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PowerEdge R620
Technical Guide
This hyper-dense,
two-socket, 1U rack
server has a large
memory footprint and
impressive I/O options
that make it exceptional
for space-sensitive
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  • Page 1 PowerEdge R620 Technical Guide This hyper-dense, two-socket, 1U rack server has a large memory footprint and impressive I/O options that make it exceptional for space-sensitive environments.
  • Page 2 Dell, the DELL logo, PowerEdge, EqualLogic, PowerVault, OpenManage, KACE, and ReadyRails are trademarks of Dell, Inc. Intel and Xeon are registered trademarks of Intel Corporation in the U.S. and other countries. Microsoft, Windows, Windows Server, BitLocker, ActiveX, Internet Explorer, and Hyper-V are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or other countries.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Cable management arm..............................40 10 Operating systems and virtualization ..........................41 Supported operating systems ............................41 Supported virtualization ..............................42 11 Dell OpenManage systems management ........................43 Systems management solutions ........................... 43 OpenManage systems management ........................... 44 Dell server management operations ..........................48 Appendix A.
  • Page 4 Appendix D. System board block diagram ........................58 Tables Table 1. Key technologies ..............................7 Table 2. Comparing the PowerEdge R610 to PowerEdge R620 ................8 Table 3. Technical specifications ............................9 Table 4. Chassis features ..............................13 Table 5.
  • Page 5 Figure 11. Static rails ................................39 Figure 12. Dell systems management solutions ......................43 Figure 13. Systems management server lifecycle ......................49 Figure 14. System dimensions ............................. 51 Figure 15. R620 system board block diagram ......................... 58 PowerEdge R620 Technical Guide...

  • Page 6: System Overview

    Designed for extraordinary performance on a wide range of applications, the Dell™ PowerEdge™ R620 rack server is an impressive general-purpose platform that is perfect for data centers with space constraints. With its hyper-dense memory — up to 768GB in a 1U form factor — and powered ®...

  • Page 7: Key Technologies

    Key technologies Table 1 summarizes the newest technologies used in the R620 rack server. Table 1. Key technologies New technology Detailed description Intel Xeon processor Intel Xeon processor E5-2600 and E-2600 v2 product families have advanced E5-2600 and E5-2600 v2 features that deliver exceptional performance and value.

  • Page 8: System Features

    PCIe slots, PCIe 3.0, a larger memory footprint, flexible I/O, Express Flash PCIe solid-state drives and advanced system management. Comparison of PowerEdge systems The PowerEdge R620 is a direct replacement for the predecessor R610. Table 2 compares some of the features of the R620 to the R610. Table 2.

  • Page 9: Specifications

    Specifications Table 3 summarizes the specifications for each of the PowerEdge R620 features. For the latest information on supported features for the PowerEdge R620, visit Dell.com/PowerEdge. Table 3. Technical specifications Feature PowerEdge R620 technical specification Form factor 1U rack Processors...
  • Page 10 Feature PowerEdge R620 technical specification High-efficiency, hot-plug, redundant power supplies; hot-plug hard drives; TPM; dual internal SD support; hot-plug redundant fans; optional bezel; information tag; ECC Availability ® memory; interactive LCD screen; extended thermal support; ENERGY STAR compliant; switch independent partitioning ...

  • Page 11: Chassis Views And Features

    3 Chassis views and features The Dell PowerEdge R620 is a 1U rack system with an 8-drive bay or 10-drive bay chassis design. Like the R610, the R620 chassis provides an optional diagnostic LCD, a lockable bezel, a pull-out tray to record system information, and embedded NIC/iDRAC MAC address labels. In response to customer feedback, the vFlash media reader is now accessible on the front of the 8-drive bay chassis for easy access;...

  • Page 12: Figure 4. Eight-Drive Bay Chassis Back View

    Figure 4 shows the R620 back panel of the 8-drive bay chassis. Features on the back panel include the system identification light and button, iDRAC7 Enterprise port (activated only when iDRAC7 Enterprise is enabled), serial connector, video connector, USB connectors, Ethernet connectors, PCIe slots and power supplies.

  • Page 13: Chassis Features

    Chassis features Dell PowerEdge Table 4 lists the features for the R620 chassis. For additional information, see the R620 Owner’s Manual on Dell.com/Support/Manuals. Table 4. Chassis features Feature Description Power button ACPI-complaint power button with an integrated green power LED Covers the system’s front-loading hard drives;...

  • Page 14: Figure 6. Lcd Control Panel For 8-Drive Bay Chassis

    Front control panels Eight-drive bay chassis The R620 LCD control panel is located on the front of the eight-drive bay chassis as shown in Figure Dell PowerEdge R620 Owner’s 6. For more information about the LCD control panel, see the Manual on Dell.com/Support/Manuals.

  • Page 15: Table 5. Security Features

    Cover latch A tooled latch is integrated in the side cover to secure it to the rack chassis. An option metal bezel is mounted to the chassis front to provide the Dell ID. A Bezel lock on the bezel is used to protect un-authorized access to hard drives. System status is viewable on the LCD screen when the bezel is installed.

  • Page 16: Processor

    For more information on Intel Xeon processor E5-2600 and E5-2600 v2 product families, visit Intel.com. Supported processors The R620 supports up to two processors with up to 12 cores per processor. Table 6Table 6 lists the Intel Xeon processors supported by the PowerEdge R620. For the latest information on supported processors, visit Dell.com/PowerEdge.

  • Page 17: Table 6. Supported Processors

    E5-2637 3.0GHz 8.0GT/s E5-2637 v2 3.5GHz 8.0GT/s 130W E5-2630 2.3GHz 7.2GT/s E5-2630 v2 2.6GHz 7.2GT/s E5-2630L 2.0GHz 7.2GT/s E5-2630L v2 2.4GHz 7.2GT/s E5-2620 2.0GHz 7.2GT/s E5-2620 v2 2.1GHz 7.2GT/s E5-2609 2.4GHz 6.4GT/s E5-2609 v2 2.5GHz 6.4GT/s PowerEdge R620 Technical Guide...

  • Page 18: Gpu Support

    ATI™ FirePro™ V5800 Single Note: With an internal GPU or a ¾ length PCIe card, the R620 cannot support a 10Gb Dell Select Network Adapter (NDC) or any mini-type PERC. An adapter-type PERC is required with an internal GPU configuration.

  • Page 19: Memory

    5 Memory More memory options are available than ever before with the Dell PowerEdge R620 — greater capacities, higher frequencies and more flexibility. The R620 supports up to 768GB of memory (24 DIMMs) and speeds up to 1866MT/s, providing high performance in a variety of applications.

  • Page 20: Memory Configurations

    Table 9 lists the DIMMs supported by the R620. For the latest information on supported memory, visit Dell.com/PowerEdge. Table 9. DIMMs supported Ranks Capacity Speed Data Type SDDC support Voltage (GB) (MT/s) width DIMM 1866 RDIMM Advanced ECC 1600 RDIMM Advanced ECC 1.35...

  • Page 21: Memory Ras Features

    RAS aids in rapid, accurate diagnosis of faults which require service. Table 11 describes the RAS features supported on the R620. Table 11. Memory RAS features...
  • Page 22 Memory thermal This feature helps to optimize power/performance and can also be used to throttling prevent DIMMs from overheating. Dell PowerEdge R620 For information on memory mirroring and sparing configurations, see the Owner’s Manual on Dell.com/Support/Manuals. PowerEdge R620 Technical Guide...

  • Page 23: Storage

    Note: A system cannot be upgraded or reconfigured after point of purchase. Supported hard drives The R620 supports up to ten 2.5-inch hard drives or solid state drives. Table 12 lists more information about these drives. For additional information, see Dell.com/PowerEdge.

  • Page 24: External Storage

    PCIe slot space by moving drives from the back to the front of the system and allows a common management process for all drives. The PowerEdge R620 has an option to support up to two 2.5-inch, hot-plug Express Flash drives with capacities of 175GB or 350GB.

  • Page 25: Storage Controllers

    The default PERC for the R620 is a mini-type PERC. However, for a system with an internal GPU card or a card between half-length and ¾-length, the adapter-type PERC is required. The R620 also...

  • Page 26: Table 15. Supported Raid Controllers

    RAID solution that supports RAID 0, 1, 5 and 10. The R620 supports the PERC cards listed in Table 15. For more information about the latest PERC offerings, see Dell.com/PERC. Table 15. Supported RAID controllers RAID...

  • Page 27: Optical Drive

    10-drive bay chassis. The R620 supports DVD-ROM and DVD+/-RW. An optical drive cable is included. Tape drive The R620 supports an external tape drive only through the SAS 6Gbps HBA. The R620 does not support internal tape drives. PowerEdge R620 Technical Guide...

  • Page 28: Networking And Pcie

    The R620 supports one custom rack network daughter card (NDC), as part of the Select Network Adapter family, to house the complete LOM subsystem. The rack NDC options supported on the R620 include a selection of 1GbE and 10GbE port cards, such as 1000 Base-T, 10Gb Base-T, and 10Gb SFP+.

  • Page 29: Table 17. Supported Select Network Adapter Options And Features

    Table 17 lists the available Select Network Adapter options and supported features for the R620. Table 17. Supported Select Network Adapter options and features Features Broadcom Intel I350 Broadcom Broadcom Intel X540 Intel 5720 Base-T Base-T 57800S 57800S Base-T I350/X520...

  • Page 30: Pcie Expansion

    PCIe connectivity is integrated with the processor in that the number of processors in a system impacts the number of PCIe slots and the bandwidth of each PCIe slot. The PowerEdge R620 offers a two-slot option (available with the 4-, 6-, or 8-drive bay chassis only) and a three-slot option (this is the only option on the 10-drive bay chassis, but available also with the 4-, 6-, and 8-drive bay chassis).

  • Page 31: Table 19. Supported Nics And Hbas

    PCIe expansion cards The R620 supports a variety of PCIe expansion cards. Table 19 lists the supported add-in NICs and HBAs. Table 19. Supported NICs and HBAs Type Adapter Broadcom 5720 2x1Gb Base-T Broadcom 5719 4x1Gb Base-T Intel I350 2x1Gb Base-T...

  • Page 32: Table 20. Additional Supported Pcie Expansion Cards

    PCIe bridge adapter for front-accessible, hot-plug PCIe bridge Express Flash PCIe SSDs For the latest information on all supported add-in PCIe expansion cards for the R620, visit Dell.com/PowerEdge. For PCIe card dimensions, see Table 36 in Appendix A. PowerEdge R620 Technical Guide...

  • Page 33: Power, Thermal And Acoustics

    Table 21 lists the tools and technologies Dell offers to help you achieve your data center goals by lowering power consumption and increasing energy efficiency.

  • Page 34: Power Supply Units

    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, certain configurations have the capability to operate at excursion-based temperatures beyond the industry standard of 35°C (95°F) up to 45°C (113°F)

  • Page 35: Thermal And Acoustics

    Figure 9. 750W power supply unit The PowerEdge R620 supports up to two AC or DC power supplies with 1 + 1 redundancy, auto-sensing, and auto-switching capability. Dell power supplies have achieved Titanium efficiency levels as shown in Table 22.

  • Page 36: Acoustical Design

    The acoustical design of the PowerEdge R620 reflects the following:  Versatility: The PowerEdge R620 saves you power draw in the data center, but it also is quiet enough for the office environment in typical and minimum configurations. Compare the values...

  • Page 37: Table 23. Acoustical Performance

    Table 23 details the acoustical performance for the R620. Table 23. Acoustical performance Configuration Power Hard Operating Prominent (23 ± 2°C CPUs supply Memory card/HDD drives mode tones (bels) (dBA) ambient) unit controller Idle None 250G 1 x 2GB 1 x PERC...

  • Page 38: Rack Rails And Cable Management

    Compared to the R610 sliding rails, which required the use of adapter brackets, the sliding rails for the R620 now offer support for threaded-hole racks with the ReadyRails II mounting interface. The optional cable management arm (CMA) can be mounted on either the left or right side of the sliding rails without the use of tools for fast and easy deployment.

  • Page 39: Table 24. Supported Rack Rail System

    4-post racks, but only the static rails, as the more universal solution, support mounting in 2-post (Telco) racks. Table 24 lists the rack rail systems that the R620 supports. The R620 is not compatible with any other Dell rails or CMAs, including previous generation rails.

  • Page 40: Cable Management Arm

    The optional CMA 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 having to detach the cables. Some key features of the R620 CMA include: ...

  • Page 41: 10 Operating Systems And Virtualization

    The Dell PowerEdge R620 supports a wide range of industry-standard operating systems and virtualization software. Supported operating systems Table 25 lists the primary operating systems supported on the R620. For the latest information on supported operating systems, see Dell.com/OSsupport. Table 25.

  • Page 42: Supported Virtualization

    Not validated for use with AMD GPUs Supported virtualization One of the key features for virtualization on the PowerEdge R620 is the support for a fail-safe hypervisor. By running a hypervisor on an optional SD card and installing a backup copy on the other mirrored SD card, you can protect against hardware failure and maximize virtualization uptime.

  • Page 43: 11 Dell Openmanage Systems Management

    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 12, Dell systems management solutions are centered around OpenManage server management, featuring iDRAC7 with Lifecycle Controller.

  • Page 44: Openmanage Systems Management

    Dell PowerEdge servers. iDRAC7 with Lifecycle Controller The Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller 7 (iDRAC7) with Lifecycle Controller is the heart of Dell’s 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 —...

  • Page 45: Table 29. Feature Comparison For Idrac7 Express And Enterprise

    Enterprise is available for the PowerEdge R620, and Dell also offers an option of iDRAC7 Express. Table 29 shows a detailed feature comparison for iDRAC7 Enterprise and iDRAC7. Table 29.
  • Page 46 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. This greatly simplifies and streamlines the management footprint. PowerEdge R620 Technical Guide...

  • Page 47: Dell Consoles

     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 48: Dell Server Management Operations

     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 49: Table 30. One-To-One And One-To-Many Operations

     Microsoft System Center Lifecycle Controller Remote  Configuration Manager Repository Manager Services   Dell Lifecycle Controller Integration (DLCI) for Microsoft  Update System Center Configuration  SBUU Manager  OpenManage Integration for VMware vCenter PowerEdge R620 Technical Guide...
  • Page 50 (SCVMM) Maintain Replace parts:  Dell Lifecycle Controller Integration (DLCI) for Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager  Dell For additional detailed information on Dell’s systems management portfolio, see the OpenManage Systems Management Overview Guide on Dell.com/Support/Manuals. PowerEdge R620 Technical Guide...

  • Page 51: Appendix A. Additional Specifications

    434.0mm 42.8mm 35.0mm 20.4mm 731.0mm 752.1mm chassis Chassis weight Table 31 lists the weight of the R620 chassis at maximum configuration as well as empty of any hardware. Table 31. Chassis weight Configuration 8-drive bay chassis 10-drive bay chassis Maximum 18.6Kg (40.96lb)

  • Page 52: Power Supply Specifications

    Under typical line conditions and over the entire system ambient operating range, the inrush current may reach 55A per power supply for 10ms or less. Environmental specifications Table 33 details the environmental specifications for the R620. For additional information about environmental measurements for specific system configurations, see Dell.com/environmental_datasheets.

  • Page 53: Video Specifications

    2D Matrox G200. The video frame buffer (16MB) is contained within the iDRAC RAM (256MB) device. Front access video is not available on the 10-drive bay chassis due to space limitation. The R620 system supports the 2D graphics video modes listed in Table 34. Table 34. Supported video modes...

  • Page 54: Rack Rail Specifications

    CMA brackets removed (if applicable) as measured from the front mounting flanges of the rack. The rail depth changes based on which version of the R620 is being installed. Although the 10-drive bay system is 50 mm deeper than the 8-drive bay system, both are able to share the same rails through a new self-adjusting feature included on the rails.

  • Page 55: Appendix B. Standards Compliance

    Appendix B. Standards compliance The Dell PowerEdge R620 conforms to the industry standards listed in Table 37. Industry standard documents Table 37. Standard URL for information and specifications ACPI Advance Configuration and Power acpi.info Interface Specification, v2.0c Ethernet standards.ieee.org/getieee802/802.3.html IEEE 802.3-2005 Hardware Design Guide Version microsoft.com/whdc/system/platform/pcdesign/desguide/serverdg.mspx...

  • Page 56: Appendix C. Additional Resources

    Appendix C. Additional resources Table 38 provides a list of documents and websites that provide for more information on the Dell PowerEdge R620. Additional resources Table 38. Resource Description of contents Location PowerEdge R620 This manual, available in PDF format, provides the Dell.com/Support/Manuals...
  • Page 57 Volatility Contact your Dell sales representative. Dell.com information Dell Enterprise White paper that explores the mechanisms of, people’s Dell.com/downloads/global/ Acoustics reaction to, language of, and Dell’s work to control noise products/pedge/en/acoustic from Enterprise products. al-education-dell- enterprise-white-paper.pdf PowerEdge R620 Technical Guide...

  • Page 58: Appendix D. System Board Block Diagram

    Appendix D. System board block diagram Figure 15. R620 system board block diagram PowerEdge R620 Technical Guide...

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