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Dell PowerEdge R310 Technical Guide 7
1 Product 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
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Windows
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Small Business Server, Business Center Essentials, SQL Server
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Workgroup/Standard, Active Directory
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, and SharePoint
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as well as Oracle
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11g Standard, VMware
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,
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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