New Technologies, Overview, Detailed Information | Dell R210

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2 New Technologies

2.1 Overview

A number of new technologies are used in the PowerEdge R210, including:

•iDRAC6 (new Dell server remote management controller)

•Software RAID PERC S100 and PERC S300

•E-SATA connector

2.2 Detailed Information

2.2.1System Management

The PowerEdge R210 supports iDRAC6 Express and Enterprise for advanced manageability. For more information on iDRAC 6 options, please see Section 16, Systems Management.

2.2.2Software RAID

Dell PowerEdge RAID controller portfolio now offers Enterprise Software RAID in the PERC S100 and PERC S300 options. PERC S100 and S300 are supported in PowerEdge 11th generation value-based servers.

Software RAID code uses the CPU of the computer system to execute the RAID tasks including leveraging the CPUs (calculating power as well as sharing memory), internal bus resources, operating system, and all associated applications. Software-based RAID uses drives which are attached to the computer system via a built-in I/O interface or a processor-less host bus adapter (HBA). The RAID function becomes active as soon as the operating system has loaded the RAID driver software.

Previous generations of PERC controllers have been based on Hardware RAID technology, the PERC S100 and PERC S300 are based on Software RAID technology. The software based RAID options provide a cost effective entry-level RAID. Both the PERCS100 and S300 versions offer similar RAID level support, including RAID 0, 1, 5, 10.

In the case of the PERC S100, it offers a minimal RAID option where the I/O Controller Hub (ICH) chipset of the motherboard enables a SATA RAID option. There is no new hardware involved. The PERC S100 controller solution supports up to 4 cabled SATA Hard Disk Drives (HDD) or Solid State Disk (SSD) drives and is ideal for SMB usage scenarios.

For the PERC S300, the hardware component of the controller is based on the Dell SAS HBA (leveraging SAS 6/iR) and allows for both SAS and SATA connectivity. PERC S300 controller solution supports up to 8 cabled or hot plug SAS/SATA Hard Disk Drives (HDDs).

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Contents

Technical Guide Dell PowerEdge R210 April PowerEdge R210 Technical GuideDell Initial Release Table of Contents Dell Tables Figures 1 Product Comparison Comparison of PowerEdge Server Features Dell PowerEdge R210 Technical Guide Dell 2.2.1 System Management 2 New Technologies2.1 Overview 2.2 Detailed Information S300 Feature/SpecComparison Overview PERC S100 and S300 S100 Table 3. eSATA Modes 2.2.3 eSATA Table 4. Product Feature Summary 3 System Overview Factory Installed Linux OS Options Power SupplyMicrosoft Factory Installed OS Options Microsoft Non- Factory Installed OS Option 4.1 Chassis Description 4.2 Dimensions and Weight4 Mechanical Figure 2. Front Panel View 4.3 Front Panel View and FeaturesFigure 1. Server Dimensions 4.5.1 Power Button LED 4.4 Back Panel View and Features4.5 Power Supply Indicators 4.6 NIC Indicators Figure 5. Side View 4.7 Side View Figure 6. Internal Chassis View 4.8 Internal Chassis View Figure 8. R210 Mounted In Four-Post Square-Hole Rack 4.9 RailsFigure 7. R210 Static Rails 4.12.1 Top Cover Lock Mechanism 4.10 Fans4.11 Control Panel LED 4.12 Security Figure 10. Intrusion Switch 4.12.4 Power Switch Security4.12.5 Intrusion Alert TPM Pin Signals 4.12.6 Secure Mode 4.14 Battery4.13 USB Ports Figure 12. Battery on Motherboard 4.16 User Accessible Jumpers, Sockets, and Connectors4.15 Field Replaceable Units FRU See the Hardware Owner’s Manual 5.2 Power Supply Connectors on the Planar 5 Power, Thermal, Acoustic5.1 Power Supplies 5.3.3 Maximum Vibration 5.3 Environmental Specifications5.3.1 Temperature 5.3.2 Relative Humidity See the ENERGY STAR Compliance results on Dell.com 5.4 Power Supply Unit PSU Specifications5.5 ENERGY STAR Compliance 5.6 Thermal Definitions 5.7 Acoustics Dell 6.2 Supported Processors 6.3 Processor Configurations6 Processors 6.1 Overview 7.2 DIMMs Supported 7 Memory7.1 Overview 7.6 Mirroring 7.3 Slots/Risers7.4 Speed 7.5 Sparing 8.3 PCI Express Interface 8 Chipset8.1 Overview 8.2 Direct Media Interface 8.10 Advanced Programmable Interrupt Controller APIC 8.7 Low Pin Count LPC Interface8.8 Serial Peripheral Interface SPI 8.9 Compatibility Module 8.15.2 Processor Present Indicator 8.14 Enhanced Power Management8.15 System Management Features 8.15.1 TCO Timer 8.18 Intel Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O 8.15.4 Function Disable8.16 System Management Bus SMBus 8.17 Intel Anti-Theft Technology 8.19 JTAG Boundary-Scan 9.1 Overview 9 BIOS 9.2 ACPI 9.3 Power Management Modes9.3.1 Dell Active Power Controller Table 15. Summary of R210 Power Management Features 9.3.2 Power Saving BIOS Setting OS Control9.3.3 Maximum Performance Memory Power and Performance Management Table 16. Power Profiles that R210 BIOS will Expose in BIOS SetupActive Power Controller CPU Power and Performance Management 10.1 Overview 10 I/O Slots PCI Express Root Port 10.2 PCI Devices Table 17. I/O Slot Information Matrox G200eW w/ 8MB memory PCIe Table 18. PCI Card DimensionsTable 19. Bandwidth, Quantities, and Priorities 10.4 NICs 10.3 Boot Order 11.2 Drives 11 Storage11.1 Overview Table 21. RAID Configurations 11.3 RAID Configurations11.4 Optical Disk Drive ODD Table 22. Supported Tape Drives 11.5 Tape Drives 12.2 Audio 12 Video and Audio12.1 Video 13.3 Cable Management Arm CMA 13 Rack Information13.1 Overview 13.2 Rails Operating 14 Operating SystemsInstallation Install Operating InstallationInstall Table 25. Supported Linux Operating Systems Table 26. Supported Virtualization OS 15 Virtualization 16.2 Server Management 16 Systems Management16.1 Overview 16.3 Embedded Server Management 16.4 Lifecycle Controller and Unified Server Configurator Table 27. Unified Server Configurator Features and Description 16.5 iDRAC6 Express16.6 iDRAC6 Enterprise Features List for BMC, iDRAC6, and vFlash Page 17.2 USB Device 17 Peripherals17.1 USB Table 30. External Storage 17.3 External Storage Table 32. EMF Single Pack Dimensions and Weights 18 Packaging OptionsTable 31. AMF Single Pack Dimensions and Weights Figure 16. Packaging Appendix A. Regulatory Certifications Table 33. PowerEdge R210 Volatility Appendix B. R210 Volatility Tables Dell Table 34. Volatility Data Writing and Purpose Table 35. Methodology for Data Input to Memory Control Panel Table 36. Methodology for Memory Protection and Clearing iDRAC6 Enterprise DellChipset Control Panel