Product Comparison; Overview; Purpose-Built For Reliability; Efficient Infrastructure - Dell PowerEdge R910 Technical Manual

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1 Product Comparison

1.1 Overview

The Dell™ PowerEdge™ R910 provides performance and reliability in a scalable 4U, four-socket
server. The memory density and powerful I/O capability of the R910 makes it a great virtualization
environment for large workload consolidation. The R910 provides extreme reliability, from the
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processor-level Intel Advanced RAS (Reliability, Availability, Serviceability) Technology to the
internal dual SD modules it uses for hypervisor redundancy. The built-in reliability of Dell servers
minimizes downtime for mission-critical workloads.
The R910 is designed to maximize the efficiency of each component of the server—memory, I/O and
energy consumption. The R910 also has intelligence integrated into the hardware in the form of the
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. Every fully configured Dell server is tested (and re-tested) before it leaves
the factory, providing customers with a fully configured and tested, ready-to-deploy server.
In addition, an internal dual (redundant) SD module provides failover for the hypervisor. This feature
was designed based on customer reliability feedback. Dell listened and delivered.
With Intel Advanced RAS Technology features never before seen in an industry-standard server, the
PowerEdge R910 can automatically monitor, report, and recover from hardware errors to maintain
data integrity and keep mission-critical services online.

1.3 Efficient Infrastructure

To maximize workload capability in the data center, performance resources, power efficiency, I/O
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and memory scalability are essential. The PowerEdge R910 delivers the high-performing Intel Xeon
E7-4800 and E7-8800 product family or the Intel Xeon processor 7500 series, up to 2 TB of DDR3
memory, and 2 x 10Gb optional LOM with ten PCIe slots to help consolidate inefficient workloads.
The PowerEdge R910 uses an energy-efficient design that leverages Energy Smart technologies. It
includes power management features that enable power capping, power inventory, and power
budgeting in your specific environment. The design also considers the layout of the internal
components to allow airflow direction to keep the server cool.

1.4 Intelligent Platforms, Connected Foundations

The PowerEdge R910 follows the eleventh-generation PowerEdge behavioral specifications with the
same system design commonality and usability as the entire portfolio. All eleventh-generation
servers are designed to make the user experience easier while saving time and money.
Dell system management solutions focus on simplicity, efficiency, cost containment and reduction,
and an adherence to open standards. Our systems management solutions are complemented by,
connected to, and integrated with third-party offerings, delivering comprehensive solutions across
the complete solutions stack.
The Lifecycle Controller is a chip that is integrated on the server. It helps to simplify administrator
tasks by performing a complete set of provisioning functions such as system deployment, system
updates, hardware configuration, and diagnostics in a pre-OS environment—all from a single,
intuitive interface called the Unified Server Configurator (USC).
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