PowerEdge M710 Technical Guide Name The PowerEdge M710 offers a robust and scalable enterprise platform that can help you simplify and save on IT expenses.
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Contents 1 Product Comparison ........................................................................................... 6 1.1 Overview .................................................................................................. 6 1.2 Strong IT Foundation .................................................................................... 6 1.3 Purposeful Design ........................................................................................ 6 1.4 Scalability for Growth .....................
7.1 Overview ................................................................................................ 7.2 DIMMs Supported ....................................................................................... 7.3 Slots/Risers ............................................................................................. 7.4 Speed .................................................................................................... 8 Chipset ..............................................................
Tables Table 1. Table 2. Table 3. Table 4. Table 5. Table 6. Table 7. Table 8. Table 9. Table 10. Table 11. Table 12. Table 13. Table 14. Table 15. Table 16. Table 17. Table 18. Product Comparison .................................................................................. 7 Product Features Summary ........................................................................ 10 Operating and Storage Specifications ............................................................
1 Product Comparison 1.1 Overview The Dell™ PowerEdge™ M710 is a full-height blade server featuring Intel® Xeon® processor 5500 and 5600 series architecture, including: • • • Designed with large memory capacity and several I/O (input/output) options Great virtualization and database performance Designed for high energy efficiency 1.2 Strong IT Foundation To build the most efficient data center solutions, Dell sought input from IT professionals.
• FlexAddress™ technology simplifies efforts and interactions between server and networking teams by providing slot-assigned, persistent WWN/iSCSI/MAC addresses for maintenance, without additional management tools or proprietary hardware • Energy Smart Technologies, including ultra-efficient fans and power supplies for outstanding energy efficiency With savings in time and money previously needed for maintenance, you free up resources that can be used for true innovation. 1.
Feature Drive Controller M710 PERC6i with RAID battery M710HD M610x PERC6i with RAID battery M610 PERC6i with RAID battery Availability Hot-plug hard drives ECC memory Single Device Data Correction (SDDC) Supports memory demand and patrol scrubbing High-availability failover cluster support Systems Management Dell™ OpenManage™ BMC, IPMI2.
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) Optional redundant, mirrored SD cards iDRAC6 Enterprise with optional vFlash media 2.
3 System Information 3.1 Overview The PowerEdge™ M710 is an optimized solution with large capacity memory capabilities and I/O scalability in a dense, easy-to-deploy blade form factor. Its key differentiators are superior memory scalability and granularity, new management capabilities with iDRAC/Life Cycle Controller, internal persistent storage, two internal hard drives, and trusted platform module (TPM) support.
Feature I/O Mezzanine Card Options Technical Specifications 1Gb and 10Gb Ethernet: Dual-Port Broadcom® Gb Ethernet w/ TOE (BCM5709S) Quad-Port Intel Gb Ethernet (82576) Quad-Port Broadcom Gb Ethernet Dual-Port Broadcom 10Gb Ethernet (BCM-57711) Brocade® BR1741M-k Dual-Port Mezzanine CNA 10Gb Enhanced Ethernet and Converged Network Adapters (CEE/DCB): Dual Port Intel 10GB Enhanced Ethernet Server Adapter X520-DA2 (FCoE Ready for Future Enablement) Dual-Port QLogic® Converged Network Adapter (QME8142)—suppo
Feature Technical Specifications operating environment and will be less. 4 Mechanical 4.1 Chassis Description The Dell™ PowerEdge™ M710 is a full-height blade server that requires an M1000e chassis to operate. Figure 1. PowerEdge M1000e The M710 occupies two slots in the M1000e rack enclosure for a maximum of eight blades in one M1000e enclosure.
4.3 Exterior and Interior Views 4.3.1 4.3.2 Front View Figure 2. Front View Figure 3.
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. Figure 4. Internal Module View 4.4 Security Configurable client IP address range for clients connecting to iDRAC6. 4.5 Cover Latch The blade module includes a latch for the cover. See Opening and Closing the Blade in the Dell PowerEdge Modular Systems Hardware Owner’s Manual on Support.
4.7 Power Off Security Through the BIOS, the front blade server USB ports and power button can be disabled so as to not allow any control of the system from the front of the blade. The enclosure video can also be restricted. The BIOS System Setup program’s system security screen allows administrators to set the system password, control TPM activation and reporting, clear the TPM’s memory, and disable the power button and USB ports. 4.
5 Power, Thermal, Acoustic 5.1 Power Supplies See the PowerEdge M1000e Technical Guide for information on power supplies and power supply specifications. 5.2 Power Efficiency One of the main features of blade servers is enhanced power efficiency. The PowerEdge™ M710 achieves higher power efficiency by implementing the following features: User-configurable power options through the M1000e Chassis Management Controller (CMC) (see M1000e documentation on Support.Dell.
Maximum vibration Operating 0.26 Grms at 10-350 Hz for 15 min Storage 1.54 Grms at 10-250 Hz for 15 min Maximum shock Operating Half sine shock in all operational orientations of 31 G +/- 5% with a pulse duration of 2.6 ms +/-10% Storage Half sine shock on all six sides of 71 G +/- 5% with a pulse duration of 2 ms +/-10% Altitude Operating -16 to 3048 m (-50 to 10,000 ft) Note: For altitudes above 2950 feet, the maximum operating temperature is derated 1°F/550 ft.
o o Base fan speeds are a function of hardware configuration and ambient temperature to minimize airflow for a given environment.
6 Processors 6.1 Overview The Intel® Xeon® processor 5500 and 5600 series are designed specifically for servers and workstation applications. These processors feature quad-core processing to maximize performance and performance/watt for data center infrastructures and highly dense deployments.
Comparison of Processor Technology Table 5. Intel Xeon Processor 5400 Series 5500 Series 5600 Series Cores 4 4 6 Last Level Cache 2 x 6MB shared 8MB shared 12MB shared FSB (MT/s) / Link Frequency (GT/s) 1333 MT/s Up to 6.4 GT/s Up to 6.
Cores Max Memory Speed QPI Link Speed Turbo Mode Enabled Hyperthreading Model Speed TDP Power X5677 3.46GHz 130W 12M 4 1333MT/s 6.4GT/s Yes Yes X5672 3.2GHz 95W 12M 4 1333MT/s 6.4GT/s Yes Yes X5667 3.06GHz 95W 12M 4 1333MT/s 6.4GT/s Yes Yes X5647 2.93GHz 130W 12M 4 1333MT/s 5.86GT/s Yes Yes E5640 2.66GHz 80W 12M 4 1066MT/s 5.86GT/s Yes Yes E5630 2.53GHz 80W 12M 4 1066MT/s 5.86GT/s Yes Yes E5620 2.4GHz 80W 12M 4 1066MT/s 5.
7 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).
Typically, two channels operate in Advanced ECC (Lockstep) mode with each other by having the cache line split across both channels. This mode provides improved RAS features (SDDC support for x8-based memory). • Memory mirroring: two channels operate as mirrors of each other—writes go to both channels and reads alternate between the two channels. o One channel per CPU populated o This is a simple Memory Optimized mode. No mirroring or sparing is supported.
Figure 5. Memory Slots and Risers 7.4 Speed The memory frequency is determined by a variety of inputs: • • • Speed of the DIMMs Speed supported by the CPU Configuration of the DIMMs Table 7 shows the memory populations and the maximum frequency achievable for that configuration. For quad-rank DIMMs mixed with single- or dual-rank DIMMs, the quad-rank DIMM needs to be in the slot with the white ejection tabs (the first DIMM slot in each channel). There is no requirement for the order of SR and DR DIMMs.
DIMM Slots per Channel DIMMs Populated per Channel DIMM Type POR Speeds Ranks per DIMM (any combination) Population Rules ECC 3 2 Reg. DDR3 ECC 800, 1066, 1333 Mixing SR, DR 3 2 Reg. DDR3 ECC 800 Mixing SR, DR, QR 3 3 Reg.
8 Chipset 8.1 Overview The PowerEdge™ M710 planar incorporates the Intel® 5520 chipset for I/O and processor interfacing that was designed to support Intel Xeon® Processor 5500 and 5600 series, QuickPath Interconnect, and 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.
• • • • SMBus 2.
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 PCI 2.3 compliant Plug n’ Play 1.0a compliant MP (Multiprocessor) 1.
10 Embedded LAN on Motherboard The PowerEdge™ M710 supports four embedded Broadcom 5709S dual-port LAN controllers as independent Gigabit Ethernet interface devices. The following information details the features of the LAN devices.
11 I/O Mezzanine Cards The PowerEdge™ M710 contains four PCIe Gen2 mezzanine slots. Installation of mezzanine cards requires an M1000e I/O module (IOM) of the same fabric technology to be installed in the corresponding fabric slot of the mezzanine to support data flow through that fabric slot. See the PowerEdge M1000e Technical Guide for information on IOM options.
12 Storage 12.1 Drives The PowerEdge™ M710 supports up to four hot-pluggable 2.5‖ SAS SSD, SATA SSD, SAS, or nearline SAS hard disk drives. See Table 8 for information on supported hard drives. For the most up-to-date information on supported hard drives, visit Dell.com. Table 8. Supported Hard Drives Form Factor Capacity Speed Type 2.5‖ 149GB N/A SAS SSD 2.5‖ 50GB, 100GB N/A SATA SSD 2.5‖ 73GB, 146GB 15K SAS 2.5‖ 146GB, 300GB, 600GB, 900GB 10K SAS 2.5‖ 500GB 7.2K nearline SAS 12.
Table 9. Hot- Plug? Min. hard drives RAID Configurations Max.
Yes 4 4 SAS HDD or SSD using the PERC6 controller (w/ battery) or PERC H700 controller card with drives in a RAID 10 Yes 4 4 SAS HDD or SSD using the PERC6 controller (w/ battery) or PERC H700 controller card with 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.
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. The integrated video card shares its video memory with the iDRAC6’s 128 MB DDR2 application space memory. This memory is also used for the KVM buffer. The M710 system supports the 2D graphics video modes shown in Table 10. Table 10.
14 Rack Information For information on rack and cable accessories for the M710, see the PowerEdge M1000e Technical Guide.
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.
16 Virtualization 16.1 Resources For the most up-to-date information, visit the following Websites: Operating System Support Matrix for Dell PowerEdge Systems on Dell.com VMware for a compatibility list Support.dell.com offers extensive information designed to help customers configure virtualization software with PowerEdge servers and blade-related virtualization documents Dell Virtualization Solution Advisor on dell.com on Dell.
17 Systems Management 17.1 Overview Dell delivers open, comprehensive, and integrated solutions that help you reduce the complexity of managing disparate 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.
Dell Management Console (DMC) Provides a systems management console that enables systems administrators to discover and inventory devices on your network. It provides functions such as health and performance monitoring of networked devices and patch management capabilities for Dell systems. DMC differs from the IT Assistant management console (described above) in that with DMC, value-add plug-ins that enable advanced functionality can be purchased and added to the base DMC product. 17.
For more information on Dell Lifecycle Controller, see Support.Dell.com/Manuals. 17.3.2 Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller The integrated Dell Remote Access Controller (iDRAC6) provides IT Administrators comprehensive yet straightforward management of remote servers, by delivering ―as if you are there‖ presence and control.
Feature Base Management Functionality iDRAC6 Enterprise vFlash Media Conductivity Shared/Failover Network Modes IPv4 VLAN Tagging IPv6 Dynamic DNS Dedicated NIC Security and Authentication Role-based Authority Local Users Active Directory SSL Encryption Remote Management and Remediation Remote Firmware Update Server power control Serial-over-LAN (with proxy) Serial-over-LAN (no proxy)
Feature Base Management Functionality System Event Log iDRAC6 Enterprise RAC Log Trace Log 17.3.3 vFlash Media Chassis Management Controller For more information about the chassis management controller (CMC) for the PowerEdge M710, see the PowerEdge M1000e Technical Guide.
18 USB Peripherals The PowerEdge™ M710 supports the following USB devices with it three externally accessible USB ports: • 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 43
Appendix A. Statement of Volatility The PowerEdge™ M710 blade and its configurable modules contain 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. Dell PowerEdge blades may contain hard disk drives that retain customer data after the system is powered off.
Purpose Contains LOM boot code and config data Can user programs or operating system write data to it during normal operation? Yes, under software control How is data input to this memory? Requires vendor provided firmware file and loader program used during factory assembly or possible field update; a system loaded with arbitrary data in firmware memory would not operate How is this memory write protected? Software control Broadcom Integrated LOM Hardware License Key (optional) Details Size 512
data to it during normal operation? utility is needed to flash the application code, and the boot block is cable flashed only. How is data input to this memory? Cable flash to flash entire chip or a special utility (not available to customers) to flash in DOS. How is this memory write protected? Software write protected. No hardware protection pin. iDRAC6 Enterprise SPI Flash Details Size 2MB Type SPI Flash Purpose There is boot code that is used by the iDRAC6 Enterprise management controller.
Type NAND Flash Purpose This device stores the iDRAC6 kernel and other data for system management. Can user programs or operating system write data to it during normal operation? Yes. Under software control.
protection of this NV memory area is configurable by the TPM owner. iDRAC6 Enterprise Card FRU Details Size 2Kb (256 bytes) Type Serial I2C EEPROM, nonvolatile Purpose This chip stores some system configuration information (system type, board PPID information, etc.) Can user programs or operating system write data to it during normal operation? No. A special (not available to customers) DOS utility is needed to flash the application code.
Appendix B. Certifications B 1. Regulatory Certifications Regulatory compliance certificates can be located at the following sites: http://www.dell.com/content/topics/global.aspx/about_dell/values/regulatory_compliance /dec_conform?c=us&l=en&s=corp B 2. Product Safety Certifications The product has been certified and bears the Mark, as applicable, of the Product Safety authorities as indicated in Table 15. Table 15. B 3.
Electromagnetic Compatibility Certifications Table 16.
Appendix C. Industry Standards The PowerEdge™ M710 conforms to the industry standards shown in Table 18. Table 18. Industry Standards Standard URL for Information and Specifications ACPI Advance Configuration and Power Interface Specification, v2.0c http://www.acpi.info/ Energy Star EPA Version 1.0 of the Computer Server specification http://www.energystar.gov/index.cfm?c=archives.enterprise _servers Ethernet IEEE 802.3-2005 http://standards.ieee.org/getieee802/802.3.
Standard URL for Information and Specifications ® ® Microsoft Windows Logo Windows Logo Program System and Device Requirements, v3.10 Dell PowerEdge M710 Technical Guide http://www.microsoft.com/whdc/winlogo/hwrequirements.
