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  • Page 2 Dell disclaims proprietary interest in the marks and names of others. ©Copyright 2012 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

    Cable management arm..............................41 10 Operating systems 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.
  • Page 4 Appendix B. Standards compliance ..........................56 Appendix C. Additional resources ..........................57 Table 1. New technologies ..............................7 Table 2. Technical specifications ............................8 Table 3. Comparison of PowerEdge R710, R720, and R720xd ................. 10 Table 4. Chassis features ..............................14 Table 5.
  • Page 5 Figure 13. 750W power supply unit (R720) ........................36 Figure 14. Sliding rails with optional CMA ........................39 Figure 15. Static rails ................................40 Figure 16. Dell systems management solutions ......................44 Figure 17. Systems management server lifecycle ......................50 Figure 18. Chassis dimensions ............................52...
  • Page 6 The Dell™ PowerEdge™ R720 and R720xd are Dell’s latest 2-socket, 2U rack servers that are designed to run complex workloads using highly scalable memory, I/O capacity, and flexible ® ® network options. Both systems feature the Intel Xeon processor E5-2600 product family, ®...

  • Page 7: New Technologies

    ® hypervisors, such as VMware ESXi™. Dell has tested and validated an integrated data center solution that enables you to Fresh air cooling operate at higher temperatures or even chiller-less. See the Power, thermal, and acoustics section for details.

  • Page 8: Specifications

    Compared 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-state drives (available Q2 2012), advanced system management, and hot-plug redundant cooling.
  • Page 9 Lifecycle Controller Remote management iDRAC7 Express (default), iDRAC7 Enterprise (upgrade option) 8GB vFlash media (upgrade option), 16GB vFlash media (upgrade option) Dell OpenManage™ Essentials and Dell Management Console Dell OpenManage Power Center OpenManage Connections: ® ...
  • Page 10 The PowerEdge R720 and R720xd are replacements for the predecessor R710 system, three systems which are compared in Table 3. For the latest information on supported features, visit Dell.com. Feature PowerEdge R710 PowerEdge R720 (new) PowerEdge R720xd (new) Chassis 2U rack...

  • Page 11: Chassis Features

    The Dell™ PowerEdge™ R720 and R720xd implement a new chassis design which supports an increased number of DIMMs, PCIe slots, and hard drives, relative to their predecessor servers. The following sections provide external and internal views of the systems and describe the chassis features.
  • Page 12 The R720xd supports up to twenty-four 2.5” or up to twelve 3.5” front-accessible, hot-plug hard drives that are secured by a removable front bezel. Other front-panel features include an LED control panel, a USB connector, and a video connector. The R720 back panel includes features such as redundant hot-plug power supply units (PSUs), four Ethernet connectors, PCI expansion slots, and many other features that are described in the rest of this guide.

  • Page 13: Processors

    In addition to the R720 back-panel features, the R720xd also includes two optional 2.5-inch hot-plug drives in the back of the system. The chassis design of the R720 and R720xd is optimized for easy access to components and for airflow for effective and efficient cooling. The R720 and R720xd support up to 24 DIMMs, 2 processors, hot-plug redundant fans, and many other components and features that are described in this guide.
  • Page 14 Dell PowerEdge R720 and R720xd Systems Owner’s Manual For additional system views, see the Support.Dell.com/Manuals. Table 4 lists the chassis features for the R720 and R720xd systems. For additional information on Dell PowerEdge R720 and R720xd Systems Owner’s Manual these features, see the Support.Dell.com/Manuals.
  • Page 15 The R720 system control panel is located on the front of the chassis to provide user access to buttons, display, and I/O interfaces. For more information on the R720 LCD control panel, see the Dell PowerEdge R720 and R720xd Owner's Manual on Support.Dell.com/Manuals.
  • Page 16 Quick Resource Locator (QRL)—a model-specific Quick Response (QR) code that is located on the server (shown in Figure 11). Just use your phone to access the Dell QRL application to learn more about the server. This QRL code allows you to: ...
  • Page 17 Security feature Description The Trusted Platform Module (TPM) is used to generate/store keys, protect/authenticate passwords, and create/store digital certificates. It also supports the Intel Xeon TXT functionality. TPM can also be used to enable the ® BitLocker™ hard drive encryption feature in Windows Server 2008.
  • Page 18 ® ® The Dell™ PowerEdge™ R720 and R720xd feature the Intel Xeon processor E5-2600 product family, offering an ideal combination of performance, power efficiency, and cost. These processors provide high performance no matter what your constraint is—floor space, power, or budget—and on workloads that range from the most complicated scientific exploration to crucial web-serving and infrastructure applications.
  • Page 19 The R720 and R720xd support up to two processors with up to eight cores per processor. Table 6 lists the Intel Xeon processors supported by the PowerEdge R720 and R720xd. For the latest information on supported processors, visit Dell.com. Model...

  • Page 20: Chipset

    ® cable. Both the NVIDIA and Dell x16 HIC require one x16 PCIe slot. Each HIC can support up to four GPUs. The R720 can support up to four GPUs maximum. For a list of supported GPU HICs, see Table 18.

  • Page 21: Memory

    High memory density means there is no compromise when it comes to virtualization. Increase your uptime and reduce data loss, due to Dell’s focus on reliability, availability, and serviceability (RAS) features. RAS aids in the rapid and accurate diagnosis of faults which require service, increasing your memory reliability.

  • Page 22: Supported Memory

    SR DIMMs, DR DIMMS should be placed in the lowest 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 Support.Dell.com/Manuals. PowerEdge R720 and R720xd Technical Guide...

  • Page 23: Memory Configurations

    Memory speeds of 1600 MT/s, 1333 MT/s, 1066 MT/s, and 800 MT/s are supported on the R720 and R720xd, depending on the DIMM types installed and the configuration. All memory on all processors and channels run at the same speed and voltage. By default, the systems run at the highest speed for the channel with the lowest DIMM voltage and speed.

  • Page 24: Memory Ras Features

    This feature helps to optimize power/performance and can also be used to prevent DIMMs from overheating. Dell PowerEdge R720 and For information on memory mirroring and sparing configurations, see the R720xd Owner’s Manual on Support.Dell.com/Manuals. Memory RAID is not supported. PowerEdge R720 and R720xd Technical Guide...

  • Page 25: Storage

    The Dell™ PowerEdge™ R720 and R720xd provide storage expandability that allows you to adapt to your workload and operational demands. With comprehensive storage options, the R720 and R720xd offer various drive types, internal and external storage controllers, and different chassis and backplanes for varied numbers of drives.
  • Page 26 Table 12 lists the internal hard drives supported by the R720 and R720xd. For the latest information on supported hard drives, visit Dell.com. Form Speed Type Capacities factor (rpm) SATA (3Gb) 7.2K 250GB, 500GB, 1TB, 2TB 3.5” Nearline SAS (6Gb) 7.2K...

  • Page 27: External Storage

    (IDM) (archive solutions, de-duplication, B2D, and PowerVault IDM data-protection appliances) products Dell provides highly capable RAID options for you to ensure that your data remains safe. Dell’s RAID controller options offer impressive performance improvements, including the following features: ...
  • Page 28 For more information about the latest PERC offerings, see Dell.com/PERC. CacheCade is a technology that provides automated storage tiering on SSDs with the PERC H810 and H710P. It works by detecting the most-often accessed data and copying it over time to the CacheCade SSD(s) where that cached data is accessed directly, instead of accessing the hard disk drives.

  • Page 29: Optical Drives

    The R720xd does not support an internal optical drive. The R720 supports the Dell PowerVault™ RD1000 internal backup device on the 2.5-inch chassis only. Internal tape drives are not supported on the R720, and the R720xd does not support any internal backup device.

  • Page 30: Select Network Adapters

    The Dell™ PowerEdge™ R720 and R720xd offer balanced, scalable I/O capabilities, including integrated PCIe 3.0-capable expansion slots. Dell Select Network Adapters, Dell’s network daughter cards, let you choose the right network fabric without using up a valuable PCI slot. Pick the speed, technology, vendor, and other options, such as switch independent partitioning, which lets you share and manage bandwidth on 10GbE connections.
  • Page 31 With R720 and R720xd, the job of deploying, updating, monitoring, and maintaining the Select Network Adapters is fast and easy. System management integration features include the following:  Pre-boot: Use the Dell Lifecycle Controller graphical user interface (GUI) to set configuration such as bandwidth allocation or firmware revision level ...

  • Page 32: Pcie Expansion

    For information on card installation, requirements, and slot priorities, see the R720xd Systems Owner’s Manual on Support.Dell.com/Manuals. 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 each processor in the system. The R720 and R720xd have been designed to be PCIe 3.0 compliant in order to take full advantage of the...
  • Page 33 GPUs NVIDIA M2070Q (double wide) (R720 only) NVIDIA M2070 (double wide) AMD V7800P FirePro™ (single wide) NVIDIA HIC GPU HICs (R720 only) Dell PLX HIC ® ® Fusion-io IoDrive 640GB V1 PCIe SSDs Fusion-io PCIe SSD V2 PCIe bridge adapter for front-accessible, hot-plug...

  • Page 34: Power Supply Units

    Table 19 lists the tools and technologies Dell offers to help you achieve your data center goals by lowering power consumption and increasing energy efficiency.
  • Page 35 Thermal control of fan speed optimizes the thermal settings for your environment to reduce fan consumption and lower system power consumption. Idle power enables Dell servers to run as efficiently when idle as when at full workload. With the thermal design and reliability of Dell products, you can have the...
  • Page 36 The PowerEdge R720 and R720xd support up to two AC or DC power supplies with 1 + 1 redundancy, auto sensing, and auto-switching capability. Dell PSUs have achieved Platinum efficiency levels as shown in Table 20. Efficiency targets by load...
  • Page 37 One of the sound quality metrics in the Dell specification is prominence ratio of a tone, which is listed in Table 21 and Table 22.
  • Page 38 Idle: Reference ISO7779 (2010) definition 3.1.7; system is running in its OS but no other specific activity. Stressed processor: An operating mode per ISO7779 (2010) definition 3.1.6. The software SPECPower at 50% loading is activated to stress the processors. For more information on Dell’s acoustical design, see the Dell Enterprise Acoustics white paper.

  • Page 39: Cable Management Arm

    The rack rail systems for the Dell™ PowerEdge™ R720 and R720xd provide toolless support for 4-post racks with square or unthreaded round mounting holes, including all generations of Dell racks. Compared to the predecessor R710 sliding rails that required the use of adapter brackets, the sliding rails for the R720 and R720xd now offer native support for threaded-hole racks with the new ReadyRails™...
  • Page 40  ReadyRails Static For detailed information about rail dimensions, see the Rack rail specifications section in Appendix A. Rack Installation Instructions For more information on installing the T620 in a rack, see the Support.Dell.com/Manuals. PowerEdge R720 and R720xd Technical Guide...
  • Page 41 Ability to mount the CMA and tray without the use of tools, due to snap-in designs Rack Installation For more information on installing the R720 and R720xd in a rack, see the Instructions on Support.Dell.com/Manuals. PowerEdge R720 and R720xd Technical Guide...

  • Page 42: Supported Operating Systems

    The Dell™ PowerEdge™ R720 and R720xd support a wide range of industry-standard operating systems and virtualization software. Table 24 lists the primary operating systems supported on the R720 and R720xd. For the latest information on supported operating systems, see Dell.com/OSsupport.
  • Page 43 Support of the operating systems listed in Table 25 is limited to a virtual environment as a guest operating system. Please contact the software vendor for additional support or questions about running the operating system in a virtualized environment. Operating System Platform Edition Microsoft Windows 2003...

  • Page 44: Systems Management Solutions

    Dell systems management solutions include a wide variety of tools, products, and services that enable you to leverage an existing systems management framework. As shown in Figure 16, Dell systems management solutions are centered around OpenManage server management, featuring iDRAC with Lifecycle Controller.
  • Page 45 OpenManage simplifies the lifecycle of deploying, updating, monitoring, and maintaining your Dell PowerEdge servers. The Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller 7 (iDRAC7) with Lifecycle Controller is the heart of the second generation of Dell PowerEdge server embedded management functionality. In addition to enabling agent-free management, iDRAC7 with Lifecycle Controller provides remote access to the system—whether or not there is a functioning operating system running on the server.
  • Page 46 Enterprise is available for the PowerEdge R720 and R720xd, and Dell also offers an option of iDRAC7 Express. A detailed feature comparison for iDRAC7 Enterprise and iDRAC7 Express is shown in Table 28. iDRAC7 iDRAC7 Feature (function) Enterprise Express Local configuration with USC ∞...
  • Page 47 (GUI). It can also be used to view system configuration, inventory, health, and performance. Because Dell PowerEdge servers have embedded server lifecycle management, in many cases, there is no need to install an OpenManage systems management software agent into the operating system of a Dell PowerEdge server.
  • Page 48  Dell Update Packages—The Dell Update Packages (DUP) is a self-contained executable in a standard package format that updates a software element on a Dell server such as the BIOS, a driver, firmware and other software updates. ...
  • Page 49  BMC Software—Dell and BMC Software work together to simplify IT by ensuring tight integration between Dell server, storage, and network management functionality and the BMC Software process and data center automation products.
  • Page 50 Services Manager  BMC BladeLogic integration with Lifecycle Controller    iDRAC7 with LifeCycle Dell OpenManage Essentials Dell Update Catalogs for Microsoft Controller  System Center Configuration Dell OpenManage ITA  Manager Lifecycle Controller GUI  Dell Management Console ...
  • Page 51 Replace parts: Maintain  Dell Lifecycle Controller Integration (DLCI) for Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager  Dell Systems For additional detailed information on Dell’s systems management portfolio, see the Management Overview Guide on Support.Dell.com/Manuals. PowerEdge R720 and R720xd Technical Guide...
  • Page 52 Figure 18 details the dimensions of the Dell™ PowerEdge™ R720 and R720xd chassis. (with bezel) (without bezel) 482.4mm 444.0mm 87.3mm 32.0mm 18.0mm 684.0mm 723.0mm Table 30 lists the weight of the R720 and R720xd chassis at maximum configuration as well as empty of any hardware.

  • Page 53: Power Supply Specifications

    Express Flash PCIe SSDs, GPUs, and LRDIMMs are not supported  130W (4 core) processors are not supported  Redundant power supplies are required  Non Dell qualified peripheral cards and/or peripheral cards greater than 25W are not supported PowerEdge R720 and R720xd Technical Guide...
  • Page 54 -15.2ft to 10,668m (-50ft to 35,000ft) Airborne contaminant level G1 as defined by ISA-S71.04-1985 The Dell PowerEdge R720 and R720xd integrated Dell remote access controller (iDRAC) ® incorporates an integrated video subsystem. The graphics controller is the 2D Matrox G200. The video frame buffer (16MB) is contained within the iDRACRAM (256MB) device.

  • Page 55: Usb Peripherals

    The rack rail adjustability ranges are listed in Table 34. Rail adjustability range (mm) Rail depth (mm) Rail Rail Server Square Round Threaded without with identifier type Sliding R720/R720xd Static — The adjustment range of the rails is a function of the type of rack in which they are being mounted. The min-max values listed above represent the allowable distance between the front and rear mounting flanges in the rack.
  • Page 56 The R720 and R720xd systems conform to the industry standards in Table 35. Standard URL for information and specifications ACPI http://www.acpi.info/ Advance Configuration and Power Interface Specification, v2.0c Ethernet http://standards.ieee.org/getieee802/802.3.html IEEE 802.3-2005 http://www.microsoft.com/whdc/system/platform/pcdesign/ Hardware Design Guide Version 3.0 for desguide/serverdg.mspx Microsoft Windows Server IPMI http://www.intel.com/design/servers/ipmi/...
  • Page 57 Table 36 provides a list of documents and websites that provide for more information on the Dell™ PowerEdge™ R720 and R720xd. Resource Description of contents Location PowerEdge R720 This manual is provided in HTML format on the CD Support.Dell.com/Manuals and R720xd provided with the R720 or R720xd systems, and also in Systems Owner’s...
  • Page 58 (UPS) model. (UPS) Dell Enterprise White paper that explores the mechanisms of, people’s www.dell.com/downloads/g Acoustics reaction to, language of, and Dell’s work to control noise lobal/products/pedge/en/ac from Enterprise products. oustical-education-dell- enterprise-white-paper.pdf Volatility Contact your Dell Sales Representative. information...

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