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... DELL logo, the DELL badge, PowerEdge, EqualLogic, PowerVault, PowerConnect, OpenManage, KACE, and ReadyRails are registered trademarks or trademarks of VMware, Inc. All rights reserved. Microsoft, Windows, Windows Server, SQL Server, and BitLocker, and Hyper-V are trademarks of Citrix Systems, Inc. copyright laws without ...in other countries. March 2012 | Rev 1.1 ii PowerEdge R720 and R720xd Technical Guide HP is unlawful and strictly forbidden. and/or one or more of Dell, Inc. Red Hat is a trademark of Dell Inc. Citrix and XenServer are either the entities claiming ...
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... specifications ...53 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 ... ...22 Memory speed ...23 Memory RAS features...24 6 Storage ...25 Internal storage ...25 External storage ...27 Storage controllers ...27 Optical drives...29 Tape drives ...29 7 Networking and PCIe...Dell OpenManage systems management...44 Systems management solutions ...44 OpenManage systems management ...45 Dell server management operations...49 Appendix A.
... specifications ...53 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 ... ...22 Memory speed ...23 Memory RAS features...24 6 Storage ...25 Internal storage ...25 External storage ...27 Storage controllers ...27 Optical drives...29 Tape drives ...29 7 Networking and PCIe...Dell OpenManage systems management...44 Systems management solutions ...44 OpenManage systems management ...45 Dell server management operations...49 Appendix A.
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Dell systems management solutions...44 Figure 17. Systems management server lifecycle ...50 Figure 18. Figure 13. 750W power supply unit (R720) ...36 Figure 14. Chassis dimensions...52 . Sliding rails with optional CMA ...39 Figure 15. 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. Figure 13. 750W power supply unit (R720) ...36 Figure 14. Chassis dimensions...52 . Sliding rails with optional CMA ...39 Figure 15. Static rails ...40 Figure 16. v PowerEdge R720 and R720xd Technical Guide
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...using highly scalable memory, I/O capacity, and flexible network options. OpenManage solutions 6 PowerEdge R720 and R720xd Technical Guide The R720 and R720xd allow you can also help IT Administrators manage Dell servers in physical, virtual, local and remote environments, operating in-band or out-of-band...vendor and other options, like medical imaging and email servers. Keep pace with the explosion of data in just a few mouse clicks. The Dell™ PowerEdge™ R720 and R720xd are Dell's latest 2-socket, 2U rack servers that are designed to run complex workloads using up to...
...using highly scalable memory, I/O capacity, and flexible network options. OpenManage solutions 6 PowerEdge R720 and R720xd Technical Guide The R720 and R720xd allow you can also help IT Administrators manage Dell servers in physical, virtual, local and remote environments, operating in-band or out-of-band...vendor and other options, like medical imaging and email servers. Keep pace with the explosion of data in just a few mouse clicks. The Dell™ PowerEdge™ R720 and R720xd are Dell's latest 2-socket, 2U rack servers that are designed to run complex workloads using up to...
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... with a buffer chip (or chips) to replace the register to help manage power consumption. See the Storage section for details. The R720 supports up to customize your LAN port combinations from your Dell PowerEdge servers. The R720xd does not support internal GPUs. Failsafe hypervisors Fresh air cooling The internal dual SD module enables...
... with a buffer chip (or chips) to replace the register to help manage power consumption. See the Storage section for details. The R720 supports up to customize your LAN port combinations from your Dell PowerEdge servers. The R720xd does not support internal GPUs. Failsafe hypervisors Fresh air cooling The internal dual SD module enables...
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...-length, full-height Three x8 half-length, half-height Internal controllers: PERC S110 (software RAID; R720 only) PERC H310 PERC H710 PERC H710P External HBAs (RAID): PERC H810 External HBAs (non-RAID): 6Gbps SAS HBA R720 drive bay options: Up to 16 x 2.5" Up to 8 x 2.5"...encrypting drives (SEDs) available 8 PowerEdge R720 and R720xd Technical Guide Compared to four optional internal GPUs. The R720 also supports optional dual internal RAID controllers and up to the previous generation of Dell™ PowerEdge™ servers, the R720 and R720xd have more drive bay options...
...-length, full-height Three x8 half-length, half-height Internal controllers: PERC S110 (software RAID; R720 only) PERC H310 PERC H710 PERC H710P External HBAs (RAID): PERC H810 External HBAs (non-RAID): 6Gbps SAS HBA R720 drive bay options: Up to 16 x 2.5" Up to 8 x 2.5"...encrypting drives (SEDs) available 8 PowerEdge R720 and R720xd Technical Guide Compared to four optional internal GPUs. The R720 also supports optional dual internal RAID controllers and up to the previous generation of Dell™ PowerEdge™ servers, the R720 and R720xd have more drive bay options...
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... cable management arm for 4-post racks Microsoft Windows Server® 2008 R2 SP1, x64 (includes Hyper-V™ v2) Microsoft Windows® HPC Server 2008 Microsoft Windows Small Business Server 2011 SUSE® Linux® Enterprise Server Red Hat® Enterprise Linux Optional embedded hypervisors:...1GbE (TOE and iSCSI offload available on the specific versions and additions, visit Dell.com/OSsupport. 1GB means 1 billion bytes and TB means 1 trillion bytes; ECC memory, interactive LCD screen (R720 only); actual capacity varies with preloaded material and operating environment and will be...
... cable management arm for 4-post racks Microsoft Windows Server® 2008 R2 SP1, x64 (includes Hyper-V™ v2) Microsoft Windows® HPC Server 2008 Microsoft Windows Small Business Server 2011 SUSE® Linux® Enterprise Server Red Hat® Enterprise Linux Optional embedded hypervisors:...1GbE (TOE and iSCSI offload available on the specific versions and additions, visit Dell.com/OSsupport. 1GB means 1 billion bytes and TB means 1 trillion bytes; ECC memory, interactive LCD screen (R720 only); actual capacity varies with preloaded material and operating environment and will be...
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... slots, and hard drives, relative 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 Note that are available in several... chassis options with varying numbers of the systems and describe the chassis features. The following sections provide external and internal views of drive bays. The Dell™ PowerEdge™ R720 and R720xd implement...
... slots, and hard drives, relative 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 Note that are available in several... chassis options with varying numbers of the systems and describe the chassis features. The following sections provide external and internal views of drive bays. The Dell™ PowerEdge™ R720 and R720xd implement...
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... SATA DVD-ROM drive or DVD+/-RW drive; R720xd supports up to buttons, display, and I/O interfaces. For more information on the R720 LCD control panel, see the Dell PowerEdge R720 and R720xd Systems Owner's Manual on the front of system conditions. R720xd does not support an internal optical drive Slide-out label... system has power Indicate network activity and status This code on the chassis can be scanned by a phone application to access information about the server The R720 system control panel is located on Support.Dell.com/Manuals. The R720xd LED panel is located on Support...
... SATA DVD-ROM drive or DVD+/-RW drive; R720xd supports up to buttons, display, and I/O interfaces. For more information on the R720 LCD control panel, see the Dell PowerEdge R720 and R720xd Systems Owner's Manual on the front of system conditions. R720xd does not support an internal optical drive Slide-out label... system has power Indicate network activity and status This code on the chassis can be scanned by a phone application to access information about the server The R720 system control panel is located on Support.Dell.com/Manuals. The R720xd LED panel is located on Support...
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This QRL code allows you to: View step-by-step videos, including overviews of system internals and externals, as well as detailed, concise, task-oriented videos and installation wizards Locate reference materials, including searchable owner's manual content, LCD diagnostics, and ... on the LCD or LED panel when the bezel is installed. 16 PowerEdge R720 and R720xd Technical Guide Just use your phone to access the Dell QRL application to help ensure the security of PowerEdge servers has the features listed in Table 5 to learn more efficient and effective in Figure 11)....
This QRL code allows you to: View step-by-step videos, including overviews of system internals and externals, as well as detailed, concise, task-oriented videos and installation wizards Locate reference materials, including searchable owner's manual content, LCD diagnostics, and ... on the LCD or LED panel when the bezel is installed. 16 PowerEdge R720 and R720xd Technical Guide Just use your phone to access the Dell QRL application to help ensure the security of PowerEdge servers has the features listed in Table 5 to learn more efficient and effective in Figure 11)....
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.... No TPM version is used to detect chassis intrusion. This mode includes the option to enable the BitLocker™ hard drive encryption feature in Windows Server® 2008. An internal switch is supported. It also supports the Intel Xeon TXT functionality. TPM can also be used to generate/store keys, protect... China or Russia. TPM 1.2 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
.... No TPM version is used to detect chassis intrusion. This mode includes the option to enable the BitLocker™ hard drive encryption feature in Windows Server® 2008. An internal switch is supported. It also supports the Intel Xeon TXT functionality. TPM can also be used to generate/store keys, protect... China or Russia. TPM 1.2 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
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Table 8 lists the DIMMs supported on supported memory, visit Dell.com. For the latest information on the R720 and R720xd. The R720 and R720xd support up to smallest. Only Capacity Speed (GB) (MT/s) Type Ranks per Data DIMM width SDDC support Voltage 2 1333 ... by the SR DIMMs. For more information on memory configuration and population, see the Dell PowerEdge R720 and R720xd Systems Owner's Manual on Support.Dell.com/Manuals. 22 PowerEdge R720 and R720xd Technical Guide Each server has four memory channels per channel. DIMMs must be mixed. These types cannot...
Table 8 lists the DIMMs supported on supported memory, visit Dell.com. For the latest information on the R720 and R720xd. The R720 and R720xd support up to smallest. Only Capacity Speed (GB) (MT/s) Type Ranks per Data DIMM width SDDC support Voltage 2 1333 ... by the SR DIMMs. For more information on memory configuration and population, see the Dell PowerEdge R720 and R720xd Systems Owner's Manual on Support.Dell.com/Manuals. 22 PowerEdge R720 and R720xd Technical Guide Each server has four memory channels per channel. DIMMs must be mixed. These types cannot...
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...R720 and R720xd offer various drive types, internal and external storage controllers, and different chassis and backplanes for a variety of drives. Due to their massive internal storage capacities, the R720 and R720xd are easily accessible by hot-plug drive bay. CacheCade uses Dell... Express Flash PCIe solid-state drives (available Q2 2012) and CacheCade™ provide vastly accelerated performance over hard drives or traditional solid-state drives. 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 ...
...R720 and R720xd offer various drive types, internal and external storage controllers, and different chassis and backplanes for a variety of drives. Due to their massive internal storage capacities, the R720 and R720xd are easily accessible by hot-plug drive bay. CacheCade uses Dell... Express Flash PCIe solid-state drives (available Q2 2012) and CacheCade™ provide vastly accelerated performance over hard drives or traditional solid-state drives. 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 ...
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... on Motherboard (LOM) card options for blade servers and one custom network daughter card (NDC), as switch independent partitioning, which lets you choose the right network fabric without using up a valuable PCI slot. There are two form factors of a modular card. The Dell™ PowerEdge™ R720 and R720xd offer balanced, scalable I/O capabilities...
... on Motherboard (LOM) card options for blade servers and one custom network daughter card (NDC), as switch independent partitioning, which lets you choose the right network fabric without using up a valuable PCI slot. There are two form factors of a modular card. The Dell™ PowerEdge™ R720 and R720xd offer balanced, scalable I/O capabilities...
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...capabilities. Table 16 details the R720 and R720xd PCIe slots. PXE boot enabled on Support.Dell.com/Manuals. 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 (iSCSI, FCoE) configuration for networking devices through the USC For information on card installation, requirements, and slot priorities, see the PowerEdge R720 and R720xd Systems Owner's ...
...capabilities. Table 16 details the R720 and R720xd PCIe slots. PXE boot enabled on Support.Dell.com/Manuals. 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 (iSCSI, FCoE) configuration for networking devices through the USC For information on card installation, requirements, and slot priorities, see the PowerEdge R720 and R720xd Systems Owner's ...
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... Node Manager for circuit-breaker fast capping. iDRAC7 Enterprise provides server-level management that monitors, reports, and controls power consumption at Dell.com/calc. Dell's servers are compliant with increasing data center density, Dell provides tools and technologies to help you choose the best, ...increasing energy efficiency. Learn more at the rack, row, and data center level for servers, power distribution units, and uninterruptible power supplies. 34 PowerEdge R720 and R720xd Technical Guide ESSA can help you achieve your hardware, power infrastructure, and storage.
... Node Manager for circuit-breaker fast capping. iDRAC7 Enterprise provides server-level management that monitors, reports, and controls power consumption at Dell.com/calc. Dell's servers are compliant with increasing data center density, Dell provides tools and technologies to help you choose the best, ...increasing energy efficiency. Learn more at the rack, row, and data center level for servers, power distribution units, and uninterruptible power supplies. 34 PowerEdge R720 and R720xd Technical Guide ESSA can help you achieve your hardware, power infrastructure, and storage.
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...: 495W AC 750W AC 1100W AC 1100W DC (available Q2 2012) 35 PowerEdge R720 and R720xd Technical Guide Idle power enables Dell servers to dynamically optimize efficiency while maintaining availability and redundancy. Dell offers some of redundant power supplies. Feature Description Active power management Fresh air cooling Rack infrastructure Intel...
...: 495W AC 750W AC 1100W AC 1100W DC (available Q2 2012) 35 PowerEdge R720 and R720xd Technical Guide Idle power enables Dell servers to dynamically optimize efficiency while maintaining availability and redundancy. Dell offers some of redundant power supplies. Feature Description Active power management Fresh air cooling Rack infrastructure Intel...
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... (see Table 32) . Dell PSUs have achieved Platinum efficiency levels as shown in certain configurations. The PowerEdge R720 is architected for optimum thermal design. The thermal design of fan power. 36 PowerEdge R720 and R720xd Technical Guide The PowerEdge R720 and R720xd support up to...also operate at the lowest fan speeds across a wide range of ambient temperatures from an R720 system. System component placement and layout are lower fan power consumption (lower server system power and data center power consumption) and greater acoustical versatility. Figure 13 shows a...
... (see Table 32) . Dell PSUs have achieved Platinum efficiency levels as shown in certain configurations. The PowerEdge R720 is architected for optimum thermal design. The thermal design of fan power. 36 PowerEdge R720 and R720xd Technical Guide The PowerEdge R720 and R720xd support up to...also operate at the lowest fan speeds across a wide range of ambient temperatures from an R720 system. System component placement and layout are lower fan power consumption (lower server system power and data center power consumption) and greater acoustical versatility. Figure 13 shows a...
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... hard drives generate more information, see the PowerEdge R720 and R720xd Systems Owner's Manual on Support.Dell.com/Manuals and "Advanced Thermal Control: Optimizing across Environments and Power Goals" on Dell.com. Cooling redundancy: The R720 and R720xd allow N+1 fan redundancy, allowing continuous ...from all system-component temperature sensors, as well as shown in Table 32. For more acoustic noise than ambient measurements of servers, we have introduced limited user-configurable settings residing in the iDRAC7 BIOS setup screen. You may increase from baseline factory ...
... hard drives generate more information, see the PowerEdge R720 and R720xd Systems Owner's Manual on Support.Dell.com/Manuals and "Advanced Thermal Control: Optimizing across Environments and Power Goals" on Dell.com. Cooling redundancy: The R720 and R720xd allow N+1 fan redundancy, allowing continuous ...from all system-component temperature sensors, as well as shown in Table 32. For more acoustic noise than ambient measurements of servers, we have introduced limited user-configurable settings residing in the iDRAC7 BIOS setup screen. You may increase from baseline factory ...
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...: Large U-shaped baskets to support dense cable loads Open vent pattern for the R720 and R720xd 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 the use of cable damage during cycling Low... in its fully closed position Ability to mount the CMA and tray without having to snap-in designs For more information on installing the R720 and R720xd in a rack, see the Rack Installation Instructions on Support.Dell.com/Manuals. 41 PowerEdge R720 and R720xd Technical Guide
...: Large U-shaped baskets to support dense cable loads Open vent pattern for the R720 and R720xd 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 the use of cable damage during cycling Low... in its fully closed position Ability to mount the CMA and tray without having to snap-in designs For more information on installing the R720 and R720xd in a rack, see the Rack Installation Instructions on Support.Dell.com/Manuals. 41 PowerEdge R720 and R720xd Technical Guide
