PowerEdge R7525

Dell PowerEdge R7525 Owner's manual

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Dell EMC PowerEdge R7525
Technical Specifications
Regulatory Model: E68S
Regulatory Type: E68S001
July 2020
Rev. A02
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.
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Chapter 1: System overview.............................................................................................................5
Front view of the system..................................................................................................................................................... 5
Left control panel view....................................................................................................................................................8
Right control panel view................................................................................................................................................. 9
Rear view of the system..................................................................................................................................................... 10
Chapter 2: Technical specifications.................................................................................................13
Chassis dimensions.............................................................................................................................................................. 14
Chassis weight......................................................................................................................................................................15
Processor specifications......................................................................................................................................................15
PSU specifications............................................................................................................................................................... 15
Supported operating systems.............................................................................................................................................16
Cooling fan specifications................................................................................................................................................... 16
System battery specifications.............................................................................................................................................17
Expansion card riser specifications.................................................................................................................................... 17
Memory specifications.........................................................................................................................................................18
Storage controller specifications........................................................................................................................................18
Drive specifications.............................................................................................................................................................. 19
Drives............................................................................................................................................................................... 19
Ports and connectors specifications................................................................................................................................. 19
USB ports specifications............................................................................................................................................... 19
NIC port specifications................................................................................................................................................. 20
Serial connector specifications.................................................................................................................................... 20
VGA ports specifications.............................................................................................................................................. 20
IDSDM.............................................................................................................................................................................20
Video specifications.............................................................................................................................................................20
Environmental specifications.............................................................................................................................................. 21
Thermal air restrictions................................................................................................................................................. 22
Thermal restriction matrix............................................................................................................................................ 23
Chapter 3: System diagnostics and indicator codes..........................................................................26
Status LED indicators......................................................................................................................................................... 26
System health and system ID indicator codes................................................................................................................. 27
iDRAC Quick Sync 2 indicator codes................................................................................................................................ 27
iDRAC Direct LED indicator codes.................................................................................................................................... 28
LCD panel............................................................................................................................................................................. 28
Viewing Home screen................................................................................................................................................... 29
Setup menu.................................................................................................................................................................... 29
View menu......................................................................................................................................................................30
NIC indicator codes.............................................................................................................................................................30
Power supply unit indicator codes..................................................................................................................................... 31
Drive indicator codes...........................................................................................................................................................33
Using system diagnostics................................................................................................................................................... 33
Dell Embedded System Diagnostics............................................................................................................................ 33
Contents
Contents 3
Chapter 4: Safety instructions....................................................................................................... 35
Chapter 5: Getting help................................................................................................................. 36
Recycling or End-of-Life service information.................................................................................................................. 36
Contacting Dell.................................................................................................................................................................... 36
Accessing system information by using QRL...................................................................................................................36
Quick Resource Locator for PowerEdge R7525 system..........................................................................................37
Receiving automated support with SupportAssist .........................................................................................................37
4 Contents
System overview
The PowerEdge R7525 system is a dual socket, 2U rack server that supports:
Two AMD EPYC
TM
7002 series processors
32 DIMM slots
Two redundant AC or DC power supply units
Up to 12 x 3.5-inch, 8 x 3.5-inch, or 24 x 2.5-inch, 16 x 2.5-inch, 8 x 2.5-inch, or 2 x 2.5-inch (rear), SAS, SATA, or NVMe drives.
NOTE: For more information about how to hot swap NVMe PCIe SSD U.2 device, see the
Dell Express Flash NVMe PCIe
SSD User's Guide
at https://www.dell.com/support Browse all Products > Data Center Infrastructure > Storage
Adapters & Controllers > Dell PowerEdge Express Flash NVMe PCIe SSD > Documentation > Manuals and Documents.
NOTE: All instances of SAS, SATA drives, PCIe SSDs, and NVMe are referred to as drives in this document, unless
specified otherwise.
For more information about supported drives, see the Drive specifications section.
Topics:
Front view of the system
Rear view of the system
Front view of the system
Figure 1. Front view of the 24 x 2.5-inch drive system
Figure 2. Front view of the 16 x 2.5-inch drive system
1
System overview 5
Figure 3. Front view of the 8 x 2.5-inch drive system
Figure 4. Front view of the 12 x 3.5-inch drive system
Table 1. Features available on the front of the system
Item Ports, panels, and slots Icon Description
1 Left control panel N/A
Contains the system health, system ID, status LED, and the iDRAC
Quick Sync 2 (wireless) indicator.
NOTE: The iDRAC Quick Sync 2 indicator is available only
on certain configurations.
Status LED: Enables you to identify any failed hardware
components. There are up to five status LEDs and an overall
system health LED (Chassis health and system ID) bar. For more
information, see the Status LED indicators section.
Quick Sync 2 (wireless): Indicates a Quick Sync enabled system.
The Quick Sync feature is optional. This feature allows
management of the system by using mobile devices called as
OpenManage Mobile (OMM) feature. Using iDRAC Quick Sync 2
with OpenManage Mobile (OMM) aggregates hardware or
firmware inventory and various system level diagnostic and error
information that can be used in troubleshooting the system. For
more information, see the iDRAC User's Guide available at
https://www.dell.com/idracmanuals
2 Drive N/A Enables you to install drives that are supported on your system. For
more information about drives, see the Drives section.
3 Right control panel N/A Contains the power button, USB port, iDRAC Direct micro port, and
the iDRAC Direct status LED.
4 Information tag
The Information tag is a slide-out label panel that contains system
information such as Service Tag, NIC, MAC address, and so on. If
you have opted for the secure default access to iDRAC, the
Information tag also contains the iDRAC secure default password.
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Figure 5. Front view of the 8 x 3.5-inch drive system
Table 2. Features available on the front of the system
Item Ports, panels, and slots Icon Description
1 Left control panel N/A
Contains the system health, system ID, status LED, and the iDRAC
Quick Sync 2 (wireless) indicator.
NOTE: The iDRAC Quick Sync 2 indicator is available only
on certain configurations.
Status LED: Enables you to identify any failed hardware
components. There are up to five status LEDs and an overall
system health LED (Chassis health and system ID) bar. For more
information, see the Status LED indicators section.
Quick Sync 2 (wireless): Indicates a Quick Sync enabled system.
The Quick Sync feature is optional. This feature allows
management of the system by using mobile devices called as
OpenManage Mobile (OMM) feature. Using iDRAC Quick Sync 2
with OpenManage Mobile (OMM) aggregates hardware or
firmware inventory and various system level diagnostic and error
information that can be used in troubleshooting the system. For
more information, see the iDRAC User's Guide available at
https://www.dell.com/idracmanuals
2 Optical drive blank N/A For the 8 x 3.5-inch drive system, a optical drive bay blank is
installed.
3 Drive N/A Enables you to install drives that are supported on your system. For
more information about drives, see the Drives section.
4 Right control panel N/A Contains the power button, USB port, iDRAC Direct micro port, and
the iDRAC Direct status LED.
5 Information tag
The Information tag is a slide-out label panel that contains system
information such as Service Tag, NIC, MAC address, and so on. If
you have opted for the secure default access to iDRAC, the
Information tag also contains the iDRAC secure default password.
For more information about the ports, see the Technical Specifications section.
System overview
7
Left control panel view
Figure 6. Left control panel without optional iDRAC Quick Sync 2 indicator
Figure 7. Left control panel with optional iDRAC Quick Sync 2 indicator
Table 3. Left control panel
Item Indicator, button, or
connector
Icon Description
1 Status LED indicators N/A
Indicates the status of the system. For more information, see the
Status LED indicators section.
2
System health and system
ID indicator
Indicates the system health. For more information, see the System
health and system ID indicator codes section.
3
iDRAC Quick Sync 2
wireless indicator (optional)
Indicates if the iDRAC Quick Sync 2 wireless option is activated. The
Quick Sync 2 feature allows management of the system using mobile
devices. This feature aggregates hardware/firmware inventory and
various system level diagnostic/error information that can be used in
troubleshooting the system. You can access system inventory, Dell
Lifecycle Controller logs or system logs, system health status, and
also configure iDRAC, BIOS, and networking parameters. You can
also launch the virtual Keyboard, Video, and Mouse (KVM) viewer
and virtual Kernel-based Virtual Machine (KVM), on a supported
mobile device. For more information, see the Integrated Dell Remote
Access Controller User's Guide at www.dell.com/poweredgemanuals
NOTE: For more information about the indicator codes, see the System diagnostics and indicator codes section.
8 System overview
Right control panel view
Figure 8. Right control panel view
Table 4. Right control panel
Item Indicator or button Icon Description
1 VGA port Enables you to connect a display device to the system. For
more information, see the Technical Specifications section.
2
iDRAC Direct port (Micro-AB USB) The iDRAC Direct port (Micro-AB USB) enables you to
access the iDRAC Direct Micro-AB features. For more
information, see the iDRAC User's Guide available at
https://www.dell.com/idracmanuals .
NOTE: You can configure iDRAC Direct by using a
USB to micro USB (type AB) cable, which you can
connect to your laptop or tablet. Cable length
should not exceed 3 feet (0.91 meters).
Performance could be affected by cable quality.
3
USB 2.0-compliant port
The USB port is a 4-pin connector and 2.0-compliant. This
port enables you to connect USB devices to the system.
4
Power button
Indicates if the system is powered on or off. Press the
power button to manually power on or off the system.
NOTE: Press the power button to gracefully shut
down an ACPI-compliant operating system.
NOTE: For more information on the ports, see the Ports and connectors specifications section.
System overview 9
Rear view of the system
Figure 9. Rear view of the system
Table 5. Rear view of the system
Item Ports, panels, or slots Icon Description
1 PCIe expansion card riser 1
(slot 1 and slot 2)
N/A
The expansion card riser enables you to connect PCI Express expansion
cards. For more information on the expansion cards that are supported
on your system, see Technical Specifications section.
2
Rear Handle N/A To lift the system.
3
PCIe expansion card riser 2
(slot 3 and slot 6)
N/A
The expansion card riser enables you to connect PCI Express expansion
cards. For more information on the expansion cards that are supported
on your system, see Technical Specifications section.
4
PCIe expansion card riser 3
(slot 4 and slot 5)
N/A
The expansion card riser enables you to connect PCI Express expansion
cards. For more information on the expansion cards that are supported
on your system, see Technical Specifications section.
5
USB 2.0 port (1) This port is USB 2.0-compliant.
6 PCIe expansion card riser 4
(slot 7 and slot 8)
N/A
The expansion card riser enables you to connect PCI Express expansion
cards. For more information on the expansion cards that are supported
on your system, see Technical Specifications section.
7 Power supply unit (PSU 2) For more information about the PSU configurations, see the Technical
Specifications section.
8
VGA port Enables you to connect a display device to the system. For more
information, see the Technical Specifications section.
9 USB 3.0 port (1) This port is USB 3.0-compliant.
10 iDRAC dedicated port
Enables you to remotely access iDRAC. For more information, see the
iDRAC User’s Guide at www.dell.com/poweredgemanuals.
11 System identification button Press the system ID button:
To locate a particular system within a rack.
To turn the system ID on or off.
To reset iDRAC, press and hold the button for more than 16 seconds.
NOTE:
To reset iDRAC using system ID, ensure that the system
ID button is enabled in the iDRAC setup.
If the system stops responding during POST, press and
hold the system ID button (for more than 5 seconds) to
enter the BIOS progress mode.
10 System overview
Table 5. Rear view of the system (continued)
Item Ports, panels, or slots Icon Description
12
OCP NIC port (optional) N/A This port supports OCP 3.0. The NIC ports are integrated on the OCP
card which is connected to the system board.
13 NIC port (1,2) The NIC ports are embedded on the LOM card that is connected to the
system board.
14 Power supply unit (PSU 1) For more information about the PSU configurations, see the Technical
Specifications section.
For more information about the ports, see the Technical Specifications section.
Figure 10. Rear view of the system with 2 x 2.5-inch rear drive module
Table 6. Rear view of the system with 2 x 2.5-inch rear drive module
Item Ports, panels, or slots Icon Description
1 PCIe expansion card riser 1
(slot 1 and slot 2)
N/A
The expansion card riser enables you to connect PCI Express expansion
cards. For more information on the expansion cards that are supported
on your system, see Technical Specifications section.
2
Rear Handle N/A To lift the system.
3
PCIe expansion card riser 2
(slot 3 and slot 6)
N/A
The expansion card riser enables you to connect PCI Express expansion
cards. For more information on the expansion cards that are supported
on your system, see Technical Specifications section.
4
Rear drive module N/A
Enables you to install drives that are supported on your system. For
more information about drives, see the Drives section.
5
USB 2.0 port (1) This port is USB 2.0-compliant.
6 PCIe expansion card riser 4
(slot 7 and slot 8)
N/A
The expansion card riser enables you to connect PCI Express expansion
cards. For more information on the expansion cards that are supported
on your system, see Technical Specifications section.
7 Power supply unit (PSU 2) For more information about the PSU configurations, see the Technical
Specifications section.
8
VGA port Enables you to connect a display device to the system. For more
information, see the Technical Specifications section.
9 USB 3.0 port (1) This port is USB 3.0-compliant.
10 iDRAC dedicated port
Enables you to remotely access iDRAC. For more information, see the
iDRAC User’s Guide at www.dell.com/poweredgemanuals.
11 System identification button Press the system ID button:
To locate a particular system within a rack.
To turn the system ID on or off.
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Table 6. Rear view of the system with 2 x 2.5-inch rear drive module (continued)
Item Ports, panels, or slots Icon Description
To reset iDRAC, press and hold the button for more than 16 seconds.
NOTE:
To reset iDRAC using system ID, ensure that the system
ID button is enabled in the iDRAC setup.
If the system stops responding during POST, press and
hold the system ID button (for more than 5 seconds) to
enter the BIOS progress mode.
12
OCP NIC port (optional) N/A This port supports OCP 3.0. The NIC ports are integrated on the OCP
card which is connected to the system board.
13 NIC port (1,2) The NIC ports are embedded on the LOM card that is connected to the
system board.
14 Power supply unit (PSU 1) For more information about the PSU configurations, see the Technical
Specifications section.
For more information about the ports, see the Technical Specifications section.
12 System overview
Technical specifications
The technical and environmental specifications of your system are outlined in this section.
Topics:
Chassis dimensions
Chassis weight
Processor specifications
PSU specifications
Supported operating systems
Cooling fan specifications
System battery specifications
Expansion card riser specifications
Memory specifications
Storage controller specifications
Drive specifications
Ports and connectors specifications
Video specifications
Environmental specifications
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Chassis dimensions
Figure 11. Chassis dimensions
Table 7. PowerEdge R7525
Drives Xa Xb Y Za Zb Zc
12 drives 482.0 mm
(18.97 inches)
434.0 mm
(17.08 inches)
86.8 mm
(3.41 inches)
With bezel:
35.84 mm (1.4
inches)
Without bezel:
22.0 mm (0.87
inches)
700.7 mm
(27.58 inches)
(Ear to rear wall)
736.29 mm
(28.98 inches)
(Ear to PSU
handle)
24 drives 482.0 mm
(18.97 inches)
434.0 mm
(17.08 inches)
86.8 mm
(3.41 inches)
With bezel:
35.84 mm (1.4
inches)
Without bezel:
22.0 mm (0.87
inches)
700.7 mm
(27.58 inches)
(Ear to rear wall)
736.29 mm
(28.98 inches)
(Ear to PSU
handle)
NOTE: Zb is the nominal rear wall external surface where the system board I/O connectors reside.
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Chassis weight
Table 8. PowerEdge R7525
System configuration Maximum weight (with all drives/SSDs)
12 x 3.5-inch 36.3 kg (80.02 lb)
8 x 3.5-inch 33.2 kg (73.19 lb)
24 x 2.5-inch 28.6 kg (63.05 lb)
16 x 2.5-inch 26.6 kg (58.64 lb)
8 x 2.5-inch 24.6 kg (54.23 lb)
Processor specifications
Table 9. PowerEdge R7525 processor specifications
Supported processor Number of processors supported
AMD EPYC 7002 series processor Two
PSU specifications
The PowerEdge R7525 system supports up to two AC or DC power supply units (PSUs).
WARNING:
Instructions for the qualified electricians only:
System using -(48-60) V DC or 240 V DC power supplies are intended for restricted access locations in accordance with
Articles 110-5, 110-6, 110-11, 110-14, and 110-17 of the National Electrical Code, American National Standards Institute
(ANSI)/National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) 70.
240 V DC power supplies shall be connected to the 240 V DC outlet from certified power distribution units if applicable
in country of use.
Power supply cords/jumper cords and the associated plugs/inlets/connectors shall have appropriate electrical ratings
referencing the rating label on the system when used for connection.
Table 10. PowerEdge R7525 PSU specifications
PSU Class Heat dissipation
(maximum)
Frequency Voltage Current
800 W Mixed Mode
AC/HVDC
Platinum 3000 BTU/hr 50/60 Hz 100 -240 V AC 9.2 - 4.7 A
800 W Mixed Mode
AC/HVDC
N/A 3000 BTU/hr DC 240 V DC 3.8 A
1400 W Mixed
Mode AC/HVDC
Platinum 5250 BTU/hr 50/60 Hz 100 -240 V AC 12 - 8 A
1400 W Mixed
Mode AC/HVDC
N/A 5250 BTU/hr DC 240 V DC 6.6 A
2400 W Mixed
Mode AC/HVDC
Platinum 9000 BTU/hr 50/60 Hz 100 -240 V AC 16-13.5 A
2400 W Mixed
Mode AC/HVDC
N/A 9000 BTU/hr DC 240 V DC 11.2 A
NOTE: If a system with AC 1400 W PSU operate at low line 100-120 V AC, then the power rating per PSU is derated to
1050 W.
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NOTE: : If a system with AC 2400 W PSU operate at low line 100-120 V AC, then the power rating per PSU is derated to
1400 W.
NOTE: When selecting or upgrading the system configuration, to ensure optimum power utilization, verify the system
power consumption with the Dell Energy Smart Solution Advisor available at Dell.com/ESSA.
Supported operating systems
The PowerEdge R7525 supports the following operating systems:
Canonical Ubuntu Server LTS
Microsoft Windows Server with Hyper-V
Red Hat Enterprise Linux
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server
Low profile and Full Height- Half Length
VMware
.
Cooling fan specifications
The PowerEdge R7525 system supports up to six (STD), high performance (HPR), or very high performance (VHP) fans.
Table 11. Cooling fan specifications
Fan type Label color Label name Label image
Standard fan No label No label
High performance
fan (Silver grade)
Silver High performance
(Silver grade)
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Table 11. Cooling fan specifications (continued)
Fan type Label color Label name Label image
Very high
performance fan
(Gold grade)
Gold Very high
performance (Gold
grade)
NOTE: Mixing of STD, HPR, or VHP fan is not supported.
NOTE: The STD, HPR, or VHP fan installation depends on the system configuration. For more information about the
supported fan configuration or matrix, see Thermal restriction matrix.
System battery specifications
The PowerEdge R7525 system supports CR 2032 3.0-V lithium coin cell system battery.
Expansion card riser specifications
The PowerEdge R7525 system supports up to eight PCI express (PCIe) Gen 4 expansion cards.
Table 12. Expansion card slots supported on the system board
PCIe
slot
With
Regular
shroud
PCIe slot
length
R1a R1b R1c R2a R3a R3b R4a R4b R4c
Slot 1
Low profile
and Full
Height-
Half Length
Low
profile
and Full
Height-
Half
Length
x8 x16
Slot
2
Low profile
and Full
Height-
Half Length
Full
Height-3/
4 and Full
Length
x16(GPU
)
x8 x16
Slot
3
Low
profile-Half
Length
x16
Slot
4
Low profile
and Full
Height-
Half Length
x8
Slot
5
Low profile
and Full
Full
Height-3/
x16(GPU) x8
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Table 12. Expansion card slots supported on the system board (continued)
PCIe
slot
With
Regular
shroud
PCIe slot
length
R1a R1b R1c R2a R3a R3b R4a R4b R4c
Height-
Half Length
4 and Full
Length
Slot
6
Low
profile-Half
Length
x16
Slot
7
Low profile
and Full
Height-
Half Length
Full
Height-3/
4 and Full
Length
x16(GPU) x8 x16
Slot
8
Low profile
and Full
Height-
Half Length
Low
profile
and Full
Height-
Half
Length
x8 x16
Memory specifications
The PowerEdge R7525 system supports the following memory specifications for optimized operation.
Table 13. Memory specifications
DIMM type DIMM rank DIMM capacity
Single processor Dual processor
Minimum RAM Maximum RAM Minimum RAM Maximum RAM
RDIMM
Single rank 8 GB 8 GB 128 GB 16 GB 256 GB
Dual rank
16 GB 16 GB 256 GB 32 GB 512 GB
32 GB 32 GB 512 GB 64 GB 1 TB
64 GB 64 GB 1 TB 128 GB 2 TB
LRDIMM Octa rank 128 GB 128 GB 2 TB 256 GB 4 TB
Table 14. Memory module sockets
Memory module sockets Speed
32, 288-pin 3200 MT/s, 2933 MT/s, 2666 MT/s
Storage controller specifications
The PowerEdge R7525 system supports the following controller cards:
Table 15. PowerEdge R7525 system controller cards
Internal controllers External controllers
PERC H745
PERC H345
HBA345
S150
Boot Optimized Storage Subsystem (BOSS-S1): HWRAID 2 x
M.2 SSDs
12Gbps SAS Ext. HBA
PERC H840
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Table 16. PowerEdge R7525 Front PERC and Adapter PERC support on back planes
Front PERC Adapter PERC
8 x 3.5 inches SAS/SATA 12 x 3.5 inches SAS/SATA
16 x 2.5 inches SAS/SATA 12 x 3.5 inches + Rear 2 x 2.5 inches
24 x 2.5 inches (16 SAS/SATA X 2.5 inches + 8 X 2.5 inches
NVME)
12 x 3.5 inches + Rear 2 x 2.5 inches NVME
Drive specifications
Drives
The PowerEdge R7525 system supports:
8 x 3.5-inch hot-swappable SAS, SATA drives.
8 x 2.5 inch NVMe drives.
12 x 3.5-inch hot-swappable SAS, SATA drives.
16 x 2.5-inch hot-swappable SAS, SATA drives.
24 x 2.5-inch hot-swappable SAS, SATA , or NVMe drives.
Backplane
Up to 8 x 3.5-inch SAS, SATA drives.
Up to 8 x 2.5 inch NVMe drives.
Up to 12 x 3.5-inch SAS, SATA drives.
Up to 16 x 2.5-inch SAS, SATA drives.
Up to 24 x 2.5-inch SAS, SATA , or NVMe drives.
Up to 2 x 2.5-inch rear SAS, SATA, or NVMe drives
NOTE:
For more information about how to hot swap NVMe PCIe SSD U.2 device, see the
Dell Express Flash NVMe PCIe
SSD User's Guide
at https://www.dell.com/support Browse all Products > Data Center Infrastructure > Storage
Adapters & Controllers > Dell PowerEdge Express Flash NVMe PCIe SSD > Documentation > Manuals and Documents.
Ports and connectors specifications
USB ports specifications
Table 17. PowerEdge R7525 system USB specifications
Front Rear Internal (Optional)
USB port type No. of ports USB port type No. of ports USB port type No. of ports
USB 2.0-compliant
port
One USB 3.0-compliant
ports
One Internal USB 3.0-
compliant port
One
Micro-USB 2.0
compliant port
One USB 2.0-compliant
ports
One
NOTE: The micro USB 2.0 compliant port can only be used as an iDRAC Direct or a management port.
NOTE: The USB 2.0 specifications provide a 5 V supply on a single wire to power connected USB devices. A unit load is
defined as 100 mA in USB 2.0, and 150 mA in USB 3.0. A device may draw a maximum of 5 unit loads (500 mA) from a
port in USB 2.0; 6 (900 mA) in USB 3.0.
NOTE: The USB 2.0 interface can provide power to low-power peripherals but must adhere to USB specification. An
external power source is required for higher-power peripherals to function, such as external CD/DVD Drives.
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NIC port specifications
The PowerEdge R7525 system supports up to two 10/100/1000 Mbps Network Interface Controller (NIC) ports embedded on the LAN
on Motherboard (LOM) and integrated on the optional OCP cards.
Table 18. NIC port specification
Feature Specifications
LOM card 1 GB x 2
OCP card (OCP 3.0) 1 GbE x 4, 10 GbE x 2, 25 GbE x 2, 25 GbE x 4, 50 GbE x 2, 100
GbE x 2
Serial connector specifications
The PowerEdge R7525 system supports one optional card type serial connector, which is a 9-pin connector, Data Terminal Equipment
(DTE), 16550-compliant.
The optional serial connector card is installed similar to an expansion card filler bracket.
VGA ports specifications
The PowerEdge R7525 system supports two DB-15 VGA port one each on the front and back panels.
IDSDM
The PowerEdge R7525 system supports Internal Dual SD module (IDSDM).
The IDSDM supports two SD cards and is available in the following configurations:
Table 19. Supported SD card storage capacity
IDSDM card
16 GB
32 GB
64 GB
NOTE: One IDSDM card slot is dedicated for redundancy.
NOTE: Use Dell EMC branded SD cards that are associated with the IDSDM configured systems.
Video specifications
The PowerEdge R7525 system supports integrated Matrox G200 graphics controller with 16 MB of video frame buffer.
Table 20. Supported front video resolution options
Resolution Refresh rate (Hz) Color depth (bits)
1024 x 768 60 8, 16, 32
1280 x 800 60 8, 16, 32
1280 x 1024 60 8, 16, 32
1360 x 768 60 8, 16, 32
1440 x 900 60 8, 16, 32
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