Strong IT Foundation, Purposeful Design

Dell™ PowerEdge™ T610 Technical Guidebook

The Dell™ PowerEdge™ T610

The Dell PowerEdge T610 server is a key data center building block for IT professionals seeking

the highest level of performance, availability, and expandability in a 2-socket server. Ideally suited for small and medium businesses and remote office customers, the T610 delivers enhanced virtualization, improved design, and energy efficiency in a design engineered to address current and future business needs.

Strong IT Foundation

A solid IT foundation is critical for business success. The Dell PowerEdge T610 contributes to that foundation by offering many of the virtualization, system management, and usability capabilities you need while providing impressive power and thermals for overall energy efficiency. This mainstream two‑socket Intel®-based tower server includes a rack-mount option and supports mission‑critical applications and data processing. Built for reliability, this workhorse server helps deliver peace of mind and excellent value.

Purposeful Design

The PowerEdge T610 takes advantage of 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 also provide a straightforward installation and redeployment experience. Inspired by IT professionals, the PowerEdge T610 is built to simplify daily operations and maximize uptime.

Energy-Optimized Technology

Using the latest Energy Smart technologies, the PowerEdge T610 helps reduce power consumption while increasing performance capacity over previous generations of Dell towers. Enhancements include efficient power supply units right-sized for system requirements, effective system-level design efficien‑ cy, policy-driven power and thermal management, and highly efficient standards-based Energy Smart components. These features are designed to maximize energy usage across our latest core data center servers without compromising performance.

Advanced Virtualization

Featuring Intel® Xeon® 5500 Series Processors, embedded hypervisors, 100% integrated I/O, and up to 100% more memory capacity than the previous server generations, the Dell PowerEdge T610 delivers better overall system performance and greater virtual machine-per-server capacity than ever before. With optional factory-integrated virtualization capabilities, you get tailored solutions – built with the latest industry-standard technologies from Dell and our trusted partners – which 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.

Simplified Systems Management

Gain control with the next-generation Dell OpenManage™ suite of management tools. These tools provide efficient operations and standards-based commands designed to integrate with existing systems for effective control. Dell Management Console (DMC) simplifies operations and creates stability by shrinking infrastructure management to one console. This console delivers a single view and a common data source into the entire infrastructure management. Built on Symantec® Management Platform, it has an easily extensible, modular foundation that can provide basic hardware management all the way up to more advanced functions, such as asset and security management. DMC is designed to reduce or eliminate manual processes enabling you to save time and money for more strategic technology usage. Secure, efficient, and more user friendly than its predecessors, the Dell Unified Server Configurator (USC) delivers “Instant On” integrated manageability through a single access point. You get quick, persistent access to the tool because it is embedded and integrated into the system for significant flexibility and Dell PowerEdge T610 Server capabilities. The USC is a one-stop shop for deploying operating systems with built-in driver installations, firmware updates, hardware configuration, and issue diagnoses.

T610 specifications

The Dell PowerEdge T610 is a versatile tower server that caters to the needs of small to medium-sized businesses as well as remote offices. Designed to deliver a balance of performance, reliability, and expandability, the T610 is notable for its ease of use and management features.

Equipped with Intel’s Xeon processor, the T610 supports dual-socket configurations allowing users to install a pair of processors to boost computational power. This configuration can accommodate a wide range of Xeon CPUs, thus making it adaptable to various workloads. The system can support up to 192 GB of DDR3 memory in 18 DIMM slots, providing ample RAM for demanding applications and virtualization tasks.

The T610 offers several storage options inclusive of both hard disk drives (HDD) and solid-state drives (SSD). The server features up to eight 3.5-inch drive bays or up to twelve 2.5-inch bays, giving users flexibility in terms of capacity and performance. It supports RAID configurations, enabling data redundancy and improved performance, and provides several RAID controller options, ensuring data integrity.

One of the standout aspects of the T610 is its management capabilities, facilitated by the Dell OpenManage suite. This comprehensive management tool allows for easy monitoring, configuring, and updating of server hardware and firmware. The integrated iDRAC (Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller) enables remote management, which is essential for maintenance and troubleshooting, especially in environments where physical access may be limited.

With robust network features, the T610 is equipped with integrated Gigabit Ethernet ports. Additional network interface cards can be added for increased bandwidth and redundancy, ensuring uninterrupted network connectivity. The server is also designed with various expansion slots including PCIe, giving the flexibility to adapt to future needs by adding more functionality through expansion cards.

Furthermore, energy efficiency is a key consideration in the design of the T610. It features energy-efficient power supplies and components that help reduce overall operational costs while minimizing environmental impact.

The Dell PowerEdge T610 serves as an efficient and reliable solution for businesses looking for a balance of power, flexibility, and manageability in their server infrastructure. Whether for file sharing, application hosting, or virtualization, the T610 provides the essential features needed to support a growing business landscape.