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The following keystrokes provide access to system features during startup.
The SAS/SATA card or PXE hotkey support are available only in the BIOS
boot mode. Hotkey function is not available in the Unified Extensible
Firmware Interface (UEFI) boot mode.
Keystroke Description
<F2> Enters the System Setup program. See "System Setup Menu" on
page 45.
<F11>Enters the BIOS Boot Manager or the Unified Extensible
Firmware Interface (UEFI) Boot Manager, depending on the
system's boot configuration.
<Ctrl><C> Enters the LSI 2008 SAS Mezzanine Card Configuration Utility.
For more information, see the SAS adapter documentation.
<Ctrl><H> Enters the LSI 2008 SAS Mezzanine Card Configuration Utility.
For more information, see the documentation for your SAS RAID
card.
<Ctrl><S> Enters the utility to configure onboard NIC settings for PXE boot.
For more information, see the documentation for your integrated
NIC.
<Ctrl><I> Enters the onboard SAS and SATA controller’s configuration
utility.
NOTE: Throughout this manual, the PowerEdge C8000 server enclosure is referred
to as simply the "server enclosure" or the "chassis".
About Your System11
Front-Panel Featuresand Indicators
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
Figure 1-1. Front-Panel Features and Indicators
ItemIndicator, Button, or
Connector
1USB connectors Connects USB devices to the system. The
2Mezzanine card
expansion slot
3Low profile PCIe
4Release latchPress to release the sled from the
12About Your System
expansion slot
IconDescription
ports are USB 2.0 compliant.
Installs an I/O module mezzanine card.
Installs a low profile PCI Express x16 card.
enclosure.
ItemIndicator, Button, or
Connector
5Power-on indicator/
power button
IconDescription
The power-on indicator lights when the
sled power is on. The power-on indicator
lights amber when the system critical
event occurs.
NOTE: The power-on indicator lights amber
according to critical system error log (SEL)
assertion. If the SEL is full or a deassertion
event occurred while sensor monitoring is
paused (e.g. fan monitoring is paused during
system power off), the power-on indicator
turns amber. To turn off an amber LED and
reset the power-on indicator to normal
condition (solid green), either perform a
BMC cold reset or reseat the sled in the
server enclosure.
The power button turns the compute
sled on.
NOTES:
• When powering on the sled, the video
monitor can take from several seconds to
over 2 minutes to display an image,
depending on the amount of memory
installed in the system.
• On ACPI-compliant operating systems,
turning off the sled using the power
button causes the sled to perform a
graceful shutdown before power to the
sled is turned off.
• To force an ungraceful shutdown, press
and hold the power button for five
seconds.
6VGA connectorConnects a VGA display to the system.
7Serial connectorConnects a serial device to the system.
About Your System13
ItemIndicator, Button, or
2
1
Connector
8BMC management
port
9Ethernet connector 2Embedded 10/100/1000 Mbit NIC
10Ethernet connector 1Embedded 10/100/1000 Mbit NIC
11Sled identification
indicator
12HandleHold to pull the sled from the enclosure.
IconDescription
Dedicated management port.
connector.
connector.
Lights blue to identify a particular system
and system board.
NIC Indicator Codes
Figure 1-2. NIC Indicators
1link indicator2activity indicator
IndicatorStatus Indicator Code
Link indicator Solid amberLinking at 100 Mbps port speed
Solid greenLinking at 1 Gbps port speed (maximum)
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IndicatorStatus Indicator Code
Blinking greenLinking at 1 Gbps port speed
Network activity is present
•Pre OS POST
•OS without driver
•OS with driver
Blinks at speed relative to packet density
OffLinking at 10 Mbps port speed
Activity
indicator
Figure 1-3. NIC Indicators (BMC management port)
Solid greenNo activity
Blinking greenTransmit or receive activity
OffIdle
1link indicator2activity indicator
IndicatorStatus Indicator Code
Link indicator Blinking amberLinking at 10 Mbps port speed
Blinking greenLinking at 100 Mbps port speed (maximum)
Activity
indicator
Solid greenNo activity
Blinking greenTransmit or receive activity
OffIdle
About Your System15
Power and System Board Indicator Codes
The indicators on the front of the sled display status codes during system
startup. For location of the indicators on the front panel, see Figure 1-1.
Table 1-1. Power and System Board Indicator Codes
IndicatorColor StatusIndicator Code
Power-on
indicator
System
identification
indicator
GreenSolid
AmberOff
GreenSolidBMC critical condition event in power off
AmberBlinking
GreenOffBMC critical condition event in power on
AmberBlinking
BlueSolidThe IPMI via Chassis Identify Command On
BlueBlinking Only the IPMI via Chassis Identify Command
OffThe IPMI via Chassis Identify Command Off
Sled power is on (S0)
mode (S4/S5)
mode (S0)
or ID Button Press ID On is generated
Blink On is generated
or ID Button Press ID Off is generated
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BMC Heartbeat Indicator Codes
The system board includes a BMC heartbeat indicator (LED17) for
debugging the Baseboard Management Controller (BMC). The BMC
heartbeat indicator lights green when power is supplied to the sled and blinks
green when the BMC firmware is ready.
Figure 1-4. BMC Heartbeat Indicator
1system board2BMC heartbeat indicator
About Your System17
Service Tag
The following illustration provides location of the Service Tag number on the
C8220 single-wide compute sled.
Figure 1-5. Service Tag Location for C8220 Single-Wide Compute Sled
18About Your System
POST Error Codes
Collecting System Event Log for Investigation
Whenever possible, the system BIOS will output the current boot progress
codes on the video screen. Progress codes are 32-bit quantities plus optional
data. The 32-bit numbers include class, subclass, and operation information.
The class and subclass fields point to the type of hardware that is being
initialized. The operation field represents the specific initialization activity.
Based on the data bit availability to display progress codes, a progress code
can be customized to fit the data width. The higher the data bit, the higher
the granularity of information that can be sent on the progress port. The
progress codes may be reported by the system BIOS or option ROMs.
The Response section in the following table may be divided into 3 types:
•Warning or Not an error – The message is displayed on the screen. An error
record is logged to the SEL. The system will continue booting with a
degraded state. The user may want to replace the erroneous unit.
•Pause – The message is displayed on the screen, an error is logged to the
SEL, and user input is required to continue. The user can take immediate
corrective action or choose to continue booting.
•Halt – The message is displayed on the screen, an error is logged to the
SEL, and the system cannot boot unless the error is resolved. The user
needs to replace the faulty part and restart the system.
Ensure that your processors
match and conform to the
type described in the
processor technical
specifications outlined in
your system’s Getting Started
Guide.
Check if the SATA port 0 is
enabled. See "SATA
Configuration" on page 68.
Install a SATA device to SATA
port 0.
If the problem persists, see
"Getting Help" on page 229.
Check if the SATA port1 is
enabled. See "SATA
Configuration" on page 68.
Install a SATA device to SATA
port 1.
If the problem persists, see
"Getting Help" on page 229.
Check if the SATA port 2 is
enabled. See "SATA
Configuration" on page 68.
Install a SATA device to SATA
port 2.
If the problem persists, see
"Getting Help" on page 229.
Check if the SATA port 3 is
enabled. See "SATA
Configuration" on page 68.
Install a SATA device to SATA
port 3.
If the problem persists, see
"Getting Help" on page 229.