PowerEdge M620 Technical Guide A feature-rich 2-socket blade server, the PowerEdge M620 is designed for maximum performance with extreme density.
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Table of contents 1 System overview ..................................................................................................................................................................5 Introduction .........................................................................................................................................................................5 Accomplish more ................................................................................................................
OpenManage systems management tools and utilities....................................................................................... 36 Integration with third-party consoles ...................................................................................................................... 37 OpenManage connections with third-party consoles ......................................................................................... 37 Dell server management operations ....................................
1 System overview Introduction Designed for your taxing workloads, such as email, database and virtual environments, the Dell™ PowerEdge™ M620 blade server is an ideal blend of density, performance, efficiency and scalability. The M620 delivers unprecedented memory density and superb performance with no compromise on enterprise-class features.
New technologies A number of new technologies are featured on the PowerEdge M620 system, as shown in Table 1. Table 1. New technologies New technologies Detailed descriptions Intel Xeon processor E5-2600 and E5-2600 v2 product families 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.
2 System features Compared to the previous generation of Dell PowerEdge blade servers, the M620 has more memory, processor cores and networking options than ever before. Features include DDR3 memory, PCIe 3.0, a network daughtercard (NDC), dual internal SD module and Dell’s next-generation iDRAC solution known as iDRAC7 Enterprise with Lifecycle Controller.
Specifications Table 3 lists the technical specifications for the PowerEdge M620 blade server. For the latest information on supported features, visit Dell.com/PowerEdge. Table 3. Technical specifications Feature Technical specification Form factor; enclosure Half-height blade; Dell PowerEdge M1000e Blade Enclosure Processors Intel Xeon processor E5-2600 and E5-2600 v2 product families Internal interconnect Intel QuickPath Interconnect (QPI): 6.4GT/s, 7.2GT/s, 8.0GT/s Cache 2.
Feature Technical specification Dell Select Network Adapter (network daughtercard) options 2 x 10GbE Broadcom 57810S-k 2 x 10GbE Intel X520-k 2 x 10GbE QLogic QMD8262-k RAID controller Internal controllers: PERC S110 (software RAID) PERC H310 PERC H710 PERC H710P Power supplies and fans Supplied by M1000e blade enclosure Dell OpenManage Systems Management (Agent-free or with OpenManage Server Administrator [OMSA] Agent) OpenManage Essentials OMSA Agent OpenManage Power Center (requires i
3 Module views and features The Dell PowerEdge M620 implements a new module design that supports up to 24 DIMMS and two processors. The M620 is a half-height blade server that requires a PowerEdge M1000e chassis to operate. It occupies one slot vertically in the M1000e for a maximum of 16 blade servers in one M1000e chassis. The M620 can be mixed with other existing Dell blades of half-height and full-height form factors.
The chassis design of the M620 is optimized for easy access to components and for airflow for effective and efficient cooling. Figure 2 shows the M1000e chassis enclosure populated with M620 modules. Figure 2. M1000e chassis enclosure with M620 blades The M620 module shown in Figure 3 supports up to 24 DIMMS, two processors and many other features that are described in this guide. Figure 3. M620 internal module view For additional system views, see the Dell PowerEdge M620 Systems Owner’s Manual on Dell.
Module features Table 4 lists the modules features for the M620 system. For additional information on these features, see the Dell PowerEdge M620 Systems Owner’s Manual on Dell.com/Support/Manuals. Table 4. Module features Feature Description USB connectors 2 front-accessible USB connectors Status indicator Indicator for M620 power status Hard drives 2 front-accessible, hot-plug, 2.
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4 Processors The Dell PowerEdge M620 blade server features the exceptional performance, value and power efficiency of the Intel Xeon processor E5-2600 v2 product family. With up to 12 cores and 30MB cache, E5-2600 v2 processors have the capacity to deliver performance gains of up to 40 percent over previous-generation E5-2600 processors.
Supported processors The M620 supports up to two processors with up to twelve cores per processor. Table 5 lists the Intel Xeon processors supported by the PowerEdge M620. For the latest information on supported processors, visit Dell.com/PowerEdge. Table 5. 15 Supported processors Model Speed Cache QPI Cores Turbo TDP E5-2697v2 2.7GHz 30M 8.0GT/s 12 Yes 130W E5-2695v2 2.4GHz 30M 8.0GT/s 12 Yes 115W E5-2690 2.9Ghz 20M 8.0GT/s 8 Yes 135W E5-2690v2 3.0Ghz 25M 8.
Model Speed Cache QPI Cores Turbo TDP E5-2630Lv2 2.4GHz 15M 7.2GT/s 6 Yes 60W E5-2630 2.3GHz 15M 7.2GT/s 6 Yes 95W E5-2630v2 2.6GHz 15M 7.2GT/s 6 Yes 80W E5-2620 2.0GHz 15M 7.2GT/s 6 Yes 95W E5-2620v2 2.1GHz 15M 7.2GT/s 6 Yes 80W E5-2609 2.4GHz 10M 6.4GT/s 4 No 80W E5-2609v2 2.5GHz 10M 6.4GT/s 4 No 80W E5-2603 1.8GHz 10M 6.4GT/s 4 No 80W E5-2603v2 1.8GHz 10M 6.
5 Memory More memory options are available than ever before with the Dell PowerEdge M620 — greater capacities, higher frequencies and more flexibility. The M620 supports up to 768GB of memory and speeds up to 1866MT/s, providing high performance in a variety of applications. High memory density means there is no compromise when it comes to virtualization. Increase your uptime and reduce data loss, due to Dell’s focus on reliability, availability and serviceability (RAS) features.
Table 7 lists the DIMMs that are supported on the M620. For the latest information on supported memory, visit Dell.com/PowerEdge. Table 7. DIMMs supported Only Capacity (GB) Speed (MT/s) Type Ranks per DIMM Data width SDDC support Voltage 4 1866 RDIMM 1 x8 Advanced ECC 1.5 4 1600 RDIMM 1 x8 Advanced ECC 1.35 4 1600 UDIMM 1 x8 Advanced ECC 1.35 8 1866 RDIMM 1 x4 All modes 1.5 8 1600 RDIMM 1 x4 All modes 1.35 16 1866 RDIMM 2 x4 All modes 1.
DIMMs must be installed in each channel, starting with the DIMM farthest from the processor. DIMMs should be installed with largest rank count to smallest. For example, if DR DIMMS are mixed with SR DIMMs, DR DIMMS should be placed in the lowest DIMM slots, followed by the SR DIMMs. For more information on memory configuration and population, see the Dell PowerEdge M620 Systems Owner’s Manual on Dell.com/Support/Manuals.
DIMM type DIMM 0 DIMM 1 DIMM 2 QR LRDIMM QR QR QR QR QR Number of DIMMs Speed (MT/s) 800* 1066* 1333 1600 1866 1 ∞ ∞ ∞ ∞ 2 ∞ ∞ ∞ 3 ∞ ∞ *Although the M620 supports DIMM speeds of 800MT/s and 1066MT/s, you can only purchase this system with DIMM speeds of 1333MT/s, 1600MT/s and 1866MT/s on Dell.com/PowerEdge.
6 Storage The Dell PowerEdge M620 provides comprehensive internal storage options, including several drive types and storage controllers to choose from. The M620 supports up to 1.2TB of internal storage. Express Flash PCIe SSDs are a new option that can provide vastly accelerated performance over previous technologies. Dell Express Flash drives use PCIe lanes to connect directly to the processor and chipset and are easily accessible by hot-plug drive bay.
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. The PowerEdge M620 has an option to support up to two Express Flash PCIe SSD drives with the PCIe SSD backplane configuration. This backplane configuration may be selected at purchase, but may not be upgraded later. Storage controllers Dell provides highly capable RAID options for you to ensure that your data remains safe.
PERC option Feature S110 SAS hard drives H310 H710 H710P Un-configured hard drive support (nonRAID) RAID 0 RAID 1 DDR3 cache (512MB) DDR3 cache (512MB) Non-volatile cache option Linux support Virtualization support Mini form factor N/A N/A N/A PCIe 2.
7 Networking and mezzanine cards The Dell PowerEdge M620 offers balanced, scalable I/O capabilities, including integrated PCIe 3.0 capable mezzanine card slots. Dell Select Network Adapters, Dell’s network daughtercards, let you choose the right network fabric without using up a valuable mezzanine card slot. Pick the speed, technology, vendor and other options such as switch independent partitioning, which let you share and manage bandwidth on 10 Gigabit Ethernet (10GbE) connections.
Table 13 lists the available Select Network Adapter options and their supported features for the M620. Table 13.
Mezzanine cards The M620 provides two PCIe 3.0 mezzanine connectors for add-in cards. The M620 has been designed to be PCIe 3.0 compliant in order to take full advantage of the processor capabilities. Table 14 lists the supported mezzanine cards for the M620. Table 14.
8 Power, thermal and acoustics Lower overall system-level power draw is a result of Dell’s breakthrough system design. The PowerEdge M620 blade server and M1000e chassis enclosure maximize performance per watt through a combination of power and cooling, energy efficient technologies, and tools. Additionally, the M620 has an extensive collection of sensors that automatically track thermal activity, which helps regulate temperature thereby reducing server noise and power consumption.
Feature Description Intel Node Manager is an embedded technology that provides individual server-level power reporting and power limiting functionality. Dell offers a complete power management solution comprised of Intel Node Manager accessed through Dell iDRAC7 Enterprise and OpenManage Power Center that allows policy-based management of power and thermals at the individual server, rack and data center level. Active power management Hot spare reduces power consumption of redundant power supplies.
— Mezzanine card — Network daughtercard (NDC) Thermal control also detects and responds to hardware configuration. Thermal management adjusts cooling according to what the system really needs, draws lower fan power and generates lower acoustical noise levels than those without such controls. Environmental specifications: The optimized thermal management makes the PowerEdge M620 reliable under a wide range of operating environments as shown in Table 24.
9 Operating systems and virtualization The Dell PowerEdge M620 supports a wide range of industry-standard operating systems and virtualization software. Supported operating systems Table 17 lists the operating systems supported on the M620. For the latest information on supported operating systems, see Dell.com/OSsupport. Table 17.
Support of the operating systems listed in Table 18 is limited to a virtual environment as a guest operating system. Please contact the software vendor for additional support or questions about running the operating system in a virtualized environment. Table 18.
10 Dell OpenManage systems management Whether your IT environment consists of a few servers or a few thousand servers, Dell OpenManage systems management solutions provide comprehensive management for evolving IT environments. OpenManage is based on open standards and provides agent-based and agent-free server lifecycle management functionality for Dell PowerEdge servers. OpenManage solutions help you automate and streamline essential hardware management tasks.
OpenManage systems management The Dell OpenManage systems management portfolio includes powerful hardware and software management tools and consoles. OpenManage simplifies the lifecycle of deploying, updating, monitoring and maintaining your Dell PowerEdge servers. iDRAC7 with Lifecycle Controller The Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller 7 (iDRAC7) with Lifecycle Controller is the heart of the second generation of Dell PowerEdge server embedded management functionality.
Feature Electronic licensing Function Benefit To obtain a software license key for iDRAC7 Express for Blades or iDRAC7 Enterprise after server purchase, submit a request to purchase a software license key through the Dell Licensing Portal or with a Dell sales representative If iDRAC7 Express for Blades or iDRAC7 Enterprise is ordered during initial point of sale, license key is installed.
iDRAC7 Enterprise Feature (function) iDRAC7 Express for Blades Email alerts ∞ ∞ SNMP alerts ∞ ∞ Comprehensive monitoring ∞ ∞ Virtual Console ∞ ∞ ∞ ∞ ∞ ∞ 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
management GUI. It can also be used to view system configuration, inventory, health and performance. Agent-free management Because Dell PowerEdge servers have embedded server lifecycle management, in many cases, there is no need to install an OpenManage systems management software agent into the operating system of a Dell PowerEdge server. This greatly simplifies and streamlines the management footprint.
systems, and can be used to build scripted, unattended OS installations to deploy large numbers of servers in a reliable fashion. RACADM — The RACADM command-line utility provides a scriptable interface that allows you to locally or remotely configure iDRAC7. IPMITool — IPMITool includes scriptable console application programs used to control and manage remote systems using the IPMI version 1.5 and later protocol.
Dell server management operations Dell OpenManage systems management is centered on automating the server management lifecycle — deploy, update, monitor and maintain. To manage an infrastructure properly and efficiently, you must perform all of these functions easily and quickly. iDRAC7 with Lifecycle Controller technology provides you with these intelligent capabilities embedded within the server infrastructure.
Table 22 lists the products that are available for one-to-one and one-to-many operations, and when they are used in the server’s lifecycle: Table 22.
Appendix A. Additional specifications Module dimensions and weight Figure 8 details the dimensions of the M620 module. Figure 8. Module dimensions Xa Xb Y Zb (handle closed) Zb (handle open) 197.92 mm 192.3 mm 50.35 mm 544.32 mm 564.9 mm The weight of a maximum-configured M620 blade server is 7.0 kg (15.4 lb). Video specifications The Dell PowerEdge M620 iDRAC incorporates an integrated video subsystem. The graphics controller is the 2D Matrox® G200.
Resolution Refresh Rate (Hz) Color Depth (bit) 1280 x 1024 (not available for UEFI) 60, 75 8, 16, 32 Environmental specifications For additional information about environmental measurements for specific system configurations, see Dell.com/environmental_datasheets. Table 24 details the environmental specifications for the M620. Table 24.
Relative humidity Operating See Dell Fresh Air for relative humidity information Storage 5% to 95% at a maximum wet bulb temperature of 33°C (91°F); atmosphere must be non-condensing at all times Maximum vibration Operating 0.26 Grms at 5Hz to 350Hz for 15 minutes Storage 1.54 Grms at 10Hz to 250Hz for 15 minutes Maximum shock Operating One shock pulse in the positive z axis (one pulse on each side of the system) of 31G for up to 2.
Appendix B. Standards compliance The M620 system conforms to the industry standards in Table 25. Table 25. Industry standards documentation Standard URL for information and specifications ACPI Advance Configuration and Power Interface Specification, v2.0c acpi.info ENERGY STAR ENERGY STAR 2.0 for Computer Servers energystar.gov Ethernet IEEE 802.3-2005 standards.ieee.org/getieee802/802.3.html HDG Hardware Design Guide Version 3.0 for Microsoft Windows Server microsoft.
Standard URL for information and specifications Windows Logo Windows Logo Program System and Device Requirements, v3.10 microsoft.com/whdc/winlogo/hwrequirements.
Appendix C. Additional resources Table 26 provides a list of documents and websites that provide for more information on the Dell PowerEdge M620. Table 26.
Resource Description of contents Location Energy Smart Solution Advisor (ESSA) The Dell online advisor console enables easier and more meaningful estimates to help you determine the most efficient configuration possible. Use ESSA to calculate the power consumption of your hardware, power infrastructure and storage. Dell.com/ESSA Power and cooling technologies Provides details for improving energy efficiency in the data center. Dell.
Appendix D. System board block diagram Figure 9.
