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Dell Server R720, the latest Dell server technology with high-density memory, balanced I / O, and the latest processors, for your enterprise virtualization and business processing environment.
Dell Server R720
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- Chinese name
- Dell Server R720
- Purpose
- Virtualize and business process environment for your business
- Dell Server R720, the latest Dell server technology with high-density memory, balanced I / O, and the latest processors, for your enterprise virtualization and business processing environment.
- High Performance Computing < br Significantly improve application performance with the next-generation Intel® Xeon® E5-2600 series processing power and up to 24 DIMMs. The Intel® Xeon® E5-2600 processor is built with 32-nanometer processing technology and each processor provides up to 8 cores for ultra-fast processing of compute-intensive tasks.
Learn more <br Advanced I/O Features<br /> Enhance the performance of your data center with the balanced and scalable I / O capabilities of the PowerEdge R720 including integrated third-generation PCIe expansion slots.
Learn more <br Flexible and Scalable Networking<br /> With features that enable you to take full advantage of additional I / O performance, adjust your network throughput to meet your application needs.
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- With the PowerEdge R720 rack server, achieve the highest efficiency in the demanding virtualization, database, and enterprise resource planning (ERP) workloads of medium to large enterprises.
- Powerful system management functions <br /> Experience easy life-cycle management with hardware-driven intelligent system management, comprehensive power management, and other innovative management tools.
Learn more <br Enhance operational efficiency<br /> With the next-generation reliability, availability, and maintainability (RAS) capabilities of the R720 infrastructure, maintain high data center productivity, security, and maintenance.
Learn more <br Various storage capacities and performances<br /> With the flexible I / O and storage options of the PowerEdge R720 rack server, keep up with the times and efficiently manage exponential growth of data.
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- Let IT drive your business to success. The latest generation of PowerEdge series servers are designed with the right combination of functionality and performance scalability to handle the demanding workloads in large and small data center environments.
- Improve operational efficiency with enhanced system management capabilities
- Streamline operations and increase productivity to get the most out of every penny. Automate your most important server lifecycle management tasks-deploy, update, monitor and maintain to manage your Dell PowerEdge servers in complex IT environments.
- Global service and support
- The Dell Services team enables you to take full advantage of IT and business solutions, helping reduce IT complexity, reduce costs, and avoid inefficiencies. The Dell Services team will have a comprehensive understanding of your needs, design solutions for your environment and business goals, while leveraging proven delivery methods, local professionals, and deep domain expertise to minimize total cost of ownership .
Dell server R720 processor
- Intel® Xeon® E5-2600 Processor Product Family
- Processor socket: 2
- Form factor: 2U rack
- Internal interconnects: 2 Intel QuickPath Interconnect (QPI) links; 6.4 GT / s; 7.2 GT / s; 8.0 GT / s
Dell server R720 operating system
- Microsoft® Windows Server® 2008 R2 SP1, x64 (with Hyper-V v2)
- Microsoft Windows® Small Business Server 2011
- SUSE® Linux® Enterprise Server
- Red Hat® Enterprise Linux
- Optional embedded hypervisor:
- Citrix® XenServer
- VMware vSphere
Dell server R720 chipset
- Intel C600
Dell server R720 memory
- Up to 768 GB (24 DIMM slots): 2 GB / 4 GB / 8 GB / 16 GB / 32 GB DDR3 (up to 1600 MHz)
- Cache: 2.5 MB per core; core options: 2, 4, 6, 8
Dell server R720 storage
- Hot-plug hard drive options:
- 2.5-inch PCIe SSD, SAS SSD, SATA SSD, SAS (15K, 10K), Nearline SAS (7.2K), SATA (7.2K)
- 3.5-inch SAS (15K), near-line SAS (7.2K), SATA (7.2K)
- Support self-encrypting hard disk
- Maximum internal storage: 24 TB
Dell server R720 drive bay
- Up to 8 3.5-inch hard drives, or up to 16 2.5-inch hard drives
Dell Server R720 Slot Contains Items
- 7 PCIe slots:
- One x16 slot, full length, full height
- Three x8 slots, full length, full height
- Three x8 slots, half-length, half-height
RAID Dell Server R720 RAID Controller
- Internal controller:
- PERC S110 (SW RAID)
- PERC H310
- PERC H710
- PERC H710P
- External HBA (RAID):
- PERC H810
- External HBA (non-RAID):
- 6 Gbps SAS HBA
Dell server R720 communication options
- Broadcom® Quad Port 1 GbE BASE-T (without TOE or iSCSI offload)
- Intel Quad Port 1 GbE BASE-T (no TOE or iSCSI offload)
- Intel dual-port 10 GbE BASE-T, and two 1 GbE ports (FCoE function is supported on 10 GbE ports)
- Broadcom dual port 10 GbE SFP + with two 1 GbE ports (supports TOE or iSCSI offload on 10 GbE ports)
Dell Server R720 Power Options
- Platinum certified energy-efficient power supply: 495 watts, 750 watts, or top platinum-certified energy-efficient power supply: 1100 watts
- Auto range power
Dell server R720 availability
- High-efficiency, hot-swappable redundant power supply; DC power supply; hot-swappable hard disk; TPM; dual built-in SD support; hot-swappable
- Redundant fans; optional bezels; luggage tags; ECC memory; interactive LCD screen; stronger cooling support; Energy Star® compliant; greater power range; switch-independent partitioning (SWAP)
Dell Server R720 Management
- Remote management:
- IDRAC7 with Lifecycle Controller
- iDRAC7 Express (default), iDRAC7 Enterprise (upgrade option)
- 8 GB vFlash media (upgrade option), 16 GB vFlash media (upgrade option)
- System Management:
- Compliant with IPMI 2.0
- Dell OpenManage Essentials and Dell Management Console
- Dell OpenManage Power Center
- Dell OpenManage Connection:
- 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
Dell server R720 rack support
- ReadyRails rails for tool-free installation in 4-post racks with square or unthreaded round holes, or tool installation in 4-post threaded-hole racks, support for optional tool-free cable management arms
- ReadyRails fixed rails for tool-free installation in 4-post racks with square or unthreaded round holes, or with tools in 4-post threaded and 2-post (Telco) racks