Dell DELL POWEREDGE™ R510 TM TECHNICAL GUIDEBOOK INSIDE THE POWEREDGE R510 Dell PowerEdge 510 Technical Guide
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Dell Table of Contents 1 Overview........................................................................................................................................ 7 1.1 Product Description ................................................................................................................ 7 1.2 Product Comparison .............................................................................................................. 8 2 New Technologies ............................................
Dell 4.14 Field Replaceable Units (FRU) ..............................................................................................31 Power, Thermal, Acoustic .............................................................................................................32 5.1 Power Supplies .....................................................................................................................32 5.2 Thermal........................................................................................
Dell 11 Storage .........................................................................................................................................49 11.1 Overview ...............................................................................................................................49 11.2 Drives ....................................................................................................................................49 11.3 RAID Configurations ........................................
Dell Table 29. Table 30. Table 31. Table 32. Table 33. Table 34. Features List for BMC, iDRAC6, and vFlash................................................................................. 60 Single Pack Dimensions and Weights .......................................................................................... 63 PowerEdge R510 Volatility ........................................................................................................... 64 Volatility: Data Writing and Purpose .................
Dell 1 Overview 1.1 Product Description The PowerEdge™ R510 is a 2-socket, 2U high-capacity, multi-purpose rack server offering an excellent balance of internal storage, redundancy, and value in a compact 24-inch deep chassis. The PowerEdge R510 was developed with a purposeful design, energy-optimized options, the performance of the Intel® Xeon® 5500 series processors, DDR3 memory, and enterprise-class manageability.
Dell 1.2 Product Comparison Table 1 provides a detailed comparison of PowerEdge Server features using new, current, and predecessor models. Table 1.
Dell 2 New Technologies A number of new technologies have been incorporated into the PowerEdge R510 product, including: • • • • • • 2.
Dell 2.1.2 Intel 5500 Chipset Although the chipset supports up to 18 DIMMs, the PowerEdge R510 is designed with 8 DIMM slots. For more information on the Intel 5500 chipset, see Section 8, Chipset. 2.1.3 PCIe Generation 2 PCIe Gen 2 provides the next generation of I/O bandwidth to the system. PCIe Gen2 doubles the signaling bit rate of each lane from 2.5 Gb/s to 5 Gb/s. 2.1.
Dell 3 System Overview PowerEdge R510 provides a value 2S 2U server, with maximized storage capacity, high performance, simplified management, and an affordable price. Table 2.
Dell PowerEdge R510–4 drives PowerEdge R510–8 drives Dimension (HxWxD) 3.40 x 17.19 x 24.09 (in); 86.4 x 436.6 x 610.2 (mm) Max Weight 16 Kg/35.2 lbs 22.5 Kg /49.5 lbs Empty Weight 13.6 Kg/29.92 lbs 13.5 Kg/29.7 lbs Bezel Metal (Optional) HDD Bays 4 x 3.5" Cabled HDD 8 x 3.5" Hot-swap HDD or 8 x 2.5" Hot-swap HDD HDD Backplane NA Passive (w/o expander), support 8x HDD HDD/SATA 3.5"/7.2K 160GB 250GB 500GB 3.5"/7.
Dell PowerEdge R510–4 drives PowerEdge R510–8 drives Backup Devices RD1000 (External) DAT-72 (External) LTO3-060 (External) LTO3FH (External) LTO4-120 HH (External) LTO4-120 FH (External) PV114T (External, 2U) Tape Automation TL2000/TL4000 ML6000 PV124T TBU Software CommVault Galaxy® or Simpana® 8.
Dell PowerEdge R510–4 drives FC HBA LPE1150-E LPe11002 LPe12000 LPe12002 QLE220 QLE2460 QLE2462 QLE2560 QLE2562 QLE8152 (Available in January 2010) Solutions Database: SQL2008 PowerEdge R510–8 drives Virtualization: VMware® vSphere™ Version 4.0 VMware® Virtual Infrastructure Version 3.5 Update 4 (Classic version is DIB; embedded version can be download from VMware website and installed on hard drive. Supported for PowerEdge R510–4 and PowerEdge R510–8.) Citrix® XenServer™ Enterprise 5.
Dell 4 Mechanical 4.1 Chassis Description PowerEdge R510 chassis is a 2U rack system. The chassis is not swappable. Supported configurations are detailed in Table 3. Table 3. Supported Chassis Configurations 4-HDD Configuration 8-HDD Configuration 5 x cabled 3.5” HDD bay Non-Redundant 480W PSU Quad pack diagnostic LED 4.2 8 x hot-swap 3.5” or 2.
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Dell 4.3 Front Panel View and Features Figure 4. PowerEdge R510–4 HDD Configuration Figure 5. PowerEdge R510–8 HDD Configuration 4.3.1 NMI Button The Non-Maskable Interrupt (NMI) button can be accessed through a pin hole with a thin object (e.g., the end of a paperclip). Pressing this button results in a Non-Maskable Interrupt to the CPU, which halts all CPU operations. 4.3.
Dell 4.3.3 Power Button/Power LED The power button controls the system's power, turning the unit on and off. All PowerEdge servers have the power LED light-pipe integrated in the power button. The LED is a green standard Power icon. Figure 6. Power Button/LED Implementation The Power LED has two states: • • Power LED is OFF: System is not operating, regardless of AC present. (Other AUX powered subsystems may be operational with AC power present.) Power LED is ON (Green): System is operating.
Dell spaced to accommodate full usage of both connectors simultaneously with other front panel features (e.g., Video connector, buttons, LEDs) without mechanical interference. These ports must be connected to the same controller and cannot be shared with internal or back USB ports. For security, all external USB ports have an enable/disable function. Internal USB ports connected to internal persistent storage devices have an enable/disable function independent of the other ports in the system.
Dell 4.4 Back Panel View and Features Figure 8. R510 with Non-Redundant Power Supply for PowerEdge R510-4 ONLY Figure 9. With Redundant Power Supply for PowerEdge R510-8 Figure 10.
Dell Power Supply Indicators Only redundant Power Supply Units (PSUs) have a LED indicator to show the power supply status. Figure 11. Redundant PSU Status lights provide indications as follows: • • • • 4.5 Not lit: AC power is not connected. Green: In standby mode, a green light indicates that a valid AC source is connected to the power supply and that the power supply is operational. When the system is on, a green light also indicates that the power supply is providing DC power to the system.
Dell 4.6 Internal Chassis Views Battery Holder Figure 14. PowerEdge R510-4: Non-Redundant PSU and the Battery Holder for PERC Card Figure 15.
Dell Figure 16. PowerEdge R510-8 Internal View (Redundant PSU with PDB and Additional Fan for PSU) Figure 17.
Dell 4.7 Rails and Cable Management Table 8.
Dell a Minor conversion required b With outer CMA brackets removed NOTES • • • • • 4.8 The static rails essentially behave like a shelf. Unlike the sliding rails, there is no service position for the chassis and the CMA is not supported. The static rails fit in all types of racks including 4-post square/round/threaded and 2-post. The sliding rails fit in 4-post square hole and unthreaded round hole racks only.
Dell Figure 19. R510 Sliding Rails with CMA Figure 20.
Dell Figure 21. R510 Static Rails in Rack 4.9 Fans 4.9.1 Fan module PowerEdge R510-4 and PowerEdge R510-8 have the same fan module. Figure 22. Fan Module 4.9.2 Fan Location and Installation PowerEdge R510-4 has four fan modules (it does not have the fan circled in red as shown in Figure 23). PowerEdge R510-8 has five fan modules.
Dell Figure 23. Fan Location 4.9.3 Fan Connector and Connector Locations Figure 24.
Dell 4.10 Cabling Table 10.
Dell 4.11.3 Intrusion Switch The intrusion switch is located inside the chassis under the top cover. The switch alarms if the top cover is opened while the power is on. 4.11.4 Top Cover The top cover latch has a coin lock. 4.12 USB Key R510 supports 2 internal USB connectors that can be used for USB keys. The PowerEdge R510 (4 and 8) internal USB connectors are located at the front control board as shown in the following two figures (circled in red). Figure 25.
Dell 4.13 Battery A replaceable lithium battery (CR2032) is mounted on the motherboard to provide backup power for the RealTime Clock in the ICH10R and CMOS RAM on the Super I/O controller. 4.
Dell 5 Power, Thermal, Acoustic 5.1 Power Supplies The 4 HDD configuration includes a 480W power supply. The 8 HDD configuration has a hot plug redundant 1100W power supply. A hot plug redundant 750W option will be available for the 8 HDD configuration in January 2010. Power is soft-switched, allowing power cycling using a switch on the front of the system enclosure or using software control (through server management functions).
Dell Pin 1 2 3 4 SIGNAL GND GND GND GND Pin 5 6 7 8 SIGNAL P12VA P12VA P12VB P12VB Figure 28. Connector (8 pins) 5.2 Thermal Optimized thermal management makes PowerEdge R510 cool and quiet. Benefiting from a smart cooling thermal control algorithm, the PowerEdge R510 can keep both high performance and good acoustics across a wide range of ambient temperatures (10 °C – 35 °C). In addition, the PowerEdge R510 provides cooling efficiency that saves energy.
Dell Table 11. OPERATING/NON-OPERATING (STORAGE) REQUIREMENTS Operating Requirements Non-Operating Requirements Temperature Ranges 10 to 35 °C (For Altitude ≤900 m or 2952.75 ft) (50 to 95 °F) -40 to 65 °C 10 to Note1 °C (-40 to 149 °F) Temperature Ranges (For Altitude > 900 m or 2952.75 ft) (50 to Note2 °F) Temperature Gradient 10 °C 20 °C Maximum per 60 Min.
Dell 5.4 Maximum Input Amps The power supply is equipped with automatic input voltage detection. Maximum input amps are as follows: • • 5.5 Non-redundant power supply: 7.5 - 3.8 A at 100-240 VAC, 50/60 Hz Redundant power supply: 10.8 - 5 A at 100-240 VAC, 50/60 Hz Energy Star Compliance PowerEdge R510-8 meets Energy Star requirement with limitation for two processors. PowerEdge R510 PSU 80+ Standard: 480W Non-Redundant: 80+ BRONZE 750W Redundant: 80+ GOLD 1100W Redundant: 80+ GOLD 5.
Dell Figure 29. Acoustics of 4-HDD Chassis Typical Configuration @ 23 ± 2 °C CPU HDD RAID 2 x Intel E5506/2.13GHz 2 x 146GB SAS (3.5”/ 7200 RPM) 1x PERC S300 Max. Configuration @ 23 ± 2 CPU 2 x Intel X5570/2.80GHz DIMM 4 x 2GB UDIMM °C HDD RAID 4 x 600GB SAS (3.5”/ 15k RPM) 1x PERC 6/i (H700) DIMM 8 x 4GB RDIMM Operating Mode LWA-UL LpA PROMINENT (Bels) (dBA) TONES Standby 2.7 16 None Idle 5.4 40 None Stress 5.
Dell 6 Processors R510 can operate in either single-processor or dual-processor mode. However, since the memory controller is embedded in the processor, when only one processor is installed in the system, it supports 4 DIMMs, with minimum memory of 1GB and maximum memory of 32GB (based on the 8GB module). When two processors are installed in the system, it supports 8 DIMMs, min. 2GB and max 64GB (based on the 8GB module). Table 12.
Dell 7 Memory 7.1 Overview Features of the PowerEdge R510 memory include: • • • • • 7.2 3 channels per processor Support for registered ECC DDR3 DIMMs or Unbuffered ECC DDDR3 DIMMs. DDR3 speeds of 800/1066/1333 supported (Max memory clock speed support is pending on the processors used. Refer to table in Section 8C.
Dell 8 Chipset 8.1 Overview The PowerEdge R510 motherboard incorporates the Intel 5500 chipset-24D IOH from Intel to perform memory control, provide two QPI bus to two processors, and provide an ESI interface to the South Bridge chip. The memory interface is optimized for 800/1066/1333 MHz DDR3 SDRAM memory with ECC when running with Intel 5500 Chipset-EP processors. 8.
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Dell 9 BIOS 9.1 Overview A flash resides on the SPI bus for BIOS and configuration storage. A 32 Mbit device is used for this function. This permits the BIOS to be upgraded in the field via a bootable device rather than by physically removing an EEPROM. The System BIOS, Video BIOS, server management, and PCI configuration are housed in this flash. The following table clarifies what is and is not supported by the PowerEdge R510 BIOS code. Table 13.
Dell Power Inventory (PSU, CPU, and DIMM mismatch checking) Support for Multiple power profiles Static Maximum Performance Mode OS Control(DBS) Active Power Controller Custom 9.2 ACPI BIOS is compliant with ACPI version 2.0a. ACPI features consist of two types: configuration features and power management features. The features supported on this system are described below. 9.2.1 Configuration • PCI Routing Table (_PRT).
Dell Power Button Fixed ICH-10 In ACPI mode, OS has control of the power button. In non-ACPI mode, SMI handler owns power button events. Real-Time Clock Fixed ICH-10 The OS is able to configure the system to wake on the RTC alarm. Power Mgmt. Timer Fixed ICH-10 ICH-10 24-bit power management timer is used. Power Mgmt. Event (PME) Generic ICH-10 Each host bus’ PME# signal is routed to a separate generalpurpose event pin in the chipset.
Dell Custom CPU Power and Performance Management: Maximum Performance | Minimum Power | OS DBPM | System DBPM Memory Power and Performance Management: Maximum Performance |1333Mhz |1067Mhz |800Mhz| Minimum Power Fan Algorithm Performance | Power Table 14 details power management state transitions. Table 16.
Dell Table 17. Intel 5500 Chipset P-State Projections and Turbo Mode Frequency Proc Number 9.5 QDF# E5502 E5504 L5506 E5506 L5520 Q1G8 Q1GM Q1HG Q1GL Q1GN E5520 Q1GR L5530 Q1QX E5530 Q1GK E5540 Q1G2 X5550 Q1GJ X5560 Q1GF X5570 Q1G9 Frequency (GHz) 1.60 1.73 1.86 2.00 2.13 2.13 2.26 P-state Pmin+0 Pmin+1 Pmin+2 Pmin+3 Pmin+4 Pmin+4 Pmin+5 Pmin+5 2.26 Pmin+6 2.40 Pmin+6 2.40 Pmin+7 2.53 Pmin+8 2.66 Pmin+9 2.80 Pmin+10 2.93 Turbo Mode Freq (Ghz) N/A N/A N/A N/A 4C/3C: 2.
Dell 10 I/O Slots 10.1 Overview The PowerEdge R510 system provides two configurations for I/O slots: • • 10.1.1 Riser 1 (default offering): Three PCIe slots (x4, x4, x8 bandwidth; all w/ x8 slots) + One internal storage slot (x4 bandwidth w/ x8 slot for SAS or PERC integrated cards only) Riser 2 (for GPGPU ONLY): One PCIe slot (x16 bandwidth and slot) + One internal storage slot (x4 bandwidth w/ x8 slot for SAS or PERC integrated cards only) Riser 1 Detail Figure 31. Riser 1 Table 19.
Dell • • The lower power support on slots 1 and 4 is due to system thermal limitations The PowerEdge R510 does not support hot-swapping of PCIe cards 10.1.2 • • • • • PCI Device Information IOH port 1, 2 (PCI Express Gen2 x4) – Broadcom BCM5716 Gigabit LOM IOH port 3 (PCI Express Gen2 x4) – Slot 4 IOH port 7/8 (PCI Express Gen2 x8) – Slot 3 IOH port 9 (PCI Express Gen2 x4) – Slot 2 IOH port 10 (PCI Express Gen2 x4) – Slot 1 10.1.
Dell Table 21.
Dell 11 Storage 11.1 Overview There are two types of chassis for R510. • • 4 Hard Drive Chassis: x cabled 3.5” HDD (cabled HDD carrier, identical to R410 cabled HDD carrier), support one slim optical disk drive (ODD) 8 Hard Drive Chassis: 8 x hot-swap 3.5” or 2.5” HDD (in hard drive carrier), support one slim ODD 11.2 Drives Refer to Table 2 for more information on available drives. Figure 33. 2.
Dell 11.3 RAID Configurations Table 23. Raid Configurations for the PowerEdge R510-4 PowerEdge R510-4 Factory Configuration No Mixed HDD (3.
Dell Table 24. Raid Configurations for the PowerEdge R510-8 PowerEdge R510-8 Factory Configuration No Mixed HDD (Must be all 2.5" or 3.
Dell R510-8 Mixed HDD (SAS + SATA) Factory Configuration Mixed SAS + SATA (Must be all 3.5" HDDs) (ex.
Dell 11.5 Tape Drives R510 does not support an internal backup device. Only external backup devices are supported. See Table 2 for more information.
Dell 12 Video The Matrox G200eW w/ 8MB memory integrated in WPCM450 (BMC controller) provides: • • • • • • 1280x1024@85Hz for KVM and 1600x1200@60Hz for video out 640x480 (60/72/75/85 Hz; 8/16/32-bit color) 800x600 (60/72/75/85 Hz; 8/16/32-bit color) 1024x768 (60/72/75/85 Hz; 8/16/32-bit color) 1152x864 (75 Hz; 8/16/32-bit color) 1280x1024 (60/75/85 Hz; 8/16-bit color) 1280x1024 (60 Hz, 32-bit color) (note 32 bit color is only supported at 60 Hz for this resolution) PowerEdge R510 Technical Guide 54
Dell 13 Operating Systems The following tables provide information on operating systems supported on the PowerEdge R510. Table 25.
Dell Table 26. Operating Systems Linux Operating Systems Version Enterprise Server (ES) x86-64 Advance Server (AS) x86-64 Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4.7 Workstation HPC (WS) x86-64 Enterprise Server (ES) x86-32 Advance Server (AS) x86-32 Enterprise Server (ES) x86-64 Advance Server (AS) x86-64 Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4.8 Workstation HPC (WS) x86-64 Enterprise Server (ES) x86-32 Advance Server (AS) x86-32 Standard (2-sckt) x86-64 Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.
Dell 14 Virtualization Table 27. Supported Virtualization Operating Systems Operating Systems Factory Install (FI) Logo/Cert Support VMware ESX 4.0 DIB Yes Support VMware ESXi 4.0 (embedded version) Download version (NFI, No DIB) Yes Support VMware ESXi 4.0 (Hypervisor with USB Key) FI Yes Support VMware ESX 3.5 Update 4 DIB Yes Support VMware ESXi 3.5 Update 4 (embedded version) Download version (NFI, No DIB) Yes Support VMware ESXi 3.
Dell 15 Systems Management 15.1 Overview Dell delivers open, flexible, and integrated solutions that help you reduce the complexity of managing disparate IT assets by building comprehensive IT management solutions. Combining Dell PowerEdge Servers with a wide selection of Dell-developed management solutions gives you choice and flexibility, so you can simplify and save in environments of any size.
Dell software and the periphery devices. These periphery devices consist of the PSUs, the storage backplane, integrated SAS HBA or PERC 6/I, and control panel with display. The optional upgrade to iDRAC6 provides features for managing the server remotely or in data center lightsout environments. Advanced iDRAC features require the installation of the optional iDRAC6 Enterprise card. 15.
Dell • Power control and management with the ability to limit server power consumption and remotely control server power states • Advanced troubleshooting capabilities For more information on iDRAC6 Express features see table below. 15.6 iDRAC6 Enterprise The optional iDRAC6 Enterprise card provides access to advanced iDRAC6 features. The iDRAC6 Enterprise connects directly to the R510 planar and is mounted parallel to the planar with stand-offs.
Dell Feature BMC iDRAC6 Express iDRAC6 Enterprise vFlash Media Remote Management and Remediation Remote Firmware Update Server power control Serial-over-LAN (with proxy) Serial-over-LAN (no proxy) Power capping Last crash screen capture Boot capture Serial-over-LAN Virtual media Virtual console Virtual console sharing Virtual flash Monitoring Sensor Monitoring and Alerting Real-t
Dell 16 Peripherals 16.1 USB peripherals Optional External USB 1.44MB floppy drive (Dell no longer offers the USB floppy drive.) Optional External USB DVD-ROM 16.2 External Storage Refer to Table 2 for information on external storage.
Dell 17 Packaging Options Options for single pack and multipack are available. Multipack supports 4 units in one pack. Table 30. Inside Dimensions Single Pack Dimensions and Weights Outside Dimensions Length: 889mm/35.00” Width: 603mm/23.75” Depth: 289mm/11.38” Length: 905mm/35.63” Width: 619mm/24.38” Depth: 321mm/12.63” Weights System packed out weight: • PowerEdge R510-4: 47.45lbs • PowerEdge R510-8: 61.78lbs Cushion weight: 1.85lbs Corrugated box weight: 9.22lbs Figure 34.
Dell Appendix A. R510 Volatility Tables Table 31. NonVolatile Volatile RAM PowerEdge R510 Volatility Reference Designator Qty Size Type Y U34 1 4MB Flash EEPROM (SPI interface) LOM Configuration Data Y U7 1 512KB FLASH (EEPROM) iDRAC6 Controller ROM Y 4KB ROM 8KB RAM 1200 Macro cells (LUTs) Internal Flash EEPROM 9.
Dell NonVolatile Volatile RAM Reference Designator Qty Size Type User selectable License key hard set ROM or user choice Control Panel Internal USB Y J_USBKEY (connector) J_USB3, J_USB4 2 Varies by part number Up To 2 Maximum supported = 2MB per PSU.
Dell Table 32.
Dell Can user programs or operating system write data to it during normal operation? Purpose? No Backplane firmware (HDD status, etc.
Dell Table 33. Methodology for Data Input to Memory How is data input to this memory? Planar System BIOS SPI Flash Loading flash memory requires a vendor-provided firmware file and loader program which is executed by booting up the system from a floppy or OS-based executable containing the firmware file and the loader. System loaded with arbitrary data in firmware memory will not operate.
Dell How is data input to this memory? lifecycle log is automatically updated by the iDRAC as various system component firmware, hardware, and software versions are changed. Trusted Platform Module Using TPM-enabled operating systems Chipset CMOS BIOS control only with input such as BIOS F2 menu user configuration settings (e.g.
Dell SAS 6/iR Integrated Controller Configuration Data FRU Integrated Mirroring NVSRAM Loading flash memory requires a vendor-provided firmware file and loader program which is executed by booting the system from a floppy or OS-based executable (DUPs, Unified Server Configurator) containing the firmware file and the loader. Storage adapters loaded with bad firmware will not provide storage controller behavior. Factory only. Not customer updatable.
Dell Table 34. Methodology for Memory Protection and Clearing How is this memory write protected? How is the memory cleared? Software write protected Not possible with any utilities or applications and system is not functional if corrupted/removed. Not explicitly protected but special applications are needed to communicate through the LOMs to reprogram this ROM.
Dell How is this memory write protected? How is the memory cleared? N/A - BIOS only control Planar NVRAM_CLR jumper or Remove AC cord, remove cover, remove coin cell battery. Wait for 30 seconds, replace battery, cover and then AC cord. F2 system setup option to restore defaults Embedded firmware only writeable through controlled iDRAC methods Not possible with any utilities or applications and backplane does not function as expected if corrupted/removed.
Dell How is this memory write protected? How is the memory cleared? Write control access by Storage Controller firmware N/A - not in system clearable Protected in that no iDRAC embedded firmware writes to this device.
