Dell PowerEdge R910 Technical Guide

Dell PowerEdge R910

Technical Guide

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Table of Contents

1 Product Comparison ..... 7
1.1 Overview of PowerEdge R910 Benefits ..... 7
1.2 Comparison of PowerEdge R910 to PowerEdge R900 ..... 8
2 New Technologies ..... 10
2.1 Overview ..... 10
2.2 Detailed Information ..... 10
2.2.1 Intel Xeon Processor 7500 Series ..... 10
2.2.2 Internal Dual SD Module (IDSM) ..... 11
2.2.3 10Gb Embedded NIC ..... 11
3 System Information ..... 12
4 Mechanical ..... 15
4.1 Chassis Description ..... 15
4.2 Dimensions and Weight ..... 16
4.3 Front Panel View and Features ..... 17
4.4 Back Panel View and Features ..... 19
4.5 Power Supply Indicators ..... 20
4.6 NIC Indicators ..... 20
4.7 Internal Chassis View ..... 21
4.8 Rails and Cable Management ..... 21
4.9 Fans ..... 21
4.10 Cabling ..... 23
4.11 Security ..... 24
4.11.1 Cover Latch ..... 24
4.11.2 Bezel ..... 24
4.11.3 Hard Drive ..... 25
4.11.4 Trusted Platform Module (TPM) ..... 25
4.11.5 Power Off Security ..... 25
4.11.6 Intrusion Alert ..... 25
4.11.7 Secure Mode ..... 25
4.12 USB Key ..... 25
4.13 Battery ..... 26
4.14 Field Replaceable Units (FRU) ..... 27
4.15 User Accessible Jumpers, Sockets, and Connectors ..... 27
5 Electrical ..... 28
5.1 Clock Circuitry ..... 28
6 Power, Thermal, Acoustic ..... 29
6.1 Power Supplies and Power Subsystem ..... 29
6.2 Environmental Specifications ..... 31
6.3 Thermal ..... 31
6.4 Acoustics ..... 32
7 Processors ..... 35
7.1 Overview ..... 35
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7.2 Features ..... 35
7.3 Supported Processors ..... 36
7.4 Processor Configurations ..... 36
7.5 Additional Processor Information ..... 36
8 Memory ..... 37
8.1 Overview ..... 37
8.2 Slots/Risers ..... 39
8.3 Key Features of the R910 Memory Subsystem ..... 39
8.4 Memory Speed Limitations ..... 39
8.5 Sparing ..... 39
8.6 Mirroring ..... 40
8.7 RAID ..... 40
8.8 Supported Configurations ..... 40
9 Chipset ..... 41
9.1 Intel 7500 Chipset I/O Hub (IOH) ..... 41
9.2 IOH QuickPath Interconnect (QPI) ..... 41
9.3 PCI EXPRESS GENERATION 2 ..... 41
9.4 Direct Media Interface (DMI) ..... 41
9.5 Intel I/O Controller Hub 10 (ICH10) ..... 41
9.6 PCI Express Connectors ..... 42
10 BIOS ..... 43
10.1 Overview ..... 43
10.2 System ID ..... 43
10.3 I2C ..... 43
11 Embedded NICs/LAN on Motherboard (LOM) ..... 44
12 I/O Slots ..... 45
12.1 Overview ..... 45
12.2 Quantities and Priorities ..... 46
12.3 PCI Card Information ..... 46
13 Storage ..... 47