Dell T330 User Manual

Dell PowerEdge T330 Owner's Manual

Regulatory Model: E35S Series Regulatory Type: E35S001

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2015 - 09

Rev. A00

Contents

1 About the Dell PowerEdge T330 system.......................................................... 9

Supported configurations on Dell PowerEdge T330 system.............................................................. 9

Front panel features and indicators — tower mode.......................................................................... 10

Front panel features and indicators — rack mode............................................................................. 15

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

Home screen................................................................................................................................. 18

Setup menu....................................................................................................................................18

View menu..................................................................................................................................... 19

Diagnostic indicators...........................................................................................................................19

Hot swappable hard drive indicator codes.........................................................................................21

Back panel features and indicators.................................................................................................... 22

NIC indicator codes............................................................................................................................ 24

Redundant power supply unit indicator codes..................................................................................24

Indicator codes for non-redundant power supply unit.................................................................... 26

Documentation matrix........................................................................................................................27

Accessing system information by using QRL.....................................................................................28

2 Performing initial system configuration ....................................................... 29

Setting up your system....................................................................................................................... 29

Setting up and configuring the iDRAC IP address ............................................................................ 29

Logging in to iDRAC........................................................................................................................... 30

Methods of installing the operating system.......................................................................................30

Managing your system remotely........................................................................................................30

Downloading drivers and firmware....................................................................................................30

3 Pre-operating system management applications........................................ 32

Navigation keys................................................................................................................................... 32

About System Setup............................................................................................................................33

Entering System Setup.................................................................................................................. 33

System Setup Main Menu..............................................................................................................33

System BIOS screen details...........................................................................................................33

System Information screen details............................................................................................... 34

Memory Settings screen details....................................................................................................35

Processor Settings screen details................................................................................................. 35

SATA Settings screen details.........................................................................................................36

Boot Settings screen details..........................................................................................................38

Network Settings screen details................................................................................................... 39

Integrated Devices screen details.................................................................................................39

Serial Communication screen details.......................................................................................... 40

System Profile Settings screen details.......................................................................................... 41

System Security Settings screen details....................................................................................... 42

Miscellaneous Settings screen details..........................................................................................44

About Boot Manager...........................................................................................................................45

Entering Boot Manager................................................................................................................. 45

Boot Manager main menu............................................................................................................ 45

About Dell Lifecycle Controller.......................................................................................................... 45

Changing the boot order....................................................................................................................45

Choosing the system boot mode...................................................................................................... 46

Creating a system or setup password................................................................................................46

Using your system password to secure your system........................................................................ 47

Deleting or changing system password and setup password...........................................................47

Operating with a setup password enabled........................................................................................ 48

Embedded system management....................................................................................................... 48

iDRAC Settings utility.......................................................................................................................... 48

Entering the iDRAC settings utility................................................................................................48

Changing the thermal settings..................................................................................................... 49

4 Installing and removing system components...............................................50

Safety instructions...............................................................................................................................50

Before working inside your system....................................................................................................50

After working inside your system........................................................................................................51

Recommended tools...........................................................................................................................51

Front bezel (optional).......................................................................................................................... 51

Installing the optional front bezel................................................................................................. 51

Removing the optional front bezel...............................................................................................52

System feet..........................................................................................................................................52

Removing the system feet............................................................................................................ 52

Installing the system feet.............................................................................................................. 53

Caster wheels (optional)—tower mode............................................................................................. 54

Installing caster wheels.................................................................................................................54

Removing caster wheels............................................................................................................... 55

System cover.......................................................................................................................................56

Removing the system cover......................................................................................................... 56

Installing the system cover............................................................................................................57

Inside the system.................................................................................................................................58

Optical drives and tape drives (optional)............................................................................................58

Removing the optional optical drive or tape drive...................................................................... 59

Installing the optical drive or tape drive....................................................................................... 62

Cooling shroud................................................................................................................................... 62

Removing the cooling shroud...................................................................................................... 62

Installing the cooling shroud........................................................................................................ 63

Intrusion switch...................................................................................................................................64

Removing the intrusion switch.....................................................................................................64

Installing the intrusion switch.......................................................................................................65

Hard drives.......................................................................................................................................... 66

Supported hard drive configurations........................................................................................... 66

Removing a 3.5-inch hot swappable hard drive carrier blank.....................................................67

Installing a 3.5-inch hot swappable hard drive carrier blank.......................................................67

Removing a hot swappable hard drive carrier............................................................................. 68

Removing a hot swappable hard drive from a hard drive carrier................................................69

Installing a hot swappable hard drive into a hot swappable hard drive carrier.......................... 70

Installing a hot swappable hard drive carrier................................................................................71

Installing a 2.5-inch hot swappable hard drive into a 3.5-inch hard drive adapter....................72

Installing a 3.5-inch hard drive adapter into the 3.5-inch hot swappable hard drive carrier.....73

Removing a 3.5-inch hard drive adapter from a 3.5-inch hot swappable hard drive carrier.....74

Removing a 2.5-inch hot swappable hard drive from a 3.5-inch hard drive adapter................ 74

Hard drive backplane.......................................................................................................................... 74

Removing the hard drive backplane ............................................................................................ 75

Installing the hard drive backplane...............................................................................................79

Four-slot hard drive blank...................................................................................................................79

Removing a four-slot hard drive blank.........................................................................................79

Installing a four-slot hard drive blank.......................................................................................... 80

System memory...................................................................................................................................81

General memory module installation guidelines.........................................................................82

Sample memory configurations................................................................................................... 83

Removing memory modules........................................................................................................84

Installing memory modules.......................................................................................................... 85

Cooling fans........................................................................................................................................ 86

Removing the internal cooling fan............................................................................................... 87

Installing the internal cooling fan.................................................................................................88

Internal USB memory key (optional).................................................................................................. 89

Replacing the optional internal USB memory key.......................................................................89

Expansion cards.................................................................................................................................. 90

Expansion card installation guidelines......................................................................................... 90

Removing an expansion card........................................................................................................91

Installing an expansion card......................................................................................................... 93

iDRAC port card (optional)................................................................................................................. 94

Removing the optional iDRAC port card......................................................................................94

Installing the optional iDRAC port card........................................................................................96

Replacing an optional SD vFlash card.......................................................................................... 96

Internal dual SD module (optional).....................................................................................................97

Removing an optional internal SD card........................................................................................97

Installing an optional internal SD card......................................................................................... 98

Removing the optional internal dual SD module ....................................................................... 98

Installing the optional internal dual SD module ....................................................................... 100

Heat sink and processor...................................................................................................................100

Removing the heat sink...............................................................................................................101

Removing the processor.............................................................................................................102

Installing the processor...............................................................................................................105

Installing the heat sink.................................................................................................................107

Power supply units............................................................................................................................109

Redundant AC power supply unit...............................................................................................109

Non-redundant AC power supply unit....................................................................................... 114

Power interposer board.....................................................................................................................116

Removing the power interposer board.......................................................................................116

Installing the power interposer board.........................................................................................117

System battery................................................................................................................................... 118

Replacing the system battery......................................................................................................118

Control panel assembly.................................................................................................................... 120

Removing the control panel assembly.......................................................................................120

Installing the control panel assembly.........................................................................................122

Removing the control panel assembly cover.............................................................................123

Installing the control panel assembly cover...............................................................................124

Removing the control panel board.............................................................................................125

Installing the control panel board.............................................................................................. 126

Removing the LCD module.........................................................................................................127

Installing the LCD module.......................................................................................................... 128

Removing the optional VGA module..........................................................................................129

Installing the optional VGA module............................................................................................130

System board.....................................................................................................................................130

Removing the system board.......................................................................................................130

Installing the system board.........................................................................................................134

Restoring the Service Tag by using the Easy Restore feature................................................... 135

Entering the system service tag by using System Setup............................................................135

Trusted Platform Module..................................................................................................................136

Installing the Trusted Platform Module .....................................................................................136

Re-enabling the TPM for BitLocker users...................................................................................137

Re-enabling the TPM for TXT users............................................................................................137

System top cover.............................................................................................................................. 138

Removing the system top cover.................................................................................................138

Installing the system top cover...................................................................................................139

5 Converting the system from tower mode to rack mode...........................141

Safety instructions............................................................................................................................. 141

Preparing a system for conversion from tower mode to rack mode..............................................141

6 Troubleshooting your system........................................................................144

Safety first—for you and your system...............................................................................................144

Troubleshooting system startup failure........................................................................................... 144

Troubleshooting external connections............................................................................................144

Troubleshooting the video subsystem.............................................................................................144

Troubleshooting a USB device......................................................................................................... 144

Troubleshooting iDRAC Direct (USB XML configuration)................................................................145

Troubleshooting iDRAC Direct (Laptop connection)...................................................................... 146

Troubleshooting a serial I/O device................................................................................................. 146

Troubleshooting an NIC................................................................................................................... 146

Troubleshooting a wet system......................................................................................................... 147

Troubleshooting a damaged system................................................................................................148

Troubleshooting the system battery................................................................................................ 148

Troubleshooting power supply units............................................................................................... 149

Troubleshooting power source problems................................................................................. 149

Power supply unit problems.......................................................................................................149

Troubleshooting cooling problems................................................................................................. 150

Troubleshooting cooling fans.......................................................................................................... 150

Troubleshooting system memory.....................................................................................................151

Troubleshooting an internal USB key...............................................................................................152

Troubleshooting an SD card.............................................................................................................152

Troubleshooting an optical drive......................................................................................................153

Troubleshooting a tape backup unit................................................................................................ 153

Troubleshooting a hard drive........................................................................................................... 154

Troubleshooting a storage controller.............................................................................................. 155

Troubleshooting expansion cards.................................................................................................... 155

Troubleshooting processors.............................................................................................................156

7 Using system diagnostics................................................................................ 157

Dell Embedded System Diagnostics.................................................................................................157

When to use the Embedded System Diagnostics...................................................................... 157

Running the Embedded System Diagnostics from Boot Manager............................................157

Running the Embedded System Diagnostics from the Dell Lifecycle Controller.....................157

System diagnostics controls....................................................................................................... 158

8 Jumpers and connectors................................................................................ 159

System board jumpers and connectors........................................................................................... 159

System board jumper settings..........................................................................................................160

Disabling a forgotten password........................................................................................................ 161

9 Technical specifications..................................................................................162

Dimensions and weight.................................................................................................................... 162

Processor specifications................................................................................................................... 162

Expansion bus specifications............................................................................................................162

Memory specifications......................................................................................................................162

Power specifications......................................................................................................................... 163

Storage controller specifications......................................................................................................163

Drive specifications...........................................................................................................................164

Connectors specifications................................................................................................................164

Video specifications.......................................................................................................................... 165

Expanded operating temperature.................................................................................................... 165

Environmental specifications............................................................................................................166

10 Getting help.....................................................................................................168

Contacting Dell................................................................................................................................. 168

Locating your system Service Tag....................................................................................................168

Accessing system information by using QRL...................................................................................168

About the Dell PowerEdge T330 system

The Dell PowerEdge T330 system is a rackable tower server that supports one processor based on the Intel E5-1200 v5 processor family, up to four DIMMs, and storage capacity of up to eight hard drives/solid state drives.

Supported configurations on Dell PowerEdge T330 system

Table 1. Supported configurations on Dell PowerEdge T330 system

PowerEdge T330 System Configurations

Four hard drive systems Up to four 3.5-inch (2.5-inch with adapter) hot swappable hard drives with

redundant or non-redundant power supply unit (PSU)

Eight hard drive systems Up to eight 3.5-inch (2.5-inch with adapter) hot swappable hard drives with

redundant or non-redundant PSU

Front panel features and indicators — tower mode

Figure 1. Front panel features and indicators — eight 3.5-inch hot swappable hard drive chassis

Table 2. Front panel features and indicators — eight 3.5-inch hot swappable 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-on indicator glows 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 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 using the end of a paper clip.

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 located on the front and back panels. 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 the system identification 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 five seconds to enter BIOS progress mode.

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

4 LCD menu buttons Enable you to navigate the control panel LCD

menu.

5 Information tag Contains system information such as service tag,

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

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

error messages. See LCD panel features.

7 USB management port/

iDRAC Direct port

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.

Item Indicator, button, or

connector

8 USB connector Enables you to connect USB devices to the system.

Icon Description

This port is USB 2.0-compliant

This port is USB 3.0-compliant.

9 Optical drive or tape

drives

10 Hard drives Enables you to install up to eight 3.5-inch (2.5-inch

Enables you to install an optical drive or tape drives. For more information about supported optical drives and tape drives, see Optical drives

and tape drives (optional).

with adapter) hot swappable hard drives/SSDs.

Figure 2. Front panel features and indicators — four 3.5-inch hot swappable hard drive chassis

Table 3. Front panel features and indicators — four 3.5-inch hot swappable hard drive chassis

Item Indicator, button, or

connector

1 Power-on indicator,

power button

Icon Description

Enables you to know the power status of the system. The power-on indicator glows 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 using the power button causes the system to perform a graceful shutdown before power to the system is turned off.

2 NMI button

3 System identification

button

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

Enables you 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 qualified support personnel or by the operating system documentation.

Press the system identification 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 five seconds to enter BIOS progress mode.

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

menu.

5 Information tag Contains system information such as service tag,

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

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

error messages. See LCD panel features.

7 USB management port/

iDRAC Direct port

8 USB connector Enables you to connect USB devices to the 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.

This port is USB 2.0-compliant

This port is USB 3.0-compliant.

Item Indicator, button, or

connector

Icon Description

9 Optical drive or tape

drives

10 Hard drives Enables you to install up to four 3.5-inch (2.5-inch

11 Four-slot hard drive

blank

Enables you to install an optical drive or tape drives. For more information about supported optical drives and tape drives, see Optical drives

and tape drives (optional).

with adapter) hot swappable hard drives/SSDs.

Supported on systems with an x8 hard drive backplane configured for software RAID support. These systems support only four hard drives, and the remaining hard drive slots are preinstalled with the four-slot hard drive blank, and cannot be upgraded for additional storage.

Front panel features and indicators — rack mode

Figure 3. Front panel features and indicators — rack mode

Table 4. Front panel features and indicators — rack mode

Item Indicator, button, or

connector

1 Power-on indicator,

power button

Icon Description

Enables you to know the power status of the system. The power-on indicator glows 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 using the power button causes the system to perform a graceful shutdown before power to the system is turned off.

2 NMI button

3 System identification

button

4 LCD menu buttons Enable you to navigate the control panel LCD

Enables you 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 qualified support personnel or by the operating system documentation.

Press the system identification 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 five seconds to enter BIOS progress mode.

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

menu.

5 Information tag Contains system information such as service tag,

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

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

error messages. See LCD panel features.

7 USB management port/

iDRAC Direct port

8 Video connector Enables you to connect a display to the 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.

This port is USB 2.0-compliant

Item Indicator, button, or

connector

9 USB connector Enables you to connect USB devices to the system.

Icon Description

NOTE: The video connector is available only in the rack-mode configuration of your system. For information on converting your system from tower to the rack mode, see

Preparing a system for conversion from tower mode to rack mode.

This port is USB 3.0-compliant.

10 Optical drive or tape

drives

11 Hard drives Enables you to install up to eight 3.5-inch (2.5 inch

Enables you to install an optical drive or tape drives. For more information about supported optical drives and tape drives, see Optical drives

and tape drives (optional).

with adapter) hot swappable hard drives or four

3.5-inch (2.5 inch with adapter) hot swappable hard drives.

LCD panel features

The system's LCD panel provides system information and status and error messages to indicate if the system is operating correctly or if the system needs attention. For more information about the 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 and turns amber to indicate an error condition.

• 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 through the iDRAC utility, the LCD panel, or other tools.

Figure 4. LCD panel Features

1. Left 2. Select

3. Right

Button Description

Left Moves the cursor back in one-step increments.

Select Selects the menu item highlighted by the cursor.

Right Moves the cursor forward in one-step increments.

During message scrolling:

• Press once to increase scrolling speed

• Press again to stop

• Press again to return to the default scrolling speed

• Press again to repeat the cycle

Home screen

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 five minutes of inactivity if there are no error messages. Press one of the three navigation buttons (Select, Left, or Right) to view the Home screen.

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

1. Press and hold the up arrow until the Home icon is displayed.

2. Select the Home icon.

3. From 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 is useful when trying 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

for the options and option items that can be set as the default on the Home screen.

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.

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.

Diagnostic indicators

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

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

Table 5. Diagnostic indicators

Icon Description Condition Corrective action

Health indicator

Hard drive indicator

If the system is on and in good health, the indicator turns solid blue.

The indicator flashes amber if the system is on or in standby, and if any error exists (for example, a failed fan or hard drive).

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

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.

Invalid memory configurations can cause the system to halt at startup without any video output. See Getting help.

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.

Icon Description Condition Corrective action

Electrical indicator

Temperature indicator

Memory indicator

PCIe indicator The indicator flashes amber

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, a temperature out of range or fan failure).

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 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 Getting help.

Ensure that none of the following conditions exist:

• A cooling fan is 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 Getting help.

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

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

Hot swappable hard drive indicator codes

Figure 5. Hot swappable hard drive indicators

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

3. hard drive

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

Table 6. Hot swappable hard drive indicators

Drive-status indicator pattern (RAID only) Condition

Flashes green two times 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

Turns green Drive online

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

Rebuild stopped

Back panel features and indicators

Figure 6. Back panel features and indicators

Table 7. Back panel features and indicators

Item Indicator, button, or

connector

1 Power supply units (PSU1

and PSU2)

Icon Description

Enables you to install up to two 495 W redundant and 350 W non-redundant AC power supply units.

Item Indicator, button, or

connector

2, 3 USB connectors (6) Enables you to connect USB devices to the

4, 5 Ethernet connectors (2) Enable you to connect two integrated

Icon Description

NOTE: Non-redundant PSU is supported in systems with an x8 backplane.

system. Four ports are USB 2.0-compliant and two ports are USB 3.0-compliant.

10/100/1000 Mbps NIC connectors.

6 vFlash media card slot

(optional)

7 System identification

button

8 System identification

connector

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

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

11 iDRAC port (optional)

Enables you to connect a vFlash media card.

Press the system identification 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 five seconds to enter the BIOS progress mode.

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

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

system.

Enables you to install a dedicated management port card.

12 PCIe expansion card slots

(4)

Enables you to connect up to four full-height PCI expansion cards.

NIC indicator codes

Figure 7. NIC indicators

1. link indicator 2. activity indicator

Table 8. NIC indicators

Convention Indicator pattern Description

A Link and activity indicators

are OFF

B Link indicator is green The NIC is connected to a valid network at its maximum

C Link indicator is yellow The NIC is connected to a valid network at less than its

D Activity indicator is flashing

green

The NIC is not connected to the network.

port speed (1 Gbps).

maximum port speed.

Network data is being sent or received.

Redundant power supply unit indicator codes

Each AC power supply unit (PSU) has an illuminated translucent handle that indicates whether power is present or whether a power fault has occurred.

Figure 8. AC PSU status indicator

1. AC PSU status indicator/handle

Table 9. AC PSU status indicator

Convention Power Indicator

Description

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.

CAUTION: Do not disconnect the power cord or unplug the PSU when updating firmware. If firmware update is interrupted, the PSUs will not function. You must roll back the PSU firmware by using Dell Lifecycle Controller. See Dell Lifecycle Controller User’s Guide at Dell.com/idracmanuals.

C Flashes 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 that there is a PSU mismatch with respect to efficiency, feature set, health status, and supported voltage. Replace the mismatch PSU with a PSU of matching capacity.

CAUTION: For AC PSUs, use only PSUs with the Extended Power Performance (EPP) label on the back. Mixing PSUs from previous generations of PowerEdge servers can result in a PSU mismatch condition or failure to power on.

D Flashing amber Indicates a problem with the PSU.

Convention Power Indicator

Pattern

E Not lit Power is not connected.

Description

CAUTION: When correcting a PSU mismatch, replace only the PSU with the flashing indicator. Swapping the other 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.

Indicator codes for non-redundant power supply unit

Press the self-diagnostic button to perform a quick health check on the non-redundant power supply unit (PSU) of the system.

Figure 9. Non-redundant AC PSU status indicator and self-diagnostic button

1. self-diagnostic button 2. AC PSU status indicator

Table 10. Indicator codes for non-redundant power supply unit

Diagnostic Indicator Pattern Description

Not lit Power is not connected or PSU is faulty.

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

operational.

Documentation matrix

The documentation matrix provides information on documents that you can refer to for setting up and managing your system.

Table 11. Documentation matrix

To... See the...

Install your system into a rack Rack documentation included with your rack

solution.

Set up your system and know the system technical specifications

Install the operating system Operating system documentation at Dell.com/

Getting Started With Your System that shipped with your system or see Dell.com/poweredgemanuals.

operatingsystemmanuals

Get an overview of the Dell Systems Management offerings

Configure and log in to iDRAC, set up managed and management system, know the iDRAC features and troubleshoot by using iDRAC

Know about the RACADM subcommands and supported RACADM interfaces

Launch, enable and disable Dell Lifecycle Controller, know the features, use and troubleshoot Dell Lifecycle Controller

Use Dell Lifecycle Controller Remote Services Dell Lifecycle Controller Remote Services Quick

Set up, use, and troubleshoot OpenManage Server Administrator

Install, use, and troubleshoot OpenManage Essentials

Know the features of the storage controller cards, deploy the cards, and manage the storage subsystem

Dell OpenManage Systems Management Overview Guide at Dell.com/openmanagemanuals >

OpenManage software

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

RACADM Command Line Reference Guide for iDRAC at Dell.com/idracmanuals

Dell Lifecycle Controller User’s Guide at Dell.com/

idracmanuals

Start Guide at Dell.com/idracmanuals

Dell OpenManage Server Administrator User’s Guide at Dell.com/openmanagemanuals >

OpenManage Server Administrator

Dell OpenManage Essentials User’s Guide at

Dell.com/openmanagemanuals > OpenManage Essentials

Storage controller documentation at Dell.com/ storagecontrollermanuals

Check the event and error messages generated by the system firmware and agents that monitor system components

Dell Event and Error Messages Reference Guide at

Dell.com/openmanagemanuals > OpenManage software.

Accessing system information by using QRL

You can use the Quick Resource Locator (QRL) to get immediate access to the information about your system.

Prerequisites

Ensure that your smartphone or tablet has the QR code scanner installed.

About this task

The QRL includes the following information about your system:

• How-to videos

• Reference materials, including the Owner’s Manual, LCD diagnostics, and mechanical overview

• Your system service tag to quickly access your specific hardware configuration and warranty information

• A direct link to Dell to contact technical support and sales teams

Steps

1. Go to Dell.com/QRL and navigate to your specific product or

2. Use your smartphone or tablet to scan the model-specific Quick Resource (QR) code located in the

following image or on your Dell PowerEdge system:

Performing initial system configuration

After you receive your system, you must set up your system, install the operating system if it is not preinstalled, and set up and configure the system iDRAC IP address.

Setting up your system

1. Unpack the server.

2. Install the server into the rack. For more information about installing the server into the rack, see your

system Rack Installation Placemat at Dell.com/poweredgemanuals. For tower systems that can be converted to the rack mode, see

3. Connect the peripherals to the system.

4. Connect the system to its electrical outlet.

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

6. Turn on the attached peripherals.

Setting up and configuring the iDRAC IP address

You can set up the Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller (iDRAC) IP address by using one of the following interfaces:

Preparing a system for conversion from tower mode to rack mode.

• iDRAC Settings utility

• Dell Lifecycle Controller

• Dell OpenManage Deployment Toolkit

• Server LCD panel

You can use the default iDRAC IP address 192.168.0.120 to configure the initial network settings, including setting up DHCP or a static IP for iDRAC.

NOTE: To access iDRAC, ensure that you install the iDRAC port card or connect the network cable to the Ethernet connector 1 on the system board.

You can configure iDRAC IP address by using the following interfaces:

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

• iDRAC web interface — For more information, see the Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller User's Guide.

• Remote Access Controller Admin (RACADM) — For more information, see the RACADM Command Line Interface Reference Guide and the Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller User's Guide.

• Remote Services that include Web Services Management (WS-Man) — For more information, see the Dell Lifecycle Controller Remote Services Quick Start Guide.

For more information about setting up and configuring iDRAC, see the Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller User's Guide at Dell.com/idracmanuals.

Logging in to iDRAC

You can log in to iDRAC as an iDRAC local user, a Microsoft Active Directory user, or a Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) user. You can also log in by using Single Sign-On or a Smart Card. The default user name is root and password is calvin. For more information about logging in to iDRAC and iDRAC licenses, see the 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 and the Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller User's Guide available at

Dell.com/idracmanuals.

Methods of installing the operating system

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

• Dell Systems Management Tools and Documentation media — see the operating system documentation at Dell.com/operatingsystemmanuals.

• Dell Lifecycle Controller — see the Dell Lifecycle Controller documentation at Dell.com/ idracmanuals.

• Dell OpenManage Deployment Toolkit — see the Dell OpenManage documentation at Dell.com/ openmanagemanuals > OpenManage software.

For information on the list of operating systems supported on your system, see the operating system’s support matrix at Dell.com/ossupport.

Managing your system remotely

To perform out-of-band systems management by using iDRAC, you must configure iDRAC for remote accessibility, set up the management station and managed system, and configure the supported web browsers. For more information, see the Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller User’s Guide at Dell.com/idracmanuals.

You can also remotely monitor and manage the server, using the Dell OpenManage Server Administrator (OMSA) software and OpenManage Essentials (OME) systems management console. For more information, see Dell.com/openmanagemanuals.

Downloading drivers and firmware

It is recommended that you download and install the latest BIOS, drivers, and systems management firmware on your system.

Prerequisites

Ensure that you clear the web browser cache.

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