Dell PowerEdge 2450 Specifications

A feature-rich, two-socket, half-height blade server, the PowerEdge M520 delivers an extraordinary balance of value and performance

10 PowerEdge M520 Technical Guide Feature Technical specification Operating systems Microsoft Windows Server® 2012 Microsoft Windows Server® 2008

11 PowerEdge M520 Technical Guide 3 Module views and features The Dell PowerEdge M520 implements a new module design that supports up to 12 DIMM

12 PowerEdge M520 Technical Guide Figure 2. M1000e chassis enclosure with M520 blades The M520 module shown in Figure 3 supports up to 12 DIMMS,

13 PowerEdge M520 Technical Guide Module features Table 4 lists the modules features for the M520 system. For additional information on these feat

14 PowerEdge M520 Technical Guide Figure 4. QRL code located on module This QRL code allows you to:  View step-by-step videos, including over

15 PowerEdge M520 Technical Guide 4 Processors The Dell PowerEdge M520 system features the Intel Xeon processor E5-2400 product family, which offe

16 PowerEdge M520 Technical Guide Supported processors The M520 supports up to two processors with up to eight cores per processor. Table 5 lists

17 PowerEdge M520 Technical Guide 5 Memory More memory options are available than ever before with the Dell PowerEdge M520 — greater capacities, h

18 PowerEdge M520 Technical Guide Table 7 lists the DIMMs that are supported on the M520. For the latest information on supported memory, visit De

19 PowerEdge M520 Technical Guide Memory speed The M520 server supports memory speeds of 1600MT/s, 1333MT/s, 1066MT/s and 800MT/s, depending on th

ii PowerEdge M520 Technical Guide This document is for informational purposes only. Dell reserves the right to make chang

20 PowerEdge M520 Technical Guide Table 9. Memory RAS features Feature Description Dense configuration optimized profile Increased memory reliabi

21 PowerEdge M520 Technical Guide 6 Storage The Dell PowerEdge M520 system provides comprehensive and wider offerings of internal storage options,

22 PowerEdge M520 Technical Guide Supported RAID controllers The newest line of PowerEdge RAID Controllers (PERCs) offers high I/O performance for

23 PowerEdge M520 Technical Guide 1Supports SATA hard drives through the SAS backplane 2Supports only PCIe 2.0 with compatible PCIe 3.0 silicon a

24 PowerEdge M520 Technical Guide 7 Networking and mezzanine cards The Dell PowerEdge M520 system supports two embedded Broadcom 5720 Dual Port 1

25 PowerEdge M520 Technical Guide Type Adapter InfiniBand Mellanox QDR CX-3 40Gb Mellanox FDR10 CX-3 40Gb For the latest information on supported

26 PowerEdge M520 Technical Guide 8 Power, thermal, and acoustics Lower overall system-level power draw is a result of Dell’s breakthrough system

27 PowerEdge M520 Technical Guide Feature Description complete power management solution comprised of Intel Node Manager accessed through Dell iDR

28 PowerEdge M520 Technical Guide  Environmental specifications: The optimized thermal management makes the PowerEdge M520 reliable under a wide

29 PowerEdge M520 Technical Guide 9 Operating systems and virtualization The Dell PowerEdge M520 system supports a wide range of industry-standard

iii PowerEdge M520 Technical Guide Table of contents 1 System Overview ...

30 PowerEdge M520 Technical Guide Supported virtualization One of the key features for virtualization on the M520 is the support for a fail-safe

31 PowerEdge M520 Technical Guide 10 Dell OpenManage systems management Whether your IT environment consists of a few servers or a few thousand s

32 PowerEdge M520 Technical Guide OpenManage systems management The Dell OpenManage systems management portfolio includes powerful hardware and so

33 PowerEdge M520 Technical Guide Feature Function Benefit Electronic licensing Upgrades to iDRAC7 Express for Blades or iDRAC7 Enterprise by soft

34 PowerEdge M520 Technical Guide Feature (function) iDRAC7 Enterprise iDRAC7 Express for Blades Remote configuration ∞ ∞ Remote update ∞

35 PowerEdge M520 Technical Guide Agent-based systems management Most systems management solutions require pieces of software, called agents, to b

36 PowerEdge M520 Technical Guide  Dell OpenManage Server Update Utility — The Dell Server Update Utility (SUU) is a DVD-based application for i

37 PowerEdge M520 Technical Guide  Dell OpenManage Connection for Computer Associates Network and Systems Management — This connection allows yo

38 PowerEdge M520 Technical Guide Table 21 lists the products that are available for one-to-one and one-to-many operations, and when they are used

39 PowerEdge M520 Technical Guide Appendix A. Additional specifications Module dimensions and weight Figure 7 details the dimensions of the M520 m

iv PowerEdge M520 Technical Guide Tables Table 1. New technologies ...

40 PowerEdge M520 Technical Guide Environmental specifications For additional information about environmental measurements for specific system con

41 PowerEdge M520 Technical Guide Operating 0.26 Grms at 5Hz to 350Hz for 15 minutes Storage 1.54 Grms at 10Hz to 250Hz for 15 minutes Operating

42 PowerEdge M520 Technical Guide Appendix B. Standards compliance The Dell PowerEdge M520 system conforms to the industry standards in Table 24.

43 PowerEdge M520 Technical Guide Standard URL for information and specifications Windows Logo Windows Logo Program System and Device Requirements

44 PowerEdge M520 Technical Guide Appendix C. Additional resources Table 25 provides a list of documents and websites that provide more informatio

45 PowerEdge M520 Technical Guide Resource Description of contents Location Energy Smart Solution Advisor (ESSA) The Dell online advisor console e

46 PowerEdge M520 Technical Guide Appendix D. System board block diagram Figure 8. M520 system board block diagram

5 PowerEdge M520 Technical Guide 1 System Overview Introduction Enjoy excellent performance and exceptional value with the Dell™ PowerEdge™ M520

6 PowerEdge M520 Technical Guide New technologies A number of new technologies are featured on the PowerEdge M520 system, as shown in Table 1. Tab

7 PowerEdge M520 Technical Guide 2 System features The new half-height M520 has more memory, processor cores, and networking options than ever bef

8 PowerEdge M520 Technical Guide Feature PowerEdge M520 PowerEdge M620 PowerEdge R420 Optional SD port Yes (redundant hypervisor + vFlash media)

9 PowerEdge M520 Technical Guide Feature Technical specification For information about Dell external storage options, visit Dell.com/Storage USB p