Dell PowerEdge M710 Technical Manual
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- Page 1 PowerEdge M710 Name Technical Guide The PowerEdge M710 offers a robust and scalable enterprise platform that can help you simplify and save on IT expenses.
- 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.
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Page 3: Table Of Contents
Power Efficiency ..................16 Thermal Operating and Storage Specifications ............ 16 Acoustics ....................17 Thermal....................17 Processors ..................... 19 Overview ....................19 Features ....................19 Supported Processors .................. 20 Processor Installation .................. 21 Memory ......................22 Dell PowerEdge M710 Technical Guide... - Page 4 Overview ....................38 17.2 Server Management ..................38 17.3 Embedded Server Management ..............39 17.3.1 Dell Lifecycle Controller and Unified Server Configurator ......... 39 17.3.2 Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller ............ 40 17.3.3 Chassis Management Controller ..............42 USB Peripherals ....................43 Appendix A.
- Page 5 Unified Server Configurator Features and Description......... 39 Table 12. Features List for Base Management Functionality, iDRAC, and vFlash Media ....40 Table 13. PowerEdge M710 Statement of Volatility ............44 Table 14. Product Safety Certifications ..............49 Table 15. Electromagnetic Compatibility Certifications ........... 50 Table 16.
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Page 6: Product Comparison
Dell’s innovative full-height M710 provides 18 DIMM slots and up to 288GB of total RAM, coupled with double the I/O capabilities of half-height blades and full-fabric redundancy on all three fabrics. The M710 blade server allows quick virtualization with software from leading industry vendors using an SD card or internal USB for embedded hypervisors. -
Page 7: Simplified Systems Management
Unified Server Configurator (USC) in a pre-OS environment. This eliminates the need to use and maintain multiple pieces of disparate CD/DVD media. 1.8 Comparison Table 1 compares the PowerEdge M710 blade server to the PowerEdge M710HD, M610x, and M610 servers. Product Comparison Table 1. - Page 8 Yes, except in China where Trusted Computing Module (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 M710 Technical Guide...
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Page 9: Key Technologies
2 Key Technologies 2.1 Overview The Dell™ PowerEdge™ M710 is a full-height blade server with the following features: ® ® Dual quad-core or six-core Intel Xeon processors 5500 and 5600 series DDR3 memory PCI Express Generation 2 (PCIe Gen2) ... -
Page 10: System Information
(HPCC), messaging, database, and virtualization solutions. 3.2 Product Features Summary Table 2 summarizes the product features for the PowerEdge M710. For the latest information on supported features for the PowerEdge M710, visit Dell.com. Product Features Summary Table 2. - Page 11 ® VMware vSphere including ESX™ and ESXi™ ® Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization Power Supply Supplied by Dell PowerEdge M1000e Blade Chassis ® Video Integrated Matrox G200 with 8MB memory Dell™ OpenManage™ BMC, IPMI2.0 compliant Dell OpenManage featuring Dell Management Console...
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Page 12: Mechanical
4 Mechanical 4.1 Chassis Description The Dell™ PowerEdge™ M710 is a full-height blade server that requires an M1000e chassis to operate. PowerEdge M1000e Figure 1. The M710 occupies two slots in the M1000e rack enclosure for a maximum of eight blades in one M1000e enclosure. -
Page 13: Exterior And Interior Views
4.3 Exterior and Interior Views 4.3.1 Front View Front View Figure 2. 4.3.2 Back View Back View Figure 3. Dell PowerEdge M710 Technical Guide... -
Page 14: Internal View
4.3.3 Internal View A view of the internal module is shown in Figure 4. See Opening and Closing the Blade in the Dell PowerEdge Modular Systems Hardware Owner’s Manual on Support.Dell.com/Manuals for more information. Internal Module View Figure 4. 4.4 Security Configurable client IP address range for clients connecting to iDRAC6. -
Page 15: Power Off Security
Real-Time Clock and CMOS RAM on the ICH9 chip. 4.11 Field Replaceable Units (FRU) The planar contains a serial EEPROM to contain FRU information including Dell part number, part revision level, and serial number. 4.12 User Accessible Jumpers, Sockets, and Connectors See System Board Information in the Dell PowerEdge Modular Systems Hardware Owner’s Manual on... -
Page 16: Power, Thermal, Acoustic
Energy Smart components at the M1000e chassis level to selectively enable more computing performance with less power consumption. 5.3 Thermal Operating and Storage Specifications Thermal specifications for the PowerEdge M710 are detailed in Table 3 along with other important operating and storage information. Operating and Storage Specifications Table 3. -
Page 17: Acoustics
≤ 50% relative humidity) 5.4 Acoustics The acoustical design of the PowerEdge M710 reflects adherence to Dell’s high sound quality standards. Sound quality is different from sound power level and sound pressure level in that it describes how humans respond to annoyances in sound, like whistles or hums. Definitions for acoustical performance data are as follows: •... - Page 18 Base fan speeds are a function of hardware configuration and ambient temperature to minimize airflow for a given environment. o PID control algorithms are used for both CPU, DIMMs, and NDC to maintain appropriate thermal margin Dell PowerEdge M710 Technical Guide...
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Page 19: Processors
• Support for memory sparing • AES-NI (hardware encryption assist) for more efficient encryption for uses such as online transactions SSL • Intel TXT (Trusted Execution Technology) provides hardware assisted protection against emerging software attacks Dell PowerEdge M710 Technical Guide... -
Page 20: Supported Processors
1333MT/s 6.4GT/s X5675 3.06GHz 1333MT/s 6.4GT/s X5670 2.93GHz 1333MT/s 6.4GT/s X5660 2.8GHz 1333MT/s 6.4GT/s X5650 2.66GHz 1333MT/s 6.4GT/s E5645 2.4GHz 1333MT/s 5.86GT/s E5649 2.53GHz 1333MT/s 5.86GT/s L5640 2.26GHz 1066MT/s 5.86GT/s X5687 3.6GHz 130W 1333MT/s 6.4GT/s Dell PowerEdge M710 Technical Guide... -
Page 21: Processor Installation
2.13GHz 800MT/s 4.8GT/s E5503 2.0GHz 800MT/s 4.8GT/s 6.4 Processor Installation For instructions on installing a processor on the PowerEdge M710, see the Processors section in the Dell PowerEdge Modular Systems Hardware Owner’s Manual on Support.Dell.com/Manuals. Dell PowerEdge M710 Technical Guide... -
Page 22: Memory
7.1 Overview The PowerEdge™ M710 uses DDR3 memory providing a high performance, high-speed memory interface capable of low latency response and high throughput. The PowerEdge M710 supports registered ECC DDR3 DIMMs (RDIMM) or Unbuffered ECC DDR3 DIMMs (UDIMM). Key features of the PowerEdge M710 memory system include: •... -
Page 23: Slots/Risers
While 800 MT/s DIMMs are not supported, the installation of two quad rank 1066MT/s or three single- or dual-rank 1333MT/s DIMMs will operate at 800MT/s. For detailed information, see the System Memory section of the Dell PowerEdge Modular Systems Hardware Owner’s Manual on Support.Dell.com/Manuals. -
Page 24: Speed
Reg. DDR3 800, 1066, with slot 0, furthest Mixing SR, DR 1333 from the CPU Reg. DDR3 Mixing SR, DR, QR Reg. DDR3 800, 1066, SR or DR 1333 800, 1066 QR only Reg. DDR3 Dell PowerEdge M710 Technical Guide... - Page 25 DIMM Slots DIMMs DIMM Type Ranks per DIMM Population Rules Populated per Speeds (any Channel Channel combination) Reg. DDR3 800, 1066, Mixing SR, DR 1333 Reg. DDR3 Mixing SR, DR, QR Reg. DDR3 Mixing SR, DR Dell PowerEdge M710 Technical Guide...
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Page 26: Chipset
PCIe Gen2. 8.2 Intel 5520 I/O Hub The PowerEdge M710 system board incorporates the Intel 5520 chipset 36D I/O Hub (IOH) to provide a link between the processors and the I/O components. The main components of the IOH consist of two full-width QuickPath Interconnect links (one to each processor), 36 lanes of PCIe Gen2, and a x4 Direct Media Interface (DMI) and an integrated IOxAPIC. - Page 27 SMBus 2.0 controller • Low Pin Count (LPC) interface to Trusted Platform Module (TPM) • Serial Peripheral Interface (SPI) support for up to two devices • The M710’s BIOS is connected to the ICH9 using SPI Dell PowerEdge M710 Technical Guide...
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Page 28: Bios
9 BIOS 9.1 Overview The PowerEdge™ M710 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 • Processor Turbo Mode support •... -
Page 29: Embedded Lan On Motherboard
PXE 2.0 remote boot • iSCSI boot • IPv4 and IPv6 support • Bare metal deployment support • ISCSI offload Accelerator - Used for offloading ISCSI traffic as an ISCSI accelerator/HBA – Optionally enabled through a hardware key Dell PowerEdge M710 Technical Guide... -
Page 30: O Mezzanine Cards
QLogic QME8142 QLogic QME2572 (FC8) Emulex LPe1205 (FC8) ® ® Mellanox ConnectX -2 DDR IB VPI Mellanox ConnectX-2 QDR IB VPI Brocade BR174M-k 10GbE QLogic QME8242-k 10Gb CNA Dell PowerEdge M710 Technical Guide... -
Page 31: Storage
500GB 7.2K nearline SAS 12.2 Hard Disk Drive Carrier The PowerEdge M710 supports the Dell eleventh-generation 2.5‖ hard drive carrier. 2.5” HDD Carrier Figure 6. 12.3 Empty Drive Bays 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 32: Raid Configurations
(w/ battery) or PERC H700 controller card with drives in a RAID 1 mirror SAS HDD or SSD using the PERC6 controller (w/ battery) or PERC H700 controller card with drives in a RAID 5 Dell PowerEdge M710 Technical Guide... -
Page 33: Raid Controllers
2 separate RAID 1 mirrors 12.6 RAID Controllers The M710 supports a variety of internal RAID cards through a dedicated PCIe Gen1 x4 slot. For more PowerEdge RAID controller (PERC) information, see Dell.com/PERC. • PERC H200 Modular (6Gb/s) •... -
Page 34: Video
13 Video The M710 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. The device only supports 2D graphics. -
Page 35: Rack Information
14 Rack Information For information on rack and cable accessories for the M710, see the PowerEdge M1000e Technical Guide. Dell PowerEdge M710 Technical Guide... -
Page 36: Operating Systems
15 Operating Systems The M710 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 M710 Technical Guide... -
Page 37: Virtualization
Virtualization platforms supported by OpenManage 16.2 Advanced Infrastructure Manager by Scalent Dell Advanced Infrastructure Manager (AIM) allows IT organizations to manage networking, storage, and servers (as well as server workloads) that can be dynamically reconfigured and deployed to meet the changing needs of today’s data center environment. Specifically, AIM provides IT professionals the ability to: •... -
Page 38: 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 39: 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 40: Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller
Enterprise with Virtual Flash Media The iDRAC6 Enterprise can be upgraded by adding the virtual flash (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 41 Virtual console sharing Virtual flash Monitoring Sensor Monitoring and Alerting Real-time Power Monitoring Real-time Power Graphing Historical Power Counters Logging Features Dell PowerEdge M710 Technical Guide...
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Page 42: Chassis Management Controller
System Event Log RAC Log Trace Log 17.3.3 Chassis Management Controller For more information about the chassis management controller (CMC) for the PowerEdge M710, see PowerEdge M1000e Technical Guide. Dell PowerEdge M710 Technical Guide... -
Page 43: Usb Peripherals
DVD (bootable; requires two USB ports) • USB key (can be used as a boot device, security key, or mass storage device) • Keyboard (only one USB keyboard is supported) • Mouse (only one USB mouse is supported) Dell PowerEdge M710 Technical Guide... -
Page 44: 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 45 Interface between the RAID controller and the hard drives as well as a controller for the hard drive status LED. Can user programs or operating system write No. A special (not available to customers) DOS Dell PowerEdge M710 Technical Guide...
- Page 46 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 47 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 48 Can user programs or operating system write data to it during normal operation? How is data input to this memory? USB: Special Dell utility required for programming How is this memory write protected? Software protected iDRAC6 Enterprise Card SPI Flash...
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Page 49: Appendix B. Certifications
NRCS Taiwan BSMI UKRTEST or Ukraine UKRSERTCOMPUTER United States NRTL Uzbekistan B 3. Electromagnetic Compatibility The product has been certified and bears the Mark, as applicable, of the EMC authorities as indicated in Table 16. Dell PowerEdge M710 Technical Guide... -
Page 50: B 4. Ergonomics, Acoustics And Hygienics
The product has been certified and bears the Mark, as applicable, of the Ergonomics, Acoustics and Hygienics authorities as indicated in Table 17. Ergonomics, Acoustics and Hygienics Table 17. Country/Region Authority or Mark Belarus BELLIS Germany Russia GOST Dell PowerEdge M710 Technical Guide... -
Page 51: Appendix C. Industry Standards
SATA II, Extensions to SATA 1.0a, Rev. 1.2 SMBIOS http://www.dmtf.org/standards/smbios/ System Management BIOS Reference Specification, v2.6 http://www.trustedcomputinggroup.org/resources/tpm_mai n_specification Trusted Platform Module Specification, v1.2 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 Dell PowerEdge M710 Technical Guide... - Page 52 Standard URL for Information and Specifications ® ® Microsoft Windows Logo http://www.microsoft.com/whdc/winlogo/hwrequirements. Windows Logo Program System mspx and Device Requirements, v3.10 Dell PowerEdge M710 Technical Guide...