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SKU: DPE-R710-4x3.5-Chassis

Dell PowerEdge R710 Rack Server Chassis (4x3.5")

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Quick Specs

Form Factor: 2U rack server
Processor | Max: 4-6 Cores 2 x Intel Xeon 5500 or 5600
Memory | Max: 288GB 18 ECC DDR3 UDIMM/RDIMM 1333Mhz
RDIMMs and UDIMMs cannot be mixed.
Storage | Max: 18TB 4 LFF SAS/NL-SAS/SATA (HDD/SSD)
SAS/SATA mixing and the use of 2.5" drives in a 3.5" chassis are supported.
RAID Controller: H200, H700, 6/i, H800, 6/E, 6Gbps SAS HBA
NIC/LOM: 4x 1GbE Broadcom® NetXtreme® II 5709c
Remote Management: iDRAC6 Enterprise
PCIe Slots: 2 PCIe x8 + 2 PCIe x4 Gen2 or
1 x16 + 2 x4 Gen2
GPU: None

Ideal for:

  • Database
  • Virtualization

The Dell PowerEdge R710 helps you operate efficiently and lower TCO with enhanced virtualization capabilities, improved energy efficiency, and innovative system management tools.


Strong IT foundation

You want a data center built for organic growth and the ability to scale based on your company’s changing requirements. You need complete solutions that let you focus your time and money on managing and growing your business. Dell responds with an expanding portfolio of enterprise servers, storage technologies, and services with a single goal: to help you simplify IT.


Purposeful design

With Dell’s system commonality, once your IT managers learn one system, they understand how to manage next-generation Dell servers. Logical component layout and power supply placement provide a straightforward installation and redeployment experience. The PowerEdge R710 provides an interactive LCD for system health monitoring, alerting, and control of basic management as well as checking the AC power meter and ambient temperature thermometer included with each server.


Enhanced virtualization

Featuring embedded hypervisors, large memory capacity with 18 DIMM slots, and 4 integrated network connections, the Dell PowerEdge R710 delivers better overall system performance and greater virtual machine-per-server capacity. The latest Intel Xeon processor technology adapts to your software in real time, processing more tasks simultaneously. With optional factory-integrated virtualization capabilities, you get tailored solutions that allow you to streamline deployment and simplify virtual infrastructures. Choose your hypervisor from market leaders such as VMware, Citrix, and Microsoft, and enable virtualization with a few mouse clicks.


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Base Standard Capabilities

FeaturesTechnical specification
Form Factor2U rack
ProcessorsQuad-core or six-core Intel Xeon processor 5500 and 5600 series
Processor Sockets2
Front Side Bus or HyperTransportIntel QuickPath Interconnect (QPI)
CacheUp to 12MB
ChipsetIntel 5520
MemoryUp to 288GB (18 DIMM slots): 1GB/2GB/4GB/8GB/16GB DDR3 up to 1333MHz
I/O Slots4 PCIe G2 slots + 1 storage slot: Two x8 slots Two x4 slots One x4 storage slot
RAID ControllerInternal:
PERC H200 (6Gb/s)
PERC H700 (6Gb/s) with 512MB battery-backed cache;
512MB, 1GB Non-Volatile battery-backed cache
SAS 6/iR
PERC 6/i with 256MB battery-backed cache
External:
PERC H800 (6Gb/s) with 512MB of battery-backed cache;
512MB, 1GB Non-Volatile battery-backed cache
PERC 6/E with 256MB or 512MB of battery-backed cache
External HBAs (non-RAID):
6Gbps SAS HBA
SAS 5/E HBA
LSI2032 PCIe SCSI HBA
Drive Bays8 x 2.5 Hard Drive Option or 6 x 3.5 Hard Drive Option; Optional flex bay expansion to support half-height TBU
Up to four 3.5 drives with optional flex bay, up to six 3.5 drives without optional flex bay, or
up to eight 2.5 SAS or SATA drives with optional flex bay
Peripheral bay options:
Slim optical drive bay with choice of DVD-ROM, Combo CD-RW/DVD-ROM, or DVD + RW
Maximum Internal StorageUp to 12TB
Hard DrivesHot-plug Hard Drive Options:
2.5 SAS SSD, SATA SSD, SAS (10K, 15K), nearline SAS (7.2K), SATA (7.2K)
3.5 SAS (10K, 15K), nearline SAS (7.2K), SATA (5.4K, 7.2K)
Solid State Storage Cards:
Fusion-io 160IDSS 160GB ioDrive PCIe solid state storage card
Fusion-io 640IDSS 640GB ioDrive Duo PCIe solid state storage card
CommunicationsFour embedded Broadcom NetXtreme II 5709c Gigabit
Ethernet NIC with failover
and load balancing; TOE (TCPIP Offload Engine) supported
on Microsoft Windows
Server 2003 SP1 or higher with Scalable Networking Pack;
Optional 1GBe and 10GBe add-in NICs
Broadcom NetXtreme II 57711 Dual Port Direct Attach
10Gb Ethernet PCI-Express Network Interface Card with
TOE and iSCSI Offload
Intel Gigabit ET Dual Port Server Adapter and Intel Gigabit
ET Quad Port Server Adapter
Dual Port 10GB Enhanced Intel Ethernet Server Adapter
X520-DA2 (FcoE Ready for Future Enablement)
Optional add-in NICs:
Brocade CNA (1020) Dual Port Server Adapter
Optional add in HBAs:
Brocade 8 GB HBAs
Emulex OCE10102-IX-DCNA iSCSI HBA stand-up adapter
Power SupplyEnergy Smart Two hot-plug high-efficient 570W PSU OR High Output Two hot-plug 870W PSUsUninterruptible Power Supplies:
1000W 5600W
2700W 5600W High-Efficiency Online
Extended Battery Module (EBM) Network Management Card
AvailabilityDDR3; hot-plug hard drives; optional hot-plug redundant power supplies; dual embedded NICs with failover and load
balancing support; PERC 6/i; hot-plug redundant cooling; toolless chassis; fibre and SAS cluster support; validated for
Dell/EMC SAN
VideoMatrox G200 with 8MB of cache
Remote ManagementiDRAC6 Enterprise (optional)
Systems ManagementDell OpenManage Microsoft System Center Essential (SCE) 2010 v2
Embedded HypervisorOptional Embedded SD Media
Rack SupportReadyRails sliding rails with optional cable management arm for 4-post racks (optional adapter brackets required for threaded hole racks); ReadyRails static rails for 2-post and 4-post racks
Operating SystemsMicrosoft Windows Small Business Server 2011
Microsoft Windows Small Business Server 2008
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 SP2, x86/x64 (x64 includes Hyper-V )
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2, x64 (includes Hyper-V v2)
Windows HPC Server 2008 R2
Novell SUSE Linux Enterprise Server
Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Oracle Solaris
Virtualization Options:
Citrix XenServer
VMware vSphere 4.1 (including VMware ESX 4.1 or VMware ESXi 4.1)
For more information on the specific versions and additions, visit www.dell.com/OSsupport.
Featured Database ApplicationsMicrosoft SQL Server solutions (see Dell.com/SQL)
Oracle database solutions (see Dell.com/Oracle)

Spec Sheet 4

Feature R610 R710 R810
Processor Intel® Xeon® processor 5500 and 5600 series Intel® Xeon® processor 5500 and 5600 series Intel® Xeon® processor 6500 and 7500 series
Form Factor 1U rack 2U rack 2U rack
Front Side Bus Intel® QuickPath Interconnect (QPI) Intel® QuickPath Interconnect (QPI) Intel® QuickPath Interconnect (QPI)
# Sockets 2 2 4
# Cores 2, 4, or 6 2, 4, or 6 4, 6, or 8
L2/L3 Cache 4MB, 8MB, and 12MB 4MB, 8MB, and 12MB 12MB, 18MB, or 24MB (shared)
Chipset Intel® 5520 Intel® 5520 Intel® 7500
DIMMs 12 DDR3 18 DDR3 32 DDR3
Min/Max RAM 1GB/192GB 1GB/288GB 1GB/512GB
Drive Bays 6 x 2.5” 4 x 3.5" with optional flex bay,
6 x 3.5" without flex bay, or
8 x 2.5”
6 x 2.5”
Hard Drive Types Hot-plug SAS and SATA, nearline SAS and SSD Hot-plug SAS and SATA, nearline SAS and SSD Hot-plug SAS and SATA, SATA SSD
External Drive Bay(s) Optional internal SATA slimline optical drives such as DVDROM or DVD+RW Optional flex bay expansion to support half-height tape backup unit N/A
Embedded Hard Drive Controller PERC 6/i, SAS 6/iR, PERC H200, PERC H700 PERC 6/i, SAS 6/iR, PERC H200, PERC H700 PERC H200, PERC H700
Optional Storage Controller Non-RAID:
SAS 5/E
LSI 2032 (for tape backup unit only)
6Gps SAS HBA
RAID:
SAS 6/iR
PERC 6/i
PERC 6/E
PERC H200
PERC H700
PERC H800
Non-RAID:
SAS 5/E
LSI 2032 (for tape backup unit only)
6Gps SAS HBA
RAID:
SAS 6/iR
PERC 6/i
PERC 6/E
PERC H200
PERC H700
PERC H800
Non-RAID:
SAS 5/E
LSI 2032 (for tape backup unit only)
6Gps SAS HBA
RAID:
PERC H200
PERC H700
PERC H800
Availability Hot-plug hard drives,
hot-plug redundant power and cooling,
ECC memory,
Single Device Data Correction (SDDC),
memory demand and patrol scrubbing,
high-availability failover cluster
Hot-plug hard drives,
hot-plug redundant power and cooling,
ECC memory,
Single Device Data Correction (SDDC),
memory demand and patrol scrubbing,
high-availability failover cluster
Hot-plug hard drives,
hot-plug redundant power,
ECC memory,
dual internal SD module
Server Management iDRAC6 Express,
BMC,
IPMI 2.0,
Dell OpenManage™ Optional: iDRAC6 Enterprise,
vFlash
iDRAC6 Express,
BMC,
IPMI 2.0,
Dell OpenManage™ Optional: iDRAC6 Enterprise,
vFlash
iDRAC6 Express,
BMC,
IPMI 2.0,
Dell OpenManage™ Optional: iDRAC6 Enterprise,
vFlash
I/O Slots 2 PCIe x8 G2 2 PCIe x8 + 2 PCIe x4 G2 or
1 x PCIe x16 + 2 PCIe x4 G2
5 PCIe x8 + 2 PCIe x4
RAID SAS 6/iR and PERC H200: RAID 0, 1
PERC 6/i and PERC H700: RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60
SAS 6/iR and PERC H200: RAID 0, 1
PERC 6/i and PERC H700: RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60
PERC H200: RAID 0, 1
PERC H700/H800: RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60
NIC/LOM Broadcom® BCM5709C 4 x iSCSI TOE
Optional: various NICs available
Broadcom® BCM5709C 4 x iSCSI TOE
Optional: various NICs available
Broadcom® BCM5709C 4 x iSCSI TOE
Optional: various NICs available
USB 2 front, 2 back, 1 internal 2 front, 2 back, 1 internal 2 front, 4 back, 1 internal
Power Supplies Two redundant hotplug high-efficiency 502W or
two redundant hotplug high-output 717W
Two redundant hotplug high-efficiency 570W or
two redundant hotplug high-output 870W
Two redundant hotplug 1100W
Fans Six dual-rotor fans (dual processor configuration) or five dual-rotor fans (single processor configuration) Five hot-plug fans (default processor configuration) or four hot-plug fans (single processor configuration) Six hot-plug fans


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