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Dell PowerEdge R520 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 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: Table Of Contents

    Cable management arm..............................33 10 Operating systems and virtualization ........................... 34 Supported operating systems ............................34 Supported virtualization ..............................35 11 Dell OpenManage systems management ........................36 Systems management solutions ........................... 36 OpenManage systems management ........................... 37 Dell server management operations ..........................42 Appendix A.
  • Page 4 Appendix C. Additional resources ..........................49 Table 1. New technologies ..............................6 Table 2. Comparing the PowerEdge R510 to PowerEdge R520 .................. 7 Table 3. Technical specifications ............................8 Table 4. Chassis features ..............................12 Table 5. Security features ..............................13 Table 6.
  • Page 5 The Dell™ PowerEdge™ R520 is a 2-socket, 2U rack-mount server offering an excellent balance of processing power, storage capacity, and redundancy. The R520’s price per performance, configuration flexibility, and headroom for growth make it highly appealing for consolidation and virtualization, web serving and hosting, departmental database applications such as Business Analytics, and a wide range of general purpose collaboration and productivity applications.

  • Page 6: New Technologies

    Table 1 summarizes the newest technologies used in the Dell PowerEdge R520 rack server. New technologies Detailed descriptions Intel Xeon processor This new family of Intel processors has embedded PCIe lanes for improved I/O E5-2400 product family performance. See the Processor section for details.

  • Page 7: Specifications

    Table 3 lists all of the R520’s specifications. The R520 is the new generation PowerEdge server replacing the R510. Table 2 compares some of the R520 features to the R510 features. Feature PowerEdge R510 PowerEdge R520 Chassis 2U rack 2U rack Intel Xeon processors 5500 and 5600...

  • Page 8: Processor

    Table 3 summarizes the specifications for each of the PowerEdge R520 features. For the latest information on supported features for the PowerEdge R520, visit Dell.com. Feature PowerEdge R520 technical specification Form factor 2U rack Processors Intel Xeon processor E5-2400 product family...
  • Page 9 Remote management iDRAC7 with Lifecycle Controller Enterprise (upgrade) 8GB vFlash media (upgrade), 16GB vFlash media (upgrade) Dell OpenManage Essentials Dell Management Console Dell OpenManage Power Center (requires iDRAC7 Enterprise with Lifecycle Controller 2.x) Dell OpenManage Integrations and Connections: Systems management ®...
  • Page 10 The Dell PowerEdge R520 is a 2U, 2-socket rack server. For additional system views and features, Dell PowerEdge R520 Systems Owner’s Manual see the on Support.Dell.com/Manuals. Figure 1 shows the features on the front of the R520 chassis including eight 3.5-inch hard drives, front control panel, USB connectors, and many other components and features described in this guide.
  • Page 11 Figure 3 shows the features on the back panel of the R520 including USB connectors, Ethernet connectors, serial connector, video connector, PCIe slots, power supplies, and many other components and features described in this guide. The chassis design of the R520 is optimized for easy access to components and for airflow for effective and efficient cooling.
  • Page 12 Dedicated management port for optional iDRAC card The R520 control panel is located on the front of the chassis as shown in Figure 5. For more Dell PowerEdge R520 Systems Owner’s Manual information about the LCD control panel, see the...
  • Page 13 Quick Resource Locator (QRL)—a model-specific Quick Response (QR) code that is located inside the R520 chassis cover (see Figure 6). Use your smartphone to access the Dell QRL app to learn more about the server. This QRL code allows you to: ...
  • Page 14 Security feature Description The Trusted Platform Module (TPM) is used to generate/store keys, protect/authenticate passwords, and create/store digital certificates. It also supports the Intel Xeon TXT functionality. TPM can also be used to enable the BitLocker™ hard drive encryption feature in Windows Server 2008. TPM 1.2 is supported.
  • Page 15 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. Table 6 lists the Intel Xeon processors supported by the PowerEdge R520. For the latest information on supported processors, visit Dell.com/PowerEdge.

  • Page 16: Chipset

    10MB 6.4 GT/s E5-2403 1.8GHz 10MB 6.4 GT/s Dell PowerEdge R520 Systems For information on processor installation and configuration, see the Owner’s Manual on Support.Dell.com/Manuals. The Intel C600 chipset is implemented on the PowerEdge R520. For more information, visit Intel.com.

  • Page 17: Memory

    More options are available for the Dell PowerEdge 12 generation servers than in previous generations—more capacity choices and more frequency choices. The PowerEdge R520 supports up to 192 GB of memory with speeds of up to 1600 MT/s, providing high performance in a variety of applications.

  • Page 18: Supported Memory

    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 R520 Systems Owner’s For more information on memory configuration, see the Manual on Support.Dell.com/Manuals.

  • Page 19: Memory Configurations

    at the same speed and voltage. By default, the systems run at the highest speed for the channel with the lowest DIMM voltage and speed. The operating speed of the memory is also determined by the maximum speed supported by the processor, the speed settings in the BIOS, and the operating voltage of the system.
  • Page 20 Memory thermal This feature helps to optimize power/performance and can also be used to throttling prevent DIMMs from overheating. For information on memory mirroring and sparing configurations, see the Dell PowerEdge R520 Systems Owner’s Manual on Support.Dell.com/Manuals.

  • Page 21: Storage

    The Dell PowerEdge R520 supports comprehensive storage options, including different internal and external storage options. The R520 has one chassis that supports two different drive-bay options:  4 x 3.5-inch hot-plug drive option Drive controllers: embedded SATA, PERC S110 Non-hot-plug with embedded SATA; hard drive LED on the hard drive tray is disabled Hot-pluggable with PERC S110;...

  • Page 22: External Storage

    External storage for the R520 is available through optional HBAs for SAS, iSCSI, and Fibre Channel. For more information, see Dell.com/Storage. 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: ...

  • Page 23: Optical Drive

    RAID Form Usage Controller Description Features modes factor model supported Eight-port, Supports hot-plug drives, 0, 1, 10, 5, Integrated PERC H310 internal 6Gb/s Value expansion, pass-thru mini-type PCIe RAID 3Gb/s SATA software RAID Supports hot-plug SATA System PERC S110 controller that drives (4 drive maximum);...

  • Page 24: Embedded Nic Controller

    The R520 provides expanded PCIe slot capability over the previous servers. This is made possible by the 24 PCIe lanes available from each processor in the system. Dell designed the R520 to be PCIe 3.0-compliant in order to take full advantage of the processor capabilities.

  • Page 25: Pcie Expansion

    QLogic QLE2562 Dual Port 8Gbps FC4/FC8 HBAs ® Emulex LPe12000 Single Port 8Gbps Emulex LPe12002 Dual Port 8Gbps Brocade BR815 Single Port 8Gbps Brocade BR825 Dual Port 8Gbps For the latest information on all supported add-in PCIe expansion cards for the R520, visit Dell.com.

  • Page 26: Power Supply Units

    Table 15 lists the tools and technologies Dell offers to help you achieve your data center goals by lowering power consumption and increasing energy efficiency.
  • 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 88.0% 85.0% Optimized thermal management makes the PowerEdge R520 cool and quiet. Benefiting from smart cooling fan speed control, the R520 can keep both high performance and good acoustics across a wide range of ambient temperatures from 10°C to 35°C (50°F to 95°F) and to extended ambient temperature ranges (see Table 25).
  • Page 29 The acoustical design of the PowerEdge R520 reflects the following:  Versatility: The PowerEdge R520 saves you power draw in the data center, but it also is quiet enough for the office environment in typical and minimum configurations. Compare the values for LpA in Table 17 for these configurations, and note that they are lower than ambient measurements of typical office environments.
  • 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 SPECPower at 50% is activated to stress the processors and DIMM. For more information on Dell’s acoustical design, see the Dell Enterprise Acoustics white paper.

  • Page 31: Sliding And Static Rail Systems

    The sliding and static rail systems for the Dell PowerEdge R520 provide toolless 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.
  • Page 32 For detailed information about static and sliding rails, see the Rack rail specifications section in Rack Installation Appendix A. For more information on installing the R520 in a rack, see the Instructions on Support.Dell.com/Manuals.
  • Page 33 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: ...

  • Page 34: Operating Systems And Virtualization

    The Dell PowerEdge R520 supports a wide range of industry-standard operating systems and virtualization software. Table 19 lists the primary operating systems supported on the R520. For the latest information on supported operating systems, see Dell.com/OSsupport. Operating System Platform Edition Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.8...
  • Page 35 One of the key features for virtualization on the PowerEdge R520 is the support for a fail-safe hypervisor. By running a hypervisor on an optional SD card and installing a backup copy on the other mirrored SD card, you can protect against hardware failure and maximize virtualization uptime.

  • Page 36: Dell Openmanage Systems Management

    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 37: Openmanage Systems Management

    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 38 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 39 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 40 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.
  • Page 41  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 42 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 43 Lifecycle Controller GUI Machine Manager (SCVMM) Replace parts: Maintain  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.
  • Page 44 Figure 12 details the dimensions of the Dell PowerEdge R520 chassis. Za with Za without bezel bezel 631.7mm with cabled PSU 482.4mm 434.0mm 86.8mm 35mm 20.1mm 611.1mm 649.1mm with redundant PSU Zb goes to the nominal back wall external surface where the system board I/O connectors are located.

  • Page 45: Power Supply Specifications

    Processors not supported: 130W, 4-core processors, 135W processors, Intel Core processors  Non-redundant power supplies not supported  Non Dell-qualified peripheral cards and/or cards greater than 25W are not supported Storage –40 C to 65 C (-40 F to 149...
  • Page 46 –15.2m to 10,668m (–50 to 35,000 ft) Airborne contaminant level Class G2 or lower as defined by ISA-S71.04-1985 The Dell PowerEdge R520 iDRAC incorporates an integrated video subsystem. The graphics ® controller is the 2D Matrox G200. The video frame buffer (16MB) is contained within the iDRAC RAM (256MB) device.

  • Page 47: Usb Peripherals

    Table 27 lists the spacing dimensions for the R520 sliding and static rails. Rail adjustability range (mm) Rail depth (mm) Rail Product Rail type Square Round Threaded without with identifier Sliding R520 Static — 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.
  • Page 48 The Dell PowerEdge R520 conforms to the industry standards listed in Table 28. Standard URL for information and specifications ACPI www.acpi.info Advance Configuration and Power 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 IPMI www.intel.com/design/servers/ipmi...
  • Page 49 Table 29 provides a list of documents and websites that provide for more information on the Dell PowerEdge R520. Resource Description of contents Location This manual is provided in HTML format on the CD Support.Dell.com/Manuals provided with the R520 system, and also in HTML and PDF format at the Dell support site.
  • Page 50 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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