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Dell PowerEdge M610 Technical Guide

BIOS

9.1

Overview

The Dell™ PowerEdge™ M610 BIOS is based on the Dell BIOS core, and supports the following features:

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Intel

Xeon

processor 5500 and 5600 series 2S support

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Simultaneous Multi-Threading (SMT) support

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CPU Turbo Mode support

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PCI 2.3 compliant

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Plug and play 1.0a compliant

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MP (Multiprocessor) 1.4 compliant

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Ability to boot from hard drive, optical drive, iSCSI drive, USB key, and SD card

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ACPI support

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Direct Media Interface (DMI) support

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PXE, ISCSI, and WOL support for on-board NIC

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Memory mirroring

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SETUP access through F2 key at end of POST

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USB 2.0 (USB boot code is 1.1 compliant)

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F1/F2 error logging in CMOS

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Virtual KVM, CD, and floppy support

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Unified Server Configurator (UEFI 2.1) support

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Power management support including DBS, Power Inventory, and multiple power profiles

9.2

Supported ACPI States

The M610 supports the standard Advanced Configuration and Power Interface (ACPI) states

To learn more, see

http://www.acpi.info/

Summary of Contents for PowerEdge M610

Page 1: ...PowerEdge M610 Technical Guide The Dell PowerEdge M610 blade server helps cut operating expenses through energy efficiency product flexibility and efficient use of data center space ...

Page 2: ... States and or other countries Mellanox and ConnectX are registered trademarks of Mellanox Technologies Inc Novell and SUSE are registered trademarks of Novell Inc in the United States and other countries PCI Express is a registered trademark of PCI SIG Red Hat is a registered trademark of Red Hat Inc in the United States and other countries Linux is a registered trademark of Linus Torvalds NVIDIA...

Page 3: ...orm Module 9 4 5 2 Power Off Security 9 4 6 USB Key 10 4 7 Battery 10 4 8 Field Replaceable Units FRU 10 4 9 User Accessible Jumpers Sockets and Connectors 10 5 Power Thermal Acoustic 11 5 1 Power Supplies 11 5 2 Power Efficiency 11 5 3 Thermal Operating and Storage Specifications 11 5 4 Acoustics 12 6 Processors 14 6 1 Overview 14 6 2 Features 14 6 3 Supported Processors 16 6 4 Processor Installa...

Page 4: ... LED Indicators 27 12 8 Optical Drives 27 13 Video PCI Video 28 14 Rack Information 29 15 Operating Systems 30 16 Virtualization 31 16 1 Resources 31 16 2 Advanced Infrastructure Manager by Scalent 31 17 Systems Management 32 17 1 Overview 32 17 2 Server Management 32 17 3 Embedded Server Management 33 17 4 Lifecycle Controller and Unified Server Configurator 33 17 5 Integrated Dell Remote Access ...

Page 5: ...able 8 Supported Video Modes 28 Table 9 Server Management Documentation and Information 32 Table 10 Unified Server Configurator Features and Description 33 Table 11 Features List for Base Management Functionality iDRAC and vFlash Media 34 Table 12 PowerEdge M610 Statement of Volatility 38 Table 13 Product Safety Certifications 42 Table 14 Electromagnetic Compatibility Certifications 43 Table 15 Er...

Page 6: ...AM 1 1 3 Scalability for Growth As your application needs increase M610 blades allow you to scale up to 192 cores and 3072 GB of memory per 10U chassis with opportunities for even greater capacities in the future To keep pace with changing requirements you can effectively scale I O application bandwidth with end to end 10 Gbe or Fibre Channel solutions Use NPIV and Port Aggregator modes on a varie...

Page 7: ...eliminates the need to use and maintain multiple pieces of disparate CD DVD media 1 2 Product Comparison Table 1 Product Comparisons M610x M610 M710HD M710 Description Special purpose full height General purpose half height General purpose half height General purpose full height Processor Intel Xeon processors 5500 and 5600 series Front Side Bus Intel QuickPath Interconnect QPI Sockets Two Max Cor...

Page 8: ...tegrated Dell Remote Access Controller iDRAC6 Express Enterprise both standard w IPMI 2 0 vMedia vKVM and CMC on the PowerEdge M1000e chassis Mezzanine Slots 2 x8 PCIe Gen2 Fabric B limited to a small form factor SFF mezzanine card 2 x8 PCIe Gen2 Fabric B limited to a small form factor SFF mezzanine card 2 x8 PCIe mezzanine cards 1 x4 and 3 x 8 PCIe mezzanine cards IO Slots Two x16 PCIe Gen2 H800 ...

Page 9: ...torage 1 for Management can also be configured as redundant SD cards for embedded hypervisor 1 x internal SD slot 1 for Persistent Storage 1 for Management TPM Yes except in China where TCM is the standard Video Matrox G200eW integrated into iDRAC chip Power Supplies See the PowerEdge M1000e Technical Guide Fans See the PowerEdge M1000e Technical Guide Chassis See the PowerEdge M1000e Technical Gu...

Page 10: ...10 is a half height blade within a PowerEdge M1000e full height blade enclosure The PowerEdge M610 features include Dual quad and six core Intel Xeon processor 5500 and 5600 series Intel IOH 24D I O Hub Intel QuickPath Architecture DDR3 memory DIMM thermal sensors Internal SD Module iDRAC6 Express ...

Page 11: ...MB battery backed cache 512MB 1GB non volatile battery backed cache SAS 6 iR Modular CERC 6 i Modular PERC 6 i Modular with 256MB battery backed cache I O Mezzanine Card Options 1Gb and 10Gb Ethernet Dual Port Broadcom Gb Ethernet with TOE BCM 5709S Quad Port Intel Gb Ethernet BCM 82576 Quad Port Broadcom Gb Ethernet BCM 5709S Dual Port Broadcom 10Gb Ethernet BCM 57711 10Gb Enhanced Ethernet and C...

Page 12: ...cific versions and additions visit Dell com OSsupport Featured Database Applications Microsoft SQL Server solutions see Dell com SQL Oracle database solutions see Dell com Oracle Power Supply Supplied by Dell PowerEdge M1000e Blade Chassis Video Matrox G200 with 8 MB of cache Systems Management Dell OpenManage featuring Dell Management Console Unified Server Configurator Lifecycle Controller BMC I...

Page 13: ...xisting Dell blades and is designed to mix with possible future half and full height double wide blades Some highlights are Support for RAID Support for persistent storage internal USB connector and two external SD card slots Refer to the PowerEdge M1000e Technical Guide for information on fans power and power supply racks security and other chassis information 4 2 Dimensions and Weight The PowerE...

Page 14: ...ty The M610 offers a configurable client IP address range for clients connecting to iDRAC6 For additional information regarding the PowerEdge M610 security features see the Dell PowerEdge Modular Systems Hardware Owner s Manual on Support Dell com Manuals 4 5 1 TPM Trusted Platform Module The TPM is used to generate store keys protect authenticate passwords and create store digital certificates TP...

Page 15: ... USB keyboard is supported Mouse only one USB mouse is supported 4 7 Battery A replaceable coin cell CR2032 3V battery is mounted on the planar to provide backup power for the Real Time Clock and CMOS RAM on the ICH9 chip 4 8 Field Replaceable Units FRU The planar contains a serial EEPROM to contain FRU information including Dell part number part revision level and serial number 4 9 User Accessibl...

Page 16: ...sor core Ability to turn off embedded NICs when not being used Energy Smart components at the M1000e chassis level to selectively enable more computing performance with less power consumption 5 3 Thermal Operating and Storage Specifications The M610 thermal solution includes Optimized airflow impedance for individual blade and chassis level airflow balancing Custom air baffling directs airflow thr...

Page 17: ...on of 2 6 ms 10 Storage Half sine shock on all six sides of 71 G 5 with a pulse duration of 2 ms 10 Altitude Operating 15 2m to 3048 m 50 to 10 000 ft Note For altitudes above 2950 ft the maximum temperature is derated 1o F 550 ft Storage 16 to 10 600 m 50 to 35 000 ft Airborne contaminant level Class G1 or lower as defined by ISA S71 04 1985 G1 maximum corrosive contaminant levels measured at 50 ...

Page 18: ...ting Mode LwA UL bels Idle 7 4 Definitions Typical configuration The system is populated with projected average quantity type capacity speed etc of components Idle Reference ISO7779 2010 definition 3 1 7 system is running in its OS but no other specific activity LwA UL The upper limit sound power level LwA calculated per section 4 4 2 of ISO 9296 1988 and measured in accordance to ISO 7779 2010 ...

Page 19: ...ntroller 64 byte cache line size RISC CISC hybrid architecture Compatibility with existing x86 code base MMX support Execute Disable Bit Intel Wide Dynamic Execution Ability to execute up to four instructions per clock cycle Simultaneous Multi Threading SMT capability Support for processor Turbo Mode on certain SKUs Processor frequency increases if operating below thermal power and current limits ...

Page 20: ... 6 4 GT s Max TDP 120W 130W for WS 95W for Server 130W for WS and Server Max Frequency 3GHz 3GHz 3GHz Memory Controller Separate in chipset Integrated 3 channel DDR3 Integrated 3 channel DDR3 Process Technology 45nm 45nm 32nm Intel Trusted Execution Technology No No Yes Intel Advanced Encryption Security New Instructions No No Yes Intel Virtualization Technology Yes Yes Yes Intel 64 Yes Yes Yes In...

Page 21: ... 6 4GT s Yes Yes X5647 2 93GHz 130W 12M 4 1333MT s 5 86GT s Yes Yes X5660 2 8GHz 95W 12M 6 1333MT s 6 4GT s Yes Yes X5560 2 8GHz 95W 8M 4 1333MT s 6 4GT s Yes Yes E5560 2 8GHz 95W 8M 4 1333MT s 6 4GT s Yes Yes X5650 2 66GHz 95W 12M 6 1333MT s 6 4GT s Yes Yes E5640 2 66GHz 80W 12M 4 1066MT s 5 86GT s Yes Yes E5649 2 53GHz 80W 12M 6 1333MT s 5 86T s Yes Yes E5630 2 53GHz 80W 12M 4 1066MT s 5 86GT s ...

Page 22: ...rEdge M610 Technical Guide 17 6 4 Processor Installation See the Processors section in the Installing Blade Components chapter in the Dell PowerEdge Modular Systems Hardware Owner s Manual on Support Dell com Manuals ...

Page 23: ...ced ECC Lockstep mode with each other by having the cache line split across both channels This mode provides improved RAS features SDDC support for x8 based memory o For Memory Mirroring two channels operate as mirrors of each other write functions go to both channels and read functions alternate between the two channels One channel per processor populated This is a simple Memory Optimized mode No...

Page 24: ...pport for Advanced ECC mode Support for Memory Mirroring Memory sparing is not supported on 5500 series processors but it is supported on systems using 5600 series processors While 800 MT s DIMMs are not supported the installation of two quad rank 1066 MT s DIMMs will operate at 800 MT s 7 4 Memory Speed Limitations The memory frequency is determined by a variety of inputs Speed of the DIMMs Speed...

Page 25: ...610 Technical Guide 20 Table 7 Maximum Supported Memory Frequencies DIMM Type DIMM 0 DIMM 1 of DIMMs 800 1066 1333 UDIMM SR 1 DR 1 SR SR 2 SR DR 2 DR DR 2 RDIMM SR 1 DR 1 QR 1 SR SR 2 SR DR 2 DR DR 2 QR SR 2 QR DR 2 QR QR 2 ...

Page 26: ...mplemented in the IOH and processors features four layers The Physical layer consists of the actual connection between components It supports Polarity Inversion and Lane Reversal for optimizing component placement and routing The Link layer is responsible for flow control and the reliable transmission of data The Routing layer is responsible for the routing of QPI data packets Finally the Protocol...

Page 27: ...M610 Technical Guide 22 SMBus 2 0 controller Low Pin Count LPC interface to Trusted Platform Module TPM and SPI VU Serial Peripheral Interface SPI support for up to two devices M610 BIOS is connected to the ICH9 using SPI ...

Page 28: ...d drive optical drive iSCSI drive USB key and SD card ACPI support Direct Media Interface DMI support PXE ISCSI and WOL support for on board NIC Memory mirroring 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 Unified Server Configurator UEFI 2 1 support Power management support including DBS Power Inve...

Page 29: ...tform Networking LAN on Motherboard LOM Technology Overview The PowerEdge M610 has two Ethernet ports because it includes two built in dual port 1GbE converged networking CNIC LOMs based on Broadcom 5709 controllers The M610 supports multiple functions over a unified fabric to help manage Ethernet iSCSI and remote management traffic on each port simultaneously Enterprise networks that use multiple...

Page 30: ...the corresponding fabric slot of the mezzanine to support data flow through that fabric slot 11 2 Options Available options for mezzanine card slots include the following Broadcom Dual Port 5709 Broadcom Quad Port 5709 Intel ET Quad Port 82576 Broadcom Dual Port 57711 Brocade CNA Dual Port BR1741M k Intel Ethernet X520 10GbE x k QLogic CNA QME8142 QLogic CNA QME8242 k Emulex CNA OCM10102FM QLogic ...

Page 31: ...t are not occupied by drives a carrier blank is provided to maintain proper cooling maintain a uniform appearance to the unit and provide EMI shielding 12 4 Diskless Configuration Support The system supports diskless configuration with no storage controller H200 PERC 7i installed in the system A 2 5 HDD backplane is installed in this configuration 12 5 RAID Configurations Both RAID 0 and RAID 1 ar...

Page 32: ...processor with a PCI Express host interface and DDR2 memory A battery is available with this card For details of this card see the PERC6 Hardware Product Specification 12 6 5 PERC H200 Modular version The PERC H200M is an entry RAID solution with no cache 12 6 6 PERC H700 Modular version See the PERC H700 Technical Guidebook for more information on PERC H700M 12 7 Hard Drive LED Indicators Each di...

Page 33: ...face of the ICH9 This logic is based on the Matrox G200 with 8 MB of cache The device only supports 2D graphics The M610 system supports the 2D graphics video modes listed in Table 8 Table 8 Supported Video Modes Resolution Refresh Rate Hz Color Depth bit 640 x 480 60 72 75 85 8 16 32 800 x 600 56 60 72 75 85 8 16 32 1024 x 768 60 72 75 85 8 16 32 1152 x 864 75 8 16 32 1280 x 1024 60 75 85 8 16 12...

Page 34: ...PowerEdge M610 Technical Guide 29 14 Rack Information For information on rack and cable accessories for the Dell PowerEdge M610 see the PowerEdge M1000e Technical Guide and the M1000e Rack and Cable Advisor Tool ...

Page 35: ...Guide 30 15 Operating Systems The Dell PowerEdge M610 is designed to meet the Microsoft WinLogo 3 0 design specifications For the most up to date information see the Operating System Support Matrix for Dell PowerEdge Systems on Dell com ...

Page 36: ...at can be dynamically reconfigured and deployed to meet the changing needs of today s data center environment Specifically AIM provides IT professionals the ability to Combine new and existing networking storage devices and servers into a holistic computing solution that enables dynamic allocation of resources to meet application workload requirements Manage physical and virtual resources with a s...

Page 37: ...ility SBUU Assists in OS install and pre OS hardware configuration and updates Server Update Utility SUU Provides an inventory tool for managing updates to firmware BIOS and drivers for either Linux or Windows varieties OpenManage Server Administrator OMSA Provides a comprehensive one to one one console to one server systems management solution designed for system administrators to manage systems ...

Page 38: ...roller and Unified Server Configurator Embedded management is comprised of interdependent pieces Dell Lifecycle Controller Unified Server Configurator iDRAC6 Dell Lifecycle Controller powers the embedded management features It includes integrated and tamper proof storage for system management tools and enablement utilities firmware drivers etc Lifecycle Controller enables pre OS server deployment ...

Page 39: ...irectly to the M610 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 17 7 iDRAC6 Enterprise with Virtual Flash vFlash Media The iDRAC6 Enterprise can be upgrade...

Page 40: ...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 Ale...

Page 41: ... Guide 36 Feature Base Management Functionality iDRAC6 Enterprise vFlash Media Historical Power Counters Logging Features System Event Log RAC Log Trace Log 17 8 Chassis Management Controller CMC See the PowerEdge M1000e Technical Guide ...

Page 42: ...B mouse is supported 18 2 External Storage By use of the appropriate IOMs in the M1000e chassis and mezzanine card s in the M610 blade the following external storage options are available Disk Storage Options o Dell EqualLogic PS5000 Series o PowerVault NX1950 Unified Storage Solution o PowerVault MD3000i Dell EMC fibre channel and or iSCSI external storage including o CX300 o CX3 10c o CX3 20 o C...

Page 43: ...ting to the OS Contains the BIOS code How is data input to this memory Flashed in the factory or using Dell flash utility How is this memory write protected Software write protected System FRU Size 256Kb Type Serial I2C EEPROM nonvolatile Can user programs or operating system write data to it during normal operation Yes A user can enter a username and password which will be stored in the chip Purp...

Page 44: ...this memory write protected Serial Write through external Interface during factory processes Size None Video Memory Size 64M x16 Type DDR2 SDRAM Can user programs or operating system write data to it during normal operation Yes Purpose Graphics Buffer How is data input to this memory Normal Operation How is this memory write protected No CPLD Size 2280 logic elements 7 5Kbits RAM 27 6Kbits EBR SRA...

Page 45: ...ility Also written to by the iDRAC6 Enterprise controller to make Life Cycle Log LCL entries How is this memory write protected Software write protected TPM for boards shipped outside of China boards sold to destinations in China do not have TPM at this time Size Unspecified size of user ROM RAM EEPROM 128 bytes of OTP memory included Type ROM RAM EEPROM Can user programs or operating system write...

Page 46: ...s this memory write protected Only the iDRAC can write to the chip iDRAC6 Enterprise Card eMMC Size 1GB Type NAND Flash Can user programs or operating system write data to it during normal operation Yes Under software control Purpose This device stores the iDRAC6 kernel and other data for system management How is data input to this memory I2C bus from the iDRAC How is this memory write protected O...

Page 47: ...n certified and bears the Mark as applicable of the Product Safety authorities as indicated in Table 13 Table 13 Product Safety Certifications Country Region Authority or Mark Argentina IRAM Belarus BELLIS Canada SCC China CNCA or CCC Croatia KONCAR European Union CE Germany TUV IECEE IECEE CB Israel SII Kazakhstan OTAN CKT Kenya KEBS Kuwait KUCAS Mexico NYCE or NOM Moldova INSM Nigeria SONCAP Nor...

Page 48: ...ss A Croatia KONCAR Class A European Union CE Class A Israel SII Class A Japan VCCI Class A Kazakhstan OTAN CKT Class A Moldova INSM Class A Norway NEMKO Class A Russia GOST Class A South Africa SABS Class A South Korea KCC Class A Taiwan BSMI Class A Ukraine UKRTEST or UKRSERTCOMPUTER Class A United States FCC Class A Uzbekistan STZ Class A Vietnam ICT Class A Ergonomics Acoustics and Hygienics B...

Page 49: ...Dell Dell PowerEdge M610 Technical Guide 44 Country Region Authority or Mark Russia GOST ...

Page 50: ... http www intel com design servers ipmi DDR3 Memory DDR3 SDRAM Specification Rev 3A http www jedec org download search JESD79 3A pdf LPC Low Pin Count Interface Specification Rev 1 1 http developer intel com design chipsets industry lpc ht m PCI Express PCI Express Base Specification Rev 2 0 http www pcisig com specifications pciexpress PMBus Power System Management Protocol Specification v1 1 htt...

Page 51: ... Unified Extensible Firmware Interface Specification v2 1 http www uefi org specs USB Universal Serial Bus Specification Rev 2 0 http www usb org developers docs Microsoft Windows Logo Windows Logo Program System and Device Requirements v3 10 http www microsoft com whdc winlogo hwrequirements mspx ...

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