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PCIe expansion
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  • Page 1 PowerEdge M610x Technical Guide PCIe expansion capabilities in the PowerEdge M610x bring a new dimension of flexibility and performance to the Dell M-Series.
  • Page 2 Dell disclaims proprietary interest in the marks and names of others. ©Copyright 2012 Dell Inc. All rights reserved. Reproduction or translation of any part of this work beyond that permitted by U.S. copyright laws without the written permission of Dell Inc. is unlawful and strictly forbidden.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Direct Media Interface ................25 8.2.4 I/O Controller Hub 9 ................25 8.2.5 PCI Express Mezzanine Connectors ............26 BIOS ......................27 Overview ....................27 Supported ACPI States ................. 27 Embedded NICs/LAN on Motherboard ..............28 Dell PowerEdge M610x Technical Guide...
  • Page 4 Server Management ..................37 17.3 Embedded Server Management ..............38 17.4 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 (vFlash) Media ..........39 17.8 Chassis Management Controller (CMC) ..............
  • Page 5 Unified Server Configurator Features and Description......... 38 Table 10. Features List for Base Management Functionality, iDRAC, and vFlash Media ....39 Table 11. PowerEdge M610x Statement of Volatility............43 Table 12. Product Safety Certifications ..............49 Table 13. Electromagnetic Compatibility Certifications ........... 50 Table 14.

  • Page 6: Product Comparison

    Dell™ PowerEdge™ M610x allows you to efficiently run applications, consolidate your data center, and simplify data management. The PowerEdge M610x enables you to incorporate a vast array of PCIe-based products into the blade chassis framework with enough power and cooling to efficiently deploy even the most feature-rich, expansion-card-based solutions.

  • Page 7: Product Comparison

    Dell 1.2 Product Comparison Table 1 compares the PowerEdge M610x blade server to the PowerEdge M610x, M710HD, and M710 servers. Product Comparisons Table 1. M610x M610 M710HD M710 Description Special purpose General purpose General purpose General purpose half-height 2S half-height 2S...
  • Page 8 Yes, except in China where TCM is the standard ® 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. Dell PowerEdge M610x Technical Guide...

  • Page 9: Key Technologies

    2 Key Technologies 2.1 Overview The Dell™ PowerEdge™ M610x offers you expandability. The M610x is a half-height blade (based on the M610 server technology) and PCIe card expansion module within a PowerEdge M1000e full-height blade enclosure that provides the capability to use standard PCIe cards. Similar to the PowerEdge M610, the PowerEdge M610x features: ®...

  • Page 10: System Information

    Dell 3 System Information Table 2 summarizes the product features for the Dell™ PowerEdge™ M610x. For the latest information on supported features, visit Dell.com. Product Features Table 2. Feature Technical Specifications ® ® Intel Xeon processor 5500 and 5600 series...
  • Page 11 ® Fusion-io 1.28TB ioDrive Duo PCIe solid SAS/PERC Options: state storage card Dell H800 PERC dual-port 6 Gb/s SAS RAID controller with up to 512MB cache Dell SAS6E HBA dual-port 6 Gb/s SAS HBA ® Microsoft Windows Server 2012 ®...
  • 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...

  • Page 13: Mechanical

    The M610x server occupies two slots in the M1000e rack chassis for a maximum of eight blades in one M1000e chassis. It can be mixed with other existing Dell blades and is designed to mix with possible future half- and full-height double-wide blades. Some highlights are: ...

  • Page 14: Internal Module View

    Dell 4.3 Internal Module View A view of the internal module is shown in Figure 2. See the Opening and Closing the Blade in the Dell PowerEdge Modular Systems Hardware Owner’s Manual on Support.Dell.com/Manuals for more information. Internal View Figure 2.

  • Page 15: Field Replaceable Units

    Dell part number, part revision level, and serial number. 4.11 User Accessible Jumpers, Sockets, and Connectors For information, see the System Board Information chapter in the Dell PowerEdge Modular Systems Hardware Owner’s Manual on Support.Dell.com/Manuals. Dell PowerEdge M610x Technical Guide...

  • Page 16: Power, Thermal, Acoustic

    5.2 Power Efficiency One of the main features of blade servers is enhanced power efficiency. The Dell™ PowerEdge™ M610x achieves higher power efficiency by implementing the following features: • User-configurable power options through the M1000e Chassis Management Controller (CMC) (see the M1000e documentation online at Support.Dell.com...

  • Page 17: Acoustics

    Dell Thermal specifications for the PowerEdge M610x are detailed in Table 3 along with other important operating and storage information. Operating and Storage Specifications Table 3. Temperature Operating to 35 C (50 to 95 F) with a maximum temperature gradation of...

  • Page 18: Table 4. Acoustical Performance Of M1000E Chassis With Four M610X Blades Installed

    Dell Table 4 shows the acoustical performance for a typical configuration of the M1000e chassis with four PowerEdge M610x blade servers installed. Acoustical performance varies with hardware configurations. Acoustical Performance of M1000e Chassis with Four M610x Blades Installed Table 4.

  • Page 19: Processors

    Core™ micro-architecture and Intel 64 architecture for flexibility in 64-bit and 32-bit applications and operating systems and use a 1366-contact Flip-Chip Land Grid Array (FC-LGA) package that plugs into a surface-mount socket. The Dell™ PowerEdge™ M610x provides support for up to two processors. 6.2 Features Key features of the Intel Xeon processor 5500 series include: •...

  • Page 20: Supported Processors

    6.4 GT/s 1333 MT/s X5650 2.66 GHz 95 W 12 M 6.4 GT/s L5640 2.26 GHz 60 W 12 M 1066 MT/s 5.86 GT/s E5649 2.53 GHz 80 W 12 M 1333 MT/s 5.86 GT/s Dell PowerEdge M610x Technical Guide...

  • Page 21: Processor Installation

    4.8 GT/s E5503 2.0 GHz 80 W 800 MT/s 4.8 GT/s 6.4 Processor Installation See the Processors section in the Installing Blade Components chapter in the Dell PowerEdge Modular Systems Hardware Owner’s Manual on Support.Dell.com/Manuals. Dell PowerEdge M610x Technical Guide...

  • Page 22: Memory

    7 Memory 7.1 Overview The Dell™ PowerEdge™ M610x uses DDR3 memory providing a high-performance, high-speed memory interface capable of low latency response and high throughput. The M610x supports Registered ECC DDR3 DIMMs (RDIMM) as well as the low-voltage RDIMMs and Unbuffered ECC DDR3 DIMMs (UDIMM).

  • Page 23: Memory Features

    Dell 7.3 Memory Features Key features of the Dell™ PowerEdge™ M610x memory system include: • Registered (RDIMM) and Unbuffered (UDIMM) ECC DDR3 technology • Each channel carries 64 data and eight ECC bits • Support for up to 192 GB of RDIMM memory (with twelve 16 GB RDIMMs) •...

  • Page 24: Table 7. Maximum Supported Memory Frequencies

        —    —    —       RDIMM                Dell PowerEdge M610x Technical Guide...

  • Page 25: Chipset

    8 Chipset 8.1 Overview The Dell™ PowerEdge™ M610x system board incorporates the Intel 5500 chipset for I/O and processor interfacing which was designed to support Intel Xeon Processor 5500 and 5600 Series, QuickPath Interconnect, DDR3 memory technology, and PCI Express Generation 2. The chipset consists of the I/O Hub (IOH) and Intel I/O Controller Hub 9 (ICH9).

  • Page 26: Pci Express Mezzanine Connectors

    Serial Peripheral Interface (SPI) support for up to two devices (The M610x BIOS is connected to the ICH9 using SPI.) 8.2.5 PCI Express Mezzanine Connectors The Planar Mezzanine connectors provide connection to the Mezzanine I/F Card. Dell PowerEdge M610x Technical Guide...

  • Page 27: Bios

    Dell 9 BIOS 9.1 Overview The M610x 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  CPU Turbo Mode support ...

  • Page 28: Embedded Nics/Lan On Motherboard

    Dell 10 Embedded NICs/LAN on Motherboard ® Two embedded Broadcom 5709S dual-port LAN controllers are on the Dell™ PowerEdge™ M610x planar as independent Gigabit Ethernet interface devices. The following information details the features of the LAN devices: • x4 PCI Express Gen2 capable interface •...

  • Page 29: O Mezzanine Card Options

    General-purpose acceleration provides performance boosts for many applications in energy exploration, science, and financial services and is commonly found in a high-performance computing (HPC) environment. Dell PowerEdge M610x Technical Guide...

  • Page 30: Fusion-Io Cards

    Integrate with servers at the system bus and kernel level, creating a new Flash memory tier  Accelerate applications, improves response times, and boosts efficiency  Reduce storage latencies and eliminates I/O bottlenecks  Deliver the performance of thousands of disk drives in a single server Dell PowerEdge M610x Technical Guide...

  • Page 31: Storage

    12 Storage 12.1 Overview All enterprise-class 2.5‖ storage drives sold by Dell are qualified, including those that offer Self Encrypting Drive functionality as well as the 6 Gb SAS drives. All storage drives used with the PERC H700 must be purchased from Dell.

  • Page 32: Raid Cards

    Optical drives are optional in all M610x systems and connect to the blade through the front USB interface. The following internal slim-line drives are available on M610x: DVD-ROM and DVD+RW. PATA (IDE) optical drives are not supported. Dell PowerEdge M610x Technical Guide...

  • Page 33: Video

    Dell 13 Video The Dell™ PowerEdge™ M610x 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 with 8 MB of cache. 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™ M610x, see the PowerEdge M1000e Technical Guide and the M1000e Rack and Cable Advisor Tool. Dell PowerEdge M610x Technical Guide...

  • Page 35: Operating Systems

    Dell 15 Operating Systems The Dell™ PowerEdge™ M610x 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. Dell PowerEdge M610x Technical Guide...

  • Page 36: Virtualization

    Dell 16 Virtualization 16.1 Resources The Dell™ Support site has extensive information designed to help you configure virtualization software with PowerEdge servers. For more information, visit the following sites:  Dell Virtualization Solution Advisor: Advisement for configuring a complete virtualization solution.

  • 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 (vFlash) Media The iDRAC6 Enterprise can be upgraded by adding the 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 Virtual console     Virtual console sharing Virtual flash  Monitoring Sensor Monitoring and Alerting    Real-time Power Monitoring   Real-time Power Graphing     Historical Power Counters Dell PowerEdge M610x Technical Guide...

  • Page 41: Chassis Management Controller (Cmc)

    Base Management Feature Functionality iDRAC6 Enterprise vFlash Media Logging Features    System Event Log RAC Log   Trace Log   17.8 Chassis Management Controller (CMC) See the PowerEdge M1000e Technical Guide. Dell PowerEdge M610x Technical Guide...

  • Page 42: Peripherals

    Dell 18 Peripherals 18.1 USB Peripherals The Dell™ PowerEdge™ M610x supports the following USB devices: • DVD (bootable; requires two USB ports) • USB Key (bootable) • Keyboard (only one USB keyboard is supported) • Mouse (only one USB mouse is supported) 18.2 External Storage...

  • Page 43: 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 Programmable Logic Device Purpose Provide blade power sequencing and other blade control logic Can user programs or operating system write Yes; customer can use DOS program to update data to it during normal operation? CPLD image Dell PowerEdge M610x Technical Guide...
  • Page 45 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 46 Stores system configuration information (system type, board PPID information, etc.) Can user programs or operating system write No; a special (not available to customers) DOS data to it during normal operation? utility is needed to flash the application code Dell PowerEdge M610x Technical Guide...
  • Page 47 Yes; customer can use DOS program to update data to it during normal operation? CPLD image How is data input to this memory? By way of specializing programming utilities used in the factory and possibly for field updates Dell PowerEdge M610x Technical Guide...
  • Page 48 Dell How is this memory write protected? Software control Dell PowerEdge M610x Technical Guide...

  • Page 49: 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 Dell PowerEdge M610x Technical Guide...

  • Page 50: 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 15. Ergonomics, Acoustics and Hygienics Table 15. Country/Region Authority or Mark Belarus BELLIS Germany Russia GOST Dell PowerEdge M610x Technical Guide...

  • Page 51: Appendix C. Industry Standards

    Dell Appendix C. Industry Standards The Dell™ PowerEdge™ M610x conforms to the industry standards shown in Table 16. Industry Standards Table 16. 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 52 URL for Information and Specifications UEFI http://www.uefi.org/specs/ Unified Extensible Firmware Interface Specification, v2.1 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 Dell PowerEdge M610x Technical Guide...

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