Dell PowerEdge R720 and R720xd Technical Guide

PowerEdge R720 and R720xd

DELL

Technical Guide

DELL

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October 2012 | Version 2.0

Table of contents

1 System overview.....6
Introduction.....6
New technologies.....7
2 System features.....9
Comparison of PowerEdge systems.....9
Specifications.....10
3 Chassis views and features.....13
Chassis views.....13
Chassis features.....16
4 Processors.....20
Processor features.....20
Supported processors.....21
GPU support.....21
Chipset.....22
5 Memory.....23
Supported memory.....23
Memory configurations.....24
Memory speed.....25
Memory RAS features.....25
6 Storage.....27
Internal storage.....27
External storage.....29
Storage controllers.....29
Optical drives.....31
Tape drives.....31
7 Networking and PCIe.....32
Select Network Adapters.....32
PCIe expansion.....34
8 Power, thermal, and acoustics.....36
Power consumption and energy efficiency.....36
Power supply units.....37
Thermal and acoustics.....38
9 Rack rails and cable management.....41
Sliding and static rail systems.....41
Cable management arm.....43
10 Operating systems and virtualization.....44
Supported operating systems.....44
Supported virtualization.....45
11 Dell OpenManage systems management.....46
Systems management solutions.....46
OpenManage systems management.....47
Dell server management operations.....51
Appendix A. Additional specifications.....54
Chassis dimensions.....54
Chassis weight.....54
Power supply specifications.....56
Environmental specifications.....55
Video specifications.....56
Rack rail specifications.....57
USB peripherals.....57

Appendix B. Standards compliance ..... 58
Appendix C. Additional resources ..... 59
Appendix D. System board block diagram ..... 61

Tables

Table 1. New technologies ..... 7
Table 2. Comparison of PowerEdge R710, R720, and R720xd ..... 9
Table 3. Technical specifications ..... 10
Table 4. Chassis features ..... 16
Table 5. Security features ..... 19
Table 6. Supported processors ..... 21
Table 7. Memory technologies supported ..... 23
Table 8. DIMMs supported ..... 24
Table 9. Memory speed capabilities ..... 25
Table 10. Memory RAS features ..... 26
Table 11. Chassis options ..... 27
Table 12. Supported hard drives ..... 28
Table 13. Supported external storage device types ..... 29
Table 14. RAID controllers ..... 30
Table 15. Supported Select Network Adapter options and features ..... 33
Table 16. PCIe expansion slots ..... 34
Table 17. Supported NICs and HBAs ..... 34
Table 18. Additional supported PCIe expansion cards ..... 35
Table 19. Power tools and technologies ..... 36
Table 20. Power supply efficiency ..... 38
Table 21. R720 acoustical performance (2.5-inch chassis) ..... 40
Table 22. R720xd acoustical performance (2.5-inch chassis) ..... 40
Table 23. Supported rack rail system ..... 42
Table 24. Primary operating system support ..... 44
Table 25. Virtual guest operating system support ..... 45
Table 26. Virtualization support ..... 45
Table 27. iDRAC7 with Lifecycle Controller functions and benefits ..... 47
Table 28. Feature comparison for iDRAC7 Express and Enterprise ..... 48
Table 29. One-to-one and one-to-many operations ..... 52
Table 30. Chassis weight ..... 54
Table 31. Power supply specifications ..... 56
Table 32. Environmental specifications ..... 55
Table 33. Supported video modes ..... 56
Table 34. Rail adjustability