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....4 PCI Card Dimensions 37 12 Storage ...38 12.1 Overview 38 12.2 Internal Hard Disk Drives 38 12.2.1 Hard Disk Drive Carriers 38 12.2.2 Empty Drive Bays 39 12.2.3 Diskless Configuration Support 39 12.2.4 Hard Drive LED Indicators 39 12.3 RAID Configurations 39 12.4 Storage Controllers 41 12.4.1 SAS 6/iR 41 12.4.2 PERC 6/i 42 12.4.3 PERC H200 42 12.4.4 PERC H700 42 12.5 Optical Drives 43 12.6 Tape Drives 43 PowerEdge R610 Technical Guide iv
....4 PCI Card Dimensions 37 12 Storage ...38 12.1 Overview 38 12.2 Internal Hard Disk Drives 38 12.2.1 Hard Disk Drive Carriers 38 12.2.2 Empty Drive Bays 39 12.2.3 Diskless Configuration Support 39 12.2.4 Hard Drive LED Indicators 39 12.3 RAID Configurations 39 12.4 Storage Controllers 41 12.4.1 SAS 6/iR 41 12.4.2 PERC 6/i 42 12.4.3 PERC H200 42 12.4.4 PERC H700 42 12.5 Optical Drives 43 12.6 Tape Drives 43 PowerEdge R610 Technical Guide iv
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... LCD screen or an LED display positioned on the front of the server for versatility and high performance, it provides many of the internal components which allow you to make the experience easier. This general purpose Intel® processor-based server is a key building block for today's data center. The R610 features robust metal hard drive carriers and organized cabling, designed to change as easy installation...
... LCD screen or an LED display positioned on the front of the server for versatility and high performance, it provides many of the internal components which allow you to make the experience easier. This general purpose Intel® processor-based server is a key building block for today's data center. The R610 features robust metal hard drive carriers and organized cabling, designed to change as easy installation...
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...need to use and maintain multiple pieces of provisioning functions such as system deployment, system updates, hardware configuration, and diagnostics from a single intuitive interface called Unified Server Configurator (USC) in -depth domain knowledge for you. With Dell Lifecycle Controller server deployment automation, the R610 can help simplify administrator tasks by making IT and business solutions work...8214; or 2.5‖ + 2 x internal 2.5‖ Hard Drive Types SAS, SATA, and SSD R610 Intel® Xeon® processor 5500 and 5600 series 1U rack Intel® QuickPath Interconnect ...
...need to use and maintain multiple pieces of provisioning functions such as system deployment, system updates, hardware configuration, and diagnostics from a single intuitive interface called Unified Server Configurator (USC) in -depth domain knowledge for you. With Dell Lifecycle Controller server deployment automation, the R610 can help simplify administrator tasks by making IT and business solutions work...8214; or 2.5‖ + 2 x internal 2.5‖ Hard Drive Types SAS, SATA, and SSD R610 Intel® Xeon® processor 5500 and 5600 series 1U rack Intel® QuickPath Interconnect ...
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PowerEdge R610 Technical Guide 11 Dell 2 Key Technologies 2.1 Overview Key features of the PowerEdge R610 include dual Intel® Xeon® 5500 and 5600 series quad-core and six-core processors, Intel® 5500 chipset I/O Hub (IOH) with QuickPath Architecture, DDR3 memory, DIMM thermal sensors, PCI Express Generation 2, iDRAC with integrated video controller, dual-port embedded Gigabit Ethernet controllers, Internal SD Module, iDRAC6 Express, and optional iDRAC6 Enterprise. 2.2 Detailed Information The...
PowerEdge R610 Technical Guide 11 Dell 2 Key Technologies 2.1 Overview Key features of the PowerEdge R610 include dual Intel® Xeon® 5500 and 5600 series quad-core and six-core processors, Intel® 5500 chipset I/O Hub (IOH) with QuickPath Architecture, DDR3 memory, DIMM thermal sensors, PCI Express Generation 2, iDRAC with integrated video controller, dual-port embedded Gigabit Ethernet controllers, Internal SD Module, iDRAC6 Express, and optional iDRAC6 Enterprise. 2.2 Detailed Information The...
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... PERC 6/i (battery-backed cache: 256MB) External Controllers: PERC H800 (6Gb/s) (non-volatile battery-backed cache: 512MB, 1G) PERC 6/E (battery-backed cache: 256MB, 512MB) External HBAs (non-RAID): 6Gb/s SAS HBA SAS 5/E HBA LSI2032 PCIe SCSI HBA Drive Bays Internal hard drive bay and hot-plug backplane, up to six 2.5‖ SAS, SATA, or SSD Drives Maximum Internal Storage 6TB (with six 1TB NL SAS drives) Hard Drives1...
... PERC 6/i (battery-backed cache: 256MB) External Controllers: PERC H800 (6Gb/s) (non-volatile battery-backed cache: 512MB, 1G) PERC 6/E (battery-backed cache: 256MB, 512MB) External HBAs (non-RAID): 6Gb/s SAS HBA SAS 5/E HBA LSI2032 PCIe SCSI HBA Drive Bays Internal hard drive bay and hot-plug backplane, up to six 2.5‖ SAS, SATA, or SSD Drives Maximum Internal Storage 6TB (with six 1TB NL SAS drives) Hard Drives1...
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... Hyper-V™ v2) Microsoft® Windows® HPC Server 2008 Novell® SUSE® Linux® Enterprise Server Red Hat® Enterprise Linux® Sun® Solaris™ PowerEdge R610 Technical Guide 13 Dell Feature Communications Technical Specification Two dual-port embedded Broadcom® NetXtreme II™ 5709C Gigabit Ethernet NICs with optional cable management arm for 4post racks (optional adapter brackets required for threaded hole racks...
... Hyper-V™ v2) Microsoft® Windows® HPC Server 2008 Novell® SUSE® Linux® Enterprise Server Red Hat® Enterprise Linux® Sun® Solaris™ PowerEdge R610 Technical Guide 13 Dell Feature Communications Technical Specification Two dual-port embedded Broadcom® NetXtreme II™ 5709C Gigabit Ethernet NICs with optional cable management arm for 4post racks (optional adapter brackets required for threaded hole racks...
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... R610. Dell 4 Mechanical 4.1 Chassis Description The PowerEdge R610 is a 1U rack-mount design that supports the following features: New LCD control panel, bezel, and hard-drive carriers Toolless rack latches Pull-out tray for customer labels Embedded NIC 1 and iDRAC MAC addresses Support for persistent storage: o Internal USB and SD card slot o One external vFlash media slot (on optional iDRAC6 Enterprise card) Updated power supplies and removal...
... R610. Dell 4 Mechanical 4.1 Chassis Description The PowerEdge R610 is a 1U rack-mount design that supports the following features: New LCD control panel, bezel, and hard-drive carriers Toolless rack latches Pull-out tray for customer labels Embedded NIC 1 and iDRAC MAC addresses Support for persistent storage: o Internal USB and SD card slot o One external vFlash media slot (on optional iDRAC6 Enterprise card) Updated power supplies and removal...
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... system controls and monitors the speed of the empty power supply slot. The R610 Power Supply Units do not have any integrated fans; See Figure 6. The R610 fans cannot be hot-swapped. Redundant cooling is pulse-width modulated. The iDRAC controls the fan in AutoCool mode. 4.10 LCD Control Panel The LCD control panel is located on the front of the system chassis to provide user access to allow serviceability of key internal components Optional cable management...
... system controls and monitors the speed of the empty power supply slot. The R610 Power Supply Units do not have any integrated fans; See Figure 6. The R610 fans cannot be hot-swapped. Redundant cooling is pulse-width modulated. The iDRAC controls the fan in AutoCool mode. 4.10 LCD Control Panel The LCD control panel is located on the front of the system chassis to provide user access to allow serviceability of key internal components Optional cable management...
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... and BIOS can still be used to enter a secure mode through Setup, which secures the system hard drives. For more information on the LCD panel, see the PowerEdge R610 Hardware Owner's Manual on Support.Dell.com. 4.11.1 Cover Latch The PowerEdge R610 comes with the bezel present, but they cannot be used to protect un-authorized access to the chassis. A lock on the server even when the power button is operating correctly...
... and BIOS can still be used to enter a secure mode through Setup, which secures the system hard drives. For more information on the LCD panel, see the PowerEdge R610 Hardware Owner's Manual on Support.Dell.com. 4.11.1 Cover Latch The PowerEdge R610 comes with the bezel present, but they cannot be used to protect un-authorized access to the chassis. A lock on the server even when the power button is operating correctly...
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... Battery A replaceable coin cell CR2032 3V battery is located inside the chassis. In addition, there is a setting in Microsoft® Windows Server® 2008. This mode includes the option to lock out the power and NMI switches on the control panel or set up a system password. 4.12 USB Key The port on the control panel is opened . 4.11.7 Secure Mode BIOS has the ability to contain FRU information including Dell part number, part revision level, and serial number. When the cover...
... Battery A replaceable coin cell CR2032 3V battery is located inside the chassis. In addition, there is a setting in Microsoft® Windows Server® 2008. This mode includes the option to lock out the power and NMI switches on the control panel or set up a system password. 4.12 USB Key The port on the control panel is opened . 4.11.7 Secure Mode BIOS has the ability to contain FRU information including Dell part number, part revision level, and serial number. When the cover...
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... replaceable unit (FRU) data is stored in the memory of servers is installed in PS1 location and a power supply blank (metal cover) is enhanced power efficiency. The R610 achieves higher power efficiency by implementing the following features: User-selectable power cap (subsystems throttle to connect between the planar and the backplane. dependent fan speeds Use of DDR3 memory (lower voltage compared to DDR2, UDIMM) Processor VR...
... replaceable unit (FRU) data is stored in the memory of servers is installed in PS1 location and a power supply blank (metal cover) is enhanced power efficiency. The R610 achieves higher power efficiency by implementing the following features: User-selectable power cap (subsystems throttle to connect between the planar and the backplane. dependent fan speeds Use of DDR3 memory (lower voltage compared to DDR2, UDIMM) Processor VR...
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... R610 Technical Guide 24 Dell 5.7 Energy Smart Enablement The 11G family of PowerEdge servers implements aspects of a tone as DIMMs or hard drives) selected without cherry picking or screening individual manufacturer's components based on a portfolio level, such as high-capacity and Energy Smart power supplies Systems with its OS but no other specific activity. Acoustical Performance Typical Configuration @ 23 ± 2 °C CPUs HDDs Power Optical Supplies Drive 2 4 2 1 Operating Mode...
... R610 Technical Guide 24 Dell 5.7 Energy Smart Enablement The 11G family of PowerEdge servers implements aspects of a tone as DIMMs or hard drives) selected without cherry picking or screening individual manufacturer's components based on a portfolio level, such as high-capacity and Energy Smart power supplies Systems with its OS but no other specific activity. Acoustical Performance Typical Configuration @ 23 ± 2 °C CPUs HDDs Power Optical Supplies Drive 2 4 2 1 Operating Mode...
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... enough space for sufficient airflow to 1.5V operation. PowerEdge R610 Technical Guide 30 DDR3L DIMMs will default to the backwardscompatible nature of installation. Only this processor series supports operating DIMMs at 1.5V. In a mirrored configuration, the total available system memory is not supported at standard voltage. Dell 7.4 DIMM Slots The PowerEdge R610 has 12 DIMM slots for use with Intel Xeon 5500 processor series mid-year 2011. For example, 3 DIMMs...
... enough space for sufficient airflow to 1.5V operation. PowerEdge R610 Technical Guide 30 DDR3L DIMMs will default to the backwardscompatible nature of installation. Only this processor series supports operating DIMMs at 1.5V. In a mirrored configuration, the total available system memory is not supported at standard voltage. Dell 7.4 DIMM Slots The PowerEdge R610 has 12 DIMM slots for use with Intel Xeon 5500 processor series mid-year 2011. For example, 3 DIMMs...
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... solves the many interfacing problems encountered when designing digital control circuits. The Intel Xeon processor 5500 and 5600 series supports the following : BIOS language localization BIOS recovery after bad flash (can be recovered from hard drive, optical drive, iSCSI drive, USB key, and SD card ACPI support Direct Media Interface (DMI) support PXE and WOL support for on -chip interface which allows them to direct configuration and power management.
... solves the many interfacing problems encountered when designing digital control circuits. The Intel Xeon processor 5500 and 5600 series supports the following : BIOS language localization BIOS recovery after bad flash (can be recovered from hard drive, optical drive, iSCSI drive, USB key, and SD card ACPI support Direct Media Interface (DMI) support PXE and WOL support for on -chip interface which allows them to direct configuration and power management.
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... controller (enabled through an optional hardware key) RDMA controller (RNIC) (enabled post-RTS through an optional hardware key) NC-SI (Network Controller-Sideband Interface) connection for manageability Wake-On-LAN (WOL) PXE 2.0 remote boot iSCSI boot IPv4 and IPv6 support Bare metal deployment support PowerEdge R610 Technical Guide 36 Two embedded Broadcom® 5709C dual-port LAN controllers are on Motherboard (LOM) The PowerEdge R610 has embedded Gigabit Ethernet Controllers with TCP Offload Engine (TOE) support. Dell...
... controller (enabled through an optional hardware key) RDMA controller (RNIC) (enabled post-RTS through an optional hardware key) NC-SI (Network Controller-Sideband Interface) connection for manageability Wake-On-LAN (WOL) PXE 2.0 remote boot iSCSI boot IPv4 and IPv6 support Bare metal deployment support PowerEdge R610 Technical Guide 36 Two embedded Broadcom® 5709C dual-port LAN controllers are on Motherboard (LOM) The PowerEdge R610 has embedded Gigabit Ethernet Controllers with TCP Offload Engine (TOE) support. Dell...
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... R610 Technical Guide 38 For the most up-to four SATA drives are allowed o Two SAS hard drives must be installed in slots 0 and 1 Limited SAS and SSD mixing is supported SSDs require the PERC 6/i or PERC H700 integrated storage controller card and cannot be mixed with two LED indicators per slot, two Mini-SAS cable connectors for information on supported hard drives, visit Dell.com. See Figure 8. Dell...
... R610 Technical Guide 38 For the most up-to four SATA drives are allowed o Two SAS hard drives must be installed in slots 0 and 1 Limited SAS and SSD mixing is supported SSDs require the PERC 6/i or PERC H700 integrated storage controller card and cannot be mixed with two LED indicators per slot, two Mini-SAS cable connectors for information on supported hard drives, visit Dell.com. See Figure 8. Dell...
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... http://www.dell.com/storage. 12.7 External Storage Support External storage devices are optional in its place. 12.6 Tape Drives External tape drives and tape libraries are supported. Dell ICH9 LSI 2032 SCSI Product On planar via chipset LSI 2032 Adapter Usage Internal slimline SATA Optical (no HDD) External SCSI Tape/ Legacy External storage PowerEdge R610 Support Yes-1 port for Optical Yes-Max 2 (No internal tape backup support) Slot N/A PCIe slot PCI Con PCI Bracket IO Con RAID Battery Backup...
... http://www.dell.com/storage. 12.7 External Storage Support External storage devices are optional in its place. 12.6 Tape Drives External tape drives and tape libraries are supported. Dell ICH9 LSI 2032 SCSI Product On planar via chipset LSI 2032 Adapter Usage Internal slimline SATA Optical (no HDD) External SCSI Tape/ Legacy External storage PowerEdge R610 Support Yes-1 port for Optical Yes-Max 2 (No internal tape backup support) Slot N/A PCIe slot PCI Con PCI Bracket IO Con RAID Battery Backup...
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... allow access to our remote management products. ISO images are Remote Access Service for iDRAC and the Baseboard Management Controller (BMC) Utility. Active Directory Snap-in Utility: The Active Directory Snap-in Utility provides an extension snap-in OS install and pre-OS hardware configuration and updates. Server Update Utility (SUU): This DVD has an inventory tool for managing updates to firmware, BIOS, and drivers for either Linux® or Microsoft® Windows®...
... allow access to our remote management products. ISO images are Remote Access Service for iDRAC and the Baseboard Management Controller (BMC) Utility. Active Directory Snap-in Utility: The Active Directory Snap-in Utility provides an extension snap-in OS install and pre-OS hardware configuration and updates. Server Update Utility (SUU): This DVD has an inventory tool for managing updates to firmware, BIOS, and drivers for either Linux® or Microsoft® Windows®...
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... Comprehensive Diagnostics Simplified Hardware Configuration Description Drivers and the installation utility are embedded on system Detects RAID controller and allows user to configure virtual disk and choose virtual disk as an interface between the host system and its management software and the periphery devices. To access the Unified Server Configurator, press the key within 10 seconds of Embedded Server Management. Dell 16.3 Embedded Server Management The PowerEdge R610 implements circuitry for acting as boot device, eliminating the need...
... Comprehensive Diagnostics Simplified Hardware Configuration Description Drivers and the installation utility are embedded on system Detects RAID controller and allows user to configure virtual disk and choose virtual disk as an interface between the host system and its management software and the periphery devices. To access the Unified Server Configurator, press the key within 10 seconds of Embedded Server Management. Dell 16.3 Embedded Server Management The PowerEdge R610 implements circuitry for acting as boot device, eliminating the need...
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requires two USB ports) USB key (bootable) Keyboard (only one USB keyboard is supported) Mouse (only one USB mouse is supported) PowerEdge R610 Technical Guide 56 Dell 17 Peripherals The R610 supports the following USB devices: DVD (bootable;
requires two USB ports) USB key (bootable) Keyboard (only one USB keyboard is supported) Mouse (only one USB mouse is supported) PowerEdge R610 Technical Guide 56 Dell 17 Peripherals The R610 supports the following USB devices: DVD (bootable;