Dell EMC PowerEdge R7415
Installation and Service Manual
Regulatory Model: E46S Series
Regulatory Type: E46S002
Notes, cautions, and warnings
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2018 - 02
Rev. A01
Contents
1
Dell EMC PowerEdge R7415 overview
Supported con
Front view of the system.................................................................................................................................................. 9
Left control panel view............................................................................................................................................... 11
Right control panel view............................................................................................................................................ 14
Back panel features..........................................................................................................................................................15
NIC indicator codes.................................................................................................................................................... 17
Power supply unit indicator codes............................................................................................................................18
Drive indicator codes.................................................................................................................................................20
LCD panel.................................................................................................................................................................... 21
Locating the Service Tag of your system...................................................................................................................... 21
2 Documentation resources............................................................................................................................ 23
3 Technical specica
System dimensions..........................................................................................................................................................26
Chassis weight................................................................................................................................................................. 26
Processor specica
PSU specica
System battery specica
Expansion bus specica
Memory specica
Drive specica
Drives...........................................................................................................................................................................28
Ports and connectors specica
USB ports....................................................................................................................................................................28
NIC ports.....................................................................................................................................................................29
Serial connector......................................................................................................................................................... 29
VGA ports................................................................................................................................................................... 29
Internal Dual SD Module............................................................................................................................................29
Video specica
Environmental specica
Particulate and gaseous contamination specica
Standard operating temperature.............................................................................................................................. 32
Expanded operating temperature............................................................................................................................ 32
Thermal restriction matrix.........................................................................................................................................33
gurations for the PowerEdge R7415 system
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Initial system setup and conguration
Setting up your system...................................................................................................................................................35
iDRAC con
Options to set up iDRAC IP address........................................................................................................................35
Log in to iDRAC..........................................................................................................................................................36
guration
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Options to install the operating system.........................................................................................................................36
Methods to download rm
ware and drivers
Downloading drivers and rm
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ware
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Pre-operating system management applications
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Options to manage the pre-operating system applications........................................................................................38
System Setup...................................................................................................................................................................38
Viewing System Setup.............................................................................................................................................. 38
System Setup details.................................................................................................................................................39
System BIOS.............................................................................................................................................................. 39
iDRAC Settings utility................................................................................................................................................56
Device Settings.......................................................................................................................................................... 57
Dell Lifecycle Controller................................................................................................................................................... 57
Embedded system management..............................................................................................................................57
Boot Manager...................................................................................................................................................................57
Viewing Boot Manager..............................................................................................................................................57
Boot Manager main menu.........................................................................................................................................57
One-shot BIOS boot menu.......................................................................................................................................58
System Utilities...........................................................................................................................................................58
PXE boot...........................................................................................................................................................................58
6 Installing and removing system components................................................................................................ 59
Safety instructions...........................................................................................................................................................59
Before working inside your system................................................................................................................................59
After working inside your system...................................................................................................................................59
Recommended tools........................................................................................................................................................60
Optional front bezel.........................................................................................................................................................60
Removing the front bezel......................................................................................................................................... 60
Installing the front bezel.............................................................................................................................................61
System cover....................................................................................................................................................................62
Removing the system cover.....................................................................................................................................62
Installing the system cover.......................................................................................................................................63
Backplane cover...............................................................................................................................................................64
Removing the backplane cover................................................................................................................................64
Installing the backplane cover..................................................................................................................................65
Inside the system.............................................................................................................................................................66
Air shroud..........................................................................................................................................................................67
Removing the air shroud........................................................................................................................................... 67
Installing the air shroud............................................................................................................................................. 69
Cooling fans.......................................................................................................................................................................71
Removing a cooling fan..............................................................................................................................................71
Installing a cooling fan................................................................................................................................................73
Intrusion switch................................................................................................................................................................75
Removing the intrusion switch.................................................................................................................................75
Installing the intrusion switch................................................................................................................................... 76
Drives.................................................................................................................................................................................77
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Removing a drive blank..............................................................................................................................................77
Installing a drive blank................................................................................................................................................78
Removing a drive carrier........................................................................................................................................... 79
Installing a drive carrier............................................................................................................................................. 80
Removing the drive from the drive carrier.............................................................................................................. 81
Installing a drive into the drive carrier......................................................................................................................81
System memory............................................................................................................................................................... 82
General memory module installation guidelines......................................................................................................84
Mode-specic guidelines.......................................................................................................................................... 85
Removing a memory module....................................................................................................................................85
Installing a memory module...................................................................................................................................... 86
Processors and heat sinks...............................................................................................................................................87
Removing a heat sink.................................................................................................................................................87
Removing the AMD processor.................................................................................................................................88
Installing the AMD processor....................................................................................................................................91
Installing the heat sink...............................................................................................................................................94
Rear drive cage................................................................................................................................................................ 96
Removing the rear drive cage..................................................................................................................................96
Installing the rear drive cage.....................................................................................................................................97
Drive backplane................................................................................................................................................................ 97
Removing the drive backplane ................................................................................................................................99
Installing the drive backplane..................................................................................................................................100
Removing the rear drive backplane........................................................................................................................ 101
Installing the rear drive backplane..........................................................................................................................102
Expansion cards and expansion card risers.................................................................................................................103
Expansion card installation guidelines.................................................................................................................... 103
Removing expansion card from the expansion card riser....................................................................................106
Installing expansion card into the expansion card riser........................................................................................ 107
Removing an expansion card..................................................................................................................................109
Installing an expansion card..................................................................................................................................... 110
Removing expansion card risers..............................................................................................................................112
Installing the expansion card risers..........................................................................................................................114
Optional IDSDM or vFlash module................................................................................................................................116
Removing the MicroSD card....................................................................................................................................116
Installing the MicroSD card...................................................................................................................................... 117
Removing the IDSDM or vFlash module.................................................................................................................117
Installing the IDSDM or vFlash module...................................................................................................................118
LOM riser card.................................................................................................................................................................119
Removing the LOM riser card................................................................................................................................. 119
Installing the LOM riser card...................................................................................................................................122
Mini PERC card...............................................................................................................................................................124
Removing the mini PERC card................................................................................................................................124
Installing the mini PERC card..................................................................................................................................125
Cable routing................................................................................................................................................................... 127
System battery................................................................................................................................................................132
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Replacing the system battery................................................................................................................................. 132
Optional internal USB memory key...............................................................................................................................133
Replacing optional internal USB memory key....................................................................................................... 134
Optional optical drive..................................................................................................................................................... 134
Removing the optical drive......................................................................................................................................134
Installing the optical drive........................................................................................................................................136
Power supply units..........................................................................................................................................................137
Hot spare feature......................................................................................................................................................138
Removing a power supply unit blank......................................................................................................................138
Installing a power supply unit blank........................................................................................................................138
Removing a power supply unit................................................................................................................................139
Installing a power supply unit..................................................................................................................................140
Removing a non-redundant cabled AC power supply unit................................................................................... 141
Installing a non-redundant cabled AC power supply unit.....................................................................................142
Wiring instructions for a DC power supply unit....................................................................................................143
Power interposer board................................................................................................................................................. 145
Removing the power interposer board..................................................................................................................145
Installing the power interposer board.....................................................................................................................146
Control panel...................................................................................................................................................................147
Removing the left control panel..............................................................................................................................147
Installing the left control panel................................................................................................................................148
Removing the right control panel........................................................................................................................... 149
Installing the right control panel............................................................................................................................. 150
System board...................................................................................................................................................................151
Removing the system board.................................................................................................................................... 151
Installing the system board......................................................................................................................................153
Restoring the Service Tag using Easy Restore...........................................................................................................155
Manually update the Service Tag........................................................................................................................... 155
Trusted Platform Module...............................................................................................................................................155
Upgrading the Trusted Platform Module...............................................................................................................155
Initializing TPM for BitLocker users........................................................................................................................157
7 Using system diagnostics........................................................................................................................... 158
Dell Embedded System Diagnostics.............................................................................................................................158
Running the Embedded System Diagnostics from Boot Manager.....................................................................158
Running the Embedded System Diagnostics from the Dell Lifecycle Controller.............................................. 158
System diagnostic controls..................................................................................................................................... 159
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Jumpers and connectors
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System board jumpers and connectors........................................................................................................................161
System board jumper settings...................................................................................................................................... 162
Disabling forgotten password........................................................................................................................................163
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Getting help
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Contacting Dell............................................................................................................................................................... 164
Documentation feedback.............................................................................................................................................. 164
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Accessing system information by using QRL..............................................................................................................164
Quick Resource Locator for PowerEdge R7415................................................................................................... 165
Receiving automated support with SupportAssist ....................................................................................................165
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Dell EMC
The PowerEdge R7415 is a 2U, single socket rack system and support these congurations:
• One AMD EPYC™ processor
• Sixteen DIMM slots
• Two redundant power supply units (PSU) or single cabled PSU
• 8 x 3.5 inch, 12 x 3.5 inch, 12 x 3.5 inch + 2 x 3.5 inch (rear), or 24 x 2.5 inch SAS, SATA, or NVMe drives (up to 12 SAS/SATA/NVMe
+ 12 NVMe driv
NOTE
: Hot swap for the NVMe drives is supported for your system. For more information on correct usage and technical
specications, see the
support/
NOTE
: All instances of SAS, SATA hard drives, SSDs and NVMe drives are referred to as drives in this document, unless specied
otherwise.
Topics:
• Supported con
• Front view of the system
• Back panel features
• Locating the Service Tag of your system
es)
Dell PowerEdge Express Flash NVMe PCIe SSD 2.5 inch Small Form Factor User's Guide
manuals
> All Products > Server, Storage, & Networking > Dell Adapters page.
gurations for the PowerEdge R7415 system
PowerEdge R7415 overview
Dell.com/
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Supported con
gurations for the PowerEdge R7415
system
The Dell EMC PowerEdge R7415 system supports the following congurations:
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Figure 1. Supported con
gurations for a PowerEdge R7415 system with rear drive
Front view of the system
The front view displays the features available on the front of the system.
Figure 2. Front view of 12 x 3.5 inch system
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Figure 3. Front view of 24 x 2.5 inch system
Figure 4. Front view of 8 x 3.5 inch system
Table 1. Features available on the front of the system
Item Ports, panels, and slots Icon Description
1 Left control panel N/A
Contains the system health and system ID, status LED, and the
iDRAC Quick Sync 2 (wireless) indicator.
NOTE: The iDRAC Quick Sync 2 indicator is available only on
certain congurations.
• Status LED: Enables you to identify any failed hardware
components. There are up to ve status LEDs and an overall
system health LED (Chassis health and system ID) bar. For more
information, see the Status LED indicators section.
• Quick Sync 2 (wireless): Indicates a Quick Sync enabled system.
The Quick Sync feature is optional. This feature allows
management of the system by using mobile devices. This feature
aggregates hardware or rmware 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.
2 Drive slots [3.5 inch or 2.5
inch driv
3 Right control panel N/A Contains the power button, USB port, iDRAC Direct port, VGA port.
4 Information tag N/A
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es]
N/A
Enable you to install drives that are supported on your system. For
more information about drives, see the Technical specications
section.
The Information Tag is a slide-out label panel that contains system
formation such as Service Tag, NIC, MAC address, and so on. If you
in
Item Ports, panels, and slots Icon Description
have opted for the secure default access to iDRAC, the Information
t
ag also contains the iDRAC secure default password.
5 Optical drive (optional) N/A One optional slim SATA DVD-ROM drive or DVD+/-RW drive.
NOTE
: DVD devices are data only.
Left control panel view
Figure 5. Left control panel without optional iDRAC Quick Sync 2.0 indicator
Figure 6. Left control panel with optional iDRAC Quick Sync 2.0 indicator
Table 2. Left control panel
Item Indicator, button, or
1 Status LED indicators N/A
2 System health and system
3 iDRAC Quick Sync 2
connec
tor
ID indica
wireless indicator (optional)
tor
Icon Description
Indicate the status of the system. For more information, see the
Status LED indicators section.
Indicate the system health. For more information, see the System
health and s
Indicates if the iDRAC Quick Sync 2 wireless option is activated. The
Quick S
devices. This feature aggregates hardware/rmware inventory and
various system level diagnostic/error information that can be used in
troubleshooting the system. You can access system inventory, Dell
Lifecycle Controller logs or system logs, system health status, and
also congure iDRAC, BIOS, and networking parameters. You can also
launch the virtual Keyboard, Video, and Mouse (KVM) viewer and
ystem ID indicator codes section.
ync 2 feature allows management of the system using mobile
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Item Indicator, button, or
connec
tor
Icon Description
virtual Kernel based Virtual Machine (KVM), on a supported mobile
device. For more information, see the Integrated Dell Remote Access
Controller User's Guide at Dell.com/idracmanuals.
Status LED indicators
NOTE
: The indicators display solid amber if any error occurs.
Table 3. Status LED indicators and descriptions
Icon Description Condition Corrective action
Drive indicator The indicator turns solid amber if
ther
e is a drive error.
Temperature
indica
tor
Electrical indicator The indicator turns solid amber if the
Memory indicator The indicator turns solid amber if a
The indicator turns solid amber if the
system experiences a thermal error
(for example, the ambient
temperature is out of range or there is
a fan failure).
s
ystem experiences an electrical error
(for example, voltage out of range, or
a failed power supply unit (PSU) or
voltage regulator).
memory err
or occurs.
• Check the System Event Log to determine if the drive
has an err
• Run the appropriate Online Diagnostics test. Restart
the s
• If the drives are con
system, and enter the host adapter conguration
utility program.
Ensure that none of the following conditions exist:
• A cooling fan has been removed or has failed.
• System cover, air shroud, memory module blank, or
back ller br
• Ambient temperature is too high.
• External airo
If the problem persists, see the Getting help section.
Check the System Event Log or system messages for the
specic 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
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
or.
ystem and run embedded diagnostics (ePSA).
gured in a RAID array, restart the
acket is removed.
w is obstructed.
Getting help section.
Getting help
section.
PCIe indicator The indicator turns solid amber if a
PCIe car
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d experiences an error.
Restart the system. Update any required drivers for the
PCIe card. Reinstall the card.
If the problem persists, see the
NOTE
: For more information about the
supported PCIe cards, see the
inst
allation guidelines section.
Getting help section.
Expansion card
System health and system ID indicator codes
The system health and system ID indicator is located on the left control panel of your system.
Figure 7. System health and system ID indicators
Table 4. System health and system ID indicator codes
System health and system ID indicator code Condition
Solid blue Indicates that the system is turned on, system is healthy, and system
ID mode is no
to switch to system ID mode.
Blinking blue Indicates that the system ID mode is active. Press the system health
and system ID button to switch to system health mode.
Solid amber Indicates that the system is in fail-safe mode. If the problem persists,
see the Getting help section.
Blinking amber Indicates that the system is experiencing a fault. Check the System
Event Log or the LCD panel, if available on the bezel, for specic error
message. For more information about error messages, see the Dell
Event and Error Messages Reference Guide at Dell.com/
openmanagemanuals > OpenManage software.
t active. Press the system health and system ID button
iDRAC Quick Sync 2 indicator codes
iDRAC Quick Sync 2 module (optional) is located on the left control panel of your system.
Figure 8. iDRAC Quick Sync 2 indicators
Table 5. iDRAC Quick Sync 2 indicators and descriptions
iDRAC Quick Sync 2 indicator
code
O (default state) Indicates that the iDRAC Quick Sync 2
Solid white Indicates that iDRAC Quick Sync 2 is ready
Condition Corrective action
If the LED fails to turn on, reseat the left control panel
feature is turned o. Press the iDRAC Quick
Sync 2 button to turn on the iDRAC Quick
Sync 2 feature.
to communicate. Press the iDRAC Quick
Sync 2 button to turn o.
ex cable and check. If the problem persists, see the
Getting help section.
If the LED fails to turn o, restart the system. If the
problem persists, see the Getting help section.
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iDRAC Quick Sync 2 indicator
code
Blinks white rapidly Indicates data transfer activity. If the problem persists, see the Getting help section.
Condition Corrective action
Blinks white slowly Indicates that rm
progress.
Blinks white v
then turns o
Solid amber Indicates that the system is in fail-safe
Blinking amber Indicates that the iDRAC Quick Sync 2
e times rapidly and
Indicates that the iDRAC Quick Sync 2
feature is disabled.
mode.
har
dware is not responding properly.
ware update is in
Right control panel view
If the problem persists, see the Getting help section.
Check if iDRAC Quick Sync 2 feature is congured to
be disabled by iDRAC. If the problem persists, see the
Getting help
Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller User's
Guide at Dell.com/idracmanuals or Dell
OpenManage Server Administrator User’s Guide at
Dell.com/openmanagemanuals.
Restart the system. If the problem persists, see the
Getting help section.
Restart the system. If the problem persists, see the
Getting help section.
section. For more information, see
Figure 9. Right control panel view
Table 6. Right control panel
Item Indicator, button, or connector Icon Description
1 Power button
2 USB port (2)
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Indicates if the system is turned on or o
the power button to manually turn on or o the
system.
NOTE
gracefully shut down an ACPIcompliant operating system.
The USB ports are 4-pin, 2.0-compliant. These
port
s enable you to connect USB devices to the
system.
. Press
: Press the power button to
Item Indicator, button, or connector Icon Description
3 iDRAC Direct (Micro-AB USB) The iDRAC Direct (Micro-AB USB) port enables
y
ou to access the iDRAC Direct (Micro-AB)
features. For more information, see the iDRAC
User’s Guide at Dell.com/idracmanuals.
4 iDRAC Direct LED N/A The iDRAC Direct LED indicator lights up to
indicate that the iDRAC Direct port is
connected. For more information, see the
iDRAC Direct LED indicator codes section.
5 VGA port
Enables you to connect a display device to the
s
ystem. For more information, see the Technical
specications section.
iDRAC Direct LED indicator codes
The iDRAC Direct LED indicator lights up to indicate that the port is connected and is being used as a part of the iDRAC subsystem.
You can con
following table describes iDRAC Direct activity when the iDRAC Direct port is active:
Table 7. iDRAC Direct LED indicator codes
gure iDRAC Direct by using a USB to micro USB (type AB) cable, which you can connect to your laptop or tablet. The
iDRAC Direct LED
indicator code
Solid green for two seconds Indicates that the laptop or tablet is connected.
Flashing green (on for two
seconds and o for two
seconds)
Turns o Indicates that the laptop or tablet is unplugged.
Condition
Indicates that the laptop or tablet connected is recognized.
Back panel features
Figure 10. Back panel features of 12 x 3.5 inch + 2 x 3.5 inch (rear) drive system
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Figure 11. Back panel features of riser 1B system
Table 8. Back panel features of PowerEdge R7415
Item Features Icon Description
1 Serial port Use the serial port to connect a serial device to the system. For
mor
e information about the supported serial port, see the
connec
tors section in the Technical specications chapter.
2 Drive N/A Two optional rear drives supported for 12 x 3.5 inch system.
3 Riser 1A slot N/A Use the card slot to connect half-height PCIe expansion card on
low prole riser (slot 2).
4 Riser 3A slot N/A Use the card slot to connect half-height PCIe expansion card on
low prole riser (slot 3).
Serial
5 Power supply unit (PSU) N/A For information about supported PSUs, see the
section in the Technical specications chapter.
6 LOM riser ports (2)
7 Ethernet ports (2)
8 USB 3.0 port (2)
9 iDRAC9 dedicated network port
10 VGA port
11 CMA power port N/A The Cable Management Arm (CMA) power port enables you to
Use the Ethernet or SFP+ ports to connect Local Area Networks
(L
ANs) to the system. For more information about the supported
Ethernet or SFP+ ports, see the
specications chapter (slot 1).
Use the Ethernet ports to connect Local Area Networks (LANs) to
the s
ystem. For more information about the supported Ethernet
ports, see the
chapter.
Use the USB 3.0 port to connect USB devices to the system. These
port
s are 4-pin, USB 3.0-compliant.
Use the iDRAC9 dedicated network port to securely access the
embedded iDRA
Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller User’s Guide at Dell.com/
idracmanuals.
Use the VGA port to connect a display to the system. For more
in
formation about the supported VGA port, see the
section in the Technical specica
connect to the CMA.
NIC ports
C on a separate management network, see the
section in the Technical specications
NIC ports
tions chapter.
PSU specica
section in the Technical
VGA port
tion
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Item Features Icon Description
12 System iden
13 Riser 1B slot Use the card slots to connect full-height PCIe expansion cards on
14 PCIe slot Use the card slots to connect up to two half-height PCIe expansion
15 PSU blank Use the PSU blank to cover the PSU 2 slot.
tication button
Press the system ID button:
• To locate a particular system within a rack.
• To turn the system ID on or o
To reset iDRAC, press and hold the button for more than 15
seconds.
NOTE
:
• To reset iDRAC using system ID, ensure that the system
ID but
ton is enabled in the iDRAC setup.
• If the system stops responding during POST, press and
hold the s
to enter the BIOS progress mode.
full heigh
cards on the system board.
t riser (Upper is slot 2 and lower is slot 3).
ystem ID button (for more than ve seconds)
.
NIC indicator codes
Each NIC on the back of the system has indicators that provide information about the activity and link status. The activity LED indicator
indicates if data is owing through the NIC, and the link LED indicator indicates the speed of the connected network.
Figure 12. NIC indicator codes
1 link LED indicator 2 activity LED indicator
Table 9. NIC indicator codes
Status Condition
Link and activity indicators are o The NIC is not connected to the network.
Link indicator is green and activity indicator is blinking green The NIC is connected to a valid network at its maximum port speed and
data is being sent or received.
Link indicator is amber and activity indicator is blinking
green
Link indicator is green and activity indicator is o The NIC is connected to a valid network at its maximum port speed and
The NIC is connected to a valid network at less than its maximum port
speed and data is being sent or received.
data is not being sent or received.
Link indicator is amber and activity indicator is o The NIC is connected to a valid network at less than its maximum port
speed and data is not being sent or received.
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Status Condition
Link indicator is blinking green and activity is o
NIC identify is enabled through the NIC conguration utility.
Power supply unit indicator codes
AC power supply units (PSUs) have an illuminated translucent handle that serves as an indicator.
The DC PSUs have an LED that serves as an indicator.
The indicator shows whether power is present or if a power fault has occurred.
Figure 13. AC PSU status indicator
1 AC PSU status indicator/handle
Table 10. AC PSU status indicator codes
Power indicator codes Condition
Green A valid power source is connected to the PSU and the PSU is operational.
Blinking amber Indicates a problem with the PSU.
Not illuminated Power is not connected to the PSU.
Blinking green When the rm
CAUTION
rmware update is interrupted, the PSUs do not function.
Blinking green and turns o
When hot-plugging a PSU, the PSU handle blinks green ve times at a rate of 4 Hz and turns o. This
indicates a PSU mismatch with respect to eciency, feature set, health status, or supported voltage.
CAUTION
example, Extended Power Performance (EPP) label. Mixing PSUs from previous generations of
PowerEdge servers is not supported, even if the PSUs have the same power rating. This results
in a PSU mismatch condition or failure to turn the system on.
CAUTION
Swapping the PSU to make a matched pair can result in an error condition and unexpected
system shutdown. To change from a high output conguration to a low output conguration or
vice versa, you must turn o the system.
CAUTION
PSUs, which support only 240 V. When two identical PSUs receive dierent input voltages, they
can output dierent wattages, and trigger a mismatch.
ware of the PSU is being updated, the PSU handle blinks green.
: Do not disconnect the power cord or unplug the PSU when updating rmware. If
: If two PSUs are installed, both the PSUs must have the same type of label; for
: When correcting a PSU mismatch, replace only the PSU with the blinking indicator.
: AC PSUs support both 240 V and 120 V input voltages with the exception of Titanium
CAUTION
output power.
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: If two PSUs are used, they must be of the same type and have the same maximum
Power indicator codes Condition
CAUTION
Figure 14. DC PSU status indicator
1 DC PSU status indicator
Table 11. DC PSU status indicator codes
: Combining AC and DC PSUs is not supported and triggers a mismatch.
Power indicator codes Condition
Green A valid power source is connected to the PSU and the PSU is operational.
Blinking amber Indicates a problem with the PSU.
Not illuminated Power is not connected to the PSU.
Blinking green When hot-plugging a PSU, the PSU indicator blinks green. This indicates that there is a PSU mismatch
with r
espect to eciency, feature set, health status, or supported voltage.
CAUTION
example, Extended Power Performance (EPP) label. Mixing PSUs from previous generations
of PowerEdge servers is not supported, even if the PSUs have the same power rating. This
results in a PSU mismatch condition or failure to turn the system on.
CAUTION
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 conguration to a Low Output
conguration or vice versa, you must turn o the system.
CAUTION
maximum output power.
CAUTION
: If two PSUs are installed, both the PSUs must have the same type of label; for
: When correcting a PSU mismatch, replace only the PSU with the blinking
: If two PSUs are used, they must be of the same type and have the same
: Combining AC and DC PSUs is not supported and triggers a mismatch.
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Drive indicator codes
Each drive carrier has an activity LED indicator and a status LED indicator. The indicators provide information about the current status of
the driv
e. The activity LED indicator indicates whether the drive is currently in use or not. The status LED indicator indicates the power
condition of the drive.
Figure 15. Drive indicators
1 Drive activity LED indicator 2 Drive status LED indicator
3 Drive
NOTE: If the drive is in the Advanced Host Controller Interface (AHCI) mode, the status LED indicator does not turn on.
Table 12. Drive indicator codes
Drive status indicator code Condition
Flashes green twice per second Identifying drive or preparing for removal.
O Drive ready for removal.
NOTE
: The drive status indicator remains o until all drives are
initialized after the system is turned on. Drives are not ready
for removal during this time.
Flashes green, amber, and then turns o
Flashes amber four times per second Drive failed.
Flashes green slowly Drive rebuilding.
Solid green Drive online.
Flashes green for three seconds, amber for three seconds, and
then turns o after six seconds
Predicted drive failure.
Rebuild stopped.
20 Dell EMC PowerEdge R7415 overview
LCD panel
The LCD panel provides system information, status, and error messages to indicate if the system is functioning correctly or requires
a
ttention. The LCD panel can be used to congure or view the system’s iDRAC IP address. For more information about error messages, see
the Dell Event and Error Messages Reference Guide at Dell.com/openmanagemanuals > OpenManage software.
The LCD panel is available only on the optional LCD bezel. The optional LCD bezel is hot pluggable.
The statuses and conditions of the LCD panel are outlined here:
• The LCD backlight is white during normal operating conditions.
• When the system needs attention, the LCD backlight 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 o.
• When the system turns o
the LCD to turn it on.
• If the LCD panel stops responding, remove the bezel and reinstall it. If the problem persists, see the Getting help section.
• The LCD backlight remains o
and there are no errors, LCD enters the standby mode after ve minutes of inactivity. Press any button on
if LCD messaging is turned o using the iDRAC utility, the LCD panel, or other tools.
Figure 16. LCD panel features
Table 13. LCD panel features
Item Button or display 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 right 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.
4 LCD display Displays system information, status, and error messages or iDRAC IP address.
Locating the Service Tag of your system
You can identify your system using the unique Express Service Code and Service Tag. Pull out the information tag in front of the system to
vie
w the Express Service Code and Service Tag. Alternatively, the information may be on a sticker on the chassis of the system. The mini
Enterprise Service Tag (EST) is found on the back of the system. This information is used by Dell to route support calls to the appropriate
personnel.
Dell EMC PowerEdge R7415 overview 21
Figure 17. Locating Service Tag of your system
1 Information tag (front view) 2 Information tag (back view)
3 OpenManage Mobile (OMM) label (optional) 4 iDRAC MAC address and iDRAC secure password label
5 Service Tag
22 Dell EMC PowerEdge R7415 overview
Documentation resources
This section provides information about the documentation resources for your system.
Table 14. Additional documentation resources for your system
Task Document Location
Setting up your system
For more information about installing and securing
the s
ystem into a rack, see the rack documentation
included with your rack solution.
Dell.com/poweredgemanuals
2
For information about setting up and turning on the
s
ystem, see the Getting Started Guide document
that is shipped with your system.
Conguring y
Managing your system For information about systems management
our system For information about the iDRAC features,
conguring and logging in to iDRAC, and managing
your system remotely, see the Integrated Dell
Remote Access Controller User's Guide.
For information about installing the operating
s
ystem, see the operating system documentation.
For information about understanding Remote
A
ccess Controller Admin (RACADM)
subcommands and supported RACADM interfaces,
see the RACADM Command Line Reference Guide
for iDRAC.
For information about updating drivers and
rm
ware, see the Methods to download rmware
and drivers section in this document.
so
ftware oered by Dell, see the Dell OpenManage
Systems Management Overview Guide.
For information about setting up, using, and
tr
oubleshooting OpenManage, see the Dell
OpenManage Server Administrator User’s Guide.
Dell.com/poweredgemanuals
Dell.com/idracmanuals
Dell.com/operatingsystemmanuals
Dell.com/idracmanuals
To download drivers:
Dell.com/openmanagemanuals
Dell.com/openmanagemanuals
Dell.com/support/drivers
For information about installing, using, and
tr
oubleshooting Dell OpenManage Essentials, see
the Dell OpenManage Essentials User’s Guide.
For information about installing and using Dell
SupportAssist, see the Dell EMC SupportAssist
En
terprise User’s Guide.
For understanding the features of Dell Lifecycle
Con
troller, see the Dell Lifecycle Controller User’s
Guide.
Dell.com/openmanagemanuals
Dell.com/serviceabilitytools
Dell.com/idracmanuals
Documentation resources 23
Task Document Location
For information about partner programs enterprise
s
ystems management, see the OpenManage
Connections Enterprise Systems Management
documents.
Working with the Dell
P
owerEdge RAID controllers
Understanding event and error
messages
Troubleshooting your system For information about identifying and
For information about understanding the features
of the Dell PowerEdge RAID controllers (PERC),
Software RAID controllers, or BOSS card and
deploying the cards, see the Storage controller
documentation.
For information about checking the event and error
messages gener
agents that monitor system components, see the
Dell Event and Error Messages Reference Guide.
tr
oubleshooting the PowerEdge server issues, see
the Server Troubleshooting Guide.
ated by the system rmware and
Dell.com/openmanagemanuals
Dell.com/storagecontrollermanuals
Dell.com/openmanagemanuals
so
ftware
Dell.com/poweredgemanuals
>
OpenManage
24 Documentation resources
3
Technical specica
The technical and environmental specications of your system are outlined in this section.
Topics:
System dimensions
•
• Chassis weight
• Processor specications
• PSU specications
• System battery specications
• Expansion bus specications
• Memory specications
• Drive specications
• Ports and connectors specications
• Video specications
• Environmental specications
tions
Technical specications 25
System dimensions
Figure 18. Dimensions of the
Table 15. Dimensions of the PowerEdge R7415 system
Xa Xb Y Za (with bezel) Za (without
482 mm (18.97
inches)
* - Zb goes to the nominal rear wall external surface where the system board I/O connectors are located.
434 mm (17.08
inches)
PowerEdge R7415 system
86.8 mm (3.41
inches)
35.84 mm (1.41
inches)
be
zel)
22 mm (0.87
inches)
Zb* Zc
647.07 mm (25.47
inches)
Chassis weight
Table 16. Chassis weight
System Maximum weight (with all drives/SSDs)
8 x 3.5 inch 24.4 kg (53.79 lb)
12 x 3.5 inch 26.61 kg (58.66 lb)
12 x 3.5 inch + 2 x 3.5 inch (rear) 28.21 kg (62.19 lb)
681.755 mm
(26.84 inches)
26 Technical specications
System Maximum weight (with all drives/SSDs)
24 x 2.5 inch 23.22 kg (51.19 lb)
Processor specica
The PowerEdge R7415 system support one AMD EPYC
PSU specica
The PowerEdge R7415 system supports the following AC or DC power supply units (PSU).
Table 17. PSU specications
PSU Class Heat dissipation
1600 W AC Platinum 6000 BTU/hr 50/60 Hz 100–240 V AC, autoranging
1100 W AC Platinum 4100 BTU/hr 50/60 Hz 100–240 V AC, autoranging
1100 W HVDC Platinum 4100 BTU/hr 50/60 Hz 100–240 V AC autoranging and 200–380 V DC
1100 W DC Platinum 4416 BTU/hr - (-(48–60)) V DC
750 W AC Titanium 2843 BTU/hr 50/60 Hz 200–240 V AC, autoranging
750 W AC Platinum 2891 BTU/hr 50/60 Hz 100–240 V AC, autoranging
750 W HVDC Platinum 2891 BTU/hr 50/60 Hz 100–240 V AC autoranging and 240 V DC
495 W AC Platinum 1908 BTU/hr 50/60 Hz 100–240 V AC, autoranging
450 W AC Bronze 1871 BTU/hr 50/60 Hz 100–240 V AC, autoranging
tions
tions
(
maximum)
™
processor.
Frequency Voltage
NOTE
: Heat dissipation is calculated using the PSU wattage rating.
NOTE
: This system is also designed to connect to the IT power systems with a phase-to-phase voltage not exceeding 230 V.
NOTE
: If a system with 1600 W AC PSU operates at low line 100-120 V AC, then the power rating per PSU is derated to 800 W.
NOTE
: If a system with 1100 W AC PSU or 1100 W mixed mode PSU operates at low line 100-120 V AC, then the power rating per
PSU is derated to 1050 W.
System battery specica
The PowerEdge R7415 system supports CR 2032 3.0-V lithium coin cell system battery.
tions
Expansion bus specications
The
PowerEdge R7415 system supports PCI Express (PCIe) Gen3 expansion cards, which need to be installed on the system board using
expansion card risers. The PowerEdge R7415 system supports three types of expansion card risers.
Memory specications
The
PowerEdge R7415 system supports 16 DDR4 DIMM (registered DIMM (RDIMM) and load reduced DIMM (LRDIMM)) slots. Supported
memory bus frequencies are 2666 MT/s, 2400 MT/s, 2133 MT/s, and 1866 MT/s.
Technical specications 27
Table 18. Memory specica
Memory module sockets Memory capacity Minimum RAM Maximum RAM
tions
Sixteen 288-pin
* - Maximum DIMM/memory capacity of 128 GB will be available at a later time.
NOTE
: For optimal performance, populate one DIMM per channel with DDR4-2666 memory modules on the rst slot of each
memory channel. The rst slot of each channel can be identied as the DIMM slots with white latches. For example, 64 GB
system memory capacity can be divided into 8 x 8 GB DIMM slots.
Drive specica
• 8 GB, 16 GB, or 32 GB single
r
ank or dual rank (RDIMMs)
• 64 or 128 GB* quad rank or
oc
tal rank (LRDIMMs)
tions
• 8 GB with single processor • Up to 2 TB with a single
pr
ocessor
Drives
The
PowerEdge R7415 system supports:
• Up to 8 x 3.5 inch (SAS, SATA or Nearline SAS) front accessible drives in slots 0 to 7
or
• Up to 12 x 3.5 inch (SAS, SATA or Nearline SAS) front accessible drives in slots 0 to 11
or
• Up to 12 x 3.5 inch (SAS, SATA or Nearline SAS) front accessible drives in slots 0 to 11 + up to 2 x 3.5 inch (SAS, SATA or Nearline SAS)
rear accessible drives in slots 12 to 13
or
• Up to 24 x 2.5 inch (SAS, SATA or Nearline SAS) front accessible drives in slots 0 to 23
or
• Up to 12 x 2.5 inch (SAS, SATA or Nearline SAS) front accessible drives in slots 0 to 11 and up to 12 x 2.5 inch NVMe drives in 12
universal slots 12 to 23
NOTE: Hot swap for the NVMe drives is supported for your system. For more information on correct usage and technical
specications, see the
support/manuals > All Products > Server, Storage, & Networking > Dell Adapters page.
NOTE
: Universal slots support SAS, SATA drives, or SSDs in the same slot.
Ports and connectors specica
Dell PowerEdge Express Flash NVMe PCIe SSD 2.5 inch Small Form Factor User's Guide
tions
USB ports
The
PowerEdge R7415 system supports:
• USB 2.0-compliant port on the front panel
• USB 3.0-compliant port on the back panel
• USB 3.0-compliant internal port
The following table provides more information about the USB specica
28 Technical specications
tions:
at Dell.com/
Table 19. USB specica
Front panel Back panel Internal USB
tions
• Three USB 2.0-compliant port (One
iDRA
C Direct (Micro-AB USB) port +
two USB 2.0 port)
NOTE
: The Micro-AB USB 2.0-
compliant port on the front panel
can be used only as an iDRAC
Direct or a management port.
• Two USB 3.0-compliant port • One internal USB 3.0 port
NIC ports
The
PowerEdge R7415 system supports two Network Interface Controller (NIC) ports on the back panel, which have two 1 Gbps
conguration.
NOTE
: You can install up to four PCIe add-on NIC cards.
NOTE
: For information about Linux network performance settings, see the
Processor Based Servers
AMD tuning guide.
Linux® Network Tuning Guide for AMD EPYC
™
Serial connector
The serial connector connects a serial device to the system. The PowerEdge R7415 system supports one serial connector on the back
panel, which is a 9-pin connec
tor, Data Terminal Equipment (DTE), 16550-compliant.
VGA ports
The Video Graphic Array (VGA) port enables you to connect the system to a VGA display. The PowerEdge R7415 system supports two 15-
GA ports one each on the front and back panels.
pin V
Internal Dual SD Module
PowerEdge R7415 system supports two optional ash memory card slots with an internal dual MicroSD module.
The
NOTE: One card slot is dedicated for redundancy.
Video specica
The PowerEdge R7415 system supports Matrox G200eR2 graphics card with 16 MB capacity.
Table 20. Supported video resolution options
Resolution Refresh rate (Hz) Color depth (bits)
1024 x 768 60 8, 16, 32
1280 x 800 60 8, 16, 32
1280 x 1024 60 8, 16, 32
tions
Technical specications 29
Resolution Refresh rate (Hz) Color depth (bits)
1360 x 768 60 8, 16, 32
1440 x 900 60 8, 16, 32
1600 x 900 60 8, 16, 32
1600 x 1200 60 8, 16, 32
1680 x 1050 60 8, 16, 32
1920 x 1080 60 8, 16, 32
1920 x 1200 60 8, 16, 32
NOTE
: 1920 x 1080 and 1920 x 1200 resolutions are only supported in reduced blanking mode.
Environmental specica
NOTE
: For additional information about environmental measurements for specic system congurations, see Dell.com/
environmental_datasheets.
Table 21. Temperature specica
Temperature Specications
Storage –40°C to 65°C (–40°F to 149°F)
Continuous operation (for altitude less than 950 m or 3117
ft
)
Fresh air For information about fresh air, see the Expanded Operating Temperature
Maximum temperature gradient (operating and storage) 20°C/h (68°F/h)
Table 22. Relative humidity specica
Relative humidity Specications
Storage 5% to 95% RH with 33°C (91°F) maximum dew point. Atmosphere must be
Operating 10% to 80% relative humidity with 29°C (84.2°F) maximum dew point.
tions
tions
tions
10°C to 35°C (50°F to 95°F) with no direct sunlight on the equipment.
section.
non-condensing a
t all times.
Table 23. Maximum vibration specica
Maximum vibration Specications
Operating 0.26 G
Storage 1.88 G
30 Technical specications
tions
at 5 Hz to 350 Hz (all operation orientations).
rms
at 10 Hz to 500 Hz for 15 min (all six sides tested).
rms
Table 24. Maximum shock specica
Maximum shock Specications
Operating Six consecutively executed shock pulses in the positive and negative x, y,
Storage Six consecutively executed shock pulses in the positive and negative x, y,
tions
and z a
xes of 6 G for up to 11 ms.
and z a
xes (one pulse on each side of the system) of 71 G for up to 2 ms.
Table 25. Maximum altitude specica
Maximum altitude Specications
Operating
Storage 12,000 m (39,370 ft)
Table 26. Operating temperature derating specica
Operating temperature derating Specications
Up to 35°C (95°F) Maximum temperature is reduced by 1°C/300 m (1°F/547 ft) above 950 m
35°C to 40°C (95°F to 104°F) Maximum temperature is reduced by 1°C/175 m (1°F/319 ft) above 950 m
40°C to 45°C (104°F to 113°F) Maximum temperature is reduced by 1°C/125 m (1°F/228 ft) above 950 m
Particulate and gaseous contamination specica
The following table denes the limitations that help avoid any equipment damage or failure from particulates and gaseous contamination. If
the levels of particulates or gaseous pollution exceed the specied limitations and result in equipment damage or failure, you may need to
rectify the environmental conditions. Re-mediation of environmental conditions is the responsibility of the customer.
tions
tions
3048
m (10,000 ft)
(
3,117 ft).
(3,117 ft).
(3,117 ft).
tions
Table 27. Particulate contamination specications
Particulate contamination Specications
Air ltr
ation Data center air ltration as dened by ISO Class 8 per ISO 14644-1 with a
95% upper condence limit.
NOTE
: This condition applies to data center environments only. Air
ltration requirements do not apply to IT equipment designed to be
used outside a data center, in environments such as an oce or
factory oor.
NOTE
: Air entering the data center must have MERV11 or MERV13
ltration.
Conductive dust Air must be free of conductive dust, zinc whiskers, or other conductive
particles
.
NOTE
: This condition applies to data center and non-data center
environments.
Technical specications 31
Particulate contamination Specications
Corrosive dust
Table 28. Gaseous contamination specica
Gaseous contamination Specications
Copper coupon corrosion rate <300 Å/month per Class G1 as de
Silver coupon corrosion rate <200 Å/month as dened by AHSRAE TC9.9.
NOTE
: Maximum corrosive contaminant levels measured at ≤50% relative humidity.
tions
• Air must be free of corrosive dust.
• Residual dust present in the air must have a deliquescent point less than
60% r
elative humidity.
NOTE
: This condition applies to data center and non-data center
environments.
ned by ANSI/ISA71.04-1985.
Standard operating temperature
Table 29. Standard operating temperature specica
Standard operating temperature Specications
Continuous operation (for altitude less than 950 m or 3117
ft
)
tions
10°C to 35°C (50°F to 95°F) with no direct sunlight on the equipment.
Expanded operating temperature
Table 30. Expanded operating temperature specica
Expanded operating temperature Specications
Continuous operation 5°C to 40°C at 5% to 85% RH with 29°C dew point.
≤ 1% of annual operating hours –5°C to 45°C at 5% to 90% RH with 29°C dew point.
NOTE
: When operating in the expanded temperature range, system performance may be impacted.
tions
NOTE
: Outside the standard operating temperature (10°C to
40°C), the system can operate continuously in temperatures as low
as 5°C and as high as 40°C.
For temperatures between 35°C and 40°C, de-rate maximum allowable
t
emperature by 1°C per 175 m above 950 m (1°F per 319 ft).
NOTE
: Outside the standard operating temperature (10°C to
40°C), the system can operate down to –5°C or up to 45°C for a
maximum of 1% of its annual operating hours.
For temperatures between 40°C and 45°C, de-rate maximum allowable
t
emperature by 1°C per 125 m above 950 m (1°F per 228 ft).
32 Technical specications
NOTE
: When operating in the expanded temperature range, ambient temperature warnings may be reported on the bezel's LCD
panel and in the System Event Log.
Expanded operating temperature restrictions
• Do not perform a cold startup below 5°C.
• The operating temperature specied is f
• Redundant power supply con
• GPGPU card is not supported.
• Rear drive con
• Non-Dell qualied peripher
• 180 W CPU is not supported.
• Cabled PSU is not supported.
guration is not supported.
guration is required.
al cards and/or peripheral cards greater than 25 W are not supported.
or a maximum altitude of 3050 m (10,000 ft).
Thermal restriction matrix
Table 31. Thermal restriction matrix for R7415
Storage con
Fan type Standard fan Standard fan High
CPU heat sink type 1.5U heat sink 1.5U heat sink 2U heat sink 1.5U heat sink 1.5U heat sink
Processor
number
AMD 7601 180 W 32 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
AMD 7551 180 W 32 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
AMD 7551P 180 W 32 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
AMD 7501 155 W/170 W 32 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
AMD 7451 180 W 24 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
AMD 7401 155 W/170 W 24 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
guration
TDP (W) Core
Front 8 x 3.5 inch
driv
e
Rear NA NA 2 x 3.5 inch
Ambient =
coun
35
t
°C
12 x 3.5 inch drive 12 x 3.5 inch
driv
e
driv
e
perf
ormance
fan
Ambient =
35
°C
Ambient =
35
°C
Ambient =
35
°C
24 x 2.5 inch
driv
e
NA NA
Standard fan High
Ambient =
35
°C
24 x 2.5 inch
driv
NVMe
perf
fan
Ambient =
30°C
e with
ormance
AMD 7401P 155 W/170 W 24 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
AMD 7351 155 W/170 W 16 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
AMD 7351P 155 W/170 W 32 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
AMD 7301 155 W/170 W 16 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Technical specications 33
AMD 7251 120 W 8 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
AMD 7281 155 W/170 W 16 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
34 Technical specications
4
Initial system setup and con
guration
Setting up your system
Complete the following steps to set up your system:
1 Unpack the system.
2 Install the system into the rack. For more information about installing the system into the rack, see the Rail Installation Guide at
Dell.com/poweredgemanuals.
3 Connect the peripherals to the system.
4 Connect the system to its electrical outlet.
5 Turn the system on by pressing the power button or by using iDRAC.
6 Turn on the attached peripherals.
For more information about setting up your system, see the Getting Started Guide that shipped with your system.
Related links
iDRAC con
Options to set up iDRAC IP address
iDRAC con
The Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller (iDRAC) is designed to make system administrators more productive and improve the overall
availability of Dell systems. iDRAC alerts administrators to system issues, helps them perform remote system management, and reduces the
need for physical access to the system.
guration
guration
Options to set up iDRAC IP address
You must con
You must use the default iDRAC IP address 192.168.0.120 to congure the initial network settings, including setting up DHCP or a static IP
for iDRAC. You can set up the IP address by using one of the following interfaces:
Interfaces Document/Section
iDRAC Settings
utility
Dell Deployment
oolkit
T
Dell Lifecycle
troller
Con
Chassis or Server
CD panel
L
gure the initial network settings based on your network infrastructure to enable the communication to and from iDRAC.
Dell Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller User's Guide at
See
See Dell Deployment Toolkit User’s Guide at
See Dell Lifecycle Controller User’s Guide at
See the LCD panel section
Dell.com/openmanagemanuals
Dell.com/idracmanuals
Dell.com/idracmanuals
Initial system setup and conguration 35
Interfaces Document/Section
iDRAC Direct and
Quick S
ync 2
(optional)
NOTE
: To access iDRAC, ensure that you connect the Ethernet cable to the iDRAC direct port. You can also access iDRAC
through the shared LOM mode, if you have opted for a system that has the shared LOM mode enabled.
See Dell Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller User's Guide at
Dell.com/idracmanuals
Log in to iDRAC
You can log in to iDRAC as:
• iDRAC user
• Microsoft Active Directory user
• Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) user
If you have opted for secure default access to iDRAC, the iDRAC secure default password is available on the back of the system
In
formation tag. If you have not opted for secure default access to iDRAC, then the default user name and password are root and
calvin.
For more information about logging in to the iDRAC and iDRAC licenses, see the latest Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller User's
Guide at Dell.com/idracmanuals
You can also log in by using Single Sign-On or Smart Card.
NOTE
: You must have the iDRAC credentials to log in to iDRAC.
NOTE
: Ensure that you change the default user name and password after setting up the iDRAC IP address.
.
You can also access iDRAC by using RACADM. For more information, see the RACADM Command Line Interface Reference Guide at
Dell.com/idracmanuals
.
Options to install the operating system
If the system is shipped without an operating system, install the supported operating system by using one of the following resources:
Table 32. Resources to install the operating system
Resources Location
Systems Management Tools and Documentation media Dell.com/operatingsystemmanuals
Lifecycle Controller Dell.com/idracmanuals
OpenManage Deployment Toolkit Dell.com/openmanagemanuals
Dell certied VMw
Supported operating systems on PowerEdge systems Dell.com/ossupport
Installation and How-to videos for supported operating systems on
P
owerEdge systems
Methods to download rm
are ESXi
ware and drivers
Dell.com/virtualizationsolutions
Supported Operating Systems for Dell PowerEdge Systems
You can download the rmware and drivers by using any of the following methods:
36 Initial system setup and conguration
Table 33. Firmware and drivers
Methods Location
From the Dell Support site Dell.com/support/home
Using Dell Remote Access Controller Lifecycle Controller (iDRAC
with L
C)
Using Dell Repository Manager (DRM) Dell.com/openmanagemanuals
Using Dell OpenManage Essentials (OME) Dell.com/openmanagemanuals
Using Dell Server Update Utility (SUU) Dell.com/openmanagemanuals
Using Dell OpenManage Deployment Toolkit (DTK) Dell.com/openmanagemanuals
Dell.com/idracmanuals
Downloading drivers and rm
Dell recommends that you download and install the latest BIOS, drivers, and systems management rmware on your system.
Prerequisite
Ensure that you clear the web browser cache before downloading the drivers and rmware.
Steps
1 Go to Dell.com/support/drivers.
2 In the Drivers & Downloads section, type the Service Tag of your system in the Enter a Service Tag or product ID box, and then click
Submit.
NOTE: If you do not have the Service Tag, select Detect Product to allow the system to automatically detect your Service
Tag, or click View products, and navigate to your product.
3 Click Drivers & Downloads.
The drivers that are applicable to your selection are displayed.
4 Download the drivers to a USB drive, CD, or DVD.
ware
Initial system setup and conguration 37
5
Pre-operating system management applications
You can manage basic settings and features of a system without booting to the operating system by using the system rm
Topics:
Options to manage the pre-operating system applications
•
• System Setup
• Dell Lifecycle Controller
• Boot Manager
• PXE boot
Options to manage the pre-operating system
applica
system has the following options to manage the pre-operating system applications:
Your
• System Setup
• Dell Lifecycle Controller
• Boot Manager
• Preboot Execution Environment (PXE)
tions
System Setup
ware.
By using the System Setup screen, you can congure the BIOS settings, iDRAC settings, and device settings of your system.
NOTE: Help text for the selected eld is displayed in the graphical browser by default. To view the help text in the text browser,
press F1.
You can access system setup by using two methods:
• Standard graphical browser—The browser is enabled by default.
• Text browser—The browser is enabled by using Console Redirection.
Viewing System Setup
To view the
1 Turn on, or restart your system
2 Press F2 immediately after you see the following message:
38 Pre-operating system management applications
System Setup screen, perform the following steps:
.
F2 = System Setup
NOTE: If your operating system begins to load before you press F2, wait for the system to nish boo
your system and try again.
ting, and then restart
System Setup details
The
System Setup Main Menu screen details are explained as follows:
Option Description
System BIOS Enables you to con
iDRAC Settings Enables you to con
The iDRAC settings utility is an interface to set up and congure the iDRAC parameters by using UEFI (Unied
Extensible Firmware Interface). You can enable or disable various iDRAC parameters by using the iDRAC settings
utility. For more information about this utility, see Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller User’s Guide at
Dell.com/idracmanuals.
Device Settings Enables you to con
Service Tag
Se
ttings
Enables you to con
gure BIOS settings.
gure the iDRAC settings.
gure device settings.
gure service tag settings.
System BIOS
You can use the
PCIe NVMe, and enable or disable USB ports.
Viewing System BIOS
To view the System BIOS screen, perform the following steps:
1 Turn on, or restart your system.
2 Press F2 immediately after you see the following message:
F2 = System Setup
System BIOS screen to edit specic functions such as boot order, system password, setup password, set the SATA and
NOTE: If your operating system begins to load before you press F2, wait for the system to nish booting, and then restart
your system and try again.
3 On the System Setup Main Menu screen, click System BIOS.
System BIOS Settings details
The System BIOS Settings screen details are explained as follows:
Option Description
System Information Species information about the system such as the system model name, BIOS version, and Service Tag.
Memory Settings Species information and options related to the installed memory.
Processor Settings Species information and options related to the processor such as speed and cache size.
SATA Settings Species options to enable or disable the integrated SATA controller and ports.
NVMe Settings Species options to change the NVMe settings.
Boot Settings Species options to specify the UEFI mode.
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Option Description
Network Settings Species op
Legacy network settings are managed from the Device Settings menu.
Integrated Devices Species op
Serial
Communica
System Pr
Settings
System Security Species op
Redundant OS
Con
Miscellaneous
Se
ttings
tion
ole
trol
Species op
Species op
Platform Module (TPM) security, and UEFI secure boot. It also manages the power button on the system.
Sets the redundant OS info for redundant OS control.
Species op
tions to manage the UEFI network settings and boot protocols.
tions to manage integrated device controllers and ports, species related features and options.
tions to manage the serial ports, its related features and options.
tions to change the processor power management settings, memory frequency.
tions to congure the system security settings, such as system password, setup password, Trusted
tions to change the system date and time.
System Information
You can use the
System Information screen to view system properties such as Service Tag, system model name, and the BIOS version.
Viewing System BIOS
To view the System BIOS screen, perform the following steps:
1 Turn on, or restart your system.
2 Press F2 immediately after you see the following message:
F2 = System Setup
NOTE: If your operating system begins to load before you press F2, wait for the system to nish booting, and then restart
your system and try again.
3 On the System Setup Main Menu screen, click System BIOS.
System Information details
The System Information screen details are explained as follows:
Option Description
System Model
Name
System BIOS
Version
System Service Tag Species the system Service Tag.
System
Manufacturer
System
Manufacturer
Species the system model name.
Species the BIOS version installed on the system.
Species the name of the system manufacturer.
Species the contact information of the system manufacturer.
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Option Description
Option Description
Memory
In
terleaving
Opportunistic SelfR
efresh
Species if Non-Unif
Table 34. Memory interleaving options
Memory Options
Single memory module Disabled
Two or more memory modules
NOTE: The AMD EPYC micro architecture utilizes four NUMA per socket. An additional performance ne
tuning and/or NUMA-aware software is required for best performance.
Enables or disables opportunistic self-refresh feature. This option is set to Disabled by default.
orm Memory Architecture (NUMA) is supported.
by default
• Disabled
• Channel Interleaving
• Die Interleaving
Memory Interleaving is set to Channel Interleaving by default.
Processor Settings
You can use the Processor Settings screen to view the processor settings, and perform specic functions such as enabling virtualization
technology, hardware prefetcher and software prefetcher.
Viewing Processor Settings
To view the Processor Settings screen, perform the following steps:
1 Turn on, or restart your system.
2 Press F2 immediately after you see the following message:
F2 = System Setup
NOTE: If your operating system begins to load before you press F2, wait for the system to nish booting, and then restart
your system and try again.
3 On the System Setup Main Menu screen, click System BIOS.
4 On the System BIOS screen, click Processor Settings.
Processor Settings details
The Processor Settings screen details are explained as follows:
Option Description
Logical Processor
Virtualization
Technology
Hardware
Prefetcher
Each processor core supports up to two logical processors. If this option is set to Enabled, the BIOS displays all the
logical processors. If this option is set to Disabled, the BIOS displays only one logical processor per core. This
option is set to Enabled by default.
Enables or disables the virtualization technology for the processor. This option is set to Enabled by default.
Enables or disables the hardware prefetcher. This option is set to Enabled by default.
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Option Description
Software
Pr
efetcher
Number of Cores
per Pr
ocessor
Processor Core
Speed
Processor n
Enables or disables the software prefetcher. This option is set to Enabled by default.
Controls the number of enabled cores in each processor. This option is set to All by default.
Species the ma
The following settings are displayed for each processor installed in the system:
Option Description
Family-ModelS
Brand Species the br
Level 2 Cache Species the t
Level 3 Cache Species the t
Number of Cores Species the number o
SATA Settings
NOTE
tepping
ximum core frequency of the processor.
: Depending on the number of CPUs, there might be up to n processors listed.
Species the f
amily, model, and stepping of the processor as dened by AMD.
and name.
otal L2 cache.
otal L3 cache.
f cores per processor.
You can use the
SATA Settings screen to view the SATA settings of SATA devices and enable SATA and PCIe NVMe on your system.
Viewing SATA Settings
To view the
1 Turn on, or restart your system.
2 Press F2 immediately after you see the following message:
3 On the System Setup Main Menu screen, click System BIOS.
4 On the System BIOS screen, click SATA Settings.
SATA Settings screen, perform the following steps:
F2 = System Setup
NOTE: If your operating system begins to load before you press F2, wait for the system to nish booting, and then restart
your system and try again.
SATA Settings details
The SATA Settings screen details are explained as follows:
Option Description
Embedded SATA Enables the embedded SATA option to be set to O or AHCI modes. This option is set to AHCI Mode by default.
Security Freeze
Lock
Write Cache Enables or disables the command for the embedded SATA drives during POST. This option is set to Disabled by
Sends Security Freeze Lock command to the embedded SATA drives during POST. This option is applicable only
for AHCI Mode. This option is set to Enabled by default.
default.
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Option Description
Port n Sets the drive type of the selected device.
For
AHCI Mode, BIOS support is always enabled.
Option Description
Model Species the driv
Drive Type Species the type o
Capacity Species the t
devices such as optical drives.
e model of the selected device.
otal capacity of the drive. This eld is undened for removable media
NVMe Settings
The NVMe settings is set to Non-RAID mode.
Viewing NVMe Settings
To view the
1 Turn on, or restart your system.
2 Press F2 immediately after you see the following message:
3 On the System Setup Main Menu screen, click System BIOS.
4 On the System BIOS screen, click NVMe Settings.
NVMe Settings screen, perform the following steps:
F2 = System Setup
NOTE: If your operating system begins to load before you press F2, wait for the system to nish booting, and then restart
your system and try again.
f drive attached to the SATA port.
NVMe Settings details
NOTE: This setting is disabled by default.
The NVMe Settings screen details are explained as follows:
Option Description
NVMe Mode Enables you to set the NVMe mode. This option is set to Non RAID by default.
Boot Settings
• UEFI: The Unied Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) is a new interface between operating systems and platform rmware. The
interface consists of data tables with platform related information, also boot and runtime service calls that are available to the operating
system and its loader. The following benets are available when the booting to the UEFI:
• Support for drive partitions larger than 2 TB.
• Enhanced security (e.g., UEFI Secure Boot).
• Faster boot time.
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Viewing Boot Settings
To view the
1 Turn on, or restart your system.
2 Press F2 immediately after you see the following message:
3 On the
4 On the
Boot Settings screen, perform the following steps:
F2 = System Setup
NOTE
: If your operating system begins to load before you press F2, wait for the system to nish booting, and then restart
your system and try again.
System Setup Main Menu screen, click System BIOS.
System BIOS screen, click Boot Settings.
Boot Settings details
The Boot Settings screen details are explained as follows:
Option Description
Boot Mode Species the Boot Mode of the system. This option is set to UEFI by default.
Boot Sequence
Retry
UEFI Boot Settings Enables or disables UEFI Boot options.
Enables or disables the Boot Sequence Retry feature. If this option is set to Enabled and the system fails to boot,
the system re-attempts the boot sequence after 30 seconds. This option is set to Enabled by default.
NOTE: This option is enabled only if the boot mode is UEFI.
Network Settings
You can use the Network Settings screen to modify UEFI PXE, iSCSI, and HTTP boot settings. The network settings option is available
only in the UEFI mode.
NOTE: For information about Linux network settings, see the
Servers
AMD tuning guide.
Linux® Network Tuning Guide for AMD EPYC™ Processor Based
Viewing Network Settings
To view the
1 Turn on, or restart your system.
2 Press F2 immediately after you see the following message:
3 On the
4 On the
Network Settings screen, perform the following steps:
F2 = System Setup
NOTE: If your operating system begins to load before you press F2, wait for the system to nish boo
your system and try again.
System Setup Main Menu screen, click System BIOS.
System BIOS screen, click Network Settings.
ting, and then restart
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Network Settings screen details
The
Network Settings screen details are explained as follows:
Option Description
PXE Device n
to 4)
PXE Device n
Se
ttings
HTTP Device n (n =
1 t
o 4)
HTTP Device n
Se
ttings (n = 1 to 4)
NOTE
(n = 1
(n = 1 to 4)
: Ensure that you congure the PXE boot environment to be UEFI compatible.
Enables or disables the device. When enabled, a UEFI PXE boot option is created for the device.
Enables you to control the con
Enables or disables the device. When enabled, a UEFI HTTP boot option is created for the device.
Enables you to control the conguration of the HTTP device.
guration of the PXE device.
UEFI iSCSI Settings
You can use the iSCSI Settings screen to modify iSCSI device settings. The iSCSI Settings option is available only in the UEFI boot mode.
Viewing UEFI iSCSI Settings
To view the UEFI iSCSI Settings screen, perform the following steps:
1 Turn on, or restart your system.
2 Press F2 immediately after you see the following message:
F2 = System Setup
NOTE: If your operating system begins to load before you press F2, wait for the system to nish booting, and then restart
your system and try again.
3 On the System Setup Main Menu screen, click System BIOS.
4 On the System BIOS screen, click Network Settings.
5 On the Network Settings screen, click UEFI iSCSI Settings.
UEFI iSCSI Settings details
The UEFI iSCSI Settings screen details are explained as follows:
Option Description
iSCSI Initiator
Name
iSCSI Device1 Enables or disables the iSCSI device. When disabled, a UEFI boot option is created for the iSCSI device
iSCSI Device1
Settings
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Species the name of the iSCSI initiator (iqn format).
automatically.
Enables you to control the conguration of the iSCSI device.
Integrated Devices
You can use the
integrated RAID controller, and the USB ports.
Integrated Devices screen to view and congure the settings of all integrated devices including the video controller,
Viewing Integrated Devices
To view the
1 Turn on, or restart your system.
2 Press F2 immediately after you see the following message:
3 On the
4 On the System BIOS screen, click Integrated Devices.
Integrated Devices screen, perform the following steps:
F2 = System Setup
NOTE
: If your operating system begins to load before you press F2, wait for the system to nish booting, and then restart
your system and try again.
System Setup Main Menu screen, click System BIOS.
Integrated Devices details
The Integrated Devices screen details are explained as follows:
Option Description
User Accessible
USB Ports
Congures the user accessible USB ports. Selecting Only Back Ports On disables the front USB ports; selecting
All Ports O disables all front and back USB ports.
The USB keyboard and mouse still function in certain USB ports during the boot process, depending on the
selection. After the boot process is complete, the USB ports will be enabled or disabled as per the setting.
Internal USB Port Enables or disables the internal USB port. This option is set to On or O. This option is set to On by default.
Integrated RAID
Controller
Embedded NIC1
and NIC2
Embedded Video
Controller
Enables or disables the integrated RAID controller. This option is set to Enabled by default.
NOTE: The Embedded NIC1 and NIC2 options are only available on systems that do not have Integrated
Network Card 1.
Enables or disables the Embedded NIC1 and NIC2 options. If set to Disabled, the NIC may still be available for
shared network access by the embedded management controller. The embedded NIC1 and NIC2 options are only
available on systems that do not have Network Daughter Cards (NDCs). The Embedded NIC1 and NIC2 option is
mutually exclusive with the Integrated Network Card 1 option. Congure the Embedded NIC1 and NIC2 option by
using the NIC management utilities of the system.
Enables or disables the use of Embedded Video Controller as the primary display. When set to Enabled, the
Embedded Video Controller will be the primary display even if add-in graphic cards are installed. When set to
Disabled, an add-in graphics card will be used as the primary display. BIOS will output displays to both the primary
add-in video and the embedded video during POST and pre-boot environment. The embedded video will then be
disabled right before the operating system boots. This option is set to Enabled by default.
NOTE: When there are multiple add-in graphic cards installed in the system, the rst card discovered
during PCI enumeration is selected as the primary video. You might have to re-arrange the cards in the
slots in order to control which card is the primary video.
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Option Description
Current State of
Embedded Video
Con
troller
SR-IOV Global
Enable
Internal MicroSD
Car
d Port
Internal MicroSD
Car
d Redundancy
Internal microSD
Primary Car
OS Watchdog
Timer
Memory Mapped
I/
O Limit
Slot Disablement Enables or disables the available PCIe slots on your system. The slot disablement feature controls the con
d
Displays the current state of the embedded video controller. The Current State of Embedded Video Controller
option is a read-only eld. If the Embedded Video Con
add-in graphics card is installed), then the Embedded Video Controller is automatically used as the primary display
even if the Embedded Video Controller setting is set to Disabled..
Enables or disables the BIOS con
Disabled by default.
Enables or disables the internal MicroSD card port of the Internal Dual SD Module (IDSDM). This option is set to
On
by default.
Congures the r
written on both MicroSD cards. After failure of either card and replacement of the failed card, the data of the
active card is copied to the oine card during the system boot.
When Internal SD Card Redundancy is set to Disabled, only the primary MicroSD card is visible to the OS. This
option is set to Disabled by default.
When
Redundancy is set to Disabled, either one of the MicroSD card can be selected to present itself as mass
storage device by setting it to be primary card. By default primary MicroSD card is selected to be SD Card 1. If
MicroSD Card 1 is not present, then the controller will select MicroSD Card 2 to be the primary MicroSD card.
If your system stops responding, this watchdog timer aids in the recovery of your operating system. When this
op
tion is set to Enabled, the operating system initializes the timer. When this option is set to Disabled (the
default), the timer does not have any eect on the system.
Controls where MMIO is mapped. The 1 TB option is designed for specic OS which canno
TB. This option is set to 8 TB by default. The default option is the maximum address that the system supports and
recommended in most cases.
of the PCIe cards installed in the specied slot. Slots must be disabled only when the installed peripheral card
prevents booting into the operating system or causes delays in system startup. If the slot is disabled, both the
Option ROM and UEFI drivers are disabled. Only slots that are present on the system will be available for control.
edundancy mode of the Internal Dual SD Module (IDSDM). When set to Mirror Mode, data is
guration of Single Root I/O Virtualization (SR-IOV) devices. This option is set to
troller is the only display capability in the system (that is, no
t support MMIO over 1
guration
Table 35. Slot Disablement
Option Description
Slot 1
Slot 2
Slot 3
Slot 4
Slot 5
Slot Bifurcation Allows
Bifurcation. The slot bifurcation eld is accessible when set to Manual bifurcation Control and is grayed out when
set to Platform Default Bifurcation.
Enables or disables or only the boot driver is disabled for the PCIe slot 1. This option is
se
t to Enabled by default.
Enables or disables or only the boot driver is disabled for the PCIe slot 2. This option
is se
t to Enabled by default.
Enables or disables or only the boot driver is disabled for the PCIe slot 3. This option
is se
t to Enabled by default.
Enables or disables or only the boot driver is disabled for the PCIe slot 4. This option
is se
t to Enabled by default.
Enables or disables or only the boot driver is disabled for the PCIe slot 5. This option
is se
t to Enabled by default.
Platform Default Bifurcation and Manual bifurcation Control. The default is set to Platform Default
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Option Description
Table 36. Slot Bifurcation
Option Description
Slot 1 Bifurcation
x8 or x4 or x4x4 Bifurcation
Slot 2 Bifurcation
Slot 3 Bifurcation
Slot 4 Bifurcation
Slot 5 Bifurcation
Serial Communication
You can use the
Serial Communication screen to view the properties of the serial communication port.
Viewing Serial Communication
To view the Serial Communication screen, perform the following steps:
1 Turn on, or restart your system.
2 Press F2 immediately after you see the following message:
F2 = System Setup
NOTE: If your operating system begins to load before you press F2, wait for the system to nish booting, and then restart
your system and try again.
3 On the System Setup Main Menu screen, click System BIOS.
4 On the System BIOS screen, click Serial Communication.
x16 or x8 or x4 or x4x4x8 or x8x4x4 Bifurcation
x16 or x8 or x4 or x4x4x8 or x8x4x4 Bifurcation
x16 or x8 or x4 or x4x4x8 or x8x4x4 Bifurcation
x8 or x4 or x4x4 Bifurcation
Serial Communication details
The Serial Communication screen details are explained as follows:
Option Description
Serial
Communication
Serial Port Address Enables you to set the port address for serial devices. This option is set to Serial Device1=COM2, Serial Device
Selects serial communication devices (Serial Device 1 and Serial Device 2) in BIOS. BIOS console redirection can
also be enabled, and the port address can be specied. This option is set to Auto by default.
2=COM1 by default.
NOTE: You can use only Serial Device 2 for the Serial Over LAN (SOL) feature. To use console
redirection by SOL, congure the same port address for console redirection and the serial device.
NOTE: Every time the system boots, the BIOS syncs the serial MUX setting saved in iDRAC. The serial
MUX setting can independently be changed in iDRAC. Loading the BIOS default settings from within the
BIOS setup utility may not always revert the serial MUX setting to the default setting of Serial Device 1.
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Option Description
External Serial
Connec
Failsafe Baud Rate Species the f
Remote Terminal
T
Redirection After
Boo
tor
ype
t
System Pr
You can use the
Enables you to associate the External Serial Connector to Serial Device 1, Serial Device 2, or the Remote Access
De
vice by using this option. This option is set to Serial Device 1 by default.
NOTE
congure the same port address for console redirection and the serial device.
NOTE
MUX setting can independently be changed in iDRAC. Loading the BIOS default settings from within the
BIOS setup utility may not always revert this setting to the default setting of Serial Device 1.
automatically. This failsafe baud rate is used only if the attempt fails, and the value must not be changed. This
option is set to 115200 by default.
Sets the remote console terminal type. This option is set to VT100/VT220 by default.
Enables or disables the BIOS console redirection when the operating system is loaded. This option is set to
Enabled
by default.
ole Settings
System Prole Settings screen to enable specic system performance settings such as power management.
Viewing System Pr
: Only Serial Device 2 can be used for Serial Over LAN (SOL). To use console redirection by SOL,
: Every time the system boots, the BIOS syncs the serial MUX setting saved in iDRAC. The serial
ailsafe baud rate for console redirection. The BIOS attempts to determine the baud rate
ole Settings
To view the System Prole Settings screen, perform the following steps:
1 Turn on, or restart your system.
2 Press F2 immediately after you see the following message:
F2 = System Setup
NOTE: If your operating system begins to load before you press F2, wait for the system to nish booting, and then restart
your system and try again.
3 On the System Setup Main Menu screen, click System BIOS.
4 On the System BIOS screen, click System Prole Settings.
System Prole Settings details
The System Prole Settings screen details are explained as follows:
Option Description
System Prole Sets the system prole. If you set the System Prole option to a mode other than Custom, the BIOS automatically
sets the rest of the options. You can only change the rest of the options if the mode is set to Custom. This option
is set to Performance Per Watt (OS) by default. Other options include Performance and Custom.
NOTE: All the parameters on the system prole setting screen are available only when the System Prole
option is set to Custom.
CPU Power
Management
Memory Frequency Sets the speed of the system memory. You can select Maximum Performance or a specic speed. This option is
Sets the CPU power management. This option is set to OS DBPM by default. Other option includes Maximum
Performance.
set to Maximum Performance by default.
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Option Description
Turbo Boost Enables or disables the processor to operate in the turbo boost mode. This option is set to Enabled by default.
C States Enables or disables the processor to operate in all available power states. This option is set to Enabled by default.
Memory Patrol
Scrub
Memory Refresh
Ra
te
PCI ASPM L1 Link
P
ower
Management
Sets the memory patrol scrub frequency. This option is set to Standard by default.
Sets the memory refresh rate to either 1x or 2x. This option is set to 1x by default.
Enables or disables the PCI ASPM L1 Link Power Management. This option is set to Enabled by default.
System Security
You can use the System Security screen to perform specic functions such as setting the system password, setup password and disabling
the power button.
Viewing System Security
To view the System Security screen, perform the following steps:
1 Turn on, or restart your system.
2 Press F2 immediately after you see the following message:
F2 = System Setup
NOTE: If your operating system begins to load before you press F2, wait for the system to nish booting, and then restart
your system and try again.
3 On the System Setup Main Menu screen, click System BIOS.
4 On the System BIOS screen, click System Security.
System Security Settings details
The System Security Settings screen details are explained as follows:
Option Description
CPU AES-NI Improves the speed of applications by performing encryption and decryption by using the Advanced Encryption
Standard Instruction Set (AES-NI). This option is set to Enabled by default.
System Password Sets the system password. This option is set to Enabled by default and is read-only if the password jumper is not
installed in the system.
Setup Password Sets the setup password. This option is read-only if the password jumper is not installed in the system.
Password Status Locks the system password. This option is set to Unlocked by default.
TPM Security
NOTE: The TPM menu is available only when the TPM module is installed.
Enables you to control the reporting mode of the TPM. The TPM Security option is set to O by default. You can
only modify the TPM Status, and TPM Activation if the TPM Status eld is set to either On with Pre-boot
Measurements or On without Pre-boot Measurements.
When TPM 1.2 is installed, the TPM Security option is set to O, On with Pre-boot Measurements, or On
without Pre-boot Measurements.
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Option Description
Table 37. TPM 1.2 security information
TPM Information Changes the operational state of the TPM. This option
TPM Firmware Indicates the rm
TPM Status Species the TPM st
TPM Command Controls the Trusted Platform Module (TPM). When
When TPM 2.0 is installed, the TPM Security option is set to On or O. This option is set to O by default.
Table 38. TPM 2.0 security information
TPM Information Changes the operational state of the TPM. This option
TPM Firmware Indicates the rm
TPM Hierarcy Enable, disable, or clear the storage and endorsement
is se
t to No Change by default.
ware version of the TPM.
atus.
se
t to None, no command is sent to the TPM. When
set to Activate, the TPM is enabled and activated.
When set to Deactivate, the TPM is disabled and
deactivated. When set to Clear, all the contents of the
TPM are cleared. This option is set to None by default.
is se
t to No Change by default.
ware version of the TPM.
hier
archies. When set to Enabled, the storage and
endorsement hierarchies can be used.
When set to Disabled, the storage and endorsement
hierarchies cannot be used.
When set to
hierarchies are cleared of any values, and then reset to
Enabled.
Power Button Enables or disables the power button on the front of the system. This option is set to Enabled by default.
AC Power Recovery Sets how the system behaves after AC power is restored to the system. This option is set to Last by default.
AC Power Recovery
Dela
y
User De
(60 s to 240 s)
UEFI Variable
A
Secure Boot Enables Secure Boot, where the BIOS authenticates each pre-boot image by using the certica
Secure Boot Policy When Secure Boot policy is set to Standard, the BIOS uses the system manufacturer’s key and certica
Secure Boot Mode Congures ho
ned Delay
ccess
Sets the time delay for the system to power up after AC power is restored to the system. This option is set to
Immediate by default.
Sets the
Provides varying degrees of securing UEFI variables. When set to Standard (the default), UEFI variables are
accessible in the oper
protected in the environment and new UEFI boot entries are forced to be at the end of the current boot order.
Boot Policy. Secure Boot is set to Disabled by default.
authenticate pre-boot images. When Secure Boot policy is set to Custom, the BIOS uses the user-dened key and
certicates. Secure Boot policy is set to Standard by default.
If the current mode is set to Deployed Mode, the available options are User Mode and Deployed Mode. If the
current mode is set to User Mode, the available options are User Mode, Audit Mode, and Deployed Mode.
User Dened Delay option when the User Dened option for AC Power Recovery Delay is selected.
ating system per the UEFI specication. When set to Controlled, selected UEFI variables are
w the BIOS uses the Secure Boot Policy Objects (PK, KEK, db, dbx).
Clear, the storage and endorsement
tes in the Secure
tes to
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Option Description
Options Description
Secure Boot Policy
Summary
Secure Boot
Cust
om Policy
Settings
User Mode
Deployed Mode
Audit Mode
Species the list o
Congures the Secur
f certicates and hashes that secure boot uses to authenticate images.
In
User Mode, PK must be installed, and BIOS performs signature verication on
programmatic attempts to update policy objects.
The BIOS allows unauthenticated programmatic transitions between modes.
Deployed Mode is the most secure mode. In
the BIOS performs signature verication on programmatic attempts to update policy
objects.
Deployed Mode restricts the programmatic mode transitions.
In
Audit mode, PK is not present. The BIOS does not authenticate programmatic updates
to the policy objects, and transitions between modes. The BIOS performs a signature
verication on pre-boot images and logs the results in the image Execution Information
Table, but executes the images whether they pass or fail verication.
Audit Mode is useful for programmatic determination of a working set of policy objects.
e Boot Custom Policy. To enable this option, set the Secure Boot Policy to Custom option.
Deployed Mode, PK must be installed and
Creating a system and setup password
Prerequisite
Ensure that the password jumper is enabled. The password jumper enables or disables the system password and setup password features.
F
or more information, see the System board jumper settings section.
NOTE: If the password jumper setting is disabled, the existing system password and setup password are deleted and you need
no
t provide the system password to boot the system.
Steps
1 To enter System Setup, press F2 immediately after turning on or rebooting your system.
2 On the
3 On the
4 In the
5 Reenter the system password, and click OK.
6 In the Setup Password
System Setup Main Menu screen, click
System Security screen, verify that Password Status is set to Unlocked.
System Password eld, type your system password, and press Enter or Tab.
Use the following guidelines to assign the system password:
• A password can have up to 32 characters.
• The password can contain the numbers 0 through 9.
• Only the following special characters are allowed: space, (”), (+), (,), (-), (.), (/), (;), ([), (\), (]), (`).
A message prompts you to reenter the system password.
eld, type your setup password and press Enter or Tab.
A message prompts you to reenter the setup password.
System BIOS > System Security.
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7 Reenter the setup password, and click OK.
8 Press Esc to return to the System BIOS screen. Press Esc again.
A message prompts you to save the changes.
NOTE
: Password protection does not take eect until the system reboots.
Using your
About this task
If you have assigned a setup password, the system accepts your setup password as an alternate system password.
Steps
1 Turn on or reboot your system.
2 Type the system password and press Enter.
Next step
When Password Status is set to Locked, type the system password and press Enter when prompted at reboot.
NOTE: If an incorrect system password is typed, the system displays a message and prompts you to reenter your password. You
have three attempts to type the correct password. After the third unsuccessful attempt, the system displays an error message
that the system has stopped functioning and must be turned o. Even after you turn o and restart the system, the error
message is displayed until the correct password is entered.
system password to secure your system
Deleting or changing system and setup password
Prerequisite
NOTE: You cannot delete or change an existing system or setup password if the Password Status is set to Locked.
Steps
1 To enter System Setup, press F2 immediately after turning on or restarting your system.
2 On the
3 On the System Security screen, ensure that Password Status is set to Unlocked.
4 In the
5 In the
6 Press Esc to return to the System BIOS screen. Press Esc again, and a message prompts you to save the changes.
7 Select
System Setup Main Menu screen, click
System Password eld, alter or delete the existing system password, and then press Enter or Tab.
Setup Password eld, alter or delete the existing setup password, and then press Enter or Tab.
If you change the system and setup password, a message prompts you to reenter the new password. If you delete the system and
setup password, a message prompts you to conrm the deletion.
Setup Password, change, or delete the existing setup password and press Enter or Tab.
System BIOS > System Security.
NOTE: If you change the system password or setup password, a message prompts you to reenter the new password. If you
dele
te the system password or setup password, a message prompts you to conrm the deletion.
Operating with setup password enabled
If
Setup Password is set to Enabled, type the correct setup password before modifying the system setup options.
If you do not type the correct password in three attempts, the system displays the following message:
Invalid Password! Number of unsuccessful password attempts: <x> System Halted! Must power down.
Password Invalid. Number of unsuccessful password attempts: <x> Maximum number of password
attempts exceeded.System halted.
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Even after you turn o
exceptions:
• If
System Password is not set to Enabled and is not locked through the Password Status option, you can assign a system password.
For more information, see the System Security Settings screen section.
• You cannot disable or change an existing system password.
NOTE
: You can use the password status option with the setup password option to protect the system password from
unauthorized changes.
and restart the system, the error message is displayed until the correct password is typed. The following options are
Redundant OS Control
You can use the
recovery disk on your system.
Redundant OS Control screen to set the redundant OS info for redundant OS control. It enables you to set up a physical
Viewing Redundant OS Control
To view the Redundant OS Control screen, perform the following steps:
1 Turn on, or restart your system.
2 Press F2 immediately after you see the following message:
F2 = System Setup
NOTE: If your operating system begins to load before you press F2, wait for the system to nish booting, and then restart
your system and try again.
3 On the System Setup Main Menu screen, click System BIOS.
4 On the System BIOS screen, click Redundant OS Control.
Redundant OS Control screen details
The Redundant OS Control screen details are explained as follows:
Option Description
Redundant OS
Location
Enables you to select a backup disk from the following devices:
• None
• IDSDM
• SATA Ports in AHCI mode
• BOSS PCIe Cards (Internal M.2 Drives)
• Internal USB
Redundant OS
State
Redundant OS Boot
NOTE: RAID congurations and NVMe cards not are included as BIOS does not have the ability to
distinguish between individual drives in those congurations.
NOTE: This option is disabled if Redundant OS Location is set to None.
When set to Visible, the backup disk is visible to the boot list and OS. When set to Hidden, the backup disk is
disabled and is not visible to the boot list and OS. This option is set to Visible by default.
NOTE: BIOS will disable the device in hardware, so it cannot be accessed by the OS.
NOTE: This option is disabled if Redundant OS Location is set to None or if Redundant OS State is set to
Hidden.
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Option Description
When set to
preserves the current boot list settings. This option is set to Enabled by default.
Enabled, BIOS boots to the device specied in Redundant OS Location. When set to Disabled, BIOS
Miscellaneous Settings
You can use the
date and time.
Miscellaneous Settings screen to perform specic functions such as updating the asset tag and changing the system
Viewing Miscellaneous Settings
To view the
1 Turn on, or restart your system.
2 Press F2 immediately after you see the following message:
3 On the System Setup Main Menu screen, click System BIOS.
4 On the System BIOS screen, click Miscellaneous Settings.
Miscellaneous Settings screen, perform the following steps:
F2 = System Setup
NOTE: If your operating system begins to load before you press F2, wait for the system to nish booting, and then restart
your system and try again.
Miscellaneous Settings details
The Miscellaneous Settings screen details are explained as follows:
Option Description
System Time Enables you to set the time on the system.
System Date Enables you to set the date on the system.
Asset Tag Species the asset tag and enables you to modify it for security and tracking purposes.
Keyboard NumLock Enables you to set whether the system boots with the NumLock enabled or disabled. This option is set to On by
default.
NOTE: This option does not apply to 84-key keyboards.
F1/F2 Prompt on
Error
Dell Wyse P25/P45
BIOS Access
Power Cycle
Request
Enables or disables the F1/F2 prompt on error. This option is set to Enabled by default. The F1/F2 prompt also
includes keyboard errors.
Enables or disables the Dell Wyse P25/P45 BIOS Access. This option is set to Enabled by default.
Enables or disables the Power Cycle Request. This option is set to None by default.
iDRAC Settings utility
The iDRAC settings utility is an interface to set up and congure the iDRAC parameters by using UEFI. You can enable or disable various
iDRAC parameters by using the iDRAC settings utility.
NOTE: Accessing some of the features on the iDRAC settings utility needs the iDRAC Enterprise License upgrade.
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For more information about using iDRAC, see Dell Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller User's Guide at Dell.com/idracmanuals.
Device Settings
Device Settings
enables you to congure device parameters.
Dell Lifecycle Controller
Dell Lifecycle Controller (LC) provides advanced embedded systems management capabilities including system deployment, con
update, maintenance, and diagnosis. LC is delivered as part of the iDRAC out-of-band solution and Dell system embedded Unied
Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) applications.
Embedded system management
The Dell Lifecycle Controller provides advanced embedded system management throughout the system’s lifecycle. The Dell Lifecycle
Controller can be started during the boot sequence and can function independently of the operating system.
NOTE: Certain platform congurations may not support the full set of features provided by the Dell Lifecycle Controller.
For more information about setting up the Dell Lifecycle Controller, conguring hardware and rmware, and deploying the operating system,
see the Dell Lifecycle Controller documentation at Dell.com/idracmanuals.
guration,
Boot Manager
The Boot Manager screen enables you to select boot options and diagnostic utilities.
Viewing Boot Manager
About this task
To enter Boot Manager:
Steps
1 Turn on, or restart your system.
Enter the result of your step here (optional).
2 Press F11 when you see the following message:
F11 = Boot Manager
If your operating system begins to load before you press F11, allow the system to complete the booting, and then restart your system
and try again.
Boot Manager main menu
Menu item Description
Continue Normal
t
Boo
One-shot Boot
Menu
The system attempts to boot to devices starting with the r
system continues with the next item in the boot order until the boot is successful or no more boot options are
found.
Enables you to access boot menu, where you can select a one-time boot device to boot from.
st item in the boot order. If the boot attempt fails, the
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Menu item Description
Launch System
Se
tup
Launch Lifecycle
Con
troller
System Utilities Enables you to launch System Utilities menu such as System Diagnostics.
Enables you to access System Setup.
Exits the Boot Manager and invokes the Dell Lifecycle Controller program.
One-shot BIOS boot menu
One-shot BIOS boot menu enables you to select a boot device to boot from.
System Utilities
System Utilities
• Launch Diagnostics
• BIOS Update File Explorer
• Reboot System
contains the following utilities that can be launched:
PXE boot
You can use the Preboot Execution Environment (PXE) option to boot and congure the networked systems remotely.
To access the PXE boot option, boot the system and then press F12 during POST instead of using standard Boot Sequence from BIOS
Setup. It does not pull any menu or allows managing of network devices.
NOTE: Ensure that you congure the PXE boot environment to be UEFI compatible.
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Installing and removing system components
Safety instructions
6
WARNING
yourself.
WARNING
CAUTION
system cover can result in component damage.
CAUTION
repairs as authorized in your product documentation, or as directed by the online or telephone service and support team.
Damage due to servicing that is not authorized by Dell is not covered by your warranty. Read and follow the safety instructions
that are shipped with your product.
NOTE
system.
CAUTION
component or a blank.
: Whenever you need to lift the system, get others to assist you. To avoid injury, do not attempt to lift the system by
: Opening or removing the system cover while the system is powered on may expose you to a risk of electric shock.
: Do not operate the system without the cover for a duration exceeding ve minutes. Operating the system without the
: Many repairs may only be done by a certied service technician. You should only perform troubleshooting and simple
: It is recommended that you always use an antistatic mat and antistatic strap while working on components inside the
: To ensure proper operation and cooling, all bays in the system and system fans must be always populated with a
Before working inside your system
Prerequisite
Follow the safety guidelines listed in Safety instructions.
Steps
1 Turn o the system, including all attached peripherals.
2 Disconnect the system from the electrical outlet and disconnect the peripherals.
3 If applicable, remove the system from the rack.
For more information, see the Rack Installation Guide at Dell.com/poweredgemanuals.
4 Remove the system cover.
After working inside your system
Prerequisite
Follow the safety guidelines listed in Safety instructions.
Steps
1 Install the
2 If applicable, install the
For more information, see the Rack Installation Guide at Dell.com/poweredgemanuals.
3 Reconnect the peripherals and connect the system to the electrical outlet.
4 Turn on the attached peripherals and then turn on the
system cover.
system into the rack.
system.
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Recommended tools
You need the following tools to perform the removal and installation procedures:
• Key to the bezel lock
The key is required only if your system includes a bezel.
• Phillips #1 screwdriver
• Phillips #2 screwdriver
• Torx #T20 screwdriver
• 1/4 inch a
• Wrist grounding strap
You need the following tools to assemble the cables for a DC power supply unit:
• AMP 90871-1 hand-crimping tool or equivalent
• Tyco Electronics 58433-3 or equivalent
• Wire-stripper pliers to remove insulation from size 10 AWG solid or stranded, insulated copper wire
t head screwdriver
NOTE
: Use alpha wire part number 3080 or equivalent (65/30 stranding).
Optional front bezel
An optional metal bezel is mounted on the front of the system. The front bezel displays the system branding. A lock on the bezel is used to
protect unauthorized access to the drives. There are two versions of bezel available:
• With LCD panel
• Without LCD panel
For bezels with LCD panel, the system status can be viewed on the LCD panel. For more information, see the LCD panel section.
Removing the front bezel
The procedure to remove the front bezel with and without the LCD panel is the same.
Prerequisite
Follow the safety guidelines listed in Safety instructions.
Steps
1 Unlock the bezel by using the bezel key.
NOTE: The bezel key is part of the LCD bezel package.
2 Press the release button, and pull the left end of the bezel.
3 Unhook the right end, and remove the bezel.
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Figure 19. Removing the front bezel with the LCD panel
Next step
Installing the front bezel
Installing the front bezel
The procedure to install the front bezel with and without the LCD panel is the same.
Prerequisite
Follow the safety guidelines listed in Safety instructions.
Steps
1 Locate and remove the bezel key.
NOTE: The bezel key is part of the LCD bezel package.
2 Align and insert the right end of the bezel onto the system.
3 Push the bezel on the system until it clicks into place.
4 Lock the bezel by using the key.
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Figure 20. Installing the front bezel with the LCD panel
System cover
System cover provides security for the entire system and also helps in maintaining proper air o
w inside the system.
Removing the system cover
Prerequisites
1 Follow the safety guidelines listed in Safety instructions.
2 Turn o
3 Disconnect the system from the electrical outlet and disconnect the peripherals.
Steps
1 Using a 1/4 inch a
2 Lift to open the latch till the system cover slides back and the tabs on the system cover disengage from the guide slots on the system.
3 Hold the cover on both sides, and lift the cover away from the system.
the system, including any attached peripherals.
t head or a Phillips #2 screwdriver, rotate the latch release lock counter clockwise to the unlocked position.
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Figure 21. Removing the system cover
Next step
Installing the system cover
.
Installing the system cover
Prerequisites
1 Follow the safety guidelines listed in Safety instructions.
2 Ensure that all internal cables are routed correctly and connected, and no tools or extra parts are left inside the system.
Steps
1 Align the tabs on the system cover with the guide slots on the system.
2 Close the system cover latch down.
The system cover slides forward, the tabs on the system cover engage with the guide slots on the system and the system cover latch
locks into place.
3 Using a 1/4 inch a
t head or a Phillips #2 screwdriver, rotate the latch release lock clockwise to the locked position.
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Figure 22. Installing the system cover
Next steps
1 Reconnect the peripherals and connect the system to the electrical outlet.
2 Turn on the system, including any attached peripherals.
Backplane cover
Removing the backplane cover
Prerequisites
1 Follow the safety guidelines listed in Safety instructions.
2 Follow the procedure listed in Before working inside your system.
Steps
1 Slide the backplane cover in the direction of the arrows marked on the backplane cover.
2 Lift the backplane cover away from the system.
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Figure 23. Removing the backplane cover
Next step
Installing the backplane cover.
Installing the backplane cover
Prerequisite
Follow the safety guidelines listed in Safety instructions
Steps
1 Align the backplane cover with the guide slots on the system.
2 Slide the backplane cover toward the front of the system until the backplane cover locks into place.
.
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Figure 24. Installing the backplane cover
Next step
Follow the procedure listed in After working inside your system.
Inside the system
NOTE: Components that are hot swappable have orange touch points and the components that are not hot swappable have blue
t
ouch points.
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Figure 25. Inside the system with rear drive cage
1 Information tag 2 Drive backplane
3 Cooling fans 4 Memory module
5 CPU 6 System board
7 Mini PERC card 8 Riser 1A
9 Riser 3A 10 Air shroud
11 Rear drive cage
Air shroud
The air shroud directs the airo
uniform airow inside the system.
w across the entire system. Air shroud prevents the system from overheating and is used to maintain
Removing the air shroud
Prerequisites
CAUTION: Never operate your system with the air shroud removed. The system may get overheated quickly, resulting in
shut
down of the system and loss of data.
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1 Follow the safety guidelines listed in Safety instructions.
2 Follow the procedure listed in Before working inside your system.
3 If installed, remove the rear drive cage.
NOTE
: On a system with 2 x 3.5 inch rear drive cage, you must remove the rear drive cage before you remove the air
shroud. The procedure to remove the air shroud remains the same.
Step
Hold the air shroud at both ends, and lift it away from the system.
Figure 26. Removing air shroud on a system without a rear drive cage
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Figure 27. Removing air shroud on a system with a rear drive cage
Next step
Install the air shroud
.
Installing the air shroud
Prerequisites
1 Follow the safety guidelines listed in Safety instructions.
2 If applicable, route the cables inside the system along the system wall and secure the cables by using the cable latch.
Steps
1 Align the tabs on the air shroud with the slots on the system.
2 Lower the air shroud into the system until it is rmly sea
When rmly sea
ted, the memory socket numbers marked on the air shroud align with the respective memory sockets below.
ted.
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Figure 28. Installing the air shroud
NOTE: The procedure to install the air shroud for 2 x 3.5 inch rear drive system is identical.
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Next steps
1 If removed, install the rear drive cage.
2 Follow the procedure listed in After working inside your system.
Cooling fans
The cooling fans are integrated into the system to dissipate the heat generated by the functioning of the system. These fans provide
cooling f
Your system supports up to six standard or high performance cabled cooling fans.
Table 39. Fan support matrix for the PowerEdge R7415
or the processors, expansion cards, and memory modules.
Front
S
torage
8 x 3.5 inch Cable PSU 1 Not required Required Required Required Required Required
12 x 3.5 inch Redundant
24 x 2.5 inch Redundant
NOTE
system. For more information, see the
PSU type CPU count Fan1 Fan2 Fan3 Fan4 Fan5 Fan6
Redundant
PSU
PSU
PSU
: The high performance fans are required for 12 x 3.5 inch drive + 2 x 3.5 inch rear drive, or 24 x 2.5 inch drive (with NVMe)
1 Required Required Required Required Required Required
1 Required Required Required Required Required Required
1 Required Required Required Required Required Required
Thermal restriction matrix
section.
Removing a cooling fan
The procedure for removing standard and high performance fans is identical.
Prerequisites
WARNING: Opening or removing the system cover when the system is on, may expose you to a risk of electric shock. Exercise
utmost car
1 Follow the safety guidelines listed in Safety instructions.
2 Follow the procedure listed in Before working inside your system.
3 Remove the air shroud.
4 Move the cables out of way to access the cooling fan cable connector on the system board. Also make a note of the cooling fan cable
routed along the guides on the rear end of the fan cage.
e while removing or installing cooling fans.
Steps
1 Disconnect the cooling fan cable connected to the system board connector.
2 Press the release tab, and lift the cooling fan out of the cooling fan cage.
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Figure 29. Removing a cooling fan
a On the system with 8 x 3.5 inch [redundant power supply], 12 x 3.5 inch, and 24 x 2.5 inch drive, disconnect the fan 1 cable from
the po
wer interposer board (PIB) connector.
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Figure 30. Disconnecting the fan cable from the PIB connector
Next step
Installing a cooling fan
.
Installing a cooling fan
The procedure for installing standard and high performance fans is identical.
Prerequisite
WARNING: Opening or removing the system cover when the system is on may expose you to a risk of electric shock. Exercise
utmost car
Follow the safety guidelines listed in Safety instructions.
Steps
1 Holding the release tab, place the cooling fan into the cooling fan cage.
2 Route the cooling fan cable through the guides on the cooling fan cage.
3 Connect the cooling fan cable to the connector on the system board.
e while removing or installing cooling fans.
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Figure 31. Installing a cooling fan
a On the system with 8 x 3.5 inch [redundant power supply], 12 x 3.5 inch, and 24 x 2.5 inch drive, connect the fan 1 cable to the
connec
tor on the power interposer board (PIB).
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Next steps
Figure 32. Connecting the fan cable to the PIB connector
1 Installing the air shroud
2 Follow the procedure listed in
.
After working inside your system.
Intrusion switch
The chassis intrusion detection switch detects any intrusion into the system and creates a log entry in the system event log (SEL). This
s
witch is activated when the cover of your system is removed.
Removing the intrusion switch
Prerequisites
1 Follow the safety guidelines listed in Safety instructions.
2 Follow the procedure listed in Before working inside your system.
3 Remove the air shroud
4 Move the cables out of way to access the intrusion switch cable. Also make a note of the intrusion switch cable routing.
Steps
1 Disconnect the intrusion switch cable connected to the connector on the system board.
2 Slide the intrusion switch out of the intrusion switch slot.
.
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Figure 33. Removing the intrusion switch
Next step
Installing the intrusion switch
.
Installing the intrusion switch
Prerequisite
Follow the safety guidelines listed in Safety instructions
Steps
1 Align the intrusion switch with the intrusion switch slot on the system.
2 Slide the intrusion switch until it is rmly seated in the intrusion switch slot.
3 Route the intrusion switch cable and connect the intrusion switch cable to the connector on the system board.
.
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Figure 34. Installing the intrusion switch
Next steps
1 Install the air shroud.
2 Follow the procedure listed in After working inside your system.
Drives
Drives are supplied in hot swappable drive carriers that t in the driv
CAUTION: Before attempting to remove or install a drive while the system is running, see the documentation for the storage
con
troller card to ensure that the host adapter is congured correctly.
CAUTION
When you format a drive, allow enough time for the formatting to complete. Be aware that high-capacity drives can take a long time to
f
ormat.
: Do not turn o or restart your system while a drive is being formatted. Doing so can cause a drive failure.
e slots.
Removing a drive blank
The procedure for removing 2.5 inch and 3.5 inch drive blanks is identical.
Prerequisites
1 Follow the safety guidelines listed in Safety instructions.
2 If installed, remove the front bezel.
CAUTION: To maintain proper system cooling, drive blanks must be installed in all empty drive slots.
CAUTION
: Mixing drive blanks from previous generations of PowerEdge servers is not supported.
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Step
Press the release button, and slide the drive blank out of the drive slot.
Figure 35. Removing a drive blank
Next step
Installing a drive
installing a drive blank
or
Installing a drive blank
The procedure for installing 2.5 inch and 3.5 inch drive blanks is identical.
Prerequisite
Follow the safety guidelines listed in Safety instructions.
CAUTION: Mixing drive blanks from previous generations of PowerEdge servers is not supported.
Step
Insert the drive blank into the drive slot, and push the blank until the release button clicks into place.
Figure 36. Installing a drive blank
Next step
If removed, install the front bezel.
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Removing a drive carrier
Prerequisites
1 Follow the safety guidelines listed in Safety instructions.
2 If installed, remove the front bezel.
3 Using the management software, prepare the drive for removal.
If the drive is online, the green activity or fault indicator ashes while the driv
drive is ready for removal. For more information, see the storage controller documentation.
e is turning o. When the drive indicators are o, the
CAUTION
storage controller card to ensure that the host adapter is congured correctly to support drive removal and insertion.
CAUTION
CAUTION
supplied with your operating system.
Steps
1 Press the release button to open the drive carrier release handle.
2 Holding the handle, slide the drive carrier out of the drive slot.
: Before attempting to remove or install a drive while the system is running, see the documentation for the
: Mixing drives from previous generations of PowerEdge servers is not supported.
: To prevent data loss, ensure that your operating system supports drive installation. See the documentation
Figure 37. Removing a drive carrier
Next steps
1 Install a drive carrier
2 If you are not replacing the drive immediately,
.
install a drive blank in the empty drive slot to maintain proper system cooling.
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Installing a drive carrier
Prerequisites
CAUTION
controller card to ensure that the host adapter is congured correctly to support drive removal and insertion.
CAUTION
CAUTION
CAUTION
lock its handle next to a partially installed carrier can damage the partially installed carrier's shield spring and make it unusable.
CAUTION
supplied with your operating system.
CAUTION
rebuild. Ensure that the replacement drive is blank or contains data that you wish to overwrite. Any data on the replacement
drive is immediately lost after the drive is installed.
1 Follow the safety guidelines listed in Safety instructions.
2 If installed, remove the drive blank
Steps
1 Press the release button on the front of the drive carrier to open the release handle.
2 Insert the drive carrier into the drive slot and slide until the drive connects with the backplane.
3 Close the drive carrier release handle to lock the drive in place.
: Before attempting to remove or install a drive while the system is running, see the documentation for the storage
: Mixing drives from previous generations of PowerEdge servers is not supported.
: Combining SAS and SATA drives in the same RAID volume is not supported.
: When installing a drive, ensure that the adjacent drives are fully installed. Inserting a drive carrier and attempting to
: To prevent data loss, ensure that your operating system supports hot-swap drive installation. See the documentation
: When a replacement hot swappable drive is installed and the system is powered on, the drive automatically begins to
.
Figure 38. Installing a drive carrier
Next step
If installed, install the front bezel.
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Removing the drive from the drive carrier
Prerequisites
1 Follow the safety guidelines listed in Safety instructions.
CAUTION
2 If installed, remove the front bezel.
3 Remove the drive carrier.
Steps
1 Using a Phillips #1 screwdriver, remove the screws from the slide rails on the drive carrier.
2 Lift the drive out of the drive carrier.
: Mixing drives from previous generations of PowerEdge servers is not supported.
Figure 39. Removing the drive from the drive carrier
Next step
Install the drive into the drive carrier.
Installing a drive into the drive carrier
Prerequisites
Follow the safety guidelines listed in Safety instructions
CAUTION: Mixing drive carriers from other generations of PowerEdge servers is not supported.
NOTE
: When installing a drive into the drive carrier, ensure that the screws are torqued to 4 in-lbs.
Steps
1 Insert the drive into the drive carrier with the connector end of the drive towards the back of the carrier.
2 Align the screw holes on the drive with the screws holes on the drive carrier.
When aligned correctly, the back of the drive is ush with the back o
3 Using a Phillips #1 screwdriver, secure the drive to the drive carrier with screws.
.
f the drive carrier.
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Figure 40. Installing a drive into the drive carrier
Next steps
1 If removed, install the front bezel.
2 Install the drive carrier.
System memory
The system supports DDR4 registered DIMM (RDIMMs) slots and load reduced DIMM (LRDIMMs) slots. System memory holds the
instructions that are executed by the processor.
NOTE: MT/s indicates DIMM speed in MegaTransfers per second.
Memory bus operating frequency can be 2666 MT/s, 2400 MT/s, 2133 MT/s, or 1866 MT/s depending on the following factors:
• DIMM type (RDIMM or LRDIMM)
• Number of DIMM slots populated per channel
• System prole selected (for example, Performance Optimized, or Custom [can be run at high speed or lower])
• Maximum supported DIMM frequency of the processors
NOTE: For maximum DDR frequency of the processor, refer to AMD EPYC 7000 series table below.
Table 40. AMD EPYC 7000 Series datasheet
Model
numb
er
7601 PS7601BDVIHAF2P OR 1P32 64 2.20 2.70 3.20 64 8 2666 X128 180
7551P PS755PBDVIHAF1P
7451 PS7451BDVH
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OPN 2P/1P CoresThreadsBase
freq
(Ghz)
32 64 2.00 2.55 3.00 64 8 2666 X128 180
ONLY
2P OR 1P24 48 2.30 2.90 3.20 64 8 2666 X128 180
CAF
All cores
boost
freq
(Ghz)
Max
boost
freq
(Ghz)
L3
(MB)
DDR
chann
els
Max DDR freq
(1DPC)
PCIe TDP (W)
Model
numb
er
OPN 2P/1P CoresThreadsBase
fr
eq
(Ghz)
All cores
boost
freq
(Ghz)
Max
boost
freq
(Ghz)
L3
(MB)
DDR
chann
els
Max DDR freq
(1DPC)
PCIe TDP (W)
7401P PS740PBEVH
CAF
7351P PS735PBEVG
PAF
7281 PS7281BEVGAAF2P OR 1P16 32 2.10 2.70 2.70 32 8 2400/2666 X128 155/170
7261 PS7261BEV8RAF2P OR 1P8 16 2.50 2.90 2.90 64 8 2400/2666 X128 155/170
7251 PS7251BFV8SAF2P OR 1P8 16 2.10 2.90 2.90 32 8 2400 X128 120
Your system contains 16 memory sockets.
NOTE
: For optimal performance, populate one DIMM per channel with DDR4-2666 memory modules on the rst slot of each
memory channel. The rst slot of each channel can be identied as the DIMM slots with white latches. For example, 64 GB
system memory capacity can be divided into 8 x 8 GB DIMM slots.
Table 41. Memory speed table
DIMM type Rank Capacity DIMM rated voltage
RDIMM 1R 8 GB DDR4 (1.2 V), 2666
1P
ONLY
1P
ONLY
24 48 2.00 2.80 3.00 64 8 2400/2666 X128 155/170
16 32 2.40 2.90 2.90 64 8 2400/2666 X128 155/170
Operating Speed
and speed
MT
/s
1 DPC 2 DPC
2400 MT/s 1866 MT/s
RDIMM 2R 16 GB , 32 GB DDR4 (1.2 V), 2666
LRDIMM 4R or 8R 64 or 128 GB* DDR4 (1.2 V), 2666
* - Maximum DIMM capacity of 128 GB will be available at a later time.
2400 MT/s 1866 MT/s
MT/s
2666 MT/s 2133 MT/s
MT/s
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Figure 41. Memory socket location
Memory channels are organized as follows:
Table 42. Memory channels
Processor Channel 0 Channel 1 Channel 2 Channel 3 Channel 4 Channel 5 Channel 6 Channel 7
AMD
Pr
ocessor
A1/A9 A2/A10 A3/A11 A4/A12 A5/A13 A6/A14 A7/A15 A8/A16
General memory module installation guidelines
NOTE: If your system's memory con
responding during memory conguration, or might operate with reduced memory.
The system supports Flexible Memory Con
conguration. The following are the recommended guidelines for installing memory modules:
• RDIMMs and LRDIMMs must not be mixed.
• x4 and x8 DRAM based memory modules can not be mixed. For more information, see the Mode-specic guidelines sec
• Up to two RDIMMs can be populated per channel regardless of rank count.
• Up to two LRDIMMs can be populated per channel regardless of rank count.
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gurations fail to observe these guidelines, your system might not boot, might stop
guration, enabling the system to be congured and run in any valid chipset architectural
tion.
• If memory modules with dier
slower depending on the system DIMM conguration.
• Populate memory module sockets only if a processor is installed. For single-processor systems, sockets A1 to A16 are available.
• Populate all the sockets with white release tabs r
• When mixing memory modules with dier
example, if you want to mix 8 GB and 16 GB memory modules, populate 16 GB memory modules in the sockets with white release tabs
and 8 GB memory modules in the sockets with black release tabs.
• Memory modules of dier
GB memory modules can be mixed).
• Mixing of more than two memory module capacities in a system is not supported.
• Populate eight memory modules per processor (1 DIMM per channel) at a time to maximize performance.
• For optimal performance, populate one DIMM per channel with DDR4-2666 memory modules on the r
The rst slot of each channel can be identied as the DIMM slots with white latches. For example, 64 GB system memory capacity can
be divided into 8 x 8 GB DIMM slots.
ent speeds are installed, they will operate at the speed of the slowest installed memory module(s) or
st, followed by the black release tabs.
ent capacities, populate the sockets with memory modules with the highest capacity rst. For
ent capacities can be mixed provided other memory population rules are followed (for example, 8 GB and 16
st slot of each memory channel.
Mode-specic guidelines
Eight memory channels are allocated to the processor. The con
gurations allowed depends on the memory mode selected.
Memory optimized (independent channel) mode
This mode supports Single Device Data Correction (SDDC) only for memory modules that use x4 device width. It does not impose any
specic slot population requirements.
Removing a memory module
Prerequisites
1 Follow the safety guidelines listed in Safety instructions.
2 Follow the procedure listed in Before working inside your system.
3 Remove the air shroud.
WARNING: Allow the memory modules to cool after you power o the system. Handle the memory modules by the card edges
and avoid touching the components or metallic contacts on the memory module.
CAUTION: To ensure proper system cooling, memory module blanks must be installed in any memory socket that is not occupied.
Remove memory module blanks only if you intend to install memory modules in those sockets.
Steps
1 Locate the appropriate memory module socket.
CAUTION: Handle each memory module only by the card edges, ensuring not to touch the middle of the memory module or
metallic contacts.
2 Push the ejectors outward on both ends of the memory module socket to release the memory module from the socket.
3 Lift and remove the memory module from the system.
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Figure 42. Removing a memory module
Next steps
1 Install a memory module.
2 If you are removing the memory module permanently, install a memory module blank. The procedure to install a memory module blank
is similar t
o that of the memory module.
Installing a memory module
Prerequisite
Follow the safety guidelines listed in Safety instructions.
Steps
1 Locate the appropriate memory module socket.
CAUTION: Handle each memory module only by the card edges, ensuring not to touch the middle of the memory module or
metallic contacts.
CAUTION: To prevent damage to the memory module or the memory module socket during installation, do not bend or ex
the memory module. You must insert both ends of the memory module simultaneously.
2 Open the ejectors on the memory module socket outward to allow the memory module to be inserted into the socket.
3 Align the edge connector of the memory module with the alignment key of the memory module socket, and insert the memory module
in the socket.
CAUTION: Do not apply pressure at the center of the memory module; apply pressure at both ends of the memory module
evenly.
NOTE: The memory module socket has an alignment key that enables you to install the memory module in the socket in only
one orientation.
4 Press the memory module with your thumbs until the socket levers rmly click into place.
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Figure 43. Installing a memory module
Next steps
1 If applicable, install the air shroud.
2 Follow the procedure listed in After working inside your system.
3 To verify if the memory module has been installed properly, press F2 and navigate to System Setup Main Menu > System BIOS >
Memory Settings. In the Memory Settings screen, the System Memory Size must reect the updated capacity of the installed
memory.
4 If the value is incorrect, one or more of the memory modules may not be installed properly. Ensure that the memory module is rmly
seated in the memory module socket.
5 Run the system memory test in system diagnostics.
Processors and heat sinks
The processor controls memory, peripheral interfaces, and other components of the system. The system can have more than one
processor congurations.
The heat sink absorbs the heat generated by the processor, and helps the processor to maintain its optimal temperature level.
Removing a heat sink
Prerequisites
WARNING: The heat sink may be hot to touch for some time after the system has been powered down. Allow the heat sink to
cool be
fore removing it.
CAUTION
to maintain proper thermal conditions.
1 Follow the safety guidelines listed in Safety instructions.
2 Follow the procedure listed in Before working inside your system.
3 Remove the air shroud.
Steps
1 Using a Torx #T20 screw driver, loosen the captive screw 4 on the heat sink.
: Never remove the heat sink from a processor unless you intend to remove the processor. The heat sink is necessary
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Allow some time (approximately 30 seconds) for the heat sink to loosen from the processor.
NOTE
: The captive screw numbers are marked on the heat sink.
2 Loosen the captive screw 3 that is diagonally opposite to the screw 4.
3 Repeat the procedure for the remaining two captive screws 2 and 1.
4 Loosen all the captive screws in the sequence 4, 3, 2, 1 and lift the heat sink away from the system.
Figure 44. Removing a heat sink
Next step
Install the heat sink
.
Removing the AMD processor
Prerequisites
1 Follow the safety guidelines listed in Safety instructions.
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2 Follow the procedure listed in Before working inside your system.
3 Remove the air shroud.
4 Remove the heat sink.
Steps
1 Using a Torx #T20 screwdriver, loosen the screws to release the force plate. The sequence to loosen the screws is 3, 2, and 1.
Figure 45. Removing screws on the force plate
2 Release the processor socket rail frame by lifting up the blue latches.
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Figure 46. Lifting the rail frame
3 Holding the blue tab on the processor tray, slide the tray out of the rail frame.
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Figure 47. Removing the processor tray
Next step
Install the AMD processor
.
Installing the AMD processor
Prerequisite
Follow the safety guidelines listed in Safety instructions
Steps
1 Holding the blue tab on the processor tray, slide the tray into the processor socket rail frame until rmly sea
.
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ted.
Figure 48. Placing the processor tray into the rail frame
2 Push the rail frame down until the blue latches lock into place.
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Figure 49. Closing the rail frame
3 Secure the force plate to the processor socket base by tightening the screws in the sequence 1, 2, and 3. When all three screws are
fully thr
eaded, the socket is then actuated. The three screws are tightened to a torque value of 16.1 ± 1.2 kgf-cm (14.0 ± 1.0 lbf-in).
NOTE: Press the force plate while tightening the screws to avoid tilting of the processor cover out of the processor socket.
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Figure 50. Securing the force plate
Next steps
1 Install the heat sink
Install the air shroud.
2
3 Follow the procedure listed in After working inside your system.
.
Installing the heat sink
Prerequisites
CAUTION: Never remove the heat sink from a processor unless you intend to replace the processor or system board. The heat
sink is necessary t
1 Follow the safety guidelines listed in Safety instructions.
2 If installed, remove the processor dust cover.
Steps
1 If you are using an existing heat sink, remove the thermal grease on the heat sink by using a clean lint-free cloth.
NOTE: For a new heat sink, the thermal paste is pre-applied to the heat sink. Remove the protective cover and install the
hea
t sink.
2 Use the thermal grease syringe included with your processor kit to apply the grease in a quadrilateral design on the top of the
pr
ocessor.
o maintain proper thermal conditions.
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CAUTION
processor socket.
NOTE
3 Orient the heat sink with the screw holes on the processor plate. The captive screws on the heat sink should align with the screw
holes on the pr
4 Using a Torx #T20 screwdriver, tighten the captive screw 1 to secure the heat sink to the system board.
NOTE
5 Tighten the captive screw 2 that is diagonally opposite to the screw 1.
6 Repeat the procedure for the remaining captive screws 3 and 4.
7 Tighten all the captive screws in the sequence 1, 2, 3, 4.
: Applying too much thermal grease can result in excess grease coming in contact with and contaminating the
: The thermal grease syringe is intended for single use only. Dispose of the syringe after you use it.
ocessor plate.
: The captive screw numbers are marked on the heat sink.
Figure 51. Installing the heat sink
Next steps
1 Install the air shroud.
2 Follow the procedure listed in After working inside your system.
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Rear drive cage
The rear drive cage supports up to two 3.5 inch drives.
Removing the rear drive cage
Prerequisites
1 Follow the safety guidelines listed in Safety instructions.
2 Follow the procedure listed in Before working inside your system.
3 Remove all the drives.
4 Disconnect all the cables from the rear drive backplane.
Steps
1 Using a Phillips #2 screwdriver, loosen the captive screws that secure the rear drive cage to the system.
2 Slide the rear drive cage towards the front of the system to an unlocked position marked on the drive cage.
3 Lift the rear drive cage away from the system.
Figure 52. Removing the rear drive cage
Next step
Install the rear drive cage.
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Installing the rear drive cage
Prerequisite
Follow the safety guidelines listed in Safety instructions
Steps
1 Align the captive screws on the drive cage with the screw holes on the system.
2 Lower the drive cage into the system and slide it to the back of the system to align with the locked position marked on the drive cage.
3 Using a Phillips #2 screwdriver, tighten the captive screws.
.
Figure 53. Installing the rear drive cage
Next steps
1 Reconnect all the disconnected cables to the rear drive backplane.
2 Install all the drives.
3 Follow the procedure listed in After working inside your system.
Drive backplane
Depending on your system con
• 3.5 inch (x8) SAS, SATA backplane
• 3.5 inch (x12) SAS or SATA backplane and 3.5 inch (x2) SAS or SATA backplane (rear)
guration, the drive backplanes supported in PowerEdge R7415 are listed here:
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• 2.5 inch (x24) SAS or SATA backplane
• 2.5 inch (x12) SAS or SATA + 2.5 inch (x12) NVMe backplane
Figure 54. 8 X 3.5 inch drive backplane
1 SAS/SATA B cable connector 2 Signal connector
3 SAS/SATA A cable connector 4 Power connector
Figure 55. 12 X 3.5 inch drive backplane
1 Power cable connector 2 SAS/SATA cable connector
3 SAS/SATA cable connector 4 Backplane signal connector
5 SAS cable connector
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Figure 56. 24 X 2.5 inch drive backplane
1 SAS cable connector 2 SAS cable connector
3 Signal cable connector 4 Power cable connector
5 Power cable connector 6 Signal cable (A2) connector
7 Signal cable (B2) connector 8 Signal cable (A1) connector
9 Signal cable (B1) connector 10 Signal cable (A0) connector
11 Signal cable (B0) connector
Figure 57. 2 x 3.5 inch drive backplane (rear)
1 Power connector 2 Signal connector
3 SAS cable connector
Removing the drive backplane
Prerequisites
CAUTION: To prevent damage to the drives and backplane, remove the drives from the system before removing the backplane.
CAUTION: Note the number of each drive and temporarily label them before you remove the drive so that you can replace them
in the same location.
NOTE: The procedure to remove the backplane is similar for all backplane congurations.
1 Follow the safety guidelines listed in Safety instructions.
2 Follow the procedure listed in Before working inside your system.
3 Remove the air shroud.
4 Remove the backplane cover.
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5 Remove all drives from the front bay.
6 Disconnect all the cables from the backplane.
Step
Press and hold the blue release tabs, and lift the backplane up to disengage the slots on the backplane from the hooks on the system.
NOTE
: If your backplane has an expander board, the procedure to remove remains the same.
Figure 58. Removing the drive backplane
Next step
Install the drive backplane
.
Installing the drive backplane
Prerequisite
Follow the safety guidelines listed in Safety instructions
NOTE: The procedure to install the backplane is similar for all backplane con
Steps
1 Align the slots on the backplane with the hooks on the system by holding the blue release tabs.
2 Lower the drive backplane until the blue release tabs snap into place.
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