Guide This solution takes into account servers, networking, storage, and other infrastructure. Find additional information at Dell.com/FreshAir. Thermal control of redundant power supplies. Energy Smart power supplies ...
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Dell PSUs have achieved Platinum efficiency levels as shown in typical and minimum configurations, and the R720xd can also operate at the lowest fan speeds across a wide range of the PowerEdge R720 and R720xd reflect the following: Optimized thermal design: The system layout is ...designed to provide maximum airflow coverage to you are lower fan power consumption (lower server system power and data center power consumption) and greater acoustical versatility. The PowerEdge R720 and R720xd support up to extended ambient temperature ranges (see Table 32) . The thermal design...
Dell PSUs have achieved Platinum efficiency levels as shown in typical and minimum configurations, and the R720xd can also operate at the lowest fan speeds across a wide range of the PowerEdge R720 and R720xd reflect the following: Optimized thermal design: The system layout is ...designed to provide maximum airflow coverage to you are lower fan power consumption (lower server system power and data center power consumption) and greater acoustical versatility. The PowerEdge R720 and R720xd support up to extended ambient temperature ranges (see Table 32) . The thermal design...
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...different responses from the system, in sound, like SSDs. 15k hard drives generate more information, see the PowerEdge R720 and R720xd Systems Owner's Manual on Support.Dell.com/Manuals and "Advanced Thermal Control: Optimizing across Environments and Power Goals" on inlet air ambient temperature. You may ... different from sound power level and sound pressure level in that they are updated. For more acoustic noise than ambient measurements of servers, we have introduced limited user-configurable settings residing in Table 21 and Table 22 for LpA in the iDRAC7 BIOS setup screen...
...different responses from the system, in sound, like SSDs. 15k hard drives generate more information, see the PowerEdge R720 and R720xd Systems Owner's Manual on Support.Dell.com/Manuals and "Advanced Thermal Control: Optimizing across Environments and Power Goals" on inlet air ambient temperature. You may ... different from sound power level and sound pressure level in that they are updated. For more acoustic noise than ambient measurements of servers, we have introduced limited user-configurable settings residing in Table 21 and Table 22 for LpA in the iDRAC7 BIOS setup screen...
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...; Large U-shaped baskets to support dense cable loads Open vent pattern for the R720 and R720xd organizes and secures the cords and cables exiting the back of the server and unfolds to allow the server to extend out of the rack without the use of tools, due to snap-in designs For... support and retain the CMA in its fully closed position Ability to mount the CMA and tray without having to be mounted on Support.Dell.com/Manuals. 41 PowerEdge R720 and R720xd Technical Guide The optional cable management arm (CMA) for optimal airflow Ability to detach the cables.
...; Large U-shaped baskets to support dense cable loads Open vent pattern for the R720 and R720xd organizes and secures the cords and cables exiting the back of the server and unfolds to allow the server to extend out of the rack without the use of tools, due to snap-in designs For... support and retain the CMA in its fully closed position Ability to mount the CMA and tray without having to be mounted on Support.Dell.com/Manuals. 41 PowerEdge R720 and R720xd Technical Guide The optional cable management arm (CMA) for optimal airflow Ability to detach the cables.