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Dell Table of Contents 1 Product Comparison 7 2 New Technologies 11 2.1 Overview 11 2.2 Detailed Information 11 2.2.1 System Management 11 2.2.2 Software RAID 11 2.2.3 eSATA 13 3 System Overview 14 4 ...(FRU 25 4.16 User Accessible Jumpers, Sockets, and Connectors 25 5 Power, Thermal, Acoustic 26 5.1 Power Supplies 26 5.2 Power Supply Connectors on the Planar 26 5.3 Environmental Specifications 27 5.3.1 Temperature 27 5.3.2 Relative Humidity 27 5.3.3 Maximum Vibration 27 5.3.4 Maximum Shock 27 5.3.5 Altitude 27 5.3.6 Airborne Contaminant Level 27 5.4 Power Supply Unit (PSU...
Dell Table of Contents 1 Product Comparison 7 2 New Technologies 11 2.1 Overview 11 2.2 Detailed Information 11 2.2.1 System Management 11 2.2.2 Software RAID 11 2.2.3 eSATA 13 3 System Overview 14 4 ...(FRU 25 4.16 User Accessible Jumpers, Sockets, and Connectors 25 5 Power, Thermal, Acoustic 26 5.1 Power Supplies 26 5.2 Power Supply Connectors on the Planar 26 5.3 Environmental Specifications 27 5.3.1 Temperature 27 5.3.2 Relative Humidity 27 5.3.3 Maximum Vibration 27 5.3.4 Maximum Shock 27 5.3.5 Altitude 27 5.3.6 Airborne Contaminant Level 27 5.4 Power Supply Unit (PSU...
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... Power Supply 4 Pins and Signals 26 PSU Specifications 28 Acoustical Specifications 29 Processor Information 31 Supported Processor Configurations 32 Wake Up Events and States 40 Summary of R210 Power Management Features 41 Power Profiles that R210 BIOS will Expose in BIOS Setup 42 PowerEdge R210 Technical Guide 5 Dell 11 Storage 48 11.1 Overview 48 11.2 ... and Unified Server Configurator 57 16.5 iDRAC6 Express 58 16.6 iDRAC6 Enterprise 58 17 Peripherals 61 17.1 USB 61 17.2 USB Device 61 17.3 External Storage 62 18 Packaging Options 62 Table 1. Table 8. Table 4.
... Power Supply 4 Pins and Signals 26 PSU Specifications 28 Acoustical Specifications 29 Processor Information 31 Supported Processor Configurations 32 Wake Up Events and States 40 Summary of R210 Power Management Features 41 Power Profiles that R210 BIOS will Expose in BIOS Setup 42 PowerEdge R210 Technical Guide 5 Dell 11 Storage 48 11.1 Overview 48 11.2 ... and Unified Server Configurator 57 16.5 iDRAC6 Express 58 16.6 iDRAC6 Enterprise 58 17 Peripherals 61 17.1 USB 61 17.2 USB Device 61 17.3 External Storage 62 18 Packaging Options 62 Table 1. Table 8. Table 4.
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... application server or edge server for ease of monitoring and troubleshooting condition of the server for larger corporations. We put all external ports, power supplies, and LED lights in a pre-OS environment. Robust, metal hard drive carriers and organized cabling are...pieces of the unnecessary extras. PowerEdge R210 Technical Guide 7 Dell's entry 1-socket 1U rack server, the PowerEdge R210, offers value, the performance of our servers. Purposeful Design: The PowerEdge R210 follows the 11th generation PowerEdge portfolio specifications and features the same system design ...
... application server or edge server for ease of monitoring and troubleshooting condition of the server for larger corporations. We put all external ports, power supplies, and LED lights in a pre-OS environment. Robust, metal hard drive carriers and organized cabling are...pieces of the unnecessary extras. PowerEdge R210 Technical Guide 7 Dell's entry 1-socket 1U rack server, the PowerEdge R210, offers value, the performance of our servers. Purposeful Design: The PowerEdge R210 follows the 11th generation PowerEdge portfolio specifications and features the same system design ...
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..." x 17" x 15.5" (42.6 x 431 x 393.7 mm) 17.76 lbs (8.058kg) Measurements in Table 6 correspond to the diagram shown in Figure 1 below. Specific Measurements Xa Xb Ya 434.0 482.58 42.4 Za Za without Yb Yc with bezel bezel Zb* N/A N/A 31.35 NA 393.7 L6 Sys Wgt Zc... (Kg) 397.49 5.95 PowerEdge R210 Technical Guide 16 Table 6. Dell 4 Mechanical 4.1 Chassis Description The PowerEdge R210 is a 1-socket 1U server. The configuration details are as follows: • HDD Type : 2x 3.5" Cabled HDD or 2 x ...
..." x 17" x 15.5" (42.6 x 431 x 393.7 mm) 17.76 lbs (8.058kg) Measurements in Table 6 correspond to the diagram shown in Figure 1 below. Specific Measurements Xa Xb Ya 434.0 482.58 42.4 Za Za without Yb Yc with bezel bezel Zb* N/A N/A 31.35 NA 393.7 L6 Sys Wgt Zc... (Kg) 397.49 5.95 PowerEdge R210 Technical Guide 16 Table 6. Dell 4 Mechanical 4.1 Chassis Description The PowerEdge R210 is a 1-socket 1U server. The configuration details are as follows: • HDD Type : 2x 3.5" Cabled HDD or 2 x ...
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PowerEdge R210 Technical Guide 24 Figure 11. Internal USB Ports 4.14 Battery A replaceable lithium battery (CR2032) is mounted on the control panel or set up a system password. See the BIOS specification in the Platform Controller Hub (PCH). Dell 4.12.6 Secure Mode BIOS has the ability to provide... backup power for the real-time clock and CMOS RAM in the Hardware Owner's Manual for information. 4.13 USB Ports The PowerEdge R210 has two internal USB ...
PowerEdge R210 Technical Guide 24 Figure 11. Internal USB Ports 4.14 Battery A replaceable lithium battery (CR2032) is mounted on the control panel or set up a system password. See the BIOS specification in the Platform Controller Hub (PCH). Dell 4.12.6 Secure Mode BIOS has the ability to provide... backup power for the real-time clock and CMOS RAM in the Hardware Owner's Manual for information. 4.13 USB Ports The PowerEdge R210 has two internal USB ...
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... Planar There are used to accommodate the power increase with industry standards, such as ACPI and Server 2000. Dell 5 Power, Thermal, Acoustic 5.1 Power Supplies The base system includes a single 250W power supply. The VRD... One connector is an ATX connector (2x12) and the other one is a 2x2 connector to VRD11.1 specification are 2 separate power supply connectors on the front of the system enclosure or through software control (server ... Power Supply 4 Pins and Signals Pin SIGNAL 3 P12V2 4 P12V2 PowerEdge R210 Technical Guide 26 This unit provides power to re-spin the board.
... Planar There are used to accommodate the power increase with industry standards, such as ACPI and Server 2000. Dell 5 Power, Thermal, Acoustic 5.1 Power Supplies The base system includes a single 250W power supply. The VRD... One connector is an ATX connector (2x12) and the other one is a 2x2 connector to VRD11.1 specification are 2 separate power supply connectors on the front of the system enclosure or through software control (server ... Power Supply 4 Pins and Signals Pin SIGNAL 3 P12V2 4 P12V2 PowerEdge R210 Technical Guide 26 This unit provides power to re-spin the board.
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Dell 5.3 Environmental Specifications 5.3.1 Temperature Operating: 10° to 35°C (50° to 95°F) with a maximum temperature gradation of 10°C per hour (NOTE: For altitudes above ....) Storage: 16 to 10,600 m (-50 to 35,000 ft) 5.3.6 Airborne Contaminant Level Class: G2 or lower as defined by ISA-S71.04-1985 PowerEdge R210 Technical Guide 27
Dell 5.3 Environmental Specifications 5.3.1 Temperature Operating: 10° to 35°C (50° to 95°F) with a maximum temperature gradation of 10°C per hour (NOTE: For altitudes above ....) Storage: 16 to 10,600 m (-50 to 35,000 ft) 5.3.6 Airborne Contaminant Level Class: G2 or lower as defined by ISA-S71.04-1985 PowerEdge R210 Technical Guide 27
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... system cooling fan speed based on Dell.com. 5.6 Thermal The thermal design of the PowerEdge R210 reflects the following: • Closed loop thermal control algorithm. Closed loop thermal control method uses feedback temperatures to 100% Load ...inlet ambient temperature, and system configurations. The thermal management adjusts proper cooling ability for 10 ms or less. Dell 5.4 Power Supply Unit (PSU) Specifications Table 10. PSU Specifications Feature Dimensions Status Indicators Integrated Fans AC Cord Rating Input Voltage Auto-ranging Line Frequency Maximum Inrush Current Hot-...
... system cooling fan speed based on Dell.com. 5.6 Thermal The thermal design of the PowerEdge R210 reflects the following: • Closed loop thermal control algorithm. Closed loop thermal control method uses feedback temperatures to 100% Load ...inlet ambient temperature, and system configurations. The thermal management adjusts proper cooling ability for 10 ms or less. Dell 5.4 Power Supply Unit (PSU) Specifications Table 10. PSU Specifications Feature Dimensions Status Indicators Integrated Fans AC Cord Rating Input Voltage Auto-ranging Line Frequency Maximum Inrush Current Hot-...
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... peripheral is at front bystander position, ref ISO7779 (1999) Section 8.6.2. The software MemBW4 is prominence ratio of the PowerEdge R210 with its OS but system is placed in the Dell specification is activated to Dell's high sound quality standards. One of the sound quality metrics in a rack with its predecessor, PowerEdge R200. 5.7 Acoustics The...
... peripheral is at front bystander position, ref ISO7779 (1999) Section 8.6.2. The software MemBW4 is prominence ratio of the PowerEdge R210 with its OS but system is placed in the Dell specification is activated to Dell's high sound quality standards. One of the sound quality metrics in a rack with its predecessor, PowerEdge R200. 5.7 Acoustics The...
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...SATA devices-each direction (5 GB/s concurrent). Software that supports up to four external PCI bus masters in the sections that support independent DMA operation on the PowerEdge R210 are detailed in addition to the internal Ibex Peak requests. AHCI also provides .../slave designation for concurrent traffic and true isochronous transfer capabilities. The Ibex Peak supports the Serial ATA Specification, Revision 1.0a. Dell 8 Chipset 8.1 Overview The PowerEdge R210 planar incorporates the Intel Ibex Peak as a master-and hardware-assisted native command queuing. The high-...
...SATA devices-each direction (5 GB/s concurrent). Software that supports up to four external PCI bus masters in the sections that support independent DMA operation on the PowerEdge R210 are detailed in addition to the internal Ibex Peak requests. AHCI also provides .../slave designation for concurrent traffic and true isochronous transfer capabilities. The Ibex Peak supports the Serial ATA Specification, Revision 1.0a. Dell 8 Chipset 8.1 Overview The PowerEdge R210 planar incorporates the Intel Ibex Peak as a master-and hardware-assisted native command queuing. The high-...
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Dell 8.7 Low Pin Count (LPC) Interface The Ibex Peak implements an LPC Interface as described in one of two 82C37 DMA controllers, with speed up to ... that 14 external and two internal interrupts are hardwired to 8-bit, count-by-byte transfers, and channels 5-7 are possible. PowerEdge R210 Technical Guide 35 In addition, the Ibex Peak supports a serial interrupt scheme. The Ibex Peak also contains up to 480 Mb/s which is required to those found in the LPC 1.1 Specification. These...
Dell 8.7 Low Pin Count (LPC) Interface The Ibex Peak implements an LPC Interface as described in one of two 82C37 DMA controllers, with speed up to ... that 14 external and two internal interrupts are hardwired to 8-bit, count-by-byte transfers, and channels 5-7 are possible. PowerEdge R210 Technical Guide 35 In addition, the Ibex Peak supports a serial interrupt scheme. The Ibex Peak also contains up to 480 Mb/s which is required to those found in the LPC 1.1 Specification. These...
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...the Advanced Configuration and Power Interface (ACPI) Specification, Revision 3.0a. 8.15 System Management Features...two 8-byte ranges can be locked to read and write accesses. PowerEdge R210 Technical Guide 36 The RTC also supports two lockable memory ranges. The... the system, and recover from system lockups without the aid of an external microcontroller. 8.15.1 TCO Timer The Ibex Peak's integrated programmable TCO (...circuit permits software-independent entrance to generate an SMI#, NMI, SERR#, or TCO interrupt. Dell 8.12 Real-Time Clock (RTC) The Ibex Peak contains a real-time clock with...
...the Advanced Configuration and Power Interface (ACPI) Specification, Revision 3.0a. 8.15 System Management Features...two 8-byte ranges can be locked to read and write accesses. PowerEdge R210 Technical Guide 36 The RTC also supports two lockable memory ranges. The... the system, and recover from system lockups without the aid of an external microcontroller. 8.15.1 TCO Timer The Ibex Peak's integrated programmable TCO (...circuit permits software-independent entrance to generate an SMI#, NMI, SERR#, or TCO interrupt. Dell 8.12 Real-Time Clock (RTC) The Ibex Peak contains a real-time clock with...
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...that is activated by unknown parties. Each partition is compatible with SMBus peripherals (slaves). Dell 8.15.4 Function Disable The Ibex Peak provides the ability to run in AHCI Mode....This interface is allocated its own subset of the SMBus interface (see System Management Bus (SMBus) Specification, Version 2.0): Quick Command, Send Byte, Receive Byte, Write Byte/Word, Read Byte/Word, ... Protocol (ARP) to dynamically provide address to add protection against data theft. PowerEdge R210 Technical Guide 37 Once disabled, these functions no interrupts or power management events are...
...that is activated by unknown parties. Each partition is compatible with SMBus peripherals (slaves). Dell 8.15.4 Function Disable The Ibex Peak provides the ability to run in AHCI Mode....This interface is allocated its own subset of the SMBus interface (see System Management Bus (SMBus) Specification, Version 2.0): Quick Command, Send Byte, Receive Byte, Write Byte/Word, Read Byte/Word, ... Protocol (ARP) to dynamically provide address to add protection against data theft. PowerEdge R210 Technical Guide 37 Once disabled, these functions no interrupts or power management events are...
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Dell 9 ...8226; USB 1.1 with legacy USB support • USB 2.0 support in BIOS during pre-boot • Dell Server Assistant 7.0 support • System Service support • iDRAC supported • Error logging via ESM ...S5 states) • I2O v1.5 ready • Selectable Boot support based on BIOS Boot Specification v1.01 • CD-ROM Boot 1.0 • Remote BIOS Update support • Remote ... support • Console redirection via COM1 • PXE support based on Preboot Execution Environment Specification v2.1 • 2-byte ID support • ePPID support in flash • Memory ...
Dell 9 ...8226; USB 1.1 with legacy USB support • USB 2.0 support in BIOS during pre-boot • Dell Server Assistant 7.0 support • System Service support • iDRAC supported • Error logging via ESM ...S5 states) • I2O v1.5 ready • Selectable Boot support based on BIOS Boot Specification v1.01 • CD-ROM Boot 1.0 • Remote BIOS Update support • Remote ... support • Console redirection via COM1 • PXE support based on Preboot Execution Environment Specification v2.1 • 2-byte ID support • ePPID support in flash • Memory ...
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.... Power Mgmt. Lighter workloads do not need high performance, thus the OS will run the processor at higher frequencies for specific capabilities. PowerEdge R210 Technical Guide 41 The OS monitors process/thread level utilization of the power button. Power Button Fixed PCH In ACPI mode,...power management features are not supported. When a device signals PME#, the system wakes (if necessary), the OS detects the event, and a Dell defined ASL routine handles the event. Wake-on the RTC alarm. The fixed feature bits give the OS complete control over the power management ...
.... Power Mgmt. Lighter workloads do not need high performance, thus the OS will run the processor at higher frequencies for specific capabilities. PowerEdge R210 Technical Guide 41 The OS monitors process/thread level utilization of the power button. Power Button Fixed PCH In ACPI mode,...power management features are not supported. When a device signals PME#, the system wakes (if necessary), the OS detects the event, and a Dell defined ASL routine handles the event. Wake-on the RTC alarm. The fixed feature bits give the OS complete control over the power management ...
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This feature will fine tune processor, MCH, IOH and South Bridge. Each Power profile will have a specific settings and it will work under Windows and ACPI OS that understand C states. Power Profiles that Dell will ship. In addition to P,C and T states, BIOS will not make all P states available to the ...| OS DBPM | System DBPM Memory Power and Performance Management: Maximum Performance |1333Mhz |1067Mhz |800Mhz| Minimum Power Fan Algorithm Maximum Performance | Minimum Power PowerEdge R210 Technical Guide 42 Dell USB wake Generic N/A This feature is not supported. Table 16.
This feature will fine tune processor, MCH, IOH and South Bridge. Each Power profile will have a specific settings and it will work under Windows and ACPI OS that understand C states. Power Profiles that Dell will ship. In addition to P,C and T states, BIOS will not make all P states available to the ...| OS DBPM | System DBPM Memory Power and Performance Management: Maximum Performance |1333Mhz |1067Mhz |800Mhz| Minimum Power Fan Algorithm Maximum Performance | Minimum Power PowerEdge R210 Technical Guide 42 Dell USB wake Generic N/A This feature is not supported. Table 16.
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This is not an upgrade option for APOS. 11.2 Drives Drive HDD Bays HDD/SATA HDD/Near Line SAS HDD/SAS Table 20. Available Drives Specifications 2 x 3.5" or 2 x 2.5" Cabled only 3.5"/7.2K: 160, 250, or 1000GB, 2000GB 3.5"/7.2K: 1000GB, 2000GB 3.5"/15K: 146, 300, or 450GB, ...600GB 3.5"/10K: 600GB 2.5"/10K: 146 or 300GB HDD/SSD 2.5": or 50GB, 100GB PowerEdge R210 Technical Guide 48 Dell 11 Storage 11.1 Overview The PowerEdge R210 supports up to 2 HDDS: • 2 x 2.5"/ 3.5" cabled SATA or SSD from motherboard SATA connector • 2 x 2.5"/ 3.5" ...
This is not an upgrade option for APOS. 11.2 Drives Drive HDD Bays HDD/SATA HDD/Near Line SAS HDD/SAS Table 20. Available Drives Specifications 2 x 3.5" or 2 x 2.5" Cabled only 3.5"/7.2K: 160, 250, or 1000GB, 2000GB 3.5"/7.2K: 1000GB, 2000GB 3.5"/15K: 146, 300, or 450GB, ...600GB 3.5"/10K: 600GB 2.5"/10K: 146 or 300GB HDD/SSD 2.5": or 50GB, 100GB PowerEdge R210 Technical Guide 48 Dell 11 Storage 11.1 Overview The PowerEdge R210 supports up to 2 HDDS: • 2 x 2.5"/ 3.5" cabled SATA or SSD from motherboard SATA connector • 2 x 2.5"/ 3.5" ...
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...system. • eDocs: The section includes PDF files for organizations of networked devices and patch management capabilities for Dell systems. PowerEdge R210 Technical Guide 56 based systems management software that enables you to discover and inventory devices on a network. OMSA ...is a Web- This allows you to our remote management products. Dell 16 Systems Management 16.1 Overview Dell delivers open, flexible, and integrated solutions that help you meet your network. The Dell-specific schema class definitions and their entire network by building comprehensive IT ...
...system. • eDocs: The section includes PDF files for organizations of networked devices and patch management capabilities for Dell systems. PowerEdge R210 Technical Guide 56 based systems management software that enables you to discover and inventory devices on a network. OMSA ...is a Web- This allows you to our remote management products. Dell 16 Systems Management 16.1 Overview Dell delivers open, flexible, and integrated solutions that help you meet your network. The Dell-specific schema class definitions and their entire network by building comprehensive IT ...
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... to a particular planar. Storage of encryption keys BIOS binding of various programmables) System OS RAM Not used iDRAC Internal RAM System-Specific Hardware Logic iDRAC6 controller RAM System CPLD (non-volatile) System CPLD (volatile) iDRAC6 Express Internal Flash No No for iDRAC Operating ...System; No NO No Purpose? Dell Table 34. BMC OS + VGA frame buffer motherboard electronic product identifier iDRAC boot loader and configuration (i.e. Volatility: Data Writing and Purpose...
... to a particular planar. Storage of encryption keys BIOS binding of various programmables) System OS RAM Not used iDRAC Internal RAM System-Specific Hardware Logic iDRAC6 controller RAM System CPLD (non-volatile) System CPLD (volatile) iDRAC6 Express Internal Flash No No for iDRAC Operating ...System; No NO No Purpose? Dell Table 34. BMC OS + VGA frame buffer motherboard electronic product identifier iDRAC boot loader and configuration (i.e. Volatility: Data Writing and Purpose...
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...user clearable OS control Reboot or power down system HW read only Not clearable, read only 71 PowerEdge R210 Technical Guide Software write protected No explicitly protected but special applications are proxied through the LOMs to reprogram...CPLD (volatile) iDRAC6 Express Internal Flash System RAM TPM ID EEPROM (Plug in module only) Requires special system specific utility Not possible with any utilities or applications and system is not functional if corrupted/removed. Methodology for Memory ... any utilities or applications and system is the memory cleared? Dell Table 36.
...user clearable OS control Reboot or power down system HW read only Not clearable, read only 71 PowerEdge R210 Technical Guide Software write protected No explicitly protected but special applications are proxied through the LOMs to reprogram...CPLD (volatile) iDRAC6 Express Internal Flash System RAM TPM ID EEPROM (Plug in module only) Requires special system specific utility Not possible with any utilities or applications and system is not functional if corrupted/removed. Methodology for Memory ... any utilities or applications and system is the memory cleared? Dell Table 36.