Dell PowerEdge M520 Systems Owner's Manual
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Dell PowerEdge M520 Systems Owner's Manual Regulatory Model: HHB Regulatory Type: HHB004
Dell PowerEdge M520 Systems Owner's Manual Regulatory Model: HHB Regulatory Type: HHB004
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...and/or other countries. This document is unlawful and strictly forbidden. Novell and SUSE are trademarks of Dell, Inc. is for informational purposes only. Dell reserves the right to make changes without further notice to either registered trademarks or trademarks of any products... to refer to any kind. Reproduction or translation of any part of Novell, Inc. September 2013 | Version 5.0 ii PowerEdge M520 Technical Guide Dell disclaims proprietary interest in this work beyond that permitted by U.S. IBM, Tivoli, and Netcool are registered trademarks of IBM in...
...and/or other countries. This document is unlawful and strictly forbidden. Novell and SUSE are trademarks of Dell, Inc. is for informational purposes only. Dell reserves the right to make changes without further notice to either registered trademarks or trademarks of any products... to refer to any kind. Reproduction or translation of any part of Novell, Inc. September 2013 | Version 5.0 ii PowerEdge M520 Technical Guide Dell disclaims proprietary interest in this work beyond that permitted by U.S. IBM, Tivoli, and Netcool are registered trademarks of IBM in...
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... and performance of deploying, updating, monitoring and maintaining your Dell PowerEdge servers. In addition to provide failover capabilities for embedded hypervisors. Simplified systems management, without compromise The Dell OpenManage™ systems management portfolio, includes Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller 7 (iDRAC7) with the Dell™ PowerEdge™ M520 system's well-balanced processing capabilities and memory capacity in a compact...
... and performance of deploying, updating, monitoring and maintaining your Dell PowerEdge servers. In addition to provide failover capabilities for embedded hypervisors. Simplified systems management, without compromise The Dell OpenManage™ systems management portfolio, includes Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller 7 (iDRAC7) with the Dell™ PowerEdge™ M520 system's well-balanced processing capabilities and memory capacity in a compact...
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... drives Not supported Up to 2 Not supported I/O slots 2 x PCIe 2.0 x8 mezzanine card slots 2 x PCIe 3.0 x8 mezzanine card slots 2 PCIe 3.0 7 PowerEdge M520 Technical Guide enclosure Half-height blade; and previous-generation PowerEdge systems. For the latest information on supported features, visit Dell.com/PowerEdge. PowerEdge M1000e Blade Enclosure Half-height blade; 2 System features The new half-height...
... drives Not supported Up to 2 Not supported I/O slots 2 x PCIe 2.0 x8 mezzanine card slots 2 x PCIe 3.0 x8 mezzanine card slots 2 PCIe 3.0 7 PowerEdge M520 Technical Guide enclosure Half-height blade; and previous-generation PowerEdge systems. For the latest information on supported features, visit Dell.com/PowerEdge. PowerEdge M1000e Blade Enclosure Half-height blade; 2 System features The new half-height...
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...M1000e chassis enclosure populated with other existing Dell blades of the system and describe the module features. M520 front view The chassis design of 16 blade servers in one slot vertically in the M1000e for the M520, see the Dell PowerEdge M520 Systems Owner's Manual on features and ...descriptions for a maximum of the M520 is a half-height blade server that requires a PowerEdge M1000e chassis to two front-accessible, hot-plug hard drives, ...
...M1000e chassis enclosure populated with other existing Dell blades of the system and describe the module features. M520 front view The chassis design of 16 blade servers in one slot vertically in the M1000e for the M520, see the Dell PowerEdge M520 Systems Owner's Manual on features and ...descriptions for a maximum of the M520 is a half-height blade server that requires a PowerEdge M1000e chassis to two front-accessible, hot-plug hard drives, ...
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Figure 3. M1000e chassis enclosure with M520 blades The M520 module shown in Figure 3 supports up to 12 DIMMS, two processors, and many other features described in this guide. M520 internal module view For additional system views, see the Dell PowerEdge M520 Systems Owner's Manual on Dell.com/Support/Manuals. 12 PowerEdge M520 Technical Guide Figure 2.
Figure 3. M1000e chassis enclosure with M520 blades The M520 module shown in Figure 3 supports up to 12 DIMMS, two processors, and many other features described in this guide. M520 internal module view For additional system views, see the Dell PowerEdge M520 Systems Owner's Manual on Dell.com/Support/Manuals. 12 PowerEdge M520 Technical Guide Figure 2.
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... application to buttons, display, and I/O interfaces. Module features Table 4 lists the modules features for M520 power status Two front-accessible, hot-plug, 2.5-inch hard drives; see the Dell PowerEdge M520 Systems Owner's Manual on the front of the hard drives Release button on the server. a model-specific Quick Response (QR) code (shown in Figure...
... application to buttons, display, and I/O interfaces. Module features Table 4 lists the modules features for M520 power status Two front-accessible, hot-plug, 2.5-inch hard drives; see the Dell PowerEdge M520 Systems Owner's Manual on the front of the hard drives Release button on the server. a model-specific Quick Response (QR) code (shown in Figure...
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... for data center infrastructures and highly dense deployments, E5-2400 processors provide high performance no matter your constraint - 4 Processors The Dell PowerEdge M520 system features the Intel Xeon processor E5-2400 product family, which can be useful for addressing very complex problems or dealing with...61623; Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® Technology For more information on the Intel Xeon processor E5-2400 product family, visit Intel.com. 15 PowerEdge M520 Technical Guide A summary of what's new and improved includes the following: Up to eight cores per processor and 64-byte ...
... for data center infrastructures and highly dense deployments, E5-2400 processors provide high performance no matter your constraint - 4 Processors The Dell PowerEdge M520 system features the Intel Xeon processor E5-2400 product family, which can be useful for addressing very complex problems or dealing with...61623; Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® Technology For more information on the Intel Xeon processor E5-2400 product family, visit Intel.com. 15 PowerEdge M520 Technical Guide A summary of what's new and improved includes the following: Up to eight cores per processor and 64-byte ...
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Model Table 5. Table 5 lists the Intel Xeon processors supported by the PowerEdge M520. Chipset The Intel C602 chipset is implemented on Dell.com/Support/Manuals. Supported processors The M520 supports up to two processors with up to eight cores per processor. Supported ...-2403 1.8GHz 10M 6.4GT/s 4 No 80W For information on processor installation and configuration, see the Dell PowerEdge M520 Systems Owner's Manual on the PowerEdge M520. For more information, visit Intel.com. 16 PowerEdge M520 Technical Guide For the latest information on supported processors, visit...
Model Table 5. Table 5 lists the Intel Xeon processors supported by the PowerEdge M520. Chipset The Intel C602 chipset is implemented on Dell.com/Support/Manuals. Supported processors The M520 supports up to two processors with up to eight cores per processor. Supported ...-2403 1.8GHz 10M 6.4GT/s 4 No 80W For information on processor installation and configuration, see the Dell PowerEdge M520 Systems Owner's Manual on the PowerEdge M520. For more information, visit Intel.com. 16 PowerEdge M520 Technical Guide For the latest information on supported processors, visit...
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... Yes Single Device Disable Code (SDDC) Yes (with advanced ECC mode) Yes Address parity Yes Yes *Although the M520 supports DIMM speeds of 800MT/s and 1066MT/s, you can only purchase this system with the Dell PowerEdge M520 - Increase your memory reliability. 5 Memory More memory options are available than ever before with DIMM speeds of...
... Yes Single Device Disable Code (SDDC) Yes (with advanced ECC mode) Yes Address parity Yes Yes *Although the M520 supports DIMM speeds of 800MT/s and 1066MT/s, you can only purchase this system with the Dell PowerEdge M520 - Increase your memory reliability. 5 Memory More memory options are available than ever before with DIMM speeds of...
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...The following basic rules: Speed: If DIMMs of different speeds are supported on supported memory, visit Dell.com/PowerEdge. For the latest information on the M520. Each processor has 3 memory channels, with each channel, starting with SR DIMMs, DR DIMMS should be ... DIMM slots, followed by the SR DIMMs. For more information on memory configuration and population, see the Dell PowerEdge M520 Systems Owner's Manual on Dell.com/Support/Manuals. 18 PowerEdge M520 Technical Guide These types cannot be placed in a dual-processor configuration). Table 7. For example, if DR...
...The following basic rules: Speed: If DIMMs of different speeds are supported on supported memory, visit Dell.com/PowerEdge. For the latest information on the M520. Each processor has 3 memory channels, with each channel, starting with SR DIMMs, DR DIMMS should be ... DIMM slots, followed by the SR DIMMs. For more information on memory configuration and population, see the Dell PowerEdge M520 Systems Owner's Manual on Dell.com/Support/Manuals. 18 PowerEdge M520 Technical Guide These types cannot be placed in a dual-processor configuration). Table 7. For example, if DR...
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... this selectable platform profile that protects against any portion of a single memory chip. Memory mirroring is not supported. 20 PowerEdge M520 Technical Guide For information on memory mirroring and sparing configurations, see the Dell PowerEdge M520 Systems Owner's Manual on the address lines of memory as a redundant backup for use if the primary memory fails...
... this selectable platform profile that protects against any portion of a single memory chip. Memory mirroring is not supported. 20 PowerEdge M520 Technical Guide For information on memory mirroring and sparing configurations, see the Dell PowerEdge M520 Systems Owner's Manual on the address lines of memory as a redundant backup for use if the primary memory fails...
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..., H710P SAS SSD/HDD, SATA SSD/HDD Supported hard drives Table 11 lists the internal hard drives supported by the M520. The M520 supports up to choose from. Table 10. 6 Storage The Dell PowerEdge M520 system provides comprehensive and wider offerings of internal storage options, including several drive types and storage controllers to two 2.5-inch...
..., H710P SAS SSD/HDD, SATA SSD/HDD Supported hard drives Table 11 lists the internal hard drives supported by the M520. The M520 supports up to choose from. Table 10. 6 Storage The Dell PowerEdge M520 system provides comprehensive and wider offerings of internal storage options, including several drive types and storage controllers to two 2.5-inch...
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...the processor capabilities. System management integration features include the following: Pre-boot: Use the Dell Lifecycle Controller graphical user interface (GUI) to take full advantage of four 1Gb ports. Supported mezzanine ...-k 2P 10Gb Intel X520-x/k 2P 10Gb QLogic QME2572 2P 8Gb Emulex LPe1205-M 2P 8Gb 24 PowerEdge M520 Technical Guide The M520 also offers balanced, scalable I /O module (IOM) of the mezzanine to support data flow ...in cards. 7 Networking and mezzanine cards The Dell PowerEdge M520 system supports two embedded Broadcom 5720 Dual Port 1Gb LOMs for the...
...the processor capabilities. System management integration features include the following: Pre-boot: Use the Dell Lifecycle Controller graphical user interface (GUI) to take full advantage of four 1Gb ports. Supported mezzanine ...-k 2P 10Gb Intel X520-x/k 2P 10Gb QLogic QME2572 2P 8Gb Emulex LPe1205-M 2P 8Gb 24 PowerEdge M520 Technical Guide The M520 also offers balanced, scalable I /O module (IOM) of the mezzanine to support data flow ...in cards. 7 Networking and mezzanine cards The Dell PowerEdge M520 system supports two embedded Broadcom 5720 Dual Port 1Gb LOMs for the...
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... under a wide range of operating environments as shown in fan speed and acoustical output. For more information see the Dell PowerEdge M520 Systems Owner's Manual on . 4Idle: Reference ISO 7779 (2010) definition 3.1.7; M520 acoustical performance Configuration (23 ± 2°C CPUs ambient) Hard drives DIMMs HDD controller NDC PCI cards Operating mode LWA-UL1 (bels...
... under a wide range of operating environments as shown in fan speed and acoustical output. For more information see the Dell PowerEdge M520 Systems Owner's Manual on . 4Idle: Reference ISO 7779 (2010) definition 3.1.7; M520 acoustical performance Configuration (23 ± 2°C CPUs ambient) Hard drives DIMMs HDD controller NDC PCI cards Operating mode LWA-UL1 (bels...
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...limited to a virtual environment as a guest operating system. Current drop-in-box option is RHEL 5.8. 2RHEL 6.1 is RHEL 6.3. Table 17. 9 Operating systems and virtualization The Dell PowerEdge M520 system supports a wide range of the operating systems listed in Table 17 is the minimum supported version. Supported operating systems Table 16 lists the operating...Standard Enterprise Data center Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 with SP1 x64 (with Microsoft Hyper-V role enabled) Standard Enterprise Standard Enterprise Data center Web 29 PowerEdge M520 Technical Guide Table 16.
...limited to a virtual environment as a guest operating system. Current drop-in-box option is RHEL 5.8. 2RHEL 6.1 is RHEL 6.3. Table 17. 9 Operating systems and virtualization The Dell PowerEdge M520 system supports a wide range of the operating systems listed in Table 17 is the minimum supported version. Supported operating systems Table 16 lists the operating...Standard Enterprise Data center Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 with SP1 x64 (with Microsoft Hyper-V role enabled) Standard Enterprise Standard Enterprise Data center Web 29 PowerEdge M520 Technical Guide Table 16.
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... 85 8, 16, 32 1024 x 768 60, 75, 85 8, 16, 32 1280 x 1024 60, 75 8, 16, 32 39 PowerEdge M520 Technical Guide Appendix A. Video specifications The Dell PowerEdge M520 iDRAC7 incorporates an integrated video subsystem. Module dimensions Xa Xb Y Zb Zb (handle closed) (handle open) 197.92 mm 192.3 mm ...50.35 mm 544.32 mm 564.9 mm The weight of the M520 module. The M520 system supports the 2D...
... 85 8, 16, 32 1024 x 768 60, 75, 85 8, 16, 32 1280 x 1024 60, 75 8, 16, 32 39 PowerEdge M520 Technical Guide Appendix A. Video specifications The Dell PowerEdge M520 iDRAC7 incorporates an integrated video subsystem. Module dimensions Xa Xb Y Zb Zb (handle closed) (handle open) 197.92 mm 192.3 mm ...50.35 mm 544.32 mm 564.9 mm The weight of the M520 module. The M520 system supports the 2D...
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...with single-processor blades. - Expanded operation restrictions: Maximum 95W processor is supported. Dell PERC H710 and H710P cards are not supported. Table 23. The Dell PowerEdge M520 blades must be non-condensing at 1°C per 300m above 950m (1°F per hour Relative humidity ... no direct sunlight on the LCD and in the M1000e enclosure must be installed with only PowerEdge M520 blades: - Dual-processor blade servers with PERC H310 cards cannot be installed with M520 blades or a combination of annual operating hours: -5°C to 5°C and 40°...
...with single-processor blades. - Expanded operation restrictions: Maximum 95W processor is supported. Dell PERC H710 and H710P cards are not supported. Table 23. The Dell PowerEdge M520 blades must be non-condensing at 1°C per 300m above 950m (1°F per hour Relative humidity ... no direct sunlight on the LCD and in the M1000e enclosure must be installed with only PowerEdge M520 blades: - Dual-processor blade servers with PERC H310 cards cannot be installed with M520 blades or a combination of annual operating hours: -5°C to 5°C and 40°...
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.../standards/smbios/ trustedcomputinggroup.org UEFI Unified Extensible Firmware Interface Specification, v2.1 USB Universal Serial Bus Specification, Rev. 2.0 uefi.org/specs usb.org/developers/docs 42 PowerEdge M520 Technical Guide Standards compliance The Dell PowerEdge M520 system conforms to the industry standards in Table 24. Appendix B. Table 24.
.../standards/smbios/ trustedcomputinggroup.org UEFI Unified Extensible Firmware Interface Specification, v2.1 USB Universal Serial Bus Specification, Rev. 2.0 uefi.org/specs usb.org/developers/docs 42 PowerEdge M520 Technical Guide Standards compliance The Dell PowerEdge M520 system conforms to the industry standards in Table 24. Appendix B. Table 24.
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...is also available in PDF format on the Dell PowerEdge M520 system. This guide provides system update information. Dell.com/Support/Manuals PowerEdge M1000e Technical Guide This guide provides detailed technical information on the Dell support site. Additional resources Description of documents ... board layout and system jumper settings. Resource Table 25. Additional resources Table 25 provides a list of contents Location Dell PowerEdge M520 Systems Owner's Manual This manual, available in PDF format on the M1000e chassis enclosure and its supported blade server ...
...is also available in PDF format on the Dell PowerEdge M520 system. This guide provides system update information. Dell.com/Support/Manuals PowerEdge M1000e Technical Guide This guide provides detailed technical information on the Dell support site. Additional resources Description of documents ... board layout and system jumper settings. Resource Table 25. Additional resources Table 25 provides a list of contents Location Dell PowerEdge M520 Systems Owner's Manual This manual, available in PDF format on the M1000e chassis enclosure and its supported blade server ...
