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  • Page 1 PowerEdge R815 Technical Guide Ideal for virtualization, medium-sized databases, high- performance computing, and other highly threaded application implementations.
  • Page 2 ©Copyright 2010 Dell Inc. All rights reserved. Reproduction or translation of any part of this work beyond that permitted by U.S. copyright laws without the written permission of Dell Inc. is unlawful and strictly forbidden.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    ENERGY STAR Compliance ................22 Thermal....................22 Acoustics ....................23 Processors ..................... 24 Overview ....................24 Features ....................24 Supported Processors .................. 25 Processor Configurations ................25 Processor Installation .................. 25 Additional Processor Information ..............26 PowerEdge R815 Technical Guide...
  • Page 4 Server Management ..................45 15.3 Embedded Server Management ..............46 15.4 Lifecycle Controller and Unified Server Configurator ..........46 15.5 Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller ............47 15.6 iDRAC Express................... 47 15.7 iDRAC6 Enterprise ..................48 15.8 iDRAC6 Enterprise with Virtual Flash (vFlash) Media ..........48...
  • Page 5 Peripherals ....................51 16.1 USB peripherals ..................51 16.2 External Storage ..................51 Tables Comparison of PowerEdge R815, R905, and R810 Servers ........6 Table 1. Product Features Summary ................8 Table 2. Power Supply Status ................13 Table 3.

  • Page 6: Product Comparison

    Purpose-built to provide a reliable foundation and balanced with the latest AMD Opteron processor technology optimized for stability, consistency, and outstanding price for performance, the Dell PowerEdge R815 is designed from the ground up for value and performance. It is an ideal platform for customers looking to maximize data center space and budget.

  • Page 7: Efficient Infrastructure

    Energy Smart technologies such as power capping, power inventory, and power budgeting help to better manage power within your specific environment. Included in the PowerEdge R815 chassis are efficient fans, which spin in accordance with server workload demands. In addition, the internal shrouding and logical layout of the internal components aids with airflow direction, helping to keep the server cool.
  • Page 8 PERC6/I H700 I/O Slots RAID H700 PERC6/I H700 NIC/LOM 4x 1Gb LOMs 4x 1Gb LOMs or 4x 1Gb LOMs 2x 1Gb + 2x 10Gb LOMs Power Supplies Hot-swap redundant Hot-swap redundant Hot-swap redundant Fans Chassis Dell PowerEdge R815 Technical Guide...

  • Page 9: System Overview

    PERC 6/E with 256MB or 512MB of battery-backed cache External HBAs (non-RAID): 6Gbps SAS HBA SAS 5/E HBA LSI2032 PCIe SCSI HBA Drive Bays Up to Six 2.5‖ hot-swappable SAS, SATA, or SSD drives Maximum Internal Storage Dell PowerEdge R815 Technical Guide...
  • Page 10 Matrox G200eW w/ 8MB memory Remote iDRAC6 Express (standard), iDRAC6 Enterprise, and vFlash (upgrade optional) Management BMC, IPMI2.0 compliant Dell™ OpenManage™ featuring Dell Management Console Systems Unified Server Configurator Management Lifecycle Controller enabled: iDRAC6 Express, optional iDRAC6 Enterprise, and vFlash...
  • Page 11 (see Dell.com/SQL) Database ® Oracle database solutions (see Dell.com/Oracle) Applications GB means 1 billion bytes and TB equals 1 trillion bytes; actual capacity varies with preloaded material and operating environment and will be less. Dell PowerEdge R815 Technical Guide...

  • Page 12: Mechanical

    Dell 3 Mechanical Chassis Description The PowerEdge R815 is a rack mount 2U chassis that provides the following features:  Slide-out drive bay section to allow servicing of DIMMs below drives  Updated industrial design including a new LCD, bezel, and hard drive carriers ...

  • Page 13: Front Panel View And Features

    Dell Front Panel View and Features For more information, see the Front-Panel Features and Indicators section in the About Your System chapter of the PowerEdge R815 Hardware Owner’s Manual. Front View (without Bezel) Figure 2. Front View (with Bezel) Figure 3.

  • Page 14: Power Supply Indicators

    The base redundant system consists of two hot-plug 1100 W power supplies in a 1+1 configuration. PowerEdge R815 power supplies have embedded cooling fans. The PSUs have one status bi-color LED: green for AC power present and amber for a fault.

  • Page 15: Internal Chassis View

     Toolless installation in 19‖ EIA-310-E compliant square or unthreaded round hole 4-post racks including all Dell 42xx & 24xx racks o NOTE: Threaded 4-post racks require the static ReadyRails™ kit or 3 party conversion kits available through Dell Software & Peripherals ...

  • Page 16: Fans

    2-wire SATA device power cable o 5-wire USB data cable o 2x7 Backplane power cable  ZIF-connected LCD cable  Optional cable for Internal Dual SD module Figure 7 shows a cabling diagram for the PowerEdge R815. Dell PowerEdge R815 Technical Guide...

  • Page 17: Figure 7. Cabling Diagram

    RIPS module + power/ data Power Data Data BackPlane 2x30 RIPS SAS Connectors SAS Connectors SAS Connectors connector conn Conn Control Panel 2.5" SAS HDD Bays Power Video Button SATA Optical Cabling Diagram Figure 7. Dell PowerEdge R815 Technical Guide...

  • Page 18: Control Panel/Lcd

    15-pin VGA connector For detailed information on the control panel, see Front-Panel Features and Indicators section in the About Your System chapter in the PowerEdge R815 Hardware Owner’s Manual. The LCD panel is a graphics display controlled by iDRAC6. Error codes can be sent to the display by either iDRAC6 or BIOS.

  • Page 19: Bezel

    3.13.2 Bezel A metal bezel is mounted to the chassis front to provide the Dell ID. A lock on the bezel is used to protect un-authorized access to system peripherals and the control panel. System status via the LCD is viewable even when the bezel is installed.

  • Page 20: Battery

    3.16 Field Replaceable Units (FRU) Both planars contain a serial EEPROM to contain FRU information including Dell part number, part revision level, and serial number. The iDRAC6 Enterprise contains a FRU EEPROM. The backplane SEP and the power supply microcontroller are also used to store FRU data.

  • Page 21: Power, Thermal, Acoustic

    Random time interval for system start (Allows an entire rack to power on without exceeding the available power)  BIOS Power/Performance options page  Active Power Controller (BIOS-based CPU P-state manager)  Ability to power down or throttle memory Dell PowerEdge R815 Technical Guide...

  • Page 22: Power Supply Specifications

    10% per hour Storage 5% to 95% (noncondensing) with a maximum humidity gradation of 10% per hour Maximum vibration Operating 0.26 Grms at 5-350 Hz in operational orientations Storage 1.54 Grms at 10-250 Hz in all orientations Dell PowerEdge R815 Technical Guide...

  • Page 23: Energy Star ® Compliance

    Under extreme operating conditions the thermal algorithm can switch the DIMMs into Double-Refresh mode allowing an additional 10°C of thermal headroom. In Double-Refresh mode DIMMs are allowed to operate as high as 95°C. Dell PowerEdge R815 Technical Guide...

  • Page 24: Acoustics

    Dell Acoustics The acoustical design of the PowerEdge R815 reflects 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, hums, etc.

  • Page 25: Processors

    64-bit and 32-bit applications and operating systems. The G34 processor utilizes a 1944-contact Organic Land Grid Array (OLGA) package that plugs into a surface-mount socket (Socket-G34). The PowerEdge R815 provides support for up to four G34 processors. See Table 7. G34 Processor Features Table 7.

  • Page 26: Supported Processors

    1.8GHz 4MB L2 12MB L3 *Global Standard Platform Processor Configurations The PowerEdge R815 supports 4x G34 sockets and AMD SR5650, SR5670, and SP5100 chipsets with the following configurations:  2P configurations of G34 processors (85W, 115W, 140W)  4P configuration of G34 processors up to 115W 4P configurations with 140W processors will halt on post.

  • Page 27: Additional Processor Information

    CPUs in response to CPU utilization and power state. The core regulators will operate with 4 phases normally; and drop to two phases when the CPU indicates lower power requirement. Dell PowerEdge R815 Technical Guide...

  • Page 28: Memory

    Dell 6 Memory Overview The PowerEdge R815 utilizes DDR3 memory which provides a high-performance, high- speed memory interface capable of low latency response and high throughput. The platform supports Registered ECC DDR3 DIMMs (RDIMM) and Unbuffered DDR3 DIMMs (UDIMM). The memory interface supports memory scrubbing (sequential or redirection) and patrol scrubbing, single-bit correction and multi-bit error detection.

  • Page 29: Sparing

    2 & 4 RDIMM — — 64 GB RDIMM — — 64 GB UDIMM — — 64 GB RDIMM — — 96 GB RDIMM 2 & 1 96 GB RDIMM 128 GB RDIMM — — Dell PowerEdge R815 Technical Guide...
  • Page 30 160 GB RDIMM 2 & 1 160 GB RDIMM 2 & 1 192 GB RDIMM 2 & 1 256 GB 2 & 4 RDIMM — — 256 GB RDIMM — — 512 GB RDIMM — — Dell PowerEdge R815 Technical Guide...

  • Page 31: Chipset

    Generation 2. The chipset consists of the SR5650, SR5670, and SP5100. AMD I/O Bridges The PowerEdge R815 I/O Board uses the AMD SR5650 and SR5670 I/O Bridges (IOBs) to provide links between the G34 processor(s) and I/O components. The main...

  • Page 32: Southbridge Link Interface

     PCI Bus 32-bit Interface Rev 2.3 running at 33 MHz  Serial ATA (SATA) ports with transfer rates up to 300 MB/s (PowerEdge R815 supports one SATA port for optical devices)  Five OHCI (full-speed 1.1) and two EHCI (high-speed 2.0) USB host controllers,...

  • Page 33: Bios

    Dell 8 BIOS Overview The PowerEdge R815 BIOS is based on the Dell BIOS core, and supports the following features:  G34 Support  Simultaneous Multi-Threading (SMT) support  PCI 2.3 compliant  Plug-and-play 1.0a compliant  MP (Multiprocessor) 1.4 compliant ...

  • Page 34: Embedded Nics/ Lan On Motherboard (Lom)

    Dell 9 Embedded NICs/ LAN on Motherboard (LOM) Overview Two embedded Broadcom 5709C dual-port LAN controllers are on the PowerEdge R815 planar as independent Gigabit Ethernet interface devices. Features of the LAN devices include:  x4 PCI Express Gen2 capable interface ...

  • Page 35: 10 I/O Slots

    See Expansion Cards and Expansion-Card Risers section in the Installing System Components chapter of the PowerEdge R815 Hardware Owner’s Manual. The PowerEdge R815 includes a total of 6 PCI slots that reside on the IO planar and two riser cards.

  • Page 36: Boot Order

    NIC enumeration varies depending on configuration. 10.5 PCI Card Dimensions For information about PCIe slots and card dimensions, see the Back-Panel Features and Indicators section in the About Your System chapter of the PowerEdge R815 Hardware Owner’s Manual. Dell PowerEdge R815 Technical Guide...

  • Page 37: 11 Storage

    SAS or SATA SSD + SAS MSSR1/R5-X Integrated SSD/SAS RAID 1/RAID 5 (PERC H700) 2.5‖ = 2+3 2.5‖ = 2+4 RAID MSSR1/R10-X Integrated SSD/SAS RAID 1/RAID 10 (PERC H700) 2.5‖ = 2+4 2.5‖ = 2+4 Dell PowerEdge R815 Technical Guide...

  • Page 38: Storage Controllers

    (SAS, SATA, or SSD HDD). PowerEdge R815 supports 512MB cache on the internal H700. 11.2.3 PERC H800 PowerEdge R815 can support up to two PERC H800 adapter cards for access to external SAS direct-attach storage. Features of the PERC H800 include:  LSI 2108 (Liberator) ROC ...

  • Page 39: Led Indicators

    11.4 Optical Drives Optical drives are optional in all PowerEdge R815 systems and connect to the planar via the SATA interface. The following internal slim-line drives are available on PowerEdge R815: DVD-ROM and DVD+RW. PATA (IDE) optical drives are not supported.

  • Page 40: 12 Video

    The integrated video core shares its video memory with the iDRAC6‘s 128 MB DDR2 application space memory. This memory is also used for the KVM buffer. The PowerEdge R815 system supports the 2D graphics video modes shown in Table 14 2D Graphics Video Modes Table 14.

  • Page 41: 13 Rack Information

    Overview The ReadyRails™ sliding rail system for the R815 provides tool-less support for racks with square or unthreaded round mounting holes including all generations of Dell racks. They also support tooled mounting in 4-post threaded racks via an optional adapter brackets kit. 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.

  • Page 42: Table 15. Supported Racks

    ReadyRails Sliding *Requires the 2U Threaded Rack Adapter Brackets Kit (Dell PN PKCR1) Other factors to consider when deploying the R815 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.

  • Page 43: Cable Management Arm (Cma)

    J-slots in the inner rail members with the rails in the fully extended position. See Figure 12. Dell PowerEdge R815 Technical Guide...

  • Page 44: Figure 12. R815 Mounted In The B2 Sliding Rails

    Figure 13. Figure 13. R815 CMA Mounted on the Side Opposite the Power Supplies (Recommended) Dell PowerEdge R815 Technical Guide...

  • Page 45: Operating Systems And Virtualization

    Dell Operating Systems and Virtualization For detailed information, see the Operating System Support Matrix for Dell PowerEdge Systems on Dell.com. Dell PowerEdge R815 Technical Guide...

  • Page 46: 15 Systems Management

    15 Systems Management 15.1 Overview Dell delivers open, comprehensive, and integrated solutions that help you reduce the complexity of managing disparate IT assets. Combining Dell PowerEdge Servers with a wide selection of Dell developed systems management solutions gives you choice and flexibility, so you can simplify and save in IT environments of any size.

  • Page 47: Embedded Server Management

    15.3 Embedded Server Management The PowerEdge R815 implements circuitry for the next generation of Embedded Server Management. It is Intelligent Platform Management Interface (IPMI) v2.0 compliant. The iDRAC (Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller) is responsible for acting as an interface between the host system and its management software and the periphery devices.

  • Page 48: Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller

    Media is provided for large enterprise customers with requirements for system management automation. 15.6 iDRAC Express The iDRAC Express is standard on the PowerEdge R815. In addition to providing a Lifecycle Controller, the iDRAC6 Express offers the following key features: • Graphical web interface •...

  • Page 49: Idrac6 Enterprise

    Enterprise with Virtual Flash (vFlash) Media The iDRAC6 Enterprise can be upgraded by adding the vFlash Media card. This is an 8GB Dell branded SD card that enables a persistent 256 MB virtual flash partition. The vFlash Media delivers the following key features: ...
  • Page 50 Virtual media Virtual console   Virtual console   sharing Virtual flash  Monitoring Sensor Monitoring     and Alerting Real-time Power    Monitoring Real-time Power    Graphing Dell PowerEdge R815 Technical Guide...
  • Page 51 Dell Feature iDRAC 6 Express iDRAC6 vFlash Media Enterprise Historical Power    Counters Logging Features System Event Log        RAC Log Trace Log   Dell PowerEdge R815 Technical Guide...

  • Page 52: 16 Peripherals

    Dell 16 Peripherals 16.1 USB peripherals PowerEdge R815 supports the following USB devices:  DVD (bootable; requires two USB ports)  USB Key (bootable)  Keyboard (only one USB keyboard is supported)  Mouse (only one USB mouse is supported) 16.2...

  • Page 53: Statement Of Volatility

    Appendix A. Statement of Volatility The Dell PowerEdge R815 contains both volatile and non-volatile (NV) components. Volatile components lose their data immediately upon removal of power from the component. Non- volatile components continue to retain their data even after the power has been removed from the component.
  • Page 54 Purpose? [e.g., boot code] iDRAC boot loader and configuration (i.e. MAC address), Lifecycle log. How is data input to this memory? Data pre-programmed or update using Dell utility which is a DOS or Windows or Linux based executable containing firmware file and loader...
  • Page 55 PPID, MAC addresses etc. How is data input to this memory? For SEL, BMC writes to it. For FRU, data is pre-programmed or using Dell utility at ICT/Functional Tester during board assembly How is this memory write protected? Software write protected.
  • Page 56 TPM (Trusted Platform Module) Details Size: 128 Bytes Type: [e.g., Flash PROM, EEPROM]: EEPROM Can user programs or operating system write data to it during normal operation? Does it retain data when powered off? Purpose? [e.g., boot code] Stores encryption keys for TPM functionality How is data input to this memory? Data is pre-programmed by vendor.
  • Page 57 & 1200 on CPU board (CPLD2 – slave) Broadcom 5709C LAN On Motherboard (2 Details controllers on I/O board) Size: Type: [e.g., Flash PROM, EEPROM]: Serial Flash Can user programs or operating system write data to it during normal operation? Does it retain data when powered off? Purpose? [e.g., boot code] Embedded Network Controller FW &...
  • Page 58 How is data input to this memory? FRU data pre-programmed by the PSU vendors. PSU firmware can be updated by Dell provided update package How is this memory write protected? Software write protected...
  • Page 59 In addition to these, there are four external ports and one internal USB port on the R815 where a user can install a USB flash memory. To obtain optional component information, please refer to the Dell Statement of Volatility for the individual components. Please direct any questions to your Dell Marketing contact.

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