Specifications

Dell
PowerEdge R715 Technical Guide 7
1 Product Comparison
1.1 Overview
The Dell™ PowerEdge™ R715 is a 2-socket rack server offering the latest AMD Opteron™ processors,
designed to handle your most demanding workloads with superior stability, efficiency and long-term
value.
Dell aims to bring value to your business by including the features and technology you need for your
specific IT environment. Our goal is to deliver performance-driven, intelligent platforms based on
industry standards and purposeful, innovative design.
1.1.1 Superior Reliability Inspired by You
We’ve designed the PowerEdge R715 for optimal reliability and ease of use, incorporating customer-
inspired features that range from robust metal hard-drive carriers and industrial-quality materials to
embedded diagnostics and an interactive LCD screen. The PowerEdge R715 also includes an internal
dual SD module to provide failover at the hypervisor level.
1.1.2 Technology and Design that goes the Distance
We have listened to our customers and built servers endowed with reliability, availability, and
quality. Dell’s reliability promise is simple: Deliver quality products that stand the test of time.
To help meet your needs in the data center and beyond, we’re dedicated to improving server
reliability processes by:
 Utilizing robust, durable industrial materials to enable longer product lifecycles
 Introducing a Unified Server Configurator (USC), which helps to minimize downtime by
offering embedded and persistent diagnostics with no media required
 Improving redundancy generation over generation with features such as an internal dual SD
module that provide failover at the hypervisor level
 Implementing a one-touch quality-control process to ensure that one person is responsible for
the entire server build
 Ensuring that every fully configured Dell server is tested—and re-tested—before it leaves the
factory
1.1.3 Efficient for your Environment
PowerEdge servers drive energy efficiency as a design standard without compromising the
performance you need to meet cost and environmental goals. Built with Energy Smart technologies,
Dell servers can better help manage power in your specific environment.
The PowerEdge R715 features highly efficient fans that help to conserve energy by spinning in
accordance with server workload demands. In addition, the internal shrouding and logical layout of
internal components aid with airflow direction, helping to cool the server.
The PowerEdge R715 also includes power-management features such as programmable voltage
regulators, power-regulating processors and an interactive LCD screen for easy access to power-
consumption information.