Dell PowerEdge R910 Technical Guide

Dell PowerEdge R910 Technical Guide iii
Table of Contents
1 Product Comparison ........................................................................................... 6
1.1 Overview .................................................................................................. 6
1.2 Purpose-Built for Reliability ............................................................................ 6
1.3 Efficient Infrastructure .................................................................................. 6
1.4 Intelligent Platforms, Connected Foundations ....................................................... 6
1.5 Comparison ............................................................................................... 7
2 Key Technologies ............................................................................................... 8
2.1 Overview .................................................................................................. 8
2.2 Intel Processors Feature Set ............................................................................ 8
2.3 Memory Controller ....................................................................................... 9
2.4 Internal Dual SD Module (IDSM) ........................................................................ 9
2.5 10Gb Embedded NIC ..................................................................................... 9
3 System Information .......................................................................................... 10
4 Mechanical .................................................................................................... 13
4.1 Chassis Description..................................................................................... 13
4.2 Dimensions and Weight ................................................................................ 13
4.3 Front Panel View and Features ...................................................................... 14
4.4 Back Panel View and Features ....................................................................... 15
4.5 Power Supply Indicators ............................................................................... 15
4.6 NIC Indicators ........................................................................................... 15
4.7 Rails and Cable Management ......................................................................... 16
4.8 Fans ...................................................................................................... 16
4.9 Security .................................................................................................. 16
4.9.1 Cover Latch ....................................................................................... 16
4.9.2 Bezel ............................................................................................... 16
4.9.3 Hard Drive ......................................................................................... 16
4.9.4 Trusted Platform Module (TPM) ................................................................ 16
4.9.5 Power Off Security ............................................................................... 17
4.9.6 Intrusion Alert .................................................................................... 17
4.9.7 Secure Mode ...................................................................................... 17
4.10 USB Key .................................................................................................. 17
4.11 Battery ................................................................................................... 17
4.12 Field Replaceable Units (FRU)........................................................................ 17
4.13 User Accessible Jumpers, Sockets, and Connectors ............................................... 17
5 Power, Thermal, Acoustic .................................................................................. 18
5.1 Power Supplies and Power Subsystem .............................................................. 18
5.2 Environmental Specifications......................................................................... 20
5.3 Thermal.................................................................................................. 21
5.4 Acoustics ................................................................................................ 21
6 Processors ..................................................................................................... 24
6.1 Overview ................................................................................................ 24
6.2 Features ................................................................................................. 24
6.3 Supported Processors .................................................................................. 25
6.4 Processor Configurations .............................................................................. 25
6.5 Additional Processor Information .................................................................... 26
7 Memory ........................................................................................................ 27
7.1 Overview ................................................................................................ 27
7.2 Slots and Risers ......................................................................................... 27
7.3 Key Features of the Memory Subsystem ............................................................ 27
7.4 Memory Speed Limitations ............................................................................ 28

Dell PowerEdge R910 Specifications

General

Processor	Up to four Intel Xeon 7500 series processors
Form Factor	4U Rack Server
Storage	Up to 16 x 2.5" SAS, SATA, or SSD drives
RAID Controller	PERC H700, PERC H800
Network	Embedded Broadcom 5709c Gigabit Ethernet
Power Supply	Redundant 1100W power supplies
Expansion Slots	10 PCIe slots
Operating System Support	Microsoft Windows Server, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server, VMware
Memory	Up to 1TB DDR3 (64 DIMM slots)