PowerEdge R415 Technical Guide The PowerEdge R415 offers enterprise-class features with a balance of processing power and value.
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Dell Table of Contents 1 2 3 4 5 Product Comparison........................................................................................... 7 1.1 Overview .................................................................................................. 7 1.1.1 Designed to Go the Distance ..................................................................... 7 1.1.2 Efficient from the Inside Out .................................................................... 7 1.1.3 Easy to Manage ..............
Dell 5.2 Features ................................................................................................. 27 5.3 Supported Processors .................................................................................. 27 5.4 Processor Configurations .............................................................................. 28 5.5 Processor Installation .................................................................................. 28 6 Memory .................................................
Dell 15.1 Overview/Description .................................................................................. 51 15.2 Server Management .................................................................................... 51 15.3 Embedded Server Management ....................................................................... 51 15.4 Lifecycle Controller and Unified Server Configurator ............................................. 52 15.5 iDRAC Express ...................................................
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Dell 1 Product Comparison 1.1 Overview The Dell™ PowerEdge™ R415 is a 2-socket 1U rack server that is designed to deliver outstanding value. The R415 is built with the latest AMD Opteron™ series processors for remarkable price for performance, and it features hot-swap hard drives and redundant power supplies to provide availability options for better business data protection.
Dell The optional Lifecycle Controller helps you perform system diagnostics, hardware configuration, and system deployment in a pre-operating-system environment from an easy-to-use interface called the Unified Server Configurator (USC). This helps eliminate the need to use and maintain multiple pieces of CD/DVD media, and helps get your server up and running fast. An optional interactive LCD screen on the front of the server allows for easy setup, monitoring, and maintenance.
Dell Feature SC1435 (predecessor) R410 R415 R610 Embedded HD Controller Chipset-based SATA Chipset-based SATA Chipset -based SATA SAS 6/iR Optional Storage Controller RAID: SAS 5/iR SAS 6/iR Non-RAID: SAS 5/E LSI 2032 (for tape backup unit only) Non-RAID: LSI 2032 (for tape backup unit only) Non-RAID: SAS 5/E LSI 2032 (for tape backup unit only) RAID: SAS 6/iR Modular PERC 6/i PERC 6/E PERC H200 PERC H700 PERC H800 RAID: SAS 6/iR Modular PERC S300 PERC H200 PERC H700 PERC H800 RAID: SAS 6/i
Dell Feature SC1435 (predecessor) R410 R415 R610 Power Supplies Non-redundant 600W Auto Ranging (90V~264V) Non-redundant 480W (80+ SILVER) Optional redundant 500W (80+ GOLD) Auto Ranging (100V~240V) Non-redundant 480W (80+ SILVER) Optional redundant 500W (80+ GOLD) Auto Ranging (100V~240V) Redundant 502W (high efficiency) Redundant 717W (high capacity) Fans Non-redundant, non-hot-pluggable Non-redundant, non-hot-pluggable Non-redundant, non-hot-pluggable Redundant, hotpluggable Dimensions (Hx
Dell 2 System Overview Table 2 provides an overview of the PowerEdge R415 server features. Table 2.
Dell Feature Technical Specification Communications Optional add-in NICs: Intel® 10GBase-T Copper Single Port NIC, PCIe x8 Intel® PRO 1000 PT Single Port Adapter, Gigabit Ethernet NIC, PCIe x1 Intel® Gigabit ET Dual Port Server Adapter, PCIe x4 Intel® Gigabit ET Quad Port Server Adapter, PCIe x4 Intel® Ethernet X520 DA2 Dual-Port 10 Gigabit Server Adapter Intel® X520-T2 Dual-Port 10 Gigabit Ethernet Server Adapter Broadcom® BCM5709C IPV6 Gigabit Copper Dual Port with TOE and iSCSI Offload, PCIe x4 Broadc
Dell Feature Technical Specification Operating Systems Microsoft® Windows® Small Business Server 2008 Microsoft® Windows Server® 2008 SP2, x86/x64 (x64 includes Hyper-V™) Microsoft® Windows Server® 2008 SP2 R2, x64 (includes Hyper-V™ v2) Microsoft® Windows® HPC Server 2008 Novell® SUSE® Linux® Enterprise Server Red Hat® Enterprise Linux® Optional Embedded Hypervisors: Citrix® XenServer® VMware® vSphere™ 4.1 (including VMware ESX® 4.1 or VMware ESXi™ 4.
Dell 3 Mechanical 3.1 Chassis Description The PowerEdge R415 chassis was designed to deliver a value-based, high-performance server that also offers a level of redundancy. The PowerEdge R415 is available in two chassis configurations: Cabled hard drive chassis with LED module Hot-plug hard drive chassis with LCD module Common features for the two available chassis include the following: Four 2.5‖ or 3.5‖ SATA or SAS hard drives (cabled or hot-plug) 2.
Dell 3.3 Front Panel View and Features The PowerEdge R415 is available in two chassis configurations: cabled hard drive and hot-plug hard drive. The cabled hard drive chassis includes an LED control panel (Figure 2), and the hot-plug hard drive chassis includes an LCD control panel (Figure 3). The bezel is optional for both system configurations. See Figure 4. Figure 2. Figure 3. Figure 4.
Dell Figure 6. Back View (Redundant Power Supply) See the Back-Panel Features and Indicators section in the About Your System chapter of the PowerEdge R415 Hardware Owner’s Manual on Support.Dell.com for more information. 3.5 Power Supply Indicators The PowerEdge R415 power supplies (redundant and non-redundant) have one status bi-color LED: green for AC power present and amber for a fault. Table 3.
Dell 3.8 Internal Chassis View Figure 9 shows the internal chassis view. Figure 9. Internal Chassis View 3.9 Rails and Cable Management 3.9.
Dell For more information on rails, see section 13.2. 3.10 Rack View 3.10.1 Sliding Rails See Figure 10 and Figure 11 for views of the PowerEdge R415 mounted in A3 sliding rails. Figure 10. R415 Mounted in A3 Sliding Rails Figure 11. Back View of R415 Mounted in A3 Sliding Rails with CMA 3.10.2 Static Rails The R415 static rails are a stab-in design, but unlike the sliding rails, they do not include middle (intermediate) rail members.
Dell Figure 12. R415 Mounted in A4 Static Rails (2-Post Center Mount Configuration) 3.11 Fans There are total of six fans with redundant power supplies in the system and four fans with non-redundant power supplies. Figure 13 shows the PowerEdge R415 fans. The four fans at right are the fans for the system, specifically for the processors and memory modules. The two fans at left are present when the system is configured with redundant power supplies, for which they provide cooling. Figure 13.
Dell 3.12.1 LED Panel Configuration Figure 14 and Figure 15 show the LED panel. Figure 14. LED panel Configuration Figure 15. LED Panel (Detailed View) For a complete description of LED indicators, their causes, and possible courses of action to take to resolve an error, see the Diagnostic Lights (Optional) section in the About Your System chapter in the PowerEdge R415 Hardware Owner’s Manual on Support.Dell.com. 3.12.2 LCD Panel Configuration Figure 16 and Figure 17 show the LCD panel. Figure 16.
Dell The LCD panel is a graphics display controlled by iDRAC6. Error codes can be sent to the display by either iDRAC6 or BIOS. The system's LCD panel provides system information and status messages to signify when the system is operating correctly or when the system needs attention. BIOS has the ability to enter a secure mode through Setup, which locks the Power and NMI buttons.
Dell 3.13.7 Secure Mode BIOS can enter a secure boot mode through setup. This mode includes the option to lock out the power and NMI switches on the control panel or to set up a system password. 3.14 USB Key Dell does not offer USB keys for factory installation. The PowerEdge R415 supports two internal USB connectors which can be used for USB keys. 3.
Dell 4 Power, Thermal, Acoustic 4.1 Power Supplies The PowerEdge R415 is powered by either a non-redundant 480W power supply or an optional redundant 500W power supply. The power supply subsystem provides power to the planar, the four internal hard drive bays, and one slim optical disk drive bay. Power is soft-switched, allowing power cycling using a switch on the front of the system enclosure or through software control (through server management functions).
Dell Feature Non-Redundant Power Supply Redundant Power Supply ambient operating range, the inrush current may reach 25A per power supply for 10ms or less. ambient operating range, the inrush current may reach 25A per power supply for 10ms or less.
Dell Maximum Shock Operating Half sine shock in all operational orientations of 31G +/- 5% with a pulse duration of 2.6ms +/-10% Storage Half sine shock on all six sides of 71G +/- 5% with a pulse duration of 2ms +/-10% Square wave shock on all six sides of 27G with velocity change @ 235 in/sec or greater Altitude Operating -16 to 3048m (-50 to 10,000ft) Note: For altitudes above 2950 feet, the maximum operating temperature is derated 1°F/550ft.
Dell Table 7. Acoustical Performance Configuration @ 23 ± 2 °C CPU RAID DIMM Power Supply 1 x AMD 4122 4 core 2.2GHz Embedded SAS 6/iR 1 x 1GB 1 x 480W Nonredundant 2 x AMD 4122 4 core 2.2GHz Embedded SAS 6/iR 4 x 2GB 2 x 500W Redundant 2 x AMD 4184 6 core 2.8GHz PERC H800 8 x 8GB 2 x 500W Redundant Operating Mode LWA-UL (Bels) LpA (dBA) Prominent Tones Idle 5.5 39 None Stressed 5.5 39 None Idle 5.6 40 None Stressed 5.6 40 None Idle 5.9 46 None Stressed 6.
Dell 5 Processors 5.1 Overview The PowerEdge R415 utilizes the latest four- and six-core offerings from the AMD Opteron™ 4000 series (C32). 5.
Dell Model Speed Power Cores L2/L3 Cache HyperTransport HyperTransport Multiplier Memory Speed Process 4180 2.6GHz 95W 6 6 x 512KB/6MB 3.2GHz 13x 1333MHz 45nm 4184 2.8GHz 95W 6 6 x 512KB/6MB 3.2GHz 14x 1333MHz 45nm 5.4 Processor Configurations The PowerEdge R415 is a two-socket server that will operate with either a single processor or dual processors.
Dell 6 Memory 6.1 Overview The PowerEdge R415 uses DDR3 memory, providing a high-performance, high-speed memory interface capable of low-latency response and high throughput.
Dell The following is not supported: Mixing of RDIMMs and UDIMMs Use of non-ECC UDIMMs For more information on R415 memory configurations, see the System Memory section in the Installing System Components chapter in the PowerEdge R415 Hardware Owner’s Manual on Support.Dell.com. 6.4 Speed Each processor has two DDR3 channels capable of supporting speeds up to 1333 MHz. Single- and dual-rank DIMM types can support speeds up to 1333 MHz. Quad-rank DIMMs can support speeds up to 1066 MHz.
Dell DIMM Slots System Capacity Channel B RDIMM A3 A2 A4 DIMM speed System speed DIMM speed System speed 32GB1 16GB — 16GB — N/A N/A 1066 1066 1 16GB 16GB 16GB 16GB N/A N/A 1066 1066 16 GB DIMMS available Q1 2011 Table 11.
Dell 7 Chipset 7.1 Overview The PowerEdge R415 planar incorporates a dual-IOB configuration using the AMD SR5670 chipset with I/O bridges and the SP5100 Southbridge. The SR5670 is designed to support the AMD C32 processor family, HyperTransport-3 Interface (@ 2.6GHz), DDR3 memory technology, and PCI Express Generation 2. The chipset consists of the SR5670 and the SP5100. 7.
Dell 8 BIOS 8.1 Overview The PowerEdge R415 BIOS is based on the Dell BIOS core and supports the following features: AMD C32 processor support Simultaneous Multi-Threading (SMT) support PCI 2.3 compliant Plug and Play 1.0a compliant Multiprocessor (MP) 1.
Dell 8.2 Supported ACPI States The following ACPI states are supported: ACPI compliance: S0, S4, S5 NO S1, S2, S3 (STR) State S4 is supported by OS support only. 8.3 Power Management Modes 8.3.1 Dell Active Power Controller The Dell Active Power Controller (DAPC) is implemented in system BIOS and uses hardware level counters, etc., to determine hardware utilization. The BIOS uses this information to determine when to change the processor’s operating frequency.
Dell Feature Type Enable/Status/ Ctrl bit location Description ACPI mode, SMI handler owns power button events. Real-Time Clock Fixed PCH The OS is able to configure the system to wake on the RTC alarm. Power Mgmt. Timer Fixed PCH 24-bit power management timer is used. Power Mgmt. Event (PME) Generic PCH Each host bus’s PME# signal is routed to a separate generalpurpose event pin in the chipset.
Dell Profile Description Maximum Performance DBPM Disabled (BIOS sets P-State to MAX) Memory frequency: Maximum Performance Fan algorithm: Maximum Performance Custom CPU Power and Performance Management: Maximum Performance, Minimum Power, OS DBPM, System DBPM Memory Power and Performance Management: Maximum Performance, 1333MHz, 1067MHz, 800MHz, Minimum Power Fan Algorithm: Maximum Performance, Minimum Power 36 PowerEdge R415 Technical Guide
Dell 9 Embedded NICs/LAN on Motherboard (LOM) The Broadcom® 5716 LOM chip is located on the PowerEdge R415 motherboard. The 5716 chip is connected to the IOH via a PCI Express x4 gen2 link. The chip provides two 1xGB Ethernet ports with two RJ-45 connectors on the back of the system. The firmware for the LOM chip resides in a flash part. The PowerEdge R415 supports Wake-On-LAN (WOL) from either port.
Dell 10 I/O Slots 10.1 Overview The PowerEdge R415 includes a total of two PCI Express expansion slots as follows: One x16 PCIe Gen2 slot for a full-height, full-length card (25W max) One x4 PCIe Gen1 slot for embedded SAS card only The following requirements apply for the PCIe slots: Hot-plugging of PCIe cards is not supported. No other PCIe cards may be installed in the storage card slot, except for the dedicated SAS 6/iR modular card. Table 14.
Dell Category CNA 10Gb Ethernet Controllers 1G NICs Description Width Slot Priority Maximum Cards Qlogic® QLE2460 FC4 HBA, Single Port x4 Gen1 1 1 Qlogic® QLE2462 FC4 HBA, Dual Port x4 Gen1 1 1 Qlogic® QLE8152 8Gbps FC HBA, Dual Port x8 Gen1/x4 Gen2 1 1 Qlogic® Dual Port 10GbE FCoE, SFP+ X8 Gen 2 1 1 Emulex® Dual Port 10GbE, iSCSI, HBA, SFP+ X8 Gen 2 1 1 1020 Brocade® Dual Port 10G FCoE, SFP+, PCIe X8 Gen 2 1 1 Broadcom® 57712 Dual Port 10 G Base-T, PCIe X8 Gen2 1 1 Broad
Dell 10.2 Boot Order The boot order can be customized based on bootable devices detected by the BIOS. 10.3 NICs See details in the table above. 10.4 NIC and LOM Enumeration LOMs will enumerate first in order to have consistent Ethernet assignment (i.e., eth0). NIC enumeration varies depending on configuration. 10.
Dell 11 Storage 11.1 Overview The PowerEdge R415 supports up to four hard drives in one of the following configurations: 4 4 4 4 x x x x 3.5‖ cabled SATA from motherboard SATA connector 3.5‖ cabled SAS or SATA with add-on storage controller 3.5‖ hot-swap SAS or SATA with add-on storage controller 2.5‖ hot-swap SAS or SATA or SSD with add-on storage controller The 2.5‖ hard drive requires a hot-plug configuration with the 3.5‖ hard drive carrier and retention kit.
Dell Non-Mixed drives all SATA, all SAS, or all SSD; all 2.5” or all 3.
Dell Non-Mixed drives all SATA, all SAS, or all SSD; all 2.5” or all 3.5” Factory Configuration Cabled/ Hot Plug Config Type Configs Mix SAS and SATA RAID C20 Hot Plug ASSR1R1-X Description Min HDD Max HDD Add-in SAS/SATA/RAID card, RAID 1 + RAID 1 (SAS 6/iR or PERC H200 or PERC H700) 2 x SAS + 2 x SATA 2 x SAS + 2 x SATA Additional restrictions for RAID configurations are as follows: SSD support requires H200 or H700. SAS 6i/R and PERC S300 do not support SSD. Hard drives must be all 2.
Dell 11.5 LED Indicators Each disk drive carrier has two LED indicators visible from the front of the system. One is a green LED for disk activity and the other is a bicolor (green/amber) LED for status information. The activity LED is driven by the disk drive during normal operation. The bicolor LED is controlled by the SEP device on the backplane. Both LEDs are used to indicate certain conditions under direction of a storage controller.
Dell 12 Video The PowerEdge R415 is equipped with a Matrox® G200eW with 8 MB memory integrated in the Nuvoton® WPCM450 (BMC controller). Supported resolutions are listed in Table 17. Table 17.
Dell 13 Rack Information 13.1 Overview The ReadyRails™ sliding and static rail systems for the R415 provide tool-less support for 4-post racks with square or unthreaded round mounting holes including all generations of Dell racks. Both support tooled mounting in 4-post threaded racks (an optional adapter brackets kit is required for the sliding rails), with the static rails also providing tooled mounting support for 2-post (Telco) racks for added versatility.
Dell are mounted into the brackets. The design of the brackets has been optimized to limit the forward shift of the system in the rack to only 17.3 mm. The adapter brackets kit includes six brackets to accommodate different rail lengths, plus four sets of custom screws in common thread sizes. See Figure 19. A detailed Getting Started Guide is included in the kit along with directions for installing the brackets and mounting the rails into the brackets.
Dell Figure 20. R415 Static Rails One key factor in selecting the proper rails is identifying the type of rack in which they will be installed. Both the sliding rails and the static rails support mounting in 19‖-wide, EIA-310-E compliant 4-post racks, but only the static rails support mounting in 2-post (Telco) racks. Table 18 provides a summary of the rack types supported by the R415 rails. Table 18.
Dell Table 19. Product R415 Rail ID Mounting Interface Rail Adjustability Ranges and Depth Rail Type Rail Adjustability Range (mm) Rail Depth (mm) Square Round Min Max Min Max Min Max without CMA with CMA Threaded A3 ReadyRails Sliding 686 883 672 876 651 897 714 835 A4 ReadyRails/ Generic Static 608 879 594 872 604 890 622 N/A The adjustment range of the rails is a function of the type of rack in which they are being mounted.
Dell 14 Operating Systems and Virtualization For detailed information, see the following: • • Operating System Support Matrix for Dell PowerEdge Systems on www.Dell.com Dell PowerEdge R415 Systems Getting Started With Your System guide on Support.Dell.
Dell 15 Systems Management 15.1 Overview/Description Dell aims on delivering open, flexible, and integrated solutions that help you reduce the complexity of managing disparate IT assets by building comprehensive IT management solutions. Combining Dell PowerEdge Servers with a wide selection of Dell-developed management solutions gives you choice and flexibility, so you can simplify and save in environments of any size.
Dell Remote Access Controller) is responsible for acting as an interface between the host system and its management software and the periphery devices. These periphery devices consist of the PSUs, the storage backplane, integrated SAS HBA or PERC 6/I, and control panel with display. The optional upgrade to iDRAC6 provides features for managing the server remotely or in data center lightsout environments. Advanced iDRAC features require the installation of the optional iDRAC6 Enterprise card. 15.
Dell • • • • • Graphical web interface Standard-based interfaces Server Sensor monitoring and fault alerting Secure operation of remote access functions including authentication, authorization, and encryption Power control and management with the ability to limit server power consumption and remotely control server power states • Advanced troubleshooting capabilities For more information on iDRAC6 Express features see Table 21. 15.
Dell Feature BMC iDRAC6 Express iDRAC6 Enterprise vFlash Media Security and Authentication Role-based Authority Local Users Active Directory SSL Encryption Remote Management and Remediation Remote Firmware Update Server power control Serial-over-LAN (with proxy) Serial-over-LAN (no proxy) Power capping Last crash screen capture Boot capture Serial-over-LAN Virtual media
Dell 16 USB Peripherals The PowerEdge R415 supports the following USB devices: USB key (bootable) Keyboard (only one USB keyboard is supported) Mouse (only one USB mouse is supported) Optional USB DVD-ROM 55 PowerEdge R415 Technical Guide
Dell Appendix A. Statement of Volatility The Dell PowerEdge R415 contains both volatile and non-volatile (NV) components. Volatile components lose their data immediately upon removal of power from the component. Non-volatile components continue to retain their data even after the power has been removed from the component. Components chosen as userdefinable configuration options (those not soldered to the motherboard) are not included in the Statement of Volatility.
Dell LOM (LAN [Network Interface] on Motherboard) Memory Details Size: 4Mb (1MB) Type: [e.g., Flash PROM, EEPROM]: Flash Can user programs or operating system write data to it during normal operation? Yes, under software control Purpose? [e.g., boot code] Contains LOM boot code and config data How is data input to this memory? Requires vendor provided firmware file and loader program used during factory assembly or possible field update.
Dell TPM (Trusted Platform Module; Details For boards shipped outside of China; Boards sold to destinations in China do not have TPM at this time) Size: Unspecified size of user ROM, RAM, EEPROM; 128 bytes of OTP memory included Type: [e.g., Flash PROM, EEPROM]: ROM, RAM, EEPROM Can user programs or operating system write data to it during normal operation? Yes, operating systems and applications that conform to the TCG standard can write data to the TPM during normal operation.
Dell Server BMC (Baseboard Management Controller) Firmware Flash Memory Details Size: 16MB Flash Type: [e.g., Flash PROM, EEPROM]: SPI Flash Can user programs or operating system write data to it during normal operation? No Purpose? [e.g.
Dell Appendix B. Certifications B.1 Regulatory Certifications Regulatory model: E07S Regulatory Type: E07S003 Regulatory compliance information can be located at the following sites: Product Safety, EMC and Environmental Datasheets Dell Regulatory Compliance Home Page B.2 Product Safety Certifications The product has been certified and bears the Mark, as applicable, of the Product Safety authorities as indicated in Table 23. Table 23.
Dell B.3 Electromagnetic Compatibility The product has been certified and bears the Mark, as applicable, of the EMC authorities as indicated in Table 24. Electromagnetic Compatibility Certifications Table 24.
Dell Appendix C. Additional Information and Options The PowerEdge R415 system conforms to the industry standards detailed in Table 26. Table 26. Industry Standards Standard URL for information and specifications ACPI Advance Configuration and Power Interface Specification, v2.0c http://www.acpi.info/ Energy Star EPA Version 1.0 of the Computer Server specification http://www.energystar.gov/index.cfm?c=archives.enterprise _servers Ethernet IEEE 802.3-2005 http://standards.ieee.org/getieee802/802.
Dell Standard URL for information and specifications Unified Extensible Firmware Interface Specification, v2.1 USB Universal Serial Bus Specification, Rev. 2.0 http://www.usb.org/developers/docs/ Windows Logo Windows Logo Program System and Device Requirements, v3.10 http://www.microsoft.com/whdc/winlogo/hwrequirements.