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iv PowerEdge R520 Technical Guide

Appendix C. Additional resources ................................................................................................................................. 49

Appendix D. System board block diagram ................................................................................................................... 51

Tables

Table 1. Key technologies .................................................................................................................................................. 6

Table 2. Comparing the PowerEdge R510 to PowerEdge R520 .................................................................................. 7

Table 3. Technical specifications ...................................................................................................................................... 8

Table 4. Chassis features ................................................................................................................................................... 12

Table 5. Security features .................................................................................................................................................. 13

Table 6. Supported processors ........................................................................................................................................ 16

Table 7. Memory technologies supported ..................................................................................................................... 17

Table 8. DIMMs supported ................................................................................................................................................18

Table 9. Memory speed capabilities ................................................................................................................................ 19

Table 10. Memory RAS features ........................................................................................................................................ 20

Table 11. Supported hard drives ........................................................................................................................................ 21

Table 12. Supported RAID controllers.............................................................................................................................. 22

Table 13. PCIe slot configurations .................................................................................................................................... 24

Table 14. Supported NICs and HBAs ................................................................................................................................ 25

Table 15. Power tools and technologies ......................................................................................................................... 26

Table 16. Power supply efficiency .................................................................................................................................... 28

Table 17. Acoustical performance .................................................................................................................................... 30

Table 18. Supported rack types ......................................................................................................................................... 32

Table 19. Primary operating system support .................................................................................................................. 34

Table 20. Virtualization support ........................................................................................................................................ 35

Table 21. iDRAC7 with Lifecycle Controller functions and benefits ........................................................................... 37

Table 22. Feature comparison for basic management, iDRAC7 Express and iDRAC7 Enterprise ........................ 38

Table 23. One-to-one and one-to-many operations .................................................................................................. 43

Table 24. Power supply specifications ............................................................................................................................. 45

Table 25. Environmental specifications ........................................................................................................................... 45

Table 26. Supported video modes .................................................................................................................................... 46

Table 27. Rail adjustability range ....................................................................................................................................... 47

Table 28. Industry standard documents .......................................................................................................................... 48

Table 29. Additional resources .......................................................................................................................................... 49

Figures

Figure 1. Front view without bezel .................................................................................................................................. 10

Figure 2. Front view with bezel......................................................................................................................................... 10

Figure 3. Back view .............................................................................................................................................................. 11

Figure 4. Internal view ......................................................................................................................................................... 11

Figure 5. LCD control panel ............................................................................................................................................... 13

Figure 6. QRL location ........................................................................................................................................................ 13

Figure 7. 750W power supply unit ................................................................................................................................... 28

Figure 8. Sliding rails with optional CMA ......................................................................................................................... 31

Figure 9. Static rails ............................................................................................................................................................. 32

Figure 10. Dell systems management solutions .............................................................................................................. 36

Figure 11. Systems management server lifecycle ........................................................................................................... 42

Figure 12. System dimensions ............................................................................................................................................ 44

Figure 13. R520 system board block diagram .................................................................................................................. 51