Dell PowerEdge M710HD Technical Manual
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- Page 1 PowerEdge M710HD Name Technical Guide Designed for enterprise database and virtualization deployments, the PowerEdge M710HD features tremendous I/O throughput, maximized memory density, and robust processing power.
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Page 3: Table Of Contents
Overview ....................19 Features ....................19 Supported Processors .................. 20 Processor Installation .................. 21 Memory ......................22 Overview ....................22 DIMMs Supported ..................23 DIMM Slots ....................23 Speed ....................23 Chipset ......................25 Overview ....................25 PowerEdge M710HD Technical Guide... - Page 4 Overview ....................37 17.2 Server Management ..................37 17.3 Embedded Server Management ..............38 17.4 Dell Lifecycle Controller and Unified Server Configurator ........38 17.5 Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller ............39 17.6 iDRAC6 Enterprise ..................39 17.7 iDRAC6 Enterprise with Virtual Flash Media ............39 17.8...
- Page 5 Unified Server Configurator Features and Description......... 38 Table 14. Features List for Base Management Functionality, iDRAC, and vFlash Media ....39 Table 15. PowerEdge M710HD Statement of Volatility ............ 43 Table 16. Product Safety Certifications ..............48 Table 17. Electromagnetic Compatibility Certifications ........... 49 Table 18.
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Page 6: Product Comparison
PowerEdge M710HD and the Chassis Management Controller (CMC). The PowerEdge M710HD blade server is designed to ease your mind and reduce your operating costs delivering the closest thing to a worry-free data center. Optional failsafe embedded hypervisors and hard drive fault tolerance through a hardware RAID controller offer protective redundancy that safeguards your organization’s data from loss or corruption. -
Page 7: Comparison
The PowerEdge M710HD is an optimized blade solution for customers looking for large capacity memory capabilities and I/O scalability in a dense, easy-to-deploy, half-height blade form factor. Table 1 compares the PowerEdge M710HD blade server to the PowerEdge M710, M610x, and M610 servers. - Page 8 Yes (Trusted Computing Module [TCM] used in China) ® Matrox G200eW integrated into iDRAC chip Video Power See the PowerEdge M1000e Technical Guide. Supplies Fans See the PowerEdge M1000e Technical Guide. Chassis See the PowerEdge M1000e Technical Guide. PowerEdge M710HD Technical Guide...
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Page 9: Key Technologies
Dell 2 Key Technologies 2.1 Overview The Dell™ PowerEdge™ M710HD is a half-height blade server with the following features: ® ® Dual quad-core or six-core Intel Xeon processors 5500 and 5600 series DDR3 memory PCI Express Generation 2 (PCIe Gen2) ... -
Page 10: System Information
The M710HD can be a valuable asset in High Performance Cloud Computing (HPCC), messaging, database, and virtualization solutions. 3.2 Product Features Summary Table 2 summarizes the product features for the PowerEdge M710HD. For the latest information on supported features for the PowerEdge M710HD, visit Dell.com. Product Features Table 2. - Page 11 Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1, x64 (includes Hyper-V v2) Microsoft Windows HPC Server 2008 Operating Systems ® ® Novell SUSE Linux Enterprise Server Red Hat Enterprise Linux ® Oracle Solaris™ For more information on the specific versions and additions, visit Dell.com/OSsupport. PowerEdge M710HD Technical Guide...
- Page 12 Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization Dell™ OpenManage™ software tools Dell Management Console Integration with 3rd party management solutions via the Dell Certified Partner Program Altiris™ Deployment Solution for Dell Blade Servers Designed to help reduce deployment time from hours to minutes...
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Page 13: Mechanical
Depth: 48.6cm (19.2in) Weight (maximum configuration): 7.4kg (16.3lb) 4.3 Internal Module A view of the internal module is shown in Figure 2. See Opening and Closing the Blade in the Dell PowerEdge Modular Systems Hardware Owner’s Manual on Support.Dell.com/Manuals for more information. -
Page 14: Security
4.4 Security Configurable client IP address range for clients connecting to iDRAC6. 4.5 Cover Latch The blade module includes a latch for the cover. See Opening and Closing the Blade in the Dell PowerEdge Modular Systems Hardware Owner’s Manual on Support.Dell.com/Manuals for more information. -
Page 15: Usb
Real-Time Clock and CMOS RAM on the ICH9 chip. 4.11 Field Replaceable Units (FRU) The planar contains a serial EEPROM to contain FRU information including Dell part number, part revision level, and serial number. 4.12 User Accessible Jumpers, Sockets, and Connectors See System Board Information in the Dell PowerEdge Modular Systems Hardware Owner’s Manual on... -
Page 16: Power, Thermal, Acoustic
Energy Smart components at the M1000e chassis level to selectively enable more computing performance with less power consumption. 5.3 Thermal Operating and Storage Specifications Thermal specifications for the PowerEdge M710HD are detailed in Table 3 along with other important operating and storage information. Operating and Storage Specifications Table 3. -
Page 17: Acoustics
≤ 50% relative humidity) 5.4 Acoustics The acoustical design of the PowerEdge M710HD reflects adherence to Dell’s high sound quality standards. Sound quality is different from sound power level and sound pressure level in that it describes how humans respond to annoyances in sound, like whistles or hums. Definitions for acoustical performance data are as follows: •... -
Page 18: Thermal
Base fan speeds are a function of hardware configuration and ambient temperature to minimize airflow for a given environment. o PID control algorithms are used for both processor, DIMMs, and NDC to maintain appropriate thermal margin PowerEdge M710HD Technical Guide... -
Page 19: Processors
Support for DDR3L, 1.35v DIMMs for even lower system power • Support for memory sparing • AES-NI (hardware encryption assist) for more efficient encryption for uses such as online transactions SSL. • Intel TXT (Trusted Execution Technology) provides hardware assisted protection against emerging software attacks PowerEdge M710HD Technical Guide... -
Page 20: Supported Processors
6.4GT/s X5670 2.93GHz Advanced 1333MT/s 6.4GT/s X5660 2.8GHz Advanced 1333MT/s 6.4GT/s X5650 2.66GHz Advanced 1333MT/s 6.4GT/s E5645 2.4GHz Standard 1333MT/s 5.86GT/s E5649 2.53GHz Standard 1333MT/s 5.86GT/s L5640 2.26GHz 1066MT/s 5.86GT/s Voltage X5667 3.06GHz Advanced 1333MT/s 6.4GT/s PowerEdge M710HD Technical Guide... -
Page 21: Processor Installation
Basic LV 800MT/s 4.8GT/s E5503 2.0GHz Basic 800MT/s 4.8GT/s 6.4 Processor Installation For instructions on installing a processor on the PowerEdge M710HD, see the Processors section in the Dell PowerEdge Modular Systems Hardware Owner’s Manual on Support.Dell.com/Manuals. PowerEdge M710HD Technical Guide... -
Page 22: Memory
7.1 Overview The Dell™ PowerEdge™ M710HD uses DDR3 memory providing a high performance, high-speed memory interface capable of low latency response and high throughput. The PowerEdge M710HD supports registered ECC DDR3 DIMMs (RDIMM) as well as the low-voltage RDIMMs. The DDR3 memory interface consists of three channels, with up to three RDIMMs per channel for single/dual rank, and up to two RDIMMs per channel for quad rank. -
Page 23: Dimms Supported
DIMM farthest from the processor (DIMM1). Population order is identified by silkscreen and a label. The order is dependent on the memory configuration used. For detailed information, see the System Memory section of the Dell PowerEdge Modular Systems Hardware Owner’s Manual on Support.Dell.com/Manuals. -
Page 24: Table 7. Memory Populations And Maximum Frequency
Mixing SR, DR, QR Reg. DDR3 800, 1066, SR or DR 1333 Reg. DDR3 800, 1066 QR only Reg. DDR3 800, 1066, Mixing SR, DR 1333 Reg. DDR3 Mixing SR, DR, QR Reg. DDR3 Mixing SR, DR PowerEdge M710HD Technical Guide... -
Page 25: Chipset
Dell 8 Chipset 8.1 Overview ® The Dell™ PowerEdge™ M710HD planar incorporates the Intel 5520 chipset for I/O and processor ® interfacing which was designed to support Intel Xeon Processor 5500 and 5600 series, QuickPath Interconnect, and PCIe Gen2. 8.2 I/O Hub The M710HD system board uses the Intel 5520 chipset 36D I/O Hub (IOH) to provide a link between the processor(s) and I/O components. -
Page 26: Intel I/O Controller Hub 9
The Direct Media Interface (DMI) connects the Boxboro‐EX Legacy IOH with the Intel I/O Controller Hub (ICH). The DMI is equivalent to a x4 PCIe Gen1 link with a transfer rate of 1 GB/s in each direction. 8.8 PCIe Mezzanine Connectors The M710HD supports two x8 PCIe Gen2 mezzanine connectors. PowerEdge M710HD Technical Guide... -
Page 27: Bios
Dell 9 BIOS 9.1 Overview The Dell™ PowerEdge™ M710HD BIOS is based on the Dell BIOS core, and supports the following features: Intel Xeon processor 5500 and 5600 series 2S support ® ® Simultaneous Multi-Threading (SMT) support ... -
Page 28: Embedded Lan On Motherboard
Dell 10 Embedded LAN on Motherboard 10.1 Overview The Dell™ PowerEdge™ M710HD supports the following network daughtercards: ® 4 x 1GbE Dual Broadcom BCM5709S 2 x 10GbE Broadcom BCM57712-k 10.2 Broadcom BCM5709S The BCM5709S provides a complete single-chip dual-port Gigabit Ethernet network controller with TCP Offload Engine (TOE) and iSCSI Offload Engine (iSOE) support is available on the M710HD. -
Page 29: O Mezzanine Cards
Dell 11 I/O Mezzanine Cards The Dell™ PowerEdge™ M710HD has two PCIe x8 Gen2 mezzanine slots. Installation of mezzanine cards requires an M1000e I/O module (IOM) of the same fabric technology to be installed in the corresponding fabric slot of the mezzanine to support data flow through that fabric slot. See the PowerEdge M1000e Technical Guide for information on IOM options. -
Page 30: Storage
Dell 12 Storage 12.1 Drives The Dell™ PowerEdge™ M710HD supports up to two hot-pluggable 2.5‖ SAS or SSD hard drives. See Table 9 for information on supported hard drives. For the most up-to-date information on supported hard drives, visit Dell.com. -
Page 31: Perc H200 Hba
In addition to SAS hard disk drive (HDD) support, the M710HD PERC H200 also offers support for solid state drives (SSDs). The M710HD H200 controller does not support mixing SSDs and SAS HDDs in a RAID volume. PowerEdge M710HD Technical Guide... -
Page 32: Raid Configurations
PATA (IDE) optical drives are not supported. 12.8 External Storage A number of external storage options are available using the appropriate IOMs in the M1000e chassis and mezzanine card(s) in the M710HD blade. See Dell.com/Storage for more information. PowerEdge M710HD Technical Guide... -
Page 33: Video
Dell 13 Video The Dell™ PowerEdge™ M710HD 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. -
Page 34: Rack Information
Dell 14 Rack Information For information on rack and cable accessories for the Dell™ PowerEdge™ M710HD, see the latest options on Dell.com. PowerEdge M710HD Technical Guide... -
Page 35: Operating Systems
Dell 15 Operating Systems The Dell™ PowerEdge™ M710HD is designed to meet the MSFT WinLogo 3.0 design specifications. For the most up-to-date information, see the Operating System Support Matrix for Dell PowerEdge Systems on Dell.com. PowerEdge M710HD Technical Guide... -
Page 36: Virtualization
Virtualization platforms supported by OpenManage 16.2 Advanced Infrastructure Manager by Scalent Dell Advanced Infrastructure Manager (AIM) allows IT organizations to manage networking, storage, and servers (as well as server workloads) that can be dynamically reconfigured and deployed to meet the changing needs of today’s data center environment. Specifically, AIM provides IT professionals the ability to: •... -
Page 37: Systems Management
IT assets. Combining Dell™ PowerEdge™ servers with a wide selection of Dell developed systems management solutions gives you choice and flexibility, so you can simplify and save in IT environments of any size. To help you meet your server management demands, Dell offers Dell OpenManage™ systems management solutions for: •... -
Page 38: Embedded Server Management
Lifecycle Controller enables pre-OS server deployment, OS installation, platform updates, platform configuration, and diagnostics capabilities. Dell Unified Server Configurator (USC) is a graphical user interface (GUI) that aids in local server provisioning in a pre-OS environment. To access the Unified Server Configurator, press the <F10> key within 10 seconds of the Dell logo appearance during the system boot process. -
Page 39: Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller
17.7 iDRAC6 Enterprise with Virtual Flash Media The iDRAC6 Enterprise can be upgraded by adding the virtual flash (vFlash) media card. This is an 8 GB Dell-branded SD card that enables a persistent 256 MB virtual flash partition. The vFlash media delivers the following key features: ... - Page 40 Serial-over-LAN Virtual media Virtual console Virtual console sharing Virtual flash Monitoring Sensor Monitoring and Alerting Real-time Power Monitoring Real-time Power PowerEdge M710HD Technical Guide...
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Page 41: Chassis Management Controller
System Event Log RAC Log Trace Log 17.8 Chassis Management Controller For more information about the chassis management controller (CMC) for the PowerEdge M710HD, see the PowerEdge M1000e Technical Guide. PowerEdge M710HD Technical Guide... -
Page 42: Usb Peripherals
Dell 18 USB Peripherals The Dell™ PowerEdge™ M710HD provides an internal USB connector for a USB flash memory key. The USB memory key can be used as a boot device, security key, or mass storage device. PowerEdge M710HD Technical Guide... -
Page 43: Appendix A. Statement Of Volatility
Non-volatile components continue to retain their data even after the power has been removed from the component. Dell PowerEdge blades may contain hard disk drives that retain customer data after the system is powered off. Data should be removed from these hard disk drives using locally approved methods before they are removed from a secured environment. - Page 44 Size 64Mb Type Flash Purpose H200 Firmware Can user programs or operating system write data to it during normal operation? Does it retain data when powered off? How is data input to this memory? Host controller PowerEdge M710HD Technical Guide...
- Page 45 CPLD image) How is data input to this memory? By way of specialized programming utilities used in the factory and possibly for field updates How is this memory write protected? Software control PowerEdge M710HD Technical Guide...
- Page 46 Can user programs or operating system write data to it during normal operation? How is data input to this memory? Flashed in the factory or using Dell flash utility. Also written to by the iDRAC6 Enterprise controller to make Life Cycle Log (LCL) entries.
- Page 47 Can user programs or operating system write data to it during normal operation? How is data input to this memory? USB: Special Dell utility required for programming How is this memory write protected? Software protected iDRAC6 Enterprise Card SPI Flash...
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Page 48: Appendix B. Certifications
OTAN – CKT Kenya KEBS Kuwait KUCAS Mexico NYCE or NOM Moldova INSM Nigeria SONCAP Norway NEMKO Russia GOST Saudi Arabia KSA ICCP South Africa NRCS Taiwan BSMI UKRTEST or Ukraine UKRSERTCOMPUTER United States NRTL Uzbekistan PowerEdge M710HD Technical Guide... -
Page 49: B 3. Electromagnetic Compatibility
The product has been certified and bears the Mark, as applicable, of the Ergonomics, Acoustics and Hygienics authorities as indicated in Table 19. Ergonomics, Acoustics and Hygienics Table 19. Country/Region Authority or Mark Belarus BELLIS Germany Russia GOST PowerEdge M710HD Technical Guide... -
Page 50: Industry Standards
Dell Appendix C. Industry Standards The Dell™ PowerEdge™ M710HD conforms to the industry standards shown in Table 20. Industry Standards Table 20. Standard URL for Information and Specifications ACPI http://www.acpi.info/ Advance Configuration and Power Interface Specification, v2.0c Energy Star http://www.energystar.gov/index.cfm?c=archives.enterprise _servers EPA Version 1.0 of the... - Page 51 Dell Standard URL for Information and Specifications http://www.usb.org/developers/docs/ Universal Serial Bus Specification, Rev. 2.0 ® ® Microsoft Windows Logo http://www.microsoft.com/whdc/winlogo/hwrequirements. Windows Logo Program System mspx and Device Requirements, v3.10 PowerEdge M710HD Technical Guide...