PowerEdge T620 Technical Guide An enterprise-class, two-socket tower server with balanced high performance, high availability and built-in room for growth.
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Table of contents 1 System overview ................................................................................................................................................................. 6 Introduction ........................................................................................................................................................................ 6 Key technologies ...............................................................................................................
Appendix B. Standards compliance ............................................................................................................................. 54 Appendix C. Additional resources................................................................................................................................. 56 Appendix D. System board block diagram .................................................................................................................. 58 Tables Table 1.
Figure 13. Tower and rack chassis dimensions ............................................................................................................... 50 Figure 14. T620 system board block diagram .................................................................................................................
1 System overview Introduction The Dell™ PowerEdge™ T620 is a feature-rich, two-socket tower server with up to 24 DIMM slots, storage capacity of up to 32 2.5-inch or 12 3.5-inch drive bays, and processing power from the Intel® Xeon® processor E5-2600 or E5-2600 v2 product families. The T620 shines in its ability to handle demanding workloads with up to 16 processor cores, high memory density, and high I/O bandwidth.
Key technologies Table 1 summarizes key technologies in Dell PowerEdge 12th-generation servers. Table 1. Key technologies New technology Detailed description Intel Xeon processor E5-2600 and E5-2600 v2 product families Intel Xeon processor E5-2600 and E5-2600 v2 product families have advanced features that deliver exceptional performance and value. See the Processor section for details. Intel C602 series chipset The Intel Platform Controller Hub (PCH) chip is implemented on the T620 server.
2 System features The Dell PowerEdge T620 can be used to consolidate the workload of multiple smaller or previous-generation servers. In comparison, the Dell PowerEdge T620 offers more disk drive options, more PCIe slots, PCIe 3.0, Express Flash PCIe solid-state drives, a larger memory footprint, and optional internal graphics processing unit (GPU) support.
Feature PowerEdge T610 PowerEdge T710 PowerEdge T620 Dell OpenManage Systems Management Dell OpenManage Lifecycle Controller 1.x iDRAC6 (Express or Enterprise) with Lifecycle Controller 1.x Dell OpenManage Lifecycle Controller 1.x iDRAC6 (Express or Enterprise) with Lifecycle Controller 1.
Feature PowerEdge T620 technical specification RAID controller Internal controllers: PERC S110 (SW RAID) PERC H310 PERC H710 PERC H710P Hard drives (hot-plug) External HBAs (RAID): PERC H810 External HBAs (non-RAID): 6Gbps SAS HBA Drive bay options: Up to 8 x 3.5” + 4 x Express Flash Up to 12 x 3.5” Up to 16 x 2.5” + 4 x Express Flash Up to 32 x 2.5” Hard drive options: 2.5” Express Flash, SAS SSD, SATA SSD, SAS (15K, 10K), nearline SAS (7.2K), SATA (7.2K) 3.5” nearline SAS (7.
Feature PowerEdge T620 technical specification Upgrade to 8GB vFlash media or 16GB vFlash media for iDRAC7 Enterprise with Lifecycle Controller Trial evaluation available for IDRAC7 Enterprise with Lifecycle Controller Rack support ReadyRails™ II sliding rails for tool-less mounting in 4-post racks with square or unthreaded round holes or tooled mounting in 4-post threaded hole racks, with support for optional tool-less cable management arm.
3 Chassis views and features The Dell PowerEdge T620 is a 5U rackable tower server. The T620 provides various storage options including different drive types, internal and external storage controllers, and different chassis options for the various hard drive configurations.
Figure 2 shows the optional bezel on the front of the T620 tower chassis. Figure 2. Front view with bezel Figure 3 shows the front view of the rackable T620 chassis without a bezel. Figure 3.
Figure 4 shows the back of the T620 chassis. Features on the back panel include the system identification light and button, serial connector, video connector, USB connectors, Ethernet connectors, PCIe slots, and power supplies. Figure 4. Back view Figure 5 is an internal view of the T620 showing processor heat sinks and associated DIMM slots. Figure 5. Internal view For additional system views, see the Dell PowerEdge T620 Owner’s Manual on Dell.com/Support/Manuals.
Chassis features Table 4 lists the features on the T620 chassis. For additional information on the T620 chassis features, see the Dell PowerEdge T620 Owner’s Manual on Dell.com/Support/Manuals. Table 4.
Front control panel The T620 has two versions of the front panel depending on the orientation of the system. The front control panel for a tower server has an LCD, which is an iDRAC-controlled graphics display that provides system information through error codes. Figure 6. Tower system with LCD panel The front control panel for a rack server has a VGA port to support a monitor. Figure 7.
Contact Dell directly (by link) to get in touch with technical support and sales teams and provide feedback to Dell These codes provide an easy way to retrieve the critical support information you need when you need it, making you more efficient and effective in managing your hardware. Security features The PowerEdge servers have the features listed in Table 5 to help ensure the security of your data center. Table 5.
4 Processor The Dell PowerEdge T620 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% over previous-generation E5-2600 processors.
Supported processors The T620 supports up to two processors with up to eight cores per processor. Table 6 lists the Intel Xeon E5-2600 processors supported by the PowerEdge T620. For the latest information on supported processors, visit Dell.com/PowerEdge. Table 6. Supported processors Model Speed Cache QPI Cores Turbo TDP E5-2697 v2 2.7Ghz 30M 8.0GT/s 12 Yes 130W E5-2695 v2 2.4Ghz 30M 8.0GT/s 12 Yes 115W E5-26901 2.9GHz 20M 8.0GT/s 8 Yes 135W E5-2690 v21 3.0GHz 20M 8.
Model Speed Cache QPI Cores Turbo TDP E5-2620 2.0GHz 15M 7.2GT/s 6 Yes 95W E5-2620 v2 2.1GHz 15M 7.2GT/s 6 Yes 80W E5-2609 2.4GHz 10M 6.4GT/s 4 No 80W E5-2609 v2 2.5GHz 10M 6.4GT/s 4 No 80W E5-2603 1.8GHz 10M 6.4GT/s 4 No 80W E5-2603 v2 1.8GHz 10M 6.4GT/s 4 No 80W 1 1 1 Model available for the life of the system. For information on processor installation and configuration, see the Dell PowerEdge T620 Owner’s Manual on Dell.com/Support/Manuals.
With single-wide GPU cards, the PERC H710, H710P, or H810 cannot occupy slots 1 or 3 (PERC cards have batteries that would overheat if located beside a GPU card) With two processors installed, four GPU cards are supported, with the restrictions: Slots 2, 4, 5, and 7 are available Since double-wide GPU cards occupy two slots, slots 1, 3, and 6 are not available RAID cards cannot be installed with four double-wide GPU cards With single-wide GPU cards, the PERC H710, H710P, or H810 cannot oc
5 Memory More memory options are available than ever before with the Dell PowerEdge T620 — greater capacities, higher frequencies,= and more flexibility. The T620 supports up to 768GB of memory (24 DIMMs) and speeds up to 1866MT/s, providing high performance in a variety of applications. And, high memory density means no compromise when it comes to virtualization. Dell’s focus on reliability, availability and serviceability (RAS) features can help you increase your uptime and reduce data loss.
Table 9 lists the DIMMs supported by the T620. For the latest information on supported memory, visit the PowerEdge memory page on Dell.com. Table 9. DIMMs supported 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.
Table 10 illustrates the maximum achievable speed of the Intel Xeon processor E5-2600 and E52600 v2 product families based on memory loads. Green boxes are defaults for performance per watt White boxes (with lower voltage) can save power but will run at slower speeds White boxes (with higher voltage) can be custom configured in the bios Table 10. DIMM type DIMM rank Memory speed capabilities Intel Xeon processor E5-2600 and E5-2600 v2 product families DIMMs per channel (DPC) 1 DPC 1.35V 1.
Feature Description memory fails. The mirrored copy of the memory is stored in memory of the same processor socket. Memory address parity protection This feature provides the ability to detect transient errors on the address lines of the DDR channel. Memory sparing (rank) Memory sparing allocates one rank per channel as a spare.
6 Storage With comprehensive storage options, the Dell PowerEdge T620 offers the choice of drive types, internal and external storage controllers, and different chassis options depending on the drive configuration. Features such as Express Flash PCIe solid-state drives and CacheCade™ provide accelerated performance over previous technologies. Express Flash drives use PCIe lanes to connect directly to the processor and chipset.
Form factor Type Speed (rpm) Capacities PCIe SSD N/A 175GB, 350GB, 700GB, 1.4TB Express Flash drives Express Flash drives use PCIe and SSD technologies to provide performance, scalability, and optimal serviceability. Accelerated performance with high IOPs is made possible without requiring processor resources or capturing DRAM. Also, Express Flash drives use a standardized 2.
Storage controllers Dell provides highly capable RAID options for you to ensure that your data remains safe. Dell’s RAID controller options offer impressive performance improvements, including the following features: FastPath™ I/O: This feature can help accelerate performance when operating on SSDs. Split mirror: This function allows you to break mirrored disk connection in order to quickly replace a drive.
Table 15 lists the T620 backplane options and supported Dell PERC cards for the T620. Table 15. Hard-drive backplane options Backplane options Number of hard drives Controller Drive types 8 x 3.5” up to 4 PERC S110 SATA HDD/SSD 8 x 3.5" 8 PERC H310, H710, H710P SATA HDD/SSD SAS HDD/SSD 12 x 3.5" 12 PERC H310, H710, H710P SATA HDD/SSD SAS HDD/SSD 16 x 2.5" 16 PERC H310, H710, H710P SATA HDD/SSD SAS HDD/SSD Dual 16 x 2.5” 16 + 16 Dual PERC H710P SATA HDD/SSD SAS HDD/SSD Dual 16 x 2.
The T620 32-drive bay chassis supports one slim 12.7mm optical drive and does not support a tape device. Tape drive The T620 supports a combination tape drive configuration—a single system with two drives (one PowerVault LTO drive and one PowerVault RD1000 drive). Table 16 lists the types of internal tape devices and the required interface cards for each device. For additional information, visit Dell.com/Storage. Table 16.
7 Networking and PCIe The Dell PowerEdge T620 offers balanced, scalable I/O capabilities, including six integrated PCIe 3.0-capable expansion slots and one dedicated storage controller slot. Networking options for the T620 allow you to tailor your network throughput to match your application needs, enabling added I/O performance. Embedded NIC controller The T620 system board has one embedded NIC controller. The Dual Port Intel GbE controller I350-AM2 has the following features: PCIe 2.0 (5.
Type Adapter ® QLogic QLE8262 2x10Gb SFP+ ® ® Mellanox ConnectX -3 dual-port 40GbE QSFP+ Mellanox ConnectX-3 dual-port 10GbE DA/SFP+ QLogic QLE2460 4Gb QLogic QLE2462 4Gb QLogic QLE2560 8Gb QLogic QLE2562 8Gb FC4/FC8 HBA ® Emulex LPe12000 8Gb Emulex LPe12002 8Gb Brocade BR815 8Gb Brocade BR825 8Gb Table 18 lists additional PCIe expansion cards for the T620. Table 18.
8 Power, thermal and acoustics Lower overall system-level power draw is a result of Dell’s breakthrough system design. PowerEdge servers maximize performance per watt through a combination of power and cooling, energyefficient technologies and tools. Additionally, PowerEdge servers have an extensive collection of sensors that automatically track thermal activity, which helps regulate temperature thereby reducing server noise and power consumption.
Feature Description 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. Hot spare reduces power consumption of redundant power supplies. Thermal control of fan speed optimizes the thermal settings for your environment to reduce fan consumption and lower system power consumption.
Figure 9 shows a 750W power supply extended from the T620 chassis. Figure 9. 750W power supply unit The PowerEdge T620 supports up to two AC or DC power supplies with 1 + 1 redundancy, auto-sensing and auto-switching capability. Dell PSUs have achieved Platinum and Titanium efficiency levels as shown in Table 20. Table 20. Form factor Redundant 86mm Output Power supply efficiency Efficiency targets by load Class 10% 20% 50% 100% 495W AC Platinum 82.0% 90.0% 94.0% 91.0% 750W AC Platinum 82.
temperature sensors, including processors, hard disk drives, DIMMs, storage cards, and the inlet ambient temperature. The thermal control also detects and responds to hardware configuration. The thermal management adjusts cooling according to what the system really needs, and draws lower fan power draw and generates lower acoustical noise levels than servers without such controls.
cooling in case the system does not boot properly. To keep the bootup process as quiet as possible, the fan speed reached during bootup is limited to about half of full speed. Table 21 details the acoustical performance for the T620. Table 21. Configuration (23 ± 2°C CPUs ambient) Minimum Typical 1 2 Hard drives Power supply unit 1 x 3.5” 250GB SATA (7.2K) 1x 495W 8 x 2.
9 Rack rails and cable management The Dell PowerEdge T620 is a rackable tower server. The sliding rail system for the T620 provides tool-less support for racks with square or unthreaded round mounting holes including all generations of Dell racks. Compared to the T610 sliding rails that required adapter brackets, the sliding rails for the T620 offer support for threaded hole racks with the ReadyRails II mounting interface. The T620 supports only sliding rails; static rails not supported.
Table 22 lists the rack type supported by the T620 rails. The T620 does not support mounting in a two-post rack. Table 22. System T620 Rail identifier C2 T620 supported rack rail system Mounting interface ReadyRails II Rack types supported Rail type Sliding 4-post 2-post Square Round Thread Flush Center X X For detailed information about static and sliding rails, see the Rack rail specifications section in Appendix A.
10 Operating systems and virtualization The Dell PowerEdge T620 supports a wide range of industry-standard operating systems and virtualization software. Supported operating systems Table 23 lists the primary operating systems supported on the T620. For the latest information on supported operating systems, see Dell.com/OSsupport. Table 23. Primary operating system support Operating system Platform Edition Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.8 1 x32, x64 N/A Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.
Support of the operating systems listed in Table 24 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 24.
11 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 Dell PowerEdge servers. iDRAC7 with Lifecycle Controller iDRAC7 with Lifecycle Controller is the heart of Dell’s second generation of Dell PowerEdge server embedded management functionality.
Feature Electronic licensing Function Benefit Upgrades to iDRAC7 Express or iDRAC7 Enterprise by software licensing key and license portal (may require installation of hardware option for 300-500 series servers) Digital license installed in factory; free 30day trial versions are available; uses a license management portal versus paper-based licenses and simplifies license management.
iDRAC7 Enterprise Feature (function) iDRAC7 Express SNMP alerts ∞ ∞ Power monitoring ∞ ∞ Comprehensive monitoring ∞ ∞ Dedicated NIC 1Gbps (100MB in iDRAC6) ∞ Part replacement ∞ Backup and restore configurations ∞ Virtual console (4 user) ∞ Virtual console chat ∞ Support for customer-supplied SD cards for vFlash media Virtual flash partitions ∞ Virtual media ∞ Virtual folders ∞ Remote file share ∞ Crash video playback ∞ Boot record/playback ∞ Power capping ∞ Enterprise gro
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. Dell consoles The central console in a systems management solution is often referred to as the one-to-many console.
towers, out-of-band discovery and monitoring through iDRAC7 with Lifecycle Controller, as well as performance and advanced monitoring.
Figure 12 illustrates the various operations that can be performed during the server’s lifecycle. Figure 12. Systems management server lifecycle Table 28 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 28.
Operation One-to-one One-to-many iDRAC7 with Dell OpenManage Lifecycle Controller OMSA Essentials BMC ProactiveNet Performance Management integration with Lifecycle Controller Dell OpenManage Power Center Monitor iDRAC7 with Lifecycle Controller GUI Maintain Lifecycle Controller Remote Services OpenManage Integration for VMware vCenter BMC ProactiveNet Performance Management integration with Lifecycle Controller Dell Server Management Pack Suite for Microsoft System Center
Appendix A. Additional specifications and options Chassis dimensions Figure 13 details the dimensions of the Dell PowerEdge T620 chassis. Figure 13. Tower and rack chassis dimensions Chassis type Xa Xb Ya Yb Yc Za with bezel Za without bezel Zb Tower 217.9mm 304.5mm 434.5mm 443.5mm 471.5mm 15.9mm 0.0mm 659.9mm 692.8mm Rack 482.4mm 434.5mm 217.9mm n/a n/a 37.3mm 21.4mm 638.5mm 671.
Environmental specifications Table 30 details the environmental specifications for the T620. For additional information about environmental measurements for specific system configurations, see Dell.com/environmental_datasheets. Table 30. Environmental specifications Fresh Air: temperature, humidity, altitude de-rating Continuous operation 10°C to 35°C (50°F to 95°F) at 10% to 80% relative humidity with 26°C (78.8°F) maximum dew point (maximum wet bulb temperature).
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 at 235 in/sec or greater Altitude Operating –15.2m to 3048m (–50 ft to 10,000 ft) Storage –15.2m to 12,000m (–50 ft to 39,370 ft) Airborne contaminant level Class G1 or lower as defined by ISA-S71.
Video specifications The Dell PowerEdge T620 iDRAC7 incorporates an integrated video subsystem connected to the PCH through the PCIe and internal PCIe switch and PCIe to PCI-bridge. The graphics controller is the 2D Matrox G200. The video frame buffer (16MB) is contained within the iDRAC RAM (256MB) device. Front access video is available for rack mount chassis. The T620 system supports the 2D graphics video modes listed in Table 33. Table 33.
Appendix B. Standards compliance The Dell PowerEdge T620 conforms to the industry standards listed in Table 34. Table 34. Industry standards documents Standard URL for information and specifications ACPI Advance Configuration and Power Interface Specification, v2.0c acpi.info Ethernet IEEE 802.3-2005 standards.ieee.org/getieee802/802.3.html HDG Hardware Design Guide Version 3.0 for Microsoft Windows Server microsoft.com/whdc/system/platform/pcdesign/desguide/serverdg.
Standard URL for information and specifications Rev. 2.0 Windows Logo Windows Logo Program System and Device Requirements, v3.10 55 PowerEdge T620 Technical Guide microsoft.com/whdc/winlogo/hwrequirements.
Appendix C. Additional resources Table 35 provides a list of documents and websites that provide for more information on the Dell PowerEdge T620. Table 35. Additional resources Resource Description of contents Location PowerEdge T620 Owner’s Manual This manual, available in PDF format, provides the following information: Dell.
Resource Description of contents Location Energy Smart Solution Advisor The Dell online Energy Smart Solution Advisor (ESSA) 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 14.
