Section 1. System Overview; Overview / Description; Product Features Summary - Dell POWEREDGE R710 Series Technical Manualbook

Dell™ PowerEdge™ R710 Technical Guidebook
strategic technology usage. Secure, efficient, 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.

sectiOn 1. system OveRvieW

a. Overview / Description
The PowerEdge R710 will lead Dell's 11th Generation PowerEdge portfolio in key areas of differentiation,
primarily:
• V irtualization
• P ower, thermal, efficiency
• S ystems management, and usability
b. Product features summary
featuRe
Processor
Front Side Bus
# Procs
# Cores
L2/L3 Cache
Chipset
DIMMs/Speed
Min/Max RAM
HD Bays
HD Types
Ext Drive Bay(s)
Int. HD Controller
Opt. HD Controller
BIOS
Video
Availability
Server
Management
I/O Slots
Details
Nehalem EP
Intel QuickPath Interconnect (QPI) @ maximum 6.GT/s
®
2S
4 cores
4MB and 8MB
Tylersberg
18 RDIMM or UDIMM DDR3 (9 per processor)
1GB – 144GB
Internal hard drive bay and hot-plug backplane
Up to six 3.5" SAS or SATA drives without optional flex bay OR
Up to eight 2.5" SAS or SATA drives with optional flex bay
SAS, SATA, Near-line SAS, and SSD
Optional flex-bay expansion to support a half-height TBU
PERC 6i and SAS 6/iR
Based on the Matrox G200 w/iDRAC
Two x8 and two x4 PCIe Gen2 slots or One x16 PCIe slot and two x4 PCIe Gen2
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