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PowerEdge M910 Name Technical Guide The M910 is ideal for the demanding applications at the core of most data centers, such as large databases, virtualization and messaging infrastructure.
PowerEdge M910 Name Technical Guide The M910 is ideal for the demanding applications at the core of most data centers, such as large databases, virtualization and messaging infrastructure.
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... registered trademark of Novell, Inc. VMware and vSphere are registered trademarks and ESX and ESXi are trademarks of Dell, Inc. All rights reserved. Dell Dell, PowerEdge, EqualLogic, PowerVault, OpenManage, and ReadyRails are trademarks of VMware, Inc. Intel, Xeon, and SpeedStep are registered...to refer to either registered trademarks or trademarks of Dell Inc. Dell disclaims proprietary interest in the United States and/or other countries. Reproduction or translation of any part of others. ©Copyright 2013 Dell Inc. April 2013 | Version 5.1 PowerEdge M910 Technical Guide ii
... registered trademark of Novell, Inc. VMware and vSphere are registered trademarks and ESX and ESXi are trademarks of Dell, Inc. All rights reserved. Dell Dell, PowerEdge, EqualLogic, PowerVault, OpenManage, and ReadyRails are trademarks of VMware, Inc. Intel, Xeon, and SpeedStep are registered...to refer to either registered trademarks or trademarks of Dell Inc. Dell disclaims proprietary interest in the United States and/or other countries. Reproduction or translation of any part of others. ©Copyright 2013 Dell Inc. April 2013 | Version 5.1 PowerEdge M910 Technical Guide ii
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Dell Table of Contents 1 Product Comparison 6 1.1 Overview 6 1.2 Powerful Performance 6 1.3 Scaling Capability 6 1.4 High Reliability 6 1.5 Product Comparison 7 2 Key Technologies 10 2.1 Overview 10 2.2 Detailed Information 10 2.2.1 Intel 7510 Chipset ... 7 Memory ...24 7.1 Overview 24 7.2 DIMMs Supported 24 7.3 DIMM Slots 24 7.4 Intel 7500 Scalable Memory Buffer (SMB 24 7.5 Memory RAS Support 25 7.5.1 Sparing 25 7.5.2 Mirroring 25 PowerEdge M910 Technical Guide iii
Dell Table of Contents 1 Product Comparison 6 1.1 Overview 6 1.2 Powerful Performance 6 1.3 Scaling Capability 6 1.4 High Reliability 6 1.5 Product Comparison 7 2 Key Technologies 10 2.1 Overview 10 2.2 Detailed Information 10 2.2.1 Intel 7510 Chipset ... 7 Memory ...24 7.1 Overview 24 7.2 DIMMs Supported 24 7.3 DIMM Slots 24 7.4 Intel 7500 Scalable Memory Buffer (SMB 24 7.5 Memory RAS Support 25 7.5.1 Sparing 25 7.5.2 Mirroring 25 PowerEdge M910 Technical Guide iii
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Regulatory Certifications 43 A 2. Certifications 43 A 1. Ergonomics, Acoustics and Hygienics 44 Appendix B. Product Safety Certifications 43 A 3. Electromagnetic Compatibility 44 B 1. Industry Standards 45 PowerEdge M910 Technical Guide iv Dell 7.6 Supported Memory Configurations 25 8 Chipset ...26 8.1 Intel 7500 I/O Hub (IOH 26 8.2 IOH QuickPath Interconnect (QPI 26 8.3 PCI Express Generation 2 26 8.4 Direct Media Interface (DMI 26 8.5 ...
Regulatory Certifications 43 A 2. Certifications 43 A 1. Ergonomics, Acoustics and Hygienics 44 Appendix B. Product Safety Certifications 43 A 3. Electromagnetic Compatibility 44 B 1. Industry Standards 45 PowerEdge M910 Technical Guide iv Dell 7.6 Supported Memory Configurations 25 8 Chipset ...26 8.1 Intel 7500 I/O Hub (IOH 26 8.2 IOH QuickPath Interconnect (QPI 26 8.3 PCI Express Generation 2 26 8.4 Direct Media Interface (DMI 26 8.5 ...
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...12. Table 18. Table 20. Figure 3. Figures M1000e Chassis Front View 14 Internal Module View 15 Diagram of PowerEdge M910 to M710, R810, and R910 7 Product Features 12 Environmental Specifications 17 Typical Configuration Used in Acoustical Testing 18...Figure 1. Table 9. Table 16. Table 19. Table 21. Tables Comparison of FlexMem Bridge Routing 23 2.5‖ HDD Carrier 31 PowerEdge M910 Technical Guide v Table 5. Table 10. Dell Table 1. Table 14. Table 2. Table 4. Table 6. Table 7. Table 13. Figure 4. Table 17. Table 3. Table 8. Table 11. ...
...12. Table 18. Table 20. Figure 3. Figures M1000e Chassis Front View 14 Internal Module View 15 Diagram of PowerEdge M910 to M710, R810, and R910 7 Product Features 12 Environmental Specifications 17 Typical Configuration Used in Acoustical Testing 18...Figure 1. Table 9. Table 16. Table 19. Table 21. Tables Comparison of FlexMem Bridge Routing 23 2.5‖ HDD Carrier 31 PowerEdge M910 Technical Guide v Table 5. Table 10. Dell Table 1. Table 14. Table 2. Table 4. Table 6. Table 7. Table 13. Figure 4. Table 17. Table 3. Table 8. Table 11. ...
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... workload consolidation in maximum density. PowerEdge M910 Technical Guide 6 Memory is ideal for maximum protection against potential downtime, such as the ability to take advantage of the space required using traditional 4U four-socket rack servers. 1.4 High Reliability With the PowerEdge M910, Dell continues its unrelenting focus on reliability. By utilizing the PowerEdge M910, you optimize your core application...
... workload consolidation in maximum density. PowerEdge M910 Technical Guide 6 Memory is ideal for maximum protection against potential downtime, such as the ability to take advantage of the space required using traditional 4U four-socket rack servers. 1.4 High Reliability With the PowerEdge M910, Dell continues its unrelenting focus on reliability. By utilizing the PowerEdge M910, you optimize your core application...
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...person is responsible for memory demand and patrol scrubbing High availability failover cluster support PowerEdge M910 Technical Guide 7 Information for the chassis can be found in greater quality control. In addition, every fully configured Dell server is tested (and re-tested) before it leaves the factory to ... is designed to ensure maximum reliability. This process is available at Support.Dell.com. Comparison of PowerEdge M910 to M710, R810, and R910 Feature Processor Front Side Bus L3 Cache Chipset DIMMs Form Factor M910 2 socket or 4 socket Intel® Xeon® E7-2800, E7...
...person is responsible for memory demand and patrol scrubbing High availability failover cluster support PowerEdge M910 Technical Guide 7 Information for the chassis can be found in greater quality control. In addition, every fully configured Dell server is tested (and re-tested) before it leaves the factory to ... is designed to ensure maximum reliability. This process is available at Support.Dell.com. Comparison of PowerEdge M910 to M710, R810, and R910 Feature Processor Front Side Bus L3 Cache Chipset DIMMs Form Factor M910 2 socket or 4 socket Intel® Xeon® E7-2800, E7...
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... Controller Chassis Management Controller (CMC) on M1000e Optional: vFlash media M710 PERC H200/H700 SAS6/iR PERC6/i with RAID battery iDRAC6 Enterprise, BMC, IPMI 2.0, Dell OpenManage™, Unified Server Configurator, Lifecycle Controller, Chassis Management Controller Chassis Management Controller (CMC) on M1000e Optional: vFlash media R810 PERC H200/H700 PERC 6/i... (4 x 1GbE) Embedded NIC Broadcom BCM5709C, or 4-port (2 x 10Gb SFP+ and 2 x 1GbE) Embedded NIC Broadcom 57711 + Broadcom BCM5709C Optional: Various NICs available 2 front, 2 back, 1 internal PowerEdge M910 Technical Guide 8
... Controller Chassis Management Controller (CMC) on M1000e Optional: vFlash media M710 PERC H200/H700 SAS6/iR PERC6/i with RAID battery iDRAC6 Enterprise, BMC, IPMI 2.0, Dell OpenManage™, Unified Server Configurator, Lifecycle Controller, Chassis Management Controller Chassis Management Controller (CMC) on M1000e Optional: vFlash media R810 PERC H200/H700 PERC 6/i... (4 x 1GbE) Embedded NIC Broadcom BCM5709C, or 4-port (2 x 10Gb SFP+ and 2 x 1GbE) Embedded NIC Broadcom 57711 + Broadcom BCM5709C Optional: Various NICs available 2 front, 2 back, 1 internal PowerEdge M910 Technical Guide 8
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Dell Feature Power Supplies M910 See the PowerEdge M1000e Technical Guide M710 See the PowerEdge M1000e Technical Guide R810 Hot-plug, redundant R910 4 x 750W (Energy Smart) or 4 x 1100W (high-output) PowerEdge M910 Technical Guide 9
Dell Feature Power Supplies M910 See the PowerEdge M1000e Technical Guide M710 See the PowerEdge M1000e Technical Guide R810 Hot-plug, redundant R910 4 x 750W (Energy Smart) or 4 x 1100W (high-output) PowerEdge M910 Technical Guide 9
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... product family Intel 7510 Chipset The PowerEdge M910 also implements the following key technologies: FlexMem Bridge IO Hub (IOH) with Intel® QuickPath Architecture DDR3 memory PCI Express® Generation 2 Optional Redundant SD media for embedded hypervisor Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller 6 (iDRAC6) Express 2.2 ...(SMT) capability (2 threads/core) Support for CPU Turbo Mode on certain SKUs (Increases processor frequency if operating below thermal, power, and current limits) PowerEdge M910 Technical Guide 10
... product family Intel 7510 Chipset The PowerEdge M910 also implements the following key technologies: FlexMem Bridge IO Hub (IOH) with Intel® QuickPath Architecture DDR3 memory PCI Express® Generation 2 Optional Redundant SD media for embedded hypervisor Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller 6 (iDRAC6) Express 2.2 ...(SMT) capability (2 threads/core) Support for CPU Turbo Mode on certain SKUs (Increases processor frequency if operating below thermal, power, and current limits) PowerEdge M910 Technical Guide 10
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... and vFlash (an optional externally accessible SD card). It consists of SD while still being managed by the system. PowerEdge M910 Technical Guide 11 The FlexMem Bridge allows the full amount of the processors are in place, in processor and memory scalability-FlexMem ...switching for active processor power management as well as support for ACPI P-States, C-States, and T-States 2.2.3 FlexMem Bridge The PowerEdge M910 also introduces a new, Dell patent-pending technology that allows flexibility in a completely passive solution (no active components). 2.2.4 IO Hub (IOH) with embedded...
... and vFlash (an optional externally accessible SD card). It consists of SD while still being managed by the system. PowerEdge M910 Technical Guide 11 The FlexMem Bridge allows the full amount of the processors are in place, in processor and memory scalability-FlexMem ...switching for active processor power management as well as support for ACPI P-States, C-States, and T-States 2.2.3 FlexMem Bridge The PowerEdge M910 also introduces a new, Dell patent-pending technology that allows flexibility in a completely passive solution (no active components). 2.2.4 IO Hub (IOH) with embedded...
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...Drive Bays Storage1 RAID Controller Options I /O fabrics per blade External storage: For information about Dell external storage options, visit Dell.com/Storage. Product Features Dell PowerEdge M910 Eight-core Intel® Xeon® processor 7500 and 6500 series Ten-core Intel Xeon E7... Network Adapter (QME8242-k)-Supports 10GbE + NPAR Brocade® BR1741M-k Dual-Port Mezzanine CNA Fibre Channel: PowerEdge M910 Technical Guide 12 Dell 3 System Information 3.1 Overview The PowerEdge M910 is an innovative blade design that allows scaling from two to 2TB per blade. 1Gb and 10Gb Ethernet...
...Drive Bays Storage1 RAID Controller Options I /O fabrics per blade External storage: For information about Dell external storage options, visit Dell.com/Storage. Product Features Dell PowerEdge M910 Eight-core Intel® Xeon® processor 7500 and 6500 series Ten-core Intel Xeon E7... Network Adapter (QME8242-k)-Supports 10GbE + NPAR Brocade® BR1741M-k Dual-Port Mezzanine CNA Fibre Channel: PowerEdge M910 Technical Guide 12 Dell 3 System Information 3.1 Overview The PowerEdge M910 is an innovative blade design that allows scaling from two to 2TB per blade. 1Gb and 10Gb Ethernet...
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...means 1 billion bytes and TB equals 1 trillion bytes; Dell Feature Operating Systems Dell PowerEdge M910 QLogic Dual-Port FC8 Fibre Channel Host Bus Adapter (...Dell.com/Oracle) Power Supply Supplied by Dell™ PowerEdge™ M1000e Blade Chassis Video Matrox® G200eW with 8MB memory Systems Management Dell OpenManage™ BMC, IPMI 2.0 compliant Unified Server Configurator Lifecycle Controller iDRAC6 Enterprise with optional vFlash media Remote Management: iDRAC6 Enterprise with preloaded material and operating environment and will be less. PowerEdge M910 Technical Guide...
...means 1 billion bytes and TB equals 1 trillion bytes; Dell Feature Operating Systems Dell PowerEdge M910 QLogic Dual-Port FC8 Fibre Channel Host Bus Adapter (...Dell.com/Oracle) Power Supply Supplied by Dell™ PowerEdge™ M1000e Blade Chassis Video Matrox® G200eW with 8MB memory Systems Management Dell OpenManage™ BMC, IPMI 2.0 compliant Unified Server Configurator Lifecycle Controller iDRAC6 Enterprise with optional vFlash media Remote Management: iDRAC6 Enterprise with preloaded material and operating environment and will be less. PowerEdge M910 Technical Guide...
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...for RAID • Support for persistent storage (internal USB connector and two external SD card slots) Refer to the PowerEdge M1000e Technical Guide for information on Support.Dell.com for a maximum of the internal module is a full height blade server that requires an M1000e chassis (shown in...48.6cm (19.2in) Weight: 13.1kg (29lb) maximum configuration 4.3 Internal Module A view of 8 blades in one M1000e chassis. PowerEdge M910 Technical Guide 14 It can be mixed with possible future half-heightdouble-wide and full-height-double-wide blades. See the Opening and Closing the Blade ...
...for RAID • Support for persistent storage (internal USB connector and two external SD card slots) Refer to the PowerEdge M1000e Technical Guide for information on Support.Dell.com for a maximum of the internal module is a full height blade server that requires an M1000e chassis (shown in...48.6cm (19.2in) Weight: 13.1kg (29lb) maximum configuration 4.3 Internal Module A view of 8 blades in one M1000e chassis. PowerEdge M910 Technical Guide 14 It can be mixed with possible future half-heightdouble-wide and full-height-double-wide blades. See the Opening and Closing the Blade ...
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PowerEdge M910 Technical Guide 15 Dell Figure 2. Internal Module View 4.4 Security Configurable client IP address range for the cover. TCM is used to iDRAC6. 4.5 Cover Latch The blade module includes a latch ... through a BIOS option and uses HMAC-SHA1-160 for more information. 4.6 TPM (Trusted Platform Module) The TPM is available in the Dell PowerEdge Modular Systems Hardware Owner's Manual on Support.Dell.com for binding. TPM can also be used to generate/store keys, protect/authenticate passwords, and create/store digital certificates. See the...
PowerEdge M910 Technical Guide 15 Dell Figure 2. Internal Module View 4.4 Security Configurable client IP address range for the cover. TCM is used to iDRAC6. 4.5 Cover Latch The blade module includes a latch ... through a BIOS option and uses HMAC-SHA1-160 for more information. 4.6 TPM (Trusted Platform Module) The TPM is available in the Dell PowerEdge Modular Systems Hardware Owner's Manual on Support.Dell.com for binding. TPM can also be used to generate/store keys, protect/authenticate passwords, and create/store digital certificates. See the...
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... Security Through the CMC, the front USB's and power button can be disabled so as to contain FRU information including Dell part number, part revision level, and serial number. PowerEdge M910 Technical Guide 16 requires two USB ports) • USB Key (bootable) • Keyboard (only one USB keyboard is supported) • Mouse (only one USB... Replaceable Units (FRU) The planar contains a serial EEPROM to not allow any control of the system from the front of the blade. 4.8 USB Key The M910 supports the following USB devices: • DVD (bootable;
... Security Through the CMC, the front USB's and power button can be disabled so as to contain FRU information including Dell part number, part revision level, and serial number. PowerEdge M910 Technical Guide 16 requires two USB ports) • USB Key (bootable) • Keyboard (only one USB keyboard is supported) • Mouse (only one USB... Replaceable Units (FRU) The planar contains a serial EEPROM to not allow any control of the system from the front of the blade. 4.8 USB Key The M910 supports the following USB devices: • DVD (bootable;
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Dell 5 Power, Thermal, and Acoustic 5.1 Overview Table 3 lists the environmental specifications for the PowerEdge M910 Table 3. Environmental Specifications Temperature Operating Storage 10o to 35o C (50o to 95o F) with a maximum temperature gradation of 10o C per hour NOTE: For altitudes above 2950 ...,000 ft) Altitude Class G1 or lower as defined by ISA-S71.04-1985 (G1 maximum corrosive contaminant levels measured at ≤ 50% relative humidity) PowerEdge M910 Technical Guide 17
Dell 5 Power, Thermal, and Acoustic 5.1 Overview Table 3 lists the environmental specifications for the PowerEdge M910 Table 3. Environmental Specifications Temperature Operating Storage 10o to 35o C (50o to 95o F) with a maximum temperature gradation of 10o C per hour NOTE: For altitudes above 2950 ...,000 ft) Altitude Class G1 or lower as defined by ISA-S71.04-1985 (G1 maximum corrosive contaminant levels measured at ≤ 50% relative humidity) PowerEdge M910 Technical Guide 17
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Sound quality is connected to Dell's high sound quality standards. SPECPower is set to annoyances in Acoustical Testing Chassis Blade Slots populated Power supply Blanks System Fans Blade Internals CPU DIMM Mezz Cards HDD Description M910 1, 2, 3, 4 2300-W Blank modules M1000e fan Description Intel... Typical Configuration Used in sound, like whistles, hums, etc. LpA: Average bystander A-Weighted sound pressure level. PowerEdge M910 Technical Guide 18 Dell 5.2 Acoustics Adherence to Power Supply Units but no prominent tones Table 4. One of the sound quality metrics in the...
Sound quality is connected to Dell's high sound quality standards. SPECPower is set to annoyances in Acoustical Testing Chassis Blade Slots populated Power supply Blanks System Fans Blade Internals CPU DIMM Mezz Cards HDD Description M910 1, 2, 3, 4 2300-W Blank modules M1000e fan Description Intel... Typical Configuration Used in sound, like whistles, hums, etc. LpA: Average bystander A-Weighted sound pressure level. PowerEdge M910 Technical Guide 18 Dell 5.2 Acoustics Adherence to Power Supply Units but no prominent tones Table 4. One of the sound quality metrics in the...
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... Refresh mode, DIMMs are used • Energy Smart components at the M1000e chassis level to selectively enable more computing performance with less power consumption PowerEdge M910 Technical Guide 19 Dell 5.3 Thermal The M910 thermal solution includes: Optimized airflow impedance for individual blade and chassis level airflow balancing Custom air baffling directs airflow through the...
... Refresh mode, DIMMs are used • Energy Smart components at the M1000e chassis level to selectively enable more computing performance with less power consumption PowerEdge M910 Technical Guide 19 Dell 5.3 Thermal The M910 thermal solution includes: Optimized airflow impedance for individual blade and chassis level airflow balancing Custom air baffling directs airflow through the...
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The M910 provides support for servers and workstation applications. Dell 6 Processors 6.1 Overview The Intel® Xeon® E7-2800, E7-4800, and E7-8800 product family and the Intel Xeon processor 6500 and 7500 ...; Integrated Intel QuickPath DDR3 memory controller 64‐byte cache line size RISC/CISC hybrid architecture Compatible with existing x86 code base PowerEdge M910 Technical Guide 20 Table 5. The processors feature quad-core processing to ‐point Intel QuickPath Interconnect (Intel® QPI) links at 6.4 GT/s Support for 95W, ...
The M910 provides support for servers and workstation applications. Dell 6 Processors 6.1 Overview The Intel® Xeon® E7-2800, E7-4800, and E7-8800 product family and the Intel Xeon processor 6500 and 7500 ...; Integrated Intel QuickPath DDR3 memory controller 64‐byte cache line size RISC/CISC hybrid architecture Compatible with existing x86 code base PowerEdge M910 Technical Guide 20 Table 5. The processors feature quad-core processing to ‐point Intel QuickPath Interconnect (Intel® QPI) links at 6.4 GT/s Support for 95W, ...