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PowerEdge R210 II Technical Guide The PowerEdge R210 II offers performance, energy efficiency and ease of management for businesses of all sizes.
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Environmental Specifications................. 23 ENERGY STAR Compliance ................24 Thermal....................24 Acoustics ....................24 Processors ..................... 27 Overview ....................27 Features ....................27 Supported Processors .................. 27 Processor Configurations ................28 Processor Installation .................. 28 Memory ......................29 PowerEdge R210 II Technical Guide...
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12.1 Overview ....................44 12.2 Hard Drives ....................44 12.3 RAID Configurations ..................44 12.4 Optical Drives ................... 46 12.5 Tape Drives ..................... 46 Video ......................47 Rack Information ..................... 48 14.1 Overview ....................48 PowerEdge R210 II Technical Guide...
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Ergonomics, Acoustics and Hygienics ............... 64 Appendix C. Industry Standards ................66 Tables Table 1. Comparison of PowerEdge R210 II to R210 and R310..........8 Table 2. Product Feature Summary ................. 12 Table 3. Power Supply Specifications ............... 22 Table 4.
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A4 Static Rail System ................49 Figure 12. A6 Static Rail System ................50 Figure 13. A4 and A6 Rail Systems in 2-post Center-Mount Configuration ......50 Figure 14. A4 and A6 Rail Systems in 2-post Flush-Mount Configuration ......51 PowerEdge R210 II Technical Guide...
® With a full selection of processors to meet your performance needs, the R210 II supports the Intel ® Xeon processor E3-1200 product family, the Intel Xeon processor E3-1200 V2 product family, the ®...
The R210 II also includes lower wattage power supplies and features a built-in user interface for ease of deployment. With the PowerEdge R210 II you can: ...
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1 x PCIe x8 (x4 routing) RAID See RAID options in See RAID options in chapter See RAID options in chapter chapter 12 NIC/LOM 2 x GbE LOM 2 x GbE LOM 2 x GbE LOM Dell PowerEdge R210 II Technical Guide...
2 Key Technologies Key technologies on the Dell PowerEdge™ R210 II include the following: ® ® New processors, including the Intel Xeon processor E3-1200 product family, Intel Xeon processor E3-1200 V2 product family, Intel Pentium G600 and G800 series, and Intel Celeron G400 and G500 series ...
Up to four 2.5” SSD or SAS Maximum Internal Up to 6TB Storage Cabled hard drive options: Hard Drives 3.5” SAS (15K, 10K), nearline SAS (7.2K), SATA (7.2K, 5.4K) 2.5” SSD or SAS (10K) Dell PowerEdge R210 II Technical Guide...
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GB means 1 billion bytes and TB equals 1 trillion bytes; actual capacity varies with preloaded material and operating environment and will be less. Windows Server 2008 R2 Foundation allows only 15 user accounts and requires certain Active Directory (AD) Dell PowerEdge R210 II Technical Guide...
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After a certain amount of time, the software will only run for one hour at a time until the configuration is corrected. For more information about these features review the product documentation located at go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=143551 Dell PowerEdge R210 II Technical Guide...
4 Mechanical 4.1 Chassis Description The PowerEdge R210 II is a 1U rack-mount design that supports the following features: Two cabled 3.5” drive bays for SATA or SAS hard drives or four 2.5” drive bays for SAS or SSD drives ...
4.3 Front Panel View and Features Figure 2 and Figure 3 show the front views of the PowerEdge R210 II. Figure 2. Front View (With Bezel) Figure 3. Front View (Without Bezel) See the Front-Panel Features and Indicators section in the About Your System chapter of the PowerEdge R210 II Owner’s Manual on...
See the About Your System chapter of the PowerEdge R210 II Owner’s Manual on Dell.com/Support/Manuals for more information. 4.7 NIC Indicators See the NIC Indicator Codes section in the About Your System chapter of the PowerEdge R210 II Owner’s Manual on Dell.com/Support/Manuals for more information.
Tool-less installation in 19” EIA-310-E compliant square or unthreaded round hole 4-post racks including all generations of Dell racks Tooled installation in 19” EIA-310-E compliant threaded hole 4-post and 2-post racks See section 14 for more details. Dell PowerEdge R210 II Technical Guide...
4.12 Security 4.12.1 Cover Latch The PowerEdge R210 II comes with a coin-lock entry latch on the top cover of the unit and provides security for the entire system. The lock provides for tool-less access to the chassis. 4.12.2 Bezel A metal bezel an available option and is mounted to the front of the chassis.
Dell.com/Support/Manuals. 4.12.4 Trusted Platform Module (TPM) The PowerEdge R210 II uses a TPM encryption chip solution on the system board with BIOS support worldwide, except for China where Trusted Computing Module (TCM) is the standard. TPM is disabled by default.
4.14.1 Field Replaceable Units (FRU) The planar contains a serial EEPROM to store Field Replaceable Unit (FRU) information including Dell part numbers, part revision levels, and serial numbers. This information is used by the SEL (system event log) and the BMC (baseboard management controller).
82% to 85% @ 115 VAC 20% to 100% Load 82% to 85% @ 230 VAC 5.3 Heat Dissipation The heat dissipation for the R210 II power supply is measured at 1040 BTU/hr (maximum). Dell PowerEdge R210 II Technical Guide...
5.4 Environmental Specifications The airborne contaminant level is class G2 or lower as defined by ISA-S71.04-1985. Table 4 lists the environmental specifications for the R210 II. Table 4. Environmental Specifications Specification Operating Requirements Non-Operating Requirements Temperature Ranges 10°C to 35°C (for altitude ≤...
Optimized Ventilation: The R210 II chassis has a custom ventilation design for optimized air flow path. Each component and peripheral is ensured sufficient air for cooling. 5.7 Acoustics The acoustical design of the PowerEdge R210 II reflects the following: ...
One of the sound quality metrics in the Dell specification is the prominence ratio of a tone, which is listed in Table 6. Office environment acoustics: Compare the values for LpA in Table 6 and note that they are lower than ambient measurements of typical office environments.
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Prominent tones: Criteria of D.6 and D.11 of ECMA-74 11th ed. (2010) are followed to determine if discrete tones are prominent. The system is placed in a rack with its bottom at 75-cm from the floor. The acoustic transducer is at front bystander position, ref ISO7779 3rd (2010), Section 8.6.2. Dell PowerEdge R210 II Technical Guide...
6 Processors 6.1 Overview ® The processors for the R210 II are based on the latest two- and four-core offerings from the Intel ® Xeon processor E3-1200 product family, Intel Xeon processor E3-1200 V2 product family, Intel ® ® Pentium G600 and G800 series, and Intel Celeron G400 and G500 series.
32nm 6.4 Processor Configurations The R210 II is a single socket server and the memory controller embedded in the processor supports 4 DIMMs. Memory configuration with one processor includes a 1 GB minimum and a 32 GB maximum. 6.5 Processor Installation Refer to the Processors section in the Installing System Components chapter of the Dell PowerEdge R210 II Systems Owner’s Manual on...
Low-voltage (LV) DIMM supported @ 3.5V only Non-ECC DIMMs not supported 7.2 DIMMs Supported The R210 II supports a minimum of 1GB upgradeable to 32GB of RAM using the following DIMM sizes: Table 8. DIMMs Supported Unbuffered DRAM Technology...
Memory mirroring is not supported. 7.7 RAID Memory RAID is not supported. 7.8 Supported Configurations Supported memory configurations for the R210 II are listed in Table 9. For the latest information on memory options, visit Dell.com. Table 9. Supported Configurations...
8 Chipset 8.1 Overview The PowerEdge R210 II planar incorporates the Intel C200 Series PCH chipset. The features listed below are part of the chipset. 8.2 Direct Media Interface Direct Media Interface (DMI) is the chip-to-chip connection between the processor and C200 series chipset.
8.10 Advanced Programmable Interrupt Controller (APIC) In addition to the standard ISA compatible Programmable Interrupt Controller (PIC) described in the previous section, the Ibex Peak incorporates the Advanced Programmable Interrupt Controller (APIC). Dell PowerEdge R210 II Technical Guide...
8.15 System Management Features In addition to Intel AMT, the C200 series chipset integrates several functions designed to manage the system and lower the total cost of ownership (TCO) of the system. These system management Dell PowerEdge R210 II Technical Guide...
The chipset’s SMBus host controller provides a mechanism for the processor to initiate communications with SMBus peripherals (slaves). Also, the chipset supports slave functionality, including the Host Notify protocol. Hence, the host controller supports eight command protocols of the SMBus interface. Dell PowerEdge R210 II Technical Guide...
A partition behaves like a virtual machine (VM) and provides isolation and protection across partitions. Each partition is allocated its own subset of host physical memory. Dell PowerEdge R210 II Technical Guide...
9 BIOS 9.1 Overview ® The R210 II BIOS is based on the Insyde BIOS core which supports the following features: Simultaneous Multi-Threading (SMT) support PCI 2.3 compliant Plug and Play 1.0a compliant MP (Multiprocessor) 1.4 compliant ...
UEFI shell Support AC recovery staggering Power-Up DIMM mismatch checking VT-d The PowerEdge R210 II BIOS does not support the following: BIOS language localization BIOS recovery after bad flash RIB Support 9.2 Supported ACPI States ACPI compliance: S0, S4, S5 supported ●...
OS in the FACP table. Thus, a driver can directly access bits to control a device’s power management. Generic features have defined enable and status bits, but the functionality is not fully visible to the OS. Dell provides ASL code to handle the details of generic features, allowing the OS to intelligently communicate with system-specific hardware.
Table 12 shows the power profile options for the R210 II. Table 12. Power Profiles Maximum Performance DBPM Disabled (BIOS sets P-State to max) Memory frequency = Maximum Performance Fan algorithm = Maximum Performance OS Control Enable OS DBPM Control (BIOS exposes all possible P states to...
Ethernet ports with two RJ-45 connectors on the rear of the system. Other details include: The firmware for the LOM chip resides in a flash part The R210 II supports Wake-On-LAN (WOL) from either port 10.2 Features ® The Broadcom 5716C controller-based LOM supports multiple functions over a unified fabric to help manage Ethernet, iSCSI and remote management traffic on each port simultaneously.
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IPv4 and IPv6 large send offload Jumbo MTU LSO and jumbo frames WOL capabilities Virtualization functionality Use of multiple queues Dell PowerEdge R210 II Technical Guide...
11 PCI Slots 11.1 Overview The PowerEdge R210 II planar provides one riser card which provides one x16 Gen2 PCI Express expansion slot: Slot supports full-height half-length cards connected to the IOH Support for 25W maximum power ...
The hard-drive configuration must be selected at point of purchase and is not an upgrade option. 12.2 Hard Drives Table 13 lists the supported hard drives for the PowerEdge R210 II. For the latest information on supported hard drives, visit Dell.com.
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Microsoft Windows Server 2008 x64 (Hyper-V role enabled) Microsoft Windows Server 2008 SP2 x64 (Hyper-V role enabled) ® Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 (Microsoft Windows 7 includes SP2 bits) x64 (Hyper-V role enabled) Dell PowerEdge R210 II Technical Guide...
The R210 II supports one SATA interface DVD-ROM or DVD+/-RW. 12.5 Tape Drives External tape drives and tape libraries are supported. No internal tape drive support is available. For more information on supported tape drives and tape libraries, see Dell.com/Storage. Dell PowerEdge R210 II Technical Guide...
13 Video ® ® The PowerEdge R210 II includes a Matrox G200eW with 8 MB memory integrated in Winbond WPCM450 (BMC controller). The resolutions supported are listed in Table 15. Table 15. Graphics Video Modes Color Depth Resolution Refresh Rate (Hz)
The key difference between the A4 and A6 rail systems is the overall length of the rail members. The A6 rail system, which is the default rail system being offered with the R210 II, is the shorter of the two and is well suited for mounting in 2-post racks or in 4-post racks with mounting flanges that are spaced in the 500-760 mm range.
14.3 Cable Management Arm (CMA) The static rails for the R210 II support a wide variety of racks and mounting configurations but do not support the ability to extend the system out of the rack for service. Thus, they do not provide support for a cable management arm (CMA).
Figure 12. A6 Static Rail System Figure 13 shows a view of the R210 II mounted in the A4 A6 rail systems in the 2-post center-mount configuration. The rear brackets on the A6 rail system can be removed and discarded, providing a much smaller mounting footprint than the A4 rail system.
Figure 14 shows the R210 II mounted in the A4 and A6 rail systems in the 2-post flush-mount configuration. The rear brackets on both the A4 and the A6 rail systems can be removed and discarded in this configuration, but the A4 rail system still provides the smaller mounting footprint.
15 Operating Systems For detailed information, see the following: Operating System Support Matrix for Dell PowerEdge Systems on Dell.com Dell PowerEdge R210 II Getting Started Guide on Dell.com/Support/Manuals Dell PowerEdge R210 II Technical Guide...
IT assets. Combining Dell PowerEdge Servers with a wide selection of Dell developed systems management solutions gives you choice and flexibility, so you can simplify and save in IT environments of any size. To help you meet your server management demands, Dell offers Dell OpenManage™ systems management solutions for: ...
Express, this utility has limited functionality and offers OS installation and diagnostics capabilities only. 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.
16.7 iDRAC6 Enterprise The optional iDRAC6 Enterprise card provides access to advanced iDRAC6 features. The iDRAC6 Enterprise connects directly to the R210 II planar and is mounted parallel to the planar with stand- offs. Dell PowerEdge R210 II Technical Guide...
16.8 iDRAC6 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: ...
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Real-time Power Monitoring Real-time Power Graphing Historical Power Counters Logging Features System Event Log RAC Log Dell PowerEdge R210 II Technical Guide...
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Base Management iDRAC6 Feature Functionality iDRAC6 Express Enterprise vFlash Media Trace Log Dell PowerEdge R210 II Technical Guide...
17 Peripherals The PowerEdge R210 II 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) Dell PowerEdge R210 II Technical Guide...
Appendix A. Statement of Volatility The Dell PowerEdge R210 II 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.
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Can user programs or operating system write data to it during normal operation? Purpose? [e.g. boot code] Store System Events How is data input to this memory? BMC controller write How is this memory write protected? Not write protected Remarks Dell PowerEdge R210 II Technical Guide...
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How is this memory write protected? Software write protected Remarks 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. Dell PowerEdge R210 II Technical Guide...
Israel Kazakhstan 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 UKRTEST or Ukraine UKRSERTCOMPUTER Dell PowerEdge R210 II Technical Guide...
Uzbekistan Class A Vietnam Class A B 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 Dell PowerEdge R210 II Technical Guide...
Table 23. Ergonomics, Acoustics and Hygienics Country/Region Authority or Mark Belarus BELLIS Germany Russia GOST Dell PowerEdge R210 II Technical Guide...
Appendix C. Industry Standards The PowerEdge R210 II system conforms to the industry standards detailed in Table 24. Table 24. 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 _servers EPA Version 1.0 of the...
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Standard URL for Information and Specifications UEFI http://www.uefi.org/specs/ Unified Extensible Firmware Interface Specification, v2.1 http://www.usb.org/developers/docs/ Universal Serial Bus Specification, Rev. 2.0 Windows Logo http://www.microsoft.com/whdc/winlogo/hwrequirements. Windows Logo Program System mspx and Device Requirements, v3.10 Dell PowerEdge R210 II Technical Guide...