Specifications

PowerEdge R510 Technical Guide 7
1 Overview
1.1 Product Description
The Dell™ 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 chassis.
The Dell PowerEdge R510 was developed with a purposeful design, energy-optimized technology, the
performance of the Intel
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Xeon
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processors and enterprise-class manageability. It is ideal for customers
needing large amounts of internal storage capacity and/or seeking a multi-purpose core application server.
1.1.1 Right-sized, flexible technology and business value
The PowerEdge R510 was designed to meet the needs of many IT environments with advanced systems
management capabilities, a compact chassis, high-availability and redundancy features, and large amounts
of internal storage capacity. The R510 is an excellent platform for core business applications such as
Microsoft
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SQL Server
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and Microsoft Exchange.
Dell aims to add value to your business by including the features you need for your specific IT environment.
Our goal is to deliver value through tailored solutions based on industry standards, as well as innovative
design of our servers.
1.1.2 Purposeful design
The PowerEdge R510 follows the eleventh generation PowerEdge portfolio specifications and features the
same system design commonality and reliability true to the entire portfolio. All eleventh generation servers
are designed to make the experience easier. We put all external ports, power supplies, LCD screens, and
LED lights in the same location for familiar experience as well as easy installation and deployment. Robust,
metal hard drive carriers and organized cabling are designed to help improve component access and airflow
across the server.
In addition, the R510 is also available with 4, 8, or 12 hard drive chassis options, providing choice of the
design and feature set that is most appropriate for your IT environment.
1.1.3 Energy-optimized technology
The PowerEdge R510 incorporates Energy Smart design using logical component layout of the internal
components which aids with airflow direction, helping to keep the server cool.
1.1.4 Simplified systems management
With the optional advanced embedded systems management capabilities of Lifecycle Controller, Dell
provides comprehensive enterprise-class manageability already on the motherboard. Lifecycle Controller is
delivered as part of the optional iDRAC Express or iDRAC Enterprise in the PowerEdge R510. It helps to
simplify administrator tasks by performing a comprehensive set of provisioning functions such as system
deployment, system updates, hardware configuration and diagnostics from a single intuitive interface called
Unified Server Configurator (USC) in a pre-OS environment. This helps eliminate the need to use and
maintain multiple pieces of disparate CD/ DVD media.
Also part of the Dell OpenManage™ portfolio is the Dell Management Console which is included with every
Dell server and provides IT administrators with a consolidated console view of their IT infrastructure.