8 PowerEdge M520 Technical Guide
Yes (redundant
hypervisor + vFlash
media)
Yes (redundant
hypervisor + vFlash
media)
Yes (redundant
hypervisor + vFlash
media)
Dell
OpenManage
Systems
Management
OpenManage Essentials
OMSA Agent
OpenManage Power
Center (requires iDRAC7
Enterprise with Lifecycle
Controller)
Chassis Management
Controller 4.x (available
with the M1000e
Modular Blade
Enclosure)
OpenManage
Integrations and
Connections
iDRAC7 Express for
Blades with Lifecycle
Controller (standard
option)
OpenManage Essentials
OMSA Agent
OpenManage Power
Center (requires iDRAC7
Enterprise with Lifecycle
Controller)
Chassis Management
Controller 4.x (available
with the M1000e
Modular Blade
Enclosure)
OpenManage
Integrations and
Connections
iDRAC7 Express for
Blades with Lifecycle
Controller (standard
option)
OpenManage
Essentials
OMSA Agent
OpenManage Power
Center (requires
iDRAC7 Enterprise
with Lifecycle
Controller)
OpenManage
Integrations and
Connections
iDRAC7 Express with
Lifecycle Controller
(standard option)
Specifications
Table 3 lists the technical specifications for the PowerEdge M520 blade server. For the latest
information on supported features, visit Dell.com/PowerEdge.
Table 3. Technical specifications
Half-height blade;
Dell PowerEdge M1000e Blade Enclosure
Intel Xeon
processor E5-2400 product family
2 Intel QuickPath Interconnect (QPI) links: 6.4GT/s, 7.2GT/s, 8.0GT/s
2.5MB per core; core options: 2, 4, 6, 8
Up to 384GB (12 DIMM slots): 2GB/4GB/8GB/16GB/32GB DDR3 up to 1600MT/s
Hot-plug hard drive options:
Up to two 2.5” SATA HDD/SSD or SAS HDD/SSD
External storage: