Overview; Product Description - Dell POWEREDGE R510 Technical Manualbook

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1 Overview

1.1 Product Description

The PowerEdge™ R510 is a 2-socket, 2U high-capacity, multi-purpose rack server offering an excellent
balance of internal storage, redundancy, and value in a compact 24-inch deep chassis.
The PowerEdge R510 was developed with a purposeful design, energy-optimized options, the performance of
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the Intel Xeon 5500 series processors, DDR3 memory, and enterprise-class manageability. The PowerEdge
R510 is ideal for customers needing large amounts of internal storage capacity and/or seeking a multi-purpose
core application server such as remote sites, larger corporation departments, and small and medium
businesses.
The PowerEdge R510 was designed to meet the needs of many IT environments. Available with advanced
systems management capabilities, a short and dense 24-inch chassis, high availability and redundancy
features, cost-effective RAID options, and large amounts of internal storage capacity, the R510 can serve the
needs of small and medium businesses or corporate environments by providing an excellent platform for core
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business applications such as Microsoft SQL Server and Microsoft Exchange.
Dell delivers value by including the features you need for your specific IT environment and providing tailored
solutions based on industry standards, as well as purposeful, innovative design.
The PowerEdge R510, part of the 11th Generation PowerEdge portfolio, is built with system design
commonality and reliability. All 11th Generation servers are designed to make the user experience easier.
External ports, power supplies, LCD displays, and LED lights are in the same location as current PowerEdge
servers for familiar user experience as well as easy installation and deployment.
Robust, metal hard drive carriers and organized cabling improve component access and airflow across the
server. The PowerEdge R510's purposeful design provides quiet acoustics and an interactive LCD screen
display or LED light display positioned on the front of the server for ease of monitoring.
In addition, the R510 is also available with different chassis options. Customers can choose from a 4 hard drive
chassis or 8 hard drive chassis. These different configurations allow customers to choose the design and
feature set that is most appropriate for their IT environment.
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