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PowerEdge T710 Technical Guidebook Table of Contents 1 Product Comparison ......................................................................................................................... 1 2 1.1 Overview ................................................................................................................................... 1 New Technologies............................................................................................................................. 2 2.
PowerEdge T710 Technical Guidebook 6.6 Maximum Input Amps ............................................................................................................. 20 6.7 EnergySmart Enablement ....................................................................................................... 20 6.8 Energy Star Compliance ......................................................................................................... 20 6.9 Acoustics ........................................................
PowerEdge T710 Technical Guidebook 16 15.1 Overview ................................................................................................................................. 42 Audio ............................................................................................................................................... 43 17 Rack Information ............................................................................................................................. 43 17.1 Overview ......
PowerEdge T710 Technical Guidebook 1 Product Comparison 1.1 Overview The PowerEdge T710 is the flagship of the Dell tower servers positioned above the PowerEdge T610 and replacing the PowerEdge 2900III. Table 1 shows a comparison between these versions. Table 1.
PowerEdge T710 Technical Guidebook Feature/Spec PE2900-III (predecessor) T710 T610 Unmanaged Internal Storage Internal USB key SD card for virtualization solutions SD card for virtualization solutions 2 New Technologies 2.1 Overview/Description The T710 utilizes the following new technologies common to other Dell 11G servers: • • • • • • • 2.
PowerEdge T710 Technical Guidebook QPI up to 25.6 GB/sec bandwidth per link Intel Xeon 5500 Intel Xeon 5500 QPI DDR3 Memory Up to 18 slots PCI Express Gen 2 Figure 1.
PowerEdge T710 Technical Guidebook 2.2.6 Next Generation Broadcom 5709C LOMs The Broadcom 5709C LOMs are the latest 1GBe offering. Two dual-port devices provide a total of four LOM ports for the T710. They are TOE enabled, with iSCSI offload available as an option. See Section 12 “Embedded NICs/LAN on Motherboard (LOM)”. 2.2.7 Next generation Dell Embedded Server Management The chart below shows the components of the new embedded server management capability.
PowerEdge T710 Technical Guidebook • • Target Market o Corporate workgroups in remote sites running critical apps requiring 24 x 7 uptime o Supports applications across Data Access and Data Processing o Virtualization o Retail space, Digital signage, TV walls Key Features o Dual IOH, up to 16 drives in one volume, 18 DIMMS, 4x LOMs, all HA in base, 4 x 25 W PCI 3.2 T710 Product Features Summary Table 2.
PowerEdge T710 Technical Guidebook Feature Details Fans 4 X hot swap redundant Chassis 5U rackable tower 4 Mechanical 4.1 Chassis Description The T710 system uses a tower or rack mount 5U chassis. It is classified by Dell as a rackable tower, meaning it is optimized for tower operation 4.2 Dimensions and Weight Figure 3. Table 3. T710 Dimensions Detailed Dimensions Xa Xb Ya Yb Yc Za with bezel Za without bezel Zb Zc 217.9 mm 304.4 mm 431.3 mm 466.3 mm 471.
PowerEdge T710 Technical Guidebook 4.3 Front Panel View and Features Peripheral Bays, 2HH Control Panel and LCD Front USB (2) Figure 4. 4.4 Front Panel View and Features Back Panel View and Features PCIe Slots LOMs iDRAC Enterprise USB Figure 5.
PowerEdge T710 Technical Guidebook 4.5 Power Supply Indicators T710 power supplies have embedded cooling fans and one bi-colored status LED. Status States: • • • • 4.6 Off – LED is dark AC source applied – solid green LED Fault of any kind – solid amber LED DC enable applied – solid green LED (no change from AC applied) Side Views and Features Figure 6. Figure 7.
PowerEdge T710 Technical Guidebook 4.7 Internal Chassis Views Figure 8. Internal Chassis Overview Backplane Cables Controller Slot PCIe Slots DIMM Slots Backplane Processors Figure 9. 4.8 Internal Chassis Detailed View Rails and Cable Management The T710 Rack Kit has rack installation components, such as rails. The rack installation components consist of sliding rack mount rails with the latest generation Cable Management Arm (CMA).
PowerEdge T710 Technical Guidebook Figure 10. New Cable Management Arm • • All steel construction – eliminates creep/sag More open area for air flow When the system is installed in a rack, please observe the following guidelines: • • • 4.9 Nothing should be located within 12” of the front of the unit that could restrict the air flow into the system. Nothing should be mounted or placed behind the chassis that would restrict airflow from exiting the system.
PowerEdge T710 Technical Guidebook Figure 12. Fans The Embedded Server Management logic in the system controls and monitors the speed of the fans. A fan speed fault or over-temperature condition results in a notification by ESM. T710 Power Supply Units have integrated fans. The system requires a blank module in place of the empty power supply slot. System fan speed is pulse-width modulated.
PowerEdge T710 Technical Guidebook Features of the system control panel include: • 128x20 pixel LCD panel with controls o Two navigation buttons o One select button o One system ID button • ACPI-compliant power button with an integrated green power LED • Non-Maskable Interrupt (NMI) button (recessed) • Ambient temperature sensor • LCD panel can rotate 90 degrees for optional rack mounting of the server • Two external USB 2.
PowerEdge T710 Technical Guidebook Figure 15. T710 Bezel 4.11.3 Hard Drive The front bezel of the system contains a lock. A locked bezel secures the system hard drives. 4.11.4 Trusted Platform Management (TPM) The TPM generates/stores keys, protects/authenticates passwords, and creates/stores digital certificates. TPM can also enable the BitLocker™ hard drive encryption feature in Windows Server 2008. TPM is enabled through a BIOS option and uses HMAC-SHA1-160 for binding.
PowerEdge T710 Technical Guidebook 4.12 Persistent Storage T710 offers two types of persistent storage: managed (iDRAC6 Express/iDRAC6 Enterprise) and unmanaged internal persistent storage. One of the unmanaged ports is for an optional SD card and the other is for a USB key. Figure 16. Persistent Storage Block Diagram 4.12.1 Managed Persistent Storage iDRAC6 Express is a managed persistent storage space for server provisioning data.
PowerEdge T710 Technical Guidebook • Firmware Images (160 MB): holds the two most recent versions of BIOS, RAID, LOM, power supplies and hard drive firmware. This partition also holds the BIOS and option ROM configuration data. • Life Cycle Log (2 MB): stores initial factory configuration as well as all detectable hardware and firmware changes to the server since its deployment. The Life Cycle Log is stored on the BMC SPI flash.
PowerEdge T710 Technical Guidebook 4.13 USB Key (Unmanaged Internal Persistent Storage) T710 has one internal USB port on the motherboard for any USB key based security or license application. Some possible applications of the USB key: • • • User custom boot and pre-boot OS for ease of deployment or diskless environments USB license keys for software applications like eToken™ or Sentinel Hardware Keys Storage of custom logs or scratch pad for portable user defined information (not hot-pluggable) 4.
PowerEdge T710 Technical Guidebook 6.2 Power Supply Specifications The T710 power supply is rated at 1100 W. It operates on input voltages ranging from 90 – 264 V, autoswitching to the sensed line level. • • EMC classification is Light Industry FCC classification is Class A Table 4. Power Supply Specifications Minimum Typical Maximum Vin (Voltage first range) 90 V 115/230 264 V Vin (frequency) 47 Hz 50/60 Hz 63 Hz Iin (90 VAC) – – 13.5 A Iin(100 VAC) – – 12.
PowerEdge T710 Technical Guidebook Figure 19. T710 Power Supply If using only one power supply, the single PSU should be installed in the PS1 bay and a PSU Close Out (metal cover) is installed in the PS2 bay. The use of the PS1 bay for the single PSU configuration is done for consistency only. Nothing prevents the use of the PS2 bay in a single PSU configuration. 6.3 Power Efficiency Table 5.
PowerEdge T710 Technical Guidebook • • • • • • • • 6.4 Random time interval for system start Allows an entire rack to power on without exceeding the available power BIOS Power/Performance options page BIOS-based CPU P-state manager (power management in a virtualized environment) Ability to slow down or power down memory Ability to disable a CPU core Ability to turn off items not being used (i.e. USB ports, LOMs, PCIe slots, etc.
PowerEdge T710 Technical Guidebook 6.6 Maximum Input Amps The T710 system exhibits the following maximum current draw at the stated voltages: • • • • • • 6.7 13.7A maximum at 90 VAC 12.0A maximum at 100 VAC 10.4A maximum at 115 VAC 5.75A maximum at 208 VAC 5.45A maximum at 220 VAC 5.2A maximum at 230 VAC EnergySmart Enablement T710 does not support a separate EnergySmart configuration as was offered with certain 10 G servers.
PowerEdge T710 Technical Guidebook Table 7. PowerEdge T710 3.5” HDD System Typical: 4x Y847J fans, 2x 80 W M399F CPUs, 5x GX198 146 GB 15 KRPM HDDs, 6x 2-GB D841D DIMMs, 2x 1100-W Y613G Power Supplies, PERC6/i YK838 card, 2x X3959 NIC PCI cards, 1x DVD Drive at 23° C Non-Typical Hardware Configurations; Same as Above Except with Following PCI cards PowerEdge T710 2.5” HDD System Typical: 4x Y847J fans, 2x 80 W M399F CPUs, 5x 2.
PowerEdge T710 Technical Guidebook 7 Block Diagram Figure 20. T710 Block Diagram 8 Processors 8.1 Overview The Intel 5500 two-socket processor is the IA-32 microprocessor designed specifically for servers and workstation applications. The processor is based on new Core micro-architecture; however, it is 100 percent compatible with existing IA-32 software. Selective Intel Xeon 5500 series two-socket SKUs also support Turbo Mode.
PowerEdge T710 Technical Guidebook 8.2 Features The Intel 5500 two-socket processor supports all Streaming SIMD Extensions (including SSE2, SSE3, and SSE4) and Intel 64 instructions. Key features: • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 8.3 Four or two cores per processor Two point-to-point QPI links at 6.
PowerEdge T710 Technical Guidebook 8.4 Model Speed Power QPI L3 Cache Features Cores E5504 2.00 GHz 80 W 4.8 GT/s 4M – 4 E5502 1.86 GHz 80 W 4.8 GT/s 4M – 2 Processor Configurations T710 provides support for up to two Intel 5500 two-socket processors. A single processor placed in the CPU1 socket functions normally; however, T710 systems require a CPU blank in the CPU2 socket for thermal reasons. The system is held in reset if a single processor is placed in the CPU2 socket. 8.
PowerEdge T710 Technical Guidebook When mirroring is enabled, the memory image in Channel 2 is maintained the same as Channel 1. o 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). o For memory mirroring, the two channels operate as mirrors of each other – writes go to both channels and reads alternate between the two channels.
PowerEdge T710 Technical Guidebook • • • • • • • • 9.6 I2C access to SPD EEPROM for access to RDIMM thermal sensors Single Bit Error Correction SDDC (Single Device Data Correction – x4 or x8 devices) Support for Closed Loop Thermal Management Multi Bit Error Detection Support for Memory Optimized Mode Support for Memory Mirroring Support for Independent channel mode Memory Population Across CPU sockets, DIMM populations can be different as long as the population rules for each socket are followed.
PowerEdge T710 Technical Guidebook Table 11. DIMM Type UDIMM RDIMM 9.
PowerEdge T710 Technical Guidebook layers. Each IOH has a unique NodeID for communication between each other, but only the legacy IOH’s NodeID are exposed to the CPU. 10.3 Intel Quickpath Architecture The QuickPath Architecture consists of serial point-to-point interconnects for the processors and the IOH. T710 has a total of four QuickPath Interconnect (QPI) links including one link connecting the processors and links connecting both processors with the IOH and links connecting both IOHs.
PowerEdge T710 Technical Guidebook 10.6 Super I/O Controller The T710 system planar incorporates a SMSC LPC47M534 Super I/O controller to provide support for the serial port and the keyboard controller. The LPC47M534 is a plug and play compatible device that interfaces directly to the ICH through an embedded LPC bus. 11 BIOS 11.
PowerEdge T710 Technical Guidebook The device is Broadcom 5709C Gigabit Ethernet controller.
PowerEdge T710 Technical Guidebook • • • x16 cards must only occupy the space of one slot. Cards that occupy the space of two slots are not supported x16 card is limited to 25 W initial start-up power until it is configured as a high-power device. If no value is set for the Slot Power Limit, the card is limited to 25 W. The card must then scale down to 25 W or disable operation per PCI Express Base Spec Rev 2.
PowerEdge T710 Technical Guidebook Category Card Priority Description Width Slot Priority2 Maximum Cards 1400 Emulex LPe12000 8Gbps FC HBA, Single Port x8 Gen1/x4 Gen2 Slot 6,4,2,5,3 5 1500 Qlogic QLE2462 FC4 HBA, Dual Port x4 Gen1 Slot 6,4,2,5,3 5 1600 Qlogic QLE2460 FC4 HBA, Single Port x4 Gen1 Slot 6,4,2,5,3 5 1700 Qlogic QLE220 FC4 HBA, Single Port x4 Gen1 Slot 6,4,2,5,3 5 1800 Emulex LPe11002 FC4 HBA, Dual Port x4 Gen1 Slot 6,4,2,5,3 5 1900 Emulex LPe1150 FC4 HBA, Singl
PowerEdge T710 Technical Guidebook 14.2 3.5” X8 HDD Backplane The 3.5” HDD backplane has: • • • • 3.5” HDD are supported in this configuration 2.5” SSD in 3.5” carrier. Also max of 2x 2.5” SAS HDD in 3.5” carrier for entry SAS HDD price point Two Mini-SAS cables are used to connect both channels of the integrated SAS 6/iR or PERC 6/i card to the eight-drive backplane. For SATA/SAS mixing, two SAS drives are supported.
PowerEdge T710 Technical Guidebook ICH SATA LSI 2032 SCSI SKU Product Usage T710 Support Slot PCIe Con PCI Bracket I/O Con RAID BBU SAS 5/E Adapter External SAS (DAS, Tape) Yes – Max 2 PCIe slot x8 Yes x4 ext x4 ext None No On Planar via chipset Internal SATA Optical and/or Tape (No HDD) Yes 2 ports for Optical and/or Tape N/A N/A N/A x1 int N/A N/A LSI 2032 Adapter Internal/Extern al SCSI Tape or External legacy SCSI storage Yes SCSI(i nt) SCSI (ext) N/A N/A Yes - Max 2
PowerEdge T710 Technical Guidebook 14.6 RAID Configurations T710 offers a wide array or RAID configurations from the factory to support the large drive capacity and the mixing of SSD, SAS, and SATA drives. All configurations use the back plane connection type. Table 15. Configuration Type Configurations T710 RAID Configurations Non-Mixed drives, all SATA, or all SAS, or all SSD Mixed SAS/ SATA Non-RAID mix of SSD with SAS/SATA not supported Min 2xSAS+1xSATA 2.5” (2.5” chassis): Max 2xSAS + 14xSATA 2.
PowerEdge T710 Technical Guidebook Configuration Type Configurations 1 2.5” = not valid 3.5” = 2 2.5” = not valid 3.5” = 8 Min HDD N/A Integrated SSD/SAS/SATA RAID 1 (SAS 6/iR) 2 Max HDD 2.5” chassis/ 3.5” chassis MSSR0 Integrated SSD/SAS/SATA RAID 0 (PERC6iI) SAS/SATA - RAID Min HDD Max HDD 2.5” chassis/3.
PowerEdge T710 Technical Guidebook Configuration Type Configurations Non-Mixed drives, all SATA, or all SAS, or all SSD Mixed SAS/ SATA Non-RAID mix of SSD with SAS/SATA not supported Min 2xSAS+1xSATA 2.5” (2.5” chassis): Max 2xSAS + 14xSATA 2.5” (3.5” chassis): Max 2xSAS + 6xSATA 3.5”: Max 2xSAS + 6xSATA Min HDD Max HDD 2.5” chassis/3.5” chassis Max HDD 2.5” chassis/ 3.5” chassis Description Min HDD SAS/SATA - RAID 6 MSSR50 Integrated SSD/SAS/SATA RAID 50 (PERC 6/i ) 2.5” = 6 3.5” = 6 2.
PowerEdge T710 Technical Guidebook Configuration Type Configurations Non-Mixed drives, all SATA, or all SAS, or all SSD Mixed SAS/ SATA Non-RAID mix of SSD with SAS/SATA not supported Min 2xSAS+1xSATA 2.5” (2.5” chassis): Max 2xSAS + 14xSATA 2.5” (3.5” chassis): Max 2xSAS + 6xSATA 3.5”: Max 2xSAS + 6xSATA Max HDD 2.5” chassis/3.5” chassis Max HDD 2.5” chassis/ 3.
PowerEdge T710 Technical Guidebook Configuration Type SSD/SAS - RAID SSD/SAS - RAID SSD/SAS - RAID SSD/SAS - RAID Non-Mixed drives, all SATA, or all SAS, or all SSD Mixed SAS/ SATA Non-RAID mix of SSD with SAS/SATA not supported Min 2xSAS+1xSATA 2.5” (2.5” chassis): Max 2xSAS + 14xSATA 2.5” (3.5” chassis): Max 2xSAS + 6xSATA 3.5”: Max 2xSAS + 6xSATA Min HDD Max HDD 2.5” chassis/3.5” chassis Max HDD 2.5” chassis/ 3.
PowerEdge T710 Technical Guidebook Configuration Type Configurations Non-Mixed drives, all SATA, or all SAS, or all SSD Mixed SAS/ SATA Non-RAID mix of SSD with SAS/SATA not supported Min 2xSAS+1xSATA 2.5” (2.5” chassis): Max 2xSAS + 14xSATA 2.5” (3.5” chassis): Max 2xSAS + 6xSATA 3.5”: Max 2xSAS + 6xSATA Max HDD 2.5” chassis/3.5” chassis Max HDD 2.5” chassis/ 3.
PowerEdge T710 Technical Guidebook Configuration Type Configurations Non-Mixed drives, all SATA, or all SAS, or all SSD Mixed SAS/ SATA Non-RAID mix of SSD with SAS/SATA not supported Min 2xSAS+1xSATA 2.5” (2.5” chassis): Max 2xSAS + 14xSATA 2.5” (3.5” chassis): Max 2xSAS + 6xSATA 3.5”: Max 2xSAS + 6xSATA Max HDD 2.5” chassis/3.5” chassis Max HDD 2.5” chassis/ 3.
PowerEdge T710 Technical Guidebook 14.7 Internal Storage Controllers T710 supports a choice of two internal 3GB SAS HDD controllers. The internal controller is placed in the dedicated storage slot on the motherboard. 14.8 LED Indicators Each disk drive carrier has two LED indicators visible from the front of the system. One is a green LED for disk activity and the other is a bicolor (Green/Amber) LED for status information. The activity LED is driven by the disk drive during normal operation.
PowerEdge T710 Technical Guidebook 16 Audio T710 does not support audio (sound card or speakers) as a system feature. 17 Rack Information 17.1 Overview T710 shares the same rail kit and CMA as T610. The rails and CMA are 3U tall, but accommodate systems that are 3U or greater in height such as T710 and T610 (both 5U). The rack kit includes ears that bolt on the chassis and engage the rail latches. 17.2 Cable Management Arm (CMA) The 3U CMA for T710 contains the following cables. Table 17.
PowerEdge T710 Technical Guidebook Ears bolt to chassis for rack configuration Ears Include slam latches to secure server in rack Figure 22. T710 Rack Ears 17.4 Rails Sliding ReadyRails™ for 4-post Racks: Figure 23.
PowerEdge T710 Technical Guidebook • • • • • • 18 Support for full extension of the system out of the rack to allow serviceability of key internal components Support for optional cable management arm (CMA) Rail depth without the CMA: 760 mm Rail depth with the CMA: 840 mm Square-hole rack adjustment range: 692-756 mm Round-hole rack adjustment range: 678-749 mm Operating Systems 18.1 Overview T710 supports all major enterprise server operating systems consistent with the Dell 11G server portfolio. 18.
PowerEdge T710 Technical Guidebook Table 19. Linux Operating System Operating Systems Installation Factory Install Logo/Certification Red Hat® Enterprise Linux® 4.7 ES/AS x86-64 DIB, NFI Yes ES/AS x86 DIB, NFI Yes x86-64 FI Yes x86 DIB, NFI Yes SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 x86-64 SP2 X86-64 FI (may change) Yes RTS SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 x86-64 FI Yes RTS Table 20.
PowerEdge T710 Technical Guidebook 20 Systems Management 20.1 Overview/Description Dell aims on delivering 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.
PowerEdge T710 Technical Guidebook 20.3 Embedded Server Management The PowerEdge T710 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.
PowerEdge T710 Technical Guidebook 20.5 Optional iDRAC Express The optional iDRAC Express is the first tier of iDRAC6 upgrades.
PowerEdge T710 Technical Guidebook Feature BMC iDRAC 6 Express iDRAC6 Enterprise vFlash Media 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) Power capping Last cras
PowerEdge T710 Technical Guidebook Feature BMC iDRAC 6 Express RAC Log Trace Log 21 iDRAC6 Enterprise vFlash Media Peripherals 21.1 USB peripherals The T710 system supports the following USB devices: • • • • DVD-ROM (bootable; requires two USB ports) USB Key (bootable) Keyboard (only one USB keyboard is supported) Mouse (only one USB mouse is supported) 21.2 External Storage 22 Packaging Options The T710 is only available in a single system package.
PowerEdge T710 Technical Guidebook Appendix A. T710 Volatility Table Table 24.
