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ii PowerEdge R720 and R720xd Technical Guide Dell, the DELL logo, the DELL badge, PowerEdge, EqualLogic, PowerVault, PowerConnect, OpenManage, KACE, and ReadyRails are trademarks of Dell, Inc. Citrix and XenServer are trademarks of Citrix Systems, Inc. and/or one or more of its subsidiaries, and may...

Page 3 - iii; Table of contents

iii PowerEdge R720 and R720xd Technical Guide Table of contents 1 System overview ................................................................................................................................................................. 6 Introduction ............................................

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iv PowerEdge R720 and R720xd Technical Guide Appendix B. Standards compliance ............................................................................................................................. 56 Appendix C. Additional resources ...............................................................

Page 7 - New technologies

7 PowerEdge R720 and R720xd Technical Guide simplify the lifecycle of deploying, updating, monitoring, and maintaining your Dell PowerEdge servers. New technologies featured on the PowerEdge R720 and R720xd systems are detailed in Table 1. New technologies Detailed descriptions Intel Xeon processor ...

Page 8 - Feature

8 PowerEdge R720 and R720xd Technical Guide 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 managemen...

Page 9 - environment and will be less

9 PowerEdge R720 and R720xd Technical Guide Feature Specification Integrated NIC Select Network Adapter options: Broadcom ® Quad Port 1GbE BASE-T (no TOE or iSCSI offload) Intel Quad Port 1GbE BASE-T (no TOE or iSCSI offload) Intel Dual Port 10GbE BASE-T with 2 x 1GbE (FCoE capability enabled on the...

Page 11 - Dell PowerEdge R720 and; on

11 PowerEdge R720 and R720xd Technical Guide 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 ...

Page 14 - Dell PowerEdge R720 and R720xd Systems Owner’s Manual; ACPI-complaint power button with an integrated green power LED

14 PowerEdge R720 and R720xd Technical Guide For additional system views, see the Dell PowerEdge R720 and R720xd Systems Owner’s Manual on Support.Dell.com/Manuals . Table 4 lists the chassis features for the R720 and R720xd systems. For additional information on these features, see the Dell PowerEd...

Page 15 - Dell PowerEdge R720 and R720xd Owner's Manual

15 PowerEdge R720 and R720xd Technical Guide Feature Description Optical drive (optional) The R720 supports one optional slimline SATA DVD-ROM drive or DVD+/-RW drive; R720xd does not support an internal optical drive System identification panel Slide-out label panel for system information Serial co...

Page 16 - Security feature

16 PowerEdge R720 and R720xd Technical Guide A useful feature included with Dell™ PowerEdge 12 th generation servers is the 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 applicatio...

Page 17 - supported. No TPM version is available for China or Russia.; Intrusion alert; An internal switch is used to detect chassis intrusion.; Secure mode

17 PowerEdge R720 and R720xd Technical Guide Security feature Description TPM 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...

Page 22 - Type; slowest DIMM’s common frequency.

22 PowerEdge R720 and R720xd Technical Guide Table 8 lists the DIMMs supported on the R720 and R720xd. For the latest information on supported memory, visit Dell.com . Only Capacity (GB) Speed (MT/s) Type Ranks per DIMM Data width SDDC support Voltage 2 1333 RDIMM 1 x8 Advanced ECC 1.35 2 1333 UDIMM...

Page 23 - UDIMM

23 PowerEdge R720 and R720xd Technical Guide 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 ...

Page 25 - PowerEdge server; drives; Back-accessible 2.5” drives are optional

25 PowerEdge R720 and R720xd Technical Guide 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 controll...

Page 27 - Device type; Supports connection to external SAS tape products; Split mirror; : This feature allows for power control of

27 PowerEdge R720 and R720xd Technical Guide Table 13 lists the types of external storage devices supported by the R720 and R720xd. Device type Description External tape Supports connection to external USB tape products (supports boot from Dell PowerVault™ RD1000) Supports connection to external SAS...

Page 28 - Controller; For more information about the latest PERC offerings, see

28 PowerEdge R720 and R720xd Technical Guide Table 14 lists the RAID controllers supported on the R720 and R720xd. Controller Description Features RAID modes Form factor Usage model PERC H810 External Eight-port, external, 6Gb/s PCIe RAID controller that supports up to 192 SATA and SAS HDDs or SSDs ...

Page 31 - Features; Only 10GbE ports have iSCSI HBA support.; Local or remote re-configuration of any NIC, physical or virtual

31 PowerEdge R720 and R720xd Technical Guide Table 15 lists the available Select Network Adapter options and supported features for the R720 and R720xd. Features Broadcom ® 5720 Base-T Intel ® I350 Base-T Broadcom 57800 SFP+ Intel X540 Base-T 4 x 1Gb 4 x 1Gb 2 x 1Gb + 2 x 10Gb 2 x 1Gb + 2 x 10Gb 1Gb...

Page 32 - R720xd Systems Owner’s Manual; System; In a single-processor configuration, slots 1–4 are not usable; QLogic

32 PowerEdge R720 and R720xd Technical Guide  PXE boot enabled on all LOM and NDCs for ease of use  Boot 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 Ow...

Page 34 - ENERGY STAR

34 PowerEdge R720 and R720xd Technical Guide Lower overall system-level power draw is a result of Dell’s breakthrough system design. PowerEdge servers maximize performance per watt through a combination of power and cooling, energy efficient technologies, and tools. Additionally, PowerEdge servers h...

Page 35 - is an embedded technology that provides individual; Find additional information at

35 PowerEdge R720 and R720xd Technical Guide Feature Description Active power management Intel Node Manager is an embedded technology that provides individual server-level power reporting and power limiting functionality. Dell offers a complete power management solution comprised of Intel Node Manag...

Page 36 - Form factor; Platinum; Optimized thermal design:; The system layout is architected for optimum thermal design.

36 PowerEdge R720 and R720xd Technical Guide Figure 13 shows a 750W power supply unit extended from an R720 system. 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 ...

Page 38 - The quantity and type of PCIe cards installed:; Minimum; Minimum; activated to stress the processors.; Dell Enterprise Acoustics

38 PowerEdge R720 and R720xd Technical Guide > The quantity and type of PCIe cards installed: This affects overall system acoustics. Installation of more than two PCIe cards results in an increase in overall system acoustics. > Utilization of a GPU card: This results in an increase in overall ...

Page 40 - Square; Rack Installation Instructions

40 PowerEdge R720 and R720xd Technical Guide The static rails (shown in Figure 15) support a wider variety of racks than the sliding rails, but do not support serviceability in the rack and are not compatible with the CMA. One key factor in selecting the proper rails is identifying the type of rack ...

Page 41 - Rack Installation

41 PowerEdge R720 and R720xd Technical Guide The optional cable management arm (CMA) 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 having to detach the cables. Some key features of t...

Page 42 - Operating System; Not validated for use with GPUs

42 PowerEdge R720 and R720xd Technical Guide 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 ...

Page 43 - Not validated for use with AMD GPUs; VMware

43 PowerEdge R720 and R720xd Technical Guide 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. Op...

Page 45 - Enabled with iDRAC7 Enterprise

45 PowerEdge R720 and R720xd Technical Guide The Dell OpenManage™ systems management portfolio includes powerful hardware and software management tools and consoles. OpenManage simplifies the lifecycle of deploying, updating, monitoring, and maintaining your Dell PowerEdge servers. The Integrated De...

Page 46 - iDRAC7

46 PowerEdge R720 and R720xd Technical Guide iDRAC7 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. Feature (function) iDRAC7 Enterprise iDRAC7 Ex...

Page 47 - Requires OMSA agent on target server; Dell OpenManage Essentials; — OpenManage Essentials (OME) is a recently released systems

47 PowerEdge R720 and R720xd Technical Guide Feature (function) iDRAC7 Enterprise iDRAC7 Express Virtual flash partitions ∞ Virtual media ∞ Virtual folders ∞ Remote file share ∞ Crash video playback ∞ Boot record/playback ∞ Power capping ∞ Enterprise group power management ∞ Directory services (AD, ...

Page 50 - Operation

50 PowerEdge R720 and R720xd Technical Guide Table 29 lists the products that are available for one-to-one and one-to-many operations, and when they are used in the server’s lifecycle: Operation One-to-one One-to-many Deploy  Lifecycle Controller GUI  DTK  SBUU  Symantec Deployment Server  Dell...

Page 51 - Dell Systems

51 PowerEdge R720 and R720xd Technical Guide Operation One-to-one One-to-many Monitor  iDRAC7  OMSA  Dell OpenManage Essentials  Dell OpenManage ITA  BMC ProactiveNet Performance Management  Dell OpenManage Power Center  Dell Management Console  Dell Management Plug-in for VMware vCenter  B...

Page 53 - Specification; information, see the; PowerEdge R720 and R720xd Systems Owner’s Manual; and the; PowerEdge; Temperature and humidity; Do not perform a cold startup below 5°C

53 PowerEdge R720 and R720xd Technical Guide Table 31 lists power supply specifications for the PowerEdge R720 and R720xd. Specification 1100W DC 1100W AC 750W AC 495W AC Current consumption 32A (X2) 12A–6.5A 10A–5A 6.5A–3A Supply voltage -48V to -60V de CC 100–240VAC 1 100–240VAC 1 100–240VAC 1 Fre...

Page 54 - Maximum 95W processor is supported on 3.5-inch hard drive chassis

54 PowerEdge R720 and R720xd Technical Guide Temperature and humidity For the PowerEdge R720, a maximum 130W processor is supported in either the 8 hard drive or 16 hard drive chassis. The following additional restrictions apply to PowerEdge R720xd:  Maximum 95W processor is supported on 3.5-inch h...

Page 55 - Sliding

55 PowerEdge R720 and R720xd Technical Guide The rack rail adjustability ranges are listed in Table 34. Server Rail identifier Rail type Rail adjustability range (mm) Rail depth (mm) Square Round Threaded without CMA with CMA Min Max Min Max Min Max R720/R720xd B6 Sliding 676 868 662 861 676 883 714...

Page 56 - Standard

56 PowerEdge R720 and R720xd Technical Guide The R720 and R720xd systems conform to the industry standards in Table 35. Standard URL for information and specifications ACPI Advance Configuration and Power Interface Specification, v2.0c http://www.acpi.info/ Ethernet IEEE 802.3-2005 http://standards....

Page 57 - Resource

57 PowerEdge R720 and R720xd Technical Guide 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 and R720xd Systems Owner’s Manual This manual is provided in HTML format...

Page 58 - Provides information on Dell’s fresh air solutions.

58 PowerEdge R720 and R720xd Technical Guide Resource Description of contents Location Dell Energy Smart Data Center Assessment uses infrastructure and thermal analysis to help maximize system efficiency Dell.com/EnergySmart Energy Smart Solution Advisor (ESSA) The Dell online advisor console enable...