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- Page 1 PowerEdge T710 Technical Guidebook DELL POWEREDGE T710 TECHNICAL GUIDEBOOK INSIDE THE POWEREDGE T710 Dell...
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Page 2: Table Of Contents
2.2.5 16-Drive Active Backplane ....................3 2.2.6 Next Generation Broadcom 5709C LOMs ................. 4 2.2.7 Next generation Dell Embedded Server Management ............4 System Overview ..........................4 Overview/Description ........................ 4 T710 Product Features Summary ..................... 5 Mechanical ............................6 Chassis Description ........................6 Dimensions and Weight ...................... - Page 3 Storage Card Support Matrix ....................33 14.5 Available Drives ........................34 14.6 RAID Configurations ....................... 35 14.7 Internal Storage Controllers ....................42 14.8 LED Indicators ......................... 42 14.9 Optical Drives .......................... 42 14.10 Tape Drives ..........................42 Video ............................... 42 Dell...
- Page 4 Embedded Server Management ..................... 48 20.4 Lifecycle Controller and Unified Server Configurator .............. 48 20.5 Optional iDRAC Express ......................49 20.6 iDRAC6 Enterprise ........................49 Peripherals ............................51 21.1 USB peripherals ........................51 21.2 External Storage ........................51 Packaging Options .......................... 51 Dell...
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Page 5: Product Comparison
PowerEdge T710 Technical Guidebook Product Comparison Overview The PowerEdge T710 is the flagship of the Dell tower servers positioned above the PowerEdge T610 and replacing the PowerEdge 2900III. Table 1 shows a comparison between these versions. Table 1. Comparison of T710 to PE2900-III and T610... -
Page 6: New Technologies
Storage solutions solutions New Technologies Overview/Description The T710 utilizes the following new technologies common to other Dell 11G servers: • Intel Xeon 5520 Series processors New architecture with memory controller within each processor Dual and quad core Intel turbo mode allows increased processor speed... -
Page 7: Intel 5520 Chipset
(up to 18 DIMMs per two-socket platform). See Section 9 “Memory”. 2.2.5 16-Drive Active Backplane T710 includes an optional 16-drive active backplane that allows one controller to address all 16 drives. Section 14.3 “2.5” X16 HDD BACKPLANE”. DELL... -
Page 8: Next Generation Broadcom 5709C Loms
12 “Embedded NICs/LAN on Motherboard (LOM)”. 2.2.7 Next generation Dell Embedded Server Management The chart below shows the components of the new embedded server management capability. As a 700-series enterprise product, T710 comes standard with BMC and iDRAC Express. The iDRAC Express hosts the Lifecycle Controller and Unified Server Configurator. -
Page 9: T710 Product Features Summary
Int. HD Controller None Opt. HD Controller Perc 6/i or SAS 6/iR in dedicated storage slot BIOS Dell BIOS core 11G implementation. See Section 11 “BIOS”. Video Integrated Matrox G200 with iDRAC6 Availability Hot swap HDD, hot swap redundant power supplies, hot swap redundant fans Server Mgt. -
Page 10: Mechanical
Chassis 5U rackable tower Mechanical Chassis Description The T710 system uses a tower or rack mount 5U chassis. It is classified by Dell as a rackable tower, meaning it is optimized for tower operation Dimensions and Weight Figure 3. T710 Dimensions Table 3. -
Page 11: Front Panel View And Features
Front Panel View and Features Peripheral Control Panel and LCD Bays, 2HH Front USB (2) Figure 4. Front Panel View and Features Back Panel View and Features PCIe Slots LOMs iDRAC Enterprise Figure 5. Back Panel View and Features DELL... -
Page 12: Power Supply Indicators
• Fault of any kind – solid amber LED • DC enable applied – solid green LED (no change from AC applied) Side Views and Features Figure 6. Side Views and Features Figure 7. Fold-out Feet Add Additional Stability DELL... -
Page 13: Internal Chassis Views
The T710 Rack Kit has rack installation components, such as rails. The rack installation components consist of sliding rack mount rails with the latest generation Cable Management Arm (CMA). T710 features slam latches to offer easier removal from the rack. DELL... -
Page 14: Rack View
Nothing should be mounted or placed behind the chassis that would restrict airflow from exiting the system. Only Dell approved CMAs can be placed behind the chassis. All other objects should be located at least 24” away from the rear of the chassis. -
Page 15: Control Panel/Lcd
Placement of non-redundant fans must be at the rearmost section of the shroud. Do not operate the system without the cooling shroud installed. 4.11 Control Panel/LCD The system control panel is located on the front of the system chassis to provide user access to buttons, display, and I/O interfaces. Figure 13. Control Panel/LCD View DELL... -
Page 16: Cover Latch
4.11.2 Bezel A metal bezel is mounted to the chassis front to provide the Dell ID. A lock on the bezel prevents un- authorized access to system HDD(s). System status (via the LCD) is viewable when the bezel is installed. -
Page 17: Hard Drive
4.11.7 Secure Mode BIOS has the ability to enter a secure boot mode via Setup. This mode includes the option to lock out the power and NMI switches on the control panel or set up a system password. DELL... -
Page 18: Persistent Storage
• Deployment OS WinPE (200 MB): storage space to hold Windows Pre-installation Environment • Driver Store (150 MB): holds all files required for OS deployment. • iDRAC firmware (120 MB): holds the two most recent versions of iDRAC firmware DELL... -
Page 19: Sd Module (Unmanaged Internal Persistent Storage)
The optional Internal SD module is a dedicated port for an SD flash card for embedded Hypervisor for virtualization. The SD flash card contains a bootable OS image for virtualized platforms. Figure 17. T710 SD Module Figure 18. SD Diagram DELL... -
Page 20: Usb Key (Unmanaged Internal Persistent Storage)
Hot swap HDD and SSD, fans, and power supplies are the primary field replaceable units on T710. The planar contains a serial EEPROM to store FRU information including Dell part number, part revision level, and serial number. The Advanced Management Enablement Adapter (AMEA) contains a FRU EEPROM. -
Page 21: Power Supply Specifications
PMBus. Power is soft-switched, allowing power cycling via a switch on the front of the system enclosure or via software control (through server management functions). The power system is compatible with industry standards, such as ACPI and the Microsoft Windows Server H/W Design Guide. DELL... -
Page 22: Power Efficiency
20% Loading 50% Loading 100% Loading One of the main features of the latest family of Dell servers is enhanced power efficiency. T710 achieves higher power efficiency by implementing the following features: • User-selectable power cap (subsystems will throttle to maintain the specified power cap) •... -
Page 23: Environmental Specifications
Square wave shock on all six sides of 27 G with velocity change @ 235 in/sec or greater Altitude Operating -16 to 3048 m (-50 to 10,000 ft) Note: For altitudes above 2950 feet, the maximum operating temperature is de-rated 1°F/550 ft. Storage -16 to 10,600 m (-50 to 35,000 ft) DELL... -
Page 24: Maximum Input Amps
One of the sound quality metrics in the Dell specification is prominence ratio of a tone, and this is listed in the table below. - Page 25 KRPM SAS HDDs, 6x 2-GB D841D Idle tones DIMMs, 2x 1100-W Y613G Power Supplies, PERC6/i YK838 card, 2x Active Hard Disk No prominent X3959 NIC PCI cards, 1xDVD Drive Drives tones at 23° C Stressed Processor, No prominent SPECPower at tones 50% loading DELL...
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Page 26: Block Diagram
LGA) package that plugs into a surface mount socket. Table 8. Intel Xeon 5500 Series Features Intel Xeon 5500 series Features Two-Socket Processor 32 KB instruction 32 KB data Cache size 4 or 8 MB (shared) Multi-processor support 1-2 CPUs Package LGA1366 DELL... -
Page 27: Features
Demand-based switching for active CPU power management as well as support for ACPI P- States, C-States, and T-States Supported Processors All processors are branded as Intel Xeon and a 256K L2 cache per core. Please go to Dell.com or contact your Dell representative for the most up-to-date offering. Table 9. -
Page 28: Processor Configurations
RAS (reliability, availability, service) features. All three channels must be populated identically. Maximum memory bus speed is 800 MHz • Two channels (CH 2 and CH 1) are populated identically per CPU; third channel is unused. DELL... -
Page 29: Slots/Risers
• Single DIMM configuration only with 1 GB DIMM at socket DIMM A1 • Support ODT (On Die Termination) • Clock gating (CKE) to conserve power when DIMMs are not accessed • DIMMs enter a low power self-refresh mode DELL... -
Page 30: Memory Population
For Quad Rank DIMMs mixed with Single or Dual Rank DIMMs, the QR DIMM needs to be in the slot with the white ejection tabs (the first DIMM slot in each channel). There is no requirement for the order of SR and DR DIMMs. DELL... -
Page 31: Mirroring
South Bridge. The IOH supports a special mode to work with DP processors that allow two IOHs to appear as a single IOH to the processors in the system. This mode results in special behavior in the link and protocol DELL... -
Page 32: Intel Quickpath Architecture
I/O interrupt controller • SMBus 2.0 controller • Low-Pin Count (LPC) interface to Super I/O, Trusted Platform Module (TPM), and SuperVU • Serial Peripheral Interface (SPI) support for up to two devices T710 BIOS is connected to the ICH using SPI DELL... -
Page 33: Super I/O Controller
The LPC47M534 is a plug and play compatible device that interfaces directly to the ICH through an embedded LPC bus. BIOS 11.1 Overview The T710 BIOS is based on the Dell BIOS core and supports: • IA-32 Intel 5500 Two-Socket Support •... -
Page 34: O Slots
T710 provides +12V, +3.3V, and +3.3Vaux in accordance with Power Supply Rail Requirements • x16 slot is not compliant with the PCI Express x16 Graphics 150W-ATX Specification • x16 cards must be compliant with the PCI Express Card Electromechanical Specification Rev DELL... -
Page 35: Available Pcie Cards
55°C as defined in the Dell PCI Environmental Spec and the PCI Express Card Electromechanical Spec. T710 provides a minimum transverse air velocity of x LFM (linear feet per minute) to the x16 card. -
Page 36: Boot Order
LED indicators per slot, two Mini-SAS cable connectors for connecting the backplane to the integrated SAS 6/iR or PERC 6/i, a 10-pin planar signal connector, and an 8-pin PDB power connector. SAS 6/iR is only supported on the 3.5” HDD backplane. DELL... -
Page 37: X8 Hdd Backplane
Backplane SAS 6/iR Storage x4 int Storage Yes – Max 1 0, 1 Integrated slot x4 int (No tape or SAS HBA SSD support) SAS/SATA SAS 5/iR Internal SAS PCIe Yes – Max 1 x4 int Adapter Tape slot DELL... -
Page 38: Available Drives
SATA HDD 3.5” 750 GB 7.2 k SATA HDD 3.5” 1000 GB 7.2 k SATA HDD 3.5” 500 GB 7.2 k NL SAS HDD 3.5” 750 GB 7.2 k NL SAS HDD 3.5” 1000 GB 7.2 k NL SAS HDD DELL... -
Page 39: Raid Configurations
Integrated SAS/SATA 3.5” = 1 3.5” = 8 3.5” = 3 3.5” = 8 RAID No RAID (SAS 6/iR) 2.5” SSD = not valid 2.5” SSD = not valid 2.5” SSD = not valid 2.5” SSD = not valid DELL... - Page 40 Integrated SSD/SAS/SATA SAS/SATA - RAID MSSR6 RAID 6 (PERC 6/i) 3.5” = 4 3.5” = 8 2.5” = 4 2.5” = 16/8 Integrated SSD/SAS/SATA SAS/SATA - RAID MSSR10 RAID 10 (PERC 6/i ) 3.5” = 4 3.5” = 8 DELL...
- Page 41 3.5” = 2 + 3 3.5” = 2+ 6 2.5” = not valid 2.5”= not 3.5” = 3 SAS/SATA – No Integrated SAS/SATA No valid MSS-X – – RAID RAID (SAS 6/iR) 2.5” = not valid 3.5”=6 3.5” = 2+2 DELL...
- Page 42 2.5” = 2 + 2 1/RAID 1 (PERC 6/i) RAID – – SSD/SAS - RAID MSSR1R1-X 2.5” = 2 + 2 1 set is SSD, second RAID 3.5” = 2 + 2 3.5” = 2 + 2 1 set is SAS DELL...
- Page 43 2.5” = 4 + 6 Integrated SSD/SAS RAID 10/RAID 50 (PERC 6/i) 2.5” = 8 + 8 – – SSD/SAS - RAID MSSR10R50-X RAID 10 set is SSD, RAID 3.5” = not valid 3.5” = not 50 set is SAS valid DELL...
- Page 44 2.5” = 2 + 2 + 12 – – MSSR1R1R5-X SATA RAID 3.5” = 2 + 2 + 3 RAID 1 set is SSD, second 3.5” = 2 + 2 + 4 RAID 1 set is SAS, RAID 5 set is SATA DELL...
- Page 45 RAID 10/RAID 1/RAID 5 (PERC 6/i) SSD/SAS/ MSSR10R1R5- – – 2.5” = 4 + 2 + 10 SATA RAID RAID 10 set is SSD, RAID 1 set is SAS, RAID 5 set is 3.5” = not valid SATA 3.5” = not valid DELL...
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Page 46: Internal Storage Controllers
Video 15.1 Overview The T710 system Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller (iDRAC6) incorporates an integrated video subsystem, connected to the 32-bit PCI interface of the ICH. This logic is based on the Matrox G200. The device only supports 2D graphics. -
Page 47: Audio
CMA. 17.3 Rack Configuration In the rack configuration, the top painted panel is removed and two ears are bolted to the chassis. The ears contain the slam latches that engage the rail latches. DELL... -
Page 48: Rails
Figure 23. T710 Sliding ReadyRails • Support for tool-less installation in 19” CEA-310-E compliant square hole 4-post racks including: • Support for Dell Clydesdale Racks (4220, 2420) • Support for Dell R2K Racks (4210, 2410) • Support for Dell Marconi Racks (4200, 2400) •... -
Page 49: Operating Systems
Square-hole rack adjustment range: 692-756 mm • Round-hole rack adjustment range: 678-749 mm Operating Systems 18.1 Overview T710 supports all major enterprise server operating systems consistent with the Dell 11G server portfolio. 18.2 Operating Systems Supported Table 18. Microsoft Operating System... -
Page 50: Virtualization
T710 has a primary mission as a virtualization platform for remote locations. Accordingly, the T710 supports all major virtualization options available from Dell, including VMware, Citrix XenServer and Microsoft Hyper-V Server. Embedded options are available for VMware and Citrix XenServer. -
Page 51: Systems Management
Systems Management 20.1 Overview/Description Dell aims on delivering open, flexible, and integrated solutions that help you reduce the complexity of managing disparate IT assets by building comprehensive IT management solutions. Combining Dell PowerEdge Servers with a wide selection of Dell-developed management solutions gives you choice and flexibility, so you can simplify and save in environments of any size. -
Page 52: Embedded Server Management
For servers without iDRAC Express, this utility has limited functionality and offers OS install and diagnostics capabilities only. To access the Unified Server Configurator, press the <F10> key within 10 seconds of the Dell logo’s appearance during the system boot process. Current functionality enabled by the Unified Server Configurator includes: Table 22. -
Page 53: Optional Idrac Express
Additionally, the iDRAC6 Enterprise can be upgraded by adding the vFlash Media card. This is a 1 GB Dell branded SD card that enables a persistent 256 MB virtual flash partition. In the future, vFlash will be expanded to include additional features. - Page 54 Virtual flash Monitoring Sensor Monitoring and Alerting Real-time Power Monitoring Real-time Power Graphing Historical Power Counters Logging Features System Event Log DELL...
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Page 55: Peripherals
USB Key (bootable) • Keyboard (only one USB keyboard is supported) • Mouse (only one USB mouse is supported) 21.2 External Storage Packaging Options The T710 is only available in a single system package. Multipack options are not available. DELL... - Page 56 Backplane 2.5”/3.5” PSOC Embedded Flash U_SEP Power Supply PSU Microcontroller PERC 6/i Integrated ROMB NVSRAM Config Data ROMB Firmware ROMB Cache RAM U58-61 CPLD U_CPLD SAS 6/iR Integrated SCSI Controller Configuration Data Integrated Mirroring NVSRAM AMEA SD Card J_SD U_FRU DELL...