Dell PowerEdge M520 Technical Guide - Page 3

Table of contents 1 System Overview...5 Introduction ...5 New technologies ...6 2 System features ...7 Comparison of PowerEdge systems ...7 Specifications ...8 3 Module views and features ...11 Module views...11 Module features ...13 4 Processors ...15 Processor features...15 Supported processors...16 Chipset ...16 5 Memory ...17 Supported memory ...17 Memory configurations ...18 Memory speed ...19 Memory RAS features...19 6 Storage ...21 Internal storage ...21 Storage controllers...21 7 Networking and mezzanine cards ...24 System management integration ...24 Mezzanine cards ...24 8 Power, thermal, and acoustics ...26 Power consumption and energy efficiency...26 Power supply units ...27 Thermal and acoustics...27 9 Operating systems and virtualization ...29 Supported operating systems...29 Supported virtualization ...30 10 Dell OpenManage systems management...31 Systems management solutions ...31 OpenManage systems management ...32 Dell server management operations...37 Appendix A. Additional specifications...39 Module dimensions and weight ...39 Video specifications ...39 Environmental specifications ...40 USB peripherals ...41 Appendix B. Standards compliance ...42 Appendix C. Additional resources...44 Appendix D. System board block diagram ...46 iii PowerEdge M520 Technical Guide