Specifications

Dell
PowerEdge T710 Technical Guide 8
source into the entire infrastructure management. Built on Symantec™ Management Platform, it has
an easily extensible, modular foundation that can provide basic hardware management or more
advanced functions, such as asset and security management. Dell Management Console is designed to
reduce or eliminate manual processes, enabling you to save time and money for more strategic
technology usage.
Secure and efficient, the Dell Lifecycle Controller delivers ―Instant On‖ integrated manageability
through a single access point. The Unified Server Configurator (USC) interface enables persistent
access to the tool because it is embedded and integrated into the system for significant flexibility
and capabilities. The Lifecycle Controller is a one-stop shop for deploying operating systems with
built-in driver installations, BIOS and firmware update and rollback, hardware configuration, and
diagnostics.
1.2 Comparison
Comparison of PowerEdge T710 to T410 and T610 Table 1.
Feature
T410
T710
Processor
Intel
®
Xeon
®
processor
5500 and 5600 series
Intel
®
Xeon
®
processor
5500 and 5600 series
Sockets
2
2
Cores
4 or 6
4 or 6
L2/L3 Cache
4MB, 8MB, and 12MB
4MB, 8MB, and 12MB
Chipset
Intel
®
5500
Intel
®
5520
Front Side Bus
6.4 GT/s QuickPath
Interconnect (QPI) links
6.4 GT/s QuickPath
Interconnect (QPI) links
DIMMs
8 x DDR3
18 x DDR3
Min/Max RAM
1GB/128GB
1GB/192GB
Drive Bays
Optional hot-plug
6 x 2.5‖ or
6 x 3.5‖
Hot-plug
16 x 2.5‖ or
8 x 3.5‖
Hard Drive Types
SATA SSD, SAS, nearline
SAS, SATA
SAS SSD, SATA SSD, SAS,
nearline SAS, SATA
External Drive
Bays
2 x 5.25‖
2 x 5.25‖
Embedded Hard
Drive Controller
PERC H200, PERC H700,
SAS 6/iR, PERC 6/i,
PERC S100, PERC S300
PERC H200, PERC H700,
SAS 6/iR, PERC 6/i,
PERC S100, PERC S300