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Table of Contents
1Product Description............................................................................................7
1.1 Overview ....................................................................................................7
1.1.1 Business Value ......................................................................................7
1.1.2 Easy to Manage .....................................................................................7
1.1.3 Easy to Set Up ......................................................................................7
1.2 Product Comparison .......................................................................................8
2New Technologies............................................................................................ 11
2.1 Overview .................................................................................................. 11
2.2 Detailed Information .................................................................................... 11
3System Overview............................................................................................. 12
4Mechanical.................................................................................................... 15
4.1 Chassis Description....................................................................................... 15
4.2 Dimensions and Weight.................................................................................. 15
4.3 Front Panel View and Features ........................................................................ 15
4.4 Front View Cabled and Hot-Swap HDD Configurations.............................................. 16
4.5 Back Panel View and Features ......................................................................... 17
4.6 Power Supply Indicators................................................................................. 18
4.7 NIC Indicators............................................................................................. 19
4.8 Side Views and Features ................................................................................ 19
4.9 Internal Chassis Views................................................................................... 20
4.10 Rails and Cable Management........................................................................... 21
4.11 Fans ........................................................................................................ 22
4.12 Cabling..................................................................................................... 23
4.13 Control Panel LED & LCD................................................................................ 24
4.14 LED Status Description .................................................................................. 24
4.15 R310 LCD (Optional) Configuration.................................................................... 24
5Security........................................................................................................ 26
5.1.1 Cover Latch ....................................................................................... 26
5.1.2 Bezel ............................................................................................... 26
5.1.3 Hard Drive......................................................................................... 26
5.1.4 Trusted Platform Module (TPM)................................................................ 26
5.1.5 Power Off Security............................................................................... 26
5.1.6Intrusion Alert .................................................................................... 26
5.1.7 Secure Mode ...................................................................................... 26
5.2 Battery..................................................................................................... 27
5.3 Field Replaceable Units (FRU).......................................................................... 27
5.4 User Accessible Jumpers, Sockets, and Connectors................................................. 27
6Power, Thermal, Acoustic .................................................................................. 28
6.1 Power Supplies ........................................................................................... 28
6.1.1 Power Supply Specifications.................................................................... 28
6.1.2 Power Supply Connectors ....................................................................... 28
6.2 Environmental Specifications........................................................................... 29

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6.3 Energy Star Compliance................................................................................. 30
6.4Acoustics .................................................................................................. 30
7Processors..................................................................................................... 32
7.1 Overview .................................................................................................. 32
7.2 Supported Processors.................................................................................... 33
7.3 Processor Configurations................................................................................ 33
8Memory........................................................................................................ 35
8.1 Overview .................................................................................................. 35
8.1.1 UDIMM.............................................................................................. 35
8.1.2 RDIMM.............................................................................................. 36
8.2 Slots/Risers ............................................................................................... 37
8.3 Speed ...................................................................................................... 37
8.4 Sparing..................................................................................................... 38
8.5 Mirroring................................................................................................... 38
8.6 RAID........................................................................................................ 38
9Chipset ........................................................................................................ 40
9.1 Overview .................................................................................................. 40
9.2 Direct Media Interface (DMI) ........................................................................... 40
9.3 PCI Express Interface.................................................................................... 40
9.4 SATA Interface............................................................................................ 40
9.5 AHCI........................................................................................................ 40
9.6 Intel Rapid Storage Technology........................................................................ 40
9.7 PCI Interface.............................................................................................. 41
9.8 Low Pin Count Interface (LPC) ......................................................................... 41
9.9 Serial Peripheral Interface (SPI) ....................................................................... 41
9.10 Compatibility Module (MDA Controller, Timer/Counters, Interrupt Controller) ................ 41
9.11 Advanced Programmable Interrupt Controller (APIC)............................................... 41
9.12 Universal Serial Bus (USB) Controllers ................................................................ 41
9.13 Real-Time Clock (RTC) .................................................................................. 42
9.14 General Purpose Inputs and Outputs (GPIO) ......................................................... 42
9.15 Enhanced Power Management.......................................................................... 42
9.16 Manageability............................................................................................. 42
9.17 System Management Bus (SMBus 2.0) ................................................................. 43
9.18 Intel Anti-Theft Technology ............................................................................ 43
9.19 Intel Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O.................................................... 43
9.20 JTAG Boundary-Scan..................................................................................... 43
10 BIOS............................................................................................................ 44
10.1 Overview .................................................................................................. 44
10.2 Supported ACPI States................................................................................... 44
10.3 Power Management Modes.............................................................................. 45
10.3.1 Dell Active Power Controller ................................................................... 45
10.3.2 Power-Saving BIOS Setting (OS Control) ...................................................... 45
10.3.3 Maximum Performance.......................................................................... 45
11 Embedded NICs/LAN on Motherboard (LOM)............................................................. 48
11.1 Overview .................................................................................................. 48
11.2 Multiple Speed Support.................................................................................. 48
11.3 PCI Express Compliance................................................................................. 48
11.4 Diagnostics ................................................................................................ 48

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11.5 Power Management...................................................................................... 48
11.6 Setting Power Management Options................................................................... 48
11.7 Broadcom Advanced Control Suite 3 .................................................................. 49
11.8 Teaming ................................................................................................... 49
11.9 VLAN ....................................................................................................... 51
11.10Preboot Environment.................................................................................... 52
11.11iSCSI Boot ................................................................................................. 52
11.12Diagnostic Tests .......................................................................................... 53
11.13Flow Control .............................................................................................. 53
11.14Network Controller Sideband Interface (NC-SI)...................................................... 53
11.15IPv4 and IPv6 Checksum Offload....................................................................... 53
11.16IPv4 and IPv6 Large Send Offload...................................................................... 54
11.17Jumbo MTU................................................................................................ 54
11.18LSO and Jumbo Frames.................................................................................. 54
11.19Wake-Up Capabilities.................................................................................... 54
11.20WOL Settings.............................................................................................. 54
11.21Virtualization Functionality ............................................................................ 54
11.22Usage of Multiple Queues............................................................................... 55
11.23LOM Performance ........................................................................................ 55
12 I/O Slots....................................................................................................... 57
12.1 Overview .................................................................................................. 57
12.2 Quantities and Priorities ................................................................................ 57
12.3 Boot Order ................................................................................................ 58
12.4 External Controller Cards............................................................................... 58
12.5 PCI Card Dimensions..................................................................................... 58
13 Storage ........................................................................................................ 59
13.1 Overview .................................................................................................. 59
13.2 Drives ...................................................................................................... 60
13.3 RAID Configurations...................................................................................... 60
13.4 LED Indicators ............................................................................................ 61
13.5 Optical Drives............................................................................................. 61
13.6 Tape Drives ............................................................................................... 62
14 Video and Audio.............................................................................................. 63
14.1 Video....................................................................................................... 63
14.2 Audio....................................................................................................... 63
15 Rack Information............................................................................................. 64
15.1 Overview .................................................................................................. 64
15.2 Rails........................................................................................................ 64
15.3 Cable Management Arm (CMA)......................................................................... 66
15.4 Rack View ................................................................................................. 67
16 Operating Systems ........................................................................................... 68
17 Solutions....................................................................................................... 69
17.1 Virtualization ............................................................................................. 69
17.2 Database .................................................................................................. 69
18 Systems Management........................................................................................ 70
18.1 Overview .................................................................................................. 70
18.2 Server Management...................................................................................... 70
18.3 Embedded Server Management ........................................................................ 71
18.4 Lifecycle Controller and Unified Server Configurator .............................................. 71
18.5 iDRAC6 Express........................................................................................... 71

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18.6 iDRAC6 Enterprise........................................................................................ 72
19 Peripherals.................................................................................................... 74
19.1 USB peripherals........................................................................................... 74
19.2 External Storage.......................................................................................... 74
20 Packaging Options ........................................................................................... 76
Tables
Table 1. Comparison Table.....................................................................................8
Table 2. Product Features Summary ........................................................................ 12
Table 3. NIC Indicator Codes................................................................................. 19
Table 4. Environmental Requirements...................................................................... 29
Table 5. Acoustical Information ............................................................................. 30
Table 6. Supported Processors............................................................................... 33
Table 7. DIMMs Supported .................................................................................... 35
Table 8. UDIMM Support ...................................................................................... 36
Table 9. RDIMM Support....................................................................................... 36
Table 10. Memory Population ................................................................................. 38
Table 11. Supported Configurations.......................................................................... 39
Table 12. Supported ACPI States.............................................................................. 45
Table 13. Power Management Features on the R310....................................................... 46
Table 14. Current Power Profiles ............................................................................. 47
Table 15. Smart Load Balancing............................................................................... 50
Table 16. Teaming Types and Detail ......................................................................... 50
Table 17. Broadcom Teaming Software Component ....................................................... 51
Table 18. LOM Performance ................................................................................... 56
Table 19. PCIe Slot Specification ............................................................................. 57
Table 20. I/O Slots Quantities and Priorities................................................................ 57
Table 21. External Controller Cards.......................................................................... 58
Table 22. Add-in Card Sizes.................................................................................... 58
Table 23. RAID Configurations................................................................................. 60
Table 24. Rail Information..................................................................................... 66
Table 25. Unified Server Configurator Features and Description......................................... 71
Table 26. Features List for BMC, iDRAC6, and vFlash...................................................... 72
Table 27. External Storage..................................................................................... 74
Table 28. R310 Volatility....................................................................................... 78

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Figures
Figure 1. Chassis Dimensions.................................................................................. 15
Figure 2. Front View Cabled HDD Configuration—With LED .............................................. 16
Figure 3. Front View Hot-swap HDD Configuration with LCD Panel ..................................... 17
Figure 4. Back Panel View..................................................................................... 17
Figure 5. For Non-Redundant PSU............................................................................ 18
Figure 6. For Redundant PSU.................................................................................. 18
Figure 7. NIC Indicators........................................................................................ 19
Figure 8. Right Side ............................................................................................ 19
Figure 9. Left Side.............................................................................................. 19
Figure 10. Cable HDD Chassis with Single PSU ............................................................ 20
Figure 11. Hot Plug HDD Chassis with Redundant PSU................................................... 21
Figure 12. Non-Redundant PSU Fan Configuration (3 Fans)............................................. 22
Figure 13. Redundant PSU Fan Configuration (5 Fans)................................................... 23
Figure 14. LED Control Panel................................................................................ 24
Figure 15. System Control Panel............................................................................ 24
Figure 16. Intrusion Detection Switch...................................................................... 26
Figure 17. Battery............................................................................................. 27
Figure 18. PERC Battery...................................................................................... 27
Figure 19. Power Input Connectors......................................................................... 29
Figure 20. Processor Location............................................................................... 34
Figure 21. BCM5716C LOM’s Multiple Queues in Virtual Environment................................. 55
Figure 22. Broadcom LOM.................................................................................... 56
Figure 23. Cabled Hard Drive Chassis ...................................................................... 59
Figure 24. Hot-Swap Hard Drive Chassis ................................................................... 59
Figure 25. Backplane with Hot-Swap Option.............................................................. 59
Figure 26. Hard Drives........................................................................................ 60
Figure 27. R310 Sliding Rails with Optional CMA ......................................................... 64
Figure 28. 1U Threaded Rack Adapter Brackets Kit...................................................... 65
Figure 29. R310 Static Rails.................................................................................. 65
Figure 30. Rail Adjustability................................................................................. 66
Figure 31. R310 Mounted in the A3 Sliding Rails with the CMA......................................... 67
Figure 32. R310 Mounted in the A4 Static Rails in 2-post Center Mount Configuration ............. 67

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1Product Description
1.1 Overview
The Dell™ PowerEdge™ R310 is a high-performance, 1-socket 1U rack server with flexible computing power,
business scalability, simplified management, data protection, and security options.
Dell PowerEdge 11th generation servers are designed to meet customer needs by combining customer-
inspired design with excellent reliability, security, and commonality. The PowerEdge R310 embodies the
Dell 11G design principles with the same system design commonality, reliability, energy efficiency and
simplified systems management features true to the entire portfolio. The result is a compact, efficient
server that helps customers of all sizes lower IT-related costs, reduce complexity, and free up resources.
The Dell PowerEdge R310 provides the flexible computing power, business scalability, simplified
management, data protection, and security options to make it an ideal choice for small to midsize
businesses, remote offices, and enterprises.
The Dell PowerEdge R310 offers:
•Business Value: The performance, security options, and availability scale to meet a variety of
business needs.
•Simplified Management: With optional Dell Lifecycle Controller and optional full OpenManage™ suite
designed for improved diagnostics and reduced operational costs.
•Flexible Technology: Energy-efficient, compact server for ease of deployment.
1.1.1 Business Value
The PowerEdge R310 rack server offers the right balance of performance, enterprise-class options, and
business value to meet the needs of small to midsized businesses, branch offices and enterprises alike with:
•Price for performance that includes options for full redundancy in power supplies and hot-swap hard
drives.
•Processor options and memory configurations that are balanced to run typical business applications
such as Microsoft®Windows®Small Business Server, Business Center Essentials, SQL Server®
Workgroup/Standard, Active Directory®, and SharePoint®as well as Oracle®11g Standard, VMware®,
and file/print.
•Multiple RAID options and up to four 2.5 or 3.5 inch hard drives to help keep your data safe.
1.1.2 Easy to Manage
The PowerEdge R310 lets you devote more focus to running your business. The optional advanced embedded
management engine, Lifecycle Controller, automates common management tasks and enables zero-media,
low-touch deployment that is efficient, secure, and user-friendly.
Dell Lifecycle Controller simplifies administrator tasks by performing a complete set of provisioning
functions such as system deployment, system updates, hardware configuration and diagnostics from a single
intuitive interface called Unified Server Configurator in a pre-OS environment. This eliminates the need to
use and maintain multiple pieces of disparate CD/DVD media. With Dell Lifecycle Controller server
deployment automation, the R310 can be up and running fast.
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.
1.1.3 Easy to Set Up
The PowerEdge R310 features a compact chassis that allows flexibility for rack-oriented deployments. The
optional advanced systems management capabilities of Dell Lifecycle Controller along with an interactive

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LCD help simplify server set-up and maintenance. It is an ideal rack for small businesses and larger offices
needing manageability.
The PowerEdge R310 is an enterprise-class server with the right balance of performance and value.
1.2 Product Comparison
Table 1. Comparison Table
Feature/Spec R310 R300 (Predecessor) R410 (Next level up)
Socket Single, LGA1156 Single, LGA771 Double, LGA1366
Processor Quad-Core Intel®Xeon®
processors 3400 series
Intel®Core™ i3-540
Intel®Core™ i3-530
Intel®Pentium®G6950
Intel®Celeron®G1101
Quad-Core Intel®Xeon®
Processor 5000 series
Dual and Quad-Core Intel®
Xeon®Processor 3000 series
Intel®Core 2 Duo®processor
Intel®Celeron®processor
2S Intel®Xeon®processor 5500
series
Data Rate DMI @2.5 GT/s (for 4 lanes,
bandwidth 2GB/s)
DMI: CPU to PCH
1333MHz (bandwidth 10.4
GB/s)
FSB: CPU to north bridge
QPI @ 6.4 GT/s (for 20
lanes, bandwidth 25.6 GB/s)
QPI: CPU to IOH
# Processors 1 1 1 to 2
# Cores Intel®Xeon®: Quad
DT proc: Dual Dual or Quad Dual or Quad
L2/L3 Cache Intel®Xeon®: 8MB
DT proc: 4, 3 or 2M Intel®Celeron®: 512 MB L2
Intel®Core™ 2 Duo: 2MB L2
Intel®Xeon®3000 Series: 6MB
L2
Intel®Xeon®5000 Series: 6MB
L2
4MB or 8MB
Chipset Intel®3420 Intel®3400 Intel®5520
DIMMs DDR3
6 R-DIMMs or
4 U-DIMMs
DDR II
6 R-DIMMs 4+4 DDR3 Unbuffered w/ECC or
Registered w/ECC
1333/1066/800MHz
DIMM Speed 1333/1066MT/s 667MT/s 1333/1066/800MT/s
Minimum/Maximum
RAM 1GB/32GB 512MB/24GB 1GB/64GB
HD Bays 4 x 3.5”
Optional hot-swap
Or 2.5” SAS/ SSD via hot-
swap chassis
2 x 3.5”
Cabled or hot-swap hard
drive bays
4x 3.5”
Optional hot-swap
Support 2.5" HDDs via hot-swap
tray
HD Types SATA/SAS/SSD SATA/SAS Default SATA. Optional SAS and
SSD via add-in controller
External Drive
Bay(s) 1 for slim ODD 1 for slim ODD 1 for slim ODD

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Feature/Spec R310 R300 (Predecessor) R410 (Next level up)
Internal HD
Controller Intel®3420
PERC S100 (Embedded SW
RAID)
ICH9R Chipset-based SATA
Optional HD
Controller NON-RAID:
SAS 5/E (Field Support Only –
No Factory Install)
LSI2032 (For TBU)
6Gb/s 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)
RAID:
SAS 5/E
SAS 6/iR
PERC 6/i
PERC 6/E
NON-RAID:
SAS 5/E
LSI 2032 (For TBU only)
SAS 6/E
RAID:
SAS 6/iR
PERC 6/i
PERC 6/E
Availability ECC Memory, Hot-swap HDD;
Redundant PSU; Quad-pack
LED diagnostic/LCD with Hot-
swap HDD chassis, TPM
ECC memory, Add-in RAID,
tool-less chassis, Hot-plug
HDD, Redundant PSU,
TPM/CTPM
Hot-swap HDD; Redundant PSU;
Quad-pack LED diagnostic/LCD
with Hot-swap HDD chassis;
Memory mirroring
Server
Management BMC, IPMI 2.0 compliant; Full
Open Manage suite
Optional; iDRAC6 Express,
iDRAC6 Enterprise, vFlash
Full OpenManage™ suite
Optional DRAC5 BMC, IPMI 2.0 compliant; Full
Open Manage suite
Optional; iDRAC6 Express,
iDRAC6 Enterprise, vFlash
I/O Slots 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)
Riser 1: Two PCIe x8
Riser 2: One PCI-X 64/133
and one PCIe x8
One PCIe x16 (True x16, Gen2);
full height, half length
RAID 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, 6,
10 (SATA, SAS & SSD)
PERC H800: RAID 0, 1, 5, 6,
0,1, 5, 6, 10 See optional Storage Controller

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Feature/Spec R310 R300 (Predecessor) R410 (Next level up)
10 (SATA, SAS & SSD)
NIC/LOM 2x GbE LOM 2x GbE LOM 2x GbE LOM
Optional: various NIC available
USB 2 rear/2 front/2 internal 2 rear/2 front/1 internal 2 front/2 rear/2 internal
Power Supplies Non-Redundant, 350W (80+
Bronze)
Optional Redundant, 400W
(80+ Silver)
Auto Ranging (100V~240V)
Single power supply (400W)
Optional redundant power
supplies (400W each)
Non-Redundant, 480W (80+
SILVER)
Optional Redundant,
500W (80+ GOLD)
Auto Ranging (100V~240V)
Fan Non-redundant, non-hot-
swappable Non-redundant, non-hot-
swappable Non-redundant, non-hot- swappable
Chassis Rack Rack Rack
Dimension
(HxWxD) 42.4 x 434.0 x 610 (mm)
( w/o bezel)
1.67 x 17.10 x 24.00 (in)
42.35 x 426.3 x 660.4 (mm)
(w/o bezel)
1.67 x 16.78 x 26 (in)
43.0 x 434.0 x 627.1 (mm)
(w/o ear, w/o bezel)
1.69 x 17.09 x 24.69 (in)
Weight Max: 33.02 lbs (15Kg) Max: 29.66 lbs (13.45Kg) Max: 62.61lbs (28.4Kg)

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2Key Technologies
2.1 Overview
•New Intel 1 Socket platform: Intel Xeon processor 3400 series with Intel 3420 chipset
•SSD advantage (support SSD drives)
•Self-Encrypting Drives (SED)
•Software RAID PERC S100 & PERC S300
•6Gb/s SAS HBA
•PERC7 support including: PERC H200, H700, H800
•Next generation Dell embedded server management
oiDRAC express with Lifecycle Controller and Unified Server Configurator
oOptional iDRAC enterprise—Optional vFlash
•DDR3 memory technology which replaces fully buffered DIMMs in the new Intel architecture (Native
DDR3 memory capability improves memory access speed, lowers latency and allows more memory
capacity (up to 6 DIMMs per 1 socket platform).)
2.2 Detailed Information
Platform Features:
•Highly integrated single-processor solution
Processors:
•Intel Xeon processor 3400 series with Intel 3420 chipset
•Socket: LGA1156
•Intel®Turbo Boost Technology for dynamic frequency scaling
•Intel®Hyper-Threading technology for 8-thread processing with quad core performance
•8MB of Intel®Smart Cache (Xeon)
•Integrated memory controller (IMC)
oDDR 3 1066/1333 UDIMM, 1066/1333 RDIMM (Xeon only)
oSupport 2 channels DDR3
oUp to 2 UDIMMs or 3 RDIMMs per channel
o16GB UDIMMs and 32GB max with RDIMMs
oUp to 4 UDIMMs, up to 1333 MHz
oUp to 6 RDIMMs, up to 1333 MHz (6 DIMMs at 800 MHz)
Software RAID: Dell Software RAID is a chipset RAID enhanced version developed based on Intel chipset 3420.
PERC S100 is purely a firmware/driver upgrade from Intel chipset. PERC S300, in addition to chipset
firmware/driver upgrade, has a controller on the add-in PCIe adapter card.
PERC S100 and S300 support Microsoft®operating systems only (no Linux®OS or virtualization solutions).

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3System Overview
R310 is a 1S rack product designed to deliver value with flexible options allowing performance and
redundancy for small businesses and scaling to the enterprise. The R310 is an ideal for small business and
enterprise customers and offers features such as:
•Feature configurability
•Server management option with iDRAC features to help simplify your IT
•Security features with TPM, internal USB and IPv6
•Competitive storage expandability and $/GB with 4 x 3.5” HDD, both cabled and hot swap
•Serviceability and diagnostics with optional interactive LCD
•Compact chassis depth of 24” (61 cm) to address space constraints including closets, shallow racks,
mobile server enclosures, wall server enclosures, A/V racks and legacy server racks
Table 2. Product Features Summary
Feature Technical Specifications
Form Factor 1-Socket 1U Rack
Processors
Quad-core Intel®Xeon®processors 3400 series
Dual-core Intel®Core™ i3 processor 500 series
Intel®Pentium®G6950
Dual-core Intel®Celeron®G1101
Processor Sockets 1
Cache 2MB, 3MB, 4MB and 8MB
Chipset Intel®3420 Chipset
Memory1Up to 48GB (6 DIMM slots) 1GB/2GB/4GB/8GB 1066 & 1333MHz
I/O Slots 2 PCIe G2 slots: Slot 1: PCIe x16 (x8 routing), Full Height/Half Length
Slot 2: PCIe x8 (x8 routing), Full Height /Half Length
RAID Controller
Internal Controllers:
6Gb/s SAS HBA
PERC H200 (6Gb/s)
PERC H700 (6Gb/s) with 512MB battery-backed cache; 512MB, 1GB
Non-Volatile battery-backed cache
SAS 6/iR
PERC S100 (software based)
PERC S300 (software based)
Drive Bays Cabled or hot-swap options available:
4 hard drive chassis: 3.5” SAS and SATA or 2.5” SAS and SSD drives
Maximum Internal
Storage Up to 12TB

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Feature Technical Specifications
Hard Drives1
3.5” cabled SATA (7.2K RPM): 160GB, 250GB, 500GB, 1TB, 2TB, 4TB
3.5” cabled Near Line SAS (7.2K RPM): 500GB, 1TB, 2TB, 4TB
3.5” hot-plug
SAS (15K RPM): 146GB, 300GB, 450GB, 600GB, (10K RPM)
600GB
3.5” hot-plug SAS (10K RPM) 600GB
3.5” 6Gps SAS (7.2K): 2TB
2.5” hot-plug SAS (10K RPM): 146GB, 300GB
2.5” hot-plug SSD 50GB, 100GB
Communications
Intel®Gigabit ET Quad Port Server Adapter
Intel Gigabit ET Dual Port Server Adapter
Broadcom®NetExtreme™ II 5709 Dual-Port Gb Ethernet TOE Server
Adapter
Broadcom NetExtreme II 5709 Dual-Port Gb Ethernet TOE/iSCSI
Offload Server Adapter
Intel PRO/1000 PT Server Adapter
Brocade®CNA Dual-port adapter
Optional Add-In HBAs:
Brocade FC4 and 8 GB HBAs
Power Supply One non-redundant 350W power supply
Two hot-pluggable redundant 400W hot-plug power supplies
Availability Hot-plug hard drives, hot-plug redundant power supplies, DDR3 ECC
memory, and quad-pack LED or an interactive LCD display screen
Video Matrox®G200eW with 8MB
Remote Management Optional iDRAC Express, iDRAC 6 Enterprise
Systems Management
Full OpenManage™ Support:
BMC, IPMI2.0 compliant
Lifecycle Controller enabled via optional: iDRAC6 Express, iDRAC6
Enterprise and vFlash
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 Server®2012
Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Essentials
Microsoft Windows®Essential Business Server 2008
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 SP2, x86/x64 (x64 includes
Hyper-V®)
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2, x64 (includes Hyper-V v2)
Microsoft Windows HPC Server 2008
Novell®SUSE®Linux Enterprise Server
Red Hat®Enterprise Linux®

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Feature Technical Specifications
Solaris™ 10 05/10 (update 10) x86-64
Virtualization OS Options:
Citrix®XenServer®
Microsoft Hyper-V through Microsoft Windows Server 2008
VMware®vSphere®including ESX™ and ESXi™
Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization®
For more information on the specific 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)
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.

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4Mechanical
4.1 Chassis Description
The R310 is a 1U /1 Socket rack mount chassis. The updated design includes a new LCD (Optional), bezel
and hard-drive carriers. Additional changes include tool-less rack latches, a pull out tray for customer
labels, supports persistent storage with internal USB and SD card slot and updated power supplies.
4.2 Dimensions and Weight
Chassis Dimensions
Xa Xb (Width) Y (Height) Za
w/ bezel Za w/o bezel Zb (Depth) Zc
482.4
434 mm
(17.09
inch)
42.4 mm
(1.69 inch) 35.0 21.0
612.6 mm
(24.12
inch)
641.9
Figure 1. Chassis Dimensions
Weight:15.0 Kg (33.02 lb) (maximum configuration)
4.3 Front Panel View and Features
Front I/O panel access including USB and VGA interfaces. The following components are located on the
front:
•System Identification panel (Information tag): A slide-out panel for system identification labels
including the Express Service tag, embedded NIC MAC address and iDRAC6 Enterprise card MAC
address. Space has been provided for an additional label

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•Power on indicator, power button
•NMI button (Non-maskable interrupt):A device sends an NMI to signal the processor about hardware
errors; it is used to troubleshoot software and device driver errors when using certain operating
system
•(2) USB connectors: Connects USB devices to the system. The ports are USB2.0 compliant
•Video connector
•LED menu buttons: Allows you to navigate the control panel LED menu
•Optional LCD panel: Provides system ID, status information, and system error messages
•System identification button
•Optical drive (optional)
•Hard drives
4.4 Front View Cabled and Hot-Swap HDD Configurations
Figure 2. Front View Cabled HDD Configuration—With LED
HDD0
HDD1
HDD2
HDD3
Quad Pack LED diagnostics
Power
Button
Front video
USB ports ID button
Optical Disk
Drive
Asset tag
HDD0 HDD1 HDD2
HDD
LCD Diagnostics
Power
Button
Front video
USB ports
ID button
Optical Disk
Drive
Asset tag

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Figure 3. Front View Hot-swap HDD Configuration with LCD Panel
4.5 Back Panel View and Features
The following components are located on the rear panel of the R610 enclosure:
•(1) 15-pin VGA connector
•(1) 9-pin serial port connector
•(2) Integrated 10/100/1000 Ethernet RJ-45 connectors
•(1) Rear system ID button
•(1) Active ID Cable Management Arm external LED jack
•(2) USB ports
•(1) (Optional) iDRAC6 Enterprise RJ-45 port
•(1) (Optional) iDRAC6 Express vFlash media slot
•(2) PCIe slots
Figure 4. Back Panel View

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4.6 Power Supply Indicators
The PSUs on the R310 have one status bi-color LED: green LED indicates that AC power is present to the
system when the system is in standby mode. When the system is on, it also indicates that DC power has been
applied to the system for AC power present and amber for a fault.
Figure 5. For Non-Redundant PSU
Figure 6. For Redundant PSU
Not lit—AC power is not connected.
Green—In standby mode, a green light indicates that a valid AC source is connected to the power supply
and that 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.
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 (a high output power supply and an Energy Smart power supply are
installed in the same system). Replace the power supply that has the flashing indicator with a power supply
that matches the capacity of the other installed power supply.
For additional information regarding the power supply indicators, please refer to the Hardware Owner’s Manual.

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4.7 NIC Indicators
Figure 7 shows the NIC indicators.
Figure 7. NIC Indicators
Table 3 shows NIC indicator codes and their meanings.
Table 3. NIC Indicator Codes
Indicator
Indicator Code
No Link Off
Link Indicator is Green The NIC is connected to a valid
network link at 1000 Mbps.
Link Indicator is Amber The NIC is connected to a valid
network link at 10/100 Mbps.
Activity Indicator is
blinking
Network data is being sent or
received
For additional information regarding the NIC indicators and their status please refer to the Hardware Owner’s
Manual.
4.8 Side Views and Features
Figure 8. Right Side
Figure 9. Left Side