DellPowerEdge R210 Technical Guide 71 Product ComparisonDell aims to add value to your business by including the features you need without a lot of theunnecessary extras. Our goal is to deliver value through tailored solutions based on industrystandards, as well as purposeful, innovative design of our servers.The Dell™ PowerEdge™ R210 was developed with a purposeful design, energy-optimizedtechnology, simplified systems management, and the flexibility that make it a great first rackserver for the small business or as a specialized application server or edge server for largercorporations. Dell’s entry 1-socket 1U rack server, the PowerEdge R210, offers value, theperformance of Intel ® Xeon® 3400 series processors, DDR3 memory, eSATA external storageexpandability, and enterprise-class manageability in an ultra-compact chassis.Purposeful Design: The PowerEdge R210 follows the 11th generation PowerEdge portfoliospecifications and features the same system design commonality and reliability true to theentire portfolio. All 11th generation PowerEdge servers are built to make the user experienceeasier. We put all external ports, power supplies, and LED lights in the same location forfamiliar experience as well as easy installation and deployment.Robust, metal hard drive carriers and organized cabling are designed to help improvecomponent access and airflow across the server. The PowerEdge R210’s design also provides aLED display positioned on the front of the server for ease of monitoring and troubleshootingcondition of the server. It was designed to meet the needs of many IT environments with ashort 15.5 inch chassis to allow for flexible deployment almost anywhere, including space-constrained environments.Energy Efficiency: The PowerEdge R210 incorporates Energy Smart design using a low 250 wattpower supply, low-flow fans and logical component layout of the internal components whichaids with airflow direction, helping to keep the server cool and reduce noise as much aspossible. The result is a server with the smallest power footprint within the 11th generationPowerEdge server portfolio.Simplified System Management: With the optional advanced embedded systems managementcapabilities of Lifecycle Controller, Dell brings comprehensive enterprise class manageabilityinto the 1-socket space. Lifecycle Controller is delivered as part of the optional iDRAC Expressor iDRAC Enterprise in the PowerEdge R210. The Lifecycle Controller helps to simplifyadministrator tasks by performing a comprehensive set of provisioning functions such as systemdeployment, system updates, hardware configuration and diagnostics from a single intuitiveinterface called Unified Server Configurator (USC) in a pre-OS environment. This helpseliminate the need to use and maintain multiple pieces of disparate CD/DVD media.Also part of the Dell OpenManage™ portfolio is the Dell Management Console which is includedwith every Dell server and provides IT administrators with a consolidated console view of theirIT infrastructure.Built with cost-effective RAID options to further protect your valuable data, new eSATAexternal storage connectivity options, and the latest Intel ® Xeon® processor technology, thePowerEdge R210 is an ideal entry 1 socket 1U rack for small businesses and larger officesneeding flexibility and manageability in a very small chassis.