Dell M905 User Manual

Dell™ PowerEdge™

M905, M805, M605, and M600

Getting Started

With Your System

Guide de mise en route

Primeiros passos com o sistema

Procedimientos iniciales con el sistema

Dell™ PowerEdge™

M905, M805, M605, and M600

Getting Started

With Your System

Notes, Notices, and Cautions

NOTE: A NOTE indicates important information that helps you make better use

of your computer.

NOTICE: A NOTICE indicates either potential damage to hardware or loss of data

and tells you how to avoid the problem.

CAUTION: A CAUTION indicates a potential for property damage, personal injury,

or death.

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Model BMX01

May 2008 P/N W001C Rev. A00

System Features

This section describes the major hardware and software features of your
system. It also provides information about other documents you may need
when setting up your system and how to obtain technical assistance.

System Enclosure Features

The M1000e system enclosure (chassis) includes the following features:

Scalability Features

• Support for up to 16 half-height or 8 full-height blades (server modules).

• Support for three layers of I/O fabric, selectable between combinations
of Ethernet, Infiniband, and Fibre Channel modules.

Up to six I/O modules may be installed in the enclosure, chosen from Fibre
Channel switches, Fibre Channel passthroughs, Infiniband switches,
Ethernet switches, and Ethernet passthrough modules.

Reliability Features

• Nine redundant, hot-pluggable system fan modules.

• Three 2360-watt, hot-pluggable power supplies and three power supply
blanks, or six 2360-watt, hot-pluggable power supplies. (Three power
supplies provide power to the system; adding three additional power
supplies provides 3+3 redundancy.)

NOTICE: Power supplies can only connect to a power distribution unit (PDU).

They cannot connect directly to an electrical outlet.

NOTICE: The system enclosure requires a 200-240V power source.

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Systems Management Features

• A Chassis Management Controller (CMC), which provides several
essential systems management features:

– Enclosure-level power management and thermal management:

• The CMC monitors system power requirements and supports the
optional Dynamic Power Supply Engagement mode so that the
CMC can enable or place power supplies in standby dynamically,
depending on load and redundancy requirements, to improve
power efficiency.

• The CMC reports real-time power consumption.

• The CMC supports an optional power ceiling, which will either
trigger an alert or actions to keep the enclosure power
consumption under the predefined ceiling.

• The CMC monitors and controls cooling fans based on actual
ambient and internal temperature measurements.

– The CMC provides comprehensive enclosure inventory and

status/error reporting.

– The CMC allows centralized configuration of the following settings:

• The CMC’s network and security settings

• Power redundancy and power ceiling settings

• I/O switches and iDRAC network settings

• First boot device on the blades

– The CMC will check I/O fabric consistency between the I/O modules

and blades and will disable system components if necessary to protect
the system hardware.

– User access security.

– An SD card slot on the CMC card supports an optional persistent

WWN/MAC feature that allows slot-based WWN/MACs for the
blades, simplifying blade installation and replacement.

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The CMC has two Ethernet ports. "Gb1" is used to connect to the external
management network. "Stack" allows CMCs in adjacent enclosures to be
daisy-chained. A 24-port Ethernet switch provides internal 100-Mb
communication with the blades, I/O modules, optional iKVM, and
optional second, redundant CMC, and provides a 10/100/1000-Mb
connection to the external management network.

NOTE: The 24-port Ethernet switch is reserved for internal communication

between the iDRAC on the blades to the CMC, then to the external
management network.

A second, optional CMC can be installed for hot-plug failover redundancy.

• An enclosure control panel that includes an LCD display which provides
current infrastructure and blade information, and error reporting.

• An optional Avocent integrated Keyboard, Video and Mouse (iKVM)
module, which includes the following features:

– The iKVM maintains all blade connections as input is switched from

each blade.

– Local iKVM access can be remotely disabled on a per blade basis via

the iDRAC user interface.

– One VGA connector.

– Two USB ports for keyboard and mouse connections.

NOTE: USB functionality is contingent on the connection of a video interface,

such as a monitor cable.

– An RJ-45 ACI port for tiering with external Dell and Avocent analog

KVM and KVM over IP switches with ARI ports. The ACI connection
takes precedence over the rear panel KVM ports.

– The iKVM can also be accessed from the control panel in the front of

the enclosure. Either front or rear KVM functionality is supported
(simultaneous functionality is not supported).

NOTE: The front iKVM is enabled by default if contention exists between the

front and rear iKVM ports. Front iKVM access can be disabled via the CMC
user interface.

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Blade Features

Performance Features

PowerEdge M905

• Four AMD™ Opteron™ 8000 Series dual-core or quad-core processors.

• A minimum of 8 GB of 677 MHz DDR2 memory modules, upgradable to
a maximum of 192 GB by installing pairs of 1-GB, 2-GB, 4-GB, or 8-GB
modules in the 24 memory module sockets on the blade system board.
The blade also supports memory sparing if eight or sixteen memory
module sockets are populated with identical memory modules.

• An SD (Secure Digital) card slot for embedded Hyperviser support.

PowerEdge M805

• Two AMD Opteron 2000 Series dual-core or quad-core processors.

• A minimum of 4 GB of 677 MHz DDR2 memory modules, upgradable to
a maximum of 128 GB by installing pairs of 1-GB, 2-GB, 4-GB, or 8-GB
modules in the 16 memory module sockets on the blade system board.
The blade also supports memory sparing if eight or sixteen memory
module sockets are populated with identical memory modules.

• An SD card slot for embedded Hyperviser support.

PowerEdge M600

• One or two Intel® Xeon® dual-core or quad-core processors

• A minimum of 1 GB of 677-MHz FBD memory modules, upgradable to
a maximum of 64 GB by installing pairs of 512-MB, 1-GB, 2-GB, 4-GB,
or 8-GB modules in the eight memory module sockets on the blade system
board. The blade also supports memory sparing or memory mirroring if all
eight memory module sockets are populated with identical memory
modules.

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PowerEdge M605

• One or two AMD Opteron 2000 Series dual-core or quad-core processors.

• A minimum of 1 GB of 677-MHz or 800-MHz DDR2 memory modules,
upgradable to a maximum of 64 GB by installing pairs of 512-MB, 1-GB,
2-GB, 4-GB, or 8-GB modules in the eight memory module sockets on
the blade system board. The blade also supports memory sparing.

Common Features

• The PowerEdge M805 and M905 blades support one or two 2.5 inch SAS
hard drives.

• The PowerEdge M600 and M605 blades support one or two 2.5-inch SATA
hard drives,

NOTE: SAS and SATA hard drives cannot be mixed within a blade.

or

one or two 2.5 inch SAS hard drives.

Hot-plug drive operation is supported if an optional RAID controller card
is installed in the blade.

• Three USB 2.0-compliant ports (PowerEdge M805 and M905) or two USB

2.0-compliant ports (PowerEdge M605 and M600) support devices such as
a mouse, keyboard, flash drive, diskette drive, or an optical drive.

NOTE: Only Dell-supplied USB devices are supported.

• An integrated VGA-compatible video subsystem with an ATI RN50 video
controller. This video subsystem contains 32 MB of SDRAM video
memory (nonupgradable). Maximum resolution is 1280 x 1024 x 65,000
colors (noninterlaced).

• An Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller (iDRAC), which provides
remote system management, blade-level power management, virtual KVM
and virtual media support, remote alerting and event logging.

• Four 1-GB Ethernet ports supported by two integrated dual-port
Broadcom 5709S controllers (PowerEdge M805 and M905), or two 1-GB
Ethernet ports supported by two integrated Broadcom 5708S controllers
(PowerEdge M600 and M605). TCP/IP Offload Engine (TOE) and iSCSI
boot are supported.

For a complete list of system features, see "Technical Specifications" on
page 15.

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The following software is included with your system:

• A System Setup program for quickly viewing and changing system
configuration information. For more information on this program, see
"Using the System Setup Program" in your

• Enhanced security features, including a system password and a setup
password, available through the System Setup program.

• System diagnostics for evaluating system components and devices.
For information about the system diagnostics, see "Running the System
Diagnostics" in your

• Video drivers for displaying many popular application programs in high­resolution modes.

• Systems management software and documentation. Systems management
software is used to manage and monitor each individual blade as well as
the system as a whole, including all of the blades, network switch modules,
power supplies, and fans. Systems management software manages the
system locally and remotely on a network. Dell recommends that you use
the systems management software provided with this system.

• Optional solutions software for Web hosting, caching, or load balancing.
See your solutions software documentation for more information.

Hardware Owner’s Manual

Hardware Owner’s Manual

.

.

Supported Operating Systems

• Microsoft® Windows Server™ 2003, Web, Standard and Enterprise
(32-bit x86) Editions with SP2

• Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Standard, Enterprise, and DataCenter
(x64) Editions SP1, SP2

• Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2 Standard and Enterprise (32- bit x86)
Editions with SP1, SP2

• Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2 Standard, Enterprise, and DataCenter
(x64) Editions with SP1, SP2

• Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Standard Edition with SP1, SP2,
DataCenter, and EM64T

•Red Hat

• Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS and ES (version 4) (ia32

®

Enterprise Linux® AS, ES, and WS (version 4) and EM64T

)

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• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server AS and ES (version 5) (ia32)

• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server AS, ES, and WS (version 5) and EM64T

•SUSE

®

Linux Enterprise Server 9 (x86_64) with SP3 and EM64T

• SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 (x86_64) and EM64T

®

•VMWare

ESX 3.1

• VMWare ESX 3.5

Other Information You May Need

CAUTION: See the safety and regulatory information that shipped with your

system. Warranty information may be included within this document or as a
separate document.

• The

• The

• The

• The

• CDs or DVDs included with your system provide documentation and tools

• Systems management software documentation describes the features,

• Operating system documentation describes how to install (if necessary),

• Documentation for any components you purchased separately provides

Configuration Guide

provides information on configuring the system

enclosure and the blades.

Rack Installation Guide

or

Rack Installation Instructions

included

with your rack solution describes how to install your system into a rack.

Hardware Owner’s Manual

provides information about system
features and describes how to troubleshoot the system and install or
replace system components. This document may be found on the CDs
that came with your system or at

Dell Chassis Management Controller User’s Guide

support.dell.com

.

provides detailed

information on using the remote management features of the system.

for configuring and managing your system.

requirements, installation, and basic operation of the software.

configure, and use the operating system software.

information to configure and install these options.

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• Updates are sometimes included with the system to describe changes
to the system, software, and/or documentation.

NOTE: Always check for updates on support.dell.com and read the updates

first because they often supersede information in other documents.

• Release notes or readme files may be included to provide last-minute
updates to the system or documentation or advanced technical reference
material intended for experienced users or technicians.

Obtaining Technical Assistance

If you do not understand a procedure in this guide or if the system does not
perform as expected, see your Hardware Owner’s Manual.

Dell Enterprise Training and Certification is available; see dell.com/training
for more information. This service may not be offered in all locations.

Installation and Configuration

CAUTION: Before performing the following procedure, read and follow the safety

instructions and important regulatory information that shipped with your system.
For additional safety best practices information, see
www.dell.com/regulatory_compliance.

This section describes the steps required to set up your system for the first
time.

Unpack the System

Unpack your system and identify each item. Keep all shipping materials in
case you need them later.

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Install the System in a Rack

Install the system in the rack once you have read the "Safety Instructions"
located in the rack installation documentation for your system.

See your rack installation documentation for instructions on installing your
system in a rack. For power and cooling guidelines, see the rack capacity
planner tool on www.dell.com.

Install the Blades

Beginning at the top, slide the modules into the enclosure from left to right.
When the blade is securely installed, the handle returns to the closed
position.

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Connect the CMC and KVM Modules

Connect the serial cable and network cable from the management system to
the CMC module. If a second, optional CMC module is installed, connect it
as well. (If your chassis was shipped with M805 or M905 blades pre-installed,
the included CMC firmware will be version 1.2 or greater.)

Connect the keyboard, mouse, and monitor to the optional iKVM module.

Connect the System to Power

Connect the system’s power cables to the system power supplies.

NOTICE: To prevent the power cables from being disconnected accidentally,

use the plastic clip on each power supply to secure the power cable to the power
supply, and use the Velcro strap to secure the cable to the strain-relief bar.

Next, plug the other end of the power cables into a separate power source
such as an uninterruptible power supply (UPS) or a power distribution unit
(PDU).

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Turn on the System

Press the power button on the enclosure. The power indicator should light.

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Turn on the Blades

Press the power button on each blade, or power on the blades using
the systems management software.

Complete the 0perating System Setup

If you purchased a preinstalled operating system, see the operating system
documentation that ships with your system. To install an operating system for
the first time, see the Quick Installation Guide. Be sure the operating system
is installed before installing hardware or software not purchased with the
system.

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Technical Specifications

Blade Specifications

Processor

Processor type

PowerEdge M905

PowerEdge M805

PowerEdge M600

PowerEdge M605

Memory

Architecture

PowerEdge M600

PowerEdge M905, M805, M605

Memory module sockets

PowerEdge M905

PowerEdge M805

PowerEdge M605, M600

Memory module capacities 512 MB (PowerEdge M605 and M600),

Minimum RAM Two memory modules per processor

PowerEdge M905

PowerEdge M805

PowerEdge M600, M605

Four dual-core or quad-core AMD
Opteron 8000 Series processors

Two dual-core or quad-core AMD
Opteron 2000 Series processors

One or two dual-core or quad-core Intel
Xeon processors

One or two dual-core or quad-core AMD
Opteron 2000 Series processors

FBD memory modules, rated for
677-MHz operation

DDR2 memory modules, rated for
677-MHz operation

24 240-pin sockets

16 240-pin sockets

Eight 240-pin sockets

1 GB, 2 GB, 4 GB, or 8 GB

8 GB (Eight 1-GB memory modules)

4 GB (Four 1-GB memory modules)

1 GB (two 512-MB memory modules)

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Memory

Maximum RAM

PowerEdge M905

PowerEdge M805

PowerEdge M600, M605

Drives

Hard Drives

PowerEdge M805, M905 One or two 2.5-inch SAS hard drives

PowerEdge M600, M605

SATA configuration

SAS configuration

192 GB

128 GB

64 GB

One or two 2.5-inch SATA hard drives

One or two 2.5-inch SAS hard drives

NOTE: SAS and SATA hard drives cannot

be mixed within a M600 or M605 blade.

Connectors

External

USB

PowerEdge M805, M905

PowerEdge M600, M605

Internal

SD Card (PowerEdge M805, M905) One SD card connector

Three 4-pin, USB 2.0 compliant

Two 4-pin, USB 2.0 compliant

Ethernet Controllers

Chipset

PowerEdge M805, M905

PowerEdge M600, M605

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Four Ethernet ports with TOE and iSCSI
boot support, provided by two integrated
dual-port Broadcom 5709S Ethernet
controllers

Two Ethernet ports with TOE and iSCSI
boot support, provided by two integrated
Broadcom 5708S controllers

Video Controller

Video type ATI RN50 video controller

Video memory 32 MB

Physical

PowerEdge M905, M805

Height

Width

Depth

Weight (maximum configuration)

PowerEdge M605, M600

Height

Width

Depth

Weight (maximum configuration)

Battery

Blade battery CR 2032 3.0-V lithium ion coin cell

38.5cm (15.2 in)

5 cm (2 in)

48.6 cm (19.2 in)

11.1 kg (24.5 lb)

18.9 cm (7.4 in)

5 cm (2 in)

48.6 cm (19.2 in)

5.2-6.4 kg (11.5-14.0 lb)

System Enclosure Specifications

Physical

Height 44.0 cm (17.3 in)

Width 44.7 cm (17.6 in)

Depth 75.5 cm (29.7 in)

Weight (maximum configuration) 178.3 kg (392.2 lb)

Weight (empty) 44.6 kg (98.1 lb)

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Power Supply Module

AC/DC power supply (per power supply)

Wa t ta g e

Connector

Heat dissipation

Maximum inrush current

System Voltage Requirements

Optional Avocent iKVM Module

Rear externally accessible connectors

USB

ACI port

Video

Chassis Management Controller Module

Externally accessible connectors

Remote management

Serial

Video

Battery CR 2032 3.0-V lithium ion coin cell

SD Card One dedicated internal SD (Secure

2360 W

NEMA C20 receptacle

1205 BTU/hr. maximum

Under typical line conditions and over the
entire system ambient operating range,
the inrush current may reach 55 A per
power supply for 10 ms or less.

200 - 240V, 16A, 3-Phase, 50 /60Hz

200 - 240V, 40.5A, Single Phase, 50 /60Hz

Two 4-pin, USB 2.0-compliant connectors
for keyboard and mouse support

RJ-45

15-pin VGA

Two dedicated 10/100/1000 Mb RJ-45
ports for integrated Ethernet remote
access controller.

9-pin, DTE, 16550-compatible

15-pin VGA

Digital) flash card memory slot for
FlexAddress support.

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Enclosure Control Panel

Externally accessible connectors

USB

PowerEdge M905, M805 Three 4-pin, USB 2.0-compliant

connectors for keyboard and mouse
support

PowerEdge M605, M600

Video

Navigation Panel

Fea tu re s

Two 4-pin, USB 2.0-compliant connectors
for keyboard and mouse support

15-pin VGA

Four cursor-control keys, one select key,
LCD screen

I/O Module Specifications

PowerConnect M6220 Ethernet Switch Module

Externally accessible connectors

10/100/1000 Mbps Ethernet

Serial

Optional Modules

Four autonegotiating RJ-45 ports

One 4-pin, USB 2.0 type A connector.
(Use provided USB type A to DB9 adapter
to connect to terminal)

Two option bays. Each bay supports a
module with two 24-Gb stacking ports,
two 10-Gb CX4 copper uplinks, or two
10-Gb optical XFPs.

Cisco M7000E Infiniband Switch Module

Externally accessible connectors Eight DDR Infiniband uplink ports

Gb Ethernet Pass-Through Module

Externally accessible connectors Sixteen RJ-45

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Ethernet

ports

Fibre Channel Pass-Through Module

Externally accessible connectors

Fibre Channel transceiver

Brocade Fibre Channel Switch Module

Externally accessible connectors

Fibre Channel

Serial Port

Environmental

Sixteen external SFP ports that support
1/2/4-Gbps FC speeds

Eight physical FC ports (four enabled by
default, upgradeable to eight) supporting
1/2/4-Gbps Fibre Channel connections

RJ-45

NOTE: For additional information about environmental measurements for specific

system configurations, see dell.com/environmental_datasheets. The system is not for
use in an office environment.

Temperature

Operating

10° to 35°C (50° to 95°F)

NOTE: Decrease the maximum

temperature by 1°C (1.8°F) per 300 m (985 ft)
above 900 m (2955 ft).

Storage

Relative humidity

Operating

Storage

Maximum vibration

Operating

Storage

–40° to 65°C (–40° to 149°F)

8% to 85% (noncondensing) with a
maximum humidity gradation of 10% per
hour

5% to 95% (noncondensing)

0.26 Grms at 10–350 Hz for 15 min

1.54 Grms at 10–250 Hz for 15 min

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Environmental (continued)

Maximum shock

Operating

Storage

PowerEdge M905, M805

PowerEdge M605, M600

Altitude

Operating

Storage

One shock pulse in the positive z axis of
31 G for up to 2.6 ms

Six consecutively-executed shock pulses
in the positive and negative x, y, and z axis
of 71 G up to 2 ms

Six consecutively-executed shock pulses
in the positive and negative x, y, and z axis
of 71 G up to 2 ms

–16 to 3048 m (–50 to 10,000 ft)

–16 to 10,600 m (–50 to 35,000 ft)

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Systèmes Dell™ PowerEdge™

M905, M805, M605 et M600

Guide de mise en route

Remarques, avis et précautions

REMARQUE : Une REMARQUE indique des informations importantes qui peuvent

vous aider à mieux utiliser votre ordinateur.

AVIS : Un AVIS vous avertit d'un risque de dommage matériel ou de perte

de données et vous indique comment éviter le problème.

PRÉCAUTION ! Une PRÉCAUTION indique un risque potentiel d'endommagement

du matériel, de blessure corporelle ou de mort.

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Modèle BMX01

Mai 2008 N/P W001C Rév. A00

Caractéristiques du système

Cette section décrit les principales caractéristiques matérielles et logicielles
du système. Elle contient également des informations relatives à d'autres
documents pouvant être utiles à la configuration du système et indique
comment obtenir une assistance technique.

Caractéristiques du châssis

Le châssis du système M1000e présente les caractéristiques suivantes :

Evolutivité

• Prise en charge d'un maximum de 16 lames de mi-hauteur ou de 8 lames
de hauteur normale (modules du serveur).

• Prise en charge de trois couches d'E/S pouvant comprendre diverses
combinaisons de modules Ethernet, Infiniband et Fibre Channel.

Le châssis peut accueillir jusqu'à six modules d'E/S (commutateurs ou
modules d'intercommunication Fibre Channel ou Ethernet, et
commutateurs Infiniband).

Fiabilité

• Neuf modules de ventilation redondants et enfichables à chaud.

• Trois blocs d'alimentation enfichables à chaud de 2360 watts et trois
caches d'alimentation ou six blocs d'alimentation enfichables à chaud
de 2360 watts. Les trois premiers blocs alimentent le système et les trois
blocs supplémentaires sont redondants.

AVIS : Les blocs d'alimentation ne peuvent être reliés qu'à une unité de distribution

de l'alimentation (PDU). Ils ne peuvent pas être branchés directement sur une prise
secteur.

AVIS : Le châssis nécessite une source d'alimentation de 200-240 V.

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