Dell PowerEdge R710 Technical Guidebook

DELL™ POWEREDGE™ R710

TECHNICAL GUIDEBOOK

INSIDE THE POWEREDGE R710

DALL

DELL

TABLE OF CONTENTS

SECTION 1. SYSTEM OVERVIEW 6
A. Overview / Description 6
B. Product Features Summary 6

SECTION 2. MECHANICAL 7
A. Chassis Description 7
B. Dimensions and Weight 8
C. Front Panel View and Features 8
D. Back Panel View and Features 8
E. Power Supply Indicators 9
F. NIC Indicators 9
G. Side Views and Features 9
H. Rails and Cable Management 10
I. Fans 10
J. Control Panel / LCD 11
K. Security 11
I. Cover Latch 11
II. Bezel 12
III. Hard Drive 12
IV. TPM 12
V. Power Off Security 12
VI. Intrusion Alert 12
VII. Secure Mode 12
L. USB Key 12
M. Battery 12
N. Field Replaceable Units (FRU) 12

SECTION 3. ELECTRICAL 13
A. Volatility 13
B. ePPID (Electronic Piece Part Identification) 13

SECTION 4. POWER, THERMAL, ACOUSTIC 14
A. Power Efficiencies 14
B. Power Supplies 14
I. Main Power Supply 14
C. Power Supply Specifications 15
D. Environmental Specifications 16
E. Power Consumption Testing 17
F. Maximum Input Amps 17
G. Energy SMART Enablement 17
H. Acoustics 18

SECTION 5. BLOCK DIAGRAM 19
SECTION 6. PROCESSORS 21
A. Overview / Description 21
B. Features 21
C. Supported Processors 21
D. Processor Configurations 22
SECTION 7. MEMORY 23
A. Overview / Description 23
B. DIMMs Supported 23
C. Speed 24
D. Slots / Risers 27
E. Supported Configurations 27
F. Mirroring 28
G. Advanced ECC (Lockstep) Modes 28
H. Optimizer (Independent Channel) Mode 28
SECTION 8. CHIPSET 29
A. Overview / Description 29
SECTION 9. BIOS 31
A. Overview / Description 31
B. Supported ACPI States 31
C. I²C (Inter-Integrated Circuit) 32
SECTION 10. EMBEDDED NICS / LAN ON MOTHERBOARD (LOM) 32
A. Overview / Description 32
SECTION 11. I/O SLOTS 33
A. Overview / Description 33
B. PCI Express Risers 35
C. Additional Riser Restrictions 35
D. X16 Express Card Specifications 35
E. Boot Order 35
SECTION 12. STORAGE 36
A. Overview / Description 36
B. Drives 36
I. Internal Hard Disk drives 36
II. Hard Disk Drive Carriers 37
III. Empty Drive Bays 37
IV. Diskless Configuration Support 38
V. Hard Drive LED Indicators 38
C. RAID Configurations 38

D. Storage Controllers 39
I. SAS 6/iR 39
II. PERC 6i 40
E. LED Indicators 41
F. Optical Drives 41
G. Tape Drives 41

SECTION 13. VIDEO 42
A. Overview / Description 42

SECTION 14. AUDIO 43
A. Overview / Description 43

SECTION 15. RACK INFORMATION 43
A. Overview / Description 43
B. Cable Management Arm (CMA) 43
C. Rails 44

SECTION 16. OPERATING SYSTEMS 45
A. Overview / Description 45

SECTION 17. VIRTUALIZATION 47
A. Overview / Description 47

SECTION 18. SYSTEMS MANAGEMENT 47
A. Overview / Description 47
B. Server Management 47
C. Embedded Server Management 48
I. Unmanaged Persistent Storage 48
II. Lifecycle Controller/Unified Server Configurator 48
III. iDRAC6 Express 49
IV. iDRAC6 Enterprise 49

SECTION 19. PERIPHERALS 52
A. USB peripherals 52
B. External Storage 52

SECTION 20. DOCUMENTATION 53
A. Overview, Description, and List 53

SECTION 21. PACKAGING OPTIONS 53

APPENDIX 54

THE DELL™ POWEREDGE™ R710

The Dell PowerEdge R710 is designed to be the cornerstone of today's competitive enterprise. Engineered in response to input from IT professionals, it is the next-generation 2U rack server created to efficiently address a wide range of key business applications. The successor to the PowerEdge 2950 III, the R710 runs the Intel Xeon 5500 Series Processors and helps you lower the total cost of ownership with enhanced virtualization capabilities, improved energy efficiency, and innovative system management tools.

Strong IT Foundation

As an IT professional, you want a data center built to allow for organic growth and the ability to scale based on your company's changing requirements. You need complete solutions that allow you to focus your time and money on managing and growing your business. Dell understands your needs and responds with an expanding portfolio of enterprise servers, storage technologies, and services with a single goal: to help you simplify IT.

Purposeful Design

The R710 takes advantage of Dell's system commonality. Once your IT managers learn one system, they understand how to manage next-generation Dell servers. Logical component layout and power supply placement also provide a straightforward installation and redeployment experience. Featuring 18 DIMM slots and 4 integrated network connections, the R710 delivers the critical components to virtualization and database performance. The Intel Xeon Processor 5500 Series adapts to your software in real time, processing more tasks simultaneously. Using Intel® Turbo Boost Technology, the R710 can increase performance during peak usage periods. You can then help reduce operating costs and energy usage with Intel® Intelligent Power Technology,