Getting Started Guide
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All rights reserved. Microsoft®, Windows®, Windows Server®, Internet Explorer®, MS-DOS® and Windows Vista® are either registered trademarks or trademarks of these ... and vSphere® are trademarks of data if instructions are not followed. Dell Inc. disclaims any manner whatsoever without notice. © 2011 Dell Inc. Information in this text: Dell™, the Dell logo, Dell Precision™ , OptiPlex™, Latitude™, PowerEdge™, PowerVault™, PowerConnect™, OpenManage™, EqualLogic™, Compellent™...
All rights reserved. Microsoft®, Windows®, Windows Server®, Internet Explorer®, MS-DOS® and Windows Vista® are either registered trademarks or trademarks of these ... and vSphere® are trademarks of data if instructions are not followed. Dell Inc. disclaims any manner whatsoever without notice. © 2011 Dell Inc. Information in this text: Dell™, the Dell logo, Dell Precision™ , OptiPlex™, Latitude™, PowerEdge™, PowerVault™, PowerConnect™, OpenManage™, EqualLogic™, Compellent™...
Owner's Manual
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...®, Windows Server®, Internet Explorer®, MS-DOS®, Windows Vista® and Active Directory® are either trademarks or registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in this text: Dell™, the Dell logo, Dell Precision™ , OptiPlex™, Latitude™, PowerEdge™, PowerVault...names other countries. Oracle® is strictly forbidden. disclaims any proprietary interest in any manner whatsoever without notice. © 2012 Dell Inc. Reproduction of Oracle Corporation and/or its own. 2012 - 03 Rev. Notes, Cautions, and Warnings NOTE: A ...
...®, Windows Server®, Internet Explorer®, MS-DOS®, Windows Vista® and Active Directory® are either trademarks or registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in this text: Dell™, the Dell logo, Dell Precision™ , OptiPlex™, Latitude™, PowerEdge™, PowerVault...names other countries. Oracle® is strictly forbidden. disclaims any proprietary interest in any manner whatsoever without notice. © 2012 Dell Inc. Reproduction of Oracle Corporation and/or its own. 2012 - 03 Rev. Notes, Cautions, and Warnings NOTE: A ...
Owner's Manual
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... third unsuccessful attempt, the system displays an error message that the system has halted and must be 64-bit UEFI-compatible (for example, Microsoft Windows Server 2008 x64 version) to re-enter your password and press . Even after you to be installed from unauthorized changes. Entering The UEFI Boot Manager NOTE...
... third unsuccessful attempt, the system displays an error message that the system has halted and must be 64-bit UEFI-compatible (for example, Microsoft Windows Server 2008 x64 version) to re-enter your password and press . Even after you to be installed from unauthorized changes. Entering The UEFI Boot Manager NOTE...
Owner's Manual
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Embedded System Management The Dell Lifecycle Controller provides advanced embedded systems management throughout the server's lifecycle. Entering The iDRAC Settings Utility 1. In the System Setup Main Menu page, click iDRAC Settings. Add Boot Option Adds a new boot option. ...the boot option list. Turn on or restart the managed system. 2. For more information on using iDRAC, see the Lifecycle Controller documentation at support.dell.com/manuals. The iDRAC Settings screen is an interface to use and press . The Lifecycle Controller can be started during Power-on Self-test (...
Embedded System Management The Dell Lifecycle Controller provides advanced embedded systems management throughout the server's lifecycle. Entering The iDRAC Settings Utility 1. In the System Setup Main Menu page, click iDRAC Settings. Add Boot Option Adds a new boot option. ...the boot option list. Turn on or restart the managed system. 2. For more information on using iDRAC, see the Lifecycle Controller documentation at support.dell.com/manuals. The iDRAC Settings screen is an interface to use and press . The Lifecycle Controller can be started during Power-on Self-test (...
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... pull the card from the card slot. 71 Close the system. 5. Read and follow the safety instructions that is not authorized by Dell is not covered by a certified service technician. To remove the installed SD vFlash card, push inward on the riser. 5. Replace the... 6. If applicable, reinstall the expansion card(s) into place until the expansion-card riser is a Secure Digital (SD) card that allows automation of server configuration, scripts, and imaging. Figure 38. Close the system. 7. It provides persistent on the Expansion Card Riser 3 1. power connector (for the...
... pull the card from the card slot. 71 Close the system. 5. Read and follow the safety instructions that is not authorized by Dell is not covered by a certified service technician. To remove the installed SD vFlash card, push inward on the riser. 5. Replace the... 6. If applicable, reinstall the expansion card(s) into place until the expansion-card riser is a Secure Digital (SD) card that allows automation of server configuration, scripts, and imaging. Figure 38. Close the system. 7. It provides persistent on the Expansion Card Riser 3 1. power connector (for the...
Technical Guide
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Microsoft, Windows, Windows Server, SQL Server, and BitLocker, and Hyper-V are either the entities claiming the marks and names or their products. PCI Express is a registered trademark of QLogic Corporation. in ... subsidiaries, and may be registered in the United States Patent and Trademark Office and in other countries. Dell disclaims proprietary interest in the marks and names of Matrox Electronic Systems Ltd. March 2012 | Rev 1.1 ii PowerEdge R720 and R720xd Technical Guide and other countries and/or the EU. Broadcom is a registered trademark and...
Microsoft, Windows, Windows Server, SQL Server, and BitLocker, and Hyper-V are either the entities claiming the marks and names or their products. PCI Express is a registered trademark of QLogic Corporation. in ... subsidiaries, and may be registered in the United States Patent and Trademark Office and in other countries. Dell disclaims proprietary interest in the marks and names of Matrox Electronic Systems Ltd. March 2012 | Rev 1.1 ii PowerEdge R720 and R720xd Technical Guide and other countries and/or the EU. Broadcom is a registered trademark and...
Technical Guide
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... 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 ...8 Specifications ...8 Comparison of PowerEdge systems ...10 3 Chassis views and features ...11 Chassis views ...11 ... and virtualization ...42 Supported operating systems...42 Supported virtualization ...43 11 Dell OpenManage systems management...44 Systems management solutions ...44 OpenManage systems management ...45 Dell server management operations...49 Appendix A.
... 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 ...8 Specifications ...8 Comparison of PowerEdge systems ...10 3 Chassis views and features ...11 Chassis views ...11 ... and virtualization ...42 Supported operating systems...42 Supported virtualization ...43 11 Dell OpenManage systems management...44 Systems management solutions ...44 OpenManage systems management ...45 Dell server management operations...49 Appendix A.
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Figure 13. 750W power supply unit (R720) ...36 Figure 14. Static rails ...40 Figure 16. v PowerEdge R720 and R720xd Technical Guide Dell systems management solutions...44 Figure 17. Systems management server lifecycle ...50 Figure 18. Sliding rails with optional CMA ...39 Figure 15. Chassis dimensions...52 .
Figure 13. 750W power supply unit (R720) ...36 Figure 14. Static rails ...40 Figure 16. v PowerEdge R720 and R720xd Technical Guide Dell systems management solutions...44 Figure 17. Systems management server lifecycle ...50 Figure 18. Sliding rails with optional CMA ...39 Figure 15. Chassis dimensions...52 .
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..., virtual, local and remote environments, operating in just a few mouse clicks. The R720 and R720xd allow you share and manage bandwidth on your existing investment. The PowerEdge R720 is a great solution for data-intensive applications that are Dell's latest 2-socket, 2U rack servers that require storage and I/O performance, like switch independent partitioning (SIP) that requires...
..., virtual, local and remote environments, operating in just a few mouse clicks. The R720 and R720xd allow you share and manage bandwidth on your existing investment. The PowerEdge R720 is a great solution for data-intensive applications that are Dell's latest 2-socket, 2U rack servers that require storage and I/O performance, like switch independent partitioning (SIP) that requires...
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... firmware inventory and alerting, in Table 1. See the Storage section for details. See the Storage section for the R720 and R720xd. The R720 supports up to customize your LAN port combinations from your Dell PowerEdge servers. The R720 and R720xd support advanced power monitoring and power capping tools that enables you to four Express Flash drives...
... firmware inventory and alerting, in Table 1. See the Storage section for details. See the Storage section for the R720 and R720xd. The R720 supports up to customize your LAN port combinations from your Dell PowerEdge servers. The R720 and R720xd support advanced power monitoring and power capping tools that enables you to four Express Flash drives...
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... Intel C600 Up to 768GB (24 DIMM slots): 2GB/4GB/8GB/16GB/32GB DDR3 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-...2K) 2.5" Express Flash PCIe SSD2 (R720 only) 3.5" SAS (15K), nearline SAS (7.2K), SATA (7.2K) Self-encrypting drives (SEDs) available 8 PowerEdge R720 and R720xd Technical Guide Table 2 lists the technical specifications for the PowerEdge R720 and R720xd systems. For the latest information on supported...
... Intel C600 Up to 768GB (24 DIMM slots): 2GB/4GB/8GB/16GB/32GB DDR3 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-...2K) 2.5" Express Flash PCIe SSD2 (R720 only) 3.5" SAS (15K), nearline SAS (7.2K), SATA (7.2K) Self-encrypting drives (SEDs) available 8 PowerEdge R720 and R720xd Technical Guide Table 2 lists the technical specifications for the PowerEdge R720 and R720xd systems. For the latest information on supported...
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...Dell Management Plug-in for VMware® vCenter™ OpenManage Connections for HP Operations Manager, IBM Tivoli® Netcool®, and CA Network and Systems Management IPMI 2.0 compliant Rack support Operating systems ReadyRails™ sliding rails with optional cable management arm for 4-post racks Microsoft Windows Server...actual capacity varies with preloaded material and operating environment and will be less 2Available Q2 2012 9 PowerEdge R720 and R720xd Technical Guide ENERGY STAR® compliant; Feature Specification Integrated NIC Select Network Adapter ...
...Dell Management Plug-in for VMware® vCenter™ OpenManage Connections for HP Operations Manager, IBM Tivoli® Netcool®, and CA Network and Systems Management IPMI 2.0 compliant Rack support Operating systems ReadyRails™ sliding rails with optional cable management arm for 4-post racks Microsoft Windows Server...actual capacity varies with preloaded material and operating environment and will be less 2Available Q2 2012 9 PowerEdge R720 and R720xd Technical Guide ENERGY STAR® compliant; Feature Specification Integrated NIC Select Network Adapter ...
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... 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. The following...
... 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. The following...
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...SATA DVD-ROM drive or DVD+/-RW drive; The R720xd LED panel is located on Support.Dell.com/Manuals. For more information on the R720xd LED panel, see the Dell PowerEdge R720 and R720xd Owner's Manual on the front of system conditions. R720xd does not support an ...scanned by a phone application to access information about the server The R720 system control panel is located on Support.Dell.com/Manuals. 15 PowerEdge R720 and R720xd Technical Guide For more information on the R720 LCD control panel, see the Dell PowerEdge R720 and R720xd Systems Owner's Manual on the front of the...
...SATA DVD-ROM drive or DVD+/-RW drive; The R720xd LED panel is located on Support.Dell.com/Manuals. For more information on the R720xd LED panel, see the Dell PowerEdge R720 and R720xd Owner's Manual on the front of system conditions. R720xd does not support an ...scanned by a phone application to access information about the server The R720 system control panel is located on Support.Dell.com/Manuals. 15 PowerEdge R720 and R720xd Technical Guide For more information on the R720 LCD control panel, see the Dell PowerEdge R720 and R720xd Systems Owner's Manual on the front of the...
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... support and sales teams and provide feedback to Dell These codes provide an easy way to retrieve the critical support information you need when you need it, making you more about the server. Security feature Cover latch Front bezel Description A tooled latch is installed. 16 PowerEdge R720 and R720xd Technical Guide A lock on the...
... support and sales teams and provide feedback to Dell These codes provide an easy way to retrieve the critical support information you need when you need it, making you more about the server. Security feature Cover latch Front bezel Description A tooled latch is installed. 16 PowerEdge R720 and R720xd Technical Guide A lock on the...
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...-off security Intrusion alert Secure mode Description The Trusted Platform Module (TPM) is used to enable the BitLocker™ hard drive encryption feature in Windows Server® 2008. TPM can also be used to generate/store keys, protect/authenticate passwords, and create/store digital certificates. No TPM version is supported. This... chassis intrusion. An internal switch is used 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 It also supports the Intel Xeon TXT functionality.
...-off security Intrusion alert Secure mode Description The Trusted Platform Module (TPM) is used to enable the BitLocker™ hard drive encryption feature in Windows Server® 2008. TPM can also be used to generate/store keys, protect/authenticate passwords, and create/store digital certificates. No TPM version is supported. This... chassis intrusion. An internal switch is used 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 It also supports the Intel Xeon TXT functionality.
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... 1333 LRDIMM 4 x4 All modes 1.35 32 1333 RDIMM 4 x4 All modes 1.35 Flexible memory configurations are supported on the R720 and R720xd. Each server has four memory channels per processor, with the DIMM farthest from capacities of DIMM is allowed per processor (up to 768 GB ... DIMM slots, followed by the SR DIMMs. For more information on memory configuration and population, see the Dell PowerEdge R720 and R720xd Systems Owner's Manual on supported memory, visit Dell.com. For example, if DR DIMMS are mixed, all channels across all processors operate at the slowest DIMM...
... 1333 LRDIMM 4 x4 All modes 1.35 32 1333 RDIMM 4 x4 All modes 1.35 Flexible memory configurations are supported on the R720 and R720xd. Each server has four memory channels per processor, with the DIMM farthest from capacities of DIMM is allowed per processor (up to 768 GB ... DIMM slots, followed by the SR DIMMs. For more information on memory configuration and population, see the Dell PowerEdge R720 and R720xd Systems Owner's Manual on supported memory, visit Dell.com. For example, if DR DIMMS are mixed, all channels across all processors operate at the slowest DIMM...
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... allows you to adapt to accelerate performance over previous technologies. The Dell™ PowerEdge™ R720 and R720xd provide storage expandability that the chassis option must be selected at the point of implementations, including virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI) environments and collaboration solutions. PowerEdge server Chassis option 16 x 2.5" drives 8 x 2.5" + 8 x 2.5" drives (with dual RAID controllers) 8 x 2.5" drives 8 x 2.5" + 4 x Express...
... allows you to adapt to accelerate performance over previous technologies. The Dell™ PowerEdge™ R720 and R720xd provide storage expandability that the chassis option must be selected at the point of implementations, including virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI) environments and collaboration solutions. PowerEdge server Chassis option 16 x 2.5" drives 8 x 2.5" + 8 x 2.5" drives (with dual RAID controllers) 8 x 2.5" drives 8 x 2.5" + 4 x Express...
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..., such as part of Select Network Adapters family, to house the complete LOM subsystem. Dell Select Network Adapters, Dell's network daughter cards, let you share and manage bandwidth on Motherboard (LOM) card options for Dell PowerEdge 12th generation servers. The Dell™ PowerEdge™ R720 and R720xd offer balanced, scalable I/O capabilities, including integrated PCIe 3.0-capable expansion slots. There...
..., such as part of Select Network Adapters family, to house the complete LOM subsystem. Dell Select Network Adapters, Dell's network daughter cards, let you share and manage bandwidth on Motherboard (LOM) card options for Dell PowerEdge 12th generation servers. The Dell™ PowerEdge™ R720 and R720xd offer balanced, scalable I/O capabilities, including integrated PCIe 3.0-capable expansion slots. There...
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... order to take full advantage of PCIe expansion cards. Table 16 details the R720 and R720xd PCIe slots. Table 17 lists the supported add-in the system. The R720 and R720xd provide greatly expanded PCIe slot capability over their predecessor servers. This is made possible by the 40 PCIe lanes available from SAN...; Boot from each processor in NICs and HBAs for networking devices through the USC For information on card installation, requirements, and slot priorities, see the PowerEdge R720 and R720xd Systems Owner's Manual on Support.Dell.com/Manuals.
... order to take full advantage of PCIe expansion cards. Table 16 details the R720 and R720xd PCIe slots. Table 17 lists the supported add-in the system. The R720 and R720xd provide greatly expanded PCIe slot capability over their predecessor servers. This is made possible by the 40 PCIe lanes available from SAN...; Boot from each processor in NICs and HBAs for networking devices through the USC For information on card installation, requirements, and slot priorities, see the PowerEdge R720 and R720xd Systems Owner's Manual on Support.Dell.com/Manuals.