LABS GALLERY: Dell R710 PowerEdge Has Virtualization Squarely in Its Sights

This is the front view of the Dell R710 PowerEdge system in the rack with the bezel removed.

Here is an elevated view of the Dell R710 PowerEdge. The simple access to the top and a tool-less chassis make field maintenance easy.

From the front, I’ve removed the heat shroud that normally covers the processors and memory.

The large fans can be individually replaced.

My system had dual, hot-swappable 870-watt power supplies. Lower-power options are also available.

Here is the traditional BIOS start screen—the default startup method for the system.

This screen shows UEFI as an optional method for initially booting the hardware system.

Shown is the startup screen of the UEFI-based Lifecycle controller embedded system management software.

Many functions in the embedded system mimic BIOS functions.

Here’s an example of making configuration choices for system startup options.

Here is where firmware management takes place for various hardware components.

UEFI provides options to help ease the installation of various commercial operating systems.

The embedded system management tool provides a number of system diagnostic tools.

Here you see that the memory test completed successfully.