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PowerEdge T610
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The PowerEdge
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  • Page 1 PowerEdge T610 Technical Guide The PowerEdge T610 server delivers balanced high performance, energy efficiency and room for growth.
  • Page 2 Dell disclaims proprietary interest in the marks and names of others. ©Copyright 2012 Dell Inc. All rights reserved. Reproduction or translation of any part of this work beyond that permitted by U.S. copyright laws without the written permission of Dell Inc. is unlawful and strictly forbidden.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Power Supply Specifications ................21 Heat Dissipation ..................21 Environmental Specifications ................. 22 Power Consumption Testing ................23 Maximum Input Amps .................. 23 Energy Smart Enablement................23 ENERGY STAR Compliance ................24 5.10 Acoustics ....................24 Processors ..................... 25 PowerEdge T610 Technical Guide...
  • Page 4 Hard Drive LED Indicators ............... 39 12.3 RAID Configurations ..................39 12.4 Storage Controllers ..................41 12.4.1 SAS 6/iR ................... 41 12.4.2 PERC 6/i ................... 41 12.4.3 PERC H200 ..................41 12.4.4 PERC H700 ..................42 12.5 Optical Drives ................... 43 PowerEdge T610 Technical Guide...
  • Page 5 Ergonomics, Acoustics and Hygienics ..............61 Appendix C. Additional Information and Options ............63 Tables Table 1. Comparison of PowerEdge T610 to T410 and T710 ..........8 Table 2. Product Features Summary ................ 11 Table 3. Chassis Dimensions .................. 13 Table 4.
  • Page 6 Power Supplies ..................21 Figure 8. Memory Channel Layout ................29 Figure 9. Dell 2.5” Hard Drive Carrier ............... 39 Figure 10. T610 ReadyRails Sliding Rails with Optional CMA ..........45 Figure 11. 2U Threaded Rack Adapter Brackets Kit ............46 Figure 12.

  • Page 7: Product Comparison

    Dell Product Comparison Overview The Dell™ PowerEdge™ T610 is a tower form-factor server designed to deliver the highest levels of performance, availability and expandability in a two-socket server. Featuring up to two powerful ® Intel processors, the T610 offers large memory capacity, high I/O bandwidth and extensive storage capacity, satisfying today’s compute requirements and also allowing it to grow as your business...

  • Page 8: Dell Services

    Dell Services can help reduce IT complexity, lower costs and eliminate inefficiencies by making IT and business solutions work harder for you. The Dell Services team takes a holistic view of your needs and designs solutions for your environment and business objectives, leveraging proven delivery methods, local talent, and in-depth domain knowledge.
  • Page 9 Hot-plug redundant Hot-plug redundant Power Supplies Optional hot-plug 2 x 570W (Energy Smart) 2 x 1100W redundant 2 x 580W or 2 x 870W (High-output) Non hot-plug, non- Non hot-plug, optional Hot-plug redundant Fans redundant redundant PowerEdge T610 Technical Guide...

  • Page 10: Key Technologies

    Dell Key Technologies Overview ® ® Key features of the PowerEdge T610 include dual Intel Xeon 5500 and 5600 series quad-core and ® six-core processors, DDR3 memory, Intel 5520 I/O Hub (IOH) with QuickPath architecture, dual-port Gigabit Ethernet controller with TOE, PCI Express Generation 2, iDRAC6 with integrated video controller, internal SD Module, iDRAC6 Express, and optional iDRAC6 Enterprise.

  • Page 11: System Overview

    Dell System Overview Table 2 summarizes the features for the PowerEdge T610. For the latest information on supported features for the PowerEdge T610, visit Dell.com. Table 2. Product Features Summary Feature Technical Specification Form Factor Tower or 5U rack-mountable ®...
  • Page 12 XenServer ® ® VMware vSphere including ESX™ and ESXi™ ® Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization For more information on the specific versions and additions, visit Dell.com/OSsupport. Featured Database ® ® ® Microsoft SQL Server solutions (see Dell.com/SQL) Oracle database solutions (see Dell.com/Oracle)

  • Page 13: Mechanical

    Dell Mechanical Chassis Description The PowerEdge T610 is a tower or rack-mount (5U) chassis design that supports the following features: • LCD control panel, bezel, and hard-drive carriers • Toolless rack latches • LOM0 and iDRAC MAC address labels •...

  • Page 14: Figure 1. Front View (Tower Configuration)

    Figure 1. Front View (Tower Configuration) Figure 2. Front View (Rack Configuration) See the Front-Panel Features and Indicators section in the About Your System chapter of the PowerEdge T610 Hardware Owner’s Manual on Support.Dell.com for more information. PowerEdge T610 Technical Guide...

  • Page 15: Back Panel View And Features

    PowerEdge T610 Hardware Owner’s Manual on Support.Dell.com for more information. Power Supply Indicators The PowerEdge T610 redundant power supplies have one status bi-color LED: green for AC power present and amber for a fault as detailed in Table 4. Table 4.

  • Page 16: Nic Indicators

    Dell See the Power Indicator Codes section in the About Your System chapter of the PowerEdge T610 Hardware Owner’s Manual on Support.Dell.com for more information. NIC Indicators See the NIC Indicator Codes section in the About Your System chapter of the PowerEdge T610 Hardware Owner’s Manual on...

  • Page 17: Fans

    ACPI-compliant power button with an integrated green power LED (controlled by iDRAC6) • 128x20 pixel LCD with controls: Two navigation buttons Select button System ID button • Non-maskable Interrupt (NMI) button (recessed) • Ambient temperature sensor PowerEdge T610 Technical Guide...

  • Page 18: Security

    For additional information regarding the following security features, see the PowerEdge T610 Hardware Owner’s Manual on Support.Dell.com. 4.11.1 Cover Latch The PowerEdge T610 comes with a tooled latch on the side cover of the system that secures it to the chassis. A locked bezel secures the cover latch. 4.11.2 Bezel A metal bezel is mounted to the chassis.

  • Page 19: Power Off Security

    4.14 Field Replaceable Units (FRU) The planar contains a serial EEPROM to store FRU information including Dell part number, part revision level, and serial number. The backplane storage enclosure processor (SEP) and the power supply microcontroller are also used to store FRU data.

  • Page 20: Power, Thermal, And Acoustic

    Dell Power, Thermal, and Acoustic Power Efficiencies One of the main features of the Dell 11th generation servers is enhanced power efficiency. The T610 achieves higher power efficiency by implementing the following features: • User-selectable power cap (subsystems throttle to maintain the specified power cap) •...

  • Page 21: Power Supply Specifications

    Maximum inrush current inrush current may reach 55A per power supply for 10ms or less. Heat Dissipation High output (870W) power supply: 2968.6 BTU/hr maximum Energy Smart (570W) power supply: 1944.9 BTU/hr maximum PowerEdge T610 Technical Guide...

  • Page 22: Environmental Specifications

    27G with velocity change @ 235 in/sec or greater Altitude -16 to 3048m (-50 to 10,000ft) Note: For altitudes above 2950 feet, the maximum operating Operating temperature is de-rated 1°F/550ft Storage -16 to 10,600m (-50 to 35,000ft) PowerEdge T610 Technical Guide...

  • Page 23: Power Consumption Testing

    Maximum input current (Energy Smart power supply): • 7.8A @ 90 VAC • 3.9A @ 180 VAC Energy Smart Enablement The 11G family of PowerEdge servers implements aspects of the Dell Energy Smart strategy. This strategy offers the following: PowerEdge T610 Technical Guide...

  • Page 24: Energy Star Compliance

    Sound quality is different from sound power level and sound pressure level in that it describes how humans respond to annoyances in sound, like whistles, hums, etc. One of the sound quality metrics in the Dell specification is prominence ratio of a tone as shown in Table 7 and Table Table 7.

  • Page 25: Processors

    The Intel Xeon processor uses a 1366-contact Flip-Chip Land Grid Array (FC-LGA) package that plugs into a surface mount socket. The PowerEdge T610 provides support for up to two processors. Table 9. Intel Xeon Processor 5500 and 5600 Series Features...

  • Page 26: Supported Processors

    SSL (5600 series) • Intel TXT (Trusted Execution Technology) provides hardware assisted protection against emerging software attacks (5600 series) Supported Processors For the latest information on supported processors for the PowerEdge T610, visit Dell.com. Table 10. Supported Processors Model Speed...

  • Page 27: Processor Configurations

    6.4.1 Single Processor Configuration The PowerEdge T610 is designed so that a single processor placed in the CPU1 socket functions normally. The system will halt during power-on self-test (POST) if a single processor is placed in the CPU2 socket. If using a single processor, the T610 requires a heatsink blank in the CPU2 socket for thermal reasons.

  • Page 28: Memory

    Dell Memory Overview The PowerEdge T610 utilizes DDR3 memory, providing a high performance, high-speed memory interface capable of low latency response and high throughput. The T610 supports Registered ECC DDR3 DIMMs (RDIMM) or Unbuffered ECC DDR3 DIMMs (UDIMM). Key features of the T610 memory system include: •...

  • Page 29: Dimm Population Rules

    The memory frequency is determined by a variety of inputs: • Speed of the DIMMs • Speed supported by the processor • Configuration of the DIMMs The memory speed of each channel depends on the memory configuration: • For single- or dual-rank memory modules: PowerEdge T610 Technical Guide...

  • Page 30: Dimm Slots

    DIMMs. DIMM Slots The PowerEdge T610 has 12 DIMM slots for memory. It does not have any riser cards for DIMM population. The first DIMM slot in each channel is color-coded with white ejection tabs for ease of installation.

  • Page 31: Sparing

    A minimal single-channel configuration of 1 GB memory modules per processor is also supported in this mode. 7.11 Supported Configurations See the System Memory section in the Installing System Components chapter in the Dell PowerEdge T610 Systems Hardware Owner's Manual on Support.dell.com. PowerEdge T610 Technical Guide...

  • Page 32: Chipset

    Chipset Overview ® ® The PowerEdge T610 planar incorporates the Intel Xeon 5520 processor series chipset for I/O and processor interfacing. This chipset is designed to support the Intel Xeon 5500 and 5600 processor series family, QuickPath Interconnect, DDR3 memory technology, and PCI Express Generation 2. The chipset consists of the Intel 5520 chipset I/O Hub (IOH) and ICH9.

  • Page 33: Intel I/O Controller Hub 9 (Ich9)

    SMBus 2.0 controller • Low Pin Count (LPC) interface to Super I/O, Trusted Platform Module (TPM), and SuperVU • Serial Peripheral Interface (SPI) support for up to two devices (T610 BIOS is connected to the ICH9 using SPI) PowerEdge T610 Technical Guide...

  • Page 34: Bios

    Dell BIOS Overview The PowerEdge T610 BIOS is based on the Dell BIOS core and supports the following features: • Simultaneous Multi-Threading (SMT) support • Processor Turbo Mode support • PCI 2.3 compliant • Plug and Play 1.0a compliant •...
  • Page 35 Dell The PowerEdge T610 BIOS accesses the I C through the ICH9 (Intel I/O Controller Hub 9). There are two multiplexers (MUX) on the ICH9 I C bus. • One MUX (U_ICH_SPD) controls the DIMM SPDs through four split segments •...

  • Page 36: Embedded Nics/Lan On Motherboard (Lom)

    Dell Embedded NICs/LAN on Motherboard (LOM) The PowerEdge T610 has an embedded dual-port Gigabit Ethernet controller with TCP Offload Engine ® (TOE) support. The embedded Broadcom 5709C dual-port LAN controller is on the T610 planar as an independent Gigabit Ethernet interface device. The following information details the features of the LAN device: •...

  • Page 37: Pci Slots

    Dell PCI Slots 11.1 Overview The PowerEdge T610 has five PCI Express expansion slots and one dedicated storage slot, which are detailed as follows: • Two x8 PCIe Gen2 slots for full-height full-length cards connected to the IOH • Three x4 PCIe Gen2 slots for full-height half-length cards connected to the IOH •...

  • Page 38: Storage

    Internal Hard Disk Drives The T610 system supports up to eight 2.5" or 3.5" hard disk drives. See Table 11 for information on supported hard drives. For the most up-to-date information on supported hard drives, visit Dell.com. Table 11. Supported Hard Drives...

  • Page 39: Hard Disk Drive Carriers

    Solid state drives (SSDs) require the PERC 6/i (PERC H700) integrated storage controller and cannot be mixed with any other type of hard drive 12.2.1 Hard Disk Drive Carriers The T610 supports the Dell 2.5" and 3.5" hard drive carriers. See Figure 9. Figure 9. Dell 2.5” Hard Drive Carrier 12.2.2...

  • Page 40: Table 12. Factory Raid Configurations

    Type SSD—RAID MSSR5 Integrated SSD RAID 5 (PERC 2.5" = 3 2.5" = 8 6/i, PERC H700) 3.5"=N/A 3.5"=N/A MSSR10 Integrated SSD RAID 10 2.5" = 4 2.5" = 8 (PERC 6/i, PERC H700) 3.5"=N/A 3.5"=N/A PowerEdge T610 Technical Guide...

  • Page 41: Storage Controllers

    The T610 internal SAS 6/iR HBA is an expansion card that installs into the dedicated internal storage slot. It incorporates two four-channel SAS IOCs for connection to SAS or SATA hard disk drives. It is designed in a form factor that allows the same card to be used in the PowerEdge T610 and PowerEdge T610.

  • Page 42: Perc H700

    SCSI tape or PCIe Yes—Max 2 SCSI Adapter external legacy SCSI slot storage A maximum of 2 external storage controllers (Dell PERC and SAS cards) are allowed in the system in addition to the integrated storage controller. PowerEdge T610 Technical Guide...

  • Page 43: Optical Drives

    Dell 12.5 Optical Drives Optical drives are optional in all PowerEdge T610 systems and connect to the planar through the SATA interface. The following internal optical drives are available on the PowerEdge T610: • DVD-ROM • DVD+RW If an optical drive is not ordered with the system, a blank is installed in its place. In the absence of a tape drive, an optional second SATA optical drive can be installed in the bay adjacent to the first optical drive.

  • Page 44: Video

    Dell Video The PowerEdge T610 Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller (iDRAC6) incorporates an integrated ® video subsystem, connected to the 32-bit PCI interface of the ICH9. This logic is based on the Matrox G200. The device only supports 2D graphics. The integrated video core shares its video memory with the iDRAC6 128 MB DDR2 application space memory.

  • Page 45: Rack Information

    The T610 is not compatible with any other Dell rails including previous generation rails, but it does use the same rails as the T710. The T610 supports sliding rails only. Static rails are not supported.

  • Page 46: Table 15. Supported Racks

    The min-max values listed above represent the allowable distance between the front and back mounting flanges in the rack. Rail depth represents the minimum depth of the rail as measured from the rack front mounting flanges when the back rail bracket is positioned all the way forward. PowerEdge T610 Technical Guide...

  • Page 47: Cable Management Arm (Cma)

    Figure 13 shows a T610 system with a CMA installed. PowerEdge T610 Technical Guide...

  • Page 48: Figure 13. T610 Cma Mounted On The Side Opposite The Power Supplies (Recommended)

    Dell Figure 13. T610 CMA Mounted on the Side Opposite the Power Supplies (Recommended) PowerEdge T610 Technical Guide...

  • Page 49: Operating Systems

    Dell Operating Systems For detailed information, see the following: • Operating System Support Matrix for Dell PowerEdge Systems on Dell.com • Dell PowerEdge T610 Systems Getting Started With Your System guide on Support.Dell.com PowerEdge T610 Technical Guide...

  • Page 50: Systems Management

    • Management Console: Dell IT Assistant (ITA) is also included, as well as tools to allow access to our remote management products. These tools are Remote Access Service for iDRAC and the Baseboard Management Controller (BMC) Utility.

  • Page 51: Embedded Server Management

    Dell Unified Server Configurator (USC) is a graphical user interface (GUI) that aids in local server provisioning in a pre-OS environment. To access the Unified Server Configurator, press the <F10> key within 10 seconds of the Dell logo appearance during the system boot process. Table 17 details the current functionality enabled by the USC.

  • Page 52: Idrac Express

    Enterprise with Virtual Flash (vFlash) Media The iDRAC6 Enterprise can be upgraded by adding the vFlash Media card. This is an 8 GB Dell branded SD card that enables a persistent 256 MB virtual flash partition. The vFlash Media delivers the following key features: •...

  • Page 53: Table 18. Features List For Base Management Functionality, Idrac, And Vflash Media

    Server power     control Serial-over-LAN     (with proxy) Serial-over-LAN (no    proxy) Power capping    Last crash screen    capture Boot capture    PowerEdge T610 Technical Guide...
  • Page 54 Real-time Power    Monitoring Real-time Power    Graphing Historical Power    Counters Logging Features System Event Log     RAC Log    Trace Log   PowerEdge T610 Technical Guide...

  • Page 55: Peripherals

    Dell Peripherals The T610 supports the following USB devices: • DVD (bootable; requires two USB ports) • USB key (bootable) • Keyboard (only one USB keyboard is supported) • Mouse (only one USB mouse is supported) PowerEdge T610 Technical Guide...

  • Page 56: Appendix A. Statement Of Volatility

    Appendix A. Statement of Volatility The Dell PowerEdge T610 contains both volatile and non-volatile (NV) components. Volatile components lose their data immediately upon removal of power from the component. Non-volatile components continue to retain their data even after the power has been removed from the component.
  • Page 57 TPM (Trusted Platform Module; for boards Details shipped outside of China. Boards sold to destinations in China have S-TPM.) Size: Unspecified size of user ROM, RAM, EEPROM; 128 bytes of OTP memory included Type: [Flash PROM, EEPROM]: ROM, RAM, EEPROM PowerEdge T610 Technical Guide...
  • Page 58 How is data input to this memory? Factory installed or via USB bus How is this memory write protected? Not write protected Server BMC (Baseboard Management Details Controller) Firmware Flash Memory Size: 16MB Flash Type: [Flash PROM, EEPROM]: SPI Flash PowerEdge T610 Technical Guide...
  • Page 59 How is this memory write protected? Software write protected To obtain optional component information, please refer to the Dell Statement of Volatility for the individual components. Please direct any questions to your Dell Marketing contact. PowerEdge T610 Technical Guide...

  • Page 60: Appendix B. Certifications

    OTAN – CKT Kenya KEBS Kuwait KUCAS Mexico NYCE or NOM Moldova INSM Nigeria SONCAP Norway NEMKO Russia GOST Saudi Arabia KSA ICCP South Africa NRCS Taiwan BSMI Ukraine UKRTEST or UKRSERTCOMPUTER United States NRTL Uzbekistan PowerEdge T610 Technical Guide...

  • Page 61: A 3. Electromagnetic Compatibility

    Class A Uzbekistan Class A Vietnam Class A A 4. Ergonomics, Acoustics and Hygienics The product has been certified and bears the Mark, as applicable, of the Ergonomics, Acoustics and Hygienics authorities as indicated in Table 22. PowerEdge T610 Technical Guide...

  • Page 62: Ergonomics, Acoustics And Hygienics

    Dell Table 22. Ergonomics, Acoustics and Hygienics Country/Region Authority or Mark Belarus BELLIS Germany Russia GOST PowerEdge T610 Technical Guide...

  • Page 63: Additional Information And Options

    Dell Appendix C. Additional Information and Options The PowerEdge T610 system conforms to the industry standards detailed in Table 23. Table 23. Industry Standards Standard URL for Information and Specifications ACPI http://www.acpi.info/ Advance Configuration and Power Interface Specification, v2.0c Energy Star http://www.energystar.gov/index.cfm?c=archives.enterprise...
  • Page 64 Dell Standard URL for Information and Specifications UEFI http://www.uefi.org/specs/ Unified Extensible Firmware Interface Specification, v2.1 http://www.usb.orgIdevelopers/docs/ UniversalSerial Bus Specification, Rev. 2.0 Windows Logo http://www.microsoft.com/whdc/winlogo/hwreguirements.ms Windows Logo Program System and Device Requirements, v3.10 PowerEdge T610 Technical Guide...

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