Dell EMC PowerEdge R350 Technical Guide

1 Dell EMC PowerEdge R350 Technical GuideRegulatory Model: E77 SRegulatory Type: E77S001 December 2021 Rev. A01 Notes, cautions, and warningsNOTE: A NOTE indicates important information that helps you make better use of your : A CAUTION indicates either potential damage to hardware or loss of data and tells you how to avoidthe : A WARNING indicates a potential for property damage, personal injury, or death. 2021 Dell Inc. or its subsidiaries. All rights reserved. Dell, EMC, and other trademarks are trademarks of Dell Inc. or its subsidiaries. Othertrademarks may be trademarks of their respective 1: System 6 Key 6 New 6 Chapter 2: System features and generational 8 Chapter 3: Chassis views and 10 Chassis 10 Front view of the 10 Rear view of the 11 Inside the 12 Quick Resource 13 Chapter 4: 14 Processor features .. 14 Supported 14 Chapter 5: Memory 15 Supported 15 Memory 15 Chapter 6: 16 Storage 16 Storage controller feature storage 18 Server storage controllers User 18 Internal 19 RAID - Redundant Array of Independent and PERC performance scaling 19 Boot Optimized Storage 20 Supported 21 External 22 Chapter 7: 23 Chapter 8: Expansion cards and expansion card 24 Expansion card installation 24 Chapter 9: Power, thermal, and 26 Thermal 27 ContentsContents3 PowerEdge R350 29 Chapter 10: Rack, rails, and cable 31 Chapter 11: Supported operating 12: Dell EMC OpenManage systems 37 Server and Chassis 38 Dell EMC with third-party 38 Connections for third-party EMC Update 38 Dell 38 Chapter 13: Dell Technologies Services.

2 40 Dell EMC ProDeploy Enterprise Suite .. 40 Dell EMC ProDeploy 41 Dell EMC 41 Basic EMC ProDeploy for 41 Dell EMC Server Configuration 42 Dell EMC Residency 42 Dell EMC Data Migration 42 Dell EMC ProSupport Enterprise 42 Dell EMC ProSupport Plus for 43 Dell EMC ProSupport for 43 Dell EMC ProSupport One for Data 44 ProSupport for 44 Support for Data 45 Dell Technologies Education Technologies Consulting EMC Remote Consulting 46 Dell EMC Managed 46 Chapter 14: Appendix A. Additional 47 Chassis 48 NIC port 48 Video 48 USB 49 PSU 15: Appendix B. Standards 524 ContentsChapter 16: Appendix C Additional overviewThe Dell EMC PowerEdge R350 is Dell's latest 1-socket, 1U rack server that is designed to run complex workloads usinghighly scalable memory, and network options. The system features the one Intel Xeon Scalable Processor up to 4 DIMMs, PCIE xpress (PCIe) enabled expansion capabilities: One Intel Xeon E-2300 series processor with up to 8 cores per processor Four DDR4 DIMM slots, supports UDIMM 128 GB max, speeds up to 3200 MT/s Two redundant Hot-plug AC or DC power supply units Up to 8 x or 4 x SAS/SATA HDD/SSD drives Internal Boot: IDSDM or internal USB board iDRAC9 with lifecycle controller: Express, Enterprise, Datacenter, and OpenManage Enterprise advanced feature Rear access hot-plug BOSS-S2 Onboard LOM 1 GbE x2 RAID: PERC and PERC 11 SW and HW RAID, and internal PERC PCI Express (PCIe) expansion slotsTopics: Key workloads New technologiesKey workloadsPowerEdge R350 is versatile enough to address many customer segments and workloads affordably, that includes: SMB and ROBO.

3 Data consolidation, file/print services, mail/messaging services, other collaboration and productivityapplications, point of sale and web technologiesTable 1. New technologies TechnologyDetailed DescriptionIntel Xeon E-2300 series processors Core count: Up to 8 cores per processorMemory 4 DDR4 DIMM slot, supports UDIMM 128 GB max, speedsup to 3200 MT/s Supports unregistered ECC DDR4 DIMMs onlyFlex IO Broadcom 5720 Dual port 1 GbE USB x1, USB x2 and VGA port Serial portPCIe3 x PCIe Gen4 slotsChipset (CHPST)Intel C256 chipsetDedicated PERCI nternal controllers: H355 H345 HBA355i16 System overviewTable 1. New technologies (continued)TechnologyDetailed Description H755 External controllers: HBA355ePower Supplies 600 W Platinum 100-240 VAC or 240 VDC redundant, hotswapSystem overview7 System features and generationalcomparisonThe following table shows the comparison between the PowerEdge R350 with the PowerEdge 2.

4 Features comparison FeaturePowerEdge R350 PowerEdge R340 ProcessorOne Intel Xeon E-2300 series processorswith up to 8 cores or one Intel Pentiumprocessor with up to 2 coresCoffee Lake-S E3-1200 V6 and celeron up to 95 WMemory4 DDR4 DIMM slot, supports UDIMM 128GB max, speeds up to 3200 MT/sSupports unregistered ECC DDR4 DIMMs onlyDDR4 up to 2666 MT/s, memorysupport 8,16 GB DDR4 UDIMMsStorage drives Up to 4 x SAS/SATA (HDD/SSD) max 64 TB Up to 8 x SAS/SATA (HDD/SSD) max 128 TB Up to 8 x hot-plug SAS/SATA (SSD) Up to 4 x hot-plug SAS/SATA (SSD)Storage controllersInternal Controllers PERC H355, PERC H355f, PERCH345, PERC H755, PERC H755f,HBA355i, PERC H345f, HBA355fExternal Controllers HBA355eSoftware RAID S150 Internal Controllers PERC H330, H730p, HBA330 External Controllers 12 Gbps SAS HBAS oftware RAID S140 PCIe slots3 x PCIe Gen4 slots 1x8 Gen4 (x16 connector) low profile,half length 1x8 Gen4 (x8 connector) low profile,half length 1x4 Gen4 (x8 connector) fordedicated PERC only2 x PCIe Gen3 slots 1x8 Gen4 (x16 connector) lowprofile/Full-height, half length 1x8 Gen4 (x8 connector) low profile,half lengthEmbedded NIC (LOM)2 x 1 GbE LOM2 x 1 GbE LOMUSB portsFront Ports 1 x iDRAC Direct (Micro-AB USB)port 1 x USB Ports 1 x USB 1 x USB PortsFront Ports 2 x USB Ports 2 x USB Ports 1 x USB features and generational comparisonTable 2.

5 Features comparison (continued)FeaturePowerEdge R350 PowerEdge R340 1 x USB (Optional)Rack height1U1 UPower supplies600 W Platinum 100-240 VAC or 240 VDC redundant, hot swapSingle or dual 350 W or 550 W hot-plug redundant platinum power supplies(100 240 V AC)Embedded management iDRAC9 iDRAC Direct iDRAC Service Module iDRAC RESTful API with Redfish iDRAC Direct iDRAC RESTful API with Redfish iDRAC9 EnterpriseFront IO Power button w/LED x1 ID button w/LED x1 USB x1 iDRAC MGMT USB x1 System Status LED x1 Power button w/LED x1 ID button w/LED x1 USB x1 iDRAC MGMT USB x1 System Status LED x1 System features and generational comparison9 Chassis views and featuresTopics: Chassis viewsChassis viewsFront view of the systemFigure 1. Front view of 8 x drive systemTable 3. Features available on the front of the system ItemPorts, panels, and slots1 Left control panel2 Drive3 Right control panel4 Information tagFigure 2.

6 Front view of 4 x drive system310 Chassis views and featuresTable 4. Features available on the front of the system ItemPorts, panels, and slots1 Left control panel2 ODD3 Drive4 Right control panel5 Information tagFor more information about the ports, see the view of the systemFigure 3. Rear view of the system 8 x 5. Rear view of the system ports ItemPorts, panels, or slots1 Serial connector2 Ethernet ports3 PCIe expansion card slot 14 PCIe expansion card slot 25 BOSS riser slots6 Power supply unit (PSU 2)7 Power supply unit (PSU 1)8 CMA jack9 System ID button10 USB Gen 1 port11 USB port12iDRAC ethernet port13 VGA portChassis views and features11 Inside the systemFigure 4. Inside the interposer 1 and PSU tag12 Chassis views and featuresQuick Resource LocatorFigure 5. Quick Resource Locator for R350 Chassis views and features13 ProcessorTopics: Processor featuresProcessor featuresThe following lists the features and functions that are in the upcoming Intel Xeon E-2300 series processor offering: As an entry level server - Small businesses require reliability and security to support their critical business and customer dataneeds As an edge device or appliance - Edge servers or appliances with energy efficiency and performance at entry level prices As a secure cloud server - Protect the most sensitive portions of a workload or service with hardware-enhanced securitySupported processorsTable 6.

7 Processor BIN stack ProcessorClock Speed(GHz)Cache (M)CoresThreadsTurboMemorySpeed(MT/s) GB95 GB80 GB95 GB65 GB80 GB80 GB65 GB65 GB65 GB65 Turbo2666128 GB58 Turbo2666128 GB35 WNOTE: Graphics is not supported with E2300 series processors and cannot be enabled on Dell servers due to restriction inthe subsystemThe PowerEdge R350 supports up to 4 DDR4 DIMM slot, with up to 128 GB of memory and speeds of up to 3200 PowerEdge R350 supports unregistered DIMMs (UDIMMs) : Supported memory Memory speedSupported memoryTable 7. Memory technology comparison FeaturePowerEdge R350 (DDR4)DIMM typeUDIMMT ransfer speed2933 MT/s, 2666 MT/s, and 3200 V (DDR4)The following table lists the supported DIMMs for the R350 at launch. For the latest information on supported DIMMS, refer tothe Memory NDA Deck. For information on memory configuration, see the Dell EMC PowerEdge R350 Installation and ServiceManual at speedThe table below lists the performance details for R350 based on the quantity and type of DIMMs per memory 8.

8 DIMM performance DIMM typeRankCapacityDIMM rated voltage and speedDIMMs per Channel(DPC)UDIMM1R8 GB / 16 GBDDR4 ( ), 3200 MT/s3200 MT/s2R32 GBDDR4 ( ), 3200 MT/s3200 MT/s5 Memory subsystem15 StorageTopics: Storage controllers Supported Drives External StorageStorage controllers PowerEdge Hardware RAID controllers (PERC) series 10, 11 are designed for: Enhanced performance Fault tolerance Simplified management of RAID array drives PowerEdge controller series 10, 11 support older legacy SAS and SATA drive interfaces Dell S150 is software RAID solution for PowerEdge 9. PERC Series controller offerings Performance LevelController and DescriptionEntryS150 ValueH355, H345, HBA355 (Internal)Premium PerformanceH755 External ControllersHBA355eNOTE: For more information on the features of the Dell PowerEdge RAID controllers (PERC), Software RAID controllers, or BOSS card, and on deploying the cards, see the storage controller documentation at : From December 2021, H355 will replace H345 as the entry raid controller.

9 H345 will be deprecated in January controller feature matrixTable 10. Storage controller feature matrix Model andFormFactorsInterface SupportPCIS upportSASC onnectionCacheMemorySizeWrite BackCacheRAIDL evelsMax DriveSupportRAIDS upportPowerEdge Server-Storage Controllers (PERC & SAS HBA) Series 11H755 Adapter12 Gb/s SAS6 Gb/s SAS/SATA3 Gb/s SAS/SATAGen3 (8 GT/s)NVMePCIeGen 416 ports- 2 x 8 Internal8 GBNVF lash-BackedCache0,1, 5, 6, 10,50, 6016/controller50 with SASE xpander*Platform limitHardwareRAID616 StorageTable 10. Storage controller feature matrix (continued)Model andFormFactorsInterface SupportPCIS upportSASC onnectionCacheMemorySizeWrite BackCacheRAIDL evelsMax DriveSupportRAIDS upportGen4 (16 GT/s)NVMeH755 Front(SAS/SATAOnly)12 Gb/s SAS6 Gb/s SAS/SATA3 Gb/s SAS/SATAPCIeGen 416 ports- 2 x 8 Internal8 GBNVF lash-BackedCache0,1, 5, 6, 10,50, 6016/controller50 with SASE xpander*Platform limitHardwareRAIDHBA355iAdapter12 Gb/s SAS6 Gb/s SAS/SATA3 Gb/s SAS/SATAPCIeGen 416 ports- 2 x 8 InternalN/AN/AN/A16/controller50 with SASE xpander*Platform limitN/AHBA355eAdapter12 Gb/s SAS6 Gb/s SAS/SATA3 Gb/s SAS/SATAPCIeGen 416 ports- 4 x 4 InternalN/AN/AN/A240N/AH355 Adapter12 Gb/s SAS6 Gb/s SAS/SATAPCIeGen 416 ports- 2 x 8 InternalN/AN/A0,1,10 Maximum 32 HardwareRAIDH355 Front12 Gb/s SAS6 Gb/s SAS/SATAPCIeGen 416 ports- 2 x 8 InternalN/AN/A0,1,10 Maximum 32 HardwareRAIDP owerEdge Server-Storage Controllers (PERC & SAS HBA)

10 Series 10 PERC H34512 Gb/s SAS6 Gb/s SATAPCI-Express ports- 2 x 8 InternalNoCacheNo Cache0,1,1 0 Note1 Maximum 32 RAID, or 32 Non-RAIDH ardwareRAIDHBA -InternalHBA34512 Gb/s SAS6 Gb/s SATAPCI-Express ports- 2 x 8 InternalNoCacheNo CacheNo RAIDPassThroughOnlyMaximum 32No RAIDSAS HBAP owerEdge Server-Storage Software RAIDS150 SoftwareRAID6 Gb/s SATAN/AN/ANoCacheNo Cache0,1, 5, 10 Maximum 12 SATAS oftwareRAID -Windows& Linux(Limited)Note 2 5/50 removed from entry RAID support for Linux provides a pre-boot configuration utility to configure MDRAID and degraded boot User s Guide for document is updated as changes happen, so for the latest be sure to bookmark it rather than downloading an offline copyor refer to the Storage Controller storage configurationPlease see the Factory Configuration Matrix on Sales storage controllers User Guide Server-Storage Controllers User's Guides, click hereIDSDMThe intended use of IDSDM is to support hypervisor boot: a minimal OS that primarily resides in memory and does not depend onthe IDSDM heavily for I/O.