Dell PowerEdge R7515

Dell EMC's single-socket 2U AMD rack server: one 2nd or 3rd Gen AMD EPYC (up to 64 cores), 16 DDR4-3200 DIMMs (2 TB), up to 12+2 x 3.5-inch or 24 x 2.5-inch drives (up to 24 NVMe) and up to four PCIe slots. Built for software-defined storage, vSAN nodes, virtualization and data analytics.

Memory

Slots: 16 DDR4 DIMM sockets (8 channels x 2 DIMMs), 288-pin; single CPU
RDIMM: 8 GB (1R), 16/32/64 GB (2R), 3200 MT/s; max 1 TB (16 x 64 GB)
LRDIMM: 128 GB 8R 3DS LRDIMM (2666 or 3200 MT/s parts); max 2 TB (16 x 128 GB)
Speed: 3200 MT/s at 1 DIMM per channel, 2933 MT/s at 2 DPC; 128 GB 2666 LRDIMMs run 2666 at 1 or 2 DPC
Population: Sockets A1-A16, white release tabs first; 8 identical DIMMs (1 per channel) for best performance; no UDIMMs; one DIMM capacity per system
NUMA: NPS1 default; NPS2/NPS4 depending on CPU model and DIMM count

Storage

Front bays: 8 x 3.5" SAS/SATA; 12 x 3.5" SAS/SATA; 24 x 2.5" SAS/SATA; 24 x 2.5" (12 SAS/SATA + 12 universal SAS/SATA/NVMe); 24 x 2.5" (8 universal + 16 NVMe); or 24 x 2.5" NVMe; all hot-plug
Rear bays: Optional 2 x 3.5" SAS/SATA (only with the 12 x 3.5" front); takes the place of riser 1B
NVMe: Up to 24 front U.2 NVMe, CPU-direct; front NVMe runs at PCIe Gen3
Internal RAID/HBA: Mini PERC (no slot used): H330, H730P, H740P, HBA330 (slot tables also list PERC 11 H350 and HBA350i mini); S150 software RAID (SATA, NVMe); CPU-direct SATA on the 8 x 3.5" chassis
External: PERC H840, HBA355e, 12 Gbps SAS HBA; MD-series 12 Gb JBODs, USB tape
Boot: BOSS-S1 PCIe card: 2 x M.2 SATA SSD with hardware RAID (takes a PCIe slot)
IDSDM: Optional internal dual microSD, 16/32/64 GB (second card for redundancy)
Optical: Optional slim 9.5 mm SATA DVD-ROM or DVD+/-RW (8 x 3.5" chassis)
Drive types: 3.5" SAS/SATA 7.2K 1-10 TB; 2.5" SAS 10K 300 GB-2.4 TB, 15K 300-900 GB; SAS/SATA SSD 120 GB-3.84 TB; NVMe U.2 960 GB-15.36 TB; SED/FIPS options (Technical Guide list)

Graphics

Onboard: Matrox G200eR2, 16 MB; rear VGA up to 1920 x 1200 at 60 Hz (reduced blanking), front VGA up to 1440 x 900
Accelerators: Up to 4 x 75 W single-width (NVIDIA T4, A2) or 1 x 225 W double-width (Technical Guide); spec sheet: up to 4 x T4 or 1 full-height FPGA
Listed cards: NVIDIA T4 (FH slots 2-3, LP slots 4-5), A2 (FH slots 2-3, LP slot 5), A30, A16, V100S 32 GB, AMD Instinct MI210 64 GB 300 W and Xilinx FPGA (slot 3, riser 1B)
GPU limits: MI210, A16 and V100S: 24 x 2.5" SAS/SATA chassis, slot 3, HPR fans, max 30 C; the 8 x 3.5" chassis has no GPU aux power cable; rear-drive configurations take no T4/A2

Expansion

Slot 1: LOM riser connector on the system board: 2-port LOM riser card only
Slot 2: Riser 1B: PCIe Gen3 x16 full-height full-length; or Riser 1A (rear-drive config): Gen3 x16 low-profile half-length
Slot 3: Riser 1B: PCIe Gen4 x16 full-height full-length; or Riser 2 (rear-drive config): Gen4 x16 low-profile half-length
Slots 4-5: Low-profile PCIe x16 slots on the system board (no rear drives); the Technical Guide rates slots 3 and 4 Gen4, slots 2 and 5 Gen3
Integrated: Mini PERC socket (does not use a PCIe slot)
Notes: All slots on CPU 1; not hot-swappable; rear 2 x 3.5" drives leave only two LP slots (2 and 3)

Networking

Onboard: 2 x 1GbE RJ45 on the system board (can be shared with iDRAC)
LOM riser: Optional: 2 x 1GbE BASE-T, 2 x 10GbE BASE-T, 2 x 10GbE SFP+ or 2 x 25GbE SFP28
Add-in: Up to four PCIe NICs: Broadcom, Intel, QLogic, Solarflare, Mellanox to 100GbE (incl. a Mellanox 25G DPU); Emulex/QLogic 16/32/64 Gb FC HBAs

Power

PSUs: 2 hot-plug bays, 1+1 redundant
AC: 495 W Platinum; 750 W Platinum; 750 W Titanium (200-240 V); 1100 W Platinum; 1600 W Platinum (all 100-240 V unless noted)
Mixed mode / DC: 750 W mixed-mode Platinum (240 V DC); 1100 W mixed-mode Platinum (200-380 V DC); 1100 W -48 to -60 V DC
Low line: 1600 W derates to 800 W and 1100 W to 1050 W at 100-120 V AC
Features: Hot-spare mode; power capping via iDRAC

Ports

Front: 2 x USB 2.0, 1 x iDRAC Direct micro-USB, 1 x VGA
Rear: 2 x USB 3.0, 1 x VGA, 1 x serial (DB-9), 2 x 1GbE, 1 x iDRAC port, system ID button, CMA status-indicator port
Internal: 1 x USB 3.0

Physical

Height: 86.8 mm (2U)
Width: 434.0 mm (482 mm with rack ears)
Depth: 647.07 mm to rear wall, 681.76 mm with PSU handles; bezel adds 35.84 mm (22.0 mm ear only)
Weight: 23.78 kg (8 x 3.5"), 25.68 kg (12 x 3.5"), 27.3 kg (12 + 2 x 3.5"), 23.72 kg (24 x 2.5") max
Fans: 6 hot-plug fans, standard or high-performance (HPR), no mixing; N+1 redundant
Operating: 10-35 C (ASHRAE A2); A3 (5-40 C) and A4 with configuration limits

Management

BMC: iDRAC9 with Lifecycle Controller (Dell EMC BMC or iDRAC9 Enterprise feature levels); Redfish RESTful API, IPMI 2.0, RACADM, SSH
Ports: Dedicated 1GbE iDRAC port (rear) or shared LOM; iDRAC Direct micro-USB (front)
Wireless: Optional Quick Sync 2 (BLE/wireless) for OpenManage Mobile
Consoles: OpenManage Enterprise, OpenManage Enterprise Power Manager, OpenManage Mobile; integrations for VMware vCenter, Microsoft System Center, Ansible
Security: Silicon root of trust, cryptographically signed firmware, Secure Boot, System Lockdown, System Erase, AMD SME/SEV; TPM 1.2/2.0 or TCM 2.0 optional
Bezel: Optional LCD bezel or security bezel

Operating systems

Supported: Canonical Ubuntu Server LTS; Citrix Hypervisor (Xen); Microsoft Windows Server with Hyper-V; Red Hat Enterprise Linux; SUSE Linux Enterprise Server; VMware ESXi / vSAN
More: Current list at dell.com/ossupport

Processors

AMD EPYC 7773X
AMD EPYC 7573X
AMD EPYC 7473X
AMD EPYC 7373X
AMD EPYC 7713P
AMD EPYC 7513
AMD EPYC 7543P
AMD EPYC 7443P
AMD EPYC 7313P
AMD EPYC 7413
AMD EPYC 75F3
AMD EPYC 7763
AMD EPYC 7742
AMD EPYC 7702P
AMD EPYC 7662
AMD EPYC 7642
AMD EPYC 7552
AMD EPYC 7542
AMD EPYC 7532
AMD EPYC 7502P
AMD EPYC 7452
AMD EPYC 7402P
AMD EPYC 7352
AMD EPYC 7302P
AMD EPYC 7282
AMD EPYC 7272
AMD EPYC 7262
AMD EPYC 7232P
AMD EPYC 7H12
AMD EPYC 7F72
AMD EPYC 7F52
AMD EPYC 7F32
AMD EPYC 73F3
AMD EPYC 7663
AMD EPYC 74F3
AMD EPYC 7443
AMD EPYC 7643
AMD EPYC 72F3
AMD EPYC 7702
AMD EPYC 7502
AMD EPYC 7402
AMD EPYC 7302
AMD EPYC 7252