Dell POWEREDGE R710 User manual

Dell™ PowerEdge™

R710 Systems

Getting Started

With Your System

Guide de mise en route

Primeiros passos com o sistema

Procedimientos iniciales con el sistema

Dell™ PowerEdge™

R710 Systems

Getting Started

With Your System

Notes, Cautions, and Warnings

NOTE: A NOTE indicates important information that helps you make better use

of your computer.

WARNING: A WARNING indicates a potential for property damage,

personal injury, or death.

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Model E02S

December 2008 P/N YX389 Rev. A01

Getting Started With Your System 3

Installation and Configuration

WARNING: Before performing the following procedure, review the safety

instructions that came with the system.

Unpacking the System

Unpack your system and identify each item.

Installing the Rails and System in a Rack

Assemble the rails and install the system in the rack following the safety

instructions and the rack installation instructions provided with your system.

4Getting Started With Your System

Optional – Connecting the Keyboard, Mouse, and Monitor

Connect the keyboard, mouse, and monitor (optional).

The connectors on the back of your system have icons indicating which cable

to plug into each connector. Be sure to tighten the screws (if any) on the

monitor's cable connector.

Connecting the Power Cables

Connect the system’s power cable(s) to the system and, if a monitor is used,

connect the monitor’s power cable to the monitor.

Getting Started With Your System 5

Securing the Power Cord

Bend the system power cable into a loop as shown in the illustration and

secure the cable to the bracket using the provided strap.

Plug the other end of the power cables into a grounded electrical outlet or

a separate power source such as an uninterruptible power supply (UPS) or

a power distribution unit (PDU).

Turning on the System

Press the power button on the system and the monitor. The power indicators

should light.

6Getting Started With Your System

Installing the Optional Bezel

Install the bezel (optional).

Complete the 0perating System Setup

If you purchased a preinstalled operating system, see the operating system

documentation that ships with your system. To install an operating system for

the first time, see the installation and configuration documentation for your

operating system. Be sure the operating system is installed before installing

hardware or software not purchased with the system.

• Citrix

XenServer

™

5.0 with hotfix 1 or later

• Microsoft

Windows Server

2008 Hyper-V

™

• Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Web, Standard, and Enterprise

(32-bit x86) Gold editions

• Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Web, Standard, Enterprise, and

Datacenter (x64) Gold editions

• Microsoft Window Small Business Server 2008, Standard and Premium

(x64) editions.

• Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Web, Standard, and Enterprise

(32-bit x86) editions with SP2

• Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Standard and Enterprise (x64) editions

with SP2

Getting Started With Your System 7

• Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2 Standard and Enterprise (32-bit x86)

editions with SP2

• Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2 Standard, Enterprise,

and Datacenter (x64) editions with SP2

• Microsoft Windows Small Business Server 2003 R2 Standard

and Premium editions with SP2

•RedHat

Enterprise Linux

ES and AS 4.7 (x86)

• Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES and AS 4.7 (x86_64)

• Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.2 Server (x86_32)

• Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.2 Server (x86_64)

• SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 SP2 (x86_64)

•VMware

ESX Version 4.0 and 3.5, Update 4 (when available)

• VMware ESXi Version 4.0 and 3.5, Update 4 (when available)

NOTE: For the latest information on supported operating systems,

see www.dell.com.

Other Information You May Need

WARNING: See the safety and regulatory information that shipped with your

system. Warranty information may be included within this document or as

a separate document.

• The rack documentation included with your rack solution describes how to

install your system into a rack.

• The

Hardware Owner’s Manual

provides information about system

features and describes how to troubleshoot the system and install or

replace system components. This document is available online at

support.dell.com.

• Any media that ships with your system that provides documentation and

tools for configuring and managing your system, including those

pertaining to the operating system, system management software, system

updates, and system components that you purchased with your system.

NOTE: Always check for updates on support.dell.com and read the updates

first because they often supersede information in other documents.

8Getting Started With Your System

Obtaining Technical Assistance

If you do not understand a procedure in this guide or if the system does not

perform as expected, see your Hardware Owner’s Manual. Dell

™

offers

comprehensive hardware training and certification. See www.dell.com/training

for more information. This service may not be offered in all locations.

Technical Specifications

Processor

Processor type One or two quad- or dual-core Intel

Xeon

processors

Expansion Bus

Bus type PCI Express Generation 2

Expansion slots via

riser card:

Riser 1 (Center Riser)

One full-height, 9.5-inch length, x4 link (slot 1)

NOTE: This slot can be upgraded to 12.2 inches.

One low-profile, 9.5-inch length, x4 link (slot 2)

Riser 2 (Left Riser)

Two full-height, 9.5-inch length, x8 link (slot 3 and 4)

One full-height, 9.5-inch length, x16 link (slot 3)

NOTE: Support for up to 25W is available only on the first

two cards installed in the system; any additional cards

installed in the system must be 15W or under.

Memory

Architecture 800, 1066, or 1333 MHz DDR3 registered or unbuffered

Error Correcting Code (ECC) DIMMs. Support for

Advanced ECC or Memory Optimized operation.

Memory module

sockets

Eighteen 240-pin

Memory module

capacities

1 GB and 2 GB UDIMMs, and 2 GB, 4 GB,

or 8 GB RDIMMs

(single, dual, or quad-rank dependent on capacity)

Minimum RAM 1 GB with a single processor (1 DIMM per processor)

Maximum RAM 96 GB (with quad-rank 8 GB RDIMM), 144 GB

(with dual-rank 8 GB RDIMM), or 24 GB (with 2 GB

UDIMMs)

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