SKU: DPE-R720xd-12x3.5-Chassis

Dell PowerEdge R720xd Rack Server Chassis (12x3.5")

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Quick Specs

Form Factor:

2U rack server

Processor Max: 8 Cores

2 x Intel Xeon E5-2600

Memory Max: 768GB

24 ECC DDR3 UDIMM/RDIMM/LRDIMM 1866Mhz

Storage Max: 38TB

12 LFF SAS/NL-SAS/SATA (HDD/SSD)

RAID Controller:

H310, H710, H710P, H810, 6Gbps SAS HBA
The PERC S110 is no supported

NIC/LOM:

4x 1GbE Broadcom 5720 BASE-T

Remote Management:

iDRAC7 Express (default) with Lifecycle Controller
8GB or 16GB vFlash media (upgrade options)

PCIe Slots:

6 PCIe 3.0 slots:
Two x16 full-length, full-height
One x8 full-length, full-height
Three x8 half-length, half-height

GPU:

Not Supported


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Base Standard Capabilities

FeaturePowerEdge R720xd technical specification
Form factor2U rack
ProcessorsIntel® Xeon® processor E5-2600 product family
Processor sockets2
Internal interconnect2 x Intel QuickPath Interconnect (QPI) links; 6.4 GT/s; 7.2 GT/s; 8.0 GT/s
Cache2.5MB per core; core options: 2, 4, 6, 8
ChipsetIntel C600
MemoryUp to 768GB (24 DIMM Slots): 2GB/4GB/8GB/16GB/32GB DDR3 up to 1600MT/s
I/O slots6 PCIe slots:
• Two x16 full-length, full-height
• One x8 full-length, full-height
• Three x8 half-length, half-height
RAID controllerInternal controllers:
PERC H310
PERC H710
PERC H710P
External HBAs (RAID):
PERC H810
Drive baysUp to twenty-six 2.5” drives or up to twelve 3.5” drives plus two 2.5” drives
Maximum internal storageUp to 50TB
Hard drivesHot-plug hard drive options:
2.5” SAS SSD, SATA SSD, SAS (15K, 10K), nearline SAS (7.2K), SATA (7.2K)
3.5” SAS (15K), nearline SAS (7.2K), SATA (7.2K)
Self-encrypting drives available
Embedded NICBroadcom® 5720 Quad Port 1GbE BASE-T (no TOE or iSCSI offload)
Intel I350 Quad Port 1GbE BASE-T (no TOE or iSCSI offload)
Intel X540 Dual Port 10GbE BASE-T with 2 x 1GbE (FCoE capability enabled on the 10GbE ports)
Broadcom® 57800S Dual Port 10GbE Base-T with 2 x 1GbE (TOE and iSCSI offload available on 10GbE ports
Broadcom 57800S Dual Port 10GbE SFP+ with 2 x 1GbE (TOE and iSCSI offload available on 10GbE ports
Power supplyAuto-ranging Titanium efficiency, hot-plug redundant 750W AC power supply; Auto-ranging Platinum efficiency, hot-plug
redundant 495W, 750W or 1100W AC power supply; 1100W DC power supply
AvailabilityHigh-efficiency, hot-plug, redundant power supplies; hot-plug drive bays; TPM; dual internal SD support;
hot-plug, redundant fan; optional bezel; information tag; ECC memory; extended thermal support;
ENERGY STAR® compliant; switch independent partitioning
Remote managementiDRAC7 with Lifecycle Controller
iDRAC7 Express (default), iDRAC7 Enterprise (upgrade option)
8GB or 16GB vFlash media (upgrade options)
Systems managementIPMI 2.0 compliant
Dell OpenManage™ Essentials and Dell Management Console
Dell OpenManage Power Center
Dell OpenManage Connections:
• Dell OpenManage Integration Suite for Microsoft® System Center
• Dell plug-in for VMware® vCenter™
• HP Operations Manager, IBM Tivoli® Netcool®, and CA Network and Systems Management
Rack support• ReadyRails™ II sliding rails for tool-less mounting in 4-post racks with square or unthreaded round holes or tooled
mounting in 4-post threaded hole racks, with support for optional tool-less cable management arm
• ReadyRails static rails for tool-less mounting in 4-post racks with square or unthreaded round holes or tooled
mounting in 4-post threaded and 2-post (Telco) racks
Operating systemsMicrosoft® Windows Server® 2012
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1, x64 (includes
Hyper-V® v2)
Microsoft Windows® Small Business Server 2011
Novell® SUSE® Linux Enterprise Server
Red Hat® Enterprise Linux®
Virtualization options:
Citrix® XenServer®
VMware vSphere® including ESX™ and ESXi™
Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization®
For more information on the specific versions and additions, visit
Dell.com/OSsupport.

Spec Sheet 4

Feature PowerEdge R710 PowerEdge R720 PowerEdge R720xd
Chassis 2U rack 2U rack 2U rack
Processors Intel Xeon processors 5500 and 5600 series Intel Xeon processor E5- 2600 or E5-2600 v2 product families Intel Xeon processor E5- 2600 or E5-2600 v2 product families
Internal interconnect Intel QuickPath Interconnect Intel QuickPath Interconnect Intel QuickPath Interconnect
Memory 18 DDR3 RDIMM and UDIMM Up to 288GB 24 x DDR3 RDIMM, UDIMM and LRDIMM Up to 768GB 24 x DDR3 RDIMM, UDIMM and LRDIMM Up to 768GB
Hard drive bays (hot plug) Up to eight 2.5” or six 3.5” Up to 16 2.5“ or eight 3.5” Up to 24 2.5“+ two 2.5” or 12 3.5” + two 2.5”
RAID controllers PERC 6/i, SAS 6/iR, PERC 6/E, H200, H700, H800 PERC S110, H310, H710, H710P, H810 (external); supports multiple (2) internal RAID controllers PERC H310, H710, H710P, H810 (external)
PCIe slots 4 PCIe 2.0 6 PCIe 3.0 6 PCIe 3.0
Express Flash drives Not supported Up to 4 Not supported
Embedded NICs 4 1GbE with optional TOE Select Network Adapter: minimum configuration of 4 1Gb Optional: 2 x 10GbE Select Network Adapter: minimum configuration of 4 1Gb Optional: 2 x 10GbE
Power supplies Hot-plug, redundant power supply units: 570W or 870W Hot-plug, redundant power supply units: 495W, 750W, 1100W, 1100W DC Hot-plug, redundant power supply units: 495W, 750W, 1100W, or 1100W DC
Power efficiency Gold Titanium Titanium
Dell OpenManage systems management Dell OpenManage Lifecycle Controller 1.x
iDRAC6 (Express or Enterprise) with Lifecycle Controller 1.x
OpenManage Essentials
OMSA Agent
OpenManage Power Center (requires iDRAC7 Enterprise with Lifecycle Controller)
OpenManage Integrations and Connections
iDRAC7 Express with Lifecycle Controller (standard option)
OpenManage Essentials
OMSA Agent
OpenManage Power Center (requires iDRAC7 Enterprise with Lifecycle Controller)
OpenManage Integrations and Connections
iDRAC7 Express with Lifecycle Controller (standard option)
Internal GPU Not supported 2 x 300W (double wide) or
4 x 150W (single wide)
Not supported
Availability Hot-plug drives
Hot-plug redundant cooling
Hot-plug redundant PSUs
Hot-plug drives
Hot-plug redundant cooling
Hot-plug redundant PSUs
Internal dual SD module
Hot-plug drives
Hot-plug redundant cooling
Hot-plug redundant PSUs
Internal dual SD module