I was able to find the information being referenced. With the hardware you have, you'll be limited to the 5500 series. Based on the information available on Intel's website, it does not appear that you will be able to use a hexacore processor.
I posted in a separate thread about OMSA. I ran the VIB in ESXi and server admin just refuses to connect to it. I continuously get an internal error message. This is only happening on my r410.
Stinks because OMSA would probably immediately tell me the revision number but I just can't seem to get it to work
Right now I have 2 x 5530s. I am looking for a hexacore with hyperthreading for a virtual environment. I've read some horror stories about folks buying CPUs that were listed as "compatible" but ended up being not due to revision numbers.
Has the server ever had a board replacement to your knowledge? If not, you can message me the tag and I can check the build. I'm not sure if the public facing build sheet would show the board revision or not, but you should be able to view a build sheet by going to the main support site, entering the service tag, then choosing to view the configuration at ship time.
It looks like the system is going to have one of the earliest boards in the lifecycle of the model. It shipped with board part number N051F. That board was later replaced by 3GTGH, which was a board tagged as a V1 board. The boards appear to have gone up as far as V3.
Looking through the notes for the processors on the system, I'm not seeing that any of the updates affected processor support.Usually, there is some sort of reference note if a model received a mid-life refresh that could introduce incompatibility issues.
Based on your expertise, would I be able to replace my CPUs with hexacore hyperthreading CPUs, and if so which models would be compatible with my revision?
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I was able to find the information being referenced. With the hardware you have, you'll be limited to the 5500 series. Based on the information available on Intel's website, it does not appear that you will be able to use a hexacore processor.
Here's the relevant page on Intel's site:
https://dell.to/2UKOpZB
I sorted based on core count, but didn't see an option in the series.
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February 12th, 2020 09:00
Maybe you don't have iDRAC support (although with Basic, you would be able to see the revision), but why don't you have OMSA?
Which CPU is in your machine now?
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I posted in a separate thread about OMSA. I ran the VIB in ESXi and server admin just refuses to connect to it. I continuously get an internal error message. This is only happening on my r410.
Stinks because OMSA would probably immediately tell me the revision number but I just can't seem to get it to work
Right now I have 2 x 5530s. I am looking for a hexacore with hyperthreading for a virtual environment. I've read some horror stories about folks buying CPUs that were listed as "compatible" but ended up being not due to revision numbers.
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Has the server ever had a board replacement to your knowledge? If not, you can message me the tag and I can check the build. I'm not sure if the public facing build sheet would show the board revision or not, but you should be able to view a build sheet by going to the main support site, entering the service tag, then choosing to view the configuration at ship time.
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February 12th, 2020 11:00
Thanks Dylan, sending you a private message
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It looks like the system is going to have one of the earliest boards in the lifecycle of the model. It shipped with board part number N051F. That board was later replaced by 3GTGH, which was a board tagged as a V1 board. The boards appear to have gone up as far as V3.
Looking through the notes for the processors on the system, I'm not seeing that any of the updates affected processor support.Usually, there is some sort of reference note if a model received a mid-life refresh that could introduce incompatibility issues.
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February 12th, 2020 12:00
Hi Dylan,
Thanks for looking into this for me. I am referencing these internal threads here:
https://www.dell.com/community/PowerEdge-Hardware-General/11th-gen-R410-upgrade-to-Intel-X5670-no-power/td-p/5114905
https://www.dell.com/community/PowerEdge-Hardware-General/Best-CPU-for-PowerEdge-R410-Rev1/td-p/5120399
Based on your expertise, would I be able to replace my CPUs with hexacore hyperthreading CPUs, and if so which models would be compatible with my revision?
Thank you!
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February 12th, 2020 13:00
Thank you for the clarification!