Expand your power and capacity to do more.
Manage data overload and expanding virtual environments with the extreme processing power and massive memory density of the Dell™ PowerEdge™ R820.
Concentrated power and capacity
Tap the improved, state-of-the-art processing power of the Intel® Xeon® processor E5-4600 product family and hyper-dense, 48-DIMM memory. Built using 32-nanometer process technology with up to eight cores per processor, the Intel Xeon processor is designed for super-fast performance for compute-intensive tasks.
Find Out More
Advanced I/O and virtualization
Help enhance your data center performance with the balanced, scalable I/O (input/output) capabilities of the PowerEdge™ R820 that include integrated PCIe Gen3-capable expansion slots.
Find Out More
Flexible and scalable networking
Tailor your network throughput to match your application needs with features like switch independent partitioning that allow you to take full advantage of your additional I/O performance.
Find Out More
Unrestrained production
Unleash your most demanding virtualization and scalable database applications with the efficient and easily managed PowerEdge R820 rack server.
Enjoy easy lifecycle manageability with intelligent hardware-driven systems administration, extensive power management and other innovative management tools.
Find Out More
Improved operational efficiency
Help ensure high-level data center productivity, security and maintenance with next-generation reliability, availability and serviceability (RAS) features throughout the R820’s design.
Find Out More
Versatile storage capacity and performance
Keep pace with exponential data growth and effectively manage your assets with flexible I/O (input/output) and storage options, including Express Flash PCIe technology in the PowerEdge R820 rack server.
Find Out More
The new-generation PowerEdge experience
Make IT the engine for your business success. The newest generation 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
Global Services and Support
Processor
- Intel® Xeon® processor E5-4600 product family
Processor sockets:
4
Internal interconnect:
2 x Intel QuickPath Interconnect (QPI) links; 6.4 GT/s; 7.2 GT/s; 8.0 GT/s
Cache:
2.5MB per core; core options: 4, 6, 8
Form factor:
2U rack
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
Memory*
- Up to 1.5TB (48 DIMM slots) 2GB/4GB/8GB/16GB/32GB DDR3 up to 1600MT/s
Storage
- Maximum internal storage
16TB
Drive Bays
- Up to sixteen 2.5” hot-plug SAS, SATA, or SSD
Hard drives:
Hot-plug hard drive options:
2.5” PCIe SSD, SAS SSD, SATA SSD, SAS (15K, 10K), nearline SAS (7.2K), SATA (7.2K)
Self-Encrypting Drives available
Slots
- 7 PCIe slots:
Two x16 half-length, full-height
One x8 half-length, full-height
Three x8 half-length, half-height
One x8 half-length, full-height for the RAID controller
RAID Controllers
- Internal controllers:
PERC H310
PERC H710
PERC H710P
External HBAs (RAID):
PERC H810
External HBAs (non-RAID):
6Gbps SAS HBA
Communications
- Broadcom® 5720 Quad Port 1GbE BASE-T (no TOE or iSCSI offload)
Intel I350 Quad Port 1GbE BASE-T (no TOE or iSCSI offload)
Intel X540 Dual Port 10GbE BASE-T with 2 x 1GbE (FCoE capability enabled on the 10GbE ports)
Broadcom 57800S Dual Port 10GbE Base-T with 2 x 1GbE (TOE and iSCSI offload available on 10GbE ports)
Broadcom 57800S Dual Port 10GbE SFP+ with 2 x 1GbE (TOE and iSCSI offload available on 10GbE ports)
Power
- Titanium efficiency, hot-plug redundant 750W power supply
Platinum efficiency, hot-plug redundant 495W, 750W or 1100W power supplies
Auto-ranging power supplies
Availability
- High-efficiency, hot-plug, redundant power supplies; hot-plug drive bays; TPM; dual internal SD support; hot-plug
redundant fans; optional bezel; luggage-tag; ECC memory, interactive LCD screen; extended thermal support;
ENERGY STAR® compliant, extended power range; Switch Agnostic Partitioning (SWAP)
Management
- Remote management:
iDRAC7 Express (default) or iDRAC7 Enterprise (upgrade option), both with Lifecycle Controller
8GB or 16GB vFlash media (upgrade options)
Systems management:
IPMI 2.0 compliant
Dell OpenManage™ Essentials and Dell Management Console
Dell OpenManage Power Center
Dell OpenManage Connections:
Dell 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
Regulatory
- Product Safety, EMC and Environmental Datasheets (In English)
Dell Regulatory Compliance Home Page (In English)
Dell and the Environment (In English)
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
Dell Global Services include a wide, customizable range of choices to simplify the assessment, design, implementation, management and maintenance of your IT environment and to help you transition from platform to platform.
Depending on your current business requirements and the level of service you want, we can provide you with factory, on-site, remote, modular and specialized services that fit your needs and budget. We’ll help you with a little or a lot — your choice — and provide you with access to our global resources such as our Global Command Centers.
Dell IT Consulting Services
Dell Global Infrastructure Consulting Services utilize skilled solution architects, innovative tools, automated analysis and our own intellectual property to give customers rapid insight into the root causes of unnecessary complexity. We seek better answers than traditional service models, based on our belief that solving problems should not need armies of people. Our strategy is to help customers quickly identify high-impact, short-duration projects that deliver returns on investment (ROI) and free up resources to obtain competitive advantage. The results are practical, action-oriented plans with specific, predictable, measurable outcomes. From Data Center optimization to server virtualization to Systems Management, our consulting services help you build a more efficient enterprise.
Dell Managed Services
Dell Managed Services are a modular set of lifecycle services designed to help customers automate and centrally configure, deploy and manage their day-to-day data center operations. These services extend a customer’s existing on-premise IT infrastructure with off-premise cloud services designed to better address challenges with mobility, highly distributed organizations, security, compliance, business continuity and disaster preparedness.
Deploy: Our factory, remote and on-site installation services for servers make efficient use of your employees' time by helping to speed up activities, such as configuration, customization and deployment, enabling delivery of systems that are ready to work right out of the box.
Operate: Dell can help optimize your data center operations, including storage, backup and virtual environments by focusing on remote monitoring, reporting and alerts, along with full remote management for storage and backup environments, to free up IT resources.
Protect: Dell Data Center Backup Management Services are available to assist you with reporting to help refine service-level agreement (SLA) requirements, to provide monitoring to improve process efficiency or for the full management of your backup environment.
Recovery and Recycling: Dell Asset Recovery and Recycling Services help you recover and dispose of owned or leased computer equipment, in a manner that follows EPA guidelines.
Dell ProSupport
Dell ProSupport is a suite of support services that enable you to build the solution that’s right for your organization. Choose support models based on how you use technology and where you want to allocate resources. From the desktop to the data center, address everyday IT challenges, such as unplanned downtime, mission-critical needs, data and asset protection, support planning, resource allocation, software application management and more. From basic support to remote support services, optimize your IT resources by prescribing the right support model.
 | Have questions |
 | Need help deciding which solution is right for your business? |
| Follow us on Twitter |
 | Get exclusive Dell deals delivered right to your inbox. Subscribe Now › |
