Dell PowerEdge R610 Technical Guidebook

DELL™ POWEREDGE™ R610

TECHNICAL GUIDEBOOK

INSIDE THE POWEREDGE R610

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

SECTION 1. SYSTEM OVERVIEW 7
A. Overview / Description 7
A. Product Features Summary 7

SECTION 2. MECHANICAL 8
A. Chassis Description 8
B. Dimensions and Weight 8
C. Front Panel View and Features 8
D. Back Panel View and Features 9
E. Power Supply Indicators 9
F. NIC Indicators 9
G. Side Views and Features 10
H. Rails and Cable Management 10
Rails 10
CMAs 10
I. Fans 11
J. Control Panel / LCD 11
K. Security 12
I. Cover Latch 12
II. Bezel 12
III. Hard Drive 12
IV. TPM 12
V. Power Off Security 12
VI. Intrusion Alert 12
VII. Secure Mode 12
L. USB Key 13
M. Battery 13
N. Field Replaceable Units (FRU) 13

SECTION 3. ELECTRICAL 13
A. Volatility 13
B. ePPID (Electronic Piece Part Identification) 13

SECTION 4. POWER, THERMAL, ACOUSTIC 14
A. Power Efficiencies 14
B. Power Supplies 14
I. Main Power Supply 14
C. Power Supply Specifications 15
D. Environmental Specifications 15
E. Power Consumption Testing 16
F. Maximum Input Amps 16
G. EnergySMART Enablement 17
H. Acoustics 17

SECTION 5. BLOCK DIAGRAM 19
SECTION 6. PROCESSORS 21
A. Overview / Description 21
B. Features 21
C. Supported Processors 22
D. Processor Configurations 22
Single CPU Configuration 22
CPU Power Voltage Regulation Modules (EVRD 11.1) 23
SECTION 7. MEMORY 23
A. Overview / Description 23
B. DIMMs Supported 24
C. Speed 25
D. Supported Configurations 28
E. Slots / Risers 29
F. Mirroring 29
G. Advanced ECC (Lockstep) Mode 29
H. Optimizer (Independent Channel) Mode 30
SECTION 8. CHIPSET 30
A. Overview / Description 30
Intel 5220 Chipset (cade named Tylersburg) I/O Hub (IOH) 30
IOH QuickPath Interconnect (QPI) 30
Intel Direct Media Interface 31
PCI Express Generation 2 31
Intel I/O Controller Hub 9 (ICH9) 31
SECTION 9. BIOS 31
A. Overview / Description 31
B. Supported ACPI States 32
C. I²C (Inter-Integrated Circuit) 33
SECTION 10. EMBEDDED NICS / LAN ON MOTHERBOARD (LOM) 33
A. Overview / Description 33
SECTION 11. I/O SLOTS 33
A. Overview / Description 33
B. Boot Order 36
SECTION 12. STORAGE 36
A. Overview / Description 36
I. 2.5" SAS BACKPLANE SUBSYSTEM 36
II. Cabling 36

B. Drives 36
I. Internal Hard Disk Drives 37
I. Hard Disk Drive Carriers 37
II. Empty Drive Bays 37
III. Diskless Configuration Support 37
IV. Hard Drive LED Indicators 37
C. RAID Configurations 38
D. Storage Controllers 40
I. SAS 6/iR 40
II. PERC 6i 40
E. LED Indicators 41
F. Optical Drives 41
G. Tape Drives 41
SECTION 13. VIDEO 41
A. Overview / Description 41
SECTION 14. AUDIO 41
A. Overview / Description 41
SECTION 15. RACK INFORMATION 42
A. Overview / Description 42
B. Cable Management Arm (CMA) 42
C. Rails 43
SECTION 16. OPERATING SYSTEMS 43
A. Overview / Description 43
B. Operating Systems Supported 43
Windows Support 43
Linux Supported 45
SECTION 17. VIRTUALIZATION 45
A. Operating Systems Supported 45
SECTION 18. SYSTEMS MANAGEMENT 45
A. Overview / Description 45
B. Server Management 46
Dell Systems Built and Update Utility 46
OpenManage Srever Administrator 46
Management Console 46
Active Directory Snap-in Utility 46
Dell Systems Service Diagnostics Tools 46
eDocks 46
Dell Management Console DVD 46
Server Update Utility 46

C. Embedded Server Management 46
I. Unmanaged Persistent Storage 47
II. Lifecycle Controller / Unified Server Configurator 47
III. iDRAC6 Express 47
IV. iDRAC6 Enterprise 48
SECTION 19. PERIPHERALS 50
A. USB peripherals 50
B. External Storage 50
SECTION 20. DOCUMENTATION 51
A. Overview, Description, and List 51
SECTION 21. PACKAGING OPTIONS 51
APPENDIX 52

THE DELL™ POWEREDGE™ R610

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. System commonality, purposeful design, and service options combine to deliver a rack server solution that can help you better manage your enterprise.

Strong IT Foundation

The Dell PowerEdge R610 is a key building block for today's data center. Designed for versatility and high performance, it provides many of the virtualization, system management, and energy-efficiency features you need now and the scalability necessary to change as your business grows. This general-purpose Intel-based 2-socket 1U server is ideal for corporate data centers and remote sites that require a dense, highly available single- or dual-processor server at an excellent value.

Enhanced Virtualization

Featuring Intel® Xeon™-based architecture, embedded hypervisors, expanded memory footprint, and I/O, the Dell PowerEdge R610 delivers exceptional overall system performance and significant virtual machine-per-server capacity versus the previous generation. With optional factory-integrated virtualization