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Feature (function) Remote configuration iDRAC7 Enterprise iDRAC7 Express for Blades ∞ ∞ Remote update ∞ ∞ Email alerts ∞ ∞ SNMP alerts ∞ ∞ Comprehensive monitoring Virtual console (4 user) ∞ ∞ ∞ ∞2 Virtual media Crash screen capture3 ∞ ∞ ∞ ∞ Power control ∞ ∞ Power monitoring ∞ ∞ Virtual console chat ∞ Support for customer-supplied SD cards for ∞ vFlash media Virtual flash partitions ∞ Virtual folders ∞ Remote file share ∞ Crash video playback ∞ Boot record/playback ∞ Part replacement ∞ Backup and restore configurations ∞ Power capping ∞ Enterprise group power management ∞ Directory services (AD, LDAP) ∞ PK authentication ∞ Two-factor authentication4 ∞ 1Blade-to-chassis internal connection is 100MB; 2Single user; 3Requires OMSA agent on target server; 4Uses Microsoft® ActiveX® on Internet Explorer® only 34 PowerEdge M520 Technical Guide

Section	Page
1 System Overview	5
Introduction	5
Achieve business continuity	5
Simplified systems management, without compromise	5
The PowerEdge M-series blade server line	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
LCD control panel	13
Quick Resource Locator	13
M1000e chassis enclosure features	14
4 Processors	15
Processor features	15
Supported processors	16
Chipset	16
5 Memory	17
Supported memory	17
Memory configurations	18
Flexible memory configuration	18
Memory speed	19
Memory RAS features	19
6 Storage	21
Internal storage	21
Supported hard drives	21
Storage controllers	21
Supported RAID controllers	22
PERC H710P	22
PERC H710	22
PERC H310	22
RAID controller feature support	22
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
Thermal design	27
Acoustical performance	28
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
iDRAC7 with Lifecycle Controller	32
iDRAC7 feature comparison	33
Agent-based systems management	35
Most systems management solutions require pieces of software, called agents, to be installed on each node in order to be managed within the IT environment. Additionally, the same agent is often used as a local interface into the hardware health and ma...	35
OpenManage Server Administrator	35
Agent-free systems management	35
Chassis Management Controller console for blade systems	35
Dell consoles	35
OpenManage systems management tools and utilities	35
Integration with third-party consoles	36
OpenManage connections with third-party consoles	36
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