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PowerEdge M710HD Technical Guide
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8.2
I/O Hub .................................................................................................. 25
8.3
QuickPath Interconnect ............................................................................... 25
8.4
IOH PCIe ................................................................................................. 25
8.5
Intel I/O Controller Hub 9 ............................................................................ 26
8.6
PCIe Gen2 ............................................................................................... 26
8.7
Direct Media Interface ................................................................................ 26
8.8
PCIe Mezzanine Connectors ........................................................................... 26
9
BIOS ............................................................................................................ 27
9.1
Overview ................................................................................................ 27
9.2
Supported ACPI States ................................................................................. 27
10
Embedded LAN on Motherboard ........................................................................... 28
10.1
Overview ................................................................................................ 28
10.2
Broadcom BCM5709S ................................................................................... 28
10.3
Broadcom BCM57712-k NDC .......................................................................... 28
11
I/O Mezzanine Cards ......................................................................................... 29
12
Storage ........................................................................................................ 30
12.1
Drives .................................................................................................... 30
12.2
Hard Disk Drive Carrier ................................................................................ 30
12.3
Empty Drive Bays ....................................................................................... 30
12.4
Diskless Configuration Support ....................................................................... 30
12.5
PERC H200 HBA ......................................................................................... 31
12.5.1
Selecting Preferred Boot Device in H200 Controller ........................................ 31
12.5.2
PERC H200 SAS 6Gb/s ............................................................................ 31
12.5.3
PERC H200 Solid State Drive Support .......................................................... 31
12.6
RAID Configurations .................................................................................... 32
12.7
Optical Drives ........................................................................................... 32
12.8
External Storage ........................................................................................ 32
13
Video ........................................................................................................... 33
14
Rack Information ............................................................................................. 34
15
Operating Systems ........................................................................................... 35
16
Virtualization ................................................................................................. 36
16.1
Resources................................................................................................ 36
16.2
Advanced Infrastructure Manager by Scalent ...................................................... 36
17
Systems Management ........................................................................................ 37
17.1
Overview ................................................................................................ 37
17.2
Server Management .................................................................................... 37
17.3
Embedded Server Management ...................................................................... 38
17.4
Dell Lifecycle Controller and Unified Server Configurator ....................................... 38
17.5
Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller .......................................................... 39
17.6
iDRAC6 Enterprise ...................................................................................... 39
17.7
iDRAC6 Enterprise with Virtual Flash Media ........................................................ 39
17.8
Chassis Management Controller ...................................................................... 41
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USB Peripherals .............................................................................................. 42
Appendix A.
Statement of Volatility .......................................................................... 43
Appendix B.
Certifications ..................................................................................... 48
B 1.
Regulatory Certifications ............................................................................. 48
B 2.
Product Safety Certifications ......................................................................... 48
B 3.
Electromagnetic Compatibility ....................................................................... 49
B 4.
Ergonomics, Acoustics and Hygienics ............................................................... 49
