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PEM520-2x2.5-VRTX | Refurbished Dell PowerEdge M520 Blade Server Chassis (2x2.5-VRTX)

Dell PowerEdge M520 Blade Server Chassis (2x2.5 VRTX)

Dell PowerEdge M520 Blade Server Chassis (2x2.5 VRTX)

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Brand:

Dell

MPN:

DPE-M520-2x2.5-VRTX-Chassis

Type:

Chassis

Condition:

ECS Refurbished & Tested

Warranty:

ECS 1 Year Hardware Warranty

-PLEASE CONTACT FOR CUSTOM CONFIGURATIONS. DISK SHELVES, COMPLETE CONFIGURATIONS & TURN KEY SYSTEMS AVAILABLE.

-SPARE PARTS AVAILABLE FOR EACH MODEL. PLEASE ASK FOR PRICING ON SPARE DISK, CONTROLLERS, POWER SUPPLIES, NICs, HBAs, SFPs, Cables, etc.

Dell PowerEdge M520 Blade Server Chassis (2x2.5 VRTX)

Quick Specs

Form Factor:

Half Height Blade Server

Processor | Max: 8 Cores

2 x Intel Xeon E5-2400

Memory | Max: 384GB

12 DDR3 RDIMM 1600Mhz

Boot Option:

IDSDM
USB
vFlash

Storage | Max: N/A

2 SFF SAS/SATA (HDD/SSD)

Storage Controllers:

PERC S110 (SW RAID)
H310, H710, H710p

iDRAC:

iDRAC7 with Lifecycle Controller

PCIe Slots | 2.0:

1 LOM and 2 Mezzanine Slots

GPU:

None

Ideal for:

Database
Mail
Virtualization

This is one of the supported Blade servers, each Modular Enclosure is a separate CTO you must configure.

Supported M1000e and VRTX Architecture

When installed into the Modular Enclosure. The M520 has a few different supported items. When you configure the M520 for the VRTX, the Blade Server will not support SATA drives and has only 1 Mezzanine Ethernet Pass-through option.

Dell M1000e Blade Architecture

Dell VRTX Blade Architecture

Achieve business continuity

Ensure maximum uptime with the fully redundant M-series power, cooling, and networking infrastructure, designed to provide the stability and resiliency our customers demand for Enterprise-class deployments. The M520’s design matches Dell’s commitment to reliability, with features such as multiple hardware RAID choices and our unique failsafe virtualization technology, which utilizes redundant SD media to provide failover capabilities for embedded hypervisors.

Improve operational efficiency

Help manage your servers using the Dell OpenManage portfolio, including Dell’s exclusive integrated Dell Remote Access Controller (iDRAC) with Lifecycle Controller. iDRAC, an embedded systems management feature, allows you to manage Dell servers in physical, virtual, local and remote environments, either in-band or out-ofband, with or without a systems management software agent. OpenManage also integrates and connects to leading third-party systems management solutions you may already use, allowing you to maintain a single point of control and capitalize on your existing investment. OpenManage simplifies the lifecycle of deploying, updating, monitoring, and maintaining your Dell PowerEdge servers.

PowerEdge M-series blade server line

Implement the right combination of features and performance scalability with the PowerEdge M-series blade servers, which can handle tough workloads in any size data centers. In addition to the world-class management features provided in all PowerEdge servers, the M520 also takes advantage of the capabilities of the M1000e Chassis Management Controller (CMC). The CMC allows M-series blades to be managed individually or as groups, in single or multiple chassis, and within a data center or in multiple geographically dispersed locations around the globe without requiring a single agent or additional hardware. PowerEdge M-series blade servers use the redundant power, cooling, and networking infrastructure provided by the Dell M1000e blade enclosure, which is exceptionally easy to deploy and manage, and maximizes power and cooling efficiency.

I/O Module Mezzanine Cards

The blade supports two mezzanine cards:

Mezzanine card slot C supports Fabric C. This card must match the fabric type of I/O modules installed in I/O module bays C1 and C2 of the M1000e.
Mezzanine card slot B supports Fabric B. This card must match the fabric type of I/O modules installed in I/O module bays B1 and B2 of the M1000e.

Image of the Mezzanine card on the M520 Blade Server

Storage Controllers

The newest line of PowerEdge RAID Controllers (PERCs) offers high I/O performance for a variety of uses, including database applications and streaming digital media environments. The internal RAID controllers have a dedicated connection to the system board.

PERC H710P

The PERC H710P is an eight-port, internal, 6Gbps PCIe RAID controller (mini form factor) with 1GB DDR3 non-volatile (NV) cache.

PERC H710

The PERC H710 is an eight-port, internal, 6Gbps PCIe RAID controller (mini form factor) with 512MB DDR3 NV cache.

PERC H310

The PERC H310 is an eight-port, internal, 6Gbps PCIe RAID controller (mini form factor) that is a low-cost, entry-level RAID solution.

The mezzanine storage controller is installed under the drive cage. Image of the Storage Controllers Placement for the Dell M520 Blade Server

SD Boot Options & Dimensions

Image of the IDSDM and vFlash Cards and placement

BOOT Options

The M520 supports the IDSDM + USB card as well as a slot under the system board for the vFLash iDRAC SD card. The IDSDM supports two SD card for redundancy. These drives can only be used to load the hypervisor OS.

Dimensions & Weight

Depth: 564.9mm (20.24")
Height: 50.35mm (1.98")
Width: 197.92mm (7.79")
Weight: 5.5kg (12.1lb)

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Dell PowerEdge M520 Blade Server Chassis (2x2.5 VRTX) Spec Sheet

Manuals

Base Standard Capabilities

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS FOR DELL POWEREDGE M520 BLADE SERVER
Form Factor	Half-height blade
Processors	Intel® Xeon E5-2400 Series Product Family Processors
Internal Interconnect	Intel QuickPath Interconnect (QPI): 6.4GT/s, 7.2GT/s, 8.0GT/s
Cache	2.5MB per core Core Options: 4, 6, 8
Memory	Up to 384GB (12 DIMM slots): 2GB/4GB/8GB/16GB/32GB DDR3 up to 1600MT/s
Chipset	Intel C600
Primary Storage	Hot-plug Hard Drive Options: Up to two SATA HDD/SSD or SAS HDD/SSD
USB Ports	2 in Front 1 Internal with Optional RIPS Card
NIC/LOM	Two Broadcom® 5720 1Gb Dual Port LOMs (4 x 1Gb ports)
RAID Controller Options	Internal: PERC S110 (software RAID) PERC H310 PERC H710 PERC H710p
I/O Mezzanine Card Options	Ethernet: Broadcom® 5719 Quad Port 1Gb Intel I350 Quad Port 1Gb 1Gb/10Gb Adapters: Brocade® BR1741M-K Dual Port 10Gb CNA QLogic ® QME8262-K Dual Port 10Gb KR CNA Broadcom® 57810S-k Dual Port 10Gb KR Intel Ethernet X520-x/k Dual Port 10Gb Intel I350 Quad Port 1Gb Broadcom 5719 Quad Port 1Gb Fibre Channel: QLogic QME2572 (FC8) Emulex® LPe1205-M (FC8) InfiniBand: Mellanox® ConnectX®-3 Dual Port FDR10 Mellanox ConnectX-3 Dual Port QDR
Power Supplies and Fans	Supplied by M1000e Blade Enclosure
Remote Management	iDRAC7 with Lifecycle Controller for Blades (default) iDRAC7 Enterprise with Lifecycle Controller (upgrade)
Systems Management	IPMI 2.0 Compliant Dell OpenManage™ Essentials and Dell Management Console Dell 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
Operating Systems	Microsoft Windows Server® 2012 Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Essentials Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1, x64 (includes Hyper-V® v2) Novell® SUSE® Linux Enterprise Server Red Hat® Enterprise Linux® Virtualization Options: Citrix® XenServer® VMware® vSphere® ESX™ and ESXi™ Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization®
Embedded Hypervisor	Two internal SD cards dedicated for hypervisor or one SD card dedicated for vFlash media support

Compare Servers

Feature	PowerEdge M520	PowerEdge M620	PowerEdge R420
Chassis; enclosure	Half-height blade; PowerEdge M1000e Blade Enclosure	Half-height blade; PowerEdge M1000e Blade Enclosure	1U rack
Processors	Intel Xeon processor E5-2400 and E5-2400 v2 product families	Intel Xeon processor E5-2600 and E5-2600v2 product families	Intel Xeon processor E5-2400 and E5-2400 v2 product families
Internal interconnect	Intel QuickPath Interconnect	Intel QuickPath Interconnect	Intel QuickPath Interconnect
Memory	12 x DDR3 RDIMM and UDIMM	24 x DDR3 RDIMM, UDIMM and LRDIMM	12 x DDR3 RDIMM
Hard drive bays (hot plug)	2 x 2.5”	2 x 2.5”	4 x 3.5” 8 x 2.5”
Embedded NIC	2 x 1GbE dual-port LOM	Dual Port Select Network Adapter, 3 options of 2 x 10GbE	1 x 1GbE dual-port LOM
RAID	S110, H310, H710, H710P	S110, H310, H710, H710P	S110, H310, H710, H710P, H810
Express Flash drives	Not supported	Up to 2	Not supported
I/O slots	2 x PCIe 2.0 x8 mezzanine card slots	2 x PCIe 3.0 x8 mezzanine card slots	2 PCIe 3.0
Optional SD port	Yes (redundant hypervisor + vFlash media)	Yes (redundant hypervisor + vFlash media)	Yes (redundant hypervisor + vFlash media)
Dell OpenManage Systems Management	OpenManage Essentials OMSA Agent OpenManage Power Center (requires iDRAC7 Enterprise with Lifecycle Controller) CMC 4.x (available with the M1000e Modular Blade Enclosure) OpenManage Integrations and Connections iDRAC7 Express for Blades with Lifecycle Controller (standard option)	OpenManage Essentials OMSA Agent OpenManage Power Center (requires iDRAC7 Enterprise with Lifecycle Controller) CMC 4.x (available with the M1000e Modular Blade Enclosure) OpenManage Integrations and Connections iDRAC7 Express for Blades 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)

Shipping Information

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Custom configured orders ship within 2 business days after all required products are in stock.

Please allow 3 business days for products that are not in stock to arrive to our facility in Irvine, California.

Domestic Shipments

Standard Ground
- Shipping time: 2-7 business days
- Order processing time: 0-3 business days
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- Excludes weekends, holidays or weather delays.
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International Shipments

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- Shipping time: 4-6 business days
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ECS Warranty Information

Express Computer Systems (ECS) provides a 1 year parts warranty against defects in material or workmanship that will affect the products functionality. All refurbished items are tested prior to shipping to guarantee up-time upon arrival. If you are having issues with an item we provided please Contact Us and we will do our best to assist you.

What does our ECS warranty cover?
We offer 1 year warranty as standard and additional years can be added to fit your needs. Please reach out to a sales associate via the Contact Us page or live chat for more information on extended coverage options. During the coverage period if your product fails we will offer a Next Business Day replacement. If we are unable to replace the product we will refund its original selling price. Shipping costs and tax are not refundable. Express Computer Systems retains the right to decide whether the goods will be replaced or refunded.

What is not covered by our warranty?
Our warranty does not cover any problem caused by the following conditions:

accidents; misuse; carelessness; electrostatic discharge; shock; temperature or humidity beyond the specifications of the product; improper installation; operation; modification;
any improper use that contravenes the instructions in the user manual;
problems caused by other equipment. Our warranty is void if the product is returned with damaged, removed, counterfeit labels, or any modifications (including any component or external cover removal). Our warranties do not cover data loss or damages to any other equipment. In addition, our warranties do not cover incidental damages, consequential damages, or costs related to data recovery, removal, and installation.

Important notes:

Please ask for additional warranty/coverage that you may require in addition to the standard 1 ECS warranty prior to final purchase. Requesting additional warranty after your purchase can be denied.
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About Express Computer Systems

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Every item we sell is tested on-site in our state-of-the-art hardware engineering lab. We use certified technicians to test every piece of equipment as well as updating all necessary firmware. The highest quality of testing and certification is guaranteed. We warranty all of our items we sell. Ask us today about warranty for a specific item.

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Dell PowerEdge M520 Blade Server Chassis (2x2.5 VRTX)

-PLEASE CONTACT FOR CUSTOM CONFIGURATIONS. DISK SHELVES, COMPLETE CONFIGURATIONS & TURN KEY SYSTEMS AVAILABLE.

-SPARE PARTS AVAILABLE FOR EACH MODEL. PLEASE ASK FOR PRICING ON SPARE DISK, CONTROLLERS, POWER SUPPLIES, NICs, HBAs, SFPs, Cables, etc.