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Dell PowerEdge R720 Rack Server | Configurable

 

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: 32TB

8 LFF or 8, 16 SFF SAS/NL-SAS/SATA (HDD/SSD)

RAID Controller:

S110 (SW RAID), H310, H710, H710P, H810, 6Gbps SAS HBA

NIC/LOM:

4x 1GbE Broadcom 5720 BASE-T

Remote Management:

iDRAC7 Express (default) with Lifecycle Controller

PCIe Slots:

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

GPU:

2 x 300W (double wide) or
4 x 150W (single wide)


Ideal for:
  • Database
  • High-Performance Computing (HPC)
  • Retail Servers
  • Virtualization

Setting the standard for feature flexibility in a 2-socket, 2U rack server, the Dell PowerEdge R720 is built to run complex workloads using its highly scalable memory, I/O capacity and flexible network options.


Designed to excel at running a wide range of applications and virtualization environments for both mid-size and large enterprises, the Dell PowerEdge R720 rack server is a general purpose platform with highly expandable memory (up to 768GB) and impressive I/O capabilities to match. With Intel Xeon E5-2600 processors, and the ability to support dual RAID controllers, the R720 can readily handle very demanding workloads, such as data warehouses, e-commerce, virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI), databases and high performance computing (HPC) as a data node.


Virtualize more with the R720

Maximize your data center’s application capacity by expanding your virtual environment using the PowerEdge R720’s large memory footprint. Choose an industry-leading hypervisor and take advantage of our system management capability to manage both physical and virtual assets. The R720 can help maximize your virtual machines’ uptime with redundant failsafe hypervisors. Finally, Dell’s Virtual Integrated System (VIS) solution lets you enable complex virtualization environments in just a few mouse clicks.

Manage data overload

Keep pace with the explosion of data in the virtual age with the flexible, powerful I/O and storage capabilities of the R720. Up to 16 internal hard drives and integrated PCI Express 3.0-capable expansion slots greatly increase your capacity, while optional hot-plug, front-access PCIe SSDs (up to 4) enable performance-enhancing, in-box storage tiering. Moreover, Dell Select Network Adapters, our flexible NIC technology, let you choose the right network fabric to match your needs without using up a valuable PCIe slot.




Networking and PCIe

The PowerEdge R720 supports one custom network daughter card (NDC), as part of the Select the Network Adapters family, to house the complete LOM subsystem. There are two form factors of Select Network Adapters — one for blade servers and one for rack servers. The rack NDC options supported on the R720 and R720xd include a selection of 1GbE and 10GbE port cards, such as 1000 Base-T, 10Gb Base-T, and 10Gb SFP+

Image of a rack Network Daughter Card rNDC

The R720 provides greatly expanded PCIe slot capability over their predecessor servers. This is made possible by the 40 PCIe lanes available from each processor in the system. Two processors are required in the system to enable all PCIe slots. The R720 have been designed to be PCIe 3.0 compliant in order to take full advantage of the processor capabilities.

7 PCIe 3.0 Slots Type
  • One x16 full-length, full-height
  • Three x8 full-length, full-height
  • Three x8 half-length, half-height
GPU Support

The R720 can support two 300W, full-length, double-wide GPUs or up to four 150W, full-length, single-wide GPUs. Each GPU can support up to 6GB of dedicated GDDR5 memory and is either actively or passively cooled. The GPUs are installed on the PCIe x16 2.0 interfaces available on riser 2 and GPU-optional riser 3. A system must have the optional riser 3 with a single x16 slot to support more than two GPUs.

Other GPU restrictions

The following GPU restrictions for the R720 are enforced by the order validator:

  • Requires two processors
  • Processors must be 115W or less
  • Maximum of two double-wide GPUs (since they take up two slots)
  • Maximum of four single-wide GPUs
  • All GPUs must be same type and model
  • GPUs require a redundant 1100W power supply and GPU enablement kit
  • PowerEdge R720 and R720xd Technical Guide
  • Two double-wide GPUs require the optional riser 3 with a single x16 slot
  • Four single-wide GPUs cannot occupy optional riser 3 with a single x16 slot
  • Dell PowerVault RD1000 backup unit not supported

Base Standard Capabilities

FeaturesPowerEdge R720 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 Chipset Intel C600
MemoryUp to 768GB (24 DIMM Slots): 2GB/4GB/8GB/16GB/32GB DDR3 up to 1600MT/s
I/O slots7 PCIe slots: One x16 full-length, full-height Three x8 full-length, full-height Three x8 half-length, half-height
RAID controllerInternal controllers: PERC S110 (SW RAID) PERC H310 PERC H710 PERC H710PExternal HBAs (RAID): PERC H810 External HBAs (non-RAID): 6Gbps SAS HBA
Drive baysUp to eight 3.5 drives or up to sixteen 2.5 drives
Maximum internal storage32TB
Hard drivesHot-plug hard drive options: 2.5 PCIe SSD, 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, interactive LCD screen; extended thermal support; ENERGY STAR compliant; switch independent partitioning
Remote managementiDRAC7 with Lifecycle Controller iDRAC7 Express (default), iDRAC7 Enterprise (upgrade option) 8GB vFlash media (upgrade option), 16GB vFlash media (upgrade optional)
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 supportReadyRails 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 LinuxVirtualization 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