Dell R515 manual Comparison

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The optional Lifecycle Controller helps you perform system diagnostics, hardware configuration, and system deployment in a pre-operating-system environment from an easy-to-use interface called the Unified Server Configurator (USC). This helps eliminate the need to use and maintain multiple pieces of CD/DVD media and helps get your server up and running fast.

An interactive LCD screen (8 hard drive model) on the front of the server allows for easy setup, monitoring, and maintenance. Plain-language diagnosis and a programmable messaging system can help you address issues quickly to simplify day-to-day monitoring.

The Dell Management Console, which is included with every Dell server, provides you with a consolidated console view of your IT infrastructure.

Automated update notification from Support.Dell.com provides you with the latest updates for firmware, drivers and BIOS so your systems are always running at their best.

1.2 Comparison

	Table 1.		Feature Comparison to R510 and R710
Feature	R510		R515 (8 HDD)		R515 (12 HDD)	R710
Processor	Intel® Xeon®		AMD Opteron™ 4100		AMD Opteron™ 4100	Intel® Xeon® processor
	processor 5500 or		series		series	5500 or 5600 series
	5600 series
Form Factor	2U rack		2U rack		2U rack	2U rack
# Sockets	1 or 2		1 or 2		1 or 2	1 or 2
# Cores	2 or 4		4 or 6		4 or 6	2 or 4
Front Side	Intel® QuickPath		HyperTransport-3		HyperTransport-3 (HT-	Intel® QuickPath
Bus	Interconnect (QPI)		(HT-3)	3)		Interconnect (QPI)
	6.4GT/s		5.2GT/s		5.2GT/s	6.4GT/s
L2/L3 Cache	4MB or 8MB		512KB per core/6MB		512KB per core/6MB	4MB or 8MB
Chipset	Intel® 5500		AMD SR 5670		AMD SR 5670	Intel® 5520
DIMMs	4+4 DDR3		8 x DDR3		8 x DDR3	18 x DDR3
	UDIMM or RDIMM		UDIMM, RDIMM, or		UDIMM, RDIMM, or	UDIMM or RDIMM
	1333/1066/800MHz		LV RDIMM		LV RDIMM	1333/1066MHz
		1333/1066/800/		1333/1066/800/
			667MHz		667MHz
Min/Max RAM	1GB/128GB		1 GB/128GB1		1 GB/64GB	1GB/144GB
HD Bays	4 x 3.5‖ cabled or		8 x 3.5" hot-plug or		12 x 3.5" hot-plug + 2	4 x 3.5‖ with optional
	8 x 3.5‖ hot-plug		8 x 2.5" hot-plug		x 2.5" internal cabled	flex bay,
					or
	(supports 2.5" drives					6 x 3.5‖ without flex
					12 x 2.5" hot-plug + 2	bay, or
	with HDD carrier)
					x 2.5" internal cabled
						8 x 2.5‖
HD Types	SATA (default), SAS		SATA (default), SAS		SATA (default), SAS	SAS and SATA, Nearline
	and SSD optional		and SSD optional		and SSD optional with	SAS and SSD
	with add-in		with add-in		add-in controller
	controller		controller

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PowerEdge R515 Technical Guide