Dell PowerEdge R720 and R720xdGetting Started GuideRegulatory Model: E14S SeriesRegulatory Type: E14S001

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installation and configuration

turning on the system

other information you may need

technical specifications

Dell PowerEdge R720 Getting Started Manual

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New technologies

Specifications

Chassis features

Processors

Chipset

Memory

Supported memory

Memory configurations

Memory RAS features

Storage

External storage

Optical drives

Select Network Adapters

PCIe expansion

Power supply units

Cable management arm

Supported operating systems

Systems management solutions

Power supply specifications

USB peripherals

Dell OpenManage systems management

OpenManage systems management

GPU support

Environmental specifications

dell software license agreement

Notes, Cautions, and Warnings

About Your System

LCD Panel Features

Home Screen

Diagnostic Indicators

Hard-Drive Indicator Patterns

NIC Indicator Codes

Other Information You May Need

Using The System Setup And Boot Manager

Entering System Setup

System Setup Main Screen

Memory Settings Screen

SATA Settings Screen

Boot Settings Screen

Serial Communications Screen

System Profile Settings Screen

System Security Screen

Miscellaneous Settings

Operating With A Setup Password Enabled

Using The Boot Manager Navigation Keys

UEFI Boot Menu

Installing System Components

Installing The Front Bezel

Closing The System

Cooling Shroud

Installing The Cooling Shroud

General Memory Module Installation Guidelines

Mode-Specific Guidelines

Sample Memory Configurations

Removing Memory Modules

Installing Memory Modules

Hard Drives

Installing A 2.5 Inch Hard-Drive Blank

Installing A 2.5 Inch Hard-Drive Blank (Back)

Installing A Hot-Swap Hard Drive

Removing A Hard Drive From A Hard-Drive Carrier

Optical Drive (Optional)

Installing The Optical Drive

Cooling Fans

Installing A Cooling Fan

Installing The Cooling-Fan Assembly

Internal USB Memory Key (Optional)

Removing The PCIe Card Holder

Installing The PCIe Card Holder

Cable Retention Bracket

Installing The Cable Retention Bracket

Removing Expansion-Card Risers

Installing Expansion-Card Risers

Removing The vFlash Media Unit

Installing The vFlash Media Unit

Internal Dual SD Module

Installing The Internal Dual SD Module

Internal SD Card

Removing The Integrated Storage Controller Card

Installing The Integrated Storage Controller Card

Installing The Network Daughter Card

Removing A Processor

Installing A Processor

Power Supplies

Hot Spare Feature

Installing An AC Power Supply

Wiring Instructions For A DC Power Supply

Removing A DC Power Supply

Installing A DC Power Supply

Removing The Power Supply Blank

Hard-Drive Backplane

Removing The Hard-Drive Backplane

Installing The Hard-Drive Backplane

Removing The Control Panel (PowerEdge R720)

Installing The Control Panel (PowerEdge R720)

Installing The Control Panel (PowerEdge R720xd)

Removing The I/O Panel (PowerEdge R720xd)

Installing The I/O Panel (PowerEdge R720xd)

Installing The System Board

Troubleshooting Your System

Troubleshooting A Serial I/O Device

Troubleshooting A Damaged System

Troubleshooting The System Battery

Troubleshooting Cooling Fans

Troubleshooting An Internal USB Key

Troubleshooting An Optical Drive

Troubleshooting A Hard Drive

Troubleshooting Expansion Cards

Troubleshooting Processors

Using System Diagnostics

system diagnostic controls

Jumpers And Connectors

System Board Connectors

Disabling A Forgotten Password

Technical Specifications

LCD Messages

Hwc1001/hwc2003/hwc2005

Pci1308/pci1320/pci1342/pci1348/pci1360

Sel1204

Warning Messages

Executive Summary

Introduction

NFS storage solution (baseline)

Figure 2. NFS server

Dell Fluid Cache for DAS based solution

I/O clients test bed

Table 5. I/O cluster details

Solution tuning

Dell Fluid Cache for DAS

Figure 4. PCIe SSD health

Dell Fluid Cache for DAS health and monitoring

Sequential writes and reads

Figure 5. Large sequential write performance

Random writes and reads

Metadata tests

Figure 9. Metadata file create performance

Cold-cache tests

Figure 12. Cold-cache sequential reads

Figure 14. CacheIO-DiskIO on cold-cache reads

Conclusion

Appendix A: Step-by-step configuration of Dell Fluid Cache for NFS

A.2. NFS server set up

A.3. NFS server configuration and tuning

A.4. Virtual disk configuration

A.5. XFS and DFC configuration

A.6. Useful commands and references

Appendix B: Benchmarks and tests

B.2. mdtest

Back-Panel Features And Indicators

Power Indicator Codes

Processor Settings Screen

Integrated Devices Screen

System And Setup Password Features

Deleting Or Changing An Existing System And/Or Setup Password

Boot Manager Screen

iDRAC Settings Utility

System Memory

Installing A Hard Drive Into A Hard-Drive Carrier

Removing An Expansion Card From The Expansion-Card Riser 2 Or 3

Installing An Expansion Card Into The Expansion-Card Riser 2 Or 3

Removing An Expansion Card From The Expansion-Card Riser 1

Installing An Expansion Card Into The Expansion-Card Riser 1

Installing A GPU Card

Removing A GPU Card

SD vFlash Card

Removing The Optional Hard-Drive Backplane (Back)

Installing The Optional Hard-Drive Backplane (Back)

Control Panel

additional features

System overview

Key technologies

System features

Chassis views and features

Figure 3. R720xd front view (with bezel)

Figure 6. R720xd back view

Figure 9. R720 LCD control panel

Figure 10. R720xd LED panel

Table 5. Security features

Supported processors

Table 12. Supported hard drives

Table 14. RAID controllers

Networking and PCIe

Table 15. Supported Select Network Adapter options and features

Power, thermal, and acoustics

Thermal and acoustics

Table 21. R720 acoustical performance (2.5-inch chassis)

Rack rails and cable management

For detailed information about rail dimensions, see the

Operating systems and virtualization

Supported virtualization

Dell server management operations

Figure 17. Systems management server lifecycle

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