Balanced performance with smart scalability
Power through data-intensive applications and easily scale for growing utilization with the next-generation PowerEdge™ R520.
- Online Price $2,499*
As low as $21.14 /week
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Performance and scalability
Tackle your core business applications and virtualization requirements with the power and versatility of the Intel® Xeon® processors and up to 12 dual in-line memory modules (DIMMs) of memory. Designed to deliver the best combination of performance, built-in capabilities and optional features, the Intel® Xeon® processor E5-2400 family is an efficient engine for the PowerEdge™ R520 and your growing business.
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High-capacity storage options
Configure storage options to suit your needs. The PowerEdge™ R520 enables you to tailor your system with up to eight internal drives, four PCI Express (PCIe) expansion slots and either hardware or software RAID options for data protection.
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Extensive I/O bandwidth
Get results quickly for your data-intensive applications and databases with the next-generation PCIe Gen3-enabled expansion slots and flexible I/O options.
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Operational efficiency
Leverage the R520’s scalable design and wide array of reliability, availability and serviceability (RAS) features to help fuel your business growth.
Be able to grow your business and address unpredictable application demands with the R520’s scalable high capacity.
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Intelligent systems management
Simplify deploying, updating, monitoring and maintaining your PowerEdge™ servers with the Dell™ OpenManage™ portfolio.
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Outstanding server reliability
Take advantage of PowerEdge RAS features that help ensure fast, highly available service from your R520 server.
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The new generation PowerEdge experience
Make IT the engine for your business success. The newest generation of PowerEdge family is engineered with the right combination of features and performance scalability to handle tough workloads for both large and small data center environments.
Improve operational efficiency with enhanced systems management
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Processor
- Intel® Xeon® processor E5-2400 product family
Processor sockets:
2
Internal interconnect:
Intel QuickPath Interconnect (QPI) link: 6.4GT/s; 7.2GT/s; 8.0 GT/s
Cache:
2.5MB per core; core options: 4, 6, 8
Operating System
- Microsoft® Windows Server® 2012
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1, x64 (includes Hyper-V® v2)
Novell® SUSE® Linux Enterprise Server
Red Hat® Enterprise Linux®
Virtualization options:
Citrix® XenServer®
VMware® vSphere® ESX™ and ESXi™
Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization®
Chipset
- Intel C600 series
Memory*
- Up to 384GB (12 DIMM slots) 2GB/4GB/8GB/16GB/32GB DDR3 up to 1600MT/s
Storage
- Maximum internal storage:
Up to 32TB
Drive Bays
- Up to eight 3.5” hot-plug SAS, SATA or SSD
Slots
- 4 PCIe slots:
With two processors:
One x16 PCIe slot with x16 bandwidth, half-length, half-height
One x16 PCIe slot with x8 bandwidth, full-length, full-height
Two x16 PCIe slots with x8 bandwidth, half-length, full-height
With one processor:
One x8 PCIe slot with x4 bandwidth, half-length, half-height
One x16 PCIe slot with x8 bandwidth, full-length, full-height
Two x8 PCIe slots with x4 bandwidth, half-length, full-height
Network Controller
- Embedded NIC:
Broadcom® 5720 Dual Port 1Gb LOM
I/O adapter options:
1Gb Ethernet:
Broadcom 5720 Dual Port 1Gb NIC
Broadcom 5719 Quad Port 1Gb NIC
Intel I350 Dual Port 1Gb stand-up adapter
Intel I350 Quad Port 1Gb stand-up adapter
10Gb Converged Ethernet:
Brocade® BR1020 Dual Port 10Gb CNA
QLogic® QLE8262 Dual Port 10Gb DA/SFP+
Broadcom 57810S Dual Port 10Gb Base-T CNA
Broadcom 57810S Dual Port 10Gb DA/SFP+ CNA
10Gb Ethernet:
Intel X520 Dual Port 10Gb DA/SFP+ server adapter
Intel X540 Dual Port 10Gb Base-T adapter
FC16/FC8/FC4 HBA:
QLogic QLE2460 4Gb Single Port FC HBA
QLogic QLE2462 4Gb Dual Port FC HBA
QLogic QLE2560 8Gb Single Port FC HBA
QLogic QLE2562 8Gb Dual Port FC HBA
QLogic QLE2660 16Gb Single Port FC HBA
QLogic QLE2662 16Gb Dual Port FC HBA
Emulex® LPe-12000-E 8Gb Single Port FC HBA
Emulex LPe-12002-E 8Gb Dual Port FC HBA
Brocade 815 8Gb Single Port FC HBA
Brocade 825 8Gb Dual Port FC HBA
Power
- Titanium efficiency, hot-plug redundant 750W power supply
Platinum efficiency, hot-plug redundant 750W or 495W power supply
Silver efficiency, cabled 550W power supply
91% efficiency, 1100W DC power supply
Auto-ranging power supplies
Availability
- High-efficiency, hot-plug, redundant power supplies; DC power supply; hot-plug hard drives; TPM; dual internal SD support; fan fault tolerance; optional bezel; luggage tag; ECC memory, interactive LCD screen; ENERGY STAR® compliant; extended power range; switch independent partitioning
Chassis
- Form factor:
2U rack
Management
- Remote management:
Basic management (default)
iDRAC7 with Lifecycle Controller
iDRAC7 Express (upgrade), iDRAC7 Enterprise (upgrade)
8GB vFlash (upgrade), 16GB vFlash (upgrade)
Systems management:
IPMI 2.0 compliant
OpenManage™ Essentials and Dell Management Console
OpenManage Power Center
Dell OpenManage Connections:
OpenManage Integration Suite for Microsoft® System Center
Dell plug-in for VMware® vCenter®
HP Operations Manager, IBM Tivoli® Netcool®, and CA Network and Systems Management (NSM)
Regulatory
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
ReadyRails static rails for tool-less mounting in 4-post racks with square or unthreaded round holes or tooled mounting in 4-post threaded and 2-post (Telco) racks
RAID
- Internal controllers:
PERC S110 (SW RAID)
PERC H310
PERC H710
PERC H710P
External HBAs (RAID):
PERC H810
External HBAs (non-RAID):
6Gbps SAS HBA
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