PowerEdge R620 Technical Guide This hyper-dense, two-socket, 1U rack server has a large memory footprint and impressive I/O options that make it exceptional for space-sensitive environments.
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Table of contents 1 System overview ................................................................................................................................................................. 6 Introduction ........................................................................................................................................................................ 6 Key technologies ...............................................................................................................
PCIe card dimensions ..................................................................................................................................................... 54 Appendix B. Standards compliance ............................................................................................................................. 55 Appendix C. Additional resources.................................................................................................................................
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1 System overview Introduction Designed for extraordinary performance on a wide range of applications, the Dell™ PowerEdge™ R620 rack server is an impressive general-purpose platform that is perfect for data centers with space constraints. With its hyper-dense memory — up to 768GB in a 1U form factor — and powered by the Intel® Xeon® processor E5-2600 and E5-2600 v2 product families, the R620 shines when handling virtualization, high-performance computing (HPC), and workgroup collaboration applications.
Key technologies Table 1 summarizes the newest technologies used in the R620 rack server. Table 1. Key technologies New technology Detailed description Intel Xeon processor E5-2600 and E5-2600 v2 product families Intel Xeon processor E5-2600 and E-2600 v2 product families have advanced features that deliver exceptional performance and value. See the Processor section for details. Intel C600 series chipset The Intel Platform Controller Hub (PCH) chip is implemented on the R620 server.
2 System features Compared to the previous generation of Dell PowerEdge servers, the R620 has more drive bay options, more PCIe slots, PCIe 3.0, a larger memory footprint, flexible I/O, Express Flash PCIe solid-state drives and advanced system management. Comparison of PowerEdge systems The PowerEdge R620 is a direct replacement for the predecessor R610. Table 2 compares some of the features of the R620 to the R610. Table 2.
Specifications Table 3 summarizes the specifications for each of the PowerEdge R620 features. For the latest information on supported features for the PowerEdge R620, visit Dell.com/PowerEdge. Table 3. Technical specifications Feature PowerEdge R620 technical specification Form factor 1U rack Processors Intel Xeon processor E5-2600 and E5-2600 v2 product families Processor sockets 2 sockets Internal interconnect 2 Intel Quick Path Interconnect (QPI) links: 6.4GT/s, 7.2GT/s, 8.0GT/s Cache 2.
Feature PowerEdge R620 technical specification Availability High-efficiency, hot-plug, redundant power supplies; hot-plug hard drives; TPM; dual internal SD support; hot-plug redundant fans; optional bezel; information tag; ECC ® memory; interactive LCD screen; extended thermal support; ENERGY STAR compliant; switch independent partitioning Dell OpenManage Systems Management (Agent-free or with OpenManage Server Administrator [OMSA] Agent) OpenManage Essentials OMSA Agent OpenManage Power Cent
3 Chassis views and features The Dell PowerEdge R620 is a 1U rack system with an 8-drive bay or 10-drive bay chassis design. Like the R610, the R620 chassis provides an optional diagnostic LCD, a lockable bezel, a pull-out tray to record system information, and embedded NIC/iDRAC MAC address labels.
Figure 4 shows the R620 back panel of the 8-drive bay chassis. Features on the back panel include the system identification light and button, iDRAC7 Enterprise port (activated only when iDRAC7 Enterprise is enabled), serial connector, video connector, USB connectors, Ethernet connectors, PCIe slots and power supplies. (Not shown is the chassis configuration with three PCIe slots.) Figure 4.
Chassis features Table 4 lists the features for the R620 chassis. For additional information, see the Dell PowerEdge R620 Owner’s Manual on Dell.com/Support/Manuals. Table 4.
Front control panels Eight-drive bay chassis The R620 LCD control panel is located on the front of the eight-drive bay chassis as shown in Figure 6. For more information about the LCD control panel, see the Dell PowerEdge R620 Owner’s Manual on Dell.com/Support/Manuals. Figure 6. LCD control panel for 8-drive bay chassis 10-drive bay chassis The LED panel for the 10-drive bay chassis includes the power button, NMI button, system ID light, mini USB connector and a diagnostic LED.
Security features The latest generation of PowerEdge servers has the features listed in Table 5 to help ensure the security of your data center. Table 5. 15 Security features Security feature Description Cover latch A tooled latch is integrated in the side cover to secure it to the rack chassis. Bezel An option metal bezel is mounted to the chassis front to provide the Dell ID. A lock on the bezel is used to protect un-authorized access to hard drives.
4 Processor The Dell PowerEdge R620 server features the exceptional performance, value and power efficiency of the Intel Xeon processor E5-2600 v2 product family. With up to 12 cores and 30MB cache, E5-2600 v2 processors have the capacity to deliver performance gains of up to 40% over previousgeneration E5-2600 processors.
Table 6. Model Speed Cache QPI Cores Turbo TDP E5-2697 v2 2.7Ghz 30M 8.0GT/s 12 Yes 130W E5-2695 v2 2.4Ghz 30M 8.0GT/s 12 Yes 115W E5-2690 2.9GHz 20M 8.0GT/s 8 Yes 135W E5-2690 v21 3.0GHz 20M 8.0GT/s 10 Yes 130W E5-2680 2.7GHz 20M 8.0GT/s 8 Yes 130W E5-2680 v2 2.8GHz 25M 8.0GT/s 10 Yes 115W E5-2670 2.6GHz 20M 8.0GT/s 8 Yes 115W E5-2670 v2 2.5GHz 25M 8.0GT/s 10 Yes 115W E5-2665 2.4GHz 20M 8.0GT/s 8 Yes 115W E5-2667 2.6GHz 15M 8.
Model Speed Cache QPI Cores Turbo TDP E5-2603 1.8GHz 10M 6.4GT/s 4 No 80W E5-2603 v2 1.8GHz 10M 6.4GT/s 4 No 80W 1 Model available for the life of the system. For information on processor installation and configuration, see the Dell PowerEdge R620 Owner’s Manual on Dell.com/Support/Manuals.
5 Memory More memory options are available than ever before with the Dell PowerEdge R620 — greater capacities, higher frequencies and more flexibility. The R620 supports up to 768GB of memory (24 DIMMs) and speeds up to 1866MT/s, providing high performance in a variety of applications. High memory density means there is no compromise when it comes to virtualization. Increase your uptime and reduce data loss due to Dell’s focus on reliability, availability and serviceability (RAS) features.
Table 9 lists the DIMMs supported by the R620. For the latest information on supported memory, visit Dell.com/PowerEdge. Table 9. DIMMs supported Capacity (GB) Speed (MT/s) Type Ranks per DIMM Data width SDDC support Voltage 4 1866 RDIMM 1 X8 Advanced ECC 1.5 4 1600 RDIMM 1 x8 Advanced ECC 1.35 4 1600 UDIMM 1 X8 Advanced ECC 1.35 8 1866 RDIMM 1 x4 All modes 1.5 8 1600 RDIMM 1 x4 All modes 1.35 16 1866 RDIMM 2 x4 All modes 1.
Table 10 illustrates the maximum achievable speed of the Intel Xeon processor E5-2600 and E5-2600 v2 product families based on memory loads. Green boxes are defaults for performance per watt White boxes (with lower voltage) can save power but will run at slower speeds White boxes (with higher voltage) can be custom configured in the bios Table 10. DIMM type DIMM rank Memory speed capabilities Intel Xeon processor E5-2600 and E5-2600 v2 product families DIMMs per channel (DPC) 1 DPC 1.35V 1.
Feature Description Memory mirroring: intra-socket Memory mirroring is a method of keeping a duplicate (secondary or mirrored) copy of the contents of memory as a redundant backup for use if the primary memory fails. The mirrored copy of the memory is stored in memory of the same processor socket. Memory address parity protection This feature provides the ability to detect transient errors on the address lines of the DDR channel.
6 Storage With comprehensive storage options, the Dell PowerEdge R620 offers a choice of drive types, internal and external storage controllers, and different chassis and backplane options for a varied numbers of drives. Features such as Express Flash PCIe solid-state drives and CacheCade provide accelerated performance over previous technologies. Express Flash drives use PCIe lanes to connect directly to the processor and chipset, and are easily accessible through the hot-plug drive bay.
Express Flash drives Express Flash drives use PCIe and SSD technologies to provide performance, scalability and optimal serviceability. Accelerated performance with high IOPs is made possible without requiring processor resources or capturing DRAM. Express Flash drives also use a standardized 2.5-inch hot-plug form factor that saves critical PCIe slot space by moving drives from the back to the front of the system and allows a common management process for all drives.
Table 14 lists the external storage options for the R620. For more information, see Dell.com/Storage. Table 14.
supports the new software RAID solution that supports RAID 0, 1, 5 and 10. The R620 supports the PERC cards listed in Table 15. For more information about the latest PERC offerings, see Dell.com/PERC. Table 15.
Table 16 lists the R620 backplane options for supported Dell PERC cards. Table 16. Backplane options Hard-drive backplane options Controller Drive types 1 PERC S110, H310, H710, H710P SATA HDD/SSD SAS HDD/SSD 8 x 2.5" 1 PERC H310, H710, H710P SATA HDD/SSD SAS HDD/SSD 10 x 2.5"2 PERC H310, H710, H710P SATA HDD/SSD SAS HDD/SSD 4 x 2.5” + 2 PCIe SSDs3 PCIe SSD interface card + PERC H310, H710, H710P Express Flash PCIe SSD 4 x 2.
7 Networking and PCIe The Dell PowerEdge R620 offers balanced, scalable I/O capabilities, including integrated PCIe 3.0 capable expansion slots. Dell Select Network Adapters, Dell’s network daughtercards, let you choose the right network fabric without using up a valuable PCI slot. Pick the speed, technology, vendor and other options such as switch independent partitioning, which lets you share and manage bandwidth on 10GbE connections.
Table 17 lists the available Select Network Adapter options and supported features for the R620. Table 17.
Boot from SAN (iSCSI, FCoE) configuration for networking devices through the USC PCIe expansion PCIe slots PCIe connectivity is integrated with the processor in that the number of processors in a system impacts the number of PCIe slots and the bandwidth of each PCIe slot.
PCIe expansion cards The R620 supports a variety of PCIe expansion cards. Table 19 lists the supported add-in NICs and HBAs. Table 19.
Table 20 lists additional supported PCIe expansion cards for the R620. Table 20. Additional supported PCIe expansion cards Type Adapter ® PCIe SSD PCIe bridge ® Fusion-io IoDrive 640GB V1 Fusion-io PCIe SSD V2 PCIe bridge adapter for front-accessible, hot-plug Express Flash PCIe SSDs For the latest information on all supported add-in PCIe expansion cards for the R620, visit Dell.com/PowerEdge. For PCIe card dimensions, see Table 36 in Appendix A.
8 Power, thermal and acoustics Lower overall system-level power draw is a result of Dell’s breakthrough system design. The R620 PowerEdge server maximizes performance per watt through a combination of power and cooling, energy efficient technologies, and tools. Additionally, the PowerEdge R620 has an extensive collection of sensors that automatically track thermal activity, which helps regulate temperature thereby reducing server noise and power consumption.
Feature Active power management Fresh Air cooling Rack infrastructure Description 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 Manager accessed through Dell iDRAC Enterprise and OpenManage Power Center that allows policy-based management of power and thermals at the individual server, rack and data center level.
Figure 9 shows a 750W power supply unit extended from the R620 chassis. Figure 9. 750W power supply unit The PowerEdge R620 supports up to two AC or DC power supplies with 1 + 1 redundancy, auto-sensing, and auto-switching capability. Dell power supplies have achieved Titanium efficiency levels as shown in Table 22. Table 22. Power supply efficiency Efficiency targets by load Form factor Redundant 86mm Output Class 10% 20% 50% 100% 495W AC Platinum 82.0% 90.0% 94.0% 91.
management adjusts cooling according to what the system really needs, and draws lower fan power draw and generates lower acoustical noise levels than servers without such controls. User-configurable settings: An R620 thermal control design target is to minimize the contribution of fan power to overall system power.
Table 23 details the acoustical performance for the R620. Table 23. Configuration (23 ± 2°C ambient) Minimum Typical Acoustical performance CPUs Hard drives Power supply unit Memory PCI card/HDD controller 1 1x 250G B SATA (7.2K) 1x 495W 1 x 2GB 1333Hz 1 x PERC H310 4x 300G B SAS (10K) 2x 750W 2 Operating mode Idle 4 Stress 8 x 8GB 1600Hz 1 x PERC H710 1 x Gb NIC Idle 5 4 Stress 5 LWA-UL 1 2 LpA (bels) (dBA) Prominent 3 tones 3.9 24 None 3.9 24 None 4.4 31 None 5.
9 Rack rails and cable management The rack rail systems for the Dell PowerEdge R620 provide tool-less support for 4-post racks with square or unthreaded round mounting holes. Compared to the R610 sliding rails, which required the use of adapter brackets, the sliding rails for the R620 now offer support for threaded-hole racks with the ReadyRails II mounting interface.
The static rails (shown in Figure 11) support a wider variety of racks than the sliding rails but do not support serviceability in the rack and are therefore are not compatible with the CMA. Figure 11. Static rails One key factor in selecting the proper rails is identifying the type of rack in which they will be installed. Both the sliding rails and the static rails support tool-less mounting in 19”-wide, EIA-310-E compliant square hole and unthreaded round hole 4-post racks.
Cable management arm The optional CMA 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.
10 Operating systems and virtualization The Dell PowerEdge R620 supports a wide range of industry-standard operating systems and virtualization software. Supported operating systems Table 25 lists the primary operating systems supported on the R620. For the latest information on supported operating systems, see Dell.com/OSsupport. Table 25.
Support of the operating systems listed in Table 26 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. Table 26.
11 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 and provides agent-based and agent-free server lifecycle management functionality for Dell PowerEdge servers. OpenManage solutions help you automate and streamline essential hardware management tasks.
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. iDRAC7 with Lifecycle Controller The Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller 7 (iDRAC7) with Lifecycle Controller is the heart of Dell’s second generation of Dell PowerEdge server embedded management functionality.
Feature Electronic licensing Function Benefit Upgrades to iDRAC7 Express or iDRAC7 Enterprise by software licensing key and license portal (may require installation of hardware option for 300-500 series servers) Digital license installed in factory; free 30day trial versions are available; uses a license management portal versus paper-based licenses and simplifies license management.
Feature (function) iDRAC7 Enterprise iDRAC7 Express Power monitoring ∞ ∞ Comprehensive monitoring ∞ ∞ Dedicated NIC 1Gbps (100MB in iDRAC6) ∞ Part replacement ∞ Backup and restore configurations ∞ Virtual console (4 user) ∞ Virtual console chat ∞ Support for customer-supplied SD cards for vFlash media Virtual flash partitions ∞ Virtual media ∞ Virtual folders ∞ Remote file share ∞ Crash video playback ∞ Boot record/playback ∞ Power capping ∞ Enterprise group power management
Dell consoles The central console in a systems management solution is often referred to as the one-to-many console. The central console provides a rapid view and insight into the overall health of all systems in the IT environment.
integrates OpenManage functions in SCCM to manage the Dell PowerEdge servers, including auto-discovery, operating system deployment and configuration of hardware elements, (RAID, NIC, BIOS, iDRAC7), OS and hypervisor agnostic updates, firmware management, and system viewer utilities.
Figure 13 illustrates the various operations that can be performed during the server’s lifecycle. Figure 13. Systems management server lifecycle Table 30 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. Table 30.
Operation One-to-one iDRAC7 with LifeCycle Controller GUI OMSA One-to-many Monitor iDRAC7 with Lifecycle Controller GUI Maintain Dell OpenManage Essentials BMC ProactiveNet Performance Management Integration with Lifecycle Controller Dell OpenManage Power Center Lifecycle Controller Remote Services Remediate: Dell Server PRO Management Pack for Microsoft System Center Virtual Machine Manager (SCVMM) Replace parts: Dell Lifecycle Controller Integration (DLCI) for Microsoft Sys
Appendix A. Additional specifications Chassis dimensions Figure 14 details the dimensions of the Dell PowerEdge R620 chassis. Figure 14. System dimensions Chassis configuration Xa Xb Za with bezel Y Za without bezel Zb Zc 8-drive bay chassis 482.4mm 434.0mm 42.8mm 35.0mm 20.4mm 682.7mm 701.3mm 10-drive bay chassis 482.4mm 434.0mm 42.8mm 35.0mm 20.4mm 731.0mm 752.
Power supply specifications Table 32 lists power supply specifications for the PowerEdge R620. Table 32. Specification Power supply specifications 750W AC 750W AC Titanium Platinum 10A–5A 10A–5A 200–240VAC 100–240VAC 50/60Hz 50/60Hz 50/60Hz 4416 4100 2843 2891 55A 55A 55A 55A 1100W DC 1100W AC 32A 12A–6.5A -48V to -60V DC 100–240VAC Frequency N/A Heat dissipation (BTU/hr max) Current consumption Supply voltage Maximum inrush 2 current 1 495W AC 6.
Not supported: > > > > > > Express Flash PCIe SSD GPU LRDIMM 130W 4-core and 135W processors Peripheral cards not qualified by Dell Peripheral cards greater than 25W Temperature Operating See Fresh Air for temperature information Storage –40 C to 65 C (-40 F to 149 F) with a maximum temperature gradation of 20 C per hour o o o o o Relative humidity Operating See Fresh Air for relative humidity information Storage 5% to 95% at a maximum wet bulb temperature of 33°C (91°F); atmosphere must be
Rack rail specifications Table 35 lists the spacing dimensions for the R620 sliding and statics rails. Table 35.
Appendix B. Standards compliance The Dell PowerEdge R620 conforms to the industry standards listed in Table 37. Table 37. Standard ACPI Advance Configuration and Power Interface Specification, v2.0c Ethernet IEEE 802.3-2005 HDG Hardware Design Guide Version 3.0 for Microsoft Windows Server IPMI Intelligent Platform Management Interface, v2.0 DDR3 Memory DDR3 SDRAM Specification, Rev. 3A LPC Low Pin Count Interface Specification, Rev. 1.1 PCI Express PCI Express Base Specification Rev. 2.0 and 3.
Appendix C. Additional resources Table 38 provides a list of documents and websites that provide for more information on the Dell PowerEdge R620. Table 38. Additional resources Resource Description of contents Location PowerEdge R620 Owner’s Manual This manual, available in PDF format, provides the following information: Dell.
Resource Description of contents Location Energy Smart Solution Advisor The Dell online Energy Smart Solution Advisor (ESSA) enables easier and more meaningful estimates to help you determine the most efficient configuration possible. Use ESSA to calculate the power consumption of your hardware, power infrastructure, and storage. Dell.com/ESSA Power and cooling technologies Provides details for improving energy efficiency in the data center. Dell.
Appendix D. System board block diagram Figure 15.
