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Getting Started Guide - 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 15
... the system event log or system messages for the location of the failed memory. Reinstall the memory device. If the problem persists, see Getting Help.
PCIe indicator
Condition
The indicator blinks amber if a PCIe card experiences an error.
Corrective Action
Restart the system. Update any required drivers for the PCIe card. Re-install the card. If the problem persists, see Getting Help.
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Owner's Manual - Page 20
... within this document or as a separate document.
• The Getting Started 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 your system into a rack, if required.
• Any media that...
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 33
... press . The UEFI Boot Menu enables 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.
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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 80
...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 83
... 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 125
... 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 152
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 ...
Technical Guide - Page 7
... new software RAID solution supports RAID 0, 1, 5 and 10 and supports a maximum of four hot-plug SATA HDDs or SSDs. See the Storage section for details.
Express Flash drives1
iDRAC7 with Lifecycle Controller
Internal GPU support Advanced power management
Dell Express Flash PCIe solid-state drives provide fast performance without requiring processor resources or capturing DRAM. The R720 supports...
Technical Guide - Page 31
...DCB support. 5Only 10GbE ports have ISCSI TLV support.
With R720 and R720xd, the job of deploying, updating, monitoring, and maintaining the Select Network Adapters is fast and easy. System management integration features include the following: Pre-boot: Use the Dell Lifecycle Controller graphical user interface (GUI) to set configuration
such as bandwidth allocation or firmware revision...
Technical Guide - Page 43
... Microsoft Windows 20031
Microsoft Windows 2003 R2 with SP21
Platform x86 x86
x64
1Not validated for use with AMD GPUs
Edition
Web
Standard Enterprise
Standard Enterprise Datacenter
One of the key features for virtualization on the R720 and R720xd is the support for a fail-safe hypervisor. By running the hypervisor on an optional SD card and installing a backup copy on...
Technical Guide - Page 45
... a Dell sales representative
Fine tune data center power usage and report on historical power usage by rack, row or room using OpenManage Power Center
New systems come with digital license installed in the factory; free 30-day trial versions are available; uses a license management portal versus paper-based licenses to simplify license management
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Technical Guide - Page 46
... is available for the PowerEdge R720 and R720xd, and Dell also offers an option of iDRAC7 Express. A detailed feature comparison for iDRAC7 Enterprise and iDRAC7 Express is shown in Table 28.
Feature (function)
Local configuration with USC IPMI 2.0 Embedded diagnostics Local OS install Local updates Driver pack Shared NIC (LOM) Remote update Power control Encryption Crash screen capture1...
Technical Guide - Page 47
...OpenManage Essentials- OpenManage Essentials (OME) is a recently released systems management console that provides a comprehensive view of Dell systems, devices, and components in an enterprise network. It is used to monitor Dell PowerEdge servers, EqualLogic™ and PowerVault™ storage, and PowerConnect™ switches; to update and configure
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Technical Guide - Page 48
... package format that updates a software element on a Dell server such as the BIOS, a driver, firmware and other software updates.
Dell OpenManage Deployment Toolkit-The Dell OpenManage Deployment Toolkit (DTK) is a CLI-based tool that includes a set of utilities for configuring and deploying Dell PowerEdge systems, and can be used to build scripted, unattended OS installations to deploy...
Technical Guide - Page 49
... Center Configuration Manager (SCCM)-This pack contains Dell Lifecycle Controller Integration (DLCI), which integrates OpenManage functions in SCCM to manage the Dell PowerEdge servers, including auto-discovery, operating system deployment and configuration of hardware elements, (RAID, NIC, BIOS, iDRAC), OS and hypervisor agnostic updates, firmware management, and system viewer utilities.
...
Technical Guide - Page 56
..., v1.2
SAS Serial Attached SCSI, v1.1
SATA Serial ATA Rev. 2.6; SATA II, SATA 1.0a Extensions, Rev. 1.2
SMBIOS System Management BIOS Reference Specification, v2.7
TPM Trusted Platform Module Specification, v1.2
UEFI Unified Extensible Firmware Interface Specification, v2.1
USB Universal Serial Bus Specification, Rev. 2.0
Windows Logo Windows Logo Program System and Device Requirements, v3.10...
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...