Dell External OEMR R410, PowerEdge R410 Technical Manual

PowerEdge R410

Technical Guide

Energy efficient and
compact, the
PowerEdge R410 is

designed with the

performance and
reliability needed for
High-Performance

Computing.

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Table of Contents

1 Product Comparison ........................................................................................... 7

1.1 Overview .................................................................................................. 7

1.2 Design for Usability ...................................................................................... 7

1.3 Energy Efficient .......................................................................................... 7

1.4 Easy to Manage ........................................................................................... 7

1.5 Comparison to Other Dell Servers ..................................................................... 8

2 System Overview ............................................................................................. 11

2.1 Overview ................................................................................................ 11

2.2 Product Features Summary ........................................................................... 11

3 Mechanical .................................................................................................... 14

3.1 Chassis Description..................................................................................... 14

3.2 Dimensions and Weight ................................................................................ 14

3.3 Front Panel View and Features ...................................................................... 15

3.4 Back Panel View and Features ....................................................................... 15

3.5 Power Supply Indicators ............................................................................... 16

3.6 NIC Indicators ........................................................................................... 17

3.7 Side Views ............................................................................................... 17

3.8 Rails and Cable Management ......................................................................... 18

3.8.1 ReadyRails Sliding Rails ......................................................................... 18

3.8.2 ReadyRails Static Rails .......................................................................... 18

3.9 Fans ...................................................................................................... 18

3.10 Control Panel/LCD ..................................................................................... 19

3.10.1 Cover Latch ....................................................................................... 20

3.10.2 Bezel ............................................................................................... 20

3.10.3 Hard Drive ......................................................................................... 20

3.10.4 Trusted Platform Management (TPM) ......................................................... 20

3.10.5 Power-Off Security ............................................................................... 20

3.10.6 Intrusion Alert .................................................................................... 20

3.10.7 Secure Mode ...................................................................................... 21

3.11 USB Key .................................................................................................. 21

3.12 Battery ................................................................................................... 21

3.13 Field Replaceable Units (FRU)........................................................................ 23

4 Power, Thermal, Acoustic .................................................................................. 24

4.1 Power Supplies ......................................................................................... 24

4.2 Power Supply Specifications .......................................................................... 24

4.3 Environmental Specifications......................................................................... 26

4.4 Maximum Input Amps .................................................................................. 27

4.5 Acoustics ................................................................................................ 27

5 Processors ..................................................................................................... 28

5.1 Overview ................................................................................................ 28

5.2 Processor Configurations .............................................................................. 28

5.3 Processor Installation .................................................................................. 28

6 Memory ........................................................................................................ 29

6.1 Overview ................................................................................................ 29

6.2 DIMMs Supported ....................................................................................... 29

6.3 Mirroring ................................................................................................. 29

6.4 Sparing ................................................................................................... 29

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7 Chipset ........................................................................................................ 30

7.1 Overview ................................................................................................ 30

7.2 Intel 5500 Chipset Features .......................................................................... 30

7.2.1 Intel QuickPath Interconnect ................................................................... 30

7.2.2 System Memory Interface ....................................................................... 30

7.2.3 PCI Express* Interfaces .......................................................................... 31

7.2.4 SMBus Interfaces ................................................................................. 31

7.2.5 ESI interface ...................................................................................... 31

7.3 Intel ICH10R South Bridge ............................................................................. 31

7.3.1 DMI interface ..................................................................................... 31

7.3.2 SATA interface .................................................................................... 31

7.3.3 USB interface ..................................................................................... 31

7.3.4 PCI Express interface ............................................................................ 32

8 BIOS ............................................................................................................ 33

8.1 Overview ................................................................................................ 33

8.2 Supported ACPI States ................................................................................. 33

8.3 I2C (Inter-Integrated Circuit) ......................................................................... 34

9 Embedded NICs/LAN on Motherboard (LOM) ............................................................. 35

9.1 Overview ................................................................................................ 35

10 I/O Slots ....................................................................................................... 36

10.1 Overview ................................................................................................ 36

10.2 Quantities and Priorities .............................................................................. 36

10.3 Boot Order .............................................................................................. 37

11 Storage ........................................................................................................ 38

11.1 Overview with Description ............................................................................ 38

11.2 Drives .................................................................................................... 39

11.3 RAID Configurations .................................................................................... 39

11.4 Storage Controllers .................................................................................... 40

11.5 LED Indicators .......................................................................................... 41

11.6 Optical Drives ........................................................................................... 41

11.7 Tape Drives ............................................................................................. 41

12 Video ........................................................................................................... 42

13 Rack Information ............................................................................................. 43

13.1 Overview ................................................................................................ 43

13.2 Rails ...................................................................................................... 43

13.3 Cable Management Arm (CMA) ....................................................................... 45

13.4 Rack View ............................................................................................... 46

14 Operating Systems and Virtualization ..................................................................... 47

15 Systems Management ........................................................................................ 48

15.1 Overview/Description ................................................................................. 48

15.2 Server Management .................................................................................... 48

15.3 Embedded Server Management ...................................................................... 49

15.4 Lifecycle Controller and Unified Server Configurator ............................................ 49

15.5 iDRAC Express........................................................................................... 50

15.6 iDRAC6 Enterprise ...................................................................................... 50

16 Peripherals .................................................................................................... 53

16.1 USB Peripherals ......................................................................................... 53

16.2 External Storage ........................................................................................ 53

17 Packaging Options ........................................................................................... 54

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Tables

Table 1. Comparison of R410 to R310 and R510 ............................................................. 8

Table 2. PowerEdge R410 Features and Descriptions ..................................................... 11

Table 3. R410 Overall Dimensions and Weight ............................................................. 14

Table 4. NIC Indicator LED States ........................................................................... 17

Table 5. Power Supply Connector (24 pins) Signals ....................................................... 25

Table 6. Power Supply Connector (8 pins) Signals ........................................................ 26

Table 7. Operating/Non-Operating Storage Requirements .............................................. 26

Table 8. R410 Acoustical Information ....................................................................... 27

Table 9. Supported Processor Descriptions and Features ................................................ 28

Table 10. Wake-Up States ...................................................................................... 34

Table 11. Insert I/O Slot information......................................................................... 36

Table 12. Descriptions of R410 Controllers .................................................................. 36

Table 13. RAID Configurations ................................................................................. 39

Table 14. Rack Types Supported .............................................................................. 45

Table 15. Rail Adjustability Range and Rail Depth ......................................................... 45

Table 16. Unified Server Configurator Features and Description......................................... 49

Table 17. Features List for BMC, iDRAC, and vFlash ....................................................... 50

Table 18. R410 Volatility Table ............................................................................... 55

Figures

Figure 1. R410 Detailed Dimensions.......................................................................... 14

Figure 2. Front Without Bezel ................................................................................ 15

Figure 3. With Bezel View ..................................................................................... 15

Figure 4. Front Panel Controller .............................................................................. 15

Figure 5. With Redundant Power Supply .................................................................... 16

Figure 6. With Non-redundant Power Supply ............................................................... 16

Figure 7. Redundant Power Supply Units .................................................................... 16

Figure 8. Dual-Stacked RJ45 Connectors with NIC Indicators ............................................ 17

Figure 9. Left Side View ....................................................................................... 18

Figure 10. Right Side View ................................................................................... 18

Figure 11. R410 Fans .......................................................................................... 19

Figure 12. Front Controller Board with LCD ............................................................... 19

Figure 13. Front Controller Board with Diagnostic LED .................................................. 19

Figure 14. Chassis Intrusion Switch ......................................................................... 21

Figure 15. Battery Holder for PERC 6/i .................................................................... 21

Figure 16. Battery Holder for PERC ......................................................................... 22

Figure 17. Power Supply Connector (24 pins) ............................................................. 25

Figure 18. Power Supply Connector (8 pins) .............................................................. 25

Figure 19. Embedded NICs/LAN on Motherboard ......................................................... 35

Figure 20. Hot-Swap HDD Configuration with Backplane ................................................ 38

Figure 21. Top-View for Hot-Swap HDD Connection ..................................................... 38

Figure 22. Top-View for Cabled HDD Connection ......................................................... 38

Figure 23. Cabled HDD Connectors ......................................................................... 39

Figure 24. LED Indicators .................................................................................... 41

Figure 25. R410 Sliding Rails with Optional CMA ......................................................... 43

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Figure 26. 1U Threaded Rack Adapter Brackets Kit ...................................................... 44

Figure 27. R410 Static Rails .................................................................................. 44

Figure 28. R410 Mounted in the A3 Sliding Rails with the CMA ......................................... 46

Figure 29. R410 Mounted in the A4 Static Rails in 2-post Center Mount Configuration ............. 46

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1 Product Comparison

1.1 Overview

The Dell™ PowerEdge™ R410 is ideal for compute-intensive applications in space-constrained
environments. It is a powerful, ultra-dense 2-socket 1U server that offers the performance of Intel®
Xeon® processor 5500 and 5600 series, DDR3 memory, and the availability of up to four hard drives

(3.5‖ or 2.5‖), and is an exceptional value.

The PowerEdge R410 features include an available ―open‖ HPCC (High Performance Computing

Cluster) software stack, excellent diagnostics with an interactive LCD, and an optimum chassis depth
of 24‖ for space-constrained data centers and HPCC environments.

The Dell PowerEdge R410 was developed with a customer-inspired design, energy-optimized
technology, advanced virtualization capabilities, and simplified systems management.

1.2 Design for Usability

The PowerEdge R410 follows the 11th generation PowerEdge portfolio specifications and features the
same system design commonality and reliability true to the entire portfolio. All 11th generation
servers are designed to make the user experience easier. We put all external ports, power supplies,
LCD screens, and LED lights in the same location for familiar experience as well as easy installation
and deployment.

Robust, metal hard drive carriers and organized cabling are designed to help improve component
access and airflow across the server. The PowerEdge R410 provides reduced complexity, showcasing
clutter-free cable routing for more efficient airflow and easier maintenance. An LCD screen
positioned by the front of the bezel provides aisle-level access to deploy the server.

1.3 Energy Efficient

The PowerEdge R410 features energy-tuned technologies that reduce power consumption while
increasing performance capacity so you can compute more while consuming less. It incorporates
Energy Smart design using low-flow fans and logical component layout of the internal components
which aids with airflow direction and policy-driven power and thermal management, helping to keep
the server cool and reduce noise as much as possible. A robust fan cage design with hot-plug, single­pull fan modules provides efficient airflow and eases maintenance. Energy efficient and compact,
the PowerEdge R410 is designed with value and reliability for HPCC environments.

1.4 Easy to Manage

With the optional advanced embedded systems management capabilities of Lifecycle Controller, Dell
provides comprehensive enterprise class manageability already on the motherboard. Lifecycle
Controller is delivered as part of the optional iDRAC Express or iDRAC Enterprise in the PowerEdge
R410. The Lifecycle Controller helps to simplify administrator tasks by performing a comprehensive
set of provisioning functions such as system deployment, system updates, hardware configuration and
diagnostics from a single intuitive interface called Unified Server Configurator (USC) in a pre-OS
environment. This helps eliminate the need to use and maintain multiple pieces of disparate CD/DVD
media.

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Feature

R410

R310

R510

Processor

Quad-core or six-Core
Intel® Xeon® processors
5500 and 5600 series

Quad-Core Intel® Xeon®
processors 3400 series

Intel® Core™ i3-540
Intel® Core™ i3-530
Intel® Pentium® G6950
Intel® Celeron® G1101

Quad-core or six-Core
Intel® Xeon® processors
5500 and 5600 series

Front Side Bus

Intel® QuickPath
Interconnect (QPI)

®

Intel® Direct Media

Interface (DMI)

Intel® QuickPath
Interconnect (QPI)

# Processors

1 to 2

1

1 to 2

# Cores

2/4/6

Intel® Xeon®: Quad
DT proc: Dual

2/4/6

L2/L3 Cache

4MB, 8MB or 12MB

Intel® Xeon®: 8MB
DT proc: 4, 3 or 2M

4MB, 8MB or 12MB

Chipset

Intel® 5500 chipset

Intel® 3420

Intel® 5500 chipset

DIMMs

4+4 DDR3
Unbuffered with ECC or

Registered with ECC
1333/1066/800M Hz

DDR3
6 R-DIMMs or
4 U-DIMMs

4+4 DDR3
Unbuffered with ECC or

Registered with ECC
1333/1066/800M Hz

Minimum/Maximum RAM

1 GB/64 GB

1GB/32GB

HD Bays

4 x 3.5‖
Optional Hot-Swap
Support 2.5" HDDs via

Hot-Swap tray

4 x 3.5‖
Optional hot-swap

Or 2.5‖ SAS/ SSD via hot

swap chassis

4x 3.5‖
or
8x 3.5‖ or 2.5‖
or
12x 3.5‖ or 2.5‖ + 2x

internal 2.5‖

HD Types

SATA/SAS/SSD

SATA/SAS/SSD

SATA/SAS/SSD

External Drive Bay(s)

1 for slim ODD

1 for slim ODD

1 for slim ODD for 4 and
8-HDD chassis
configuration

Embedded HD Controller

Chipset-based SATA

Chipset-based SATA

Chipset-based SATA for 4­HDD chassis
configuration. PERC HBA

Also part of the Dell OpenManage™ portfolio is the Dell Management Console which is included with
every Dell server and provides IT administrators with a consolidated console view of their IT
infrastructure. This console delivers a single view and a common data source into the entire
infrastructure management. It has an easily extensible, modular foundation that can provide basic
hardware management or more advanced functions, such as asset and security management. Dell
Management Console is designed to reduce or eliminate manual processes, enabling you to save time
and money for more strategic technology usage.

1.5 Comparison to Other Dell Servers

Table 1. Comparison of R410 to R310 and R510

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Feature

R410

R310

R510

required for 8 and 12-HDD
chassis configuration.

Optional Storage
Controller

NON-RAID:
SAS 5/E
LSI2032 (For TBU only)
6Gbps SAS HBA
RAID:
SAS 6/iR Modular
PERC 6/i
PERC 6/E
PERC S300 Modular
PERC H200
PERC H700
PERC H800

NON-RAID:
SAS 5/E (Field Support

Only – No Factory Install)
LSI2032 (For TBU)
6Gbps SAS HBA

RAID:
PERC6/E (Field Support

Only)
SAS 5/E (Field Support

Only)
SAS 6/iR
PERC S300
H200
H700
H800

NON-RAID:
SAS 5/E
LSI2032 (For TBU only)
6Gbps SAS HBA
RAID:
SAS 6/iR Integrated
PERC 6/i Integrated
PERC 6/E
PERC S300
PERC H200 Integrated
PERC H700 Integrated
PERC H800
Support varies by model.

See the PowerEdge R510

Technical Guide for

detailed information.

Availability

Hot-swap HDD;
Redundant PSU; Quad­pack LED diagnostic/LCD
with Hot-swap HDD
chassis; Memory RAS

ECC Memory, Hot-swap
HDD; Redundant PSU;
Quad-pack LED
diagnostic/LCD with Hot­swap HDD chassis, TPM

Hot-swap HDD;
Redundant PSU; Quad­pack LED diagnostic/LCD
diagnostic (depends on
chassis model); Memory
RAS

Server Mgt.

BMC, IPMI 2.0 compliant;
Full OpenManage™ suite

Optional; iDRAC6 Express,
iDRAC6 Enterprise, vFlash

BMC, IPMI 2.0 compliant;
Full OpenManage™ suite

Optional; iDRAC6 Express,
iDRAC6 Enterprise, vFlash

BMC, IPMI 2.0 compliant;
Full OpenManage™ suite

Optional; iDRAC6 Express,
iDRAC6 Enterprise, vFlash

I/O Slots

1 x PCIe x16 (True x16,
Gen2); full height, half
length

Riser 1: PCIe x16 (x8
routing), Full Height/
Half Length, Gen 2

Riser 2: PCIe x8 (x8
routing), Full Height/Half
Length, Gen 2

(embedded): PCIe x8 (x4
routing)

3 PCIe x 8 + 1 Internal
Storage Slot

or
1 x 16 + 1 Internal

Storage Slot

RAID

See Optional Storage
Controller

PERC S100: RAID 0, 1, 5,
10 (SATA only)

PERC S300: RAID 5, 10
(SATA & SAS)

SAS 6i/R: RAID 0, 1 (SATA
& SAS)

PERC H200: RAID 0, 1, 10
(SATA, SAS & SSD)

PERC H700: RAID 0, 1, 5,

See Optional Storage
Controller

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Feature

R410

R310

R510

6, 10 (SATA, SAS & SSD)
PERC H800: RAID 0, 1, 5,

6, 10 (SATA, SAS & SSD)

NIC/LOM

2x GbE LOM
Optional: various NIC

available

2x GbE LOM

2x GbE LOM
Optional: various NIC

available

USB

Two front/two rear/two
internal

2 rear/2 front/2 internal

Two front/two rear/two
internal

Power Supplies

Non-Redundant, 480 W
(80+ SILVER)

Optional Redundant, 500
W (80+ GOLD)

Auto Ranging (100V~240V)

Non-Redundant, 350W
(80+ Bronze)

Optional Redundant,
400W (80+ Silver)

Auto Ranging (100V~240V)

R510-4: Non-Redundant

R510-8 and 12: Hot-swap,
Redundant

Fans

Non-redundant, non-hot
swappable

Non-redundant, non-hot­swappable

R510-12 supports
redundant fan

Dimension (HxWxD)

43.0 x 434.0 x 627.1 (mm)
(without ear, without
bezel)

1.69 x 17.09 x 24.69 (in)

42.4 x 434.0 x 610 (mm)
( w/o bezel)

1.67 x 17.10 x 24.00 (in)

Varies by model. See the

PowerEdge R510
Technical Guide for

detailed information.

Weight

Max: 35.02lbs (15.9Kg)

Max: 33.02 lbs (15Kg)

Varies by model. See the

PowerEdge R510
Technical Guide for

detailed information.

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Feature

Technical Specification

Form Factor

1U rack

Processors

Latest quad-core or six-core Intel® Xeon® processor 5500 and 5600 series

Processor Sockets

2

Front Side Bus or
HyperTransport

Intel® QuickPath Interconnect (QPI)

Cache

4MB and 8MB

Chipset

Intel 5500 Chipset

Memory1

Up to 64GB (8 DIMM slots): 1GB/2GB/4GB/8GB DDR3 800MHz, 1066MHz or 1333MHz
16GB Quad-Ranked 1066MHz DIMMs

I/O Slots

1 PCIe x 16 (True x16, Gen2), 1 Proprietary for SAS 6/iR Modular card only

RAID Controller

Internal:

PERC H200 (6Gb/s)
PERC H700 (6Gb/s) with 512MB battery-

backed cache; 512MB, 1GB Non-Volatile
battery-backed cache

SAS 6/iR
PERC 6/i with 256MB battery-backed

cache

PERC H800 (6Gb/s) with 512MB of
battery-backed cache; 512MB, 1GB Non­Volatile battery cache

PERC 6/E with 256MB or 512MB of
battery-backed cache

6Gbps SAS HBA

2 System Overview

2.1 Overview

The PowerEdge R410 delivers the right combination of computing power and redundancy in an ultra­dense chassis. The PowerEdge R410 provides:

• Outstanding price and feature set combination

• Industry leading features configurability without burdening the entry configuration price

• Industry leading server management with LifeCycle Controller available via optional iDRAC

Express or iDRAC Enterprise

• Security features with TPM, internal USB, and IPv6

• Industry leading storage expandability and cost/GB with 4 x 3.5‖/2.5‖ HDD, cabled and hot-

swap

• Industry leading serviceability and diagnostics with optional interactive LCD

• Industry leading chassis depth of only 24‖ in its class for SMB closets, shallow racks, mobile

server enclosures, wall server enclosures, A/V racks and legacy server racks

2.2 Product Features Summary

Table 2. PowerEdge R410 Features and Descriptions

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PERC S100 (software based)
PERC S300 (software based)

SAS 5/E HBA
LSI2032 PCIe SCSI HBA

Drive Bays

4 x 3.5‖ Cabled Hard Drive
Or 4 x 3.5‖ Hot-swap Hard Drive

Or 4x 2.5‖ Hot-swap hard Drive
And one slim type drive bay for DVD-ROM or DVD+/-RW

Maximum Internal
Storage

Up to 4 TB SATA or Near Line SAS

Hard Drives1

3.5‖ SATA ( 7.2K rpm) 160GB, 250GB, 500GB, 1TB, 2TB

3.5‖ Near Line SAS ( 7.2K rpm) 500GB, 1TB, 2TB

3.5‖ SAS (15K rpm) 146GB, 300GB, 450GB, 600GB

3.5‖ SAS (10K rpm) 600GB

2.5‖ SAS (10K rpm) 146GB, 300GB

2.5‖ SATA SSD 25GB, 50GB, 100GB

Communications

Embedded Dual-port Broadcom®
NetXtreme™ II 5716 Gigabit Ethernet

Intel® Gigabit ET Dual Port Server
Adapter and Intel® Gigabit ET Quad Port
Server Adapter

Intel® 10GbE NIC
Intel® Single Port 1GbE NIC

Intel® Dual Port 1GbE NIC
Intel® Quad Port 1GbE NIC
Broadcom® 10GbE NIC
Broadcom® Dual Port 1GbE NIC
Brocade® CNA Dual-port adapter
Brocade® FC4 and 8 GB HBAs

Emulex® CNA iSCSI HBA stand up adapter OCE10102-IX-D

Power Supply

Non-Redundant, 480W (80+ BRONZE)
Optional Redundant, 500W (80+ GOLD)

Availability

Quad-pack LED Diagnostic or LCD diagnostic with hot-swap HDD chassis; TPM;
optional hot-swap hard drives; optional hot-swap redundant power supply; optional
PERC 6/i RAID controller with battery-backed cache; toolless hot-swap hard drive
chassis

Video

Integrated Matrox® G200

Remote Management

BMC, IPMI2.0 compliant
Optional iDRAC6 Enterprise, iDRAC6 Express

Systems Management

Dell™ OpenManage™

Rack Support

ReadyRails™ sliding rails with optional cable management arm for 4-post racks
(optional adapter brackets required for threaded hole racks); ReadyRails™ static rails

for 2-post and 4-post racks

Operating Systems

Microsoft® Windows® Small Business Server 2008
Microsoft® Windows® Essential Business Server 2008
Microsoft® Windows Server® 2008 SP2, x86/x64 (x64 includes Hyper-V™)

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Microsoft® Windows Server® 2008 R2, x64 (includes Hyper-V™ v2)
Microsoft® Windows® HPC Server 2008
Novell® SUSE® Linux® Enterprise Server
Red Hat® Enterprise Linux®

For more information on the specific versions and additions, visit
www.dell.com/OSsupport.

Featured Database
Applications

Microsoft® SQL Server® solutions (see Dell.com/SQL)
Oracle® database solutions (see Dell.com/Oracle)

1

GB means 1 billion bytes and TB equals 1 trillion bytes; actual capacity varies with preloaded material and

operating environment and will be less.

OEM Ready Models Available

OEM Ready platforms are grab-and-go products for OEM customers delivering a fast and simple
path to a custom-branded solution. For more information, please visit dell.com/OEM.

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Dimension (HxWxD)
(without ear, without

bezel)

43.0 x 434.0 x 627.1 (mm)

1.69 x 17.09 x 24.69 (in)

Maximum Weight

15.9Kg/35.02lbs

Dimensions (mm)

Xa

Xb

Y

Za
with
bezel

Za
without
bezel

Zb*

Zc

482.4

434.0

43.0

35.0

20.1

606.0

641.9

3 Mechanical

3.1 Chassis Description

The PowerEdge R410 chassis design provides customers low-cost compute power with some hardware
redundancy ability. It is a new chassis design for two incoming chassis offering cabled hard drive with
LED module, and high-availability features such as hot-plug hard drives and LCD module. Features
include four 3.5‖ SATA or SAS hard drives (cabled or hot-swap), power supply (non-redundant or
redundant), dual Gigabit LOMs without TOE acceleration, four DIMM slots support each CPU, TPM,
one riser card for optional PCIe expansion card, optional iDRAC6 Enterprise and iDRAC6 Express card
mounted on planar without PCI slot occupied, and support 11G slim static and slim sliding rails.

3.2 Dimensions and Weight

Table 3 provides the overall dimensions and weight for the PowerEdge R410 server.

Table 3. R410 Overall Dimensions and Weight

Figure 1 details the dimensions of the PowerEdge R410 server.

Zb goes to the nominal rear wall external surface where the motherboard I/O connectors reside.

Figure 1. R410 Detailed Dimensions

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3.3 Front Panel View and Features

The front panel includes the following features:

 Front KVM (2x USB, 1x Video)
 Diagnostic indicator (quad-pack LED with cabled HDD configuration; 11G LCD with hot-swap

HDD configuration)

 System ID button
 Power button
 HDD activity LED
 NMI button
 Asset Tag

Detailed views of the front panel are shown in the following figures. For more information, see the
Front-Panel Features and Indicators section in the About Your System Chapter of the PowerEdge R410
Hardware Owner’s Manual on Support.Dell.com.

Figure 2. Front Without Bezel

Figure 3. With Bezel View

Figure 4. Front Panel Controller

3.4 Back Panel View and Features

Back panel features include:

 Active ID CMA Jack

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 System ID button
 Bi-color system ID LED
 (2) Gigabit NIC ports
 (2) USB ports
 Video
 Serial port
 RJ45 Connector on iDRAC6 Enterprise (optional)

The following figures show the back panel of the R410 server. For more information, see the Back­Panel Features and Indicators in the About Your System Chapter of the PowerEdge R410 Hardware
Owner’s Manual.

Figure 5. With Redundant Power Supply

Figure 6. With Non-redundant Power Supply

3.5 Power Supply Indicators

Figure 7 shows the R410’s redundant Power Supply Unit (PSUs)

Figure 7. Redundant Power Supply Units

Indicator lights show the status of the PSU as follows:

Not lit — AC power is not connected.

Green — In standby mode, a green light indicates a valid AC source is connected to the power supply
and the power supply is operational. When the system is on, a green light also indicates that the
power supply is providing DC power to the system.

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State

Link LED

(Green/Yellow)

Activity LED (Green)

No link

Off

Off

D0uninitalized (out of

box), D3cold, S4

(hibernation)

WOL disabled

Off

Off

WOL enabled, link, no

activity

Green if the port is

operating at maximum

port speed; Yellow

otherwise

Green if the port is

operating at maximum

port speed; Yellow

otherwise

Off

WOL enabled, link,

activity

On (blinking at speed

related to packet

density)

Pre-OS POST or OS

without driver

Link, no activity

Off

Link, activity

On (blinking at speed

related to packet

density)

OS with driver

Link, no activity

Off

Link, activity

On (blinking at speed

related to packet

density)

Amber — Indicates a problem with the power supply.

Alternating green and amber — When hot-adding a power supply, this indicates that the power supply
is mismatched with the other power supply (for example, a High-Output 500W power supply and a
400W power supply are installed in the same system). Capacity of the installed power supplies must
match.

3.6 NIC Indicators

Figure 8 shows the RJ45 connectors.

Figure 8. Dual-Stacked RJ45 Connectors with NIC Indicators

Table 4 details the NIC indicator LED states.

Table 4. NIC Indicator LED States

3.7 Side Views

Side views are shown in Figure 9 and Figure 10.
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Figure 9. Left Side View

Figure 10. Right Side View

3.8 Rails and Cable Management

3.8.1 ReadyRails Sliding Rails

ReadyRailsTM Sliding Rails for 4-post racks support includes:

 Toolless 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 racks (requires the 1U

Threaded Rack Adapter Brackets Kit)

 Full extension of the system out of the rack to allow serviceability of key internal components
 Optional cable management arm (CMA)

Rail depth and adjustment ranges are as follows:

 Rail depth without the CMA: 714 mm
 Rail depth with the CMA: 835 mm
 Square-hole rack adjustment range: 686-883 mm
 Round-hole rack adjustment range: 672-876 mm
 Threaded-hole rack adjustment range: 651-897 mm

3.8.2 ReadyRails Static Rails

ReadyRailsTM Static Rails for 4-post & 2-post Racks support:

 Toolless 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

Rail depth and adjustment ranges are as follows:

 Rail depth: 622 mm
 Square-hole rack adjustment range: 608-879 mm
 Round-hole rack adjustment range: 594-872 mm
 Threaded-hole rack adjustment range: 604-890 mm

3.9 Fans

There are total of six fans with redundant PSU in the system and four fans with non-redundant PSU.

Figure 11 shows the R410 fans. The four fans at right are the fans for the system, especially for the

CPUs and memories. The two fans at left are there when the system is configured with redundant
PSU. They cool down the redundant PSU.

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LCD module and
cable/connector

Internal USB

Connectors

LCD Module and

Cable/Connector

Figure 11. R410 Fans

3.10 Control Panel/LCD

Figure 12 shows the front controller board with LCD.

Figure 12. Front Controller Board with LCD

Figure 13 shows the front controller board with the LED.

Figure 13. Front Controller Board with Diagnostic LED

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Security

3.10.1 Cover Latch

The PowerEdge R410 comes with a coin lock entry latch on the top cover of the unit and provides
security for the entire system. Also, the lock provides for toolless access to the chassis. For specific
information regarding the opening and closing of the system, see the Opening and Closing the System
section in the Installing System Components chapter of the PowerEdge R410 Hardware Owner’s
Manual.

3.10.2 Bezel

A metal bezel is an available option and is mounted to the chassis front to provide the Dell ID. A lock
on the bezel prevents un-authorized access to system peripherals and the control panel. System
status (via the LCD) remains viewable with the bezel is installed. For specific instructions regarding
the operation of the bezel, see the Removing and Replacing the Optional Front Bezel in the Installing
System Components chapter of the PowerEdge R410 Hardware Owner’s Manual.

3.10.3 Hard Drive

Hot-Plug Hard drives are only accessible by opening the bezel, thus locking the bezel secures the
hard drives. Cabled Hard drives are only accessible by opening the top cover, thus locking the top
cover will secure the hard drives.

See the Hard Drives section in the Installing System Components chapter of the PowerEdge R410
Hardware Owner’s Manual for information.

3.10.4 Trusted Platform Management (TPM)

The TPM is used to generate/store keys, protect/authenticate passwords, and create/store digital
certificates. TPM can also be used to store the BitLocker keys for hard drive encryption feature in
Microsoft® Windows Server® 2008. TPM is enabled through a BIOS option and uses HMAC-SHA1-160 for
binding. In China, S-TPM (Socket TPM) is used.

3.10.5 Power-Off Security

The control panel is designed so that the power switch cannot be accidentally activated. The lock on
the bezel secures the switch behind the bezel. In addition, a setting in the CMOS setup disables the
power button function.

3.10.6 Intrusion Alert

Chassis intrusion switch is located on the front panel board as shown in Figure 14. The switch detects
when the top cover is opened.

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Figure 14. Chassis Intrusion Switch

3.10.7 Secure Mode

BIOS can enter a secure boot mode via setup. This mode includes the option to lock out the power
and NMI switches on the control panel or set up a system password.

3.11 USB Key

Dell does not offer USB keys for factory installation.

3.12 Battery

Battery for the motherboard: CR2032

Figure 15. Battery Holder for PERC 6/i

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Figure 16. Battery Holder for PERC

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3.13 Field Replaceable Units (FRU)

Parts available for field replacement include:

• Backplane

• CMOS battery

• Expansion card

• Front bezel

• HDD

• I/O panel

• Memory

• ODD

• PDB

• Power supply

• Processor

• Processor shroud

• System board

• System cover

• System fan

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4 Power, Thermal, Acoustic

4.1 Power Supplies

The R410 is powered by a non-redundant 480 W power supply (Dell P/N F238K) and redundant 500 W
power supply (Dell P/N F649J).

The power supply has automatic input voltage detection. An auxiliary power-out receptacle is not
provided on this unit.

The power supply in the chassis has been rated as 82%, efficient at 20%, and 100% load, and 85%
efficient at 50% load under 115V AC input line. Redundant power efficiency is 88% at 20% load, 100%
load, 92% efficiency at 50% load under 230V AC input line.

The base system includes a single 480 W power supply. This unit provides power to the PowerEdge
R410 planar, the four internal hard drive bays, and one slim optical disk drive bay. Power is soft­switched allowing power cycling via a switch on the front of the system enclosure or via software
control (through server management functions). The power system is compatible with industry
standards, such as ACPI and Server 2000.

The VRD is integrated onto the planar and is not field upgradeable. The VRD follows Intel’s VRD11.1
specification. The PowerEdge R410 uses a four-phase design.

4.2 Power Supply Specifications

Single – 480 W power supply

Redundant – 500 W power supply

There are two separate power supply connectors on the planar: an ATX connector (2x12) and a 2x4
connector to provide an additional two pins for +12V. (The ATX connector pin definition is not
standard, and it defined by power rating calculation).

The 2x12 ATX connector provides 3.3V, 5V, 12V, and 12V standby to the system. The 5V standby is
provided to the system via a charge pump from 3.3V standby.

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Pin

Signal

Pin

Signal

1

P5V

13

P3V3

2

P3V3

14

P3V3

3

P12VC

15

P12VC

4

P12VC

16

PS_ENABLE_CPLD_N

5

P12VE

17

P12VE

6

GND

18

GND

7

GND

19

GND

8

PS_PWROK

20

GND

9

SINGLE_PS_PRES_N

21

GND

10

GND

22

GND

11

GND

23

P12VD

12

P5V_AUX

24

P12VD

Figure 17. Power Supply Connector (24 pins)

Table 5. Power Supply Connector (24 pins) Signals

Figure 18. Power Supply Connector (8 pins)

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Pin

Signal

Pin

Signal

1

GND

5

P12VA

2

GND

6

P12VA

3

GND

7

P12VB

4

GND

8

P12VB

Operating Requirements

Non-Operating

Requirements

Temperature Ranges

(For Altitude ≤900 m or 2952.75 ft)

10 to 35 °C

(50 to 95 °F)

-40 to 65 °C

(-40 to 149 °F)

Temperature Ranges

(For Altitude > 900 m or 2952.75 ft)

10 to Note1 °C

(50 to Note2 °F)

Temperature Gradient

Maximum per 60 Min.

10 °C

20 °C

Humidity Percent Ranges

Non-condensing

20 to 80 %

*

(*Max Wet bulb temperature= 29 °C)

5 to 95 %

+

(+Max Wet bulb

temperature= 38 °C)

Humidity Gradient

Maximum per 60 Min.

10 %

10 %

Altitude Ranges

Low

Limits

-50 feet

(-15.2 meters)

-50 feet

(-15.2 meters)

High

Limits

10,000 feet

(3048 meters)

35,000 feet

(10,668 meters)

Table 6. Power Supply Connector (8 pins) Signals

4.3 Environmental Specifications

Table 7. Operating/Non-Operating Storage Requirements

Use the following formulas to calculate the maximum operating temperature (in °C) for a given
altitude. Use the first formula if the altitude is stated in meters and the second formula if the
altitude is stated in feet.

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Configurations @

23 ± 2 °C

Operating
Mode

LWA-UL
(Bels)

CPU

DIMM

HDD

PSU

PCI Card

1 x Intel 1.86
GHz CPU

1 x 2GB

1 x 160GB
SATA

7.2krpm

1 x 480 W
Non-redundant

None

Idle

5.8

Stress

5.8

2 x Intel

2.26GHZ CPU

8 x 1GB

2 x 250GB
SATA

7.2krpm

1 x 480 W
Non-redundant

1 x SAS6/iR

Idle

5.8

Stress

5.8

2 x Intel

2.8GHZ CPU

8 x 8GB

4 x 450GB
SAS 15krpm

2 x 500 W
Redundant

1 x SAS6/iR
1 x PERC 6E

Idle

6.3

Stress

6.4

2 x Intel

2.8GHZ CPU

8 x 8GB

4 x 450GB
SAS 15krpm

2 x 500 W
Redundant

1 x 10GB NIC
1 x PERC 6E
1 x

Embedded
SAS6i/R

Idle

6.8

Stress

6.9

4.4 Maximum Input Amps

The power supply is equipped with automatic input voltage detection.

Non-redundant power supply:

7.5 - 3.8 A at 100-240 VAC, 50/60 Hz

Redundant power supply:

7 - 3.5 A at 100-240 VAC, 50/60 Hz

4.5 Acoustics

The PowerEdge R410 has balanced acoustic and thermal performance to support a fully-configured
system and meets the Dell Acoustic specification AC0142 Rev. A02 category II-D requirement.

The R410 has an aluminum-base passive heat sink with two embedded heat pipes for the processor
cooling and four 40x56mm dual-rotor fans exhausting air through heat sink and out of the system. In
SKU2 (RDN PSU SKU), there are two extra 40X56mm dual-rotor fans in the front of PDB for redundant
power supply cooling.

The 40x56mm dual-rotor fan has an external PWM speed control, and it is integrated into
motherboard and power distribution unit (PDU). The thermal sensor on the front control board senses
the ambient temperature and adjusts the fan speed accordingly. In a normal office environment, the
fans spin slower, resulting in low acoustics. The fan RPM begins to ramp up with ambient, CPU, IOH,
and DIMM temperatures changes and in different system configurations (e.g., different CPU and RAID
card installation) to meet cooling requirements at higher ambient temperatures.

Table 8. R410 Acoustical Information

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On-Line Processor Descriptions

Additional Features

Intel® Xeon® X5570 2.93G Hz, 8M cache, 6.4 GT/s QPI,
Turbo, HT

DDR3 Memory bus speed: up to 1333 MHz

95 W

Intel® Xeon® X5560 2.80G Hz, 8M cache, 6.4 GT/s QPI,
Turbo, HT

DDR3 Memory bus speed: up to 1333 MHz

95 W

Intel® Xeon® X5550 2.66G Hz, 8M cache, 6.4 GT/s QPI,
Turbo, HT

DDR3 Memory bus speed: up to 1333 MHz

95 W

Intel® Xeon® E5540 2.53G Hz, 8M cache, 5.86 GT/s QPI,
Turbo, HT

DDR3 Memory bus speed: up to 1066 MHz

80 W

Intel® Xeon® E5530 2.40G Hz, 8M cache, 5.86 GT/s QPI,
Turbo, HT

DDR3 Memory bus speed: up to 1066 MHz

80 W

Intel® Xeon® E5520 2.26G Hz, 8M cache, 5.86 GT/s QPI,
Turbo, HT

DDR3 Memory bus speed: up to 1066 MHz

80 W

Intel® Xeon® L5520 2.26G Hz, 8M cache, 5.86 GT/s QPI,
Turbo, HT

DDR3 Memory bus speed: up to 1066 MHz

60 W
Intel® Xeon® E5506 2.13G Hz, 4M cache, 4.8 GT/s QPI

DDR3 Memory bus speed: 800 MHz

80 W

Intel® Xeon® L5506 2.13G Hz, 4M cache, 4.8 GT/s QPI

DDR3 Memory bus speed: 800 MHz

60 W

Intel® Xeon® E5504 2.00G Hz, 4M cache, 4.8 GT/s QPI

DDR3 Memory bus speed: 800 MHz

80 W

Intel® Xeon® E5502 1.86G Hz, 4M cache, 4.8 GT/s QPI

DDR3 Memory bus speed: 800 MHz

80 W

5 Processors

5.1 Overview

The PowerEdge R410 supports the Intel® Xeon® 5500 series as shown in Table 9.

Table 9. Supported Processor Descriptions and Features

Notes:

 QPI: Quick Path Interconnect is a point-to-point processor interconnect developed by Intel to

compete with AMD's Hyper Transport; it is defined using Gigatranfers (GT/s) per second
referring to a number of data transfers or operations

 Turbo: Feature that increases the speed of the processor on demand (from OS) if the CPU is

operating below power/thermal specifications

 DDR-3 Memory bus speed: 800 MHz, 1066 MHz, or 1333 MHz
 HT – Intel Hyper-threading technology

5.2 Processor Configurations

R410 operates with a single processor or dual processors. However, because the memory controller is
embedded in the processor when only one processor is installed in the system, it supports 4 DIMMs,
min. 1 GB and max 32 GB. When two processors are installed in the system, it supports 8 DIMMs, min.
2 GB and max 64 GB.

5.3 Processor Installation

See Processors in the Hardware Owner’s Manual for more information.

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6 Memory

6.1 Overview

Features of the PowerEdge R410 memory include:

• 3 channels per processor

• Support for registered ECC DDR3 DIMMs or Unbuffered ECC DDDR3 DIMMs.

• DDR3 speeds of 800/1066/1333 supported (Max memory clock speed support is pending on the

processors used.)

• 8 (2/1/1) DIMM sockets (128GB Maximum capacity)

• Support for Single Rank, Dual Rank, and Quad Rank DIMMs

• Intel Xeon processor 5600 series also supports Low Voltage DIMMs and sparing feature

6.2 DIMMs Supported

The following DIMMs are supported by the PowerEdge R410:

 1GB, DDR3 UDIMM, 1066 w/ECC
 1GB, DDR3 UDIMM, 1333 w/ECC
 1GB, DDR3 RDIMM, 1066 w/ECC
 1GB, DDR3 RDIMM, 1333 w/ECC
 2GB, DDR3 UDIMM, 1066 w/ECC
 2GB, DDR3 UDIMM, 1333 w/ECC
 2GB, DDR3 RDIMM, 1066 w/ECC
 2GB, DDR3 RDIMM, 1333 w/ECC
 4GB, DDR3 UDIMM, 1066 w/ECC
 4GB, DDR3 UDIMM, 1333 w/ECC
 4GB, DDR3 RDIMM, 1066 w/ECC
 4GB, DDR3 RDIMM, 1333 w/ECC
 8GB, DDR3 RDIMM, 1066 w/ECC
 8GB, DDR3 RDIMM, 1333 w/ECC
 16GB, DDR3 RDIMM, 1066 w/ECC

6.3 Mirroring

In mirroring mode, the PowerEdge R410 has identical memory configuration in Channel_0 and
Channel_1; it does not have memory in Channel_3. When mirroring mode is enabled, usable memory
capacity is half of the physical memory installed.

6.4 Sparing

Intel has added sparing back with Xeon processor 5600 series. In sparing mode, you must have
identical memory in Channel_0, Channel_1 and Channel_2. For the R510, memories are installed in
A1, A2 and A3 to enable the sparing mode. With sparing mode is enabled, usable memory capacity is
2/3 of the physical memory installed.

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7 Chipset

7.1 Overview

Introduction of the new Intel® Xeon® processor 5600 series includes a stepping revision of the Intel
5520 and 5500 chipset, which is required to enable the full 5600 series feature set. Dell servers
shipped with the new chipset revision have the symbol II in the System Revision Field visible through
OpenManage™ Server Administrator (OMSA) and the iDRAC GUI. They are physically marked with a 12
x 6mm rectangular label containing the symbol II. The memory interface is optimized for
800/1066/1333 MHz DDR3 SDRAM memory with ECC when running with Intel Xeon processor 5600
series.

7.2 Intel 5500 Chipset Features

The following high-level features are supported by the Intel 5500 chipset:

• Package: FCBGA9

• Intel QuickPath interconnect: 2 ports

• ESI interface: x4 lanes

• Virtualization technology

• 24 PCIe Gen2 lanes

• Integrated Management Engine

• JTAG support

7.2.1 Intel QuickPath Interconnect

Intel QuickPath Interconnect features include:

• Point-to-point cache-coherent interconnect

• Fast/narrow unidirectional links

• Concurrent bi-directional traffic

• Error detection via CRC

• Error correction via Link level retry

• Intel

®

Interconnect BIST (Intel® IBIST) toolbox built-in

• Packet-based protocol

7.2.2 System Memory Interface

System memory interface features include:

• Memory controller integrated in CPU package

• 3 channels per processor (6 total)

• 3 DIMMs/channel supported (18 total)

• Max memory of 192-GB supported

• Single Rank, Dual Rank, and Quad Rank DIMMs supported

• Support UDIMM and RDIMM

• DDR3 speeds of 800/1066/1333 supported

• 512 Mb, 1 Gb, 2 Gb, and 4 Gb Technologies/Densities supported

• No memory riser support

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7.2.3 PCI Express Interfaces

PCI Express Interfaces include:

• Intel 5500 chipset IOH provides multiple PCI Express* Gen 2 interfaces

• Point-to-point, serial bi-directional interconnect

• One x4 ESI link to ICH10

• Up to six x4 PCI Express Gen 2 ports

• x4 link pairs can be combined to form x8 links and or x16 links

• Each signal is 8b/10b encoded with an embedded clock

• Signaling bit rate of 5 Gbit/sec/lane/direction; for an x4 link, bandwidth is 2 GB/sec in each

direction

• Hot Insertion and Removal supported with the addition of Hot-Plug control circuitry

7.2.4 SMBus Interfaces

• Connected globally to CPUs, IOHs, and ICH through a common shared bus hierarchy.

• Low pin count, low speed management interface

• Provides access to configuration status registers (CSR’s)

• Mastered by the baseboard management controller (BMC)

7.2.5 ESI interface

The ESI interface connects the Intel 5500 chipset MCH to the ICH10R. The ESI interface runs at 2 GB/s
with a 100 MHz reference clock.

7.3 Intel ICH10R South Bridge

The PowerEdge R510 planar incorporates the Intel ICH10R chip. The ICH10R is a highly integrated I/O
controller.

7.3.1 DMI interface

The DMI interface connects the ICH10R to the IOH. The DMI interface runs at 2 GB/s with a 100 MHz
reference clock.

7.3.2 SATA interface

The ICH10R contains 6 integrated Serial ATA host controllers capable of independent DMA operation
on 6 ports.

The ICH10R SATA interface supports data transfers up to 300 MB/s. The ICH10R has an integrated
AHCI controller.

7.3.3 USB interface

The ICH10R is USB 2.0 compliant. It has six UHCI host controllers to support twelve ports and two
EHCI host controller to support twelve ports. An over-current condition can be detected on all twelve
ports.

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7.3.4 PCI Express interface

The ICH10R has 6 PCI Express 1.1 compliant root ports.

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8 BIOS

8.1 Overview

The PowerEdge R410 BIOS is based on the Dell BIOS core and supports the following features:

• Intel

• Simultaneous Multi-Threading (SMT) support

• CPU Turbo Mode support

• PCI 2.3 compliant

• Plug n’ Play 1.0a compliant

• MP (Multiprocessor) 1.4 compliant

• Boot from hard drive, optical drive, iSCSI drive, and USB key

• ACPI support

• Direct Media Interface (DMI) support

• PXE and WOL support for on-board NICs

• Memory mirroring support

• SETUP access through <F2> key at end of POST

• USB 2.0 (USB boot code is 1.1 compliant)

• F1/F2 error logging in CMOS

• Virtual KVM, CD, and floppy support (upgrade for MASER)

• Unified Server Configurator support

• Power management support including DBS, Power Inventory and multiple Power Profiles

• UEFI support

The R410 BIOS does not support the following:

®

5500-EP Two-Socket Support

 Embedded Diagnostics (embedded in MASER)
 BIOS language localization
 BIOS recovery after bad flash (but can be recovered from iDRAC6 Express)

8.2 Supported ACPI States

• ACPI compliance: OS, S4, S5 supported

• NO S1, S2, S3 (STR) support

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Wake-Up Events

States Can Wake From

RTC

OS-S4

Power Button

S5

RI#

Not supported

PME#

S5

KB

Not supported

MOUSE

Not supported

USB

Not supported

WOL

OS-S4

Table 10. Wake-Up States

8.3 I

2

C (Inter-Integrated Circuit)

I2C is a simple bi-directional two-wire bus for efficient inter-integrated circuit control. All I2C -bus
compatible devices incorporate an on-chip interface that allows them to communicate directly with
each other via the I2C-bus. This solves the many interfacing problems encountered when designing
digital control circuits. These I2C devices perform communication functions between intelligent
control devices (e.g., microcontrollers), general-purpose circuits (e.g., LCD drivers, remote I/O ports,
memories), and application-oriented circuits.

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LOM chip:

5716 dual-port

9 Embedded NICs/LAN on Motherboard (LOM)

9.1 Overview

There is Broadcom® 5716 chip on the PowerEdge R410 motherboard. The 5716 chip is connected to
the IOH via a PCI Express x4 gen2 link. The chip provides a two-gigabit Ethernet port. There are two
RJ-45 connectors on the rear of the system. The firmware for the LOM chip resides in a flash part.
The PowerEdge R410 supports Wake-On-LAN (WOL) from either port.

Broadcom®

Figure 19. Embedded NICs/LAN on Motherboard

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PCI Slot #

Mechanical

Electrical

Height

Length

1 (Gen2)

PCIe x16

PCIe x16

Full Height

Half Length

Category

Description

Bandwidth

Max

Quantity

Slot Priority

Internal

Controllers

PERC 6/i Adapter

x8 1 16

SAS 6/iR

x8 2 4, 5

SAS 5/iR

x4 2 4, 5

External

Controllers

PERC 6/E 256

x8 2 5, 4

PERC 6/E 512

x8 2 5, 4

SAS 5/E

x8 2 4, 5

SCSI HBA

LSI2032 PCIe SCSI HBA

x4 2 4, 5

1G NICs

Intel® PRO/1000 PT Server Adapter

x1 4 2, 1, 3, 4

Broadcom® NetXtreme™ II 5709 Dual-Port

Ethernet PCIe Card with TOE

x4 4 2, 1, 3, 4

Broadcom® NetXtreme™ II 5709 Dual-Port

Ethernet PCIe Card with TOE and iSCSI Offload

x4 4 2, 1, 3, 4

Intel® Gigabit VT Quad-Port Server Adapter

x4 4 2, 1, 3, 4

10 I/O Slots

10.1 Overview

Table 11. Insert I/O Slot information

There is a second slot on the riser card dedicated for SAS 6/iR modular. Other than SAS 6/iR modular,
no other cards should be installed in this slot.

10.2 Quantities and Priorities

Table 12. Descriptions of R410 Controllers

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10.3 Boot Order

PCI express lane assignments and scan order in R410:

• IOH port 1, 2 (PCI Express Gen2 x4) – Broadcom BCM5716 Gigabit LOM

• IOH port 3 (PCI Express Gen1 x4) – Integrated PERC6i or SAS6i – Slot 2

• IOH port 7/8/9/10 (PCI Express Gen2 x16) – Slot 1

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11 Storage

11.1 Overview with Description

R410 supports 4 HDDS in one of the following configurations:

• 4 x 3.5‖ cabled or hot-swap SAS or SATA

• 4 x 2.5‖ hot-swap SAS or SATA or SSD

The 2.5‖ HDD requires hot-swap configuration with the 3.5‖ carrying tray and the retention kit.

You must choose between cabled or hot-swap configuration at point of purchase. This is not an
upgrade option.

Figure 20. Hot-Swap HDD Configuration with Backplane

Figure 21. Top-View for Hot-Swap HDD Connection

Figure 22. Top-View for Cabled HDD Connection

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Cabled/Hot

Swap

Configuration

Type

Configurations

Description

Min HDD

Max

HDD

Cabled

NO HDD

C0

A

NCZCBL

No HDD, Cabled HDD

Chassis

0 0 Hot-Swap

NO HDD

C0

B

NCZ

No HDD, Hot-Swap HDD

Chassis

0 0 Cabled

Embedded

SATA

C1

MSTCBL

On-board SATA

Controller (ICH10R)

1

4

Cabled

SAS/SATA –

NO RAID

C2

ASSCBL

Add-in SAS/SATA RAID

card, No RAID (SAS

6/iR)

1

4

Cabled

SAS/SATA –

RAID0

C3

ASSR0CBL

Add-in SAS/SATA RAID
card, RAID 0 (SAS 6/iR

or PERC 6/i)

1

4

Cabled

SAS/SATA –

RAID1

C4

ASSR1CBL

Add-in SAS/SATA RAID
card, RAID 1 (SAS 6/iR

or PERC 6/i)

2

2

11.2 Drives

Figure 23. Cabled HDD Connectors

Refer to Table 2 for supported type and capacities.

11.3 RAID Configurations

Table 13. RAID Configurations

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Cabled/Hot

Swap

Configuration

Type

Configurations

Description

Min HDD

Max

HDD

Cabled

SAS/SATA –

RAID5

C5

ASSR5CBL

Add-in SAS/SATA RAID

card, RAID 5 (PERC 6/i)

3

4

Cabled

SAS/SATA –

RAID6

C6

ASSR6CBL

Add-in SAS/SATA RAID

card, RAID 6 (PERC 6/i)

4

4

Hot-Swap

SAS/SATA/SSD

– NO RAID

C7

ASS

Add-in SAS/SATA RAID

card, No RAID (SAS

6/iR)

1

4

Hot-Swap

SAS/SATA/SSD

– RAID0

C8

ASSR0

Add-in SAS/SATA RAID
card, RAID 0 (SAS 6/iR

or PERC 6/i)

1

4

Hot-Swap

SAS/SATA/SSD

– RAID1

C9

ASSR1

Add-in SAS/SATA RAID
card, RAID 1 (SAS 6/iR

or PERC 6/i)

2

2

Hot-Swap

SAS/SATA/SSD

– RAID5

C1

0

ASSR5

Add-in SAS/SATA RAID

card, RAID 5 (PERC 6/i)

3

4

Hot-Swap

SAS/SATA/SSD

– RAID6

C1

1

ASSR6

Add-in SAS/SATA RAID

card, RAID 6 (PERC 6/i)

4

4

Hot-Swap

SAS/SATA/SSD

– RAID10

C1

2

ASSR10

Add-in SAS/SATA RAID

card, RAID 10 (PERC

6/i)

4

4

Hot-Swap

SAS/SATA/SSD

– RAID1+

RAID1

C1

3

ASSR1R1

Add-in SAS/SATA RAID

card, RAID 1 + RAID 1

(SAS 6/iR or PERC 6/i)

2+2

2+2

Hot-Swap

Mix SAS and

SATA – No

RAID

C1

4

ASS-X

Add-in SAS/SATA RAID

card, No RAID (SAS

6/iR)

2xSAS +

1xSATA

2xSAS +

2xSATA

Hot-Swap

Mix SAS and

SATA – RAID1

+ RAID1

C1

5

ASSR1R1-X

Add-in SAS/SATA RAID

card, RAID 1 + RAID 1

(SAS 6/iR or PERC 6/i)

2xSAS +

2xSATA

2xSAS +

2xSATA

11.4 Storage Controllers

Refer to Table 2 and Section 10.2 for detailed information.

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LED indicator for cabled

HDD configuration

LED indicator for hot-

swap HDD configuration

11.5 LED Indicators

Figure 24. LED Indicators

A green LED located on the system control panel in the front of the enclosure indicates when activity
occurs on any integrated SATA device connected to the on board SATA ports. Using an add-in SAS
6/iR card, the HDD LED is also activated.

11.6 Optical Drives

R410 supports a SATA interface DVD-ROM or DVD+/-RW.

Refer to Table 2.

11.7 Tape Drives

R410 does not support an internal backup device. Only external backup device is supported.

Refer to Table 2 for the supported devices.

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12 Video

Matrox® G200eW with 8 MB memory integrated in Winbond WPCM450 (Baseboard Management
Controller).

• 1280x1024 at 85 Hz for KVM and 1600x1200 at 60 Hz for video out

o 640x480 (60/72/75/85 Hz; 8/16/32-bit color)
o 800x600 (60/72/75/85 Hz; 8/16/32-bit color)
o 1024x768 (60/72/75/85 Hz; 8/16/32-bit color)
o 1152x864 (75 Hz; 8/16/32-bit color)
o 1280x1024 (60/75/85 Hz; 8/16-bit color)
o 1280x1024 (60 Hz, 32-bit color) (32 bit color is only supported at 60 Hz for this

resolution)

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13 Rack Information

13.1 Overview

The ReadyRails™ sliding and static rail systems for the R410 provide toolless support for 4-post racks
with square or unthreaded round mounting holes including all generations of Dell racks. Both support
tooled mounting in 4-post threaded racks (an optional adapter brackets kit is required for the sliding
rails), with the static rails also providing tooled mounting support for 2-post (Telco) racks for added
versatility. The optional cable management arm (CMA) can be mounted on either the left or right
side of the sliding rails without the use of tools for fast and easy deployment.

NOTE: The R410 is not compatible with any other Dell rails including previous generation rails, but it

does use the same sliding rails as the R310 and uses the same static rails as the R210 and R310.

13.2 Rails

The rail offerings for the R410 consist of two types: sliding and static.

The sliding rails allow the system to be fully extended out of the rack for service and are available
with or without the optional cable management arm (CMA).

Figure 25. R410 Sliding Rails with Optional CMA

Sliding rail kits can be used in a threaded hole rack only if threaded rack adapter brackets are
installed. The threaded rack adapter brackets are first mounted to the EIA flanges in the rack, and
then the sliding rails are mounted into the brackets. The design of the brackets has been optimized
to limit the forward shift of the system in the rack to only 17.3 mm.

The adapter brackets kit includes 6 brackets to accommodate different rail lengths, plus 4 sets of
custom screws in common thread sizes. A detailed Getting Started Guide is included in the kit along
with directions for installing the brackets and mounting the rails into the brackets.

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Depending on the depth of the rack used, it may be necessary to remove the server’s bezel in order
to close the door of the rack. A minimum of 58 mm will be needed between the back surface of the
door panel and the front face of the EIA flange for the front door to close with the 11G server bezel
installed.

Figure 26. 1U Threaded Rack Adapter Brackets Kit

The static rails support a wider variety of racks than the sliding rails but do not support
serviceability in the rack and are thus not compatible with the CMA.

One key factor in selecting the proper rails is identifying the type of rack in which they will be
installed. Both the sliding rails and the static rails support mounting in 19‖-wide, EIA-310-E
compliant 4-post racks, but only the static rails, as the more generic or ―universal‖ solution, support
mounting in 2-post (Telco) racks.

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Figure 27. R410 Static Rails

Dell

Rail
Identifier

Mounting
Interface

Rail
Type

Rack Types Supported

4-Post

2-Post

Square

Round

Thread

Flush

Center

A3

ReadyRails™

Sliding

√ √ √*

X

X

A4

ReadyRails/Generic

Static √ √ √ √

√

Rail
ID

Rail Adjustability Range (mm)

Rail Depth
(mm)

Square

Round

Threaded

without
CMA

with
CMA

Min

Max

Min

Max

Min

Max

A3

686

883

672

876

651

897

714

835

A4

608

879

594

872

604

890

622

—

Table 14. Rack Types Supported

*Requires the 1U Threaded Rack Adapter Brackets Kit (Dell PN 8Y19G)

Screws are not included in the static rail kit due to the fact that threaded racks are offered with a
variety of thread designations. Users must therefore provide their own screws when mounting the
static rails in threaded or 2-post racks.

Other key factors governing proper rail selection include the spacing between the front and rear
mounting flanges of the rack, the type and location of any equipment mounted in the back of the
rack such as power distribution units (PDUs), and the overall depth of the rack. Due to their reduced
complexity and lack of need for CMA support, the static rails offer a greater adjustability range and
an overall smaller footprint than the sliding rails.

Table 15. Rail Adjustability Range and Rail Depth

Note that the adjustment range of the rails is a function of the type of rack in which they are being
mounted. The min-max values listed above represent the allowable distance between the front and
rear mounting flanges in the rack. Rail depth represents the minimum depth of the rail as measured
from the rack front mounting flanges when the rail rear bracket is positioned all the way forward.

13.3 Cable Management Arm (CMA)

The optional cable management arm (CMA) for the R410 organizes and secures the cords and cables
exiting the back of the server and unfolds to allow the server to extend out of the rack without
having to detach the cables. Some key features of the R410 CMA include:

 Large U-shaped baskets to support dense cable loads
 Open vent pattern for optimal airflow
 Fully reversible (can be mounted on either side) with no conversion required
 Utilizes hook-and-loop straps rather than plastic tie wraps to eliminate the risk of cable

damage during cycling

 Includes a low profile fixed tray to both support and retain the CMA in its fully closed position

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 Both the CMA and the tray mount without the use of tools via simple and intuitive snap-in

designs

13.4 Rack View

The R410 sliding rails are a ―stab-in‖ design, meaning that the inner (chassis) rail members must first
be attached to the sides of the system prior to inserting them into the middle (intermediate) and
outer (cabinet) rail members installed in the rack. The CMA can be mounted to either side of the rails
without the use of tools or the need for conversion, but it is recommended that it be mounted on the
side opposite the power supplies to allow easier access to the power supplies for service or
replacement.

Figure 28. R410 Mounted in the A3 Sliding Rails with the CMA

The R410 static rails are also a ―stab-in‖ design, but unlike the sliding rails, they do not include
middle (intermediate) rail members. After the inner (chassis) rail members have been attached to
the sides of the chassis, they are inserted directly into the outer (cabinet) rail members installed in
the rack.

Figure 29. R410 Mounted in the A4 Static Rails in 2-post Center Mount Configuration

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14 Operating Systems and Virtualization

For detailed information, see the Operating System Support Matrix for Dell PowerEdge Systems on
Dell.com.

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15 Systems Management

15.1 Overview/Description

Dell aims on delivering open, flexible, and integrated solutions that help you reduce the complexity
of managing disparate IT assets by building comprehensive IT management solutions. Combining Dell
PowerEdge Servers with a wide selection of Dell-developed management solutions gives you choice
and flexibility, so you can simplify and save in environments of any size. To help you meet your
server performance demands, Dell offers Dell OpenManage™ systems management solutions for:

• Deployment of one or many servers from a single console

• Monitoring of server and storage health and maintenance

• Update of system, operating system, and application software

Dell offers IT management solutions for organizations of all sizes—priced, sized, and supported right.

15.2 Server Management

A Dell Systems Management and Documentation DVD and a Dell Management Console DVD are
included with the product. ISO images are also available. A brief description of available content:

• Dell Systems Build and Update Utility: Dell Systems Build and Update Utility assists in OS

install and pre-OS hardware configuration and updates.

• OpenManage Server Administrator: The OpenManage Server Administrator (OMSA) tool

provides a comprehensive, one-to-one systems management solution, designed for system
administrators to manage systems locally and remotely on a network. OMSA allows system
administrators to focus on managing their entire network by providing comprehensive one-to­one systems management.

• Management Console: Our legacy IT Assistant console 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 BMC Management Utility.

• Active Directory Snap-in Utility: The Active Directory Snap-in Utility provides an extension

snap-in to the Microsoft Active Directory. This allows you to manage Dell specific Active
Directory objects. The Dell-specific schema class definitions and their installation are also
included on the DVD.

• Dell Systems Service Diagnostics Tools: Dell Systems Service and Diagnostics tools deliver the

latest Dell optimized drivers, utilities, and operating system-based diagnostics that you can
use to update your system.

• eDocs: The section includes PDF files for PowerEdge systems, storage peripheral, and

OpenManage software.

• Dell Management Console DVD: The Dell Management Console is a Web-based systems

management software that enables you to discover and inventory devices on your network. It
also provides advanced functions, such as health and performance monitoring of networked
devices and patch management capabilities for Dell systems.

• Server Update Utility: In addition to the Systems Management Tools and Documentation and

Dell Management Console DVDs, customers have the option to obtain Server Update Utility
DVD. This DVD has an inventory tool for managing updates to firmware, BIOS and drivers for
either Linux or Windows varieties.

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Feature

Description

Faster O/S Installation

Drivers and the installation utility are embedded on
system, so no need to scour DELL.COM

Faster System Updates

Integration with Dell support automatically directed to
latest versions of the Unified Server Configurator,
iDRAC, RAID, BIOS, NIC, and Power Supply

Update Rollback

Ability to recover to previous “known good state” for

all updatable components

More Comprehensive Diagnostics

Diagnostic utilities are embedded on system

Simplified Hardware Configuration

Detects RAID controller and allows user to configure
virtual disk and choose virtual disk as boot device,
eliminating the need to launch a separate utility. Also
provides configuration for iDRAC, BIOS, and
NIC/LOM.

15.3 Embedded Server Management

The PowerEdge R410 implements circuitry for the next generation of Embedded Server Management.
It is Intelligent Platform Management Interface (IPMI) v2.0 compliant. The optional iDRAC (Integrated
Dell Remote Access Controller) is responsible for acting as an interface between the host system and
its management software and the periphery devices. These periphery devices consist of the PSUs, the
storage backplane, integrated SAS HBA or PERC 6/I, and control panel with display.

The optional upgrade to iDRAC6 provides features for managing the server remotely or in data center
lights-out environments.

Advanced iDRAC features require the installation of the optional iDRAC6 Enterprise card.

15.4 Lifecycle Controller and Unified Server Configurator

Embedded management is comprised of several interdependent pieces:

• Lifecycle Controller

• Unified Server Configurator

• iDRAC6

• vFlash

Lifecycle controller powers the embedded management features. It is integrated and tamperproof
storage for system-management tools and enablement utilities (firmware, drivers, etc.). It is flash
partitioned to support multiple, future-use cases.

Dell Unified Server Configurator (USC) is a local 1:1 graphical user interface embedded on Lifecycle
Controller that aids in local server provisioning in a pre-OS environment. For servers with iDRAC
Express, the Lifecycle Controller offers OS install, platform updates, platform configuration, and
diagnostics capabilities. For servers without iDRAC Express, this utility has limited functionality and
offers OS install and diagnostics capabilities only.

To access the Unified Server Configurator, press the <F10> key within 10 seconds of the Dell logo’s

appearance during the system boot process. Current functionality enabled by the Unified Server
Configurator includes:

Table 16. Unified Server Configurator Features and Description

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Feature

BMC

iDRAC6 Express

iDRAC6 Enterprise

vFlash Media

Interface and Standards Support

IPMI 2.0









Web-based GUI







SNMP







WSMAN







SMASH-CLP







Racadm command-line





Conductivity

Shared/Failover
Network Modes









15.5 iDRAC Express

The optional iDRAC Express is the first tier of iDRAC6 upgrades. In addition to upgrading the system
with a Lifecycle Controller, the iDRAC6 Express offers the following key features:

• Graphical web interface

• Standard-based interfaces

• Server Sensor monitoring and fault alerting

• Secure operation of remote access functions including authentication, authorization, and

encryption

• Power control and management with the ability to limit server power consumption and

remotely control server power states

• Advanced troubleshooting capabilities

For more information on iDRAC6 Express features see table below.

15.6 iDRAC6 Enterprise

The optional iDRAC6 Enterprise card provides access to advanced iDRAC6 features. The iDRAC6
Enterprise connects directly to the R410 planar and is mounted parallel to the planar with stand-offs.

Key features for the iDRAC6 Enterprise include:

• Scripting capability with Dell’s Racadm command-line

• Remote video, keyboard, and mouse control with Virtual Console

• Remote media access with Virtual Media

• Dedicated network interface

Additionally, the iDRAC6 Enterprise can be upgraded by adding the vFlash Media card. This is a 1 GB
Dell branded SD card that enables a persistent 256 MB virtual flash partition. In the future, vFlash
will be expanded to include additional features.

A more detailed feature list for iDRAC6 Enterprise and vFlash is included in Table 17.

Table 17. Features List for BMC, iDRAC, and vFlash

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Feature

BMC

iDRAC6 Express

iDRAC6 Enterprise

vFlash Media

IPv4









VLAN Tagging









IPv6







Dynamic DNS









Dedicated NIC





Security and Authentication

Role-based Authority









Local Users









Active Directory







SSL Encryption







Remote Management and Remediation

Remote Firmware
Update









Server power control









Serial-over-LAN (with
proxy)









Serial-over-LAN (no
proxy)







Power capping







Last crash screen
capture







Boot capture







Serial-over-LAN







Virtual media





Virtual console





Virtual console sharing





Virtual flash



Monitoring

Sensor Monitoring and
Alerting









Real-time Power
Monitoring*









Real-time Power
Graphing*









Historical Power
Counters*









Logging Features

System Event Log









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Feature

BMC

iDRAC6 Express

iDRAC6 Enterprise

vFlash Media

RAC Log







Trace Log





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16 Peripherals

16.1 USB Peripherals

Optional USB 1.44 MB floppy drive

Optional USB DVD-ROM

16.2 External Storage

Refer to Table 2.

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17 Packaging Options

• Options for single pack and multipack are available.

• Multipack will support four units in one pack.

• Single Pack Dimensions and Weights:

o Inside Dimensions:

 Length: 892 mm/35.13‖
 Width: 594 mm/23.38‖
 Depth: 232 mm 9.13‖

o Outside Dimensions:

 Length: 908 mm/35.75‖
 Width: 610 mm/24.00‖
 Depth: 264 mm/10.38‖

o Weights:

 System packed out weight: 58 lbs
 Cushion weight: 2 lbs
 Corrugated box weight: 8.5 lbs

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Server BIOS Memory

Details

Size:

32 Mbit

Type [e.g., Flash PROM, EEPROM]:

Flash EEPROM

Can user programs or operating system write
data to it during normal operation?

No
Purpose? [e.g., boot code]

Boot Code and Configuration Information

How is data input to this memory?

Loading flash memory requires a vendor

provided firmware file and loader

program which is executed by booting up

the system from a floppy or OS based

executable containing the

firmware file and the loader. System

loaded with arbitrary data in firmware

memory would not operate.

How is this memory write protected?

Software write protected

Server CMOS (Complementary Metal­Oxide Semiconductor) Memory

Details

Size:

512 Bytes

Type: [e.g., Flash PROM, EEPROM]:

Battery backed NVRAM

Can user programs or operating system write
data to it during normal operation?

No
Purpose? [e.g., boot code]

RTC & Configuration settings

How is data input to this memory?

F2 Setup Menu during POST

How is this memory write protected?

N/A

Remarks

Jumper on motherboard can be used to

clear to factory default settings

Appendix A. R410 Volatility Chart

The Dell PowerEdge R410 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. Components chosen as user-definable configuration options (those not soldered to the
motherboard) are not included in the Statement of Volatility. Configuration option information
(pertinent to options such as microprocessors, system memory, remote access controllers, and
storage controllers) is available by component separately. The NV components detailed in Table 18
are present in the PowerEdge R410 server.

Table 18. R410 Volatility Table

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LOM (LAN [Network Interface] on
Motherboard) Memory

Details

Size:

4Mb (1MB)

Type: [e.g., Flash PROM, EEPROM]:

Flash

Can user programs or operating system write
data to it during normal operation?

Yes, under software control.
Purpose? [e.g., boot code]

Contains LOM boot code and config data

How is data input to this memory?

Requires vendor provided firmware file and
loader program used during factory assembly or
possible field update. A system loaded with
arbitrary data in firmware memory would not
operate.

How is this memory write protected?

Software control.

Server System Event Log Memory/FRU

Details

Size:

16 KB

Type: [e.g., Flash PROM, EEPROM]:

SEEPROM

Can user programs or operating system write
data to it during normal operation?

No
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

Power Supply FRU

Details

Size:

256 Bytes

Type: [e.g., Flash PROM, EEPROM]:

SEEPROM

Can user programs or operating system write
data to it during normal operation?

No
Purpose? [e.g., boot code]

Store power supply information

How is data input to this memory?

Programmed by the power supply manufacturer.

How is this memory write protected?

Not write protected

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TPM (Trusted Platform Module for boards
shipped outside of China; Boards sold to
destinations in China do not have TPM at
this time)

Details

Size:

Unspecified size of user ROM, RAM, EEPROM;
128 bytes of OTP memory included

Type: [e.g., Flash PROM, EEPROM]:

ROM, RAM, EEPROM

Can user programs or operating system write
data to it during normal operation?

Yes, operating systems and applications that
conform to the TCG standard can write data to
the TPM during normal operation. Access to the
NV Storage is controlled by the TPM owner.

Purpose? [e.g., boot code]

Trusted Platform Module NV storage. May be
used to securely storage of encryption keys.

How is data input to this memory?

TCG TPM Specification defined command
interface or Using TPM Enabled operating
systems

How is this memory write protected?

As defined by the TCG TPM Specification,
protection of this NV memory area is
configurable by the TPM owner.

Backplane Firmware and FRU

Details

Size:

32 KB

Type: [e.g., Flash PROM, EEPROM]:

Flash

Can user programs or operating system write
data to it during normal operation?

No

Purpose? [e.g., boot code]

Backplane Firmware and FRU data storage

How is data input to this memory?

Loading flash memory requires a vendor
provided firmware file and loader
program which is executed by booting up
the system from a floppy or OS based
executable containing the
firmware file and the loader. System
loaded with arbitrary data in firmware
memory would not operate.

Embedded Bootable Memory Device

Details

Size:

1 GB

Type: [e.g., Flash PROM, EEPROM]:

SD card

Can user programs or operating system write
data to it during normal operation?

Yes
Purpose? [e.g., boot code]

Optional embedded boot device

How is data input to this memory?

Factory installed or via USB bus.

How is this memory write protected?

Not write protected

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Server BMC (Baseboard Management
Controller) Firmware Flash Memory

Details

Size:

16MB Flash

Type: [e.g.,Flash PROM, EEPROM]:

SPI Flash

Can user programs or operating system write
data to it during normal operation?

No
Purpose? [e.g.,boot code]

Stores the BMC Firmware

How is data input to this memory?

Loading flash memory requires a vendor

provided firmware file and loader

program which is executed by booting up

the system from a floppy or OS based

executable containing the

firmware file and the loader. System

loaded with arbitrary data in firmware

memory would not operate.

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.

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