Strong IT Foundation, Enhanced Virtualization

Dell™ PowerEdge™ R610 Technical Guidebook

The Dell™ PowerEdge™ R610

Inspired by customer feedback, the Dell PowerEdge R610 server is engineered to simplify data

center operations, improve energy efficiency, and lower total cost of ownership. System commonality, purposeful design, and service options combine to deliver a rack server solution that can help you better manage your enterprise.

Strong IT Foundation

The Dell PowerEdge R610 is a key building block for today’s data center. Designed for versatility and high performance, it provides many of the virtualization, system management, and energy-efficiency features you need now and the scalability necessary to change as your business grows. This general-purpose Intel®-based 2-socket 1U server is ideal for corporate data centers and remote sites that require a dense, highly available single- or dual-processor server at an excellent value.

Enhanced Virtualization

Featuring Intel® Xeon®-based architecture, embedded hypervisors, expanded memory footprint, and I/O, the Dell PowerEdge R610 delivers exceptional overall system performance and significant virtual machine-per-server capacity versus the previous generation. With optional factory-integrated virtualization capabilities, you get tailored solutions – built with the latest 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.

Energy-Optimized Technologies

Dell’s advanced thermal control helps optimize performance while minimizing system power consumption, ultimately driving energy efficiency across our latest core data center servers. These enhancements, over previous generations, include efficient power supply units right-sized for system requirements, improved system-level design efficiency, policy-driven power and thermal management, and highly efficient standards-based Energy Smart components. Dell's advanced thermal control is designed to deliver optimal performance at minimum system and fan power consumption resulting in our quietest mainstream 1U servers to date.

Purposeful Design

The R610 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.

Simplified Systems Management

Gain more 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.

Dell Management Console (DMC) helps simplify operations and create 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 increased flexibility and capabilities. The USC is a one-stop shop for deploying operating systems with built-in driver installations, firmware updates, hardware configuration, and issue diagnoses.

R610 specifications

The Dell PowerEdge R610 is a 1U rack server that combines outstanding performance with advanced management features, making it ideal for enterprises and small to medium-sized businesses. Introduced as part of Dell’s 11th generation of servers, the R610 is designed to meet demanding workloads while optimizing energy consumption.

One of the main features of the R610 is its dual-socket capability, supporting up to two Intel Xeon 5500 or 5600 series processors. This allows significant scaling of compute power, enabling users to run multiple applications concurrently without a hitch. The server supports up to 192 GB of DDR3 memory with 18 DIMM slots, providing ample bandwidth for memory-intensive workloads.

Storage flexibility is another hallmark of the R610. It offers a choice of up to six 2.5-inch SAS, SATA, or solid-state drives, which allows for impressive storage capacities and the option for RAID configurations. This ensures data integrity and high availability, catering to the needs of various applications from databases to virtual environments.

The Dell R610 introduces advanced virtualization technologies, with support for VMware and Microsoft Hyper-V, making it an excellent choice for virtualized environments. With the option to deploy multiple virtual machines on a single physical server, organizations can maximize resource allocation and reduce costs.

In terms of management, the R610 is equipped with the Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller (iDRAC) which provides out-of-band management capabilities. This feature allows administrators to monitor system health, perform firmware updates, and manage hardware without the need for physical access to the server.

Energy efficiency is a notable characteristic of the R610, complying with Energy Star requirements. It utilizes lower power consumption components and features such as dynamic power management, which adjusts the power usage based on real-time workload demand. This characteristic contributes to lower operational costs and a reduced environmental footprint.

The Dell PowerEdge R610 excels in providing an optimal balance of performance, manageability, and energy efficiency, making it a powerful tool for IT environments that demand reliability and scalability. Its robust feature set and support for virtualization technologies position it as a favorable choice for businesses looking to enhance their IT infrastructure efficiently.