Dell C4140 User Manual

Dell EMC PowerEdge C4140

Installation and Service Manual

Regulatory Model: E53S Series

Regulatory Type: E53S001

Notes, cautions, and warnings

NOTE: A NOTE indicates important information that helps you make better use of your product.

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2017 - 12

Rev. A00

Contents

1 Product overview...........................................................................................................................................	7
Front view and panel .........................................................................................................................................................	7
Back panel ..........................................................................................................................................................................	9
Diagnostic indicators........................................................................................................................................................	10
NIC indicator codes.....................................................................................................................................................	11
Power supply unit indicator codes.............................................................................................................................	11
Locating Service Tag of your system.............................................................................................................................	12
2 Documentation resources.............................................................................................................................	14
3 Technical specifications................................................................................................................................	16
Chassis dimensions...........................................................................................................................................................	17
Chassis weight..................................................................................................................................................................	17
GPU speci€cations...........................................................................................................................................................	17
Processor speci€cations..................................................................................................................................................	18
PSU speci€cations............................................................................................................................................................	18
System battery speci€cations.........................................................................................................................................	18
Expansion bus speci€cations...........................................................................................................................................	18
Memory speci€cations.....................................................................................................................................................	18
Storage speci€cations......................................................................................................................................................	19
Ports and connectors speci€cations..............................................................................................................................	19
VGA ports....................................................................................................................................................................	19
IDSDM or vFlash card...............................................................................................................................................	20
Environmental speci€cations..........................................................................................................................................	20
Standard operating temperature...............................................................................................................................	21
Particulate and gaseous contamination speci€cations..........................................................................................	22
4 Initial system setup and configuration..........................................................................................................	23
Setting up your system...................................................................................................................................................	23
iDRAC con€guration........................................................................................................................................................	23
Options to set up iDRAC IP address........................................................................................................................	23
Log in to iDRAC..........................................................................................................................................................	23
Options to install the operating system.........................................................................................................................	24
Methods to download €rmware and drivers...........................................................................................................	24
Downloading drivers and €rmware..........................................................................................................................	25
5 Pre-operating system management applications..........................................................................................	26
Options to manage the pre-operating system applications........................................................................................	26
System Setup...................................................................................................................................................................	26
Viewing System Setup..............................................................................................................................................	26
System Setup details.................................................................................................................................................	27
System BIOS...............................................................................................................................................................	27

Contents 3

iDRAC Settings utility................................................................................................................................................	48
Device Settings..........................................................................................................................................................	49
Dell Lifecycle Controller...................................................................................................................................................	49
Embedded system management.............................................................................................................................	49
Boot Manager...................................................................................................................................................................	49
Viewing Boot Manager..............................................................................................................................................	49
Boot Manager main menu........................................................................................................................................	49
One-shot BIOS boot menu.......................................................................................................................................	50
System Utilities..........................................................................................................................................................	50
PXE boot...........................................................................................................................................................................	50
6 Installing and removing system components.................................................................................................	51
Safety instructions............................................................................................................................................................	51
Before working inside your system.................................................................................................................................	51
After working inside your system....................................................................................................................................	51
Recommended tools........................................................................................................................................................	52
System cover....................................................................................................................................................................	52
Removing the front system cover...........................................................................................................................	52
Installing the front system cover..............................................................................................................................	53
Removing the rear system cover.............................................................................................................................	54
Installing the rear system cover...............................................................................................................................	55
Inside the system.............................................................................................................................................................	56
Chassis intrusion switch..................................................................................................................................................	58
Removing the intrusion switch.................................................................................................................................	58
Installing the intrusion switch...................................................................................................................................	59
Air shroud..........................................................................................................................................................................	60
Removing the air shroud...........................................................................................................................................	60
Installing the air shroud..............................................................................................................................................	61
System memory...............................................................................................................................................................	62
General memory module installation guidelines......................................................................................................	63
Mode-speci€c guidelines..........................................................................................................................................	63
Removing a memory module....................................................................................................................................	64
Installing a memory module......................................................................................................................................	65
Processors and heat sinks..............................................................................................................................................	66
Removing a processor and heat sink module.........................................................................................................	66
Removing the processor from the processor and heat sink module...................................................................	67
Installing the processor into a processor and heat sink module...........................................................................	69
Installing a processor and heat sink module............................................................................................................	71
Expansion cards and expansion card risers...................................................................................................................	72
Expansion bus speci€cations....................................................................................................................................	72
Removing an expansion card riser...........................................................................................................................	73
Installing an expansion card riser..............................................................................................................................	75
Removing an expansion card from the expansion card riser................................................................................	77
Installing an expansion card into expansion card riser...........................................................................................	79
Optional IDSDM or vFlash module.................................................................................................................................	80
Removing the MicroSD card.....................................................................................................................................	81

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Installing the MicroSD card........................................................................................................................................	81
Removing the IDSDM or vFlash module..................................................................................................................	81
Installing the IDSDM or vFlash module....................................................................................................................	82
Network daughter card...................................................................................................................................................	83
Removing the network daughter card....................................................................................................................	83
Installing the network daughter card.......................................................................................................................	84
System battery.................................................................................................................................................................	85
Replacing the system battery...................................................................................................................................	85
Optional internal USB memory key................................................................................................................................	86
Replacing the optional internal USB memory key..................................................................................................	86
Power supply units...........................................................................................................................................................	87
Removing a power supply unit..................................................................................................................................	87
Installing a power supply unit....................................................................................................................................	88
System board...................................................................................................................................................................	89
Removing the system board.....................................................................................................................................	89
Installing the system board........................................................................................................................................	91
Trusted Platform Module................................................................................................................................................	94
Replacing the Trusted Platform Module.................................................................................................................	94
Initializing TPM for BitLocker users.........................................................................................................................	95
Initializing the TPM 1.2 for TXT users.....................................................................................................................	95
Cooling fans......................................................................................................................................................................	95
Removing a cooling fan.............................................................................................................................................	95
Installing a cooling fan...............................................................................................................................................	96
Graphics processing unit.................................................................................................................................................	97
PCIe Graphics processing unit........................................................................................................................................	97
GPU installation guidelines........................................................................................................................................	97
Removing a GPU riser cable from the system board............................................................................................	98
Removing a GPU........................................................................................................................................................	98
Removing a GPU riser cable board........................................................................................................................	100
Removing the custom GPU brackets from the GPUs removed from your system.........................................	100
Removing the GPU brackets from the replacement GPUs.................................................................................	101
Removing the optional GPU switch board ...........................................................................................................	102
Installing the optional GPU switch board .............................................................................................................	103
Installing the custom GPU brackets on the replacement GPUs.........................................................................	104
Installing the GPU brackets on the GPUs removed from your system.............................................................	106
Installing a GPU riser cable board...........................................................................................................................	107
Installing a GPU........................................................................................................................................................	108
Installing a GPU riser cable on the system board.................................................................................................	109
GPU cabling diagrams...............................................................................................................................................	111
SXM2 Graphics processing unit....................................................................................................................................	113
Removing the NVLink Air Shroud............................................................................................................................	114
Removing an SXM2-GPU Heat Sink.......................................................................................................................	114
Removing an SXM2 GPU.........................................................................................................................................	115
Removing the NVLink Board....................................................................................................................................	117
Installing the NVLink Board......................................................................................................................................	118

Contents 5

Installing an SXM2 GPU...........................................................................................................................................	119
Installing an SXM2-GPU Heat Sink.........................................................................................................................	121
Installing the NVLink Air Shroud.............................................................................................................................	122
Control panel...................................................................................................................................................................	123
Removing the control panel module.......................................................................................................................	123
Installing the control panel module.........................................................................................................................	124
7 Using system diagnostics...........................................................................................................................	126
Dell Embedded System Diagnostics.............................................................................................................................	126
Running the Embedded System Diagnostics from Boot Manager.....................................................................	126
Running the Embedded System Diagnostics from the Dell Lifecycle Controller..............................................	126
System diagnostic controls......................................................................................................................................	127
8 Jumpers and connectors ...........................................................................................................................	128
System board jumper settings......................................................................................................................................	128
System board jumpers and connectors.......................................................................................................................	129
Disabling forgotten password........................................................................................................................................	130
9 Getting help...............................................................................................................................................	132
Receiving automated support with SupportAssist ....................................................................................................	132
Contacting Dell................................................................................................................................................................	132
Documentation feedback..............................................................................................................................................	133
Accessing system information by using QRL..............................................................................................................	133
Quick Resource Locator for C4140........................................................................................................................	133

6 Contents

1

Product overview

The PowerEdge C4140 is a 1U, 2-socket, incredibly dense purpose-built rack server that emphasizes performance and reliability in key areas such as virtualization, power, thermal, and systems management. With up to four double-width accelerators in just 1U of space, the C4140 delivers outstanding performance and maximum density while reducing space, cost and management requirements.

The system is designed to handle the most demanding technical computing workloads in €nancial services, life sciences, machine and deep learning, Oil & Gas exploration, and High Performance Computing (HPC). With Intel's Xeon platform and Nvidia's Volta technologies, C4140 €lls a key gap as a leading GPU-accelerated platform in the PowerEdge server portfolio to enable a scalable business architecture in a heterogeneous data center environment.

Figure 1. C4140 front view

Topics:

•Front view and panel

•Back panel

•Diagnostic indicators

•Locating Service Tag of your system

Front view and panel

Figure 2. Front view

1 Control panel

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Table 1. Front view of the PowerEdge C4140 system.

Item	Indicator,	Description
	button, or
	connector
1	Control panel	Consists of the health indicator, power-on indicator, power button, and the system identi€cation
		button.

Figure 3. Front panel

1

Power-on indicator/power button

2

System-health indicator

3 System identi€cation button

Table 2. Front panel features and indicators description of the PowerEdge C4140 system.

Item	Indicator,	Icon	Description
	button, or
	connector
1	Power-on		The power-on indicator lights when the system power is on. The power button
	indicator,		controls the power supply output to the system.
	power button			NOTE: On ACPI-compliant operating systems, turning off the system
				using the power button causes the system to perform a graceful
				shutdown before power to the system is turned off.
2	Health		Indicates the health of the system.
	indicator		• If the system is on and in good health, the indicator lights solid blue. No
			corrective action is required.
			• The indicator blinks amber if the system is on or in standby, and if any error
			exists (for example, a failed fan). See the System Event Log or system
			messages for the speci€c issue. For more information on error messages, see
			the Dell Event and Error Messages Reference Guide at Dell.com/esmmanuals.
			Invalid memory con€gurations can cause the system to halt at startup without
			any video output. See the Getting help section.
3	System		The identi€cation button on the front and back panels can be used to locate a
	identi€cation		particular system within a rack. When one of these buttons is pressed, the
	button		corresponding system identi€cation button on the back flashes until one of the
			buttons is pressed again.
			Press the system identi€cation button to turn the system ID on or off.

If the system stops responding during POST, press and hold the system ID button for more than €ve seconds to enter BIOS progress mode.

To reset iDRAC (if not disabled in F2 iDRAC setup), press and hold the button for more than 15 seconds.

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Back panel

Figure 4. Back panel

1PCIe expansion card slot 1 and 2

2PCIe expansion card slot 3

3Power supply unit (2)

4Ethernet connector (4)

5USB connector (2)

6Video connector

7Serial connector

8iDRAC Enterprise port

9NMI button

10System identi€cation button

Table 3. Back panel features and indicators description of the PowerEdge C4140 system

Item	Indicator,	Icon	Description
	button or
	connector
1	PCIe expansion		Allows you to connect half height, low pro€le PCI Express expansion cards.
	card slot 1 and 2
2	PCIe expansion		Allows you to connect half-height, low pro€le PCI Express expansion cards.
	card slot 3
3	Power supply		Two 2400 W or 2000 W PSU.
	unit (2)
4	Ethernet		Four integrated 10/100/1000/Mbps NIC connectors.
	connector (4)
5	USB connector		Allows you to connect USB devices to the system. The ports are USB 3.0-
	(2)		compliant.
6	Video connector		Allows you to connect a VGA display to the system.
7	Serial connector		Allows you to connect a serial device to the system.
8	iDRAC		Dedicated management port.
	Enterprise port

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Item	Indicator,	Icon	Description
	button or
	connector
9	NMI button		Used to troubleshoot software and device driver errors when running certain
			operating systems. This button can be pressed using the end of a paper clip.
			Use this button only if directed to do so by quali€ed support personnel or by the
			operating system documentation.
10	System		The identi€cation button on the front and back panels can be used to locate a
	identi€cation		particular system within a rack. When one of these buttons is pressed, the
	button		corresponding system identi€cation button on the back flashes until one of the
			buttons is pressed again.
			Press the system identi€cation button to turn the system ID on or off.

If the system stops responding during POST, press and hold the system ID button for more than €ve seconds to enter BIOS progress mode.

To reset iDRAC (if not disabled in F2 iDRAC setup), press and hold the button for more than 15 seconds.

Diagnostic indicators

Table 4. Diagnostic Indicators
Icon	Indicator, button,	Description
	or connector
	Health indicator	Indicates the health of the system.
		• If the system is powered on and in good health, the indicator lights solid blue. No
		corrective action is required.
		• The indicator blinks amber if the system is on or in standby, and if any error exists (For
		example, a failed fan). See the System Event Log or system messages for the speci€c
		issue. For more information on error messages, see the Dell Event and Error Messages
		Reference Guide at Dell.com/OpenManageManuals. Invalid memory con€gurations
		can cause a blank screen or no video output. See the Getting help section.
	Power-on	The power-on indicator lights when the system powered on. The power button controls
	indicator, power	the power supply output to the system.
	button		NOTE: On ACPI-compliant operating systems, turning off the system using the
			power button causes the system to perform a graceful shutdown before power
			to the system is turned off.
	System	The identi€cation button on the front and back panels can be used to locate a particular
	identi€cation	system within a rack. When one of these buttons is pressed, the corresponding system
	button	identi€cation button on the back flashes until one of the buttons is pressed again.
		Press the system identi€cation button to turn the system ID on or off.
		If the system stops responding during POST, press and hold the system ID button for
		more than €ve seconds to enter BIOS progress mode.
		To reset iDRAC (if not disabled in F2 iDRAC setup), press and hold the button for more
		than 15 seconds.
	NMI button	Used to troubleshoot software and device driver errors when running certain operating
		systems. Use a paper clip to press this button.

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Icon	Indicator, button, Description
	or connector
	Use this button only if directed to do so by quali€ed support personnel or by the operating
	system documentation.

NIC indicator codes

The NIC on the back panel has an indicator that provides information about the network activity and link status. The activity LED indicates whether the NIC is currently connected or not. The link LED indicates the speed of the connected network.

Figure 5. NIC indicators
1	link indicator		2	activity indicator
Table 5. NIC indicators
Convention		Status		Condition
A		Link and activity indicators are off		The NIC is not connected to the network.
B		Link indicator is green		The NIC is connected to a valid network at its maximum
				port speed (1 Gbps or 10 Gbps).
C		Link indicator is amber		The NIC is connected to a valid network at less than its
				maximum port speed.
D		Activity indicator is flashing green		Network data is being sent or received.

Power supply unit indicator codes

AC power supply units (PSUs) have an illuminated translucent handle that serves as an indicator. The indicator shows whether power is present or if a power fault has occurred.

NOTE: The 2400 W and 2000 W PSUs use a C19 or C20 connector.

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Figure 6. AC PSU status indicator

1	AC PSU status indicator/handle
Table 6. AC PSU status indicator codes
Power indicator codes		Condition
Green		A valid power source is connected to the PSU and the PSU is operational.
Blinking amber		Indicates a problem with the PSU.
Not illuminated		Power is not connected to the PSU.
Blinking green		When the €rmware of the PSU is being updated, the PSU handle blinks green.
			CAUTION: Do not disconnect the power cord or unplug the PSU when updating firmware. If
			firmware update is interrupted, the PSUs do not function.
Blinking green and turns off		When hot-plugging a PSU, the PSU handle blinks green €ve times at a rate of 4 Hz and turns off. This
		indicates a PSU mismatch with respect to efficiency, feature set, health status, or supported voltage.
			CAUTION: If two PSUs are installed, both the PSUs must have the same type of label; for
			example, Extended Power Performance (EPP) label. Mixing PSUs from previous generations of
			PowerEdge servers is not supported, even if the PSUs have the same power rating. This results
			in a PSU mismatch condition or failure to turn the system on.
			CAUTION: When correcting a PSU mismatch, replace only the PSU with the blinking indicator.
			Swapping the PSU to make a matched pair can result in an error condition and unexpected
			system shutdown. To change from a high output configuration to a low output configuration or
			vice versa, you must turn off the system.
			CAUTION: The 120 V AC PSU is not recommended for this system and using the same can cause
			system throttling.
			CAUTION: If two PSUs are used, they must be of the same type and have the same maximum
			output power.

Locating Service Tag of your system

Your system is identi€ed by a unique Express Service Code and Service Tag number. The Express Service Code is and Service Tag are found on the back of the system by pulling out the information tag. Alternatively, the information may be on a sticker on the chassis of the system. This information is used by Dell EMC to route support calls to the appropriate personnel.

12 Product overview

Figure 7. Locating Service Tag of your system
1	Information tag (top view)	2	Information tag (back view)
3	OpenManage Mobile (OMM) label	4	iDRAC MAC address and iDRAC secure password label
5	Service Tag

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2

Documentation resources

This section provides information about the documentation resources for your system.

Table 7. Documentation resources for your system
Task	Document	Location
Setting up your system	For more information about installing and securing	Dell.com/poweredgemanuals
	the system into a rack, see the rack documentation
	included with your rack solution.
	For information about the technical speci€cations	Dell.com/poweredgemanuals
	of your system, and turning on the system, see the
	Getting Started Guide document that is shipped
	with your system.
Con€guring your system	For information about the iDRAC features,	Dell.com/idracmanuals
	con€guring and logging in to iDRAC, and managing
	your system remotely, see the Integrated Dell
	Remote Access Controller User's Guide.
	For information about installing the operating	Dell.com/operatingsystemmanuals
	system, see the operating system documentation.
	For information about understanding Remote	Dell.com/idracmanuals
	Access Controller Admin (RACADM)
	subcommands and supported RACADM interfaces,
	see the RACADM Command Line Reference Guide
	for iDRAC.
	For information about updating drivers and	To download drivers: Dell.com/support/drivers
	€rmware, see the Methods to download €rmware
	and drivers section in this document.
Managing your system	For information about systems management	Dell.com/openmanagemanuals
	software offered by Dell, see the Dell OpenManage
	Systems Management Overview Guide.
	For information about setting up, using, and	Dell.com/openmanagemanuals
	troubleshooting OpenManage, see the Dell
	OpenManage Server Administrator User’s Guide.
	For information about installing, using, and	Dell.com/openmanagemanuals
	troubleshooting Dell OpenManage Essentials, see
	the Dell OpenManage Essentials User’s Guide.
	For information about installing and using Dell	Dell.com/serviceabilitytools
	SupportAssist, see the Dell EMC SupportAssist
	Enterprise User’s Guide.
	For understanding the features of Dell Lifecycle	Dell.com/idracmanuals
	Controller, see the Dell Lifecycle Controller User’s
	Guide.

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Task	Document	Location
	For information about partner programs enterprise	Dell.com/openmanagemanuals
	systems management, see the OpenManage
	Connections Enterprise Systems Management
	documents.
Working with the Dell	For information about understanding the features	Dell.com/storagecontrollermanuals
PowerEdge RAID controllers	of the Dell PowerEdge RAID controllers (PERC),
	Software RAID controllers, or BOSS card and
	deploying the cards, see the Storage controller
	documentation.
Understanding event and error	For information about checking the event and error	Dell.com/openmanagemanuals > OpenManage
messages	messages generated by the system €rmware and	software
	agents that monitor system components, see the
	Dell Event and Error Messages Reference Guide.
Troubleshooting your system	For information about identifying and	Dell.com/poweredgemanuals
	troubleshooting the PowerEdge server issues, see
	the Server Troubleshooting Guide.

Documentation resources

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3

Technical specifications

The technical and environmental speci€cations of your system are outlined in this section.

Topics:

•Chassis dimensions

•Chassis weight

•GPU speci€cations

•Processor speci€cations

•PSU speci€cations

•System battery speci€cations

•Expansion bus speci€cations

•Memory speci€cations

•Storage speci€cations

•Ports and connectors speci€cations

•Environmental speci€cations

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Chassis dimensions

Figure 8. Details the dimensions of PowerEdge C4140 system
Table 8. The dimensions of PowerEdge C4140 system
Xa	Xb	Y	Za with bezel	Za without bezel	Zb*	Zc
482.4 mm (18.99	434 mm (17.08	43.1 mm (1.69	18.0 mm (0.70	18.0 mm (0.70	886.4 mm (34.89	923.8 mm (36.37
inches)	inches)	inches)	inches)	inches)	inches)	inches)

* - Zb goes to the nominal rear wall external surface where the system board I/O connectors are located.

Chassis weight

Table 9. Chassis weight
System		Maximum weight
PowerEdge C4140	(with PCIe GPUs)	22.1 kg (48.72 lb)
PowerEdge C4140	(with SXM2 GPUs)	24 kg (52.91 lb)

GPU specifications

The PowerEdge C4140 supports up to 4 double wide GPUs, with 300 W each. The following GPUs are supported:

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17

•NVIDIA Tesla P40

•NVIDIA Tesla P100 12 GB PCIe

•NVIDIA Tesla P100 16 GB PCIe and NVLink

•NVIDIA Tesla V100 16 GB PCIe and NVLink

NOTE: The P100 and V100 GPUs must have PSU of dual 2400 W only.

Processor specifications

The PowerEdge C4140 system supports two Intel Xeon Processor Scalable Family processors.

NOTE: Ensure that both the CPUs are populated and both are of same type or model.

PSU specifications

The PowerEdge C4140 system supports up to two AC power supply units (PSUs).

Table 10. PSU specifications
PSU	Class	Heat dissipation	Frequency	Voltage	Maximum input current
		(maximum)
2400 W AC	Platinum	715 BTU/hr	50/60 Hz	200–240 V AC, autoranging	14 - 16 A
2000 W AC	Platinum	635 BTU/hr	50/60 Hz	200–240 V AC, autoranging	11.5 A

NOTE:

•All PSUs must be of same type or model and only redundant mode is supported.

•Heat dissipation is calculated using the PSU wattage rating.

•This system is also designed to connect to the IT power systems with a phase-to-phase voltage not exceeding 240 V.

System battery specifications

The PowerEdge C4140 system supports CR 2032 lithium coin cell system battery.

Expansion bus specifications

The PowerEdge C4140 system supports PCI express (PCIe) generation 3 expansion cards, which are installed on the system, using expansion card risers. This system supports two risers, riser 1A and riser 2A.

Memory specifications

	Table 11.	Memory specifications
	DIMM type		DIMM rank	DIMM	Single processor			Dual processors
				capacity	Minimum RAM	Maximum RAM	Minimum RAM	Maximum RAM
	LRDIMM		Quad rank	64 GB	64 GB	768 GB	128 GB	1536 GB
	RDIMM		Dual rank	32 GB	32 GB	384 GB	64 GB	768 GB
	RDIMM		Dual rank	16 GB	16 GB	192 GB	32 GB	384 GB
	RDIMM		Single rank	8 GB	8 GB	96 GB	16 GB	192 GB

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NOTE:

•Ensure that all the memory slots are populated either with DIMMs or DIMM blanks.

•It is recommended to have all DIMMs of same type.

Storage specifications

The PowerEdge C4140 system supports one BOSS PCIe card with M.2 SATA SSDs, and up to two NVMe/PCIe SSDs as internal storage.

NOTE: The M.2 boot drives have to be of the same capacity and set in a mirrored RAID-1 configuration.

Ports and connectors specifications

Table 12. Ports and connectors specifications

Connectors

Back

NIC	• Intel 10GbE Quad Port SFP+ (2+2) NDC
	• Intel 10GbE Quad Port (2+2) BT NDC
	• One RJ45 dedicated for iDRAC
Serial	9-pin, DTE, 16550-compatible
USB	Two 9-pin, USB 3.0-compliant
Video	15-pin VGA
Internal
USB	One 9-pin, USB 3.0-compliant
Internal dual SD module	Two optional flash memory card slots with the internal dual SD
	module
		NOTE: Ensure that all SDs must be of same type or
		model.

VGA ports

The Video Graphic Array (VGA) port enables you to connect the system to a VGA display. The PowerEdge C4140 system supports one 15pin VGA port on the back of system.

Video specifications

The PowerEdge C4140 system supports an integrated VGA controller.

Table 13. Supported video resolution options
Resolution	Refresh rate (Hz)		Color depth (bit)
640 X 480	60,	70	8, 16, 32
800 X 600	60,	75, 85	8, 16, 32

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Resolution		Refresh rate (Hz)	Color depth (bit)
1024 X 768		60, 75, 85	8, 16, 32
1152 X 864		60, 75, 85	8, 16, 32
1280	X 1024	60, 75	8, 16, 32
1440	X 900	60	8, 16, 32
1920 x 1200		60	8, 16, 32

IDSDM or vFlash card

The PowerEdge C4140 system supports Internal Dual SD module (IDSDM) and vFlash card. In the 14th generation of PowerEdge servers, IDSDM and vFlash card are combined into a single module, and are available in the following options:

•vFlash or

•vFlash and IDSDM

The IDSDM/vFlash card can be connected in a Dell-proprietary PCIe x1 slot using a USB 3.0 interface to host. IDSDM/vFlash module supports two MicroSD cards for IDSDM and one card for vFlash. The MicroSD card capacity for IDSDM are 16, 32, or 64 GB, while for vFlash the MicroSD card capacity is 16 GB.

NOTE: There are two dip switches on the IDSDM/vFlash card for write-protection.

NOTE: One IDSDM card slot is dedicated for redundancy.

NOTE: It is recommended to use Dell branded MicroSD cards associated with the IDSDM/vFlash configured systems.

Environmental specifications

NOTE: For additional information about environmental measurements for specific system configurations, see Dell.com/ environmental_datasheets.

Table 14. Temperature specifications
Temperature	Specifications
Storage	–40°C to 65°C (–40°F to 149°F)

Continuous operation (for altitude less than 950 m or 3117 10°C to 30°C (50°F to 86°F) with no direct sunlight on the equipment.
ft)		NOTE: Certain system hardware configurations may require
		operating temperatures to be less than 25°C. For more
		information, see the Ambient temperature limitations section.

Fresh air

Maximum temperature gradient (operating and storage)

For information about fresh air, see Expanded Operating Temperature section.

20°C/h (68°F/h)

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Table 15. Relative humidity specifications
Relative humidity	Specifications
Storage	5% to 95% RH with 33°C (91°F) maximum dew point. Atmosphere must be
	non-condensing at all times.
Operating	10% to 80% relative humidity with 29°C (84.2°F) maximum dew point.
Table 16. Maximum vibration specifications
Maximum vibration	Specifications
Operating	0.26 Grms at 5 Hz to 350 Hz (all operation orientations).
Storage	1.88 Grms at 10 Hz to 500 Hz for 15 min (all six sides tested).
Table 17. Maximum shock specifications
Maximum shock	Specifications
Operating	Six consecutively executed shock pulses in the positive and negative x, y,
	and z axes of 6 G for up to 11 ms.
Storage	Six consecutively executed shock pulses in the positive and negative x, y,
	and z axes (one pulse on each side of the system) of 71 G for up to 2 ms.
Table 18. Maximum altitude specifications
Maximum altitude	Specifications
Operating	3048 m (10,000 ft)
Storage	12,000 m (39,370 ft)
Table 19. Operating temperature de-rating specifications
Operating temperature de-rating	Specifications
Up to 35°C (95°F)	Maximum temperature is reduced by 1°C/300 m (1°F/547 ft) above 950 m
	(3,117 ft).

35°C to 40°C (95°F to 104°F)

Maximum temperature is reduced by 1°C/175 m (1°F/319 ft) above 950 m (3,117 ft).

40°C to 45°C (104°F to 113°F)

Maximum temperature is reduced by 1°C/125 m (1°F/228 ft) above 950 m (3,117 ft).

Standard operating temperature

Table 20. Standard operating temperature specifications

Standard operating temperature

Specifications

Continuous operation (for altitude less than 950 m or 3117 10°C to 30°C (50°F to 86°F) with no direct sunlight on the equipment. ft)

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Particulate and gaseous contamination specifications

The following table de€nes the limitations that help avoid any equipment damage or failure from particulate and gaseous contamination. If the levels of particulate or gaseous pollution exceed the speci€ed limitations and result in equipment damage or failure, you may need to rectify the environmental conditions. Remediation of environmental conditions is the responsibility of the customer.

Table 21. Particulate contamination specifications
Particulate contamination	Specifications
Air €ltration	Data center air €ltration as de€ned by ISO Class 8 per ISO 14644-1 with a
	95% upper con€dence limit.
		NOTE: This condition applies to data center environments only. Air
		filtration requirements do not apply to IT equipment designed to be
		used outside a data center, in environments such as an office or
		factory floor.

		NOTE: Air entering the data center must have the MERV11 or
		MERV13 filtration.
Conductive dust	Air must be free of conductive dust, zinc whiskers, or other conductive
	particles.
		NOTE: This condition applies to data center and non-data center
		environments.
Corrosive dust	• Air must be free of corrosive dust.

•Residual dust present in the air must have a deliquescent point less than 60% relative humidity.

NOTE: This condition applies to data center and non-data center environments.

Table 22. Gaseous contamination specifications
Gaseous contamination	Specifications
Copper coupon corrosion rate	<300 Å/month per Class G1 as de€ned by ANSI/ISA71.04-1985.
Silver coupon corrosion rate	<200 Å/month as de€ned by AHSRAE TC9.9.

NOTE: Maximum corrosive contaminant levels measured at ≤50% relative humidity.

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Initial system setup and configuration

Setting up your system

Complete the following steps to set up your system:

1Unpack the system.

2Install the system into the rack. For more information about installing the system into the rack, see the Rail Installation Guide at Dell.com/poweredgemanuals.

3Connect the peripherals to the system.

4Connect the system to its electrical outlet.

5Turn the system on by pressing the power button or by using iDRAC.

6Turn on the attached peripherals.

For more information about setting up your system, see the Getting Started Guide that shipped with your system.

Related link

iDRAC con€guration

Options to set up iDRAC IP address

iDRAC configuration

The Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller (iDRAC) is designed to make system administrators more productive and improve the overall availability of Dell systems. iDRAC alerts administrators to system issues, helps them perform remote system management, and reduces the need for physical access to the system.

Options to set up iDRAC IP address

You must con€gure the initial network settings based on your network infrastructure to enable the communication to and from iDRAC.

You must use the default iDRAC IP address 192.168.0.120 to con€gure the initial network settings, including setting up DHCP or a static IP for iDRAC. You can set up the IP address by using one of the following interfaces:

Interfaces	Document/Section
iDRAC Settings	See Dell Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller User's Guide at Dell.com/idracmanuals
utility
Dell Deployment	See Dell Deployment Toolkit User’s Guide at Dell.com/openmanagemanuals
Toolkit
Dell Lifecycle	See Dell Lifecycle Controller User’s Guide at Dell.com/idracmanuals
Controller

Log in to iDRAC

You can log in to iDRAC as:

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•iDRAC user

•Microsoft Active Directory user

•Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) user

If you have opted for secure default access to iDRAC, the iDRAC secure default password is available on the back of the system Information tag. If you have not opted for secure default access to iDRAC, then the default user name and password are root and calvin. You can also log in by using Single Sign-On or Smart Card.

NOTE: You must have the iDRAC credentials to log in to iDRAC.

NOTE: Ensure that you change the default user name and password after setting up the iDRAC IP address.

For more information about logging in to the iDRAC and iDRAC licenses, see the latest Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller User's Guide at Dell.com/idracmanuals.

You can also access iDRAC by using RACADM. For more information, see the RACADM Command Line Interface Reference Guide at Dell.com/idracmanuals.

Options to install the operating system

If the system is shipped without an operating system, install the supported operating system by using one of the following resources:

Table 23. Resources to install the operating system
Resources	Location
Systems Management Tools and Documentation media	Dell.com/operatingsystemmanuals
Lifecycle Controller	Dell.com/idracmanuals
OpenManage Deployment Toolkit	Dell.com/openmanagemanuals
Dell certi€ed VMware ESXi	Dell.com/virtualizationsolutions
Supported operating systems on PowerEdge systems	Dell.com/ossupport
Installation and How-to videos for supported operating systems on	Supported Operating Systems for Dell PowerEdge Systems
PowerEdge systems

Methods to download firmware and drivers

You can download the €rmware and drivers by using any of the following methods:

Table 24. Firmware and drivers
Methods	Location
From the Dell Support site	Dell.com/support/home
Using Dell Remote Access Controller Lifecycle Controller (iDRAC	Dell.com/idracmanuals
with LC)
Using Dell Repository Manager (DRM)	Dell.com/openmanagemanuals
Using Dell OpenManage Essentials (OME)	Dell.com/openmanagemanuals
Using Dell Server Update Utility (SUU)	Dell.com/openmanagemanuals
Using Dell OpenManage Deployment Toolkit (DTK)	Dell.com/openmanagemanuals

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Downloading drivers and firmware

Dell recommends that you download and install the latest BIOS, drivers, and systems management €rmware on your system.

Prerequisite

Ensure that you clear the web browser cache before downloading the drivers and €rmware.

Steps

1Go to Dell.com/support/drivers.

2In the Drivers & Downloads section, type the Service Tag of your system in the Enter a Service Tag or product ID box, and then click

Submit.

NOTE: If you do not have the Service Tag, select Detect Product to allow the system to automatically detect your Service Tag, or click View products, and navigate to your product.

3Click Drivers & Downloads.

The drivers that are applicable to your selection are displayed.

4Download the drivers to a USB drive, CD, or DVD.

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Pre-operating system management applications

You can manage basic settings and features of a system without booting to the operating system by using the system €rmware.

Topics:

•Options to manage the pre-operating system applications

•System Setup

•Dell Lifecycle Controller

•Boot Manager

•PXE boot

Options to manage the pre-operating system applications

Your system has the following options to manage the pre-operating system applications:

•System Setup

•Dell Lifecycle Controller

•Boot Manager

•Preboot Execution Environment (PXE)

System Setup

By using the System Setup screen, you can con€gure the BIOS settings, iDRAC settings, and device settings of your system.

NOTE: Help text for the selected field is displayed in the graphical browser by default. To view the help text in the text browser, press F1.

You can access system setup by using two methods:

•Standard graphical browser—The browser is enabled by default.

•Text browser—The browser is enabled by using Console Redirection.

Viewing System Setup

To view the System Setup screen, perform the following steps:

1Turn on, or restart your system.

2Press F2 immediately after you see the following message:

F2 = System Setup

NOTE: If your operating system begins to load before you press F2, wait for the system to finish booting, and then restart your system and try again.

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System Setup details

The System Setup Main Menu screen details are explained as follows:

Option Description

System BIOS

Enables you to con€gure BIOS settings.

iDRAC Settings Enables you to con€gure the iDRAC settings.

The iDRAC settings utility is an interface to set up and con€gure the iDRAC parameters by using UEFI (Uni€ed Extensible Firmware Interface). You can enable or disable various iDRAC parameters by using the iDRAC settings utility. For more information about this utility, see Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller User’s Guide at Dell.com/idracmanuals.

Device Settings Enables you to con€gure device settings.

System BIOS

You can use the System BIOS screen to edit speci€c functions such as boot order, system password, setup password, set the SATA and PCIe NVMeRAID mode, and enable or disable USB ports.

Viewing System BIOS

To view the System BIOS screen, perform the following steps:

1Turn on, or restart your system.

2Press F2 immediately after you see the following message:

F2 = System Setup

NOTE: If your operating system begins to load before you press F2, wait for the system to finish booting, and then restart your system and try again.

3 On the System Setup Main Menu screen, click System BIOS.

System BIOS Settings details

The System BIOS Settings screen details are explained as follows:

Option Description

System Information Speci€es information about the system such as the system model name, BIOS version, and Service Tag.

Memory Settings Speci€es information and options related to the installed memory.

Processor Settings Speci€es information and options related to the processor such as speed and cache size.

NVMe Settings Speci€es options to change the NVMe settings. If the system contains the NVMe drives that you want to con€gure in a RAID array, you must set both this €eld and the Embedded SATA €eld on the SATA Settings menu to RAID mode. You might also need to change the Boot Mode setting to UEFI. Otherwise, you should set this €eld to Non-RAID mode.

Boot Settings

Speci€es options to specify the Boot mode (BIOS or UEFI). Enables you to modify UEFI and BIOS boot settings.

Network Settings Speci€es options to manage the UEFI network settings and boot protocols.

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Option Description

Legacy network settings are managed from the Device Settings menu.

Integrated Devices Speci€es options to manage integrated device controllers and ports, speci€es related features and options.

Serial Speci€es options to manage the serial ports, its related features and options.

Communication

System Profile Speci€es options to change the processor power management settings, memory frequency.

Settings

System Security Speci€es options to con€gure the system security settings, such as system password, setup password, Trusted Platform Module (TPM) security, and UEFI secure boot. It also manages the power button on the system.

Redundant OS Speci€es the options to con€gure the Redundant OS settings.

Settings

Miscellaneous Speci€es options to change the system date and time.

Settings

System Information

You can use the System Information screen to view system properties such as Service Tag, system model name, and the BIOS version.

Viewing System Information

To view the System Information screen, perform the following steps:

1Turn on, or restart your system.

2Press F2 immediately after you see the following message:

F2 = System Setup

NOTE: If your operating system begins to load before you press F2, wait for the system to finish booting, and then restart your system and try again.

3On the System Setup Main Menu screen, click System BIOS.

4On the System BIOS screen, click System Information.

System Information details

The System Information screen details are explained as follows:

Option	Description
System Model	Speci€es the system model name.
Name
System BIOS	Speci€es the BIOS version installed on the system.
Version
System	Speci€es the current version of the Management Engine €rmware.
Management
Engine Version

System Service Tag Speci€es the system Service Tag.

System Speci€es the name of the system manufacturer.

Manufacturer

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Option	Description
System	Speci€es the contact information of the system manufacturer.
Manufacturer
Contact
Information
System CPLD	Speci€es the current version of the system complex programmable logic device (CPLD) €rmware.
Version
UEFI Compliance	Speci€es the UEFI compliance level of the system €rmware.
Version

Memory Settings

You can use the Memory Settings screen to view all the memory settings and enable or disable speci€c memory functions, such as system memory testing and node interleaving.

Viewing Memory Settings

To view the Memory Settings screen, perform the following steps:

1Turn on, or restart your system.

2Press F2 immediately after you see the following message:

F2 = System Setup

NOTE: If your operating system begins to load before you press F2, wait for the system to finish booting, and then restart your system and try again.

3On the System Setup Main Menu screen, click System BIOS.

4On the System BIOS screen, click Memory Settings.

Memory Settings details

The Memory Settings screen details are explained as follows:

Option	Description
System Memory	Speci€es the memory size in the system.
Size
System Memory	Speci€es the type of memory installed in the system.
Type
System Memory	Speci€es the system memory speed.
Speed
System Memory	Speci€es the system memory voltage.
Voltage
Video Memory	Speci€es the amount of video memory.
System Memory	Speci€es whether the system memory tests are run during system boot. Options are Enabled and Disabled. This
Testing	option is set to Disabled by default.
Memory Operating	Speci€es the memory operating mode. The options available are Optimizer Mode, Single Rank Spare Mode, Multi
Mode	Rank Spare Mode, Mirror Mode, and Dell Fault Resilient Mode. This option is set to Optimizer Mode by default.
		NOTE: The Memory Operating Mode option can have different default and available options based on
		the memory configuration of your system.

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Option Description

NOTE: The Dell Fault Resilient Mode option establishes an area of memory that is fault resilient. This mode can be used by an operating system that supports the feature to load critical applications or enables the operating system kernel to maximize system availability.

Current State of Speci€es the current state of the memory operating mode.

Memory Operating

Mode

Node Interleaving Speci€es if Non-Uniform Memory Architecture (NUMA) is supported. If this €eld is set to Enabled, memory interleaving is supported if a symmetric memory con€guration is installed. If the €eld is set to Disabled, the system supports NUMA (asymmetric) memory con€gurations. This option is set to Disabled by default.

Processor Settings

You can use the Processor Settings screen to view the processor settings, and perform speci€c functions such as enabling virtualization technology, hardware prefetcher, logical processor idling, and opportunistic self-refresh.

Viewing Processor Settings

To view the Processor Settings screen, perform the following steps:

1Turn on, or restart your system.

2Press F2 immediately after you see the following message:

F2 = System Setup

NOTE: If your operating system begins to load before you press F2, wait for the system to finish booting, and then restart your system and try again.

3On the System Setup Main Menu screen, click System BIOS.

4On the System BIOS screen, click Processor Settings.

Processor Settings details

The Processor Settings screen details are explained as follows:

Option	Description
Logical Processor	Enables or disables the logical processors and displays the number of logical processors. If this option is set to
	Enabled, the BIOS displays all the logical processors. If this option is set to Disabled, the BIOS displays only one
	logical processor per core. This option is set to Enabled by default.
Virtualization	Enables or disables the virtualization technology for the processor. This option is set to Enabled by default.
Technology
Adjacent Cache	Optimizes the system for applications that need high utilization of sequential memory access. This option is set to
Line Prefetch	Enabled by default. You can disable this option for applications that need high utilization of random memory
	access.
Hardware	Enables or disables the hardware prefetcher. This option is set to Enabled by default.
Prefetcher
DCU Streamer	Enables or disables the Data Cache Unit (DCU) streamer prefetcher. This option is set to Enabled by default.
Prefetcher
DCU IP Prefetcher	Enables or disables the Data Cache Unit (DCU) IP prefetcher. This option is set to Enabled by default.

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