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Dell PowerEdge R720

https://i.dell.com/sites/csdocuments/Shared-Content_data-Sheets_Documents/ja/jp/Dell-PowerEdge-R720Technical-Guide-2018Jun.pdf

  • MB:
    • Intel C602 Chipset
    • Manufacturer: Dell Inc. / Product Name: 0020HJ /Version: A02
    • 2 x LGA2011 socket
    • MAX CPU Xeon E5-2697v2 12 core @ 2.7GHz (30MB cache)
  • CPU:
    • 2 x Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU E5-2650 v2 @ 2.60GHz (max speed 3.4GHz) 8C/16T IvyBridge based (20MB cache)
  • LSI SAS2 MPT Controller SAS2308 (PCI ID 0x2:0x0:0x0)
    • mpt2sas_cm0: LSISAS2308: FWVersion(20.00.07.00), ChipRevision(0x05), BiosVersion(07.27.01.01)
  • BIOS Information
    • Vendor: Dell Inc.
    • Version: 2.9.0
    • Release Date: 12/06/2019

boot speedup

  • F2 Enter to setup
  • System BIOS
    • Memory Settings
      • System Memory Testing to Disabled
    • Integrated Devices
      • Slot Disablement
        • Disable all not needed options Boot Driver Disabled
      • Boot Settings
        • UEFI Boot Settings
          • Boot Option Enable/Disable - disable all unneeded
  • iDRAC Settings
    • Lifecycle Controller
      • Disabled

AC loss recovery

Setting not accessible from IDRAC. Need to use IDRAC console, reboot machine and enter to setup (F2). In setup it is possible to setup:

  • AC Power Recovery: On (when it is Last system remains off after gracefull shutdown)
  • AC Power Recovery Delay: random - to prevent huge peak consumption when power is restored

Other possibilities - use Linux software to modify BIOS settings:

idrac syslog

  • Overview –> Server –> Logs –> Settings
  • Overview –> Server –> Alerts
    • Enable Alerts
    • Setup Alerts Filter
    • Enable checkmark in column Remote System Log. NOTE: there are multiple pages of alerts. There is no need to click apply before changing page.
    • test remote syslog using Test Event at bottom of page