Dell DELL POWEREDGE™ T310 TM TECHNICAL GUIDEBOOK PowerEdge T310 Technical Guide 0
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Dell Table of Contents 1 Overview ........................................................................................................................................... 6 1.1 Product Description ................................................................................................................... 6 1.2 Product Comparison ................................................................................................................. 7 2 New Technologies ..................................
Dell 5.5 Maximum Input Amps ............................................................................................................. 31 5.6 Energy Star Compliance ......................................................................................................... 31 6 Processors ...................................................................................................................................... 32 7 Memory ...........................................................................
Dell 16 Systems Management .................................................................................................................... 59 16.1 Overview ................................................................................................................................. 59 16.2 Server Management ................................................................................................................ 59 16.3 Embedded Server Management ..............................................
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Dell 1 Overview 1.1 Product Description Dell’s robust and reliable, 1-socket PowerEdge™ T310 tower server offers the performance of Intel® processors, DDR3 memory, advanced systems management options and the availability of up to four hard drives (3.5” or 2.5”) in a compact tower chassis. The Dell PowerEdge T310 server delivers enterprise-level performance, redundancy, and comprehensive right-sized manageability options in a 1-socket tower that is simple to own, deploy, and manage.
Dell 1.2 Product Comparison Table 1 shows a product comparison for the PowerEdge T310, PowerEdge T300, and PowerEdge T410 servers. Table 1.
Dell Feature/Spec PowerEdge T310 SAS 5/iR (For TBU) LSI2032 (For TBU) PERC H800 RAID: SAS 6/iR PERC S300 PERC 6/i PERC 6/E PERC H200 PERC H700 PowerEdge T300 (Predecessor) LSI2032 (For TBU) RAID: SAS 5/E SAS 6/iR PERC 6/i PERC 6/E PowerEdge T410 ( Next level up) LSI 2032 (For TBU only) SAS 6/E RAID: SAS 6/iR Adapter PERC 6/i PERC 6/E Availability Hot-swap HDD; Redundant PSU; Quad-pack LED diagnostic/LCD with Hot-swap HDD chassis Hot-swap HDD; Redundant PSU; Quad-pack LED diagnostic/LCD with Hot-swap H
Dell Feature/Spec PowerEdge T310 (SATA & SAS) SAS 6i/R: RAID 0, 1 (SATA & SAS) PERC 6/i: RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, 10 (SATA, SAS & SSD) PERC H200: RAID 0, 1, 10 (SATA, SAS & SSD) PERC H700: RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, 10 (SATA, SAS & SSD) PowerEdge T300 (Predecessor) PowerEdge T410 ( Next level up) NIC/LOM 2x GbE LOM 2x GbE LOM 2x GbE LOM Optional: various NIC available USB 4rear/2front/2internal 2rear/2front/1internal 2 front/4 rear/2 internal Power Supplies Non-Redundant, 375W (80+ Bronze) Non-Redundant = 490W
Dell 2 New Technologies 2.1 Overview A number of new technologies are used in the PowerEdge T310, including: • New Intel 1-Socket platform (Xeon 3400 series processor/Intel desktop processor + Intel 3420 chipset) • Intel desktop processors: • • • • • Intel Core i3 540 3.06GHz/2C/4M Intel Core i3 530 2.93GHz/2C/4M Intel Pentium G6950 2.8 GHz/2C/3M Intel Celeron G1101 2.
Dell 2.2.3 Software RAID Dell Software RAID is a chipset RAID-enhanced version based on Intel chipset 3420. PERC S100 is purely a chipset firmware/driver upgrade. PERC S300 contains the same chipset firmware/driver upgrade as the PERC S100 and, in addition, adds a RAID chip on the card. While both the PERC S100 and PERC S300 support RAID type 0, 1, 5, and 10, RAID features vary by platform.
Dell 3 Systems Overview Table 2.
Dell 2.5” SAS (10K RPM): 146GB or 300GB 2.
Dell 4 Mechanical 4.1 Chassis Description The PowerEdge T310 chassis design provides capability for hardware redundancy. This new chassis design offers cabled HDD with flexible PSU (redundant PSU or non-redundant PSU) and Hot-Plug HDD with flexible PSU (redundant PSU or non-redundant PSU). Various configurations are available. However, customers cannot upgrade from a Cabled, non-redundant chassis to a Hot-Plug, Redundant PSU version. The PowerEdge T310 chassis is user friendly.
Dell 4.3 Front Panel View and Features Figure 2.
Dell 4.4 Back Panel View and Features Figure 3.
Dell 4.5 Power Supply Indicators Figure 4. Power Supply Indicators for Redundant PSU Only 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. Amber— Indicates a problem with the power supply. 4.6 NIC Indicators Figure 5.
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Dell 4.7 Side View Figure 6. Side View 4.8 Internal Chassis Views Figure 7.
Dell Figure 8. Cabled HDD Chassis 4.9 Fan There is one system fan located at rear of the system. Figure 9.
Dell 4.10 Control Panel/LCD Front control panel features include: • • • • • • 2x USB Diagnostic indicator (11G LCD module) NMI button Power button HDD activity LED System ID button For information on LCD panel features, see the Hardware Owner’s Manual. Figure 10. LCD-Front Panel (Hot-Swap HDD Configuration) Figure 11.
Dell 4.11 Security 4.11.1 Cover Latch The system coin lock located on the front of the right side cover provides security for the entire system, with tool-less operation for opening and closing the cover. Figure 12. System Coin Lock under Cover Latch The bezel lock secures both the bezel and cover latch. Figure 13.
Dell Figure 14. Lock Port on Back of Chassis A lock port located on the back of the chassis provides security for the entire system. 4.11.2 Bezel Keys for the PowerEdge T310 are stored on the inside of the bezel. Figure 15. Bezel and Key Storage 4.11.3 Hard Drive Access Hot-Plug hard drives are only accessible by opening the bezel, thus locking the bezel secures the hard drives. Cabled hard drives are only accessible by opening the side cover.
Dell 4.11.4 Trusted Platform Module (TPM) TPM is available worldwide with the exception of China, where Trusted Computing Model (TCM) is the standard. The PowerEdge T310 offers a TPM 1.2 compliant encryption chip solution on system board with BIOS support. TPM 1.
Dell Figure 17. Internal USB Connectors 4.13 Battery Battery placement on the motherboard is shown in Figure 18, and the battery holder for the PERC card is shown in Figure 19. Figure 18.
Dell Figure 19. Battery Holder for PERC Card: Located Under the HDD Cage 4.14 Field Replaceable Units (FRU) Parts available for field replacement include: • • • • • • Motherboard Backplane Power Distribution board Processor Controller Card (SAS card, PERC card) Power Source 4.15 User Accessible Jumpers, Sockets, and Connectors Refer to the Hardware Owner’s Manual for more information.
Dell 5 Power, Thermal, Acoustic 5.1 Power Supplies The base system includes one 375W power supply. This unit provides power to the PowerEdge T310 planar, four internal hard drive bays, and two 5.25” external drive bays. Power is “soft-switched” (allowing power cycling through a switch on the front of the system enclosure or through software control server management functions). The power system is compatible with industry standards, such as ACPI and Server 2000.
Dell Table 5. Environmental Specifications and Operating Requirements Environment Non-Operating Requirements Operating Requirements Temperature Ranges (For Altitude ≤900 m or 2952.75 ft) 10 to 35 °C (50 to 95 °F) Temperature Ranges (For Altitude > 900 m or 2952.75 ft) 10 to xxx °C (where xxx is calculated as show in Note1 ) 50 to xxx °F (where xxx is calculated as shown in Note2) Temperature Gradient Maximum per 60 Min.
Dell 5.3 Acoustics The acoustical design of the PowerEdge T310 reflects the following: • • • • 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, hums, etc. One of the sound quality metrics in the Dell specification is prominence ratio of a tone, and this is listed in the table below. Office environment acoustics.
Dell Table 6. Acoustical Specifications CPU: Intel Xeon 3450 2.66 GHz Configurations @ 23 ± 2 °C DIMM PSU 4 x 1GB 1 x 375W cabled PSU 4 x 1GB 4 x 1GB 4 x 1GB 4 x 4GB 1 x 375W cabled PSU 1 x 375W cabled PSU HDD None 4 x 3.5” SAS (450 GB/ 15600 RPM) None 4 x 3.5” SAS (450 GB/ 15600 RPM) 2 x 400W Redundant PSU 2 x 3.5” SATA 2 x 400W Redundant PSU 4 x 3.5” SAS (500 GB/ 7200 RPM) (450 GB/ 15600 RPM) LWA-UL LpA PROMINENT (Bels) (dBA) TONES Idle 5.5 41 None Stressed Processor 5.
Dell 5.4 Other Environmental Requirements 5.4.1 Maximum Vibration Operating: 0.26 G at 5–500 Hz for 15 min Storage: 1.54 G at 10–250 Hz for 15 min 5.4.2 Maximum Shock Operating: One shock pulse in the positive z axis (one pulse on each side of the system) of 31 G for 2.6 ms in the operational orientation. Storage: Six consecutively executed shock pulses in the positive and negative x, y, and z axes (one pulse on each side of the system) of 71 G for up to 2 ms. 5.4.
Dell 6 Processors Processors supported on the PowerEdge T310 server are shown in Table 7. Table 7. Supported Processors Model Speed Power Cache Cores Threads Turbo Memory Process X3470 2.93G Hz 95W 8M 4 8 T DDR3 1333 45nm X3460 2.80G Hz 95W 8M 4 8 T DDR3 1333 45nm X3450 2.67G Hz 95W 8M 4 8 T DDR3 1333 45nm X3440 2.53G Hz 95W 8M 4 8 T DDR3 1333 45nm X3430 2.40G Hz 95W 8M 4 4 T DDR3 1333 45nm Core i3540 3.
Dell 7 Memory 7.1 Overview The PowerEdge T310 planar provides six 72-bit (240-pin) sockets for DIMM memory modules. These modules are DDR3-800/1066/1333 Registered/Unbuffered DDR SDRAM DIMMs. The modules are configured as 72 bits wide to provide for error-correcting code (ECC). The memory controller in the CPU performs the ECC.
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Dell UDIMM ECC For Xeon & DT proc Number of DIMM 1 2 4 RDIMM ECC For Xeon Number of DIMM 1 2 4 6 2 Channel B 4 X X X 2 Channel B 4 6 X X X X X X Slot silk print as 2 6 4 1 X X X 1 X X X X 6 1 Channel A 3 5 X Channel A 3 5 X X X 3 5 Intel CPU Channel B Channel A Figure 20. Slots and Risers 7.4 Speed The PowerEdge T310 supports up to 4 UDIMMs (unbuffered DDR3 ECC) as shown in Table 10 and Table 11. Table 10.
Dell Notes • T310 supports x8 (data width) and does not support x4 DRAM on UDIMM • T310 does not support Quad Rank UDIMM • All channels in a system will run at the fastest common frequency • No mixing of registered and unbuffered DIMMs • Non-ECC UDIMMs are not supported on T310 • Mixing ECC and non-ECC UDIMMs anywhere on the platform will prevent the system from booting and functioning correctly T310 supports up to 6 RDIMM (Registered DDR3 ECC), Xeon only. Table 12.
Dell 7.5 Sparing Not supported. 7.6 Mirroring Not supported. 7.7 RAID The PowerEdge T310 has no specific memory rules in supporting RAID. 7.8 Supported Configurations Table 14.
Dell System Capacity System Memory Speed DIMM TYPE DIMM Capacity NUM DIMM 8 GB 1333 U 4GB 2 8 GB 1066 U 2GB 4 8 GB 1333 U 2GB 4 8 GB 1066 R 2GB 4 8 GB 1066 R 4GB 2 8 GB 1333 R 2GB 4 12GB 800 R 2GB 6 12GB 800 R 2GB 6 16 GB 1066 U 4GB 4 16 GB 1333 U 4GB 4 16 GB 800 R 4GB 4 32 GB 800 R 8GB 4 DT processor supports U-DIMM only.
Dell 8 Chipset 8.1 Overview The PowerEdgeT310 planar incorporates the Intel 3420 chipset and the Intel 3420 or Platform Controller Hub (PCH), a highly integrated I/O controller. A number of high-level features are supported by the chipset on PowerEdge T310, as detailed in the following sections. 8.2 Direct Media Interface (DMI) Direct Media Interface (DMI) is the chip-to-chip connection between the processor and Intel 3420 chipset.
Dell 8.7 PCI Interface The Intel 3420 PCI interface provides a 33 MHz, Revision 2.3 implementation. The Intel 3420 integrates a PCI arbiter that supports up to four external PCI bus masters in addition to the internal Intel 3420 requests. This allows for combinations of up to four PCI down devices and PCI slots. 8.8 Low Pin Count (LPC) Interface The Intel 3420 implements an LPC Interface as described in the LPC 1.1 Specification.
Dell 8.12 Universal Serial Bus (USB) Controllers The Intel 3420 contains up to two Enhanced Host Controller Interface (EHCI) host controllers that support USB high-speed signaling. High-speed USB 2.0 allows data transfers up to 480 Mb/s. The PCH also contains two Rate Matching Hubs (RMH) that support USB full-speed and low-speed signaling. The Intel 3420 supports up to fourteen USB 2.0 ports. All fourteen ports are high-speed, full-speed, and low-speed capable. 8.
Dell • Intruder Detect. The Intel 3420 provides an input signal (INTRUDER#) that can be attached to a switch that is activated by the system case being opened. The Intel 3420 can be programmed to generate an SMI# or TCO interrupt due to an active INTRUDER# signal. 8.17 System Management Bus (SMBus 2.0) The Intel 3420 contains an SMBus Host interface that allows the processor to communicate with SMBus slaves. This interface is compatible with most I2C devices. Special I2C commands are implemented.
Dell 9 BIOS 9.1 Overview The T310 BIOS is based on the Dell BIOS core, and supports the following features: • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 1S Support Simultaneous Multi-Threading (SMT) support CPU Turbo Mode support PCI 2.3 compliant Plug n’ Play 1.0a compliant MP (Multiprocessor) 1.4 compliant Boot from hard drive, optical drive, iSCSI drive, and USB key ACPI support Direct Media Interface (DMI) support PXE and WOL support for on-board NICs SETUP access through key at end of POST USB 2.
Dell 9.3 Power Management Power management features come in two flavors: fixed or generic. Fixed features use bits defined in the ACPI specification for specific capabilities. The fixed feature bits give the OS complete control over the power management of a device since the location of the bits is given to the OS in the FACP table. Thus, a driver can directly access bits to control a device’s power management.
Dell Feature Power Profile support Table 17. Type N/A Enable/Status/ Ctrl bit location Processor/IMC and PCH chipset registers. Description 11G Servers will be the most energy smart servers that Dell will ship. In addition to P, C, and T states, BIOS will expose the Power Profiles to the OS.
Dell 10 I/O Slots 10.1 Overview Table 18. Slot Slot Connector PCIe Slot Specification Routing Lanes Technology Silkscreen 1 X8 X8 PCIe 2.0 (5GT/s) SLOT1 PCIE_G2_x8 2 X16 X8 PCIe 2.0 (5GT/s) SLOT2 PCIE_G2_x8 3 X8 X4 PCIe 2.0 (2.5GT/s) SLOT3 PCIE_G2_x4 4 X1 X1 PCIe 2.0 (2.5GT/s) SLOT4 PCIE_G2_x1 5 X1 X1 PCIe 2.0 (2.5GT/s) SLOT5 PCIE_G2_x1 All slots are full height and half length.
Dell Table 19. Category Internal Controllers (Only one internal controller can be installed in a T310 system.
Dell Notes • • • • • RBOD is RAID Bunch of Disks The cards must be installed in the order they are listed (top to bottom) If multiple adapter part numbers are on one line, install in order shown The adapter should be installed by Slot Priority in the first available slot (L to R) Placement of card(s) should be consistent for all orders 10.2 External Controller Cards Table 20.
Dell 11 Storage 11.1 Overview T310 supports up to 4 HDDs, using one of the following options: • • • • 4x 3.5” cabled SATA from motherboard SATA connector 4x 3.5” cabled SAS or SATA via add-on storage controller 4x 3.5” hot-swap SAS or SATA via add-on storage controller 4x 2.5” hot-swap SAS or SATA or SSD via add-on storage controller The 2.5” HDD requires hot-swap configuration with the 3.5” hard drive carrier tray and the retention kit.
Dell 11.3 RAID Configurations Table 23.
Dell Cabled/ Hot Swap Config Type Configs Description RAID Cabled Cabled Cabled Cabled Cabled Min HDD Max HDD 2 4 2 2 3 4 4 4 4 4 (SAS 6/iR or H200) SAS/SAT A– RAID0 C9 SAS/SAT A– RAID1 C10 SAS/SAT A– RAID5 C11 SAS/SAT A– RAID6 C12 SAS/SAT A– RAID10 C13 ASSR0C BL Add-in SAS/SATA RAID card, RAID 0 (SAS 6/iR, H200, PERC 6/i, or H700) ASSR1C BL Add-in SAS/SATA RAID card, RAID 1 (SAS 6/iR, H200, PERC 6/i or H700) ASSR5C BL Add-in SAS/SATA RAID card, RAID 5 (PERC 6/i or H700)
Dell 11.3.1 Back-Up Drives (Tape) Tape drives are optional and connect to the planar via SATA/SCSI controller card/SAS controller card. IDE tape drive is no longer supported. The following tape drives are available for usage on the PowerEdge T710: • • Internal SATA, SCSI, and SAS drives External SCSI and SAS drives If the tape drive is not ordered with the system, a blank is installed in its place. The PowerEdge T310 supports a number of internal tape backup options, plus the RD1000 disk backup unit.
Dell 12 Video Matrox G200eW w/ 8MB memory integrated in Nuvoton® WPCM450 (BMC controller) is included with the PowerEdge T310.
Dell 13 Rack Information Dell does not provide a rack for the T310. However, there are 3rd party trays available.
Dell 14 Operating Systems Table 25.
Dell Table 26. Operating Systems Red Hat® Enterprise Linux® 4.8 ® Red Hat Enterprise Linux® 5.
Dell 15 Virtualization Table 27. Supported Virtualization OS PowerEdge T310 VMWare ESX 4.0.1 Supported; offered by drop-in-the-box (DIB); no factory install VMWare ESXi 4.0.1 Supported; not offered through Dell (No FI nor DIB) VMWare ESX 3.5.1 Supported; not offered through Dell (No FI nor DIB) VMWare ESXi 3.5.
Dell 16 Systems Management 16.1 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 16.3 Embedded Server Management The PowerEdge T310 implements circuitry for the next generation of Embedded Server Management. It is Intelligent Platform Management Interface (IPMI) v2.0 compliant. The optional iDRAC (Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller) is responsible for acting as an interface between the host system and its management software and the periphery devices.
Dell 16.5 iDRAC6 Express The optional iDRAC6 Express is the first tier of iDRAC6 upgrades.
Dell Feature Dynamic DNS BMC iDRAC6 Express Dedicated NIC iDRAC6 Enterprise vFlash Media 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) Power capping Last crash screen capture Boot capture
Dell 17 Peripherals 17.1 USB Peripherals Optional USB 1.44MB floppy drive Optional USB DVD-ROM Optional internal USB 17.
Dell 18 Packaging Options PowerEdge T310 is single pack only. Table 30. INSIDE DIMENSIONS Dimensions and Weight OUTSIDE DIMENSIONS WEIGHT Length: 74.6cm (29.38”) Length: 76.2cm (30.0”) System packed out weight: Width: 60.3cm (23.75”) Width: 61.9cm (24.38”) Depth: 42.2cm (16.63”) Depth: 45.4cm (17.88”) PowerEdge T310: 23.5kg (51.8lbs) Cushion: 0.82kg (1.8lbs) Corrugated Box: 4.26kg (9.4lbs) Total Weight: 28.58kg (63.0 lbs) Figure 21.
Dell Appendix A. Regulatory Certifications The PowerEdge T310 meets the requirements outlined in the EMC, Product Safety and Environmental parts of Dell Compliance Design Standard (Dell P/N: ENG0002520). Regulatory Model: E09S Regulatory Type: E09S001 ENVIRONMENTAL Product Safety, EMC and Environmental Datasheet are available at: http://www.dell.com/content/topics/global.
Dell Appendix B. PowerEdge T310 Volatility Tables The tables that follow provide detailed information regarding PowerEdge T310 volatility. Table 31.
Dell Trusted Platform Module NonVolatile Volatile RAM Reference Designator Y N U_TPM Q t y Size Type 1 128 bytes EEPROM 1 256B Battery-backed RAM 1 32KB Embedded Microcontroller Flash 1 User selectable License key hard set ROM or user choice 1 User selectable 1GB shipped Secure Digital NAND Flash U p T o 2 Maximum supported = 2MB per PSU Embedded microcontroller flash 1 1GB Secure Digital NAND Flash Chipset CMOS Y U_IBX 2.5” Backplane or 3.
Dell Table 32. Volatility: Data Writing and Purpose Can user programs or operating system write data to it during normal operation? Purpose? Planar System BIOS SPI Flash No Boot Code, System Configuration Information, EUFI environment LOM Configuration Data No LAN on Motherboard configuration and firmware iDRAC6 Controller ROM No Not used iDRAC6 controller RAM No iDRAC internal RAM System CPLD No System specific Hardware Logic System CPLD No Not used No for iDRAC Operating System.
Dell Can user programs or operating system write data to it during normal operation? Purpose? 2.5” Backplane or 3.5" Backplane Storage Controller Processor No Backplane firmware (HDD status, etc.) Yes as allowed by OS Normal usage is read only software license key, but not limited Yes as allowed by OS Normal usage is embedded hypervisor OS but not limited.
Dell How is data input to this memory? iDRAC6 Express Internal Flash iDRAC OS: 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 without a good iDRAC firmware image yields a non-functional iDRAC. Managed Services Repository: Various partitions are loaded via vendor provided firmware file and loader program just like iDRAC OS.
Dell How is data input to this memory? Power Supply PSU Microcontroller 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 (Unified Server Configurator) containing the firmware file and the loader. PSUs loaded with bad firmware will not provide PSU functional behavior and result in PSU system faults.
Dell TPM Binding EEPROM (on China planar only) How is this memory write protected? How is the memory cleared? Locked by BIOS from physical access by anyone after boot N/A - BIOS control only n/a AC cycle for BMC OS and reset / power off server for VGA frame buffer writes controlled by iDRAC embedded OS EPPID is not clearable iDRAC embedded OS control of the write protection.
