Dell EMC PowerEdge R7515 Technical Guide Regulatory Model: E46S Regulatory Type: E46S003 September 2021 Rev. A09 Notes, cautions, and warnings NOTE: A NOTE indicates important information that helps you make better use of your product. CAUTION: A CAUTION indicates either potential damage to hardware or loss of data and tells you how to avoid the problem. WARNING: A WARNING indicates a potential for property damage, personal injury, or death. © 2019- 2021 Dell Inc. or its subsidiaries. All rights reserved. Dell, EMC, and other trademarks are trademarks of Dell Inc. or its subsidiaries. Other trademarks may be trademarks of their respective owners. Contents Chapter 1: Product overview......................................................................................................... 5 Introduction...........................................................................................................................................................................5 Featured technologies........................................................................................................................................................5 Chapter 2: System features...........................................................................................................7 Product comparison............................................................................................................................................................ 7 Chapter 3: Chassis views and features.......................................................................................... 9 Front view of the system.................................................................................................................................................. 9 Rear view of the system.................................................................................................................................................. 10 Inside the system............................................................................................................................................................... 12 Quick Resource Locator for PowerEdge R7515 system...........................................................................................14 Chapter 4: Processor................................................................................................................... 15 Processor features............................................................................................................................................................ 15 Supported processors.......................................................................................................................................................15 Chapter 5: Memory...................................................................................................................... 17 Supported memory............................................................................................................................................................ 17 Memory speed.................................................................................................................................................................... 18 Chapter 6: Storage...................................................................................................................... 19 Supported drives................................................................................................................................................................19 Storage controllers............................................................................................................................................................ 21 Optical drives...................................................................................................................................................................... 21 External drives.................................................................................................................................................................... 21 Chapter 7: Networking and PCIe..................................................................................................22 Expansion card installation guidelines.......................................................................................................................... 22 Chapter 8: Power, thermal, and acoustics................................................................................... 27 Power................................................................................................................................................................................... 27 Thermal ...............................................................................................................................................................................28 Acoustics............................................................................................................................................................................. 28 Chapter 9: Supported operating systems.................................................................................... 29 Chapter 10: Dell EMC OpenManage systems management........................................................... 30 iDRAC9 with Lifecycle Controller...................................................................................................................................31 Agent-free management................................................................................................................................................. 34 Agent-based management.............................................................................................................................................. 34 Dell EMC consoles.............................................................................................................................................................34 Dell EMC OpenManage systems management tools, utilities, and protocols.....................................................36 Contents 3 Integration with third-party consoles........................................................................................................................... 37 OpenManage connections with third-party consoles...............................................................................................37 Chapter 11: Dell Technologies Services ....................................................................................... 39 Dell EMC ProDeploy Enterprise Suite ......................................................................................................................... 39 Dell EMC ProDeploy Plus...........................................................................................................................................40 Dell EMC ProDeploy....................................................................................................................................................40 Dell EMC Basic Deployment..................................................................................................................................... 40 Dell EMC Server Configuration Services...............................................................................................................40 Dell EMC Residency Services...................................................................................................................................40 Dell EMC Remote Consulting Services........................................................................................................................ 40 Dell EMC Data Migration Service..................................................................................................................................40 Prosupport Enterprise Suite...........................................................................................................................................40 Dell EMC ProSupport Plus for Enterprise....................................................................................................................41 Dell EMC ProSupport for Enterprise.............................................................................................................................41 Dell EMC ProSupport One for Data Center................................................................................................................42 Support Technologies.......................................................................................................................................................42 Dell Technologies Education Services..........................................................................................................................43 Dell Technologies Consulting Services.........................................................................................................................43 Dell EMC Managed Services.......................................................................................................................................... 43 Chapter 12: Appendix A. Additional specifications....................................................................... 44 Chassis dimensions........................................................................................................................................................... 44 Chassis weight..................................................................................................................................................................