Dell PowerEdge R520 Technical Manual

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6 PowerEdge R520 Technical GuideKey technologiesTable 1 summarizes key technologies used in the Dell PowerEdge R520 rack server.Table 1. Key technologiesKey technology Detailed descriptionIntel Xeon processorE5-2400 and E5-2400 v2product familiesThis family of Intel processors has embedded PCIe lanes for improved I/Operformance. See the Processor section for details.Intel C600 series chipset The Intel Platform Controller Hub (PCH) chip is implemented on the R520 server.1600MT/s DDR3 memoryCertain models of the Intel Xeon processor E5-2400 and E5-2400 v2 productfamilies support 1600MT/s memory. The R520 supports two DIMMs per channel at1600MT/s with certain models. See the Memory section for details.Next generation PERCoptionsThe R520 supports the new PERC controller cards with improved functionality andfaster performance. See the Storage section for details.PERC S110 software RAIDSolutionThis new software RAID solution supports RAID 0, 1, 5 and 10 and supports amaximum of four hot-plug SATA hard drives or SATA solid-state drives (SSD). Seethe Storage section for details.iDRAC7 with LifecycleControllerThe new embedded system management solution for Dell servers featureshardware and firmware inventory and alerting, in-depth memory alerting, fasterperformance, a dedicated gigabit port and many more features. See the DellOpenManage systems management section for details.DC power supply A new 1100W DC power supply option is available for the R520. See the Power,thermal and acoustics section for details.Advanced powermanagementThe R520 supports advanced power monitoring and power capping tools that canhelp manage power consumption. See the Power, thermal and acoustics sectionfor details.Fresh Air coolingDell has tested and validated an integrated data center solution that enables youto operate at higher temperatures or even chiller-less. See the Power, thermal andacoustics section for details.Failsafe hypervisorsThe internal dual SD module enables Dell's unique Failsafe Virtualizationarchitecture, ensuring uptime by providing failover capability for embeddedhypervisors, such as VMware® vSphere® ESXi™. See the Supported virtualizationsection.Fan fault toleranceFailure of one fan motor is tolerated with degradation in performance throughactive throttling and increased fan speeds. The feature helps reduce downtime byallowing you to schedule a fan replacement within 360 hours of a fan failure.