Dell R630 User Manual

Dell PowerEdge R630 Owner's Manual

Regulatory Model: E26S Series Regulatory Type: E26S001

Notes, cautions, and warnings

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2016 - 03

Rev. A03

Contents

1 Dell PowerEdge R630 system overview........................................................... 9

Supported configurations for the PowerEdge R630 system...............................................................9

Front panel...........................................................................................................................................10

10 x 2.5-inch hard drive chassis.................................................................................................... 11

Eight x 2.5-inch hard drive chassis................................................................................................13

24 x 1.8-inch hard drive chassis....................................................................................................15

LCD panel.......................................................................................................................................17

Back panel............................................................................................................................................19

Two-riser chassis...........................................................................................................................19

Three-riser chassis.........................................................................................................................21

Diagnostic indicators.......................................................................................................................... 23

Hard drive indicator codes............................................................................................................25

uSATA SSD indicator codes.......................................................................................................... 26

NIC indicator codes.......................................................................................................................27

Power supply unit indicator codes............................................................................................... 27

iDRAC Direct LED indicator codes............................................................................................... 30

Quick Sync indicator codes.......................................................................................................... 32

Locating Service Tag of your system................................................................................................. 33

2 Documentation resources................................................................................ 34

3 Technical specifications.................................................................................... 37

Chassis dimensions............................................................................................................................. 37

Chassis weight.....................................................................................................................................38

Processor specifications..................................................................................................................... 38

PSU specifications...............................................................................................................................38

System battery specifications............................................................................................................. 39

Expansion bus specifications..............................................................................................................39

Memory specifications........................................................................................................................39

Drive specifications.............................................................................................................................40

Hard drives.................................................................................................................................... 40

Optical drive.................................................................................................................................. 40

Ports and connectors specifications..................................................................................................40

USB ports.......................................................................................................................................40

NIC ports........................................................................................................................................41

Serial connector.............................................................................................................................41

VGA ports.......................................................................................................................................41

Internal Dual SD Module............................................................................................................... 41

Video specifications.............................................................................................................................41

Environmental specifications..............................................................................................................41

Particulate and gaseous contamination specifications............................................................... 43

Standard operating temperature..................................................................................................44

Expanded operating temperature................................................................................................ 44

Expanded operating temperature restrictions............................................................................. 45

4 Initial system setup and configuration...........................................................46

Setting up your system....................................................................................................................... 46

iDRAC configuration...........................................................................................................................46

Options to set up iDRAC IP address.............................................................................................46

Options to install the operating system............................................................................................. 47

Methods to download firmware and drivers................................................................................47

5 Pre-operating system management applications........................................49

Options to manage the pre-operating system applications.............................................................49

System Setup.......................................................................................................................................49

Viewing System Setup...................................................................................................................50

System Setup details..................................................................................................................... 50

System BIOS.................................................................................................................................. 50

iDRAC Settings utility.....................................................................................................................74

Device Settings.............................................................................................................................. 74

Dell Lifecycle Controller..................................................................................................................... 75

Embedded system management..................................................................................................75

Boot Manager...................................................................................................................................... 75

Viewing Boot Manager.................................................................................................................. 75

Boot Manager main menu............................................................................................................ 76

PXE boot.............................................................................................................................................. 76

6 Installing and removing system components............................................... 77

Safety instructions............................................................................................................................... 77

Before working inside your system.....................................................................................................77

After working inside your system....................................................................................................... 78

Recommended tools.......................................................................................................................... 78

Front bezel (optional)..........................................................................................................................78

Removing the optional front bezel...............................................................................................78

Installing the optional front bezel................................................................................................ 80

System cover....................................................................................................................................... 81

Removing the system cover..........................................................................................................81

Installing the system cover........................................................................................................... 82

Inside the system................................................................................................................................ 83

Cooling shroud................................................................................................................................... 86

Removing the cooling shroud......................................................................................................86

Installing the cooling shroud........................................................................................................ 87

System memory.................................................................................................................................. 87

General memory module installation guidelines.........................................................................89

Mode-specific guidelines............................................................................................................. 90

Sample memory configurations....................................................................................................91

Removing memory modules........................................................................................................94

Installing memory modules.......................................................................................................... 95

Hard drives...........................................................................................................................................97

Removing a 2.5-inch hard drive blank..........................................................................................97

Installing a 2.5-inch hard drive blank........................................................................................... 98

Removing a 1.8-inch hard drive blank......................................................................................... 99

Installing a 1.8-inch hard drive blank........................................................................................... 99

Removing a hot swappable hard drive or SSD...........................................................................100

Installing a hot swappable hard drive.........................................................................................102

Removing a hard drive from a hard drive carrier....................................................................... 103

Installing a hot swappable hard drive into a hot swappable hard drive carrier........................104

Removing a 1.8-inch hard drive from a hard drive carrier........................................................ 105

Installing a 1.8-inch hard drive into a hard drive carrier............................................................106

Optical drive (optional)..................................................................................................................... 106

Removing the optional optical drive.......................................................................................... 106

Installing the optional optical drive............................................................................................ 107

Removing the slim optical drive blank....................................................................................... 108

Installing the slim optical drive blank......................................................................................... 109

Cooling fans.......................................................................................................................................110

Removing a cooling fan.............................................................................................................. 110

Installing a cooling fan.................................................................................................................111

Internal USB memory key (optional).................................................................................................112

Replacing the optional internal USB memory key......................................................................112

Expansion cards and expansion card riser....................................................................................... 114

Expansion card installation guidelines........................................................................................114

Removing expansion card risers................................................................................................. 115

Removing an expansion card...................................................................................................... 117

Installing an expansion card........................................................................................................118

Installing expansion card risers................................................................................................... 119

SD vFlash media card (optional)........................................................................................................121

Replacing an SD vFlash card........................................................................................................121

Internal dual SD module (optional)...................................................................................................122

Removing an internal SD Card....................................................................................................122

Installing an internal SD card...................................................................................................... 123

Removing the optional internal dual SD module.......................................................................123

Installing the optional internal dual SD module ........................................................................125

Integrated storage controller card....................................................................................................127

Removing the integrated storage controller card......................................................................127

Installing the integrated storage controller card....................................................................... 129

Network daughter card..................................................................................................................... 131

Removing the network daughter card........................................................................................131

Installing the network daughter card..........................................................................................132

Processors and heat sinks.................................................................................................................134

Removing a heat sink.................................................................................................................. 134

Removing a processor.................................................................................................................135

Installing a processor.................................................................................................................. 139

Installing a heat sink....................................................................................................................140

Power supply units............................................................................................................................142

Hot spare feature.........................................................................................................................143

Removing the power supply unit blank......................................................................................143

Installing the power supply unit blank........................................................................................144

Removing an AC power supply unit........................................................................................... 145

Installing an AC power supply unit.............................................................................................146

Wiring instructions for a DC power supply unit......................................................................... 147

Removing a DC power supply unit.............................................................................................150

Installing a DC power supply unit............................................................................................... 151

System battery...................................................................................................................................152

Replacing the system battery......................................................................................................152

Hard drive backplane........................................................................................................................ 154

Removing the hard drive backplane...........................................................................................154

Installing the hard drive backplane............................................................................................. 161

Control panel assembly.................................................................................................................... 163

Removing the control panel board–eight hard drive system................................................... 163

Installing the control panel board–eight hard drive system..................................................... 164

Removing the control panel–eight hard drive system.............................................................. 165

Installing the control panel–eight hard drive system................................................................ 167

Removing the control panel–10 hard drive and 24 hard drive system.................................... 168

Installing the control panel–10 hard drive system and 24 hard drive system..........................169

VGA module.......................................................................................................................................171

Removing the VGA module.........................................................................................................171

Installing the VGA module...........................................................................................................172

System board.....................................................................................................................................174

Removing the system board....................................................................................................... 174

Installing the system board..........................................................................................................177

Trusted Platform Module..................................................................................................................180

Installing the Trusted Platform Module......................................................................................180

Initializing the TPM for BitLocker users...................................................................................... 181

Initializing the TPM for TXT users............................................................................................... 182

7 Using system diagnostics................................................................................183

Dell Embedded System Diagnostics.................................................................................................183

Running the Embedded System Diagnostics from Boot Manager............................................183

Running the Embedded System Diagnostics from the Dell Lifecycle Controller.....................183

System diagnostics controls.......................................................................................................184

8 Jumpers and connectors ............................................................................... 185

System board jumper settings.......................................................................................................... 185

System board jumpers and connectors...........................................................................................186

Disabling a forgotten password........................................................................................................188

9 Troubleshooting your system........................................................................189

Safety first — for you and your system.............................................................................................189

Troubleshooting system startup failure........................................................................................... 189

Troubleshooting external connections............................................................................................189

Troubleshooting the video subsystem.............................................................................................189

Troubleshooting a USB device......................................................................................................... 190

Troubleshooting iDRAC Direct (USB XML configuration)................................................................191

Troubleshooting iDRAC Direct (Laptop connection).......................................................................191

Troubleshooting a serial I/O device................................................................................................. 192

Troubleshooting a NIC......................................................................................................................192

Troubleshooting a wet system......................................................................................................... 193

Troubleshooting a damaged system................................................................................................194

Troubleshooting the system battery................................................................................................ 195

Troubleshooting power supply units................................................................................................195

Troubleshooting power source problems................................................................................. 196

Power supply unit problems.......................................................................................................196

Troubleshooting cooling problems................................................................................................. 196

Troubleshooting cooling fans...........................................................................................................197

Troubleshooting system memory....................................................................................................198

Troubleshooting an internal USB key...............................................................................................199

Troubleshooting an SD card.............................................................................................................199

Troubleshooting an optical drive.....................................................................................................200

Troubleshooting a tape backup unit................................................................................................ 201

Troubleshooting a hard drive...........................................................................................................202

Troubleshooting a storage controller..............................................................................................202

Troubleshooting expansion cards................................................................................................... 203

Troubleshooting processors............................................................................................................204

10 Getting help.................................................................................................... 206

Contacting Dell.................................................................................................................................206

Documentation feedback................................................................................................................ 206

Accessing system information by using QRL.................................................................................. 206

Quick Resource Locator for R630............................................................................................. 207

Dell PowerEdge R630 system overview

The Dell PowerEdge R630 rack servers support up to:

• Two Intel Xeon E5-2600 v3 or v4 processors

• 24 x 1.8-inch hard drives or 10 x 2.5-inch hard drives or eight x 2.5-inch hard drives

• Four optional NVMe Express Flash PCIe SSDs

• 24 DIMM slots supporting up to 1536 GB of memory

• Two AC or DC redundant power supply units

NOTE: The Dell PowerEdge R630 system supports hot swappable hard drives.

Supported configurations for the PowerEdge R630 system

The Dell PowerEdge R630 system supports the following configurations:

Figure 1. Supported configurations for the PowerEdge R630 system

Front panel

10 x 2.5-inch hard drive chassis

Figure 2. Front panel features of the 10 x 2.5-inch hard drive PowerEdge R630 chassis

1. Diagnostic indicators 2. System health indicator

3. Power-on indicator, power button 4. NMI button

5. System identification button 6. Micro USB port/iDRAC Direct

7. Information tag 8. Hard drives (10)

9. Quick Sync

Table 1. Front panel features of the 10 x 2.5-inch hard drive PowerEdge R630 chassis

Item Indicator, Button, or

Connector

1 Diagnostic indicators The diagnostic indicators light up to display error

2 System health indicator The system health indicator flashes amber when a

3 Power-on indicator,

power button

4 NMI button

Icon Description

status.

system fault is detected.

The power indicator turns on when the system power is on. The power button controls the power supply output to the system.

NOTE: On ACPI-compliant operating systems, turning off the system by using the power button causes the system to perform a graceful shutdown before power to the system is turned off.

Used to troubleshoot software and device driver errors when running certain operating systems. This button can be pressed by using the end of a paper clip.

Item Indicator, Button, or

Connector

Icon Description

NOTE: Use this button only if directed to do so by qualified support personnel or by the operating system documentation.

5 System identification

button

6 Micro USB port/iDRAC

Direct

7 Information tag Contains system information such as service tag,

8 Hard drives (10) Up to ten 2.5-inch hot swappable hard drives. Up

9 Quick Sync

The identification buttons on the front and back panels can be used to locate a particular system within a rack. When one of these buttons is pressed, the system status indicator on the back flashes until one of the buttons is pressed again.

Press to toggle the system ID on or off.

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

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

Enables you to connect USB devices to the system or provides access to the iDRAC Direct features. For more information, see the Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller User's Guide at Dell.com/idracmanuals. The port is USB 3.0compliant.

NIC, MAC address for your reference. The information tag is a slide-out label panel.

to six 2.5-inch hot swappable hard drives and up to four 2.5-inch Dell PowerEdge Express Flash devices (PCIe SSDs).

Indicates a Quick Sync enabled system. The Quick Sync feature is optional and needs a Quick Sync bezel. This feature allows management of the system by using mobile devices. This feature aggregates hardware or firmware inventory and various system level diagnostic and error information that can be used in troubleshooting the system. For more information, see the Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller User’s Guide at Dell.com/idracmanuals.

Eight x 2.5-inch hard drive chassis

Figure 3. Front panel features of the eight x 2.5-inch PowerEdge R630 hard drive chassis

1. Power-on indicator, power button 2. NMI button

3. System identification button 4. USB management port or iDRAC Direct (2)

5. Optical drive (optional) 6. SD vFlash media card slot

7. LCD menu buttons 8. Information tag

9. LCD panel 10. Video connector

11. Hard drives (8) 12. Quick Sync

Table 2. Front panel features of the eight x 2.5-inch PowerEdge R630 hard drive chassis

Item Indicator, Button, or

Connector

1 Power-on indicator,

power button

2 NMI button

3 System identification

button

Icon Description

Enables you to know the power status of the system. The power indicator turns on when the system power is on. The power button controls the power supply output to the system.

NOTE: On Advanced Configuration and Power Interface (ACPI)-compliant operating systems, turning off the system by using the power button causes the system to perform a graceful shutdown before power to the system is turned off.

Enables you to troubleshoot software and device driver errors when running certain operating systems. This button can be pressed by using the end of a paper clip.

NOTE: Use this button only if directed to do so by qualified support personnel or by the operating system documentation.

Enables you to locate a particular system within a rack. The identification buttons are on the front and back panels. When one of these buttons is pressed, the LCD panel on the front and the

Item Indicator, Button, or

Connector

Icon Description

system status indicator on the back flash until one of the buttons is pressed again.

To turn the system ID on or off, press the system identification button.

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

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

4 USB management port/

iDRAC Direct (2)

5 Optical drive (optional) One optional SATA DVD-ROM drive or DVD+/-RW

6 SD vFlash media card

slot

7 LCD menu buttons Enables you to navigate the control panel LCD

8 Information tag Contains system information such as service tag,

9 LCD panel Displays system ID, status information, and system

Functions as a regular USB port or provides access to the iDRAC Direct features. For more information, see the iDRAC Guide at Dell.com/ idracmanuals.

The ports are USB 3.0-compliant.

drive.

NOTE: DVD devices are data only.

Enables you to insert a vFlash media card.

menu.

NIC, MAC address for your reference. The information tag is a slide-out label panel.

error messages. The LCD turns blue during normal system operation. When the system needs attention, the LCD turns amber and the LCD panel displays an error code followed by descriptive text.

NOTE: If the system is connected to AC power and an error is detected, the LCD turns amber regardless of whether the system is turned on or off.

10 Video connector Enables you to connect a VGA display to the

system.

11 Hard drives (8) Up to eight 2.5-inch hot swappable hard drives.

12. Quick Sync

Indicates a Quick Sync enabled system. The Quick Sync feature is optional and needs a Quick Sync

Item Indicator, Button, or

Connector

Icon Description

24 x 1.8-inch hard drive chassis

bezel. This feature allows management of the system by using mobile devices. This feature aggregates hardware or firmware inventory and various system level diagnostic and error information that can be used in troubleshooting the system. For more information, see the Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller User’s Guide at Dell.com/idracmanuals.

Figure 4. Front panel features of the 24 x 1.8-inch hard drive PowerEdge R630 chassis

1. Diagnostic indicators 2. System health indicator

3. Power-on indicator, power button 4. NMI button

5. System identification button 6. Micro USB port

7. Information tag 8. Hard drives (24)

9. Quick Sync

Table 3. Front panel features of the 24 x 1.8-inch hard drive PowerEdge R630 chassis

Item Indicator, Button, or

Connector

1 Diagnostic indicators The diagnostic indicators light up to display error

2 System health indicator The system health indicator flashes amber when a

3 Power-on indicator,

power button

Icon Description

status.

system fault is detected.

The power indicator turns on when the system power is on. The power button controls the power supply output to the system.

Item Indicator, Button, or

Connector

Icon Description

NOTE: On ACPI-compliant operating systems, turning off the system by using the power button causes the system to perform a graceful shutdown before power to the system is turned off.

4 NMI button

5 System identification

button

6 Micro USB port Enables you to connect USB devices to the

Used to troubleshoot software and device driver errors when running certain operating systems. This button can be pressed by using the end of a paper clip.

NOTE: Use this button only if directed to do so by qualified support personnel or by the operating system documentation.

Press to toggle the system ID on or off.

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

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

system or provides access to the iDRAC Direct features. For more information, see the Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller User's Guide at Dell.com/idracmanuals. The port is USB 3.0compliant.

7 Information tag Contains system information such as service tag,

NIC, MAC address for your reference. The information tag is a slide-out label panel.

8 Hard drives (24) Up to twenty four 1.8-inch hot swappable hard

drives.

9 Quick Sync

Item Indicator, Button, or

Connector

Icon Description

Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller User’s Guide at Dell.com/idracmanuals.

LCD panel

The LCD panel of your system provides system information, status, and error messages to indicate if the system is functioning correctly or if the system needs attention. For more information about error messages, see the Dell Event and Error Messages Reference Guide at Dell.com/ openmanagemanuals >OpenManage software.

• The LCD backlight turns blue during normal operating conditions.

• When the system needs attention, the LCD turns amber, and displays an error code followed by descriptive text.

NOTE: If the system is connected to a power source and an error is detected, the LCD turns amber regardless of whether the system is turned on or off.

• The LCD backlight is turned off when the system is in standby mode and can be turned on by pressing either the Select, Left, or Right button on the LCD panel.

• The LCD backlight remains off if LCD messaging is turned off using the iDRAC utility, the LCD panel, or other tools.

Figure 5. LCD panel features

Table 4. LCD panel features

Item Button Description

1 Left Moves the cursor back in one-step increments.

2 Select Selects the menu item highlighted by the cursor.

3 Right Moves the cursor forward in one-step increments.

During message scrolling:

• Press and hold the button to increase scrolling speed.

• Release the button to stop.

NOTE: The display stops scrolling when the button is released. After 45 seconds of inactivity the display starts scrolling.

Viewing Home screen

About this task

The Home screen displays user-configurable information about the system. This screen is displayed during normal system operation when there are no status messages or errors. When the system is in standby mode, the LCD backlight turns off after a few minutes of inactivity, if there are no error messages.

Steps

1. To view the Home screen, press one of the three navigation buttons (Select, Left, or Right).

2. To navigate to the Home screen from another menu, complete the following steps:

a. Press and hold the up arrow until the Home icon is displayed. b. Select the Home icon. c. On the Home screen, press the Select button to enter the main menu.

Setup menu

NOTE: When you select an option in the Setup menu, you must confirm the option before proceeding to the next action.

Option Description

iDRAC Select DHCP or Static IP to configure the network mode. If Static IP is selected,

the available fields are IP, Subnet (Sub), and Gateway (Gtw). Select Setup DNS to enable DNS and to view domain addresses. Two separate DNS entries are available.

Set error Select SEL to view LCD error messages in a format that matches the IPMI

description in the SEL. This enables you to match an LCD message with an SEL entry.

Select Simple to view LCD error messages in a simplified user-friendly description. For more information about error messages, see the Dell Event and Error Messages Reference Guide at Dell.com/openmanagemanuals > OpenManage software.

Set home Select the default information to be displayed on the Home screen. See View menu

section for the options and option items that can be set as the default on the

Home screen.

Related Links

View menu

NOTE: When you select an option in the View menu, you must confirm the option before proceeding to the next action.

Option Description

iDRAC IP Displays the IPv4 or IPv6 addresses for iDRAC8. Addresses include DNS (Primary

and Secondary), Gateway, IP, and Subnet (IPv6 does not have Subnet).

MAC Displays the MAC addresses for iDRAC, iSCSI, or Network devices.

Name Displays the name of the Host, Model, or User String for the system.

Number Displays the Asset tag or the Service tag for the system.

Option Description

Power Displays the power output of the system in BTU/hr or Watts. The display format can

be configured in the Set home submenu of the Setup menu.

Temperature Displays the temperature of the system in Celsius or Fahrenheit. The display format

can be configured in the Set home submenu of the Setup menu.

Back panel

Two-riser chassis

NOTE: This is only applicable for eight x 2.5-inch hard drive chassis.

Figure 6. Back panel features (two PCIe expansion cards)

1. System identification button 2. System identification connector

3. iDRAC8 Enterprise port 4. PCIe expansion card slot (riser 1)

5. Serial connector 6. Video connector

7. USB ports (2) 8. PCIe expansion card slot (riser 2)

9. Ethernet connectors (4) 10. Power supply unit (PSU1)

11. Power supply unit (PSU2)

Table 5. Back panel features (two PCIe expansion cards)

Item Indicator, Button, or

Connector

1 System identification

button

Icon Description

The identification buttons on the front and back panels can be used to locate a particular system within a rack. When one of these buttons is pressed, the LCD panel on the front and the system status indicator on the back flash until one of the buttons is pressed again.

Press to toggle the system ID on and off. If the system stops responding during POST, press and hold the system ID button for more than five seconds to enter BIOS progress mode.

Item Indicator, Button, or

Connector

Icon Description

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

2 System identification

connector

3 iDRAC8 Enterprise port Dedicated management port.

4 PCIe expansion card slot

(riser 1)

5 Serial connector Enables you to connect a serial device to the

6 Video connector Enables you to connect a VGA display to the

7 USB ports (2) Enables you to connect USB devices to the system.

8 PCIe expansion card slot

(riser 2)

9 Ethernet connectors (4) Four integrated 10/100/1000 Mbps NIC

Enables you to connect the optional system status indicator assembly through the optional cable management arm.

NOTE: The port is available for use only if the iDRAC8 Enterprise license is installed on your system.

Enables you to connect a low profile PCIe expansion card. See the Expansion card installation guidelines section.

system.

The ports are USB 3.0-compliant.

Enables you to connect a full height three-fourth length PCIe expansion card. See the Expansion card installation guidelines section.

connectors or

10 PSU1

11 PSU2

Four integrated connectors:

• Two integrated 10/100/1000 Mbps NIC connectors

• Two integrated 100 Mbps/1 Gbps/10 Gbps SFP + connectors

• Four 10 Gbps

• Two 495 W, 750 W, or 1100 W AC power supply units (PSUs)

• Two 1100 W DC PSUs Or

• Two 750 W mixed mode PSUs

• Two 495 W, 750 W, or 1100 W AC PSUs Or

• Two 1100 W DC PSUs

Item Indicator, Button, or

Connector

Related Links

Expansion card installation guidelines

Icon Description

• Two 750 W mixed mode PSUs

Three-riser chassis

NOTE: This is applicable for eight x 2.5-inch, 10 x 2.5-inch, or 24 x 1.8-inch hard drive chassis.

Figure 7. Back panel features (three PCIe expansion cards)

1. System identification button 2. System identification connector

3. pci 4. iDRAC8 Enterprise port

5. LP PCIe expansion card slot (riser 1) 6. Serial connector

7. LP PCIe expansion card slot (riser 2) 8. Video connector

9. USB port (2) 10. LP PCIe expansion card slot (riser 3)

11. Ethernet connectors (4) 12. Power supply (PSU1)

13. Power supply (PSU2)

Table 6. Back panel features (three PCIe expansion cards)

Item Indicator, Button, or

Connector

1 System identification

button

Icon Description

The identification buttons on the front and back panels can be used to locate a particular system within a rack.

10/24 hard drive system

Eight hard drive system

When one of these buttons is pressed, the system status indicator on the back flashes until one of the buttons is pressed again.

When one of these buttons is pressed, the LCD panel on the front and the system

Item Indicator, Button, or

Connector

Icon Description

status indicator on the back flashes until one of the buttons is pressed again.

Press to toggle the system ID on and off. If the system stops responding during POST, press and hold the system ID button for more than five seconds to enter BIOS progress mode.

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

2 System identification

connector

3 iDRAC8 Enterprise port Dedicated management port.

4 LP PCIe expansion card

slot (riser 1)

5 Serial connector Enables you to connect a serial device to the

6 LP PCIe expansion card

slot (riser 2)

7 Video connector Enables you to connect a VGA display to the

8 USB port (2) Enables you to connect USB devices to the system.

9 LP PCIe expansion card

slot (riser 3)

Enables you to connect the optional system status indicator assembly through the optional cable management arm.

NOTE: The port is available for use only if the iDRAC8 Enterprise license is installed on your system.

Enables you to connect a low profile LP PCIe expansion card. See the Expansion card installation guidelines section.

system.

Enables you to connect a low profile LP PCIe expansion card. See the Expansion card installation guidelines section.

system.

The ports are USB 3.0-compliant.

Enables you to connect a LP PCIe expansion card. See the Expansion card installation guidelines section.

10 Ethernet connectors (4) Four integrated 10/100/1000 Mbps NIC

connectors or

Four integrated connectors:

• Two integrated 10/100/1000 Mbps NIC connectors

• Two integrated 100 Mbps/1 Gbps/10 Gbps SFP + connectors

Item Indicator, Button, or

Connector

Icon Description

• Four 10 Gbps

11 PSU1

12 PSU2

Related Links

Expansion card installation guidelines

• Two 495 W, 750 W, or 1100 W AC power supply units (PSUs)

• Two 1100 W DC PSUs Or

• Two 750 W mixed mode PSUs

• Two 495 W, 750 W, or 1100 W AC PSUs Or

• Two 1100 W DC PSUs Or

• Two 750 W mixed mode PSUs

Diagnostic indicators

The diagnostic indicators on the system front panel display system status during system startup.

NOTE: The diagnostic indicators are not present if the system is equipped with an LCD display.

NOTE: The diagnostic indicators are present only on the 10 hard drive and the 24 hard drive systems.

NOTE: No diagnostic indicators are lit when the system is turned off. To start the system, plug it into a working power source and press the power button.

Table 7. Diagnostic indicators

Icon Description Condition Corrective action

Health indicator

The indicator turns solid blue if the system is in good health.

The indicator flashes amber:

• When the system is turned on.

• When the system is in standby.

• If any error condition exists. For example, a failed fan, PSU, or a hard drive.

None required.

Check the System Event Log or system messages for the specific issue. For more information about error messages, see the

Dell Event and Error Messages Reference Guide at Dell.com/openmanagemanuals >

OpenManage software.

The POST process is interrupted without any video output due to invalid memory configurations. See the Getting help section.

Icon Description Condition Corrective action

Hard drive indicator

Electrical indicator

Temperature indicator

The indicator flashes amber if there is a hard drive error.

The indicator flashes amber if the system experiences an electrical error (for example, voltage out of range, or a failed power supply unit (PSU) or voltage regulator).

The indicator flashes amber if the system experiences a thermal error (for example, the ambient temperature is out of range or fan failure).

Check the System Event Log to determine the hard drive that has an error. Run the appropriate Online Diagnostics test. Restart the system and run embedded diagnostics (ePSA). If the hard drives are configured in a RAID array, restart the system and enter the host adapter configuration utility program.

Check the System Event Log or system messages for the specific issue. If it is due to a problem with the PSU, check the LED on the PSU. Reseat the PSU. If the problem persists, see the Getting help section.

Ensure that none of the following conditions exist:

• A cooling fan has been removed or has failed.

• System cover, cooling shroud, EMI filler panel, memory module blank, or back filler bracket is removed.

• Ambient temperature is too high.

• External airflow is obstructed.

See the Getting help section.

Memory indicator

PCIe indicator The indicator flashes amber

Related Links

Getting help Expansion card installation guidelines

The indicator flashes amber if a memory error occurs.

if a PCIe card experiences an error.

Check the system event log or system messages for the location of the failed memory. Reseat the memory module. If the problem persists, see the Getting help section.

Restart the system. Update any required drivers for the PCIe card. Reinstall the card. If the problem persists, see the Getting help section.

NOTE: For more information on supported PCIe cards, see the Expansion card installation guidelines section.

Hard drive indicator codes

Figure 8. Hard drive indicators

1. hard drive activity indicator 2. hard drive status indicator

3. hard drive

NOTE: If the hard drive is in the Advanced Host Controller Interface (AHCI) mode, the status indicator (on the right side) does not function and remains off.

Table 8. Hard drive indicator codes

Drive-status indicator pattern (RAID only) Condition

Flashes green twice per second Identifying drive or preparing for removal.

Off Drive ready for insertion or removal.

NOTE: The drive status indicator remains off until all hard drives are initialized after the system is turned on. Drives are not ready for insertion or removal during this time.

Flashes green, amber, and turns off Predicted drive failure

Flashes amber four times per second Drive failed

Flashes green slowly Drive rebuilding

Steady green Drive online

Flashes green for three seconds, amber for three seconds, and turns off after six seconds

Rebuild stopped

uSATA SSD indicator codes

Figure 9. uSATA SSD indicators

1. uSATA SSD activity indicator 2. uSATA SSD status indicator

3. uSATA SSD

NOTE: If the SSD is in the Advanced Host Controller Interface (AHCI) mode, the status indicator (on the right side) does not function and remains off.

Table 9. Drive status indicator codes

Drive-status indicator pattern Condition

Flashes green twice per second Identifying drive or preparing for removal.

Off Drive ready for insertion or removal.

NOTE: The drive status indicator remains off until all hard drives are initialized after the system is turned on. Drives are not ready for insertion or removal during this time.

Flashes green, amber, and turns off Predicted drive failure

Flashes amber four times per second Drive failed

Steady green Drive online

Flashes green for three seconds, amber for three seconds, and turns off after six seconds

Rebuild aborted

NIC indicator codes

Figure 10. NIC indicators

1. link indicator 2. activity indicator

Table 10. 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 and DC PSUs have an LED that serves as an indicator. The indicator shows whether power is present or a power fault has occurred.

Figure 11. AC PSU status indicator

1. AC PSU status indicator/handle

Table 11. AC PSU status indicators

Convention Power indicator

Condition

pattern

A Green A valid power source is connected to the PSU and the PSU is

operational.

B Flashing green When the firmware of the PSU is being updated, the PSU handle

flashes green.

C Flashing green

and turns off

When hot-adding a PSU, the PSU handle flashes green five times at 4 Hz rate and turns off. This indicates a PSU mismatch with respect to efficiency, feature set, health status, and supported voltage.

NOTE: Ensure that both the PSUs are of the same capacity.

CAUTION: For AC PSUs, use only PSUs with the Extended Power Performance (EPP) label on the back.

NOTE: Mixing PSUs from previous generations of Dell PowerEdge servers can result in a PSU mismatch condition or failure to turn the system on.

D Flashing amber Indicates a problem with the PSU.

Convention Power indicator

Condition

pattern

CAUTION: When correcting a PSU mismatch, replace only the PSU with the flashing 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 power down the system.

CAUTION: AC PSUs support both 220 V and 110 V input voltages with the exception of Titanium PSUs, which support only 220 V. When two identical PSUs receive different input voltages, they can output different wattages, and trigger a mismatch.

CAUTION: If two PSUs are used, they must be of the same type and have the same maximum output power.

CAUTION: Combining AC and DC PSUs is not supported and triggers a mismatch.

E Not lit Power is not connected.

Figure 12. DC PSU status indicator

1. DC PSU status indicator

Table 12. DC PSU status indicators

Convention Power indicator

pattern

A Green A valid power source is connected to the PSU and that the PSU is

B Flashing green When hot-adding a PSU, the PSU indicator flashes green. This

C Flashing amber Indicates a problem with the PSU.

Condition

operational.

indicates that there is a PSU mismatch with respect to efficiency, feature set, health status, and supported voltage. Ensure that both the PSUs are of the same capacity.

CAUTION: When correcting a PSU mismatch, replace only the PSU with the flashing 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 power down the system.

CAUTION: AC PSU support both 220 V and 110 V input voltages with the exception of Titanium PSU, which support only 220 V. When two identical PSU receive different input voltages, they can output different wattages, and trigger a mismatch.

CAUTION: If two PSU are used, they must be of the same type and have the same maximum output power.

CAUTION: Combining AC and DC PSU is not supported and triggers a mismatch.

D Not lit Power is not connected.

iDRAC Direct LED indicator codes

NOTE: The iDRAC Direct LED indicator does not turn on when the USB port is used in the USB mode.

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Dell PowerEdge R630 system overview

Supported configurations for the PowerEdge R630 system

Front panel

10 x 2.5-inch hard drive chassis

Eight x 2.5-inch hard drive chassis

24 x 1.8-inch hard drive chassis

LCD panel

Back panel

Two-riser chassis

Three-riser chassis

Diagnostic indicators

Hard drive indicator codes

uSATA SSD indicator codes

NIC indicator codes

Power supply unit indicator codes

iDRAC Direct LED indicator codes