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  • Page 1 PowerEdge R910 Technical Guide The Dell PowerEdge R910 is easy to deploy, manage and maintain. Designed to save customers time and money and to focus on what matters most: their people and their business.
  • Page 2 Dell, the Dell logo, PowerEdge, PowerVault, ReadyRails, and Dell OpenManage are trademarks of Dell, Inc. Citrix and XenServer are registered trademarks of Citrix Systems, Inc. and/or one or more of its subsidiaries, and may be registered in the United States Patent and Trademark Office and in other countries.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Supported Processors .................. 25 Processor Configurations ................25 Additional Processor Information ..............26 Memory ......................27 Overview ....................27 Slots and Risers ..................27 Key Features of the Memory Subsystem ............27 Memory Speed Limitations ................28 Dell PowerEdge R910 Technical Guide...
  • Page 4 Overview ....................45 16.2 Server Management ..................45 16.3 Embedded Server Management ..............46 16.4 Dell Lifecycle Controller and Unified Server Configurator ........46 16.5 Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller ............46 16.6 iDRAC Express................... 47 16.7 iDRAC6 Enterprise ..................47 16.8...
  • Page 5 Ergonomics, Acoustics and Hygienics ............... 61 Appendix C. Industry Standards ................62 Tables Table 1. Comparison of PowerEdge R910 to R710 and R810 ..........7 Table 2. Features Summary .................. 10 Table 3. Power Supply Status ................15 Table 4.

  • Page 6: Product Comparison

    Lifecycle Controller, making the management of your infrastructure easier. 1.2 Purpose-Built for Reliability The PowerEdge R910 is built for reliability through factory integration and validation. The Dell “one- touch” process is designed to ensure one person is responsible for the entire server build, resulting in greater quality control.

  • Page 7: Comparison

    Dell 1.5 Comparison A product comparison of the PowerEdge R910 to the R710 and R810 servers is detailed in Table 1. Comparison of PowerEdge R910 to R710 and R810 Table 1. Feature PowerEdge R710 PowerEdge R810 PowerEdge R910 Chipset ®...

  • Page 8: Key Technologies

    These Intel Xeon processors also feature Intel Core™ micro- architecture and Intel 64 architecture for flexibility in 64-bit and 32-bit applications and operating systems. The PowerEdge R910 implements a number of new technologies: ® ® ...

  • Page 9: Memory Controller

    DDR3 channels (up to 1333 MT/s) 2.4 Internal Dual SD Module (IDSM) The PowerEdge R910 also offers a second internal USB port dedicated for embedded hypervisor for virtualization operating systems like Citrix and VMware through a dual SD-to-USB daughter card called an Internal Dual SD Module.

  • Page 10: System Information

    Dell 3 System Information Table 2 lists a summary of features for the Dell™ PowerEdge™ R910. For the latest information on supported features, visit Dell.com. Features Summary Table 2. Feature Details ® ® Processor Intel Xeon E7-4800 and E7-8800 product family...
  • Page 11 System ID System ID switch with LED indicator at back side and LCD indication at front side 128x20 pixel LCD with controls on front panel for system ID and error messaging System ID for PowerEdge R910 is 0x02d3 Fans Redundant Cooling...
  • Page 12 For more information on the specific versions and additions, visit Dell.com/OSsupport. Systems Management Baseboard Management Controller (BMC), IPMI 2.0 compliant, Dell™ OpenManage™ featuring Dell Management Console, Unified Server Configurator, Lifecycle Controller enabled with optional iDRAC6 Express, iDRAC6 Enterprise, and vFlash media GB means 1 billion bytes and TB equals 1 trillion bytes;...

  • Page 13: Mechanical

    Dell 4 Mechanical 4.1 Chassis Description The Dell™ PowerEdge™ R910 fits in a rack mount 4U chassis. The R910 chassis brings some new features over previous generations, including:  DIMMs on memory risers  Updated industrial design including a new LCD, bezel, and hard drive carriers ...

  • Page 14: Front Panel View And Features

    The system control panel is located on the front of the system chassis to provide user access to buttons, display, and I/O interfaces. See the Front-Panel Features and Indicators section in the About Your System chapter of the PowerEdge R910 Hardware Owner’s Manual on Support.Dell.com/Manuals for more information.

  • Page 15: Back Panel View And Features

    DC Power is applied to the system Redundant power supply mismatch ↔ (when hot-plugged/swapped) See the Power Indicator Codes section in the About Your System chapter of the PowerEdge R910 Hardware Owner’s Manual on Support.Dell.com/Manuals for more information. 4.6 NIC Indicators See the NIC Indicator Codes section in the About Your System chapter of the PowerEdge R910 Hardware Owner’s Manual on...

  • Page 16: Rails And Cable Management

    Full extension of the system out of the rack to allow serviceability of key internal components  Optional cable management arm (CMA) except on racks less than 1m in depth including Dell 4200 and 2400 racks. Measurements and adjustment ranges for the rack: ...

  • Page 17: Power Off Security

    Real-Time Clock and CMOS RAM on the ICH10 chip. 4.12 Field Replaceable Units (FRU) The planar contains a serial EEPROM to store FRU information including Dell part number, part revision level, and serial number. The backplane SEP and the power supply microcontroller are also used to store FRU data.

  • Page 18: Power, Thermal, Acoustic

    1100W and 750W power supplies is not supported. R910 power supplies have embedded cooling fans and one bi-colored status LED. The PowerEdge R910 power supplies have a FRU EEPROM; FRU data is stored in the memory of the power supply microcontroller. iDRAC can update the power supply firmware over the PMBus. Power is “soft-switched,”...

  • Page 19: Power Supply System Configurations

    In the (2+2) mode, if the power supplies are evenly split across two separate grids on the AC line side, then this mode would also be considered “AC or Grid” redundant in addition to power. Dell PowerEdge R910 Technical Guide...

  • Page 20: Environmental Specifications

    Square wave shock on all six sides of 27 G with velocity change @ 235 in/sec or greater Altitude Operating -16 to 3048m (-50 to 10,000ft) Note: For altitudes above 2950 feet, the maximum operating temperature is derated 1 F/550 feet Storage -16 to 10,600m (-50 to 35,000ft) Dell PowerEdge R910 Technical Guide...

  • Page 21: Thermal

    One of the sound quality metrics in the Dell specification is prominence ratio of a tone, and this is listed in Table 7.
  • Page 22 Dell The acoustical performance for two different processor power configurations of the PowerEdge R910 are shown in Table 7. Dell PowerEdge R910 Technical Guide...

  • Page 23: Acoustical Performance

    Prominent tones: Criteria of D.6 and D.11 of ECMA-74 11th ed. (2010) are followed to determine if discrete tones are prominent. The system is placed in a rack with its bottom at 75-cm from the floor. The acoustic transducer is at front bystander position, ref ISO7779 3rd (2010), Section 8.6.2. Dell PowerEdge R910 Technical Guide...

  • Page 24: Processors

    64-bit and 32-bit applications and operating systems. The Intel Xeon processor 7500 series uses a 1567-contact Flip-Chip Land Grid Array (FC-LGA) package that plugs into a surface-mount socket (Socket-LS). The PowerEdge R910 provides support for up to four processors.

  • Page 25: Supported Processors

    IOH2 is connected to CPU2. If only CPU1 is populated, the I/Os behind IOH2 (slots 1, 2, 3, 4 and 6) will not be available. The system will not boot up if the CPUs are not installed correctly. The supported CPU configuration is either 2-processors or 4-processors. Dell PowerEdge R910 Technical Guide...

  • Page 26: Additional Processor Information

    Dell 6.5 Additional Processor Information Refer to the Processors section in the Installing System Components chapter of the Dell PowerEdge R910 Systems Hardware Owner’s Manual on Support.Dell.com/Manuals for additional processor information. Dell PowerEdge R910 Technical Guide...

  • Page 27: Memory

    Dell 7 Memory 7.1 Overview The Dell™ PowerEdge™ R910 uses DDR3 memory providing a high-performance, high-speed memory interface capable of low latency response and high throughput. The R910 supports Registered ECC DDR3 DIMMs (RDIMM). ® ® R910 uses the Intel Xeon processor 7500 series that has two integrated memory controllers.

  • Page 28: Memory Speed Limitations

    BIOS can limit frequency to DDR3 800 MT/s based on user power savings configuration in the SETUP menu The PowerEdge R910 supports DDR3 1333 MT/s DIMMs. Some processor models will have lower SMI link speeds resulting in slower DDR3 buses. The supported frequencies are as follows: ...

  • Page 29: Chipset

    The QuickPath Architecture consists of serial point-to-point interconnects for the processors and the IOH. The PowerEdge R910 has a total of four QuickPath Interconnect (QPI) links including one link connecting the processors and links connecting both processors with the IOH and links connecting both IOHs.

  • Page 30: Pci Express Connectors

    PCI Express-style x16 connectors (slots 4, 6 and 7) for connectivity to the PCIe cards. Only one x16 (slot 7) out of the three physical connectors is electrically x16 as well. The other two (slots 4 and 6) are electrically x8 using a x16 physical connector for double wide GPGPU adapters. Dell PowerEdge R910 Technical Guide...

  • Page 31: Bios

    Dell 9 BIOS 9.1 Overview The Dell™ PowerEdge™ R910 BIOS is based on the Dell BIOS core, and supports the following features:  ® ® Intel Xeon E7-4800 and E7-8800 product family, and Intel Xeon processor 7500 series support ...

  • Page 32: Embedded Nics/Lan On Motherboard (Lom)

    Dell 10 Embedded NICs/LAN on Motherboard (LOM) 10.1 Overview The Dell™ PowerEdge™ R910 supports two options for Embedded NICs (I/O riser card):  4-port 1GbE using 2x Broadcom 5709c  4-port (2 x 10Gb SFP+ & 2 x 1GbE) using 1 x Broadcom 57711 & 1 x Broadcom 5709c iSCSI offload is standard on both options.

  • Page 33: Pci Slots

    11 PCI Slots 11.1 Overview The Dell™ PowerEdge™ R910 planar provides seven PCI Express expansion slots as the base. There is an option to expand the x16 Slot7 with a PCIe riser to four x4 additional slots, bringing the total number of open expansion slots to ten with the riser option.

  • Page 34: Storage

    12.4 Drives The PowerEdge R910 supports the new 2.5” hard drive carriers. These carriers implement new industrial design to match the front bezel. For the slots that are not occupied by drives, a carrier blank is provided to maintain proper cooling, maintain a uniform appearance to the unit, and provide EMI shielding.

  • Page 35: Raid Configurations

    SAS HDD, or all SATA SSD or all SAS SSD) 2.5” Drives Configuration Configuration Description Type x4 Backplane x16 Backplane Config Drives Drives Type Drives Diskless Diskless Configuration Configuration SAS/SATA/ Integrated SAS/SATA/SSD No SATA SSD/SAS RAID (PERC H200, PERC H700) SSD—No RAID Dell PowerEdge R910 Technical Guide...
  • Page 36 RAID 0 set is SSD, RAID 1 set is MSSR1R1-X Integrated SSD/SAS RAID 1/RAID 1 (PERC H200, PERC H700) RAID 1 set is SSD, second RAID 1 set is SAS MSSR1R5-X Integrated SSD/SAS RAID 2+14 1/RAID 5 (PERC H700) Dell PowerEdge R910 Technical Guide...

  • Page 37: Storage Controllers

    RAID 6, RAID 50, RAID 60 and PRL-11 hard drive configurations. It incorporates two four-channel mini-SAS connectors (SFF8087) for connection to internal x4 or x16 2.5” drive backplanes. The second mini-SAS connectors would not get used when connecting PERC H700 to the x4 internal backplane. Dell PowerEdge R910 Technical Guide...

  • Page 38: Perc H800

    800 MT/s Core PPC  DDRII, 800 MT/s, mini-DIMM  512MB dual mini-SAS connectors  Supports connection to Dell PowerVault™ MD1220 and PowerVault MD1200 6Gb enclosures only 12.6.4 Storage Card Support Matrix Storage Card Support Matrix Table 13. PowerEdge Storage...

  • Page 39: Led Indicators

    (SEP) device on the backplane. Both LEDs are used to indicate certain conditions under direction of a storage controller. For more information, see the Hard-Drive Indicator Patterns section in the About Your System chapter in the Dell PowerEdge R910 Systems Hardware Owner’s Manual on Support.Dell.com/Manuals. 12.8 Optical Drives SATA optical drives are optional in all R910 systems and connect to the planar via the SATA interface to ICH10.

  • Page 40: Video

    Dell 13 Video The Dell™ PowerEdge™ R910 Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller 6 (iDRAC6) incorporates an integrated video subsystem, connected to the 32-bit PCI interface of the ICH10. This logic is based on ® the Matrox G200. The device only supports 2D graphics.

  • Page 41: Rack Information

    Threaded hole racks require Dell’s fixed shelf or adapter brackets available from Rack Solutions.  The CMA is not supported on racks that are less than 1m in depth including Dell’s 4200 and 2400 racks. 14.2 Rails The ReadyRails sliding rails for the R910 support tool-less mounting in 19”-wide, EIA-310-E compliant square hole and unthreaded round hole racks and are available with or without the optional cable management arm (CMA).

  • Page 42: Cable Management Arm (Cma)

    The R910 ReadyRails sliding rails are a “drop-in” design, meaning that the system is installed vertically into the rails by inserting the shoulder nuts on the sides of the system into the J-slots in the inner rail members with the rails in the fully extended position. Dell PowerEdge R910 Technical Guide...

  • Page 43: Figure 7. R910 Mounted In The B2 Sliding Rails

    R910 CMA Mounted on the Side Opposite the Power Supplies (Recommended) Figure 8. Dell PowerEdge R910 Technical Guide...

  • Page 44: Operating Systems

    Dell 15 Operating Systems For detailed information, see the following:  Operating System Support Matrix for Dell PowerEdge Systems on Dell.com  Dell PowerEdge R910 Systems Getting Started With Your System guide Support.Dell.com/Manuals Dell PowerEdge R910 Technical Guide...

  • Page 45: 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 46: 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 47: Idrac Express

    16.8 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 48: Table 18. Features List For Base Management Functionality, Idrac, And Vflash Media

      (with proxy)    Serial-over-LAN (no proxy) Power capping    Last crash screen    capture Boot capture    Serial-over-LAN    Virtual media   Dell PowerEdge R910 Technical Guide...
  • Page 49 Real-time Power    Monitoring Real-time Power    Graphing Historical Power    Counters Logging Features System Event Log     RAC Log      Trace Log Dell PowerEdge R910 Technical Guide...

  • Page 50: Peripherals

    Dell 17 Peripherals 17.1 USB peripherals The Dell™ PowerEdge™ R910 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)

  • Page 51: Appendix A. Volatility

    Appendix A. Volatility The Dell™ PowerEdge™ R910 contains both volatile and non-volatile (NV) components. Volatile components lose their data immediately upon removal of power from the component. Non-volatile components continue to retain their data even after the power has been removed from the component.
  • Page 52 (i.e. MAC address), Lifecycle log. How is data input to this memory? Data pre-programmed or update using Dell utility which is a DOS or Windows or Linux based executable containing firmware file and loader How is this memory write protected?
  • Page 53 FRU information for boards such as board name, PPID, manufacturing date etc. How is data input to this memory? Data pre-programmed or using Dell utility at ICT/Functional Tester during board assembly. How is this memory write protected? Not write protected...
  • Page 54 There is a quantity of 2 SPI flash on both the I/O risers. On 1GbE I/O riser, both flash parts are for the two 5709C controllers whereas on 10Gb I/O riser, one is for 5709C and the other one is Dell PowerEdge R910 Technical Guide...
  • Page 55 Data is preprogrammed at board build How is this memory write protected? Software write protected Remarks 10Gb I/O riser is optional Dell PERC H700i storage controller CPLD/Flash/NVSRAM etc. (if applicable) Size: FRU: 256 Bytes Boot ROM: 8 KB Flash: 8 MB...
  • Page 56 FRU is not write protected but other components detailed above in the Size row are software write protected. Remarks PERC H700i controller is optional Dell PERC H200i storage controller Flash/NVSRAM/FRU (if applicable) Size: FRU: 256 Bytes Boot ROM: 8 KB Flash: 8 MB...
  • Page 57 Purpose? [boot code] Store SAS expander firmware and configuration data How is data input to this memory? Data pre-programmed or update using Dell utility which is a DOS-based executable containing the firmware file and loader. How is this memory write protected?
  • Page 58 How is this memory write protected? Software write protected Remarks IDSM is an option Dell Internal Dual SD Module (IDSM) write journal flash (if present) Size: 8 MB Type [Flash PROM, EEPROM]: EEPROM Can user programs or operating system write...
  • Page 59 (i.e., ISO images, files) or local server read/write capability to use like a hard disk. How is this memory write protected? Media write protection or Software write protected Remarks iDRAC Enterprise and vFlash are optional Dell PowerEdge R910 Technical Guide...

  • Page 60: 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 R910 Technical Guide...

  • Page 61: 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 22. Ergonomics, Acoustics and Hygienics Table 22. Country/Region Authority or Mark Belarus BELLIS Germany Russia GOST Dell PowerEdge R910 Technical Guide...

  • Page 62: Appendix C. Industry Standards

    Dell Appendix C. Industry Standards The Dell™ PowerEdge™ R910 system conforms to the industry standards detailed in Table 23. Industry Standards Table 23. 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...
  • Page 63 Dell Standard URL for Information and Specifications http://www.usb.org/developers/docs/ Universal Serial Bus Specification, Rev. 2.0 Windows Logo http://www.microsoft.com/whdc/winlogo/hwrequirements. Windows Logo Program System mspx and Device Requirements, v3.10 Dell PowerEdge R910 Technical Guide...

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