Dell™ PowerEdge™ R710 Technical Guidebook
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I. Fans
Fans
Five hot-swappable fans are mounted in a fan gantry that is located in the chassis between the hard
drive bay and the processors. Each fan has a blind mate 2x2 connector that plugs directly into the
planar. There is an additional fan integrated in each power supply to cool the power supply subsystem
and also provide additional cooling for the whole system. Single processor configurations will have four
fans populated.
The Embedded Server Management logic in the system monitors the speed of the fans. A fan failure
or over-temperature in the system results in a notification by iDRAC6. All system fans are pulse-width
modulated fans. Redundant cooling is supported with one fan failing at a time.
H. Rails and Cable Management
Rack installation components such as rails are provided with the PowerEdge R710 Rack Kit. The rack
installation components are as follows: Sliding rack mount with latest generation Cable Management
Arm (CMA). When the system is installed in a rack, please observe the following guideline:
When the system is installed in a rack, only Dell-approved CMAs should be installed behind
the chassis.
Rails
•Enablethereplacementofthumbscrewswithslamlatchesonthechassisforeasierstowingin
the rack.
•IncludethenewsimpleandintuitiveReadyRail™tool-lessrackinterfaceforsquare-holeand
round-hole racks.
•Providesignicantlyimprovedcompatibilitywithnon-Dellracks.
•StaticrailsfortheR610&R710tinalltypesoffour-postandtwo-postracksavailableinthe
industry including four-post threaded hole racks.
CMAs
•ProvidemuchlargerventpatternforimprovedairowthroughtheCMA.
•IncludeacommonsupporttrayforeliminatingCMAsag.
•Replacedtiewrapswithhookandloopstrapstoeliminateriskofcabledamageduringcycling.
•Maintainkeyfeatureofbeingfullyreversiblewithnoconversionrequired.