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Dell PowerEdge T320 Technical Manual

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  • Page 2 Dell, the DELL logo, PowerEdge, EqualLogic, PowerVault, PowerConnect, OpenManage, KACE, and ReadyRails are trademarks of Dell, Inc. Intel, Pentium, and Xeon are registered trademarks of Intel Corporation in the U.S. and other countries. Microsoft, Windows, Windows Server, SQL Server, BitLocker, ActiveX, Internet Explorer, and Hyper-V are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or other countries.
  • Page 3 Cable management arm..............................32 10 Operating systems and virtualization ........................... 33 Supported operating systems ............................33 Supported virtualization ..............................33 11 Dell OpenManage systems management ........................34 Systems management solutions ........................... 34 OpenManage systems management ........................... 35 Dell server management operations ..........................40 Appendix A.
  • Page 4 Additional resources ..........................47 Appendix D. System board block diagram ........................49 Table 1. New technologies ..............................6 Table 2. Comparing the PowerEdge T310 to PowerEdge T320 .................. 7 Table 3. Technical specifications ............................8 Table 4. Chassis configurations ............................10 Table 5.
  • Page 5 The Dell OpenManage™ systems management portfolio includes the 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.
  • Page 6 Table 1 summarizes the newest technologies used in the Dell PowerEdge T320 tower server. New technologies Detailed descriptions The new Intel Xeon processor E5-2400 product family, Intel Xeon processor E5-1410, and Intel Pentium processor 1400 product family offer new features such New Intel processors as embedded PCIe lanes for improved I/O performance.
  • Page 7 Power supplies Redundant 400W Hot-plug, redundant 495W, 750W OpenManage Essentials Dell Management Console Dell OpenManage IT Assistant Dell Management Console (DMC) Dell OpenManage OMSA Agent Lifecycle Controller 1.x Systems Management OpenManage Power Center (requires iDRAC7 iDRAC6 (Express or Enterprise) with...
  • Page 8 Table 3 summarizes the specifications for each of the PowerEdge T320 features. For the latest information on supported features for the PowerEdge T320, visit Dell.com. Feature PowerEdge T320 technical specification Form factor 5U rackable tower Intel Xeon processor E5-2400 product family...
  • Page 9 Feature PowerEdge T320 technical specification Optional high-efficiency, hot-plug, redundant power supplies; hot-plug hard drives; Availability TPM; dual internal SD support; redundant fans; optional bezel; information tag; ECC ® memory; interactive LCD screen; extended power range; ENERGY STAR compliant  OpenManage Essentials ...
  • Page 10 The Dell PowerEdge T320 is a 5U, 2-socket, rackable tower server. For additional system views and Dell PowerEdge T320 Systems Owner’s Manual features, see the on Support.Dell.com/Manuals. Table 4 lists the possible chassis configurations available for the T320. Front Number of...
  • Page 11 Figure 3 shows the features on the back panel of the T320 including USB connectors, Ethernet connectors, serial connector, video connector, PCIe slots, power supplies, iDRAC dedicated port and many other components and features described in this guide. The chassis design of the T320 is optimized for easy access to components and for airflow for effective and efficient cooling.
  • Page 12 Figure 5 shows the front view of the rackable T320 chassis without a bezel.
  • Page 13 Dell PowerEdge Table 5 lists the various features on the T320. For additional information, see the T320 Systems Owner’s Manual on Support.Dell.com/Manuals. 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;...
  • Page 14 Quick Resource Locator (QRL)—a model-specific Quick Response (QR) code that is located inside the T320 chassis cover (see Figure 7). Use your smartphone to access the Dell QRL app to learn more about the server. This QRL code allows you to: View step-by-step videos, including overviews of system internals and externals, as well as ...
  • Page 15 Cover latch chassis) with a coin key lock to secure the 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.
  • Page 16  Continued improvements to both Intel TXT and AES-NI help to better protect systems and data Table 7 lists the Intel Xeon processors supported by the PowerEdge T320. For the latest information on supported processors, visit Dell.com/PowerEdge.
  • Page 17 System can support only one 5.25-inch device Some operating systems have not been validated to support GPUs. See Table 20 for more information on operating system support of GPUs. The Intel C600 chipset is implemented on the PowerEdge T320. For more information, visit Intel.com.
  • Page 18 More options are available for the Dell PowerEdge 12 generation servers than in previous generations—more capacity choices and more frequency choices. The PowerEdge T320 supports up to 96GB of memory with speeds of up to 1600MT/s, providing high performance in a variety of applications.
  • Page 19 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. Dell PowerEdge T320 Systems Owner’s For more information on memory configuration, see the Manual on Support.Dell.com/Manuals.
  • Page 20 maximum speed supported by the processor, the speed settings in the BIOS, and the operating voltage of the system. Table 10 lists memory configuration and performance details for the T320 based on the population of the number and type of DIMMs per memory channel. Speed (MT/s) Number DIMM...
  • Page 21 Memory thermal This feature helps to optimize power/performance and can also be used to throttling prevent DIMMs from overheating. Dell PowerEdge T320 For information on memory mirroring and sparing configurations, see the Systems Owner’s Manual on Support.Dell.com/Manuals.
  • Page 22 The Dell PowerEdge T320 supports internal and external storage options and controllers, different drive types, and different chassis configurations for a varied number of drives. The T320 has one chassis that supports three different drive bay options: 4 x 3.5-inch cabled drive bays ...
  • Page 23 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: FastPath™ I/O: This feature can help accelerate performance when operating on SSDs. ...
  • Page 24 Up to one internal RD1000 drive+ one SAS interface tape drive  The T320 supports the external storage device types listed in Table 14. For additional information, visit Dell.com/Storage. Tape devices Interface cards LTO5-140 SAS Internal tape adapter...
  • Page 25 The T320 provides expanded PCIe slot capability over the previous servers. This is made possible by the 24 PCIe lanes available from the processor. Dell designed the T320 to be PCIe 3.0-compliant in order to take full advantage of the processor capabilities.
  • Page 26 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.
  • Page 27 Thermal control of fan speed optimizes the thermal settings for your environment to reduce fan consumption and lower system power consumption. Idle power enables Dell servers to run as efficiently when idle as when at full workload. With the thermal design and reliability of Dell products, you can have the...
  • Page 28 Figure 8 shows a 750W power supply unit extended from the T320 chassis. The PowerEdge T320 supports up to two PSUs with 1+1 redundancy, auto-sensing, and auto-switching capability. The T320 also supports PSU 2+0 configurations for configurations that exceed the output of a single PSU; in this case, 1+1 redundancy is not supported.
  • Page 29 One of the sound quality metrics in the Dell specification is prominence ratio of a tone, which is listed in Table 18.
  • Page 30 Idle: Reference ISO 7779 (2010) definition 3.1.7; system is running in its operating system but no other specific activity. Stress: An operating mode per ISO 7779 (2010) definition 3.1.6. The software MemBW4 is activated to stress the processors. For more information on Dell’s acoustical design, see the Dell Enterprise Acoustics white paper.
  • Page 31 The sliding rail system for the Dell PowerEdge T320 provides tool-less support for 4-post racks with square or unthreaded round mounting holes. Compared to the T610 sliding rails that required the use of adapter brackets, the sliding rails for the T320 now offer support for threaded hole racks with the ReadyRails II mounting interface.
  • Page 32 Rack Installation Instructions information on installing the T320 in a rack, see the Support.Dell.com/Manuals. 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 T320 CMA include: ...
  • Page 33 Not validated for use with GPUs One of the key features for virtualization on the PowerEdge T320 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.
  • Page 34 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...
  • Page 35 OpenManage simplifies the lifecycle of deploying, updating, monitoring, and maintaining your Dell PowerEdge servers. 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.
  • Page 36 If Basic Management is ordered during initial point of sale, customer Upgrades to iDRAC7 Express or must request a license key through the Dell iDRAC7 Enterprise by software Electronic Licensing Portal.
  • Page 37 Basic iDRAC7 iDRAC7 management Express Enterprise Remote CLI ∞ ∞ Local/SSH CLI ∞ ∞ Serial redirection ∞ ∞ Remote config ∞ ∞ Email alerts ∞ ∞ SNMP alerts ∞ ∞ Comprehensive monitoring ∞ ∞ Crash screen capture ∞ ∞ Dedicated NIC 1Gbps (100MB in iDRAC6) ∞...
  • Page 38 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.
  • Page 39 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. ...
  • Page 40 OpenManage Server Administrator.  Dell OpenManage Connection for IBM Tivoli Netcool/OMNIBus—This connection provides event monitoring capabilities to monitor Dell PowerEdge servers and Dell EqualLogic systems. It allows event monitoring, automatic event correlation, and launching device consoles from the Netcool/OMNIbus console.
  • Page 41 Pack for Microsoft System Center Virtual Machine Manager (SCVMM) Maintain Replace parts:  Dell Lifecycle Controller Integration (DLCI) for Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager Dell Systems For additional detailed information on Dell’s systems management portfolio, see the Management Overview Guide on Support.Dell.com/Manuals.
  • Page 42 Figure 12 details the dimensions of the Dell™ PowerEdge™ T320 chassis. with without bezel bezel 304.5mm (foot) 218.0mm 430.3mm 443.3mm 471.3mm 16.4mm 0.0mm 542.2mm 578.42mm 307.9mm (caster) Zb goes to the nominal back wall external surface where the I/O connectors reside.
  • Page 43  Redundant fan required  Redundant PSU configuration required  Not supported: LRDIMM Non-redundant power supplies Peripheral cards not qualified by Dell Peripheral cards greater than 25W Temperature Operating See Fresh Air for temperature information Storage –40 C to 65...
  • Page 44 –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 The Dell PowerEdge T320 iDRAC7 incorporates an integrated video subsystem. The graphics ® controller is the 2D Matrox G200. The video frame buffer (16MB) is contained within the iDRAC7 RAM (256MB) device.
  • Page 45 Table 29 lists the spacing dimensions for the T320 sliding rails. Rail adjustability range (mm) Rail depth (mm) Rail Product Rail type Square Round Threaded identifier without with T320 Sliding 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 in Table 29 represent the allowable distance between the front and rear mounting flanges in the rack.
  • Page 46 The Dell PowerEdge T320 conforms to the industry standards listed in Table 30. Standard URL for information and specifications ACPI Advance Configuration and Power www.acpi.info Interface Specification, v2.0c Ethernet standards.ieee.org/getieee802/802.3.html IEEE 802.3-2005 www.microsoft.com/whdc/system/platform/pcdesign/desguide/serverd Hardware Design Guide Version 3.0 g.mspx for Microsoft Windows Server...
  • Page 47 Table 31 provides a list of documents and websites that provide for more information on the Dell PowerEdge T320. Resource Description of contents Location This manual is provided in HTML format on the CD Support.Dell.com/Manuals provided with the T320 system, and also in HTML and PDF format at the Dell support site.
  • Page 48 Provides help selecting an uninterruptible power supply DellUPS.com model. Contact your Dell sales representative. Dell.com White paper that explores the mechanisms of, people’s www.dell.com/downloads/g reaction to, language of, and Dell’s work to control noise lobal/products/pedge/en/ac from Enterprise products. oustical-education-dell- enterprise-white-paper.pdf...

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