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User Manual - Page 6
... the system.
NOTE: For the latest information on supported operating systems, see dell.com/ ossupport.
Dell Software License Agreement
Before using your system, read the Dell Software License Agreement that came with your system. You must consider any media of Dell-installed software as BACKUP copies of the software installed on your system's hard drive. If you do not accept the terms of...
User Manual - Page 7
... install your system into a rack, if required.
• Any media that ships with your system that provides documentation and tools for configuring and managing your system, including those pertaining to the operating system, system management software, system updates, and system components that you purchased with your system.
NOTE: Always check for updates on support.dell.com/manuals...
Owner's Manual - Page 9
... The power button controls the power supply output to the system.
NOTE: On ACPI-compliant operating systems, turning off the system using the power button causes the system to perform a graceful shutdown before power to the system is turned off.
2
NMI button
3
System identification button
4
USB connector (2)
5
Optical drive (optional)
Used to troubleshoot software and device driver errors...
Owner's Manual - Page 11
... not disabled in F2 iDRAC setup) press and hold the button for more than 15 seconds.
Allows you to connect USB devices to the system. The port is USB 2.0-compliant.
Up to ten 2.5 inch hot-swappable hard drives.
A slide-out label panel, which allows you to record system information, such as Service Tag, NIC, MAC address, and so on as...
Owner's Manual - Page 19
...Guide provides an overview of setting up your system, and technical specifications. This document is available online at support.dell.com/manuals.
• The rack documentation included with your rack solution describes how to install...software, system updates, and system components that you purchased with your system.
NOTE: Always check for updates on support.dell.com/manuals and read the updates ...
Owner's Manual - Page 21
... startup:
Keystroke Description
Enters the System Setup.
Enters System Services, which opens the Dell Lifecycle Controller 2 (LC2). The Dell LC2 supports systems management features such as operating system deployment, hardware diagnostics, platform updates, and platform configuration, using a graphical user interface. The exact LC2 feature set is determined by the iDRAC license purchased...
Owner's Manual - Page 22
...:
= System Setup
If your operating system begins to load before you press , allow the system to finish booting, and then restart your system and try again.
Responding To Error Messages
If an error message is displayed while the system is booting, make a note of the message. For more information, see System Error Messages.
NOTE: After installing a memory upgrade, it...
Owner's Manual - Page 23
... the serial ports and specify related features and options.
System Profile Settings Displays options to change the processor power management settings, memory frequency, and so on.
System Security
Displays options to configure the system security settings like, system password, setup password, TPM security, and so on. It also enables or disables support for local BIOS update, the power and...
Owner's Manual - Page 27
... to serial device 1, serial device 2, or remote access device. By default, the External Serial Connector option is set to Serial Device1.
NOTE: Only Serial Device 2 can be used for SOL. To use console redirection by SOL, configure the same port address for console redirection and the serial device.
Failsafe Baud Rate
Displays the failsafe baud rate for console redirection. The BIOS attempts...
Owner's Manual - Page 29
Menu Item Setup Password Password Status TPM Security
TPM Activation TPM Status TPM Clear
Intel TXT
BIOS Update Control
Description
Allows you to set the setup password. This option is read-only if the password jumper is not installed in the system.
Allows you to lock the system password. By default, the Password Status option is set to Unlocked.
Allows you to control the reporting mode...
Owner's Manual - Page 32
... conjunction with the Setup Password option to protect the system password from unauthorized changes.
Entering The UEFI Boot Manager
NOTE: Operating systems must be 64-bit UEFI-compatible (for example, Microsoft Windows Server 2008 x64 version) to be installed from the UEFI boot mode. DOS and 32-bit operating systems can only be installed from the BIOS boot mode...
Owner's Manual - Page 33
... you to Add Boot Option, Delete Boot Option, or Boot From File.
Displays a list of the drivers installed on the system and their health status.
Enables you to access the System Setup.
Enables you to access the BIOS Update File Explorer, run the Dell Diagnostics program, and reboot the system.
UEFI Boot Menu
Menu Item
Description
Select...
Owner's Manual - Page 34
... requires the iDRAC7 Enterprise License upgrade. For more information on using iDRAC, see the iDRAC7 User's Guide under Software → Systems Management → Dell Remote Access Controllers, at support.dell.com/manuals.
Entering The iDRAC Settings Utility
1. Turn on or restart the managed system. 2. Press during Power-on Self-test (POST). 3. In the System Setup Main Menu page, click iDRAC...
Owner's Manual - Page 49
... your operating system supports hot-swap drive installation. See the documentation supplied with your operating system. 1. From the management software, prepare the hard drive for removal. Wait until the indicators on the hard-drive carrier signal that the hard drive can be removed safely. For more information, see the documentation for the storage controller. If the hard drive is online...
Owner's Manual - Page 67
...your warranty. Read and follow the safety instructions that came with the product. 1. Before upgrading your system, download the latest system BIOS version from support.dell.com and follow the instructions included in the compressed download file to install the update on your system. NOTE: You can update the system BIOS using the Lifecycle Controller. 2. Turn off the system, including any attached...
Owner's Manual - Page 70
... product. NOTE: If you are installing a single processor, it must be installed in socket CPU1.
1. Before upgrading your system, download the latest system BIOS version from support.dell.com and follow the instructions included in the compressed download file to install the update on your system. NOTE: You can update the system BIOS using the Lifecycle Controller.
2. Turn off the system, including...
Owner's Manual - Page 103
... and are configured correctly. See your tape
drive documentation for more information about device drivers. 3. Reinstall the tape-backup software as instructed in the tape-backup software documentation. 4. Ensure that the tape drive's interface cable is fully connected to the external port on the controller card. 5. Check that the controller card is properly installed:
a) Turn off the system and...
Owner's Manual - Page 128
Error Code Message Information
Action
Check the event log for power supply failures. Review system configuration and power consumption and upgrade or install power supplies accordingly.
PWR1005
Message The system performance degraded because the user-defined power capacity has changed. Details The user-defined power settings have affected system operation. Action If unintended, review system ...
Glossary - Page 5
... license compliance. It automates the management of inventory, software assets, versions, upgrades, and computers through a web-based dashboard.
asset tag
An individual code assigned to a system, usually by an administrator, for security or tracking purposes.
Assigned Disks
In Dell Compellent Storage Center, physical storage media assigned to a disk folder in order to become managed and used...
Glossary - Page 13
... a remote Dell Compellent Storage Center and maintain updates between the local and remote volumes until the mirror is manually broken.
mirroring
A type of data redundancy in which a set of physical drives stores data and one or more sets of additional drives stores duplicate copies of the data. Mirroring functionality is provided by software. See striping, RAID.
NAS
See Network-Attached...