Dell PowerEdge R720 Technical Guide - Page 3

Table of contents 1 System overview...6 Introduction...6 New technologies ...7 2 System features ...8 Specifications ...8 Comparison of PowerEdge systems ...10 3 Chassis views and features ...11 Chassis views ...11 Chassis features ...14 4 Processors ...18 Processor features...18 Supported processors...19 GPU support ...19 Chipset...20 5 Memory...21 Supported memory ...21 Memory configurations ...22 Memory speed ...23 Memory RAS features...24 6 Storage ...25 Internal storage ...25 External storage ...27 Storage controllers ...27 Optical drives...29 Tape drives ...29 7 Networking and PCIe ...30 Select Network Adapters ...30 PCIe expansion ...32 8 Power, thermal, and acoustics ...34 Power consumption and energy efficiency...34 Power supply units ...35 Thermal and acoustics...36 9 Rack rails and cable management ...39 Sliding and static rail systems ...39 Cable management arm...41 10 Operating systems and virtualization ...42 Supported operating systems...42 Supported virtualization ...43 11 Dell OpenManage systems management...44 Systems management solutions ...44 OpenManage systems management ...45 Dell server management operations...49 Appendix A. Additional specifications...52 Chassis dimensions ...52 Chassis weight...52 Power supply specifications ...53 Environmental specifications ...53 Video specifications ...54 Rack rail specifications ...55 USB peripherals ...55 iii PowerEdge R720 and R720xd Technical Guide