Dell PowerEdge 2-Socket 2U Rack Server Technical Guide

Technical Guide

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June 2015 | Version 1.7

Table of contents

1 System overview .....7
Introduction .....7
New technologies .....8
2 System features .....10
Comparison of PowerEdge systems .....10
Specifications .....11
3 Chassis views and features .....14
Chassis views .....14
Chassis features .....17
4 Processors .....21
Processor features .....21
Supported processors .....22

GPU support .....23
Chipset .....24
5 Memory .....24
Supported memory .....25
DIMM speed .....26
Memory configurations .....26
Memory population guidelines .....26
Memory RAS features .....27
6 Storage .....29
Internal storage .....29
External storage .....32
PowerEdge RAID Controllers .....32
Internal persistent storage .....34
Optical drives .....35
Tape drives .....35
7 Networking and PCIe .....35
Select Network Adapters .....35
PCIe expansion .....37
8 Power, thermal and acoustics .....41
Power consumption and energy efficiency .....41
Power supply units .....42
Thermal and acoustics .....42
9 Rack rail systems .....46
Sliding and static rail systems .....46
Cable management arm .....48
10 Operating systems and virtualization .....48
Supported operating systems .....48
Supported virtualization .....49
11 Dell OpenManage systems management .....49
OpenManage systems management portfolio .....50
Dell server management operations .....56
Appendix A. Additional specifications .....58
Chassis dimensions .....58
Chassis weight .....58
Power supply specifications .....59
Environmental specifications .....59
Video specifications .....59
Rack rail specifications .....60
USB peripherals .....60
Appendix B. Standards compliance .....61
Appendix C. Additional resources .....62
Appendix D. Support and Deployment Services .....63
Server Deployment Services .....64
ProSupport Enterprise Suite .....65
Additional professional services .....67

Tables

Table 1. New technologies ..... 7
Table 2. Comparison of PowerEdge R720/R720xd and R730/R730xd ..... 9
Table 3. Technical specifications ..... 10
Table 4. Chassis features ..... 16
Table 5. Security features ..... 19

Table 6. Supported processors ..... 21
Table 7. Supported GPUs ..... 23
Table 8. Memory technologies supported ..... 24
Table 9. DIMMs supported ..... 25
Table 10. Memory configuration and performance ..... 25
Table 11. Memory populations and operating frequencies ..... 26
Table 12. Memory RAS features ..... 26
Table 13. Internal storage options ..... 28
Table 14. Supported drives ..... 29
Table 15. External storage options ..... 31
Table 16. Supported RAID controllers ..... 32
Table 17. IDSDM new features ..... 33
Table 18. Supported Select Network Adapter options and features ..... 36
Table 19. PCIe expansion slots ..... 37
Table 20. PCIe slot mapping ..... 37
Table 21. Optional add-in PCIe expansion cards ..... 38
Table 22. Power tools and technologies ..... 40
Table 23. Power supply units and efficiency ..... 41
Table 24. Acoustical reference points and output comparisons ..... 43
Table 25. Supported rack rail system ..... 47
Table 26. Operating system support ..... 48
Table 27. Virtualization support ..... 48
Table 28. iDRAC8 with Lifecycle Controller functions and benefits ..... 50
Table 29. Feature comparison for iDRAC8 Express and Enterprise ..... 51
Table 30. One-to-one and one-to-many operations ..... 56
Table 31. Chassis weight ..... 57
Table 32. Power supply specifications ..... 58
Table 33. Supported video modes ..... 58
Table 34. Rail adjustability ranges ..... 59
Table 35. Industry standard documents ..... 60
Table 36. Additional resources ..... 61

Figures
Figure 1. R730 front view (2.5" chassis with bezel) ..... 13
Figure 2. R730 front view (2.5" chassis without bezel) ..... 13
Figure 3. R730xd front view (8 x 3.5" plus 18 x 1.8" with bezel) ..... 14
Figure 4. R730xd front view (8 x 3.5" plus 18 x