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Dell PowerEdge R720 and R720xd Getting Started Guide

Technical Specifications

  • NOTE: The following specifications are only those required by law to ship with your system. For a complete and current listing of the specifications for your system, go to support.dell.com.
  • NOTE: The following specifications apply to both PowerEdge R720 and PowerEdge R720xd unless specified.
Power
AC Power Supply (per power supply)  
  Wattage 495 W, 750 W, or 1100 W
  Heat dissipation
  • NOTE: Heat dissipation is calculated using the power supply wattage rating.
1908 BTU/hr maximum (495 W power supply)

2891 BTU/hr maximum (750 W power supply)

2843 BTU/hr maximum (750 W Titanium power supply)

4100 BTU/hr maximum (1100 W power supply)

  Voltage
  • NOTE: This system is also designed to be connected to IT power systems with a phase to phase voltage not exceeding 230 V.
100–240 V AC, autoranging, 50/60 Hz

or

200–240 V AC, autoranging, 50/60 Hz, for 750 W Titanium power supply

DC Power Supply (per power supply)  
  Wattage 1100 W
  Heat dissipation
  • NOTE: Heat dissipation is calculated using the power supply wattage rating.
4416 BTU/hour maximum
  Voltage –(48–60) V DC
Battery  
  Coin-cell battery 3 V CR2032 Lithium coin cell
Physical  
Height 87.3 mm (3.44 inch)
Width  
  With rack latches 482.4 mm (18.98 inch)
  Without rack latches 444 mm (17.48 inch)
Depth (includes bezel) 755.8 mm (29.75 inch)
Weight (maximum)  
  2.5-inch hard-drive systems (PowerEdge R720) 29.5 kg (65.03 lbs)
  2.5-inch hard-drive systems (PowerEdge R720xd) 28.1 kg (61.94 lbs)
  3.5-inch hard-drive systems (PowerEdge R720) 29.2 kg (64.37 lbs)
  3.5-inch hard-drive systems (PowerEdge R720xd) 30.9 kg (68.12 lbs)
Weight (empty)  
  2.5-inch hard-drive systems (PowerEdge R720) 11.7 kg (25.7 lbs)
  2.5-inch hard-drive systems (PowerEdge R720xd) 17.7 kg (39.02 lbs)
  3.5-inch hard-drive systems (PowerEdge R720) 10.3 kg (22.7 lbs)
  3.5-inch hard-drive systems (PowerEdge R720xd) 17.2 kg (37.91 lbs)
Environmental  
  • NOTE: Your system is capable of 40 °C and 45 °C excursion operation for fresh air cooled data centers. For more information, see the Owner's Manual.
  • NOTE: For additional information about environmental measurements for specific system configurations, see dell.com/environmental_datasheets.
Temperature  
  Operating Continuous operation: 10 °C to 35 °C. De-rate maximum allowable dry bulb temperature at 1 °C/300 m above 900 m (1°F /550 ft).
  • NOTE: For information on supported expanded operating temperature range and configurations, see support.dell.com/manuals.
  Storage –40 °C to 65 °C (–40 °F to 149 °F) with a maximum temperature gradation of 20 °C per hour.
Relative humidity  
  Operating 10% to 80% relative humidity (RH), with 26 °C maximum dew point.
  Storage 5% to 95% relative humidity ambient with 33 °C (91 °F) maximum dew point.
Maximum vibration  
  Operating 0.26 Grms at 5 Hz to 350 Hz (all operation orientations).
  Storage 1.87 Grms at 10 Hz to 500 Hz for 15 min (all six sides tested).
Maximum shock  
  Operating One shock pulse in the positive z axis (one pulse on each side of the system) of 31 G for 2.6 ms in the operational orientation.
  Storage Six consecutively executed shock pulses in the positive and negative x, y, and z axes (one pulse on each side of the system) of 71 G for up to 2 ms.

Six consecutively executed shock pulses in the positive and negative x, y, and z axes (one pulse on each side of the system) of 22 G faired square wave pulse with velocity change at 200 inches/second (508 centimeters/second).

Altitude  
  Operating

–15.2 m to 3048 m (–50 to 10,000 ft).

  • NOTE: For altitudes above 2950 ft, the maximum operating temperature is derated 1 ºF/550 ft.
  Storage –15.2 m to 10,668 m (–50 ft to 35,000 ft).
Airborne contaminant level
  Class G1 as defined by ISA-S71.04-1985.

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