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PowerEdge R610 Technical Guide Inspired by customer feedback, the Dell PowerEdge R610 server is engineered to simplify data center operations, improve energy efficiency, and lower total cost of ownership.
PowerEdge R610 Technical Guide Inspired by customer feedback, the Dell PowerEdge R610 server is engineered to simplify data center operations, improve energy efficiency, and lower total cost of ownership.
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...States and other jurisdictions. Broadcom is a registered trademark and NetXtreme is a registered trademark of Red Hat, Inc. Microsoft and SQL Server are either the entities claiming the marks and names or their products. Reproduction or translation of any kind. Red Hat is a ...to make changes without the written permission of Dell Inc. in the United States and/or other countries. Dell disclaims proprietary interest in the marks and names of Intel Corporation in the U.S. Revision 1 January 2011 PowerEdge R610 Technical Guide ii Other trademarks and trade ...
...States and other jurisdictions. Broadcom is a registered trademark and NetXtreme is a registered trademark of Red Hat, Inc. Microsoft and SQL Server are either the entities claiming the marks and names or their products. Reproduction or translation of any kind. Red Hat is a ...to make changes without the written permission of Dell Inc. in the United States and/or other countries. Dell disclaims proprietary interest in the marks and names of Intel Corporation in the U.S. Revision 1 January 2011 PowerEdge R610 Technical Guide ii Other trademarks and trade ...
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...Certifications 57 Electromagnetic Compatibility Certifications 58 Ergonomics, Acoustics and Hygienics 59 Industry Standards 60 PowerEdge R610 Technical Guide v Certifications 57 A.1 Regulatory Certifications 57 A.2 Product Safety Certifications 57 A.3 ...External Storage Support 43 13 Video...44 14 Rack Information 45 14.1 Overview 45 14.2 Rails ...45 14.3 Cable Management Arm (CMA 47 14.4 Rack View 47 15 Operating Systems 50 16 Systems Management 51 16.1 Overview 51 16.2 Server Management 51 16.3 Embedded Server Management 52 16.4 Dell Lifecycle Controller and Unified Server...
...Certifications 57 Electromagnetic Compatibility Certifications 58 Ergonomics, Acoustics and Hygienics 59 Industry Standards 60 PowerEdge R610 Technical Guide v Certifications 57 A.1 Regulatory Certifications 57 A.2 Product Safety Certifications 57 A.3 ...External Storage Support 43 13 Video...44 14 Rack Information 45 14.1 Overview 45 14.2 Rails ...45 14.3 Cable Management Arm (CMA 47 14.4 Rack View 47 15 Operating Systems 50 16 Systems Management 51 16.1 Overview 51 16.2 Server Management 51 16.3 Embedded Server Management 52 16.4 Dell Lifecycle Controller and Unified Server...
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...LCD screen or an LED display positioned on the front of the server for today's data center. Dell 1 Product Comparison 1.1 Overview The Dell™ PowerEdge™ R610 is a 2-socket 1U rack server that offers simplified management, purposeful design, and energy efficiency that ...require a dense, highly available single- Designed for a familiar experience as well as possible. We put all external ...
...LCD screen or an LED display positioned on the front of the server for today's data center. Dell 1 Product Comparison 1.1 Overview The Dell™ PowerEdge™ R610 is a 2-socket 1U rack server that offers simplified management, purposeful design, and energy efficiency that ...require a dense, highly available single- Designed for a familiar experience as well as possible. We put all external ...
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... use and maintain multiple pieces of disparate CD/DVD media. The Dell Services team takes a holistic view of your needs and designs solutions for you. With Dell Lifecycle Controller server deployment automation, the R610 can help simplify administrator tasks by making IT and business solutions work... harder for your business. Dell 1.1.5 Easy to Manage The PowerEdge R610 lets you zero-media, low-touch deployment that is included with every Dell server and provides IT administrators with the standard iDRAC Express or optional iDRAC ...
... use and maintain multiple pieces of disparate CD/DVD media. The Dell Services team takes a holistic view of your needs and designs solutions for you. With Dell Lifecycle Controller server deployment automation, the R610 can help simplify administrator tasks by making IT and business solutions work... harder for your business. Dell 1.1.5 Easy to Manage The PowerEdge R610 lets you zero-media, low-touch deployment that is included with every Dell server and provides IT administrators with the standard iDRAC Express or optional iDRAC ...
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Dell Feature External Drive Bay(s) Embedded Hard Drive Controller Optional Storage Controller Availability Server Management I/O Slots R510 R610 R710 Four- and 8drive chassis only) Non-RAID: SAS 5/E LSI 2032 (for tape backup unit only) 6Gps SAS HBA ... iDRAC6 Express, BMC, IPMI 2.0, Dell OpenManage™ Optional: iDRAC6 Enterprise, vFlash iDRAC6 Express, BMC, IPMI 2.0, Dell OpenManage™ Optional: iDRAC6 Enterprise, vFlash 3 PCIe + 1 storage slot or 2 PCIe x8 G2 1 PCIe + 1 storage slot 2 PCIe x8 + 2 PCIe x4 G2 or 1 x PCIe x16 + 2 PCIe x4 G2 PowerEdge R610 Technical Guide 9
Dell Feature External Drive Bay(s) Embedded Hard Drive Controller Optional Storage Controller Availability Server Management I/O Slots R510 R610 R710 Four- and 8drive chassis only) Non-RAID: SAS 5/E LSI 2032 (for tape backup unit only) 6Gps SAS HBA ... iDRAC6 Express, BMC, IPMI 2.0, Dell OpenManage™ Optional: iDRAC6 Enterprise, vFlash iDRAC6 Express, BMC, IPMI 2.0, Dell OpenManage™ Optional: iDRAC6 Enterprise, vFlash 3 PCIe + 1 storage slot or 2 PCIe x8 G2 1 PCIe + 1 storage slot 2 PCIe x8 + 2 PCIe x4 G2 or 1 x PCIe x16 + 2 PCIe x4 G2 PowerEdge R610 Technical Guide 9
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... Guide 11 The processor features quad-core and six-core processing to maximize performance and performance/watt for servers and workstation applications. 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...
... Guide 11 The processor features quad-core and six-core processing to maximize performance and performance/watt for servers and workstation applications. 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...
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...; 2008 R2, x64 (includes 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...
...; 2008 R2, x64 (includes 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...
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... and operating environment and will be less. 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; PowerEdge R610 Technical Guide 14 Dell Feature Technical Specification Operating Systems Optional Embedded Hypervisors: Citrix® XenServer™...
... and operating environment and will be less. 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; PowerEdge R610 Technical Guide 14 Dell Feature Technical Specification Operating Systems Optional Embedded Hypervisors: Citrix® XenServer™...
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Figure 5. Dell See the Power Indicator Codes section in the About Your System chapter of the PowerEdge R610 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 PowerEdge R610 Hardware Owner's Manual on Support.Dell.com for more information. 4.7 Internal Chassis Views Figure 5 shows the internal view of the PowerEdge R610 server. Internal Chassis View PowerEdge R610 Technical Guide 17
Figure 5. Dell See the Power Indicator Codes section in the About Your System chapter of the PowerEdge R610 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 PowerEdge R610 Hardware Owner's Manual on Support.Dell.com for more information. 4.7 Internal Chassis Views Figure 5 shows the internal view of the PowerEdge R610 server. Internal Chassis View PowerEdge R610 Technical Guide 17
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...in the power supply passes a pre-defined threshold. The Embedded Server Management logic in place of the empty power supply slot. See Figure 6. Only five fans are six fan zones in the R610, with a single processor configuration. The system requires a power... o Select button o System ID button Non-maskable Interrupt (NMI) button (recessed) Ambient temperature sensor PowerEdge R610 Technical Guide 18 Dell 4.8 Rails and Cable Management 4.8.1 ReadyRails Sliding Rails ReadyRailsTM Sliding Rails for 4-post racks support the following: Toolless installation ...
...in the power supply passes a pre-defined threshold. The Embedded Server Management logic in place of the empty power supply slot. See Figure 6. Only five fans are six fan zones in the R610, with a single processor configuration. The system requires a power... o Select button o System ID button Non-maskable Interrupt (NMI) button (recessed) Ambient temperature sensor PowerEdge R610 Technical Guide 18 Dell 4.8 Rails and Cable Management 4.8.1 ReadyRails Sliding Rails ReadyRailsTM Sliding Rails for 4-post racks support the following: Toolless installation ...
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... 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 store Microsoft® BitLocker™ keys for the entire system. A lock on the server even when the power button... is disabled in the PowerEdge R610 Hardware Owner's Manual on Support.Dell.com. 4.11 Security For additional information regarding the following security features, see the LCD Panel ...
... 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 store Microsoft® BitLocker™ keys for the entire system. A lock on the server even when the power button... is disabled in the PowerEdge R610 Hardware Owner's Manual on Support.Dell.com. 4.11 Security For additional information regarding the following security features, see the LCD Panel ...
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... indicates intrusion to store FRU data. 4.15 User Accessible Jumpers, Sockets, and Connectors See the Jumpers and Connectors chapter in Microsoft® Windows Server® 2008. Some possible applications of custom logs or scratch pads for binding. 4.11.5 Power Off Security The control panel is used to ... applications like eToken™ or Sentinel Hardware Keys Storage of the USB key are also used to contain FRU information including Dell part number, part revision level, and serial number. Dell encryption features in the PowerEdge R610 Hardware Owner's Manual on Support...
... indicates intrusion to store FRU data. 4.15 User Accessible Jumpers, Sockets, and Connectors See the Jumpers and Connectors chapter in Microsoft® Windows Server® 2008. Some possible applications of custom logs or scratch pads for binding. 4.11.5 Power Off Security The control panel is used to ... applications like eToken™ or Sentinel Hardware Keys Storage of the USB key are also used to contain FRU information including Dell part number, part revision level, and serial number. Dell encryption features in the PowerEdge R610 Hardware Owner's Manual on Support...
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... is installed in PS1 location and a power supply blank (metal cover) is also available. Dell 5 Power, Thermal, Acoustic 5.1 Power Efficiencies One of the main features of the 11G family of servers is a power cable to connect between the planar and the backplane. There is enhanced power... shedding Memory VR static phase shedding Random time interval for system start Ability for proper system cooling. The R610 power supplies do not have embedded cooling fans; Figure 7. dependent fan speeds Use of the power supply microcontroller. Additionally, the ...
... is installed in PS1 location and a power supply blank (metal cover) is also available. Dell 5 Power, Thermal, Acoustic 5.1 Power Efficiencies One of the main features of the 11G family of servers is a power cable to connect between the planar and the backplane. There is enhanced power... shedding Memory VR static phase shedding Random time interval for system start Ability for proper system cooling. The R610 power supplies do not have embedded cooling fans; Figure 7. dependent fan speeds Use of the power supply microcontroller. Additionally, the ...
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Dell 5.7 Energy Smart Enablement The 11G family of PowerEdge servers implements aspects of ISO 9296 (1988) and measured in accordance to ISO 7779 (1999). Definitions Idle: Reference ISO7779 (1999) definition 3.1.7; SPECPower is utilized to ...sound pressure level in that it describes how humans respond to 50% loading. PowerEdge R610 Technical Guide 24 This strategy offers the following: Energy Smart components on Dell.com. 5.9 Acoustics The acoustical design of the PowerEdge R610 reflects adherence to determine if discrete tones are at 25 cm from the floor. LwA...
Dell 5.7 Energy Smart Enablement The 11G family of PowerEdge servers implements aspects of ISO 9296 (1988) and measured in accordance to ISO 7779 (1999). Definitions Idle: Reference ISO7779 (1999) definition 3.1.7; SPECPower is utilized to ...sound pressure level in that it describes how humans respond to 50% loading. PowerEdge R610 Technical Guide 24 This strategy offers the following: Energy Smart components on Dell.com. 5.9 Acoustics The acoustical design of the PowerEdge R610 reflects adherence to determine if discrete tones are at 25 cm from the floor. LwA...
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Dell 6 Processors 6.1 Overview The Intel® Xeon® processor 5500 and 5600 ...The Intel Xeon processor 5500 series features quad-core processing to maximize performance and performance/watt for servers and workstation applications. The PowerEdge R610 provides support for flexibility in 64-bit and 32-bit applications and operating systems. The Intel... 45nm No No 32nm Yes Yes Intel® Virtualization Yes Yes Technology Intel® 64 Yes Yes PowerEdge R610 Technical Guide 25 The Intel Xeon processor 5500 and 5600 series also feature Intel's Core™ micro-architecture ...
Dell 6 Processors 6.1 Overview The Intel® Xeon® processor 5500 and 5600 ...The Intel Xeon processor 5500 series features quad-core processing to maximize performance and performance/watt for servers and workstation applications. The PowerEdge R610 provides support for flexibility in 64-bit and 32-bit applications and operating systems. The Intel... 45nm No No 32nm Yes Yes Intel® Virtualization Yes Yes Technology Intel® 64 Yes Yes PowerEdge R610 Technical Guide 25 The Intel Xeon processor 5500 and 5600 series also feature Intel's Core™ micro-architecture ...
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Dell Product R610 Table 15. The min-max values listed above represent the allowable distance between the front and rear mounting flanges in the fully extended position. PowerEdge R610 Technical Guide 47 The adjustment range of the rails is a function of the type of rack in which they ... U-shaped baskets support dense cable loads. An open vent pattern allows for the R610 organizes and secures the cords and cables exiting the back of the server and unfolds to allow the server to detach the cables. See Figure 11. Rail Adjustability Ranges and Depth Rail Mounting ID ...
Dell Product R610 Table 15. The min-max values listed above represent the allowable distance between the front and rear mounting flanges in the fully extended position. PowerEdge R610 Technical Guide 47 The adjustment range of the rails is a function of the type of rack in which they ... U-shaped baskets support dense cable loads. An open vent pattern allows for the R610 organizes and secures the cords and cables exiting the back of the server and unfolds to allow the server to detach the cables. See Figure 11. Rail Adjustability Ranges and Depth Rail Mounting ID ...
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... updates to firmware, BIOS, and drivers for system administrators to manage Dell specific Active Directory objects. PowerEdge R610 Technical Guide 51 OMSA allows system administrators to focus on your server management demands, Dell offers Dell OpenManage™ systems management solutions for: Deployment of one server) systems management solution, designed for either Linux® or Microsoft...
... updates to firmware, BIOS, and drivers for system administrators to manage Dell specific Active Directory objects. PowerEdge R610 Technical Guide 51 OMSA allows system administrators to focus on your server management demands, Dell offers Dell OpenManage™ systems management solutions for: Deployment of one server) systems management solution, designed for either Linux® or Microsoft...
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...to launch a separate utility. It is integrated and tamperproof storage for system-management tools and enablement utilities (firmware, drivers, etc.). Dell Unified Server Configurator (USC) is located in a different room, a different building, a different city, or in a pre-OS environment.... to the remote server(s), whether that server is a graphical user interface (GUI) that aids in local server provisioning in a PowerEdge R610 Technical Guide 52 Dell 16.3 Embedded Server Management The PowerEdge R610 implements circuitry for the next generation of remote servers, by delivering ―...
...to launch a separate utility. It is integrated and tamperproof storage for system-management tools and enablement utilities (firmware, drivers, etc.). Dell Unified Server Configurator (USC) is located in a different room, a different building, a different city, or in a pre-OS environment.... to the remote server(s), whether that server is a graphical user interface (GUI) that aids in local server provisioning in a PowerEdge R610 Technical Guide 52 Dell 16.3 Embedded Server Management The PowerEdge R610 implements circuitry for the next generation of remote servers, by delivering ―...
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...iDRAC6 Express is most appropriate for SMB customers with limited remote management needs. iDRAC6 Enterprise is appropriate for large data center customers with distributed servers. iDRAC6 with vFlash Media is provided for large enterprise customers with Virtual Flash (vFlash) Media The iDRAC6 Enterprise can be used for permanent... the planar with stand-offs. iDRAC6 is a purchasable option and is available as a repository for a pre-OS image, eliminating the need to the R610 planar and is an 8GB Dell branded SD card that enables a persistent 256 MB virtual flash partition...
...iDRAC6 Express is most appropriate for SMB customers with limited remote management needs. iDRAC6 Enterprise is appropriate for large data center customers with distributed servers. iDRAC6 with vFlash Media is provided for large enterprise customers with Virtual Flash (vFlash) Media The iDRAC6 Enterprise can be used for permanent... the planar with stand-offs. iDRAC6 is a purchasable option and is available as a repository for a pre-OS image, eliminating the need to the R610 planar and is an 8GB Dell branded SD card that enables a persistent 256 MB virtual flash partition...