Dell PowerEdge M710 Blade Server

Full-height blade server featuring Intel®  Xeon®  processor 5500 series architecture, including:

* Designed with large memory capacity and several I/O options
* Great virtualization and database performance
* Designed for high energy efficiency

Virtualization Performance
The Dell PowerEdge M710 allows for quick virtualization deployment with embedded hypervisors from world-class vendors via a SD card or internal USB. Intel® VT FlexMigration integrates multiple generations of Intel® Xeon® processor-based servers, improving flexibility and investment protection. The M710’s enhanced memory capacity is crucial for virtualization performance and value memory configurations help balance cost.

Simplified Systems Management
The next generation Dell OpenManage suite offers enhanced operations and standards-based commands designed to integrate with existing systems for effective control.
The new Dell Management Console, powered by Altiris from Symantec, delivers a single view and a common data source into the entire infrastructure. Dell Management Console is built on the Symantec Management Platform (formerly Altiris®  Notification Server), an easily extensible, modular foundation that can provide basic hardware management or more advanced functions such as asset and security management. Dell Management Console helps reduce or eliminate manual processes so less time and money is spent keeping the lights on and more time can be spent on strategic uses of technology.

Lifecycle Controller is the engine for advanced systems management integrated on the server. Lifecycle Controller simplifies administrator tasks to perform 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 (USC) in a pre-OS environment. This eliminates the need to use and maintain multiple pieces of disparate CD/DVD media.

The Dell Unified Server Configurator delivers a single access point for secure, efficient and user-friendly infrastructure management. Embedded and integrated into the system, it provides quick and consistent access, excellent flexibility and advanced capabilities. With built-in driver installations, firmware updates, hardware configuration and diagnostics, the USC tool is a one-stop shop for operating system deployment.

Processors: Intel®  Xeon®  5500 series Dual and Quad Core 60W, 80W, and 95W TDP options

Chipset: Intel 5520

Memory
18 DIMM slots
1GB/2GB/4GB/8GB ECC DDR3
Support up to 144GB5 using 18 x 8GB DIMMs

Embedded Hypervisor (Optional)
Citrix®  XenServer®
Microsoft®  Windows Server®  2008, with Hyper-V
VMware®  ESXiv 3.5