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Base Standard Capabilities
| Features | PowerEdge R520 technical specification | |
|---|---|---|
| Form factor | 2U rack | |
| Processors | Intel Xeon processor E5-2400 product family | |
| Processor sockets | 2 | |
| Internal interconnect | Intel QuickPath Interconnect (QPI) link: 6.4GT/s; 7.2GT/s; 8.0GT/s | |
| Cache | 2.5MB per core; core options: 4, 6, 8 | |
| Chipset | Intel C600 series | |
| Memory | Up to 384GB (12 DIMM slots): 2GB/4GB/8GB/16GB/32GB DDR3 up to 1600MT/s | |
| I/O slots | 4 PCIe slots: With two processors: One x16 PCIe slot with x16 bandwidth, 3.0, half-length, half-height One x16 PCIe slot with x8 bandwidth, 3.0, full-length, full-height Two x16 PCIe slots with x8 bandwidth, 3.0, half-length, full-height | With one processor: One x8 PCIe slot with x4 bandwidth, 2.0, half-length, half-height One x16 PCIe slot with x8 bandwidth, 3.0, full-length, full-height Two x8 PCIe slots with x4 bandwidth, 3.0, half-length, full-height |
| RAID controller | Internal controllers: PERC S110 (SW RAID) PERC H310 PERC H710 PERC H710P | External HBAs (RAID): PERC H810 External HBAs (non-RAID): 6Gbps SAS HBA |
| Drive bays | Up to eight 3.5 or 2.5 hot-plug SAS, SATA or SSD | |
| Maximum internal storage | Up to 32TB | |
| Hard drives | Hot-plug hard drive options: 2.5 SAS SSD, SATA SSD, SAS (15K, 10K) or 3.5 SAS (15K), nearline SAS (7.2K), SATA (7.2K) Self-encrypting drives available | |
| Embedded NIC | Broadcom 5720 Dual Port 1Gb LOM | |
| I/O adapter options | 1Gb Ethernet: Broadcom 5720 Dual Port 1Gb NIC Broadcom 5720 Quad Port 1Gb NIC Intel I350 Dual Port 1Gb stand-up adapter Intel I350 Quad Port 1Gb stand-up adapter 10Gb Converged Ethernet: Brocade BR1020 Dual Port 10Gb CNA QLogic QLE8262 Dual Port 10Gb DA/SFP+ Broadcom 57810S Dual Port 10Gb Base-T CNA Broadcom 57810S Dual Port 10Gb DA/SFP+ CNA 10Gb Ethernet: Intel X520 Dual Port 10Gb DA/SFP+ server adapter Intel X540 Dual Port 10Gb Base-T adapter | FC16/FC8/FC4 HBA: QLogic QLE2460 4Gb Single Port FC HBA QLogic QLE2462 4Gb Dual Port FC HBA QLogic QLE2560 8Gb Single Port FC HBA QLogic QLE2562 8Gb Dual Port FC HBA QLogic QLE2660 16Gb Single Port FC HBA QLogic QLE2662 16Gb Dual Port FC HBA Emulex LPe-12000-E 8Gb Single Port FC HBA Emulex LPe-12002-E 8Gb Dual Port FC HBA Brocade 815 8Gb Single Port FC HBA Brocade 825 8Gb Dual Port FC HBA |
| Power | Auto-ranging Titanium efficiency, hot-plug redundant 750W AC power supply; Auto-ranging Platinum efficiency, hotplug redundant 750W or 495W AC power supply; Auto-ranging Silver efficiency, cabled 550W power supply; 1100W DC power supply | |
| Availability | High-efficiency, hot-plug, redundant power supplies; DC power supply; hot-plug hard drives; TPM; dual internal SD support; fan fault tolerance; optional bezel; information tag; ECC memory, interactive LCD screen; ENERGY STAR compliant; extended power range; switch independent partitioning | |
| Remote management | Basic management (default), iDRAC7 with Lifecycle Controller, iDRAC7 Express (upgrade), iDRAC7 Enterprise (upgrade), 8GB vFlash (upgrade), 16GB vFlash (upgrade) | |
| Systems management | IPMI 2.0 compliant OpenManage Essentials and Dell Management Console OpenManage Power Center Dell OpenManage Connections: 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 (NSM) | |
| Rack support | ReadyRails II sliding rails for toolless mounting in 4-post racks with square or unthreaded round holes or tooled mounting in 4-post threaded hole racks, with support for optional toolless cable management arm ReadyRails static rails for toolless mounting in 4-post racks with square or unthreaded round holes or tooled mounting in 4-post threaded and 2-post (Telco) racks | |
| Operating systems | Microsoft 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. | |
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| Feature | PowerEdge R510 | PowerEdge R520 |
|---|---|---|
| Chassis | 2U rack | 2U rack |
| Processors | IntelXeonprocessors 5500 and 5600 series | Intel Xeon processor E5-2400 product family |
| Internal interconnect | Intel QuickPath Interconnect | Intel QuickPath Interconnect |
| Memory | 8 x DDR3 RDIMM and UDIMM Up to 128GB | 12 x DDR3 RDIMM and UDIMM Up to 384GB |
| Hard drive bays (hot-plug) | Up to 12 x 3.5” or 2.5” SAS/SATA SSD | Up to 8 x 3.5” or 2.5” SAS/SATA SSD |
| RAID controller | PERC H200, H700, H800 | PERC H310, H710, H710P, H810 |
| PCI slots | 3 PCIe 2.0 slots | 4 PCIe 3.0 slots (with two processors) |
| Embedded NIC | 1 x 1GbE Dual Port LOM | 1 x 1GbE Dual Port LOM |
| Power supplies | Non-redundant 480W AC Hot-plug, redundant and non-redundant 750W AC | Cabled 550W AC Hot-plug, redundant 495W AC, 750W AC, 1100W AC, 1100W DC |
| Dell OpenManage Systems Management | Dell OpenManage Dell Management Console (DMC) Lifecycle Controller 1.x iDRAC6 (Express or Enterprise) with Lifecycle Controller | OpenManage Essentials Dell Management Console IT Assistant OMSA Agent OpenManage Power Center (requires iDRAC7 Enterprise with Lifecycle Controller) OpenManage Integrations and Connections Basic management (standard option) |
| Power efficiency | Gold | Titanium |
| Availability | Hot-plug drives Hot-plug redundant cooling on 12-hard drive configuration Hot-plug redundant power supply units | Hot-plug drives Fan fault tolerance Hot-plug redundant power supply units Internal dual SD module |
