Dell POWEREDGE R710 - User Manual

Dell PowerEdge R710 Technical Guide 7 1 Product Comparison 1.1 Overview The Dell™ PowerEdge™ R710 is a 2-socket 2U rack server that can help you operate efficiently and lower total cost of ownership (TCO) with enhanced virtualization capabilities, improved energy efficiency, and innovative system ma...

Dell PowerEdge R710 Technical Guide 8 1.1.5 Easy to Manage The PowerEdge R710 lets you devote more focus to running your business. The Dell OpenManage™ suite offers enhanced operations and standards-based commands designed to integrate with existing systems for effective control. Lifecycle Controlle...

Dell PowerEdge R710 Technical Guide 11 2 Key Technologies 2.1 Overview Key features of the PowerEdge R710 include dual Intel ® Xeon ® 5500 and 5600 series quad-core and six-core processors, Intel ® 5520 I/O Hub (IOH) with QuickPath Architecture, DDR3 memory, DIMM thermal sensors, PCI Express Generat...

Dell PowerEdge R710 Technical Guide 12 3 System Overview For the latest information on supported features for the PowerEdge R710, visit Dell.com . Table 2. Product Features Summary Feature Technical Specification Form Factor 2U rack Processors Dual-core, quad-core, or six-core Intel ® Xeon ® process...

Dell PowerEdge R710 Technical Guide 15 4 Mechanical 4.1 Chassis Description The PowerEdge R710 is a 2U 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 iDR...

Dell PowerEdge R710 Technical Guide 16 Figure 2. Front View (3.5” Hard Drive Chassis) Figure 3. Front View (2.5” Hard Drive Chassis) Figure 4. Front View (With Optional Bezel) See the Front-Panel Features and Indicators section in the About Your System chapter of the PowerEdge R710 Hardware Owner’s ...

Dell PowerEdge R710 Technical Guide 17 Table 3. Power Supply Status LED Power Supply Status AC Power is not present AC Power is present Fault of any kind is detected DC Power is applied to the system ↔ Redundant power supply mismatch (when hot-plugged/swapped) See the Power Indicator Codes section i...

Dell PowerEdge R710 Technical Guide 18 Figure 6. Internal Chassis View 4.8 Rails and Cable Management 4.8.1 ReadyRails Sliding Rails ReadyRails TM Sliding Rails for 4-post racks support the following:  Toolless installation in 19‖ EIA-310-E compliant square or unthreaded round hole 4-post racks inc...

Dell PowerEdge R710 Technical Guide 19 4.8.2 ReadyRails Static Rails ReadyRails TM Static Rails for 4-post and 2-post racks support the following:  Toolless installation in 19‖ EIA-310-E compliant square or unthreaded round hole 4-post racks including all generations of Dell racks  Tooled installa...

Dell PowerEdge R710 Technical Guide 20 Figure 8. Control Panel The LCD panel is a graphics display controlled by the iDRAC6. Both iDRAC6 and BIOS can send error codes and messages to the display. The system's LCD panel provides system information and status messages to signify when the system is ope...

Dell PowerEdge R710 Technical Guide 21 4.11.4 TPM The TPM is used to generate and store keys, protect and authenticate passwords, and create and store digital certificates. The TPM can also be used to store Microsoft ® BitLocker™ keys for hard drive encryption features in Microsoft ® Windows Server ...

Dell PowerEdge R710 Technical Guide 23 Figure 9. Power Supplies 5.3 Power Supply Specifications Table 4. Power Supply Specifications Feature Specification Wattage 870 Watt (high-output) 570 Watt (Energy Smart) Voltage 90-264 VAC, auto-ranging, 47-63 Hz Maximum inrush current Under typical line condi...

Dell PowerEdge R710 Technical Guide 24 Storage 5% to 95% (noncondensing) with a maximum humidity gradation of 10% per hour Maximum Vibration Operating 0.26 Grms at 5-350Hz in operational orientations Storage 1.54 Grms at 10-250Hz in all orientations Maximum Shock Operating Half sine shock in all ope...

Dell PowerEdge R710 Technical Guide 25 5.7 Maximum Input Amps Maximum input current (High Output—870W):  12 A @ 90 VAC  6 A @ 180 VAC Maximum input current (Energy Smart—570W):  7.8 A @ 90 VAC  3.9 A @ 180 VAC 5.8 Energy Smart Enablement The 11G family of PowerEdge servers implements aspects of ...

Dell PowerEdge R710 Technical Guide 27 6 Processors 6.1 Overview The Intel ® Xeon ® processor 5500 and 5600 series 2S is the microprocessor designed specifically for servers and workstation applications. The Intel Xeon processor 5500 series features quad-core processing to maximize performance and p...

Dell PowerEdge R710 Technical Guide 28 Feature 5500 Series 5600 Series Intel ® Hyper-Threading Technology Yes Yes Socket LGA1366 LGA1366 6.2 Features Key features of the Intel Xeon processor 5500 and 5600 include:  Two, four, or six cores per processor  Two point-to-point QuickPath Interconnect li...

Dell PowerEdge R710 Technical Guide 29 Model Speed Power Cache Cores QPI Speed X5667 3.06GHz 95W 12M 4 6.4GT/s E5640 2.66GHz 80W 12M 4 5.86GT/s E5630 2.53GHz 80W 12M 4 5.86GT/s E5620 2.40GHz 80W 12M 4 5.86GT/s L5630 2.13GHz 40W 12M 4 5.86GT/s L5609 1.86GHz 40W 12M 4 4.8GT/s X5560 2.80GHz 95W 8M 4 6....

Dell PowerEdge R710 Technical Guide 30 7 Memory 7.1 Overview The PowerEdge R710 uses DDR3 memory, providing a high-performance, high-speed memory interface capable of low latency response and high throughput. The R710 supports Registered ECC DDR3 DIMMs (RDIMM) or Unbuffered ECC DDR3 DIMMs (UDIMM). T...

Dell PowerEdge R710 Technical Guide 31  The first two channels per processor populated identically with the third channel unused o Typically, two channels operate in Advanced ECC (Lockstep) mode with each other by having the cache line split across both channels. o This mode provides improved RAS f...

Dell PowerEdge R710 Technical Guide 33 7.7 Sparing Systems with the Intel Xeon processor 5600 series support memory sparing. Sparing requires identical memory installed in all three channels. One of the three channels is considered the Spare Channel, and two-thirds of the total installed memory is u...

Dell PowerEdge R710 Technical Guide 34 8 Chipset 8.1 Overview The PowerEdge R710 planar incorporates the Intel ® Xeon ® 5500 processor series chipset for I/O and processor interfacing. This chipset is designed to support the Intel Xeon 5500 and 5600 processor series family, QuickPath Interconnect, D...

Dell PowerEdge R710 Technical Guide 36 9 BIOS 9.1 Overview The R710 BIOS is based on the Dell BIOS core, supporting the following features:  Intel ® Xeon ® 5500 and 5600 processor series 2S support  Simultaneous Multi-Threading (SMT) support  Processor Turbo Mode support  PCI 2.3 compliant  Plu...

Dell PowerEdge R710 Technical Guide 39 11 PCI Slots 11.1 Overview The PowerEdge R710 has two PCI Express risers: Riser 1 and Riser 2. Each riser connects to the planar through a x16 PCI Express connector.  Riser 1 consists of two x4 slots and a third x4 slot dedicated for internal SAS storage throu...

Dell PowerEdge R710 Technical Guide 40 11.5 PCI Card Dimensions For information about PCIe slots and card dimensions, see the Expansion Cards and Expansion-Card Risers section in the Installing System Components chapter in the Dell PowerEdge R710 Systems Hardware Owner’s Manual on Support.Dell.com .

Dell PowerEdge R710 Technical Guide 41 12 Storage 12.1 Overview The R710 supports three of the following backplanes to support different hard drive configurations:  Four 3.5‖ hard drives  Six 3.5‖ hard drives  Eight 2.5‖ hard drives On each backplane are two LED indicators per drive slot with one...

Dell PowerEdge R710 Technical Guide 42 12.2.1 Diskless Configuration Support The system supports diskless configuration with no storage controller (SAS 6/iR, PERC 6i, PERC H200, or PERC H700) installed in the system. A 3.5‖ hard-drive backplane is still installed in this configuration. 12.2.2 Hard D...

Dell PowerEdge R710 Technical Guide 44 Mixed SATA + SAS Min 2xSAS + 1xSATA 2.5”: Max 2xSAS + 6xSATA 3.5”: Max 2xSAS + 4xSATA Config Type Configs Description Min HDD Max HDD 15 MSSR1/R10-X Integrated SAS/SATA RAID 1/RAID 10 (PERC 6/i, PERC H700) 2.5‖ = 2 + 4 3.5‖ = 2 + 4 2.5‖ = 2 + 6 3.5‖ = 2 + 4 Mix...

Dell PowerEdge R710 Technical Guide 45 12.4.4 PERC H700 If you want an internal RAID solution, select the PERC H700 or PERC 6/i. The PERC H700 card has its own processor with a PCI Express Gen2 host interface and DDR2 memory and installs into the dedicated internal SAS slot on Riser1. A battery is a...

Dell PowerEdge R710 Technical Guide 46 12.5 Optical Drives Optical drives are optional in all PowerEdge R710 systems and connect to the planar through the SATA interface. The following internal slimline drives are available on the PowerEdge R710:  DVD-ROM  DVD+RW If an optical drive is not ordered...

Dell PowerEdge R710 Technical Guide 47 13 Video The PowerEdge R710 Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller 6 (iDRAC6) incorporates an integrated video subsystem, connected to the 32-bit PCI interface of the ICH9. This logic is based on the Matrox ® G200. The device only supports 2D graphics. The vi...

Dell PowerEdge R710 Technical Guide 48 14 Rack Information 14.1 Overview The ReadyRails™ sliding and static rail systems for the R710 provide toolless support for 4-post racks with square or unthreaded round mounting holes including all generations of Dell racks. Both rail systems support tooled mou...

Dell PowerEdge R710 Technical Guide 49 Figure 12. 2U Threaded Rack Adapter Brackets Kit The static rails support a wider variety of racks than the sliding rails but do not support serviceability in the rack and are not compatible with the CMA. Figure 13. R710 Static Rails One key factor in selecting...

Dell PowerEdge R710 Technical Guide 50 Screws are not included in the static rail kit because threaded racks are offered with a variety of thread designations. Users must provide their own screws when mounting the static rails in threaded or 2-post racks. Other key factors governing proper rail sele...

Dell PowerEdge R710 Technical Guide 51 Figure 14. R710 Mounted in B1 Sliding Rails The CMA can be mounted to either side of the rails without the use of tools or the need for conversion, but it is recommended that it be mounted on the side opposite the power supplies to allow easier access to the po...

Dell PowerEdge R710 Technical Guide 53 15 Operating Systems For detailed information, see the following:  Operating System Support Matrix for Dell PowerEdge Systems on www.Dell.com  Dell PowerEdge R710 Systems Getting Started With Your System guide on Support.Dell.com

Dell PowerEdge R710 Technical Guide 54 16 Systems Management 16.1 Overview Dell delivers open, comprehensive, and integrated solutions that help you reduce the complexity of managing disparate IT assets. Combining Dell PowerEdge Servers with a wide selection of Dell developed systems management solu...

Dell PowerEdge R710 Technical Guide 55 16.3 Embedded Server Management The PowerEdge R710 implements circuitry for the next generation of Embedded Server Management. It is Intelligent Platform Management Interface (IPMI) v2.0 compliant. The iDRAC (Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller) is respons...

Dell PowerEdge R710 Technical Guide 59 17 USB Peripherals The R710 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)

Dell PowerEdge R710 Technical Guide 60 Appendix A. Certifications A.1 Regulatory Certifications Regulatory compliance certificates can be located at the following sites:  http://ausreactorprd01/reactor/xCertSearch.asp  http://www.dell.com/content/topics/global.aspx/about_dell/values/regulatory_com...

Dell PowerEdge R710 Technical Guide 61 A.3 Electromagnetic Compatibility The product has been certified and bears the Mark, as applicable, of the EMC authorities as indicated in Table 19. Table 19. Electromagnetic Compatibility Certifications Country/Region Authority or Mark Class Australia/New Zeal...

Dell PowerEdge R710 Technical Guide 62 Appendix B. Additional Information and Options PowerEdge R710 systems conform to the industry standards detailed in Table 21. Table 21. Industry Standards Standard URL for Information and Specifications ACPI Advance Configuration and Power Interface Specificati...