Dell XR11, XR12 Technical Guide

Dell EMC PowerEdge XR11 and XR12

Technical Guide

Part Number: E73S Series

Regulatory Type: E73S001

July 2021

Rev. A00

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Contents

Chapter 1: System overview..........................................................................................................	6
Key workloads......................................................................................................................................................................	6
New technologies................................................................................................................................................................	6
Chapter 2: System features..........................................................................................................	8
Chapter 3: Chassis views and features.........................................................................................	10
Chassis views......................................................................................................................................................................	10
Front view of XR11 front accessed chassis...........................................................................................................	10
Front view of XR11 rear accessed chassis..............................................................................................................	11
Front view of XR12 front accessed chassis...........................................................................................................	12
Front view of XR12 rear accessed chassis.............................................................................................................	13
Rear view of XR11 front accessed chassis.............................................................................................................	14
Rear view of XR11 rear accessed chassis...............................................................................................................	14
Rear view of XR12 front accessed chassis ...........................................................................................................	15
Rear view of XR12 rear accessed chassis..............................................................................................................	15
Inside the XR11 front accessed chassis..................................................................................................................	16
Inside the XR11 rear accessed chassis....................................................................................................................	18
Inside the XR12 front accessed chassis.................................................................................................................	20
Inside the XR12 rear accessed chassis...................................................................................................................	22
Quick Resource Locator (QRL)................................................................................................................................	23
Chapter 4: Processor..................................................................................................................	25
Processor features ..........................................................................................................................................................	25
Supported processors for XR11 and XR12...................................................................................................................	25
Chapter 5: Memory subsystem....................................................................................................	27
Supported memory............................................................................................................................................................	27
Chapter 6: Storage......................................................................................................................	28
Supported drives...............................................................................................................................................................	28
Internal storage configuration matrix for XR11...........................................................................................................	28
Internal storage configuration matrix for XR12..........................................................................................................	29
External storage................................................................................................................................................................	30
Chapter 7: Expansion cards and expansion card risers..................................................................	31
Expansion cards and risers for the PowerEdge XR11 system.................................................................................	31
Expansion card installation guidelines.....................................................................................................................	31
Expansion cards and risers for the PowerEdge XR12 system................................................................................	34
Expansion card installation guidelines.....................................................................................................................	34
Chapter 8: Power, thermal, and acoustics...................................................................................	39
Power for XR11 and XR12................................................................................................................................................	39
Thermal for XR11 and XR12.............................................................................................................................................	40

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Acoustics.............................................................................................................................................................................	40
Acoustical design for XR11 and XR12......................................................................................................................	40
Chapter 9: Rack, rails, and cable management.............................................................................	42
Rails information................................................................................................................................................................	42
Sliding rails in 2-post rack.........................................................................................................................................	43
Sliding rails in 4-post rack.........................................................................................................................................	44
Sliding rails in Pelican transit case...........................................................................................................................	46
Cable Management Arm..................................................................................................................................................	46
Strain Relief Bar.................................................................................................................................................................	47
Chapter 10: Supported Operating Systems..................................................................................	48
Chapter 11: Dell EMC OpenManage systems management............................................................	49
Server and Chassis Managers........................................................................................................................................	50
Dell EMC consoles............................................................................................................................................................	50
Automation Enablers........................................................................................................................................................	50
Integration with third-party consoles...........................................................................................................................	50
Connections for third-party consoles..........................................................................................................................	50
Dell EMC Update Utilities................................................................................................................................................	50
Dell resources.....................................................................................................................................................................	50
Chapter 12: Dell Technologies Services .......................................................................................	52
Dell EMC ProDeploy Enterprise Suite .........................................................................................................................	52
Dell EMC ProDeploy Plus...........................................................................................................................................	53
Dell EMC ProDeploy....................................................................................................................................................	53
Basic Deployment........................................................................................................................................................	53
Dell EMC Server Configuration Services...............................................................................................................	53
Dell EMC Residency Services...................................................................................................................................	53
Dell EMC Remote Consulting Services........................................................................................................................	53
Dell EMC Data Migration Service..................................................................................................................................	53
Dell EMC ProSupport Enterprise Suite........................................................................................................................	53
Dell EMC ProSupport Plus for Enterprise...................................................................................................................	54
Dell EMC ProSupport for Enterprise............................................................................................................................	54
Dell EMC ProSupport One for Data Center................................................................................................................	55
ProSupport for HPC.........................................................................................................................................................	55
Support Technologies......................................................................................................................................................	56
Dell Technologies Education Services..........................................................................................................................	57
Dell Technologies Consulting Services.........................................................................................................................	57
Dell EMC Managed Services...........................................................................................................................................	57
Chapter 13: Appendix A. Additional specifications.......................................................................	58
Chassis dimensions...........................................................................................................................................................	58
Chassis weight...................................................................................................................................................................	60
Video specifications..........................................................................................................................................................	60
USB ports............................................................................................................................................................................	60
USB ports specifications for XR11...........................................................................................................................	60
USB ports specifications for XR12...........................................................................................................................	61
Power Supply Units for XR11 and XR12........................................................................................................................	61

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Power supply efficiency for XR11 and XR12..........................................................................................................	62
Environmental Specifications for XR11 and XR12......................................................................................................	63
ASHRAE A3/A4/Rugged support restriction for XR11 and XR12....................................................................	64
Thermal restrictions....................................................................................................................................................	66
Chapter 14: Appendix B. Standards compliance...........................................................................	69
Chapter 15: Appendix C Additional resources...............................................................................	70

Contents 5

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System overview

The Dell™ PowerEdge™ XR11 and XR12 are Dell's latest rugged servers, designed to run complex workloads using highly scalable memory, I/O, and network options in locations constrained by space or environmental challenges.

The PowerEdge XR11 is a 1-socket, short-depth 1U rugged server. The PowerEdge XR12 is a 1-socket, short-depth 2U rugged server.

The systems feature the 3rd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processor with up to 8 DIMMs, PCI Express® (PCIe) 4.0 enabled expansion slots, and a choice of network interface technologies to cover NIC. The PowerEdge XR11 and XR12 systems are unique platforms designed to optimize computing at the edge with performance in mind. The systems are well suited to operate at high temperatures in harsh or space-constrained environments, and are capable of handling demanding processing workloads and applications such as for the Telecom, Military and Defense industries, as well as, for the commercial sector.

Topics:

•Key workloads

•New technologies

Key workloads

There are a diverse set of applications that operate at the Edge and each of these applications has a different set of requirements.

●Retail Applications - Built with a minimum footprint and enterprise compute to optimize expensive retail space and deliver a targeted virtual experience, including video surveillance analytics, point of sale analytics and IoT device aggregation and analytics

●Telco / 5G - Compact and rugged design capable of supporting accelerators for remote private networks requiring AI/ML/DL type workloads. Use cases include MEC, CDN and VRAN

●Military - Reliable DC power in a hardened chassis to support mobile data centers deployed globally to collect and analyze reconnaissance data

New technologies

Table 1. New technologies featured on XR11 and XR12

Technology	Detailed description
3rd Generation Intel® Xeon	● 10nm process technology
Scalable Processor	● Maximum of 36 cores
	● Maximum of 3.5 GHz
	● Maximum of 64 lanes of PCI Express 4.0 links capable of 16 GT/s
	● Maximum TDP: 225 W
	Consult the Processor section for specific SKU details.
			NOTE: TDP support will vary based on the maximum operating temperature.
3200 MT/s DDR4 Memory	● Up to 8 DDR4 channels with 1 DPC; 8 DIMMs in total
	● Speed up to 3200 MT/s (configuration-dependent)
	● Supports DDR4 ECC RDIMM (max: 64 GB) and DDR4 ECC LRDIMM (max: 128 GB)
Persistent Memory	128 GB Intel Optane DC Persistent Memory 200 Series support on two configurations:
	Number of DDR4 DIMMs plus number of Intel Optane Persistent Memory 200 Series
	DIMMs

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Table 1. New technologies featured on XR11 and XR12 (continued)

Technology	Detailed description
	●		4+4
	●		6+1
Chassis Orientation	The XR11 and XR12 have two chassis options:
	1.		Rear accessed chassis also called Normal Airflow (NAF) chassis, where power supplies
			and network cards are in the rear
	2.		Front accessed chassis also called Reverse Airflow (RAF) chassis, where power
			supplies and network cards are in the front
	The location of the control panel changes with the chassis orientation.
iDRAC9 w/ Lifecycle Controller	The embedded systems management solution for Dell servers features hardware and
	firmware inventory and alerting, in-depth memory alerting, faster performance, a
	dedicated gigabit port and many more features.
Power Supplies	●		60 mm dimension (new PSU form factor for new generation of servers)
	●		Platinum 800 W (WRAC and MM 240 V)
	●		*1100 W -48 V DC
	●		*Platinum 1400 W (WRAC and MM 240 V)
			NOTE: *These PSUs are available in Reverse Airflow design for use in Front Accessed
			chassis configuration and in Normal Airflow for use in Rear Accessed configuration.

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							System features
Table 2. System features of XR11 and XR12
Feature	XR11					XR12
Processor	1x 3rd Generation Intel® Xeon Scalable Processor					1x 3rd Generation Intel® Xeon Scalable Processor
Chipset	Intel Lewisburg PCH (Intel® C620 Series Chipset)					Intel Lewisburg PCH (Intel® C620 Series Chipset)
	8x RDIMM, LRDIMM DDR4 with ECC					8x RDIMM, LRDIMM DDR4 with ECC
	Two Intel Optane Persistent Memory 200 series					Two Intel Optane Persistent Memory 200 series
Memory	configurations: Number of DDR4 DIMMs plus number					configurations: Number of DDR4 DIMMs plus
	of Intel Optane Persistent Memory 200 series DIMMs					number of Intel Optane Persistent Memory 200
	●	4+4				series DIMMs
	●	6+1				●	4+4
						●	6+1
Disk Drives	4x 2.5 - inch - 12 GB SAS, 6 GB SATA					6x 2.5-inch - 12 GB SAS, 6 GB SATA
	Up to 4x NVMe					Up to 6x NVMe
	● PERC 10.5: H345 (Adapter)					●	PERC 10.5: H345 (Adapter)
Storage	● PERC 11: HBA355i (Adapter), H755 (Adapter)					●	PERC 11: HBA355i (Adapter), H755 (Adapter)
	● External Adapters: H840; HBA355e					●	External Adapters: H840; HBA355e
Controllers
	●	Software RAID: S150				●	Software RAID: S150
	●	BOSS-S1 (RAID)				●	BOSS-S1 (RAID)
External Storage	ME484, MD1420 and MD1400					ME484, MD1420 and MD1400
Supported
M.2 SSD	Up to 2x M.2 Boot Optimized Storage Subsystem					Up to 2x M.2 Boot Optimized Storage Subsystem
	(BOSS-S1)					(BOSS-S1)
	Two riser configuration options:					Five riser configuration options:
	● 3x PCIe Gen4 (one x8 PCIe Gen4 + two x16 PCIe					●	3x PCIe Gen4 (one x8 PCIe Gen4 + two x16
		Gen4)					PCIe Gen4)
	● 3x PCIe Gen4 (one x16 PCIe Gen4 + two x16 PCIe					●	3x PCIe Gen4 (one x16 PCIe Gen4 + two x16
PCIe Slots		Gen4)					PCIe Gen4)
						●	4x PCIe Gen 4 (three x8 PCIe Gen4 + one x16
							PCIe Gen 4)
						●	4x PCIe Gen 4 (two x8 PCIe Gen 4 + two x16
							PCIe Gen 4)
						●	5x PCIe Gen4 (five x8 PCIe Gen4)
Integrated LOM	4x 25 GbE SFP+ (Broadcom Thor)					4x 25 GbE SFP+ (Broadcom Thor)
	XR11 has two chassis options:					XR12 has two chassis options:
	1. Rear Accessed chassis also called Normal Airflow					1.	Rear Accessed chassis also called Normal
		(NAF) chassis where power supplies and network					Airflow (NAF) chassis where power supplies
		cards are in the rear.					and network cards are in the rear.
Chassis				NOTE: Network, Serial, VGA, Power supplies						NOTE: Network, Serial, VGA ports, Power
Orientation				and PCIe Slots are accessible in the rear						supplies, Hard drives and PCIe Slots are
				of the platform and the Hard Drives, Power						accessible in the rear of the platform.
				button, Status LED, USB and Management		2.	Front Accessed chassis also called Reverse
				port are in the front of the system.			Airflow (RAF) chassis where power supplies
							and network cards are in the front.

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Table 2. System features of XR11 and XR12 (continued)

	Feature	XR11					XR12
		2.		Front Accessed chassis also called Reverse							NOTE: Network, Serial, VGA ports, Power
				Airflow (RAF) chassis where power supplies and							supplies, Hard drives and PCIe Slots are
				network cards are in the front.							accessible in the front of the platform.
						NOTE: Power button, Network ports, Serial,
						VGA and PCIe Slots are accessible in the
						front of the platform and the Hard Drives and
						Status LED are in the rear of the system.
		The location of the control panel changes with the
		chassis orientation.
		Rear Accessed/Normal Airflow (NAF) Chassis					Rear Accessed/Normal Airflow (NAF) Chassis
		●		Front:			●		Front:
				○ one standard USB 2.0 port					○ one standard USB 2.0 port
				○ one micro USB 2.0 port dedicated to iDRAC					○ one micro USB 2.0 port dedicated to
						management					iDRAC management
		●		Rear:			●		Rear:
				○ one standard USB 3.0 port					○ one standard USB 3.0 port
				○ one standard USB 2.0 port					○ one standard USB 2.0 port
				○		one Dedicated 1GbE			○		one Dedicated 1GbE
	I/O Ports			○		one Serial port			○		one Serial port
				○		one VGA port			○		one VGA port
		●		Internal: one standard USB 3.0 port on Riser 1B			● Internal: one standard USB 3.0 port on Riser
									1B
		Front Accessed/Reverse Airflow (RAF) Chassis					Front Accessed/Reverse Airflow (RAF) Chassis
		●		Front: one standard USB 3.0 port, one standard			● Front: one standard USB 3.0 port, two
				USB 2.0 port, one micro USB 2.0 port dedicated					standard USB 2.0 ports, one micro USB 2.0
				to iDRAC management, one Dedicated 1GbE, one					port dedicated to iDRAC management, one
				Serial port, one VGA port					Dedicated 1GbE, one Serial port, one VGA port
		●		Internal: one standard USB 3.0 port on Riser 1B			● Internal: one standard USB 3.0 port on Riser
									1B
	Rack Height	1U					2U
		800 W (WRAC and MM 240 V), *1400 W (WRAC and					800 W (WRAC and MM 240 V), *1400 W (WRAC
		240 V), *1100 W (-48 V DC)					and 240 V), *1100 W (-48 V DC)
	Power Supplies			NOTE: *These PSUs are also available in reverse					NOTE: *These PSUs are also available in
				airflow design to support Front Accessed chassis					reverse airflow design to support Front
				configurations.					Accessed chassis configurations.
		●		iDRAC9			●		iDRAC9
	System	●		Lifecycle Controller			●		Lifecycle Controller
		●		OpenManage			●		OpenManage
	Management
		●		OME Power Manager			●		OME Power Manager
		●		Digital License Key			●		Digital License Key
	Internal GPU	Up to 2x 70 W (SW/FH/HL)					Up to 2x 75 W/150 W (SW) and 2x 300 W
							(DW/FH/FL) based on riser configuration
		●		Hot-plug Drives			●		Hot-plug Drives
	Availability	●		Redundant Cooling			●		Redundant Cooling
		●		Hot-plug Redundant Power Supplies (1+1)			● Hot-plug Redundant Power Supplies (1+1)

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Chassis views and features

Topics:

•Chassis views

Chassis views

Front view of XR11 front accessed chassis

Figure 1. XR11 Front accessed chassis front views

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Front view of XR11 rear accessed chassis

Figure 2. XR11 Rear accessed chassis front view, no bezel

Figure 3. XR11 Rear accessed chassis view with front bezel

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Front view of XR12 front accessed chassis

Figure 4. XR12 Front accessed chassis front views

Figure 5. XR12 Front accessed chassis, front-side view with filter bezel

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Front view of XR12 rear accessed chassis

Figure 6. XR12 Rear accessed chassis front view, no bezel

Figure 7. XR12 Rear accessed chassis view with front bezel

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Rear view of XR11 front accessed chassis

Figure 8. XR11 Front accessed chassis rear view

Rear view of XR11 rear accessed chassis

Figure 9. XR11 Rear accessed chassis rear views

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Rear view of XR12 front accessed chassis

Figure 10. XR12 Front accessed chassis rear view

Rear view of XR12 rear accessed chassis

Figure 11. XR12 Rear accessed chassis rear views

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Inside the XR11 front accessed chassis

Figure 12. XR11 Front accessed chassis internal view (no bezel)

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Figure 13. XR11 Front accessed chassis internal exploded view (rear to front)

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Inside the XR11 rear accessed chassis

Figure 14. XR11 Rear accessed chassis internal view (no bezel)

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Figure 15. XR11 Rear accessed chassis internal exploded view (no bezel)

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Inside the XR12 front accessed chassis

Figure 16. XR12 Front accessed chassis internal front view (no bezel)

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Figure 17. XR12 Front accessed chassis internal exploded view

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