Dell PowerEdge R910 Technical manual

Dell PowerEdge R810, R910,
and M910 Systems
Intel Xeon Processor
E7-2800/4800/8800
Product Family—
Information Update

Notes, Cautions, and Warnings
NOTE: A NOTE indicates important information that helps you make better use of
your computer.
CAUTION: A CAUTION indicates potential damage to hardware or loss of data
if instructions are not followed.
WARNING: A WARNING indicates a potential for property damage,
personal injury, or death.
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March 2011 Rev. A00

Information Update 3
Important Information
The following new Dell PowerEdge systems support the Intel Xeon processor
E7-2800/4800/8800 product family:
• PowerEdge R810 II
• PowerEdge R910 II
• PowerEdge M910 II
These systems are marked with the Roman numeral "II" on the system
identification panel (PowerEdge R910 II and R810 II) or on the blade handle
(PowerEdge M910 II). See Figure 1.
NOTE: PowerEdge R810, R910, and M910 systems without the Roman numeral “II”
support Intel Xeon processor E7-2800/4800/8800 product family with a limited
feature set.
Figure 1. Identifying new Dell PowerEdge Systems With Roman Numeral II
PowerEdge R910 II
PowerEdge R810 II
PowerEdge M910 II

4Information Update
New System Features—Dell PowerEdge Systems
(R810, R910, and M910)
Table 1 provides the list of new features supported by the new Dell PowerEdge
systems (R810 II, R910 II, and M910 II).
NOTE: The new systems with E7 processors and marked with the Roman numeral
"II" support all features which are supported by systems with Intel Xeon processor
7500 series and not marked with the Roman numeral "II".
Table 1. New System Features—Dell PowerEdge Systems (R910, R810, and M910)
Intel Xeon
7500 in
PowerEdge
R810/R910/
M910
Intel Xeon
7500 in
PowerEdge
R810/R910/
M910 II
Intel Xeon E7
inPowerEdge
R810/R910/
M910
Intel Xeon E7
in PowerEdge
R810/R910/
M910 II
Security
AES-NI

Intel TXT 
Memory
LV DIMMs 1.5 V 1.5 V 1.5 V 1.35 V
4 Gb DRAM
DIMMs

RAS DDDC 
Power Savings Package C3e
and C6


Information Update 5
Table 2 provides the number and type of processors supported on PowerEdge
R910, R810, and M910 systems
.
Table 2. Intel Xeon Processor E7-2800/4800/8800 Product Family Supported on
PowerEdge R910, R810, and M910 Systems
• Mixing of Intel Xeon processor 7500 series and E7-2800/4800/8800
product family is not supported.
• Operating systems with a maximum of 64 cores do not support the
maximum amount of logical cores achievable with four 10-core processors
and logical processors enabled (80 cores). Check with your operating
system vendor for more information.
NOTE: To work around this issue, disable Logical Processors in the Processor
Settings screen of system setup program, or reduce the Number of Cores per
Processor in the Processor Settings screen of system setup program.
Processor Type
Number of Processors Supported
M910 R910 R810
E7-8867L 4 4 4
E7-8837 2 4 4*
E7-4870 Not offered 4 4*
E7-4860 Not offered 4 4*
E7-4850 Not offered 4 4*
E7-4830 4 4 4
E7-4820 4 4 4
E7-4807 4 4 4
E7-2870 2 Not offered 2
E7-2860 2 Not offered 2
E7-2850 2 Not offered 2
E7-2830 2 Not offered 2
E7-2820 2 Not offered 2
E7-2803 2 Not offered 2
* PowerEdge R810 systems support 4 x 130 W Intel Xeon processor E7-4800/8800
product family only if the system has two power supply units. PowerEdge R810
systems do not support 4 x130 W Intel Xeon processor 7500 series.

6Information Update
• If your system does not have the Roman numeral "II" label, it requires
CPLD, BIOS, and iDRAC firmware upgrade to support Intel Xeon
processor E7-2800/4800/8800 product family. You can download the
CPLD, BIOS, and iDRAC firmware at
support.dell.com .
NOTE: Update the BIOS with 7500 series installed before replacing with Intel Xeon
processor E7-2800/4800/8800 product family.
Low Voltage Memory Modules (DDR3L DIMMs)
DDR3L RDIMMs enable a lower operating voltage (1.35 V) and save up to 20
percent of memory power per RDIMM. The following are required to support
DDR3L RDIMMs at 1.35 V:
• Intel Xeon processor E7-2800/4800/8800 product family
• Memory riser (PowerEdge R910 II) marked with the Roman Numeral "II"
or system board (PowerEdge R810/M910 II) with Intel 7510 scalable
memory buffer.
Supported DDR3L are 2 GB x8, 4 GB x8, 8 GB x8, and 16 GB x4 DRAM
RDIMMs.
NOTE: RDIMMs rated at 1333 MT/s operate at maximum of 1066 MT/s.
• PowerEdge R810 supports four 130 W Intel Xeon processor E7-4800/8800
product family only with DDR3L at 1.35 V.
• PowerEdge R910 memory riser board marked with the Roman numeral "II"
supports DDR3L RDIMMs.
• PowerEdge R910 does not support mixing memory risers with and without
the Roman numeral "II".
• 32 GB x4, 4 Gb DRAM, DDR3L RDIMMs are supported on PowerEdge
R910 with Intel Xeon processor E7-2800/4800/8800 product family and
memory riser board marked with the Roman numeral "II".

Information Update 7
Systems with 1.35 V DDR3L memory modules operate at 1.5 V if any of the
following conditions exist:
• Intel Xeon processor 7500 series.
• A combination of standard and low voltage memory modules on system
board or memory risers.
• Memory riser (PowerEdge R910) not marked with the Roman Numeral "II"
or system board (PowerEdge R810/M910) with Intel 7500 scalable memory
buffer.
DDR3L memory is backward compatible with Intel Xeon processor 7500
series and operates at standard voltage (1.5 V).
System Setup Updates
Memory Settings Screen
Option Description
System Memory
Voltage
Displays the current operating voltage of the system
memory.
Memory Operating
Voltage
(Auto default)
Sets the system memory voltage selection. When set to
Auto, the system automatically sets the system voltage to
the optimal setting based upon the DIMM capability and
the installed DIMM population. This also enables setting
the system memory voltage to a higher value (1.5 V) if the
DIMMs support multiple voltages and have been auto set
to a lower voltage of 1.35 V.
Redundant Memory
(Disabled default)
Sets the type of memory operation if a valid memory
configuration is installed. When set to Mirror mode,
memory mirroring is enabled, while the Spare mode allows
memory sparing. The DDDC mode option enables double
device data correction.
NOTE: A valid DDDC configuration requires all installed
DIMMs with x4 DRAMs.

8Information Update
Processor Settings Screen
Security Settings Screen
New Post Messages
Option Description
Virtualization
Technology
(Disabled default)
Set to Enabled for TXT security feature support.
NOTE: Disable this feature if your system does not run
virtualization software.
C States
(Enabled default)
When set to Enabled for power savings, the processor(s)
can operate in C6 and package C3e states.
Option Description
Intel AES-NI
(Enabled default)
Displays status of Advanced Encryption Standard with New
Instructions.
TPM Set to Enabled and Activated for TXT feature support.
Intel TXT
(Disabled default)
Enables Trusted Execution Technology for security
improvement.
Message Description
System Memory Size:
XX.X GB, System Memory
Speed: XXXX MHz,
Voltage: 1.5V or 1.35V
Displays the amount of system memory, system memory
speed, and current system memory operating voltage.
TXT error occurred during
POST. TXT has been
disabled due to an error.
The configuration is not setup properly or does not
support the TXT feature.
There was an error during
TXT SINIT ACM
invocation on the previous
boot due to an error
processing the Launch
Control Policy
Displays when there is a policy integrity failure in the
trusted boot environment launch control policies.
CPU X Failed Initialization The system BIOS reports a processor with IERR failure
or processor that is present but fails initialization.

Information Update 9
No Configurable memory
detected. System Halted.
There is a system memory configuration problem.
Memory bus redundancy
feature unavailable on
Memory Riser X. System
can continue to operate
normally without
redundancy.
Recommend power-down
and reseat Riser X or strike
<F1> key to continue
without redundancy.
The PowerEdge R910 memory riser fails to support
memory bus redundancy.
MemBIST error: Memory
Riser X DIMM <1>
Displays the location of memory riser and DIMM slot of
the failed memory module.
Memory Initialization
Warning: Memory size
and/or performance may be
reduced. DIMM
unsupported: Memory
Riser <X DIMM 1 >
Memory Riser X Lockstep
Pair <DIMM 1 & DIMM
2> disabled. Unsupported
Buffer/Processor and
Memory Configuration.
Please replace the
Riser/Processor/DIMM or
remove the lockstep pair.
The PowerEdge R910 memory riser has 4 Gb DRAM
RDIMMs but the processor is not supported (Intel Xeon
processor 7500 series) and the memory riser board has
no Roman numeral "II" label.
Message Description

10 Information Update
Enabling Dell BIOS Intelligent Turbo Mode
The Dell BIOS Intelligent Turbo Mode feature allows the operating system to
set the processor performance to turbo mode. Based on the processor
utilization, this feature delays the processor turbo mode initiation for better
power management. When the turbo mode is enabled in the Processor
Settings screen of the system setup, this feature can be enabled or disabled
using the following BIOS setup options.
NOTE: The Dell BIOS Intelligent Turbo Mode is disabled when the Turbo mode is
set to Disabled in the Processor Settings screen.
Setup Screen Field Field Value Intelligent Turbo
Power
Management
CPU Power and Performance
Management
OS DBPM Enabled
Power
Management
CPU Power and Performance
Management
System DBPM Disabled
Power
Management
CPU Power and Performance
Management
Maximum
Performance
Disabled

Dell PowerEdge R810、R910
和M910 系统
Intel Xeon 处理器
E7-2800/4800/8800
产品系列—
信息更新

注、小心和警告
注：“注”表示可以帮助您更好地使用计算机的重要信息。
小心：“小心”表示如果不遵循说明，就有可能损坏硬件或导致数据
丢失。
警告：
“警 ”表示可能会导致财产损失、人身伤害甚至死亡。
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信息更新 13
重要信息
以下新的
Dell PowerEdge
系统支持
Intel Xeon E7-2800/4800/8800
产品系列
处理器：
•PowerEdge R810 II
•PowerEdge R910 II
•PowerEdge M910 II
这些系统在系统识别面板（
PowerEdge R910 II
和
R810 II
）或刀片手柄
(PowerEdge M910 II)
上 有罗马数字“
II
”。请参阅图
1
。
注：未标有罗马数 “II”的 PowerEdge R810、R910 和M910 系统支持 Intel
Xeon E7-2800/4800/8800 产品系列处理器的有限功能组。
图1. 使用罗马数字 “II”标识新的 Dell PowerEdge 系统
PowerEdge R910 II
PowerEdge R810 II
PowerEdge M910 II

14 信息更新
全新系统功能 —Dell PowerEdge 系统
（R810、R910 和M910）
表
1
提供了新
Dell PowerEdge
系统（
R810 II
、
R910 II
和
M910 II
）支持的全
新功能列表。
注：采用 E7 处理器并标有罗马数 “II”的新系统支持采用 Intel Xeon 7500
系列处理器并未标有罗马数 “II”的系统支持的所有功能。
表1. 全新系统功能 —Dell PowerEdge 系统 （R910、R810 和M910）
PowerEdge
R810/R910/
M910 中的
Intel Xeon
7500
PowerEdge
R810/R910/
M910 II 中的
Intel Xeon
7500
PowerEdge
R810/R910/
M910 中的
Intel Xeon E7
PowerEdge
R810/R910/
M910 II 中的
Intel Xeon E7
Security
（安全）
AES-NI

Intel TXT 
Memory
（内存）
LV DIMM 1.5 V 1.5 V 1.5 V 1.35 V
4 Gb DRAM
DIMM

RAS DDDC 
Power Savings
（节能）
C3e 和C6
软件包


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表
2
提供了
PowerEdge R910
、
R810
和
M910
系统上支持的处理器数量和
类型。
表2. PowerEdge R910、R810 和M910 系统上支持的 Intel Xeon E7-2800/4800/8800 产
品系列处理器
• 不支持混合使用
Intel Xeon 7500
系列处理器和
E7-2800/4800/8800
产品
系列。
• 具有最多
64
个核心的操作系统不支持通过启用四个
10
核处理器和逻
辑处理器（
80
个内核）实现的逻辑核心的最大数量。有关详情，请咨
询您的操作系统供应商。
注：要解决此问题，禁用系统设置程序的 Processor Settings（处理器设置）
屏幕中的 Logical Processors（逻辑处理器），或减少系统设置程序的
Processor Settings（处理器设置）屏幕中的 Number of Cores per Processor
（每个处理器的核心数量）。
处理器类型
支持的处理器数量
M910 R910 R810
E7-8867L 4 4 4
E7-8837 2 4 4*
E7-4870 未提供 44*
E7-4860 未提供 44*
E7-4850 未提供 44*
E7-4830 4 4 4
E7-4820 4 4 4
E7-4807 4 4 4
E7-2870 2 未提供 2
E7-2860 2 未提供 2
E7-2850 2 未提供 2
E7-2830 2 未提供 2
E7-2820 2 未提供 2
E7-2803 2 未提供 2
* 仅当系统具有两个电源设备时，PowerEdge R810 系统才支持 4 个130 W Intel
Xeon E7-4800/8800 产品系列处理器。PowerEdge R810 系统不支持 4 个130 W
Intel Xeon 7500 系列处理器。

16 信息更新
• 如果您的系统没有罗马数字“
II
” 签，则需要
CPLD
、
BIOS
和
iDRAC
固件升级以支持
Intel Xeon E7-2800/4800/8800
处理器产品系
列。您可以在
support.dell.com
上下载
CPLD
、
BIOS
和
iDRAC
固件。
注：在更换为 Intel Xeon E7-2800/4800/8800 处理器产品系列之前，更新已安装
的7500 系列的 BIOS。
低电压内存模块 (DDR3L DIMM)
DDR3L RDIMM
支持使用较低的操作电压
(1.35 V)
，并且每个
RDIMM
可
节省高达
20%
的内存电源。要在
1.35 V
时支持
DDR3L RDIMM
需要以下
产品：
•Intel Xeon E7-2800/4800/8800 处理器产品系列
• 有罗马数字“
II
”的内存提升卡
(PowerEdge R910 II)
或具有
Intel
7510
可扩展内存缓冲的系统板
(PowerEdge R810/M910 II)
。
支持的
DDR3L
包括
2 GB x8
、
4 GB x8
、
8 GB x8
和
16 GB x4
的
DRAM
RDIMM
。
注：额定速率为 1333 MT/s 的RDIMM 以1066 MT/s 的最大速率运行。
•PowerEdge R810 支持四个
130 W Intel Xeon E7-4800/8800
产品系列处
理器，其中
DDR3L
仅为
1.35 V
。
• 有罗马数字“
II
”的
PowerEdge R910
内存提升板支持
DDR3L
RDIMM
。
•PowerEdge R910 不支持混合使用带和不带罗马数字“
II
”的内存提
升卡。
• 采用
Intel Xeon E7-2800/4800/8800
产品系列处理器和 有罗马数字
“
II
”的内存提升板的
PowerEdge R910
支持
32 GB x4
、
4 Gb DRAM
、
DDR3L RDIMM
。
如果存在以下任何情况，则具有
1.35 V DDR3L
内存模块的系统将在
1.5 V
电压下操作：
•Intel Xeon 7500 系列处理器。
• 系统板或内存提升卡上组合使用 准电压内存模块和低电压内存
模块。
• 未 有罗马数字“
II
”的内存提升卡
(PowerEdge R910 II)
或具有
Intel 7500
可扩展内存缓冲的系统板
(PowerEdge R810/M910)
。
DDR3L
内存对
Intel Xeon 7500
系列处理器具有向后兼容性，可在 准电压
(1.5 V)
下运行。

信息更新 17
系统设置更新
Memory Settings（内存设置）屏幕
Processor Settings（处理器设置）屏幕
选项 说明
System Memory
Voltage
（系统内存电压）
显 系统内存的当前操作电压。
Memory Operating
Voltage
（系统操作电压）
（默认设置为 Auto
[自动 ]）
设置系统内存电压选择。如果设置为 Auto（自动），
系统将自动根据 DIMM 容量和已安装的 DIMM 总数将
系统电压设置为最佳设置。如果 DIMM 支持多种电压并
且已将较低电压自动设置为 1.35 V，则这也支持将系统
内存电压设置为更高的值 (1.5 V)。
Redundant Memory
（冗余内存）
（默认设置为
Disabled [ 已禁用 ]）
如果安装了有效内存配置，则会设置内存运行类型。
如果设置为 Mirror（镜像）模式，将启用内存镜像；
而如果设置为 Spare（备用）模式，则允许内存备用。
DDDC 模式选项支持双设备数据校正。
注：有效的 DDDC 配置需要所有安装的 DIMM 带有 x4
DRAM。
选项 说明
Virtualization
Technology
（虚拟化技术）
（默认设置为
Disabled [ 已禁用 ]）
如果设置为 Enabled（已启用），将支持 TXT 安全
功能。
注：如果您的系统不运行虚拟化软件，请禁用此功能。
C States（C 状态）
（默认设置为 Enabled
[已启用 ]）
如果设置为 Enabled（已启用）以实现节能，则处理器
可在 C6 和C3e 软件包状态下运行。

18 信息更新
Security Settings（安全设置）屏幕
新的 POST 信息
选项 说明
Intel AES-NI
（默认设置为 Enabled
[已启用 ]）
显 Advanced Encryption Standard with New Instructions
（高级加密标准新指令）的状态。
TPM 设置为 Enabled（已启用）和 Activated（已激活）可支
持TXT 功能。
Intel TXT
（默认设置为
Disabled [ 已禁用 ]）
启用受信任的执行技术以加强安全性。
信息 说明
System Memory Size:
XX.X GB,
System Memory Speed:
XXXX MHz,
Voltage: 1.5V or 1.35V
（系统内存大小：
XX.X GB，
系统内存速度：
XXXX
MHz，电压： 1.5V 或1.35V）
显 系统内存容量、系统内存速度以及当前系统内存
的操作电压。
TXT error occurred during
POST. TXT has been
disabled due to an error.
（在 POST 期间发生 TXT
错误。由于出错已禁用
TXT。）
配置未正确设置或不支持 TXT 功能。
There was an error during
TXT SINIT ACM
invocation on the previous
boot due to an error
processing the Launch
Control Policy（由于处理
启动控制策略时出错，
在上一次引导时调用 TXT
SINIT ACM 期间出错）
当受信任引导环境启动控制策略中出现策略完整性问
题时显 此信息。

信息更新 19
CPU X Failed Initialization
（CPU X 初始化失败）
系统 BIOS 报告处理器的 IERR 故障或处理器存在但
初始化失败。
No Configurable memory
detected. System halted.
（未检测到可配置内存。
系统停机。）
存在系统内存配置问题。
Memory bus redundancy
feature unavailable on
Memory Riser X. System
can continue to operate
normally without
redundancy. Recommend
power-down and reseat
Riser X or strike <F1> key
to continue without
redundancy.（内存提升卡
X 不提供内存总线冗余功
能。系统可在没有冗余的
情况下继续正常运行。建
议关闭电源并重置提升卡
X 或按 <F1> 键在没有冗
余的情况下继续操作。）
PowerEdge R910 内存提升卡不支持内存总线冗余。
MemBIST error: Memory
Riser X DIMM <1>
（MemBIST 错误：内存
提升卡 X DIMM <1>）
显 内存提升卡的位置和故障内存模块的 DIMM
插槽。
信息 说明

20 信息更新
Memory Initialization
Warning: Memory size
and/or performance may be
reduced. DIMM
unsupported: Memory Riser
<X DIMM 1 > Memory
Riser X Lockstep Pair
<DIMM 1 & DIMM 2>
disabled. Unsupported
Buffer/Processor and
Memory Configuration.
Please replace the
Riser/Processor/DIMM or
remove the lockstep pair.
（内存初始化警告：内存
可能会减小和 /或性能可能
降低。DIMM 不受支持：
内存提升卡 <X DIMM 1 >
内存提升卡 X 锁步对
<DIMM 1 和DIMM 2> 已
禁用。不受支持的缓冲区 /
处理器和内存配置。请更
换提升卡 /处理器 /DIMM
或删除锁步对。）
PowerEdge R910 内存提升卡具有 4 Gb DRAM
RDIMM，但处理器不受支持（Intel Xeon 7500 系列
处理器）并且内存提升卡没有罗马数字“II”标签。
信息 说明