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Review: Dell PowerEdge R510 server |
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A recent addition to Dell's ever-expanding family of Nehalem (Intel Xeon
5500) servers, the rack mount
PowerEdge
R510 appears similar at first glance to others in the range. On closer
inspection, however, we found a lot to make this flexible mid-range solution
stand out from the crowd.The most obvious system with which to compare the new R510 has to be the
PowerEdge R710. Both are 2U rack mount systems with dual processor sockets
capable of accommodating the same dual-core or quad-core Xeon 5500 chips.
Management options are pretty similar too, and there's much the same amount of
room inside both for Raid protected internal storage and plug-in adapters,
despite the restricted form factor.
There's a big difference, however, when it comes to memory, with just eight
Dimm slots to play with on the R510, giving it a maximum capacity of 64GB. That
may seem like a lot, but the R710 can hold a massive 144GB, reflecting its
positioning as a high-end box for large enterprise customers. Likewise, the R510
only has two Gigabit Ethernet interfaces compared to four on the R710 and, as
such, is clearly aimed at companies with more modest requirements who don't wish
to pay for features they don't need.Another difference became obvious as soon as we took the R510 out of its box.
The usual quality engineering was there for sure, but the chassis was also good
deal shorter than normal. Admittedly, only by a few inches, but that can make a
huge difference in a crowded machine room. It also makes the server a fair bit
lighter. Again, not by much, but Dell said that it fits the server for use in
mobile applications, particularly by the military, where every gram counts.
Taken from here
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