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    and names of others. ©Copyright 2012 Dell Inc. All rights reserved. Reproduction or translation of any part of this work beyond that permitted by U.S. copyright laws without the written permission of Dell Inc. is unlawful and strictly forbidden. June 2012 | Rev 1.0 ii PowerEdge M820 Technical Guide
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    specifications...40 Module dimensions and weight ...40 Environmental specifications ...40 Video specifications ...40 USB peripherals ...42 Appendix B. Standards compliance ...43 Appendix C. Additional resources...44 Appendix D. System board block diagram ...46 iii PowerEdge M820 Technical Guide
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    with M820 blades 11 M820 internal module view...12 QRL code located on module ...13 Blade network daughter card (NDC) ...24 Dell systems management solutions ...32 Systems management server lifecycle ...38 Module dimensions...40 System board block diagram...46 iv PowerEdge M820 Technical Guide
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    agent or additional hardware. PowerEdge M-series blade servers use the redundant power, cooling, and networking infrastructure provided by the Dell M1000e blade enclosure, which is exceptionally easy to deploy and manage and maximizes power and cooling efficiency. 5 PowerEdge M820 Technical Guide
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    resources or capturing DRAM. The M820 supports up to two Express Flash PCIe SSDs. See the Storage section for details. The new embedded system management solution for Dell servers features hardware and firmware inventory and alerting, in-depth memory alerting, faster performance, a dedicated gigabit
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    on supported features, visit Dell.com. Feature Chassis; enclosure Processors Internal interconnect Memory Hard drive bays (hot plug) Embedded NIC RAID controller Express Flash drives I/O slots Optional SD port PowerEdge M910 PowerEdge M820 Full-height blade; Full-height blade; PowerEdge M1000e
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    technical specifications for the PowerEdge M820 blade server. For the latest information on supported features, visit Dell.com. Feature Technical specification Form factor; enclosure Processors Full-height blade; Dell PowerEdge M1000e Blade Mellanox FDR CX-3 56Gb 8 PowerEdge M820 Technical Guide
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    blade solution, see the PowerEdge M1000e Technical Guide or the M1000e Blade Chassis Specification Sheet on Dell.com. 1GB means 1 billion bytes and TB equals 1 trillion bytes; actual capacity varies with preloaded material and operating environment and will be less 9 PowerEdge M820 Technical Guide
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    that supports up to 48 DIMMS and four processors. The M820 is a full-height blade server that requires a PowerEdge M1000e chassis to operate. It occupies one slot vertically in the M1000e for a maximum of 8 blade servers in one M1000e chassis. The M820 can be mixed with other existing Dell blades of
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    The M820 module shown in Figure 3 supports up to 48 DIMMS, four processors, and many other features that are described in this guide. 11 PowerEdge M820 Technical Guide
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    For additional system views, see the Dell M820 Systems Owner's Manual on Support.Dell.com/Manuals. 12 PowerEdge M820 Technical Guide
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    included with Dell PowerEdge 12th generation servers is the Quick Resource Locator (QRL)-a model-specific Quick Response (QR) code that is located on the server (see Figure 4). Use your smartphone to access the Dell QRL application to learn more about the server. 13 PowerEdge M820 Technical Guide
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    when you need it, making you more efficient and effective in managing your hardware. For more information on the M1000e chassis enclosure features, see the Dell PowerEdge Modular Systems Hardware Owner's Manual on Support.Dell.com/Manuals. 14 PowerEdge M820 Technical Guide
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    level cache  More memory-16 more DIMMs than previous-generation of full-height blade servers with support for up to 32GB DIMMs, increasing memory capacity up to 1.5TB  Intel Integrated I/O has support for up to 80 processor E5-4600 product family, visit Intel.com. 15 PowerEdge M820 Technical Guide
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    Yes Yes Yes Yes NA NA For information on processor installation and configuration, see the Dell PowerEdge M820 Systems Owner's Manual on Support.Dell.com/Manuals. The Intel C600 chipset is implemented on the PowerEdge M820. For more information, visit Intel.com. 16 PowerEdge M820 Technical Guide
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    platform memory capacity. Table 6 lists the memory technologies supported by the M820. Feature RDIMM Yes No 800, 1066, 1333, or 1600MT/s 1, 2, or 4 2, 4, 8, 16, or 32GB 3 x4 or x8 Yes Yes Yes Yes LRDIMM Yes Yes 1066 or 1333MT/s 4 32GB 3 x4 Yes Yes Yes Yes 17 PowerEdge M820 Technical Guide
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    All modes 1.35 Flexible memory configurations are supported on the M820, ranging from capacities of 2GB to 1.5TB. The M820 supports up to 12 DIMMs memory configuration and population, see the Dell PowerEdge M820 Systems Owner's Manual on Support.Dell.com/Manuals. 18 PowerEdge M820 Technical Guide
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    voltage and speed. The operating speed of the memory is also determined by the maximum speed supported by the processor, the speed settings in the 3 3 1 2 3 800 Speed (MT/s) 1066 1333 ∞ ∞ ∞ ∞ ∞ ∞ ∞ ∞ ∞ ∞ ∞ ∞ ∞ ∞ ∞ ∞ ∞ ∞ ∞ ∞ 1600 ∞ ∞ ∞ ∞ 19 PowerEdge M820 Technical Guide
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    to optimize power/performance and can also be used to prevent DIMMs from overheating. For information on memory mirroring and sparing configurations, see the Dell PowerEdge M820 Systems Owner's Manual on Support.Dell.com/Manuals. Memory RAID is not supported. 20 PowerEdge M820 Technical Guide
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    serviceability. Accelerated performance with high IOPs is made possible without requiring processor resources or capturing DRAM. Also, Express Flash drives use a standardized, 2.5-inch hot-plug form factor, which allows a common management process for all drives. 21 PowerEdge M820 Technical Guide
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    controller options on the M820. Feature Software RAID stack iMR firmware stack MR firmware stack SSD support SATA backplane SAS backplane SATA hard drives SAS hard drives Un-configured hard drive support (non-RAID) RAID 0 RAID 1 DDR3 cache (512MB) 22 PowerEdge M820 Technical Guide PERC option H310
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    on motherboard PCIe 2.0 Local support for self-encrypting disk (SED) UEFI browser Hll 1Supports SATA hard drives through the SAS backplane. PERC option H310 H710 H710P                N/A N/A N/A    X        23 PowerEdge M820 Technical Guide
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    Network Adapters family, to house the complete LOM subsystem. There are two form factors of Select Network Adapters-one for blade servers and one for rack servers. The blade network daughter card options supported on the M820 provide dual-port 10GbE interfaces. 24 PowerEdge M820 Technical Guide
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    support. With M820, the job of deploying, updating, monitoring, and maintaining the Select Network Adapters is fast and easy. System management integration features include the following:  Pre-boot: Use the Dell Automation of firmware and driver version deployment PowerEdge M820 Technical Guide
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    take full advantage of the processor capabilities. Table 14 lists the supported mezzanine cards for the M820. Type Adapter 1Gb/10Gb NICs FC4/FC8 adapters Infiniband Broadcom 5719 the latest information on supported mezzanine cards for the M820, visit Dell.com. 26 PowerEdge M820 Technical Guide
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    , reports, and controls power consumption at the processor, memory, and system level. Dell OpenManage Power Center delivers group power management at the rack, row, and data center level for servers, power distribution units, and uninterruptible power supplies. 27 PowerEdge M820 Technical Guide
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    chassis enclosure provides power and cooling for the M820 blade server. For information on the M1000e power supply units, see the PowerEdge M1000e Technical Guide on Dell.com. Optimized thermal management keeps fan speeds in the PowerEdge M820 as low as possible, contributing to quiet operation
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    7779 (2010). 2LpA is the average A-weighted sound pressure level of four bystanders in specific activity. Note: Stress is an operating mode per ISO 7779 (2010) definition 3.1.6. Since blade stressing applications vary widely, blade stress values are not available. 29 PowerEdge M820 Technical Guide
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    for additional support or questions about running the operating system in a virtualized environment. Operating System Microsoft Windows 2003 Microsoft Windows 2003 R2 with SP2 Platform x86 x86 x64 Edition Web Standard Enterprise Standard Enterprise Data center 30 PowerEdge M820 Technical Guide
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    version) FI/DIB Citrix XenServer v6.0 - DIB Red Hat2 Enterprise Virtualization 3.0 - DIB FI = factory install; DIB = drop in box 1vSphere Fault Tolerance is supported with these versions 2 No OpenManage support; drop-in-box license registration card only 31 PowerEdge M820 Technical Guide
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    wide variety of tools, products, and services that enable you to leverage an existing systems management framework. As shown in Figure 6, Dell systems management solutions are centered around OpenManage server management, featuring iDRAC7 with Lifecycle Controller. 32 PowerEdge M820 Technical Guide
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    updating, monitoring, and maintaining your Dell PowerEdge servers. The Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller 7 (iDRAC7) port (PowerEdge rack and tower systems) Email alerts All server types have the same embedded management hardware and firmware Gigabit Ethernet 33 PowerEdge M820 Technical Guide
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    updates Driver pack Encryption Dedicated NIC 1Gbps (100MB in iDRAC6) IPv6 Auto-discovery Auto-recovery Web GUI Remote CLI Local/SSH CLI Serial redirection Remote configuration Remote update Email alerts iDRAC7 Enterprise 1 iDRAC7 Express for Blades 1 34 PowerEdge M820 Technical Guide
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    servers and their storage. OMSA can help simplify single-server monitoring with a secure command-line interface (CLI) or Web-based management graphical user interface (GUI). It can also be used to view system configuration, inventory, health, and performance. 35 PowerEdge M820 Technical Guide
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    Manager (RM) is a standalone GUI-based productivity tool that helps simplify the process of managing downloads and baseline BIOS, firmware, and driver updates. Repository Manager can create deployment disks as well as create and manage customized repositories. 36 PowerEdge M820 Technical Guide
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    together to simplify IT by ensuring tight integration between Dell server, storage, and network management functionality and the BMC Software process and data center automation products. Dell OpenManage provides connections with many third-party consoles, including: 37 PowerEdge M820 Technical Guide
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    intelligent capabilities embedded within the server infrastructure. This allows you to invest more time and energy on business improvements and less on maintenance. Figure 7 illustrates the various operations that can be performed during the server's lifecycle. 38 PowerEdge M820 Technical Guide
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    Replace parts:  Dell Lifecycle Controller Integration (DLCI) for Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager For additional detailed information on Dell's systems management portfolio, see the Dell Systems Management Overview Guide on Support.Dell.com/Manuals. 39 PowerEdge M820 Technical Guide
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    weight of a maximum-configured M820 blade server is 14.5 kg (31.9 lb). The Dell PowerEdge M820 iDRAC7 incorporates an integrated video subsystem. The graphics controller is the 2D Matrox® G200. The video frame buffer (16MB) is contained within the iDRAC RAM (256MB) device. The M820 system supports
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    information about environmental measurements for specific system configurations, see Dell.com/environmental_datasheets. Table 24 details the environmental specifications for the M820. Fresh Air: temperature, for 15 minutes 1.54 Grms at 10Hz to 250Hz for 15 minutes 41 PowerEdge M820 Technical Guide
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    12,000m (-50 ft to 39,370 ft) Airborne contaminant level Class G1 or lower as defined by ISA-S71.04-1985 USB peripherals are supported through the front USB ports. They are USB 2.0 compliant. 42 PowerEdge M820 Technical Guide
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    Firmware Interface Specification, v2.1 USB Universal Serial Bus Specification, Rev. 2.0 Windows Logo Windows Logo Program System and Device Requirements, v3.10 www.uefi.org/specs www.usb.org/developers/docs www.microsoft.com/whdc/winlogo/hwrequirements.mspx 43 PowerEdge M820 Technical Guide
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    's Manual This manual provides information on the PowerEdge M1000e chassis enclosure and its supported blade server modules. Dell PowerEdge M1000e, M915, M910, M710HD, M710, M820, M610x, and M610 Getting Started Guide This guide is printed and shipped with the system, and is also available in PDF
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    Enterprise Acoustics White paper that explores the mechanisms of, people's reaction to, language of, and Dell's work to control noise from Enterprise products. www.dell.com/downloads/g lobal/products/pedge/en/ac oustical-education-dellenterprise-white-paper.pdf 45 PowerEdge M820 Technical Guide
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