Page 2 - PowerEdge M520 Technical Guide
ii PowerEdge M520 Technical Guide This document is for informational purposes only. Dell reserves the right to make changes without further notice to any products herein. The content provided is as is and without express or implied warranties of any kind. Dell, the DELL logo, PowerEdge, EqualLogic, ...
Page 3 - Table of contents
iii PowerEdge M520 Technical Guide Table of contents 1 System Overview .................................................................................................................................................................5 Introduction ........................................................
Page 4 - Tables
iv PowerEdge M520 Technical Guide Tables Table 1. New technologies ................................................................................................................................................ 6 Table 2. Comparison of PowerEdge M520, M620 and R420 ....................................
Page 5 - System Overview; Introduction; Achieve business continuity
5 PowerEdge M520 Technical Guide 1 System Overview Introduction Enjoy excellent performance and exceptional value with the Dell™ PowerEdge™ M520 system’s well-balanced processing capabilities and memory capacity in a compact half-height blade form factor. With up to 16 processor cores and up to 12 D...
Page 6 - New technologies
6 PowerEdge M520 Technical Guide New technologies A number of new technologies are featured on the PowerEdge M520 system, as shown in Table 1. Table 1. New technologies New technology Detailed description Intel ® Xeon ® processor E5-2400 product family This new family of Intel processors works with ...
Page 7 - System features; Xeon; Comparison of PowerEdge systems
7 PowerEdge M520 Technical Guide 2 System features The new half-height M520 has more memory, processor cores, and networking options than ever before. Features include the new family of Intel ® Xeon ® ES-2400 processors, DDR3 memory, PCI Express 3.0, dual internal SD module, and the Dell next-genera...
Page 8 - Specifications; Technical specifications
8 PowerEdge M520 Technical Guide Feature PowerEdge M520 PowerEdge M620 PowerEdge R420 Optional SD port Yes (redundant hypervisor + vFlash media) Yes (redundant hypervisor + vFlash media) Yes (redundant hypervisor + vFlash media) Dell OpenManage Systems Management OpenManage Essentials OMSA Agent Ope...
Page 11 - Module views and features; Dell; on; Module views
11 PowerEdge M520 Technical Guide 3 Module views and features The Dell PowerEdge M520 implements a new module design that supports up to 12 DIMMS and two processors. The M520 is a half-height blade server that requires a PowerEdge M1000e chassis to operate. The M520 occupies one slot vertically in t...
Page 12 - M520 internal module view; For additional system views, see the; Dell PowerEdge M520 Systems Owner’s Manual
12 PowerEdge M520 Technical Guide Figure 2. 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. Figure 3. M520 internal module view For additional system views, see the Dell PowerEdge M5...
Page 13 - Module features; LCD control panel; Dell PowerEdge Enclosure Owner's Manual; Quick Resource Locator; Dell PowerEdge 12
13 PowerEdge M520 Technical Guide Module features Table 4 lists the modules features for the M520 system. For additional information on these features, see the Dell PowerEdge M520 Systems Owner’s Manual on Dell.com/Support/Manuals . Table 4. Module features Feature Description USB connectors Two fro...
Page 14 - QRL code located on module; M1000e chassis enclosure features; Dell PowerEdge Enclosure
14 PowerEdge M520 Technical Guide Figure 4. QRL code located on module 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 s...
Page 15 - Processor features; Up to eight cores per processor and 64-byte cache line size
15 PowerEdge M520 Technical Guide 4 Processors The Dell PowerEdge M520 system features the Intel Xeon processor E5-2400 product family, which offers an ideal combination of performance, power efficiency and cost. Featuring eight-core processing to maximize performance and performance per watt for da...
Page 16 - Supported processors; Chipset
16 PowerEdge M520 Technical Guide Supported processors The M520 supports up to two processors with up to eight cores per processor. Table 5 lists the Intel Xeon processors supported by the PowerEdge M520. For the latest information on supported processors, visit Dell.com/PowerEdge . Table 5. Support...
Page 17 - Memory; Supported memory; Table 6 lists the memory technologies supported by the M520.; Memory technologies supported
17 PowerEdge M520 Technical Guide 5 Memory More memory options are available than ever before with the Dell PowerEdge M520 — greater capacities, higher frequencies and more flexibility. The M520 supports up to 384GB of memory (using 12 DIMMs) and speeds up to 1600MT/s, providing high performance in ...
Page 18 - DIMMs supported; Memory configurations; Flexible memory configuration; Systems Owner’s Manual
18 PowerEdge M520 Technical Guide Table 7 lists the DIMMs that are supported on the M520. For the latest information on supported memory, visit Dell.com/PowerEdge . Table 7. DIMMs supported Only Capacity (GB) Speed (MT/s) Type Ranks per DIMM Data width SDDC support Voltage 2 1600 RDIMM 1 x8 Advanced...
Page 19 - Memory speed; Memory speed capabilities; Memory RAS features
19 PowerEdge M520 Technical Guide Memory speed The M520 server supports memory speeds of 1600MT/s, 1333MT/s, 1066MT/s and 800MT/s, 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 system runs at ...
Page 21 - Storage; Internal storage; Hard drive backplane options; Supported hard drives; Storage controllers
21 PowerEdge M520 Technical Guide 6 Storage The Dell PowerEdge M520 system provides comprehensive and wider offerings of internal storage options, including several drive types and storage controllers to choose from. The M520 supports up to 1.2TB of internal storage. To reduce complexity and provide...
Page 22 - Supported RAID controllers; RAID controller feature support
22 PowerEdge M520 Technical Guide Supported RAID controllers The newest line of PowerEdge RAID Controllers (PERCs) offers high I/O performance for a variety of uses, including database applications and streaming digital media environments. The internal RAID controllers have a dedicated connection to...
Page 24 - Networking and mezzanine cards; System management integration; Local or remote re-configuration of any NIC, physical or virtual.; Mezzanine cards; Supported mezzanine cards
24 PowerEdge M520 Technical Guide 7 Networking and mezzanine cards The Dell PowerEdge M520 system supports two embedded Broadcom 5720 Dual Port 1Gb LOMs for a total of four 1Gb ports. The M520 also offers balanced, scalable I/O capabilities, including integrated PCIe 3.0 capable mezzanine card slots...
Page 26 - Power consumption and energy efficiency; Power tools and technologies
26 PowerEdge M520 Technical Guide 8 Power, thermal, and acoustics Lower overall system-level power draw is a result of Dell’s breakthrough system design. The PowerEdge M520 blade server and M1000e chassis enclosure maximize performance per watt through a combination of power and cooling, energy effi...
Page 27 - Power supply units; PowerEdge M1000e Technical Guide; Thermal and acoustics; Thermal design; Comprehensive thermal management:
27 PowerEdge M520 Technical Guide Feature Description complete power management solution comprised of Intel Node Manager accessed through Dell iDRAC7 Enterprise and OpenManage Power Center that allows policy-based management of power and thermals at the individual server, rack and data center level....
Page 28 - Environmental specifications:; The optimized thermal management makes the PowerEdge M520; Acoustical performance; Number of installed processors; M520 acoustical performance
28 PowerEdge M520 Technical Guide Environmental specifications: The optimized thermal management makes the PowerEdge M520 reliable under a wide range of operating environments as shown in Table 23. When operating above 30°C ambient, performance impacts may be seen. For more information see the Del...
Page 29 - Operating systems and virtualization; Supported operating systems; Primary operating system support
29 PowerEdge M520 Technical Guide 9 Operating systems and virtualization The Dell PowerEdge M520 system supports a wide range of industry-standard operating systems and virtualization software. Supported operating systems Table 16 lists the operating systems supported on the M520. For the latest inf...
Page 30 - Supported virtualization; Virtualization support
30 PowerEdge M520 Technical Guide Supported virtualization One of the key features for virtualization on the M520 is the support for a fail-safe hypervisor. By running the hypervisor on an optional SD card and installing a backup copy on the other mirrored SD card, you can protect against hardware f...
Page 31 - Dell OpenManage systems management; Systems management solutions; Dell systems management solutions
31 PowerEdge M520 Technical Guide 10 Dell OpenManage systems management Whether your IT environment consists of a few servers or a few thousand servers, Dell OpenManage systems management solutions provide comprehensive management for evolving IT environments. OpenManage is based on open standards a...
Page 32 - OpenManage systems management; iDRAC7 with Lifecycle Controller; iDRAC7 with Lifecycle Controller functions and benefits
32 PowerEdge M520 Technical Guide OpenManage systems management 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....
Page 33 - iDRAC7 feature comparison
33 PowerEdge M520 Technical Guide Feature Function Benefit Electronic licensing Upgrades to iDRAC7 Express for Blades or iDRAC7 Enterprise by software licensing key and license portal (may require installation of hardware option for 200-500 series servers) If iDRAC7 Express for Blades or iDRAC7 Ente...
Page 35 - Agent-based systems management; OpenManage Server Administrator; Dell consoles; Dell OpenManage Essentials; — OpenManage Essentials (OME) is a recently released systems; OpenManage systems management tools and utilities; Dell Repository Manager; — The Dell Repository Manager (RM) is a standalone GUI-based
35 PowerEdge M520 Technical Guide Agent-based systems management Most systems management solutions require pieces of software, called agents, to be installed on each node in order to be managed within the IT environment. Additionally, the same agent is often used as a local interface into the hardwa...
Page 36 - Integration with third-party consoles; — This plug-in allows IT administrators to; OpenManage connections with third-party consoles
36 PowerEdge M520 Technical Guide Dell OpenManage Server Update Utility — The Dell Server Update Utility (SUU) is a DVD-based application for identifying and applying BIOS and firmware updates to your Dell PowerEdge servers. Dell OpenManage Systems Build and Update Utility — The Dell System Buil...
Page 37 - Dell OpenManage Connection for HP Operations Manager; — This connection enables several; Dell OpenManage Connection for IBM Tivoli Netcool/OMNIBus; — This connection provides; Dell server management operations; Systems management server lifecycle
37 PowerEdge M520 Technical Guide Dell OpenManage Connection for Computer Associates Network and Systems Management — This connection allows you to monitor PowerEdge servers and PowerVault storage arrays from within the Computer Associates Network and Systems Management (CA NSM) console. Dell Op...
Page 39 - Additional specifications; Module dimensions and weight; Figure 7 details the dimensions of the M520 module.; Module dimensions; Video specifications; G200. The video frame buffer (16MB) is contained within the iDRAC7; Supported video modes
39 PowerEdge M520 Technical Guide Appendix A. Additional specifications Module dimensions and weight Figure 7 details the dimensions of the M520 module. Figure 7. Module dimensions Xa Xb Y Zb (handle closed) Zb (handle open) 197.92 mm 192.3 mm 50.35 mm 544.32 mm 564.9 mm The weight of a maximum-conf...
Page 40 - . Table 23 details the environmental specifications for the; Environmental specifications
40 PowerEdge M520 Technical Guide Environmental specifications For additional information about environmental measurements for specific system configurations, see Dell.com/environmental_datasheets . Table 23 details the environmental specifications for the PowerEdge M520. Table 23. Environmental spe...
Page 41 - USB peripherals
41 PowerEdge M520 Technical Guide Operating 0.26 Grms at 5Hz to 350Hz for 15 minutes Storage 1.54 Grms at 10Hz to 250Hz for 15 minutes Operating One shock pulse in the positive z axis (one pulse on each side of the system) of 31G for up to 2.6ms Storage Six consecutively executed shock pulses in the...
Page 42 - Standards compliance; Industry standard documents
42 PowerEdge M520 Technical Guide Appendix B. Standards compliance The Dell PowerEdge M520 system conforms to the industry standards in Table 24. Table 24. Industry standard documents Standard URL for information and specifications ACPI Advance Configuration and Power Interface Specification, v2.0c ...
Page 44 - Additional resources
44 PowerEdge M520 Technical Guide Appendix C. Additional resources Table 25 provides a list of documents and websites that provide more information on the Dell PowerEdge M520 system. Table 25. Additional resources Resource Description of contents Location Dell PowerEdge M520 Systems Owner’s Manual T...
Page 46 - System board block diagram; M520 system board block diagram
46 PowerEdge M520 Technical Guide Appendix D. System board block diagram Figure 8. M520 system board block diagram