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...and service mark of the InfiniBand Trade Association. copyright laws without the written permission of Citrix Systems, Inc. Dell Dell, PowerEdge, EqualLogic, PowerVault, OpenManage, and ReadyRails are registered trademarks of Mellanox Technologies, Inc. and/or one or ...is a registered trademark of Dell, Inc. Mellanox and ConnectX are trademarks of Linus Torvalds. Dell disclaims proprietary interest in the United States and other countries. Linux is unlawful and strictly forbidden. December 2012 | Version 4.0 PowerEdge M710HD Technical Guide ii Microsoft, Windows, Windows...
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Dell Table of Contents 1 Product Comparison 6 1.1 Overview 6 1.2 Rack-Dense Performance 6 1.3 Efficiency Without Compromise 6 1.4 Enterprise-Class Reliability and Management 6 1.5 Comparison 7 2 Key Technologies 9 2.1 Overview 9 2.2 Dual Intel Xeon Quad-... 19 6.2 Features 19 6.3 Supported Processors 20 6.4 Processor Installation 21 7 Memory ...22 7.1 Overview 22 7.2 DIMMs Supported 23 7.3 DIMM Slots 23 7.4 Speed ...23 8 Chipset ...25 8.1 Overview 25 PowerEdge M710HD Technical Guide iii
Dell Table of Contents 1 Product Comparison 6 1.1 Overview 6 1.2 Rack-Dense Performance 6 1.3 Efficiency Without Compromise 6 1.4 Enterprise-Class Reliability and Management 6 1.5 Comparison 7 2 Key Technologies 9 2.1 Overview 9 2.2 Dual Intel Xeon Quad-... 19 6.2 Features 19 6.3 Supported Processors 20 6.4 Processor Installation 21 7 Memory ...22 7.1 Overview 22 7.2 DIMMs Supported 23 7.3 DIMM Slots 23 7.4 Speed ...23 8 Chipset ...25 8.1 Overview 25 PowerEdge M710HD Technical Guide iii
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Regulatory Certifications 48 B 2. Statement of Volatility 43 Appendix B. Ergonomics, Acoustics and Hygienics 49 PowerEdge M710HD Technical Guide iv Product Safety Certifications 48 B 3. Electromagnetic Compatibility 49 B 4. Dell 8.2 I/O Hub 25 8.3 QuickPath Interconnect 25 8.4 IOH PCIe 25 8.5 Intel I/O Controller Hub 9 26 8.6 ...Overview 37 17.2 Server Management 37 17.3 Embedded Server Management 38 17.4 Dell Lifecycle Controller and Unified Server Configurator 38 17.5 Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller 39 17.6 iDRAC6 Enterprise 39 17.7 iDRAC6 Enterprise with ...
Regulatory Certifications 48 B 2. Statement of Volatility 43 Appendix B. Ergonomics, Acoustics and Hygienics 49 PowerEdge M710HD Technical Guide iv Product Safety Certifications 48 B 3. Electromagnetic Compatibility 49 B 4. Dell 8.2 I/O Hub 25 8.3 QuickPath Interconnect 25 8.4 IOH PCIe 25 8.5 Intel I/O Controller Hub 9 26 8.6 ...Overview 37 17.2 Server Management 37 17.3 Embedded Server Management 38 17.4 Dell Lifecycle Controller and Unified Server Configurator 38 17.5 Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller 39 17.6 iDRAC6 Enterprise 39 17.7 iDRAC6 Enterprise with ...
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Dell Appendix C. Table 19. Figure 3. Table 5. Table 8. Table 12. Table 18. Tables Product Comparison 7 Product Features 10 Operating and Storage Specifications 16 Acoustical Performance of M1000e Chassis with Eight M710HD Blades Installed .......... 17 Comparison of Processor Technology 20 Supported Processors 20 Memory Populations and Maximum Frequency 24 M710HD... Table 11. Table 14. PowerEdge M1000e Blade Enclosure 13 Internal Module View 14 Memory Slots and Risers 23 2.5‖ Hard Drive Carrier 30 PowerEdge M710HD Technical Guide v Table 16. Table 17....
Dell Appendix C. Table 19. Figure 3. Table 5. Table 8. Table 12. Table 18. Tables Product Comparison 7 Product Features 10 Operating and Storage Specifications 16 Acoustical Performance of M1000e Chassis with Eight M710HD Blades Installed .......... 17 Comparison of Processor Technology 20 Supported Processors 20 Memory Populations and Maximum Frequency 24 M710HD... Table 11. Table 14. PowerEdge M1000e Blade Enclosure 13 Internal Module View 14 Memory Slots and Risers 23 2.5‖ Hard Drive Carrier 30 PowerEdge M710HD Technical Guide v Table 16. Table 17....
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... powerful multicore processing and ultra-high-density memory options, the PowerEdge M710HD blade server can reduce power consumption while increasing performance capacity. Dell 1 Product Comparison 1.1 Overview The Dell™ PowerEdge™ M710HD blade server helps you flex your data center muscles while taking... and cost-efficient DDR3 memory scaling in your data center, save money, and increase your toughest data center workloads. PowerEdge M710HD Technical Guide 6 Flexible and robust I /O throughput, core-rich Intel Xeon processors, and an abundance of massive I /O deployment...
... powerful multicore processing and ultra-high-density memory options, the PowerEdge M710HD blade server can reduce power consumption while increasing performance capacity. Dell 1 Product Comparison 1.1 Overview The Dell™ PowerEdge™ M710HD blade server helps you flex your data center muscles while taking... and cost-efficient DDR3 memory scaling in your data center, save money, and increase your toughest data center workloads. PowerEdge M710HD Technical Guide 6 Flexible and robust I /O throughput, core-rich Intel Xeon processors, and an abundance of massive I /O deployment...
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...M610x Special purpose Full-height 2S M610 General purpose Half-height 2S Two Up to the PowerEdge M710, M610x, and M610 servers. Table 1 compares the PowerEdge M710HD blade server to six 8MB (5500 Series) or 12MB (5600 Series) Intel 5520 Intel... (on the PowerEdge M1000e chassis) Mezz Slots 2 x8 PCIe Mezzanine 1 x4 and 3 x 8 PCIe 2 x8 (PCI Gen 2); 2 x8 (PCI Gen 2); Dell 1.5 Comparison The PowerEdge M710HD is an optimized blade solution for customers looking for large capacity memory capabilities and I/O scalability in a dense, easy-to a PowerEdge M710HD Technical Guide 7 Fabric B...
...M610x Special purpose Full-height 2S M610 General purpose Half-height 2S Two Up to the PowerEdge M710, M610x, and M610 servers. Table 1 compares the PowerEdge M710HD blade server to six 8MB (5500 Series) or 12MB (5600 Series) Intel 5520 Intel... (on the PowerEdge M1000e chassis) Mezz Slots 2 x8 PCIe Mezzanine 1 x4 and 3 x 8 PCIe 2 x8 (PCI Gen 2); 2 x8 (PCI Gen 2); Dell 1.5 Comparison The PowerEdge M710HD is an optimized blade solution for customers looking for large capacity memory capabilities and I/O scalability in a dense, easy-to a PowerEdge M710HD Technical Guide 7 Fabric B...
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See the PowerEdge M1000e Technical Guide. PowerEdge M710HD Technical Guide 8 Dell I/O slots RAID NIC/LOM USB SD Card TPM Video Power Supplies Fans Chassis M710HD Cards M710 Mezzanine Cards M610x small form factor (SFF) mezzanine card M610 small form factor (SFF) mezzanine card NA NA Two x16 PCIe Gen2 H800/... integrated into iDRAC chip NA 0, 1 2-port Broadcom® 5709S 1Gb with TOE plus optional iSCSI Accelerator 2 external, 1 internal 1 for persistent storage 1 for management See the PowerEdge M1000e Technical Guide. See the PowerEdge M1000e Technical Guide.
See the PowerEdge M1000e Technical Guide. PowerEdge M710HD Technical Guide 8 Dell I/O slots RAID NIC/LOM USB SD Card TPM Video Power Supplies Fans Chassis M710HD Cards M710 Mezzanine Cards M610x small form factor (SFF) mezzanine card M610 small form factor (SFF) mezzanine card NA NA Two x16 PCIe Gen2 H800/... integrated into iDRAC chip NA 0, 1 2-port Broadcom® 5709S 1Gb with TOE plus optional iSCSI Accelerator 2 external, 1 internal 1 for persistent storage 1 for management See the PowerEdge M1000e Technical Guide. See the PowerEdge M1000e Technical Guide.
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PCIe Gen2 doubles the signaling bit rate of SD while still being managed by the system. PowerEdge M710HD Technical Guide 9 vFlash offers the hot-plug portability and increased storage capacity benefits of each lane from 2.5 Gb/s to 5 Gb/s. Each of the PCIe ...three channels, with up to three RDIMMs per channel for single/dual-rank and up to two RDIMMs per channel for virtualization. Dell 2 Key Technologies 2.1 Overview The Dell™ PowerEdge™ M710HD is a half-height blade server with the following features: Dual quad-core or six-core Intel® Xeon®...
PCIe Gen2 doubles the signaling bit rate of SD while still being managed by the system. PowerEdge M710HD Technical Guide 9 vFlash offers the hot-plug portability and increased storage capacity benefits of each lane from 2.5 Gb/s to 5 Gb/s. Each of the PCIe ...three channels, with up to three RDIMMs per channel for single/dual-rank and up to two RDIMMs per channel for virtualization. Dell 2 Key Technologies 2.1 Overview The Dell™ PowerEdge™ M710HD is a half-height blade server with the following features: Dual quad-core or six-core Intel® Xeon®...
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... information on supported features for the PowerEdge M710HD. RAID Controller Options PERC H200 Integrated SAS Controller (6Gb/s) PowerEdge M710HD Technical Guide 10 Dell 3 System Information 3.1 Overview The PowerEdge™ M710HD is an optimized solution with iDRAC and Lifecycle Controller, internal persistent storage, two internal hard drives, and trusted platform module (TPM) support. The M710HD can be a valuable asset in a dense...
... information on supported features for the PowerEdge M710HD. RAID Controller Options PERC H200 Integrated SAS Controller (6Gb/s) PowerEdge M710HD Technical Guide 10 Dell 3 System Information 3.1 Overview The PowerEdge™ M710HD is an optimized solution with iDRAC and Lifecycle Controller, internal persistent storage, two internal hard drives, and trusted platform module (TPM) support. The M710HD can be a valuable asset in a dense...
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... on Microsoft® Windows Server® 2003 SP1 or higher with failover and load balancing. PowerEdge M710HD Technical Guide 11 Dell Feature I/O Mezzanine Card Options Communications Operating Systems Technical Specifications Fully populated mezzanine card slots and switch modules will yield three redundant I /O Mezzanine Cards... Enterprise Server Red Hat Enterprise Linux Oracle® Solaris™ For more information on the specific versions and additions, visit Dell.com/OSsupport. Boot from SAN (iSCSI and FC) supported Optional add-in NICs: see I/O Mezzanine Cards Optional add-in...
... on Microsoft® Windows Server® 2003 SP1 or higher with failover and load balancing. PowerEdge M710HD Technical Guide 11 Dell Feature I/O Mezzanine Card Options Communications Operating Systems Technical Specifications Fully populated mezzanine card slots and switch modules will yield three redundant I /O Mezzanine Cards... Enterprise Server Red Hat Enterprise Linux Oracle® Solaris™ For more information on the specific versions and additions, visit Dell.com/OSsupport. Boot from SAN (iSCSI and FC) supported Optional add-in NICs: see I/O Mezzanine Cards Optional add-in...
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... media) map optical or hard drives to the blade from remote workstations over a network vKVM (virtual KVM) out-of-band remote console redirection; PowerEdge M710HD Technical Guide 12 Dell Feature Virtualization OS Options Technical Specifications Citrix® XenServer® Microsoft Hyper-V through Microsoft Windows Server® 2008 VMware® vSphere® ESX™ and ESXi™...
... media) map optical or hard drives to the blade from remote workstations over a network vKVM (virtual KVM) out-of-band remote console redirection; PowerEdge M710HD Technical Guide 12 Dell Feature Virtualization OS Options Technical Specifications Citrix® XenServer® Microsoft Hyper-V through Microsoft Windows Server® 2008 VMware® vSphere® ESX™ and ESXi™...
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... (internal USB connector and two external SD card slots) Refer to the PowerEdge M1000e Technical Guide for information on Support.Dell.com/Manuals for 18 DIMMs in Figure 2. PowerEdge M710HD Technical Guide 13 It can be mixed with other existing Dell blades of 16 blades in the Dell PowerEdge Modular Systems Hardware Owner's Manual on fans, power and power supply, racks...
... (internal USB connector and two external SD card slots) Refer to the PowerEdge M1000e Technical Guide for information on Support.Dell.com/Manuals for 18 DIMMs in Figure 2. PowerEdge M710HD Technical Guide 13 It can be mixed with other existing Dell blades of 16 blades in the Dell PowerEdge Modular Systems Hardware Owner's Manual on fans, power and power supply, racks...
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... Security Configurable client IP address range for clients connecting to configure specific privileges for each user • User ID and password configuration PowerEdge M710HD Technical Guide 14 The enclosure video can also be disabled so as to enable the BitLocker™ hard drive encryption feature in China. 4.7 ... the front of the planar is available for use where TCM is the standard, for the cover. Dell Figure 2. See Opening and Closing the Blade in the Dell PowerEdge Modular Systems Hardware Owner's Manual on what they know (the PIN) • Role-based authorization, ...
... Security Configurable client IP address range for clients connecting to configure specific privileges for each user • User ID and password configuration PowerEdge M710HD Technical Guide 14 The enclosure video can also be disabled so as to enable the BitLocker™ hard drive encryption feature in China. 4.7 ... the front of the planar is available for use where TCM is the standard, for the cover. Dell Figure 2. See Opening and Closing the Blade in the Dell PowerEdge Modular Systems Hardware Owner's Manual on what they know (the PIN) • Role-based authorization, ...
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...PowerEdge M710HD Technical Guide 15 requires two USB ports) • USB Key (bootable) • Keyboard (only one USB keyboard is supported) • Mouse (only one USB mouse is supported) 4.10 Battery A replaceable coin cell CR2032 3V battery is exceeded For greater security, access to contain FRU information including Dell... is not acceptable), using the SSL 3.0 standard • Session time-out configuration (in the Dell PowerEdge Modular Systems Hardware Owner's Manual on Support.Dell.com/Manuals for higher security • Login failure limits per IP address, with login blocking from...
...PowerEdge M710HD Technical Guide 15 requires two USB ports) • USB Key (bootable) • Keyboard (only one USB keyboard is supported) • Mouse (only one USB mouse is supported) 4.10 Battery A replaceable coin cell CR2032 3V battery is exceeded For greater security, access to contain FRU information including Dell... is not acceptable), using the SSL 3.0 standard • Session time-out configuration (in the Dell PowerEdge Modular Systems Hardware Owner's Manual on Support.Dell.com/Manuals for higher security • Login failure limits per IP address, with login blocking from...
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... and power supply specifications. 5.2 Power Efficiency One of the main features of 10% per hour PowerEdge M710HD Technical Guide 16 The PowerEdge™ M710HD achieves higher power efficiency by implementing the following features: User-configurable power options through the...enhanced power efficiency. Temperature Operating Storage Relative humidity Operating Storage Table 3. Dell 5 Power, Thermal, Acoustic 5.1 Power Supplies See the PowerEdge M1000e Technical Guide for the PowerEdge M710HD are detailed in Table 3 along with other important operating and storage information.
... and power supply specifications. 5.2 Power Efficiency One of the main features of 10% per hour PowerEdge M710HD Technical Guide 16 The PowerEdge™ M710HD achieves higher power efficiency by implementing the following features: User-configurable power options through the...enhanced power efficiency. Temperature Operating Storage Relative humidity Operating Storage Table 3. Dell 5 Power, Thermal, Acoustic 5.1 Power Supplies See the PowerEdge M1000e Technical Guide for the PowerEdge M710HD are detailed in Table 3 along with other important operating and storage information.
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...a typical configuration of ISO 9296 (1988) and measured in accordance to ISO 7779 (1999). Storage -16m to 10,600m (-50ft to Dell's high sound quality standards. Table 4 shows the acoustical performance for acoustical performance data are as defined by ISA-S71.04-1985 (G1 ... SAS (15K) 736GB DIMMs 12 x 4GB dual-rank Operating Mode Standby Idle LwA-UL (bels) 7.1 7.5 Tones No prominent tones No prominent tones PowerEdge M710HD Technical Guide 17 system is running in its OS but no other specific activity. • LwA-UL: The upper limit sound power level (LwA) calculated per ...
...a typical configuration of ISO 9296 (1988) and measured in accordance to ISO 7779 (1999). Storage -16m to 10,600m (-50ft to Dell's high sound quality standards. Table 4 shows the acoustical performance for acoustical performance data are as defined by ISA-S71.04-1985 (G1 ... SAS (15K) 736GB DIMMs 12 x 4GB dual-rank Operating Mode Standby Idle LwA-UL (bels) 7.1 7.5 Tones No prominent tones No prominent tones PowerEdge M710HD Technical Guide 17 system is running in its OS but no other specific activity. • LwA-UL: The upper limit sound power level (LwA) calculated per ...
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Dell Stress 8.2 No prominent tones 5.5 Thermal The M710HD thermal solution includes: Optimized airflow impedance for individual blade and chassis level airflow balancing Custom air baffling to direct air flow through the .... o PID control algorithms are a function of hardware configuration and ambient temperature to minimize airflow for both processor, DIMMs, and NDC to maintain appropriate thermal margin PowerEdge M710HD Technical Guide 18
Dell Stress 8.2 No prominent tones 5.5 Thermal The M710HD thermal solution includes: Optimized airflow impedance for individual blade and chassis level airflow balancing Custom air baffling to direct air flow through the .... o PID control algorithms are a function of hardware configuration and ambient temperature to minimize airflow for both processor, DIMMs, and NDC to maintain appropriate thermal margin PowerEdge M710HD Technical Guide 18
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Dell 6 Processors 6.1 Overview The Intel® Xeon® processors 5500 and 5600 series are designed specifically for flexibility in 64-bit and 32-bit applications and ... transactions SSL. • Intel TXT (Trusted Execution Technology) provides hardware assisted protection against emerging software attacks PowerEdge M710HD Technical Guide 19 They feature Intel Core™ micro-architecture and Intel 64 architecture for servers and workstation applications. The M710HD provides support for up to two 2S processors. 6.2 Features Key features of the 5500 series along...
Dell 6 Processors 6.1 Overview The Intel® Xeon® processors 5500 and 5600 series are designed specifically for flexibility in 64-bit and 32-bit applications and ... transactions SSL. • Intel TXT (Trusted Execution Technology) provides hardware assisted protection against emerging software attacks PowerEdge M710HD Technical Guide 19 They feature Intel Core™ micro-architecture and Intel 64 architecture for servers and workstation applications. The M710HD provides support for up to two 2S processors. 6.2 Features Key features of the 5500 series along...
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... 1066MT/s 5.86GT/s 4 Advanced 1333MT/s 6.4GT/s Turbo Mode Enabled Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Hyperthreading Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes PowerEdge M710HD Technical Guide 20 Dell Table 5. Comparison of Processor Technology Intel Xeon Processor 5400 Series 5500 Series 5600 Series Cores Last Level Cache FSB (MT/s) / Link Frequency (GT/s) Max...
... 1066MT/s 5.86GT/s 4 Advanced 1333MT/s 6.4GT/s Turbo Mode Enabled Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Hyperthreading Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes PowerEdge M710HD Technical Guide 20 Dell Table 5. Comparison of Processor Technology Intel Xeon Processor 5400 Series 5500 Series 5600 Series Cores Last Level Cache FSB (MT/s) / Link Frequency (GT/s) Max...
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Dell Model Speed X5672 3.2GHz E5640 2.66GHz E5630 2.53GHz E5620 2.4GHz L5630 2.13GHz L5609 1.86GHz TDP Power Cache 95W 12M 80W 12M 80W 12M 80W 12M ... 4M 4 Basic LV 800MT/s 4.8GT/s No No E5503 2.0GHz 80W 4M 2 Basic 800MT/s 4.8GT/s No No 6.4 Processor Installation For instructions on installing a processor on the PowerEdge M710HD, see the Processors section in the Dell PowerEdge Modular Systems Hardware Owner's Manual on Support.Dell.com/Manuals. PowerEdge M710HD Technical Guide 21
Dell Model Speed X5672 3.2GHz E5640 2.66GHz E5630 2.53GHz E5620 2.4GHz L5630 2.13GHz L5609 1.86GHz TDP Power Cache 95W 12M 80W 12M 80W 12M 80W 12M ... 4M 4 Basic LV 800MT/s 4.8GT/s No No E5503 2.0GHz 80W 4M 2 Basic 800MT/s 4.8GT/s No No 6.4 Processor Installation For instructions on installing a processor on the PowerEdge M710HD, see the Processors section in the Dell PowerEdge Modular Systems Hardware Owner's Manual on Support.Dell.com/Manuals. PowerEdge M710HD Technical Guide 21