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Glossary - Page 3
... drive electronics. A standard interface between the system board and storage devices. iDRAC - Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller. A remote access controller that uses the Internet SCSI protocol. InfiniBand - InfiniBand offers point-to-point bidirectional serial links intended for connection of processors with high-speed peripherals. IP - Internet Protocol. IPv6 - Internet Protocol version...
Glossary - Page 9
... the system board or may be an expansion card that plugs into an expansion slot. video memory - Most VGA and SVGA video adapters include memory chips in addition to your system's RAM. The amount of video memory installed primarily influences the number of colors that a program can display (with the appropriate video drivers and monitor capabilities). video resolution - Video resolution (800 x 600...
Information
Update - Intel Xeon 5600 Series Processors - Page 1
... system requires a BIOS and iDRAC firmware upgrade to support Intel Xeon 5600 series processor (less than 130 W). You can download the BIOS and iDRAC firmware for the Intel Xeon 5600 series processor at support.dell.com. NOTE: A BIOS and iDRAC firmware update only supports a limited feature set of the Intel Xeon 5600 series processor.
• The following new Dell PowerEdge systems marked with...
Information
Update - Processor Installation - Page 3
Information Update on Processor Installation
Removing a Processor
WARNING: Only trained service technicians are authorized to remove the system cover and access any of the components inside the system. Before you begin this procedure, review the safety instructions that came with the system.
1 Prior to upgrading your system, download the latest system BIOS version from support.dell.com and follow ...
Dell
PowerEdge Deployment Guide - Page 4
... such as setting a static IP.
NOTE: Dell recommends installing the latest software updates and security patches for your operating system. Failing to do so can result in things such as an unstable server or data loss.
Drive Lettering Warning: Since the 11th Generation PowerEdge servers contain an embedded storage device, Microsoft Windows 2003 may see this device as a hard drive. Older versions of...
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PowerEdge Deployment Guide - Page 5
... POST, press < F11> when prompted for BIOS Boot Manager. 3) Highlight the optical drive containing the Dell Systems Build and Update Utility and press . 4) Click Configure in the Server OS Installation.
SBUU will now ask questions about the installation you wish to perform. The answers to these questions will be used to configure RAID, as well as to customize and to...
Dell
PowerEdge Deployment Guide - Page 6
... therefore, the installation will fail since no hard drives will be seen. Operating systems released prior to Microsoft Windows Server 2008 will look for a floppy disk for the mass storage drivers. Since many servers ship without a floppy drive, this may cause a problem. To assist, Dell developed the Dell USB Key F6 Driver Utility. This utility can be downloaded from www.support.dell.com. The...
Deploying
UEFI-Aware Operating Systems on Dell PowerEdge Servers - Page 4
... system assumes control, the EFI core frees all of its boot time services and drivers, leaving only the run‐time services and drivers.
Drivers: EFI drivers differ from EFI applications in that the driver stays resident in memory unless an error is returned from the driver's entry point. The EFI core firmware, the boot manager, or other EFI applications may load drivers.
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Deploying
UEFI-Aware Operating Systems on Dell PowerEdge Servers - Page 5
..., analogous to operating system drivers, provide support for new devices and may provide enhanced platform capabilities, such as firmware update, platform configuration, diagnostics and deployment services. The existence of networking, USB, and file system capabilities adds to the richness of the pre‐boot environment.
GUID Partition Table. The UEFI defines a new standard layout for the...
Deploying
UEFI-Aware Operating Systems on Dell PowerEdge Servers - Page 9
...only a few operating systems that have full support. Dell offers both legacy BIOS‐mode and UEFI‐mode.
Operating Systems that support UEFI ‐
1) Microsoft® Windows ®Vista, SP1 and Windows Server® 2008 - X64 versions only. 2) SUSE® Linux Enterprise Server, release 11, will contain support 3) General Linux support is available, but ask your operating system vendor...
Deploying
UEFI-Aware Operating Systems on Dell PowerEdge Servers - Page 10
... have unique GUIDs for partitions which are copied from one disk to another. Otherwise different disks will use the same GUID for multiple partitions, which may cause conflicts for software which uses the GUIDs to distinguish each partition.
Transferring Hard Disks UEFI Boot Options are stored in non‐volatile memory on a system. When an operating system installer executes, it...
Getting Started Guide - Page 8
... system is installed before installing hardware or software not purchased with the system.
Supported Operating Systems
• Microsoft® Windows Server® 2008 Hyper-V™
• Microsoft Hyper-V Server 2008 • Microsoft® Windows Server® 2008 Standard, and Enterprise (x86)
editions
• Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Standard, Enterprise, and Datacenter(x64) editions...
Getting Started Guide - Page 9
... your system.
NOTE: Always check for updates on support.dell.com and read the updates first because they often supersede information in other documents.
Obtaining Technical Assistance
If you do not understand a procedure in this guide or if the system does not perform as expected, see your Hardware Owner's Manual. Dell™ offers comprehensive hardware training and...
Hardware Owner's Manual - Page 13
... troubleshoot software and device driver errors when using certain operating systems. This button can be pressed using the end of a paper clip.
Use this button only if directed to do so by qualified support personnel or by the operating system's documentation.
The power-on indicator lights when the system power is on.
The power button controls the DC power supply...
Hardware Owner's Manual - Page 22
... off power to the system and external devices before attaching a new external device. Turn on any external devices before turning on the system (unless the documentation for the device specifies otherwise).
• Ensure that the appropriate driver for the attached device has been installed on the system.
• If necessary to enable ports on your system, use the System Setup...
Hardware Owner's Manual - Page 55
... the system
the latest software to restore
firmware or has been lost due full functionality. See the
to system board replacement. Unified Server
The iDRAC6 Enterprise card Configuration user
flash memory may be
documentation for more
corrupted.
information.
Restore the flash memory
using the latest version on
support.dell.com. See the
iDRAC6 user's guide for
instructions on performing...
Hardware Owner's Manual - Page 57
...module,
the control panel board, and
the system board. See
"Control Panel Assembly
(Service-Only Procedure)"
on page 142.
Warning! No micro Micro code update failed. code update loaded for processor n
Update the BIOS firmware. See "Getting Help" on page 185.
Warning! Power required exceeds PSU wattage. Check PSU and system configuration.
Warning! Performance degraded. CPU and memory set to...
Hardware Owner's Manual - Page 59
... the operating system, system management software, system updates, and system components that you purchased with your system.
• The Unified Server Configurator User's Guide provides information about setting up USC, configuring hardware and firmware, and deploying the operating system.
NOTE: Always check for updates on support.dell.com and read the updates first because they often supersede...
Hardware Owner's Manual - Page 80
... Controller (BMC): • Installing an operating system • Running diagnostics to validate the memory, I/O devices, processors,
physical disks, and other peripherals When an optional iDRAC6 Express card is installed, USC provides the following additional features: • Downloading and applying firmware updates • Configuring hardware and firmware
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Using the System Setup...
Hardware Owner's Manual - Page 101
...; If connecting to the integrated SATA controller (SATA hard drives only), connect the SATA data cable to the SATA_A connector on the system board. See Figure 6-1.
• If connecting to a SAS RAID controller card (SAS or SATA hard drives), connect the data cable to the connector on the card edge. For information on installing a SAS controller card, see "Installing an Expansion Card" on page 115...