Dell R710 Computer Hardware User Manual


 
Dell™ PowerEdge™ R710 Technical Guidebook
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SECTION 1. SYSTEM OVERVIEW
A. Overview / Description
The PowerEdge R710 will lead Dell's 11th Generation PowerEdge portfolio in key areas of dierentiation,
primarily:
•Virtualization
•Power,thermal,eciency
•Systemsmanagement,andusability
B. Product Features Summary
strategic technology usage. Secure, ecient, and more user friendly than its predecessors, the Dell
Unified Server Configurator (USC) delivers “Instant On” integrated manageability through a single
access point. You get quick, persistent access to the tool because it is embedded and integrated into
the system for increased flexibility and capabilities. The USC is a one-stop shop for deploying operating
systems with built-in driver installations, firmware updates, hardware configuration, and issue diagnoses.
FEATURE DETAILS
Processor
Nehalem EP
Front Side Bus
Intel
®
QuickPath Interconnect (QPI) @ maximum 6.GT/s
# Procs
2S
# Cores
4 cores
L2/L3 Cache
4MB and 8MB
Chipset
Tylersberg
DIMMs/Speed
18 RDIMM or UDIMM DDR3 (9 per processor)
Min/Max RAM
1GB – 144GB
HD Bays
Internal hard drive bay and hot-plug backplane
Up to six 3.5" SAS or SATA drives without optional ex bay OR
Up to eight 2.5" SAS or SATA drives with optional ex bay
HD Types
SAS, SATA, Near-line SAS, and SSD
Ext Drive Bay(s)
Optional ex-bay expansion to support a half-height TBU
Int. HD Controller
PERC 6i and SAS 6/iR
Opt. HD Controller
BIOS
Video
Based on the Matrox G200 w/iDRAC
Availability
Server
Management
I/O Slots
Two x8 and two x4 PCIe Gen2 slots or One x16 PCIe slot and two x4 PCIe Gen2