Dell PowerEdge M820 Technical Guide - Page 6

A number of new technologies are featured on the PowerEdge M820 system, as detailed in Table 1. New technologies Intel Xeon processor E5-2600 product family Detailed descriptions This new family of Intel processors has embedded PCI Express® (PCIe) lanes for improved I/O performance and additional new features. See the Processors section for details. Intel C600 series chipset The Intel Platform Controller Hub (PCH) chip is implemented on the M820. LRDIMM Flexible LOM Next-generation PERC options Express Flash drives iDRAC7 with Lifecycle Controller Advanced power management Failsafe hypervisors Fresh Air cooling This new memory option, load reduced DIMM (LRDIMM), is designed with a buffer chip (or chips) to replace the register to help minimize loading. LRDIMMs can increase overall server system memory capacity and speed. See the Memory section for more information. Dell's Select Network Adapter options allow you choose the right network fabric without using up a valuable mezzanine card slot. See the Networking and mezzanine cards section for details. The M820 supports new Dell PERC controller cards with improved functionality and faster performance. See the Storage section for details. Dell Express Flash PCIe solid-state drives (SSDs) provide fast performance without requiring processor 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 port and many more features. See the Systems management section for details. The M820 supports advanced power monitoring and power capping tools that can help manage power consumption in the data center. The internal dual SD module enables Dell's unique Failsafe Virtualization architecture, ensuring uptime by providing failover capability for embedded hypervisors, such as VMware® ESXi™. Dell has tested and validated an integrated data center solution that enables you to operate at higher temperatures or even chiller-less. See the Power, thermal, and acoustics section for details. 6 PowerEdge M820 Technical Guide