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Table of Contents
1 Product Comparison ........................................................................... 7
2 New Technologies ........................................................................... 11
2.1 Overview ................................................................................ 11
2.2 Detailed Information .................................................................. 11
2.2.1 System Management ............................................................ 11
2.2.2 Software RAID .................................................................... 11
2.2.3 eSATA .............................................................................. 13
3 System Overview ............................................................................ 14
4 Mechanical .................................................................................... 16
4.1 Chassis Description .................................................................... 16
4.2 Dimensions and Weight ............................................................... 16
4.3 Front Panel View and Features ...................................................... 17
4.4 Back Panel View and Features ...................................................... 18
4.5 Power Supply Indicators .............................................................. 18
4.5.1 Power Button LED ............................................................... 18
4.5.2 System Status/ID LED ........................................................... 18
4.6 NIC Indicators .......................................................................... 18
4.7 Side View ............................................................................... 19
4.8 Internal Chassis View ................................................................. 20
4.9 Rails ..................................................................................... 21
4.10 Fans ...................................................................................... 22
4.11 Control Panel LED ..................................................................... 22
4.12 Security ................................................................................. 22
4.12.1 Top Cover Lock Mechanism .................................................... 22
4.12.2 Bezel ............................................................................... 22
4.12.3 Trusted Platform Module (TPM) ............................................... 22
4.12.4 Power Switch Security .......................................................... 23
4.12.5 Intrusion Alert .................................................................... 23
4.12.6 Secure Mode ...................................................................... 24
4.13 USB Ports ............................................................................... 24
4.14 Battery .................................................................................. 24
4.15 Field Replaceable Units (FRU) ....................................................... 25
4.16 User Accessible Jumpers, Sockets, and Connectors ............................. 25
5 Power, Thermal, Acoustic ................................................................. 26
5.1 Power Supplies ......................................................................... 26
5.2 Power Supply Connectors on the Planar ........................................... 26
5.3 Environmental Specifications ........................................................ 27
5.3.1 Temperature ..................................................................... 27
5.3.2 Relative Humidity ............................................................... 27
5.3.3 Maximum Vibration .............................................................. 27
5.3.4 Maximum Shock .................................................................. 27
5.3.5 Altitude ........................................................................... 27
5.3.6 Airborne Contaminant Level ................................................... 27
5.4 Power Supply Unit (PSU) Specifications ............................................ 28
5.5 ENERGY STAR
5.6 Thermal ................................................................................. 28
®
Compliance .......................................................... 28
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5.7 Acoustics ................................................................................ 29
6 Processors .................................................................................... 31
6.1 Overview ................................................................................ 31
6.2 Supported Processors ................................................................. 31
6.3 Processor Configurations ............................................................. 31
7 Memory ........................................................................................ 32
7.1 Overview ................................................................................ 32
7.2 DIMMs Supported ...................................................................... 32
7.3 Slots/Risers ............................................................................. 33
7.4 Speed .................................................................................... 33
7.5 Sparing .................................................................................. 33
7.6 Mirroring ................................................................................ 33
7.7 RAID ...................................................................................... 33
8 Chipset ........................................................................................ 34
8.1 Overview ................................................................................ 34
8.2 Direct Media Interface ................................................................ 34
8.3 PCI Express Interface ................................................................. 34
8.4 SATA Interface ......................................................................... 34
8.5 AHCI ..................................................................................... 34
8.6 PCI Interface ........................................................................... 34
8.7 Low Pin Count (LPC) Interface ...................................................... 35
8.8 Serial Peripheral Interface (SPI) .................................................... 35
8.9 Compatibility Module ................................................................. 35
8.10 Advanced Programmable Interrupt Controller (APIC) ........................... 35
8.11 USB Interface ........................................................................... 35
8.12 Real-Time Clock (RTC) ................................................................ 36
8.13 GPIO ..................................................................................... 36
8.14 Enhanced Power Management ....................................................... 36
8.15 System Management Features ....................................................... 36
8.15.1 TCO Timer ........................................................................ 36
8.15.2 Processor Present Indicator .................................................... 36
8.15.3 Error Code Correction (ECC) Reporting ...................................... 36
8.15.4 Function Disable ................................................................. 37
8.16 System Management Bus (SMBus 2.0) .............................................. 37
8.17 Intel Anti-Theft Technology ......................................................... 37
8.18 Intel Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O ................................. 37
8.19 JTAG Boundary-Scan .................................................................. 38
9 BIOS ............................................................................................ 39
9.1 Overview ................................................................................ 39
9.2 ACPI ...................................................................................... 40
9.3 Power Management Modes ........................................................... 40
9.3.1 Dell Active Power Controller .................................................. 40
9.3.2 Power Saving BIOS Setting (OS Control) ..................................... 41
9.3.3 Maximum Performance ......................................................... 41
10 I/O Slots....................................................................................... 43
10.1 Overview ................................................................................ 43
10.2 PCI Devices ............................................................................. 44
10.3 Boot Order .............................................................................. 47
10.4 NICs ...................................................................................... 47
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11 Storage ........................................................................................ 48
11.1 Overview ................................................................................ 48
11.2 Drives .................................................................................... 48
11.3 RAID Configurations ................................................................... 49
11.4 Optical Disk Drive (ODD) ............................................................. 49
11.5 Tape Drives ............................................................................. 50
12 Video and Audio ............................................................................. 51
12.1 Video .................................................................................... 51
12.2 Audio .................................................................................... 51
13 Rack Information ............................................................................ 52
13.1 Overview ................................................................................ 52
13.2 Rails ..................................................................................... 52
13.3 Cable Management Arm (CMA) ...................................................... 52
14 Operating Systems .......................................................................... 53
15 Virtualization ................................................................................. 55
16 Systems Management ....................................................................... 56
16.1 Overview ................................................................................ 56
16.2 Server Management ................................................................... 56
16.3 Embedded Server Management ..................................................... 57
16.4 Lifecycle Controller and Unified Server Configurator ........................... 57
16.5 iDRAC6 Express ........................................................................ 58
16.6 iDRAC6 Enterprise ..................................................................... 58
17 Peripherals ................................................................................... 61
17.1 USB ....................................................................................... 61
17.2 USB Device .............................................................................. 61
17.3 External Storage ....................................................................... 62
18 Packaging Options ........................................................................... 62
Tables
Table 1. Comparison of PowerEdge Server Features ...................................... 8
Table 2. Comparison Overview PERC S100 and S300..................................... 12
Table 3. eSATA Modes ........................................................................ 13
Table 4. Product Feature Summary ........................................................ 14
Table 5. Overall Dimensions and Weight .................................................. 16
Table 6. Specific Measurements ............................................................ 16
Table 7. TPM Pin Signals ..................................................................... 23
Table 8. Power Supply 24 Pins and Signals ................................................ 26
Table 9. Power Supply 4 Pins and Signals ................................................. 26
Table 10. PSU Specifications .................................................................. 28
Table 11. Acoustical Specifications .......................................................... 29
Table 12. Processor Information ............................................................. 31
Table 13. Supported Processor Configurations ............................................. 32
Table 14. Wake Up Events and States ....................................................... 40
Table 15. Summary of R210 Power Management Features ............................... 41
Table 16. Power Profiles that R210 BIOS will Expose in BIOS Setup .................... 42
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Table 17. I/O Slot Information ............................................................... 45
Table 18. PCI Card Dimensions ............................................................... 46
Table 19. Bandwidth, Quantities, and Priorities ........................................... 46
Table 20. Available Drives ..................................................................... 48
Table 21. RAID Configurations ................................................................ 49
Table 22. Supported Tape Drives ............................................................. 50
Table 23. PowerEdge R210 Rail Information ............................................... 52
Table 24. Supported Microsoft Operating Systems ........................................ 53
Table 25. Supported Linux Operating Systems ............................................. 54
Table 26. Supported Virtualization OS ...................................................... 55
Table 27. Unified Server Configurator Features and Description ....................... 58
Table 28. Features List for BMC, iDRAC6, and vFlash ..................................... 59
Table 29. USB Controller Priorities .......................................................... 61
Table 30. External Storage .................................................................... 62
Table 31. AMF Single Pack Dimensions and Weights ...................................... 63
Table 32. EMF Single Pack Dimensions and Weights ...................................... 63
Table 33. PowerEdge R210 Volatility ........................................................ 66
Table 34. Volatility: Data Writing and Purpose ............................................ 68
Table 35. Methodology for Data Input to Memory ......................................... 69
Table 36. Methodology for Memory Protection and Clearing ............................ 71
Figures
Figure 1. Server Dimensions .................................................................. 17
Figure 2. Front Panel View ................................................................... 17
Figure 3. Back Panel View .................................................................... 18
Figure 4. Power Button LED .................................................................. 18
Figure 5. Side View ............................................................................ 19
Figure 6. Internal Chassis View .............................................................. 20
Figure 7. R210 Static Rails .................................................................... 21
Figure 8. R210 Mounted In Four-Post Square-Hole Rack ................................. 21
Figure 9. System Fans ......................................................................... 22
Figure 10. Intrusion Switch .................................................................. 23
Figure 11. Internal USB Ports ............................................................... 24
Figure 12. Battery on Motherboard ........................................................ 25
Figure 13. PCIe x16 Riser Card ............................................................. 43
Figure 14. SAS 6/iR Adapter Card Installed............................................... 44
Figure 15. Rack Adjustability Range ....................................................... 52
Figure 16. Packaging ......................................................................... 64
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1 Product Comparison
Dell aims to add value to your business by including the features you need wit hout a lot of the
unnecessary extras. Our goal is to deliver value through tailored solutions based on industry
standards, as well as purposeful, innovative design of our servers.
The Dell™ PowerEdge™ R210 was developed with a purposeful design, energy-optimized
technology, simplified systems management, and the flexibility that make it a great first rack
server for the small business or as a specialized application server or edge server fo r larger
corporations. Dell’s entry 1-socket 1U rack server, the PowerEdge R210, offers value, the
performance of Intel
expandability, and enterprise-class manageability in an ultra-compact chassis.
Purposeful Design: The PowerEdge R210 follows the 11th generation PowerEdge portfolio
specifications and features the same system design commonality and reliability true to the
entire portfolio. All 11th generation PowerEdge servers are built to make the user experience
easier. We put all external ports, power supplies, and LED lights in the same location for
familiar experience as well as easy inst al lati on and depl oymen t.
Robust, metal hard drive carriers and organized cabling are designed to help improve
component access and airflow across the server. The PowerEdge R 210’s design also provides a
LED display positioned on the fr on t of the server for ease of monitoring and troubleshooting
condition of the server. It was designed to meet the needs of many IT environments with a
short 15.5 inch chassis to allow for flexible deployment almost anywhere, including spaceconstrained environments.
®
Xeon® 3400 series processors, DDR3 memory, eSATA external storage
Energy Efficiency: The PowerEdge R210 incorporates Energy Smart design using a low 250 watt
power supply, low-flow fans and logical component layout of the internal components which
aids with airflow direction, helping to keep the server cool and reduce noise as much as
possible. The result is a server with the smallest power footprint within the 11th generation
PowerEdge server portfolio.
Simplified System Management: With the optional advanced embedded systems management
capabilities of Lifecycle Controller, Dell brings comprehensive enterprise class managea bilit y
into the 1-socket space. Lifecycle Controller is delivered as part of the opt ional iDRAC Express
or iDRAC Enterprise in the PowerEdge R210. The Lifecycle Controller helps to simplify
administrator tasks by performing a comprehensive set of provisioning fun ctions such as system
deployment, system updates, hardware configuration and diagnostics from a single intuitive
interface called Unified Server Configurator (US C) in a pre-OS environment. This helps
eliminate the need to use and maintain multiple pieces of disparate CD/DVD media.
Also part of the Dell OpenManage™ portfolio is the Dell Management Console which is included
with every Dell server and provides IT administr at ors with a consolidated console view of their
IT infrastructure.
Built with cost-effective RAID options to further p rotect your valuable data, new eSATA
external storage connectivity options, and the latest Intel
®
Xeon® processor technology, the
PowerEdge R210 is an ideal entry 1 socket 1U rack for small businesses and larger offices
needing flexibility and manage ability in a very small chassis.
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Table 1. Comparison of PowerEdge Server Features
Feature R210 R200
Processor Quad-core Intel®
®
processor 3400
Xeon
series
G1101
®
G6950
®
®
®
Dual-core Intel
Celeron
®
Dual-core Intel
Pentium
Dual-core Intel
i3 530
Dual-core Intel
®
i3 540 processors
Core
Core
(Predecessors)
Single Quad-Core
®
Xeon® 3300
Intel
series
Single Dual-Core
®
Xeon® E3100
Intel
series
Single Quad-Core
®
Xeon® 3200
Intel
series
Single Dual-Core
®
Xeon® 3000
Intel
series
®
Single Intel
®
E4000 series
Duo
Single Intel
®
E7000 series
Duo
Single Intel
CoreTM 2
®
CoreTM 2
®
Pentium®
Dual-Core E2000
series
®
Single Intel
Celeron®
E1000 and 400 series
R310
(Next level up)
Quad-core Intel
®
processor 3400
Xeon
®
series
®
®
G6950
®
Core
Dual-core Intel
Celeron
Dual-core Intel
Pentium
®
G1101
®
Dual-core Intel
i3 530
®
Dual-core Intel
Core
i3 540 processors
Front Side Bus DMI 1333MHz DMI @2.5 Gb/s
# Processors 1 1 1
# Cores Dual or Quad Dual or Quad Dual or Quad
L2/L3 Cache 4MB or 8MB 512K~6M Intel® Xeon®: 8M
DT proc: 4, 3 or 2M
Chipset Intel® 3420 chipset Intel® 3210
Intel® 3420 chipset
chipset+ICH9R
DIMMs 4 DDR3
Unbuffered w/ECC
1333/1066 MHz
4 DDR2
Unbuffered w/ECC
800/ 667MHz
6 DDR3
Unbuffered w/ECC or
Registered w/ECC
1333/1066MHz
Min/Max RAM 1GB/16GB 512MB/8GB 1GB/32GB
HD Bays 2 x 3.5” or
2 x 2.5”
2 x 3.5” 4 x 3.5”
Optional Hot-Swap
Support 2.5" HDDs via
Hot-Swap tray
HD Types Default SATA.
Optional SAS and SSD
via add-in controller
Default SATA.
Optional SAS via addin controller
Default SATA.
Optional SAS and SSD
via add-in controller
Ext Drive Bay(s) 1 for slim ODD 1 for slim ODD 1 for slim ODD
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Feature R210 R200
Embedded HD
Controller
Optional Storage
Controller
R310
(Predecessors)
(Next level up)
Chipset based SATA Chipset based S ATA Chipset based SATA
NON-RAID:
SAS 5/E
LSI 2032 (For TBU
only)
RAID:
SAS 6/iR Adapter
PERC S100
PERC S300
PERC H200 PERC 6/E
PERC H800
NON-RAID:
SAS 5/E
LSI 2032 (For TBU
only)
RAID:
SAS 6/iR Adapter
PERC 6/E
NON-RAID:
SAS HBA LSI 2032 (For
TBU only), PERC H800
RAID:
SAS 6/iR Modular
PERC H200 (6Gb/s)
PERC H700 (6Gb/s)
with 512MB
PERC H700 (6Gb/s)
NV DRAM with 512MB
or 1G
PERC S100 (software
based)
PERC S300 Modular
(software based)
Availability ECC Memory, ADD-in
RAID, TPM/CTPM
Server Mgt. BMC, IPMI 2.0
compliant; Full Dell™
OpenManage™ suite
Optional; iDRAC6
Express, iDRAC6
Enterprise, vFlash
I/O Slots 1 x PCIe x16 (True
x16, Gen2); full
height, half length
Support x16
bandwidth card under
25W
ECC memory, Add-in
RAID, toolless
chassis
DRAC4
Full Dell™
OpenManage™ suite
Riser 1: One PCIex 8,
one PCIe x4 (w/ x8
connector)
Riser 2: One PCI-X
64/133 and one PCIe
x8
Hot-swap HDD;
Redundant PSU;
Quad-pack LED
diagnostic/LCD with
Hot-swap HDD
chassis
;ECC Memory
BMC, IPMI 2.0
compliant; Full Dell™
OpenManage™ suite
Optional; iDRAC6
Express, iDRAC6
Enterprise, vFlash
Riser 1: PCIe x16 (x8
routing), Full Height/
Half Length, Gen 2
Riser 2: PCIe x8 (x8
routing), Full Height /
Half Length, Gen 2
2 PCIe G2 slots:
Slot 1: PCIe x16 (x8
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Feature R210 R200
(Predecessors)
RAID See Optional Storage
Controller row above
NIC/LOM 2x GbE LOM w/o TOE
Optional: various NIC
available
USB 2 front/2 rear/2
internal
Power Supplies Non-redundant, 250W
(80+ Bronze)
Auto Ranging
(100V~240V)
Fans Non-redundant, non-
hot swappable
Form Factor 1U rack 1U rack 1U rack
Dimensions (HxWxD) 42.6 x 431 x 393.7
(mm) (w/o ear and
bezel)
1.67” x 17.1” x 15.5”
See Optional Storage
Controller row above
2x GbE LOM
Optional: various NIC
available
2 front/2 rear 2 front/2 rear/2
Non-redundant, 345W Non-redundant, 350W
Non-redundant, nonhot swappable
42.67 x 447.0 x 546.1
(mm) (w/o ear and
bezel)
1.68” x 17.6” x 21.5”
(Next level up)
See Optional Storage
Controller row above
2x GbE LOM
Optional: various NIC
available
internal
(80+ Bronze)
Optional redundant,
400W (80+ Silver)
Auto Ranging
(100V~240V)
Non-redundant, non-
hot swappable
42.4 x 434.0 x 610
(mm) ( w/o bezel)
1.67” x 17.10” x
24.00”
R310
Weight Max. 17.76 lbs
(8.058 Kg)
Max. 28.7 lbs
(13.01 Kg)
Max. 33.02 lbs
(15 Kg)
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2 New Technologies
2.1 Overview
A number of new technologies are used in the PowerEdge R210, including:
• iDRAC6 (new Dell server remote management controller)
• Software RAID PERC S100 and PERC S300
• E-SATA connector
2.2 Detailed Information
2.2.1 System Management
The PowerEdge R210 supports iDRAC6 Express and Enterprise for advanced manageability. For
more information on iDRAC 6 options, please see Section 16, Systems Management.
2.2.2 Software RAID
Dell PowerEdge RAID controller portfolio now offers Enterprise Software RAID in the
PERC S100 and PERC S300 options. PERC S100 and S300 are supported in PowerEdge
th generation value-based servers.
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Software RAID code uses the CPU of the computer system to execute the RAID tasks
including leveraging the CPUs (calculating power as well as sharing memory), internal
bus resources, operating system, and all associated applications. Software-based RAID
uses drives which are attached to the computer system via a built-in I/O interface or a
processor-less host bus adapter (HBA). The RAID function becomes active as soon as
the operating system has loaded the RAID driver software
Previous generations of PERC controllers have been based on Hardware RAID
technology, the PERC S100 and PERC S300 are based on Software RAID technology. The
software based RAID options provide a cost effective entry-level RAID. Both the
PERCS100 and S300 versions offer similar RAID level support, including RAID 0, 1, 5, 10.
In the case of the PERC S100, it offers a minimal RAID option where the I/O Controller
Hub (ICH) chipset of the motherboard enables a SATA RAID option. There is no new
hardware involved. The PERC S100 controller solution supports up to 4 cabled SATA
Hard Disk Drives (HDD) or Solid State Disk (SSD) drives and is ideal for SMB usage
scenarios.
For the PERC S300, the hardware component of the controller is based on the Dell SAS
HBA (leveraging SAS 6/iR) and allows for both SAS and SATA connectivity. PERC S300
controller solution supports up to 8 cabled or hot plug SAS/SATA Hard Disk Drives
(HDDs).
.
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Table 2. Comparison Overview PERC S100 and S300
Feature/Spec S100 S300
Interface 3Gb SATA
(SATA II)
3Gb SAS/SATA
(SAS 1.1)
I/O Controller Intel® ICH10R Dell 3Gb/s SAS Adapter
(2 internal connectors with x4
SAS ports)
System
Integrated PCIe Lanes
Communication
Cache Memory N/A N/A
Battery-backed cache No No
Max Number of
4 8
Physical Drives
HDD Support SATA
(Cabled)
SSD Support SATA
SAS & SATA
(Cabled or hot plug)
Not Supported
(Cabled)
SED Support Not Supported Not Supported
RAID Levels 0, 1, 5, 10 0, 1, 5, 10
Non-RAID Volumes Yes Yes
Max Number of
8 8
Virtual Disks per
Controller
Global Hotspare
Yes Yes
Support
Operating System
Support
(Windows Server
Only)
®
Microsoft
Windows Server®
2003 R2 SP2, 32/64-bit,
Standard & Enterprise
Editions*
®
Microsoft
Windows Server®
2003 R2 SP2 32-bit Web
Edition
®
Microsoft
Windows Server®
2008 SP2, 32/64-bit, Standard
& Enterprise Editions
®
Microsoft
Windows Server®
Microsoft
R2 SP2, 32/64-bit, Standard &
Enterprise Editions*
Microsoft
R2 SP2 32-bit Web Edition
Microsoft
SP2, 32/64-bit, Standard &
Enterprise Editions
Microsoft
R2, 64-bit, Web, Standard, and
Enterprise Editions
®
®
®
®
2008 R2, 64-bit, Web,
Standard, and Enterprise
Editions
Virtualization
Not Supported Not Supported
Support
Windows Server® 2003
Windows Server® 2003
Windows Server® 2008
Windows Server® 2008
Storage Management OpenManage™ 6.2 or later OpenManage 6.2™ or later
Note: Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2 is supported with Service Pack 2. For the most
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up-to-date information, see the Operating System Support Matrix for Dell PowerEdge
Systems on Dell.com.
2.2.3 eSATA
External Serial Advanced Technology Attachment (eSATA) serves as an external
interface for SATA technologies. For customers who want fast (up to 1.5Gbit/s), easyto-use external storage that has advanced features such as S.M.A.R.T. (SelfMonitoring, Analysis, and Reporting Technology) protection, eSATA may be a good
choice.
eSATA devices are not bootable when BIOS is set to RAID mode and are not supported
as a part of Virtual Disks when in RAID mode for S100.
®
To operate eSATA devices in the Red Hat
mode must be manually switched from default (AHCI mode) to ATA mode.
Table 3. eSATA Modes
Mode Bootable Hot-Pluggable Restrictions
ATA mode Yes No
Enterprise Linux® 4.8 environment, the BIOS
AHCI mode Yes Yes RHEL 4.8 is not supported.
RAID mode (S100
enabled)
No No Linux and Virtualization OS are not
supported
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3 System Overview
Table 4. Product Feature Summary
Feature Product Description
Form Factor
Processors
Processor Sockets
Front Side Bus or
HyperTransport
Cache
Chipset
Memory
I/O Slots
RAID Controllers
Rack
Quad-core Intel® Xeon® 3400 series processors
Dual-core Intel
Dual-core Intel
Dual-core Intel
Dual-core Intel
®
Celeron® G1101
®
Pentium® G6950
®
Core™ i3 530
®
Core™ i3 540 processors
1
DMI (Direct Media Interface)
8MB
Intel® 3420 chipset
Up to 16GB (4 U-DIMMs): 1GB/2GB/4GB DDR3 1066M Hz or
1333MHz
1 PCIe x16 G2 slot
Internal Controllers:
SAS 6/iR
PERC S100 (software-based)
PERC S300 (software-based)
PERC H200
External Controllers:
PERC 6/E with 256MB or 512MB of battery-backed cache
SAS 5/E
PERC H800
LSI2032 PCIe SCSI HBA
Drive Bays
Maximum Internal
Storage
Hard Drives
Network Interface
Cards
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Cabled options available:
Up to two 2.5”/ 3.5” SAS, SATA or SSD drives
4TB
3.5 inch SATA (7.2K rpm): 160GB, 250GB, 500GB, 1TB, 2TB
3.5 inch Near-line SAS (7.2 rpm): 1TB, 2TB
3.5 inch SAS (10K rpm): 600GB
3.5 inch SAS (15K rpm): 146GB, 300GB, 450GB, 600GB
2.5 inch SAS (10K rpm): 146GB, 300GB
1 Broadcom® NetXtreme™ 5709 with Dual Port Gigabit Ethernet
NIC, Copper, w/TOE PCIe x4
®
Broadcom
NetXtreme™ 5709 Dual Port Gigabit Ether net NIC,
Copper, TOE/ISCI PCIe x4
Dell
Intel® PRO/ 1000PT Single Port Adapter, Gigabit Ethernet NIC, PCIe
Feature Product Description
x1
Intel® Gigabit ET Dual Port Adapter, Gigabit Ethernet NIC, PCI e x4
®
Intel
Gigabit ET Quad Port Adapter, Gigabit Ethernet NIC, PCIe x4
Power Supply
Availability
Video
Remote Management
Systems Management
Rack Support
Operating Systems
Single-cabled power supply (250W)
Quad-pack LED diagnostics, ECC Memory, add-in RAID, TPM/C-
TPM
Matrox® G200eW w/ 8MB memory
iDRAC6 optional
BMC, IPMI 2.0 compliant
Dell™ OpenManage™ featuring Dell Management Console
Unified Server Configurator
Lifecycle Controller enabled via optional: iDRAC6 Express, iDRAC6
Enterprise and vFlash
Support for Static ReadyRails™ 4-post and 2-po st racks
Microsoft® Factory Installed OS Options:
Microsoft
®
Windows® Small Business Server 2008, 64-bit Standar d
and Premium Edition
®
Microsoft
Windows Server® 2003 R2 with SP2 32-bit Standard and
Enterprise Edition
®
Microsoft
Windows Server® 2003 R2 with SP2 64-bit, Standard and
Enterprise Editions
®
Microsoft
Windows Server® 2008 32-bit, Web, Standard and
Enterprise Edition
®
Microsoft
Windows Server® 2008 64-bit, Web, Standard and
Enterprise Editions
®
Microsoft
Windows Server® 2008 SP2 32-bit, Web, Standard and
Enterprise Edition
®
Microsoft
Windows Server® 2008 SP2 64-bit, Web, Standard and
Enterprise Edition
®
Microsoft
Windows Server® 2008 R2 64-bit Web, Standard and
Enterprise Edition
®
Microsoft
Microsoft
Microsoft
Microsoft
Windows Server® 2008 Foundation
®
Windows Server® 2008 Foundation R2
®
Non- Factory Installed OS Option:
®
Windows® Essential Business Server 2008 64-bit
Standard and Premium Edition
Factory Installed Linux OS Options:
®
Novell
Red Hat
SUSE® Linux® Enterprise Server 11
®
Enterprise Linux® 5.3
Virtualization OS Option:
Microsoft
®
Windows Server® 2008, with Hyper-V™
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434.0
482.58
42.4
N/A
N/A
31.35
NA
393.7
397.49
5.95
4 Mechanical
4.1 Chassis Description
The PowerEdge R210 is a 1-socket 1U server. The configuration details are as follows:
• HDD Type : 2x 3.5” Cabled HDD or 2 x 2.5” cabled HDD
• PSU Type: Single Non-Redundant PSU
• Diagnostic: LED
4.2 Dimensions and Weight
Table 5. Overall Dimensions and Weight
Dimensions (HxWxD)
(w/o ear and bezel)
Max Weight 17.76 lbs (8.058kg)
1.68” x 17” x 15.5”
(42.6 x 431 x 393.7 mm)
Measurements in Table 6 correspond to the diagram shown in Figure 1 below.
Table 6. Specific Measurements
Xa Xb Ya Yb Yc
Za
with bezel
Za
without
bezel Zb* Zc
L6 Sys
Wgt
(Kg)
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Figure 1. Server Dimensions
* Zb goes to the nominal rear wall external surface where the motherboard I/O connectors
reside.
4.3 Front Panel View and Features
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Figure 2. Front Panel View
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4.4 Back Panel View and Features
Figure 3. Back Panel View
4.5 Power Supply Indicators
4.5.1 Power Button LED
The Power button controls the system's power, turning the unit on and off.
All PowerEdge servers have the Power LED light-pipe integrated in the Power button. The color
of the power LED is green. The lighting pattern must be in the form of a standard Power icon.
Figure 4. Power Button LED
4.5.2 System Status/ID LED
The System Status/ID LED, present on non-modular rack-dense and rackable tower PowerEdge
servers, has the following states:
• No light—System is in the off state (S5, or mechanical (no AC power)
• Blinking Amber—System fault/error condition.
• Steady Blue—Normal operating state (S0)
• Blinking Blue—System ID engaged
This LED remains powered durin g non-operational (standby, shutdown) modes to enable system
identification.
4.6 NIC Indicators
See the Hardware Owner’s Manual for information.
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4.7 Side View
Figure 5. Side View
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4.8 Internal Chassis View
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Figure 6. Internal Chassis View
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4.9 Rails
ReadyRails™ static rails for tool-less mounting in 4-post racks with square or
unthreaded round holes or tooled mounting in 4-post threaded and 2-post racks
The R210 rails must first be attached to the sides of the system and then inserted into
the cabinet members installed in the rack. For additional information regarding rail
options for the R210, see Section 13.
Figure 7. R210 Static Rails
Figure 8. R210 Mounted In Four-Post Square-Hole Rack
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4.10 Fans
There are three system fans located in the middle of the system.
Figure 9. System Fans
4.11 Control Panel LED
See the Hardware Owner’s Manual for information.
4.12 Security
4.12.1 Top Cover Lock Mechanism
The PowerEdge R210 uses a coin lock on the top cover. This lock must be unlocked and
the cover removed to access the internal components.
4.12.2 Bezel
The bezel lock is located on the front of the bezel and provides security for the system
by preventing access to optical disk drives and the Power button.
4.12.3 Trusted Platform Module (TPM)
The PowerEdge R210 uses a TPM 1.2 compliant 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.
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