
Dell PowerEdge R710
Dell next-generation Intel® Xeon® processor-based 2U rack server.
- Enhanced memory capacity and I/O (input/output)
- Great virtualisation and database performance
- Lifecycle Controller for advanced systems management
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Increased Virtualization Performance
The PowerEdge™ R710 is designed with 125 percent more memory capacity and more integrated I/O than the previous generation PowerEdge™ 2950 III. This increased capacity is crucial for virtualization performance and scalability. The R710 allows for quick virtualization deployment with embedded hypervisors from leading vendors using a secure digital (SD) card or internal USB.Intel® VT FlexMigration integrates multiple generations of Intel Xeon processor-based servers, improving flexibility and investment protection.
New Double Data Rate 3 (DDR3) memory offers higher bandwidth and lower power consumption than previous FBD or Double Data Rate (DDR2) technologies. Increased memory slots allow you to use smaller, less expensive dual in-line memory modules (DIMMs) to meet computing needs and balance cost.

Simplified Systems Management
The next generation Dell OpenManage™ suite offers enhanced operations and standards-based commands designed to integrate with existing systems for effective control.Lifecycle Controller is the engine for advanced systems management integrated on the server. Lifecycle Controller simplifies administrator tasks to perform a complete 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 eliminates the need to use and maintain multiple pieces of disparate CD/DVD media.
The new Dell™ Management Console (DMC), powered by Altiris from Symantec, delivers a single view and a common data source into the entire infrastructure. Dell Management Console is built on the Symantec™ Management Platform (formerly Altiris® Notification Server), an easily extensible, modular foundation that can provide basic hardware management or more advanced functions such as asset and security management.
Dell™ Management Console helps reduce or eliminate manual processes so less time and money are spent keeping the lights on and more time can be spent on strategic uses of technology.
The Dell™ Unified Server Configurator delivers a single access point for secure, efficient and user-friendly infrastructure management. Embedded and integrated into the system, it provides:
- Quick and consistent access
- Excellent flexibility
- Advanced capabilities

Energy-Efficient Design
The PowerEdge™ R710 features Energy Smart™ technologies that are designed to reduce power consumption while increasing performance capacity. Energy efficient design features include efficient power supply units right-sized for system requirements, innovative system-level design efficiency, policy-driven power and thermal management, and highly efficient standards-based Energy Smart components. All these elements are designed to increase energy efficiency across our latest core data center servers while delivering the performance your business requires.
Tests by Dell engineers have shown that the processors in the comparable HP DL380 can run 17% hotter than the PowerEdge™ R710 due to lower airflow, far exceeding Intel® design specifications at any room temperature.
Processor
- Intel® Xeon® processor 5500 and 5600 series
Six-core Intel® Xeon®
Quad-core Intel® Xeon®
Operating System
- Microsoft® Windows Server® 2012
Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Essentials
Microsoft 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 SP1, x64 (includes Hyper-V v2)
Microsoft Windows HPC Server 2008 R2
Novell® SUSE® Linux Enterprise Server
Red Hat® Enterprise Linux®
Virtualization options:
Citrix® XenServer®
Microsoft Hyper-V through Microsoft Windows Server 2008
VMware® vSphere® ESX™ and ESXi™
Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization®
Chipset
- Intel 5520
Memory*
- Up to 288GB (18 DIMM slots): 1GB/2GB/4GB/8GB/16GB DDR3
Up to 1333MHz
Embedded Hypervisor (Optional)
- Citrix® XenServer®
Microsoft® Windows Server® 2008, with Hyper-V™
VMware® vSphere™ 4.1 (including VMware ESX® 4.1 or VMware ESXi™ 4.1)”
Storage
- Hot-plug Hard Drive Options:
2.5" SAS SSD, SATA SSD, SAS (10K, 15K), nearline SAS (7.2K), SATA (7.2K)
Maximum Internal Storage:
Up to 18TB*
External Storage:
For information about Dell external storage options, visit Dell.com/Storage.
Drive Bays
- Hot-Swap options available:
8 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 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
Slots
- 4 PCIe G2 slots + 1 storage slot:
Two x8 slots
Two x4 slots
One x4 Storage slot
RAID Controllers
- Internal:
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 Non-Volatile cache
PERC H800 (6Gb/s) with 512MB of 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
Communications
- Optional add-in NICs:
Dual Port 10GB Enhanced Intel Ethernet Server Adapter X520-DA2 (FcoE Ready for Future Enablement)
Intel PRO/1000 PT Dual Port Server Adapter, Gigabit, Copper, PCI-E x4
Intel PRO/1000 VT Quad Port Server Adapter, Gigabit, Copper, PCI-E x4
Intel 10GBase-T Copper Single Port NIC, PCI-E x8
Intel Single Port Server Adapter, 10Gigabit, SR Optical, PCI-E x8
Broadcom® BMC57710 10Base-T Cooper Single Port NIC, PCI-E x8
Broadcom® BMC5709C IPV6 Gigabit Copper Dual Port NIC with TOE and iSCSI Offload, PCI-E x4
Broadcom® BMC5709C IPV6 Gigabit Copper Dual Port NIC with TOE, PCI-E x4
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
Intel® Gigabit ET Quad Port Server Adapter
Broadcom 10GbE NIC, Broadcom Dual Port 10GbE SFP+
Brocade® CNA Dual-port adapter
Emulex® CNA iSCSI HBA stand up adapter OCE10102-IX-D
Emulex® CNA iSCSI HBA stand up adapter OCE10102-FX-D
Brocade® CNA (1020) Dual Port Server Adapter
Optional add in HBAs:
Qlogic® QLE 2462 FC4 Dual Port 4 Gbps Fiber Channel HBA
Qlogic® QLE 220 FC4 Single Port 4 Gbps Fiber Channel HBA
Qlogic® QLE 2460 FC4 Single Port 4 Gbps Fiber Channel HBA
Qlogic® QLE2562 FC8 Dual-channel HBA, PCI-E Gen 2 x4
Qlogic® QLE2560 FC8 Single-channel HBA, PCI-E Gen 2 x4
Emulex® LPe-1150 FC4 Single Port 4 Gbps Fiber Channel HBA, PCI-E x4
Emulex® LPe-11002 FC4 Dual Port 4 Gbps Fiber Channel HBA, PCI-E x4
Emulex® LPe-12000, FC8 Single Port 4 Gbps Fiber Channel HBA, PCI-E Gen 2 x4
Emulex® LPe-12002, FC8 Dual Port 4 Gbps Fiber Channel HBA, PCI-E Gen 2 x4
Brocade® FC4 and 8 GB HBAs
Emulex® OCE10102-IX-DCNA iSCSI HBA stand-up adapter
Power
- Energy Smart: Two hot plug high efficient 570w PSU OR high output two hot-plug 870W PSUs
UPS (Uninterruptible Power Supplies):
1000W-5600W
2700W-5600W High Efficiency Online
Extended Battery Module (EBM)
Network Management Card
Thermal Operation
Continuous Operation: 10C to 35C, 10% to 80% relative humidity (RH).
10% of annual operating hours: 5C to 40C, 5% to 85%RH.
1% of annual operating hours: -5C to 45C, 5% to 90%RH.
For in-depth detail, check your user manual.
Availability
- Hot-plug hard drives
- Hot-plug redundant power
- Hot-plug redundant cooling
- ECC memory
- Spare Row
- Single Device Data Correction (SDDC)
- iDRAC6
- Tool-less chassis
- Cluster support
Video Card
- Matrox G200
Chassis
- R710 physical dimensions:
2U
Height: 8.64cm (3.40”)
Width: 44.31cm (17.44”)
Depth: 68.07cm (26.80”)
Weight (maximum config): 26.1kg (57.54lb)
Fans
Optional redundant cooling
Rack Support:
ReadyRails™ sliding rails for 4-post Racks:
Support tool-less installation in 19” EIA-310-E compliant square or unthreaded round hole 4-post racks including all Dell 42xx & 24xx racks NOTE: Threaded 4-post racks require the static ReadyRails™ kit or 3rd party conversion kits available through Dell Software & Peripherals
Support full extension of the system out of the rack to allow serviceability of key internal components
Support optional cable management arm (CMA)
Rail depth without the CMA: 751 mm
Rail depth with the CMA: 840 mm
Square-hole rack adjustment range: 692-756 mm
Round-hole rack adjustment range: 678-749 mm
ReadyRails™ static rails for 4-post & 2-post Racks:
Support tool-less installation in 19” EIA-310-E compliant square or unthreaded round hole 4-post racks including all Dell 42xx & 24xx racks
Support tooled installation in 19” EIA-310-E compliant threaded hole 4-post and 2-post racks
Rail depth: 608 mm
Square-hole rack adjustment range: 588-828 mm
Round-hole rack adjustment range: 574-821 mm
Threaded-hole rack adjustment range: 592-846 mm
Management
- Dell™ OpenManage™
Lifecycle Controller
iDRAC6 Enterprise (Optional)
vFlash (Optional)
Microsoft® System Center Essential (SCE) 2010 v2
Environmental Operating Conditions
- Acoustics:
Typically configured 2.5” chassis in 23 ± 2 C ambient
Idle: LwA-UL = 5.5 bels, LpAm = 39 dBA
Regulatory
- Regulatory Model: E02S
Regulatory Type: E02S001
Product Safety, EMC and Environmental Datasheets
Dell Regulatory Compliance Home Page
Dell and the Environment
By integrating our hardware, software and services, we can minimize your transition time and costs, help you improve your business productivity, and more quickly realize the return on your investment. Our new 11G servers have embedded diagnostics and a Lifecycle Controller that helps speed up problem isolation and recovery in the event of a failure — sometimes before you’re even aware an issue exists. And during the transition to a new platform or operating system, the embedded OS Lifecycle Controller is designed to direct the transition of your OS/server images in the most customized and cost-effective method possible.
Dell ProConsult Infrastructure Consulting Services
Dell global infrastructure consulting services utilize skilled solution architects, innovative tools, automated analysis and our own intellectual property to give customers rapid insight into the root causes of unnecessary complexity. We seek better answers than traditional service models, based on our belief that solving problems should not need armies of people. Our strategy is to help customers quickly identify high-impact, short-duration projects that deliver return on investment (ROI) and free up resources to obtain competitive advantage. The result is practical, action-orientated plans with specific, predictable, measurable outcomes.
Dell ProManage Managed Services
Dell ProManage Services don't follow the traditional one-size-fits-all approach. They're modular so you get to choose what you need for your business. Through features like ImageDirect™, hardware customization and asset recovery, we've got what you need, when you need it.
Our factory, remote and onsite installation services for servers make efficient use of your employees' time by helping to speed up activities like configuration and deployment, allowing them to focus more on improving your business.
Hardware customization services can eliminate installation hassles by delivering systems that are ready to work right out of the box.
Dell Asset Recovery and Recycling Services help you recover and dispose of owned or leased computer equipment, in a manner that follows Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) guidelines.
Dell ProSupport Services
Dell ProSupport is a comprehensive, configurable suite of support services designed to simplify and optimize your IT environment. From desktop to datacenter, Dell ProSupport addresses everyday and unique IT challenges through options such as same-day, next-business-day and mission-critical response services, asset and data protection, specialized onsite services, proactive maintenance and parts management, and remote advisory services — backed by global command centers and expert centers around the world.
Virtualization Solutions
Dell Management Plug-in for VMware vCenter
What if you could manage your physical infrastructure from your virtual console?
What if you could rapidly and consistently provision hardware and deploy virtual machines from within VMware vCenter?
What if you could reduce the number of steps needed to deploy virtual infrastructure?
With the Dell Management Plug-In for VMware vCenter installed in your VMware environment, you can:
• Get deep-level detail from Dell servers for inventory, monitoring and alerting— all from within vCenter
• Deploy BIOS and firmware updates to Dell servers from within vCenter
• Build hardware and hypervisor profiles and deploy any combination of the two on bare-metal Dell PowerEdge servers without a preboot execution environment (PXE)
• Automatically perform Dell-recommended vCenter actions based on Dell hardware alerts
• Access Dell hardware warranty information online
And, to give you even more power, we deliver our plug-in as a virtual appliance. That makes it easier to deploy and configure and offers integration directly into the vCenter console, providing more information inside of vCenter itself — unlike many other vendors who provide only "link-and-launch" capabilities to point to their own proprietary consoles.
The combination of the Dell Management Plug-In for VMware vCenter and the revolutionary embedded management features offered by Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller (iDRAC) with Lifecycle Controller in Dell PowerEdge servers gives you an unmatched level of integration between vCenter and your server hardware.

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