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PowerEdge R710 Technical Guide The Dell PowerEdge R710, with the performance of Intel® Xeon® processors, offers you a 2U rack server to efficiently address a wide range of key business applications.
PowerEdge R710 Technical Guide The Dell PowerEdge R710, with the performance of Intel® Xeon® processors, offers you a 2U rack server to efficiently address a wide range of key business applications.
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...kind. in the United States and/or other countries. Dell disclaims proprietary interest in the U.S. Reproduction or translation of ...1 January 2011 PowerEdge R710 Technical Guidebook ii Dell, PowerEdge, and ReadyRails are registered trademarks of Intel... Corporation in the marks and names of others. ©Copyright 2011 Dell...their products. Dell This document is a registered trademark of Matrox Electronic Systems Ltd. Dell reserves the ...is a registered trademark of Dell, Inc. copyright laws without further notice ...
...kind. in the United States and/or other countries. Dell disclaims proprietary interest in the U.S. Reproduction or translation of ...1 January 2011 PowerEdge R710 Technical Guidebook ii Dell, PowerEdge, and ReadyRails are registered trademarks of Intel... Corporation in the marks and names of others. ©Copyright 2011 Dell...their products. Dell This document is a registered trademark of Matrox Electronic Systems Ltd. Dell reserves the ...is a registered trademark of Dell, Inc. copyright laws without further notice ...
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...and Depth 50 Unified Server Configurator Features and Description 55 Features List for Base Management Functionality, iDRAC, and vFlash 57 Product Safety Certifications 60 Electromagnetic Compatibility Certifications 61 Ergonomics, Acoustics and Hygienics 61 Industry Standards 62 PowerEdge R710 Technical Guidebook v ...Systems 53 16 Systems Management 54 16.1 Overview 54 16.2 Server Management 54 16.3 Embedded Server Management 55 16.4 Dell Lifecycle Controller and Unified Server Configurator 55 16.5 Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller 55 16.6 iDRAC6 Express 56 16.7 iDRAC6...
...and Depth 50 Unified Server Configurator Features and Description 55 Features List for Base Management Functionality, iDRAC, and vFlash 57 Product Safety Certifications 60 Electromagnetic Compatibility Certifications 61 Ergonomics, Acoustics and Hygienics 61 Industry Standards 62 PowerEdge R710 Technical Guidebook v ...Systems 53 16 Systems Management 54 16.1 Overview 54 16.2 Server Management 54 16.3 Embedded Server Management 55 16.4 Dell Lifecycle Controller and Unified Server Configurator 55 16.5 Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller 55 16.6 iDRAC6 Express 56 16.7 iDRAC6...
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...to change as your business grows. 1.1.2 Customer-Inspired Design Dell PowerEdge 11th generation servers are designed to scale based on managing and growing your company's changing requirements. The PowerEdge R710 provides an interactive LCD for alerting and control of ownership...placement provide a straightforward installation and redeployment experience. The PowerEdge R710 features robust metal hard drive carriers and organized cabling, designed to help you to manage nextgeneration Dell servers. PowerEdge R710 Technical Guide 7 Choose your experience easier. The LCD ...
...to change as your business grows. 1.1.2 Customer-Inspired Design Dell PowerEdge 11th generation servers are designed to scale based on managing and growing your company's changing requirements. The PowerEdge R710 provides an interactive LCD for alerting and control of ownership...placement provide a straightforward installation and redeployment experience. The PowerEdge R710 features robust metal hard drive carriers and organized cabling, designed to help you to manage nextgeneration Dell servers. PowerEdge R710 Technical Guide 7 Choose your experience easier. The LCD ...
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...and business solutions work harder for the lowest TCO. 1.2 Comparison Table 1. Dell 1.1.5 Easy to Manage The PowerEdge R710 lets you devote more focus to use and maintain multiple pieces of disparate...on strategic uses of technology. 1.1.6 Dell Services Dell Services can help simplify administrator tasks by Altiris™ from a single intuitive interface called Unified Server Configurator (USC) in -depth domain ...optional iDRAC Enterprise to PowerEdge R610 and R810 Feature Processor Form Factor Front Side Bus # Sockets # Cores L2/L3 Cache Chipset DIMMs Min/Max RAM R610 Intel® Xeon...
...and business solutions work harder for the lowest TCO. 1.2 Comparison Table 1. Dell 1.1.5 Easy to Manage The PowerEdge R710 lets you devote more focus to use and maintain multiple pieces of disparate...on strategic uses of technology. 1.1.6 Dell Services Dell Services can help simplify administrator tasks by Altiris™ from a single intuitive interface called Unified Server Configurator (USC) in -depth domain ...optional iDRAC Enterprise to PowerEdge R610 and R810 Feature Processor Form Factor Front Side Bus # Sockets # Cores L2/L3 Cache Chipset DIMMs Min/Max RAM R610 Intel® Xeon...
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... x8 + 2 PCIe x4 G2 or 1 x PCIe x16 + 2 PCIe x4 G2 5 PCIe x8 + 2 PCIe x4 PowerEdge R710 Technical Guide 9 Dell Feature Drive Bays Hard Drive Types External Drive Bay(s) Embedded Hard Drive Controller Optional Storage Controller Availability Server Management I/O Slots R610 R710 R810 6 x 2.5‖ 4 x 3.5" with optional flex bay, 6 x 3.5" without flex bay, or 8 x 2.5‖ 6 x 2.5‖ Hot-plug...
... x8 + 2 PCIe x4 G2 or 1 x PCIe x16 + 2 PCIe x4 G2 5 PCIe x8 + 2 PCIe x4 PowerEdge R710 Technical Guide 9 Dell Feature Drive Bays Hard Drive Types External Drive Bay(s) Embedded Hard Drive Controller Optional Storage Controller Availability Server Management I/O Slots R610 R710 R810 6 x 2.5‖ 4 x 3.5" with optional flex bay, 6 x 3.5" without flex bay, or 8 x 2.5‖ 6 x 2.5‖ Hot-plug...
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PowerEdge R710 Technical Guide 11 Dell 2 Key Technologies 2.1 Overview Key features of the PowerEdge R710 include dual Intel® Xeon® 5500 and 5600 series quad-core and six-core processors, Intel® 5520 I/O Hub (IOH) with QuickPath ...Intel Core™ micro-architecture and Intel 64 architecture for flexibility in 64-bit and 32bit applications and operating systems. See section 6 for servers and workstation applications. The processor features quad-core and six-core processing to maximize performance and performance/watt for data center infrastructures and highly dense...
PowerEdge R710 Technical Guide 11 Dell 2 Key Technologies 2.1 Overview Key features of the PowerEdge R710 include dual Intel® Xeon® 5500 and 5600 series quad-core and six-core processors, Intel® 5520 I/O Hub (IOH) with QuickPath ...Intel Core™ micro-architecture and Intel 64 architecture for flexibility in 64-bit and 32bit applications and operating systems. See section 6 for servers and workstation applications. The processor features quad-core and six-core processing to maximize performance and performance/watt for data center infrastructures and highly dense...
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...-DA2 (FcoE Ready for Future Enablement) Optional add-in NICs: Brocade® CNA (1020) Dual Port Server Adapter Optional add in HBAs: Brocade® 8 GB HBAs Emulex® OCE10102-IX-DCNA iSCSI HBA stand-up adapter Power Supply Energy Smart: redundant hot-plug ... with 8MB of cache Remote Management iDRAC6 Enterprise (optional) Dell™ OpenManage™ Systems Management Microsoft® System Center Essential (SCE) 2010 v2 PowerEdge R710 Technical Guide 13 TOE (TCPIP Offload Engine) supported on Microsoft® Windows Server® 2003 SP1 or higher with Scalable Networking Pack;
...-DA2 (FcoE Ready for Future Enablement) Optional add-in NICs: Brocade® CNA (1020) Dual Port Server Adapter Optional add in HBAs: Brocade® 8 GB HBAs Emulex® OCE10102-IX-DCNA iSCSI HBA stand-up adapter Power Supply Energy Smart: redundant hot-plug ... with 8MB of cache Remote Management iDRAC6 Enterprise (optional) Dell™ OpenManage™ Systems Management Microsoft® System Center Essential (SCE) 2010 v2 PowerEdge R710 Technical Guide 13 TOE (TCPIP Offload Engine) supported on Microsoft® Windows Server® 2003 SP1 or higher with Scalable Networking Pack;
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Featured Database Applications Microsoft® SQL Server® solutions (see Dell.com/SQL) Oracle® database solutions (see Dell.com/Oracle) 1GB means 1 billion bytes and TB equals 1 trillion bytes; Dell Feature Technical Specification Rack Support ReadyRails™ sliding rails with preloaded material and operating environment and will be less. PowerEdge R710 Technical Guide 14 actual capacity...
Featured Database Applications Microsoft® SQL Server® solutions (see Dell.com/SQL) Oracle® database solutions (see Dell.com/Oracle) 1GB means 1 billion bytes and TB equals 1 trillion bytes; Dell Feature Technical Specification Rack Support ReadyRails™ sliding rails with preloaded material and operating environment and will be less. PowerEdge R710 Technical Guide 14 actual capacity...
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... amber for a fault as detailed in the About Your System chapter of the PowerEdge R710 Hardware Owner's Manual on Support.Dell.com for more information. 4.4 Back Panel View and Features Figure 5 shows the back view of the PowerEdge R710 server. PowerEdge R710 Technical Guide 16 Dell Figure 2. Figure 5. Front View (With Optional Bezel) See the Front-Panel Features and...
... amber for a fault as detailed in the About Your System chapter of the PowerEdge R710 Hardware Owner's Manual on Support.Dell.com for more information. 4.4 Back Panel View and Features Figure 5 shows the back view of the PowerEdge R710 server. PowerEdge R710 Technical Guide 16 Dell Figure 2. Figure 5. Front View (With Optional Bezel) See the Front-Panel Features and...
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Dell Table 3. PowerEdge R710 Technical Guide 17 Power Supply Status LED Power Supply Status AC Power is not present AC Power is present Fault of any kind is detected ... the system ↔ Redundant power supply mismatch (when hot-plugged/swapped) See the Power Indicator Codes section in the About Your System chapter of the PowerEdge R710 Hardware Owner's Manual on Support.Dell.com for more information. 4.6 NIC Indicators See the NIC Indicator Codes section in the About Your System chapter of the...
Dell Table 3. PowerEdge R710 Technical Guide 17 Power Supply Status LED Power Supply Status AC Power is not present AC Power is present Fault of any kind is detected ... the system ↔ Redundant power supply mismatch (when hot-plugged/swapped) See the Power Indicator Codes section in the About Your System chapter of the PowerEdge R710 Hardware Owner's Manual on Support.Dell.com for more information. 4.6 NIC Indicators See the NIC Indicator Codes section in the About Your System chapter of the...
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... Five hot-swappable fans are pulse-width modulated fans. See Figure 8. Fan Gantry The Embedded Server Management logic in a fan gantry that plugs directly into the planar. The control panel includes ... o System ID button Non-maskable Interrupt (NMI) button (recessed) Ambient temperature sensor PowerEdge R710 Technical Guide 19 See Figure 7. Each fan has a blind mate 2x2 connector that is an additional fan ... fans are mounted in the system monitors the speed of Dell racks Tooled installation in each power supply to switches, display, and I/O ...
... Five hot-swappable fans are pulse-width modulated fans. See Figure 8. Fan Gantry The Embedded Server Management logic in a fan gantry that plugs directly into the planar. The control panel includes ... o System ID button Non-maskable Interrupt (NMI) button (recessed) Ambient temperature sensor PowerEdge R710 Technical Guide 19 See Figure 7. Each fan has a blind mate 2x2 connector that is an additional fan ... fans are mounted in the system monitors the speed of Dell racks Tooled installation in each power supply to switches, display, and I/O ...
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... the LCD control panel. When in this mode, the power button can still be unplugged from the chassis. A lock on the server even when the power button is installed. 4.11.3 Hard Drive The optional front bezel of the unit and provides security for toolless...even when the bezel is disabled in the PowerEdge R710 Hardware Owner's Manual on Support.Dell.com. 4.11 Security For additional information regarding the following security features, see the PowerEdge R710 Hardware Owner's Manual on Support.Dell.com. 4.11.1 Cover Latch The PowerEdge R710 comes with the bezel present, but they ...
... the LCD control panel. When in this mode, the power button can still be unplugged from the chassis. A lock on the server even when the power button is installed. 4.11.3 Hard Drive The optional front bezel of the unit and provides security for toolless...even when the bezel is disabled in the PowerEdge R710 Hardware Owner's Manual on Support.Dell.com. 4.11 Security For additional information regarding the following security features, see the PowerEdge R710 Hardware Owner's Manual on Support.Dell.com. 4.11.1 Cover Latch The PowerEdge R710 comes with the bezel present, but they ...
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...in Microsoft® Windows Server® 2008. When the cover is opened . 4.11.7 Secure Mode BIOS has the ability to enter a secure boot mode through a BIOS option and uses HMAC-SHA1-160 for hard drive encryption features in the PowerEdge R710 Hardware Owner's Manual on Support.Dell.com. This mode includes...The port on the bezel secures the switch behind the bezel. The lock on the control panel is for the Real-Time Clock and CMOS RAM on Riser 2 is used to generate and store keys, protect and authenticate passwords, and create and store digital certificates. In addition, there ...
...in Microsoft® Windows Server® 2008. When the cover is opened . 4.11.7 Secure Mode BIOS has the ability to enter a secure boot mode through a BIOS option and uses HMAC-SHA1-160 for hard drive encryption features in the PowerEdge R710 Hardware Owner's Manual on Support.Dell.com. This mode includes...The port on the bezel secures the switch behind the bezel. The lock on the control panel is for the Real-Time Clock and CMOS RAM on Riser 2 is used to generate and store keys, protect and authenticate passwords, and create and store digital certificates. In addition, there ...
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... supplies have embedded cooling fans. PowerEdge R710 Technical Guide 22 An 870W high-output power supply is soft...power supply is installed in PS1 location and a power supply blank (metal cover) is enhanced power efficiency. The R710 achieves higher power efficiency by implementing the following features: User-selectable power cap (subsystems throttle to the planar...firmware can be updated by the iDRAC over the PMBus. Dell 5 Power, Thermal, Acoustic 5.1 Power Efficiency One of the main features of the 11G family of servers is installed in PS2 location for an entire rack to...
... supplies have embedded cooling fans. PowerEdge R710 Technical Guide 22 An 870W high-output power supply is soft...power supply is installed in PS1 location and a power supply blank (metal cover) is enhanced power efficiency. The R710 achieves higher power efficiency by implementing the following features: User-selectable power cap (subsystems throttle to the planar...firmware can be updated by the iDRAC over the PMBus. Dell 5 Power, Thermal, Acoustic 5.1 Power Efficiency One of the main features of the 11G family of servers is installed in PS2 location for an entire rack to...
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... SPECPower_ssj2008 is set to ISO 7779 (1999). PowerEdge R710 Technical Guide 25 Stressed Processor: An operating mode per section 4.4.2 of the PowerEdge R710 reflects adherence to stress the processors. SPECPower is utilized to Dell's high sound quality standards. Acoustical Performance Typical ... VAC 3.9 A @ 180 VAC 5.8 Energy Smart Enablement The 11G family of PowerEdge servers implements aspects of the sound quality metrics in the Dell specification is different from the ENERGY STAR Compliance results landing page on energy consumption 5.9 Energy Star...
... SPECPower_ssj2008 is set to ISO 7779 (1999). PowerEdge R710 Technical Guide 25 Stressed Processor: An operating mode per section 4.4.2 of the PowerEdge R710 reflects adherence to stress the processors. SPECPower is utilized to Dell's high sound quality standards. Acoustical Performance Typical ... VAC 3.9 A @ 180 VAC 5.8 Energy Smart Enablement The 11G family of PowerEdge servers implements aspects of the sound quality metrics in the Dell specification is different from the ENERGY STAR Compliance results landing page on energy consumption 5.9 Energy Star...
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... to maximize performance and performance/watt for servers and workstation applications. New Instructions 45nm No No Intel® Virtualization Technology Yes Intel® 64 Yes 32nm Yes Yes Yes Yes PowerEdge R710 Technical Guide 27 The PowerEdge R710 provides support for flexibility in 64-bit ...up to two processors. The Intel 5600 series features six-core processing, offering enhanced systemlevel performance, virtualization, and energy efficiency. Dell 6 Processors 6.1 Overview The Intel® Xeon® processor 5500 and 5600 series 2S is the microprocessor designed specifically for...
... to maximize performance and performance/watt for servers and workstation applications. New Instructions 45nm No No Intel® Virtualization Technology Yes Intel® 64 Yes 32nm Yes Yes Yes Yes PowerEdge R710 Technical Guide 27 The PowerEdge R710 provides support for flexibility in 64-bit ...up to two processors. The Intel 5600 series features six-core processing, offering enhanced systemlevel performance, virtualization, and energy efficiency. Dell 6 Processors 6.1 Overview The Intel® Xeon® processor 5500 and 5600 series 2S is the microprocessor designed specifically for...
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... for 2-post (Telco) racks for added versatility. The design of the brackets has been optimized to remove the server's bezel in the kit along with the 11G server bezel installed. Both rail systems support tooled mounting in common thread sizes. The sliding rails allow the system to ... it does use of the rack for service and are mounted into the brackets. PowerEdge R710 Technical Guide 48 Dell 14 Rack Information 14.1 Overview The ReadyRails™ sliding and static rail systems for the R710 provide toolless support for 4-post racks with or without the use the same static rails...
... for 2-post (Telco) racks for added versatility. The design of the brackets has been optimized to remove the server's bezel in the kit along with the 11G server bezel installed. Both rail systems support tooled mounting in common thread sizes. The sliding rails allow the system to ... it does use of the rack for service and are mounted into the brackets. PowerEdge R710 Technical Guide 48 Dell 14 Rack Information 14.1 Overview The ReadyRails™ sliding and static rail systems for the R710 provide toolless support for 4-post racks with or without the use the same static rails...
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...PowerEdge R710 Technical Guide 54 To help you to manage Dell specific Active Directory objects. OMSA allows system administrators to focus on managing their installation are also included on your server management demands, Dell offers Dell OpenManage™ systems management solutions for: Deployment of one server) systems management solution, designed for Dell..., and patch management capabilities for system administrators to the base DMC product. Combining Dell PowerEdge Servers with DMC, value-add plug-ins that you can be purchased and added to manage systems locally and...
...PowerEdge R710 Technical Guide 54 To help you to manage Dell specific Active Directory objects. OMSA allows system administrators to focus on managing their installation are also included on your server management demands, Dell offers Dell OpenManage™ systems management solutions for: Deployment of one server) systems management solution, designed for Dell..., and patch management capabilities for system administrators to the base DMC product. Combining Dell PowerEdge Servers with DMC, value-add plug-ins that you can be purchased and added to manage systems locally and...