PowerEdge R220 Technical Guide PowerEdge R220 — performance, data storage and protection, and intuitive systems management in a shortdepth form factor optimized for constrained spaces.
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Table of Contents 1 System Overview ................................................................................................................................................................ 6 Introduction ........................................................................................................................................................................ 6 New technologies ................................................................................................................
Power supply specifications .......................................................................................................................................... 40 Rack rail specifications ................................................................................................................................................... 40 USB peripherals ......................................................................................................................................................
Figure 7. R220 mounted in a 4-post square hole rack ................................................................................................ 27 Figure 8. Dell systems management solutions .............................................................................................................. 30 Figure 9. Systems management server lifecycle ...........................................................................................................
1 System Overview Introduction The PowerEdge R220 1U rack server is an excellent choice for growing businesses and organizations needing a short-depth rack-optimized chassis delivering performance, data protection and enterprise-class systems management. The R220 is ideal for web hosting, mail serving, file and print serving, video streaming, as well as a wide range of general-purpose productivity applications — and with a short chassis depth of 15.
New technology Detailed description iDRAC7 with LifeCycle Controller The new embedded system management solution for Dell PowerEdge servers features hardware and firmware inventory and alerting, in depth memory alerting, faster performance, dedicated gigabit port, email alerts, electronic licensing, enhanced power management features, editable user work notes log and more. See the Dell OpenManage Systems Management section for details. PCIe x16 3.
2 System features The one-socket 1U PowerEdge R220 rack server delivers performance, data storage and protection, and intuitive systems management in a short-depth 15.5” form factor optimized for constrained spaces. It is an excellent server for web hosting, mail serving, file and print serving, video streaming, as well as a wide range of general-purpose productivity applications. Comparison of PowerEdge systems The R220 is the new generation PowerEdge server replacing the R210 II.
Power supply Non-redundant, 250W Auto-ranging (100V~240V) Non-redundant, 250W Auto-ranging (100V~240V) Power efficiency Bronze Silver Dimensions (H x W x D) 42.4 x 434.0 x 394.3 (mm) (w/o ear, w/o bezel) 1.66” x 17.09” x 15.52” (in) 42.4 x 434.0 x 394.3 (mm) (w/o ear, w/o bezel) 1.66” x 17.09” x 15.52” (in) Weight Max. 17.76 lb (8.058kg) Max. 17.76 lb (8.058kg) Specifications Table 3 summarizes specifications for PowerEdge R220 features.
Feature PowerEdge R220 technical specification I/O adapter options 1Gb/10Gb Ethernet: Broadcom 5719 quad-port 1Gb NIC Broadcom 5720 dual-port 1Gb NIC Intel I350 dual-port 1Gb stand-up adapter Intel I350 quad-port 1Gb stand-up adapter Intel X520 dual-port 10Gb DA/SFP+ Intel X540 2x10Gb Base-T 10Gb Converged Ethernet: Broadcom 57810S dual-port 10Gb Base-T ® Emulex OCe14102-UX-D 2x PCIe 10GbE ® QLogic QLE8262, 10Gb Power supply Auto-ranging, Silver efficiency, 250W AC USB 5 total: 2 rear USB 3.
3 Chassis views and features The Dell PowerEdge R220 is a 1U, one-socket rack server. For additional system views and features, see the Dell PowerEdge R220 Owner’s Manual on Dell.com/Support/Manuals. Chassis views Figure 1 shows the LED panel and optional locking bezel on the front of the R220 chassis. Figure 1.
Figure 3 and Figure 4 detail key aspects of the internal chassis Figure 3. Internal view Figure 4. Internal chassis view . Cooling shroud Power supply DIMMs (4) 2.5” or 3.5” hard drive cage Processor heat sink Expansion card riser Expansion card Expansion card latch Cooling fans (3) Chassis intrusion switch 3.
Chassis features Table 4 lists the features on the R220 chassis. For additional information, see the Dell PowerEdge R220 Owner’s Manual on Dell.com/Support/Manuals. Table 4.
Feature Description Quick Resource Locator (QRL) This code on the chassis can be scanned by a phone application to access additional information and resources for the server, including videos, reference materials, service tag information, and Dell contact information. Quick Resource Locator Dell PowerEdge 12th generation servers feature a Quick Resource Locator (QRL) — a model-specific Quick Response (QR) code that is located inside the R220 chassis cover (see Figure 5).
Table 5. Security features Security feature Description Cover latch A tooled latch is integrated in the side cover to secure it to the rack chassis. Bezel A metal bezel is mounted to the chassis front to provide the Dell ID. A lock on the bezel is used to protect un-authorized access to hard drives. System status is viewable on the LCD screen when the bezel is installed. Hard drive The front bezel on the system contains a lock which secures the hard drives.
4 Processor The PowerEdge R220 offers powerful, multi-core Intel Xeon E3-1200 v3 processors — boasting 33% more cache per core than previous-generation E3 processors. Or, choose from a range of Intel Celeron, Pentium or Core processors to meet your specific performance and budget requirements. Processor features Intel Hyper-Threading Technology increases processing efficiency and overall performance for demanding workloads.
Chipset The PowerEdge R220 uses the Intel C222 Chipset. Designed for use in small business servers, entry workstations, micro-servers, and data center graphics servers, this chipset delivers dependability and productivity by providing new levels of cost-effective data protection, performance, expanded security, virtualization and power management options. For more information, visit Intel.com.
5 Memory The Dell PowerEdge R220 provides a high performance, high-speed memory interface capable of low latency response and high throughput. Intel-based R220 systems offer up to 4 DIMMs and up to 32GB memory. Supported memory The R220 supports the memory technologies shown in Table 7. Table 7.
Type RANKS per DIMM Data width Mirroring Advanced ECC Voltage 1600 UDIMM 2 X8 NA NA 1.35V 8GB 1600 UDIMM 2 X8 NA NA 1.35V 8GB 1600 UDIMM 2 X8 NA NA 1.35V Capacity Speed (GB) MT/s 8GB Memory configurations The PowerEdge R220 supports UDIMM memory only. For information on memory configuration options, see the Dell PowerEdge R220 Systems Owner’s Manual on Dell.com/Support/Manuals.
6 Storage The PowerEdge R220 supports up to two 3.5-inch cabled SATA from motherboard SATA connector or 2 x 3.5” cabled SATA or SAS via add on storage controller. Supported hard drives The R220 supports up to two 2.5-inch or 3.5-inch hard drives or solid-state drives. Table 10 lists more information about these drives. For an up-to-date list of supported hard drives for the R220, see Dell.com/PowerEdge. Table 10. Form factor 2.5” 3.5” Supported hard drives Type Speed Capacities SATA 7.
The PowerEdge R220 supports the PERC cards listed in Table 11. For more information about the latest PERC offerings, see Dell.com/PERC. Table 11.
7 Networking and PCIe The Dell PowerEdge R220 offers balanced, scalable I/O capabilities, including one full-height, halflength PCIe x16 3.0 expansion slot. Embedded NIC controller The PowerEdge R220 offers onboard Broadcom 5720 dual-port controller-based LAN on Motherboard (LOM) to provide dual 10/100/1000 BASE-T Gigabit Ethernet, an IEEE 802.3-compliant media access controller (MAC), and a UTP copper physical layer transceiver solution for highperformance network applications.
8 Power, thermal and acoustics Lower overall system-level power draw is a result of breakthrough system design. The Dell PowerEdge R220 server maximizes performance per watt through a combination of power and cooling, energy-efficient technologies and tools. Additionally, the PowerEdge R220 has an extensive collection of sensors that automatically track thermal activity, which helps regulate temperature thereby reducing server noise and power consumption.
Feature Description Active power management (hot-plug PSU only) Intel Node Manager: Dell offers a complete power management solution comprised of Intel Node Manager accessed through Dell iDRAC7 Enterprise and OpenManage Power Center that allows policybased management of power and thermals at the individual server, rack, and data center level. Intel Node Manager is an embedded technology that provides individual server-level power reporting and power limiting functionality.
Figure 5 highlights the PowerEdge R220 power supply features. Figure 5. PowerEdge R220 power supply 250W power supply Screw SATA power cables (2) ATX power supply connector (2x12) Power supply connector (2x4) Optical drive cable Dell PSUs have achieved Silver efficiency levels as shown in Table 14. Table 14. Power supply efficiency Minimum efficiency by load Form factor Non-redundant Output 250W AC Class Silver 10% 20% 50% 100% N/A 85.0% 88.0% 85.
Acoustical design The acoustical design of the PowerEdge R220 reflects the following: Versatility: The PowerEdge R220 saves you power draw in the data center, but is quiet enough for the office environment in typical and minimum configurations. Compare the values for LpA in Table 15 for these configurations, and note that they are lower than ambient measurements of typical office environments.
9 Rack rails and cable management ReadyRails™ static rail system provides tool-less tool-less mounting in 19”-wide, EIA-310-E compliant square hole and unthreaded round hole racks via the ReadyRails mounting interface. The rails also offer tooled mounting support for 4-post threaded and 2-post (Telco) racks for added versatility. Figure 6.
Table 16 lists the rack types supported on the R220. Table 16. Product R220 Rail identifier Supported rack types Rack types supported Mounting interface Rail type 4-post 2-post Square Round Thread Flush Center A4 ReadyRails Static A6 ReadyRails Static For detailed information about static rails, see the Rack rail specifications section in Appendix A: Additional specifications.
10 Operating systems and virtualization The Dell PowerEdge R220 supports a wide range of industry-standard operating systems and virtualization software. Supported operating systems Table 17 lists the primary operating systems supported on the R220. For the latest information on supported operating systems, see Dell.com/OSsupport. Table 17.
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 your Dell PowerEdge servers. iDRAC7 with Lifecycle Controller The Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller 7 (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.
Feature (function) Basic management iDRAC7 Enterprise iDRAC7 Express iDRAC Express for blades Power monitoring ∞ ∞ ∞ Comprehensive monitoring ∞ ∞ ∞ Dedicated NIC 1Gbps (100MB in iDRAC6) Part replacement ∞ Backup and restore configurations Virtual console (4 user) ∞ Virtual console chat ∞ Virtual flash partitions ∞ Virtual media ∞ Virtual folders ∞ Remote file share ∞ Crash video playback ∞ Boot record/playback ∞ Power capping ∞ Enterprise group power management Directory ser
Dell consoles The central console in a systems management solution is often referred to as the one-to-many console. The central console provides a rapid view and insight into the overall health of all systems in the IT environment.
auto-discovery, operating system deployment and configuration of hardware elements, (RAID, NIC, BIOS, iDRAC), OS and hypervisor agnostic updates, firmware management and system viewer utilities. Dell Server PRO Management Pack for Microsoft System Center Virtual Machine Manager (SCVMM): This pack manages Dell physical servers and hosts of virtual machines (VMs) by using Microsoft System Center Operations Manager/System Center Essentials (SCOM/SCE) and System Center Virtual Machine Manager (SCVMM).
Figure 9. Systems management server lifecycle Table 21 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 21.
Operation Update One-to-one One-to-many iDRAC7 with LifeCycle Controller GUI Dell OpenManage Essentials Repository Manager Lifecycle Controller Remote Services DUP SUU SBUU OpenManage Integration for VMware vCenter iDRAC7 with LifeCycle Controller OMSA Dell OpenManage Essentials BMC ProactiveNet Performance Management Integration with Lifecycle Controller Monitor iDRAC7 with Lifecycle Controller GUI Dell Update Catalogs for Microsoft System Center
Appendix A. Additional specifications Chassis dimensions and weight Figure 6 details the dimensions of the Dell PowerEdge R220 chassis. Figure 6. System dimensions Za Zc Zb Xa Xb TOP VIEW Bezel or Outer Most Feature EIA Rack Flange Y SIDE VIEW Xa Xb Y 482.0mm 434.00mm 42.4mm Za with bezel Za w/o bezel 35.0mm 20.1mm Zb 1 Zc 390.7mm 394.3mm 1 Zb goes to the nominal back wall external surface where the motherboard I/O connectors are located.
Environmental specifications Table 23 details the environmental specifications for the R220. For additional information about environmental measurements for specific system configurations, see Dell.com/environmental_datasheets. Table 23. 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 29°C (84.2°F) maximum dew point (maximum wet bulb temperature).
Operating One shock pulse in the positive z axis (one pulse on each side of the system) of 31 G for 2.6ms 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.
The adjustment range of the rails is a function of the type of rack in which they are being mounted. The min-max values listed above represent the allowable distance between the front and rear mounting flanges in the rack. Rail depth represents the minimum depth of the rail as measured from the rack front mounting flanges when the rail rear bracket is positioned all the way forward.
Appendix B. Standards compliance The Dell PowerEdge R220 conforms to the industry standards listed in Table 26. Table 26. Industry standard documentation 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/serv erdg.
Appendix C. Additional resources Table 27 provides a list of documents and websites that provide for more information on the Dell PowerEdge R220. Table 27. Resource PowerEdge R220 Owner’s Manual Description of content Location This manual, available in PDF format, provides the following information: Dell.
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.com/PNC Energy management Provides information on Dell’s Fresh Air cooling solutions. Dell.
Appendix D. Dell Global Support and Deployment Services Dell Global Services include a wide, customizable range of service 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.
Remote consulting services When you are in the final stages of the PowerEdge server implementation, you can rely on Dell Remote Consulting and our certified technical experts to help you optimize your configuration with best practices for your software, virtualization, server, storage, networking and systems management. Data migration service Protect your business and data with our single point of contact to manage your data migration project.
with our SupportAssist technology that enables us to get ahead of issues in your environment before they become problems. ProSupport Our ProSupport service offers highly trained experts around the clock and around the globe to address your IT needs.
Additional professional services Dell Training Services Dell Education Services offers PowerEdge server training courses designed to help you achieve more with your hardware investment. The curriculum is designed in conjunction with the server development team, as well as Dell’s technical support team, to ensure that the training delivers the information and practical, hands-on skills you and your team need to confidently manage and maintain your Dell Server solution.
