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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...
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...
Dell
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
... before installing hardware or software not purchased with the system.
Supported Operating Systems
• Microsoft® Windows® Small Business Server 2008 Standard and Premium (x64) editions
• Microsoft Windows Small Business Server 2008 Standard and Premium editions with SP2
• Microsoft Windows Small Business Server 2003 R2 Standard and Premium (32-bit x86) editions
•...
Getting Started Guide - Page 9
... to troubleshoot the system and install or replace system components. This document is available online at support.dell.com.
• 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...
Hardware Owner's Manual - Page 22
... power supply. Connects a VGA display to the system.
7
serial connector
Connects a serial device to the system.
8
iDRAC6 Enterprise
port (optional)
9
VFlash media slot
(optional)
10 USB connectors (6)
11 security cable slot
Dedicated management port for the optional iDRAC6 Enterprise card.
Connects an external SD memory card for the optional iDRAC6 Enterprise card.
Connects USB devices...
Hardware Owner's Manual - Page 52
... 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 54
...module,
the control panel board, and
the system board. See
"Control Panel Assembly
(Service-Only Procedure)"
on page 145.
Warning! No micro Micro code update failed. code update loaded for processor n
Update the BIOS firmware. See "Getting Help" on page 193.
Warning! Power required exceeds PSU wattage. Check PSU and system configuration.
Warning! Performance degraded. CPU and memory set to...
Hardware Owner's Manual - Page 56
... and firmware, and deploying the operating system.
• 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...
Hardware Owner's Manual - Page 57
... halt immediately at startup. NOTE: Operating systems must be UEFI-compatible (for example, Microsoft® Windows Server® 2008 x64 version) to be installed from the UEFI boot mode. DOS and 32-bit operating systems do not support UEFI and can only be installed from the BIOS boot mode.
Using the System Setup Program and UEFI Boot Manager
Hardware Owner's Manual - Page 76
... the memory, I/O devices, processors,
physical disks, and other peripherals • Downloading and applying firmware updates • Configuring hardware and firmware For more information about setting up USC, configuring hardware and firmware, and deploying the operating system, see the Dell Unified Server Configurator User's Guide on the Dell Support website at support.dell.com/manuals.
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Hardware Owner's Manual - Page 107
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1 Prior to 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.
2 Turn off the system, including any attached peripherals, and disconnect the system from the electrical outlet. When disconnected from AC power, press and hold the power button for 3 seconds...
Hardware Owner's Manual - Page 172
..." on page 85.
c Reseat the controller card in the expansion card slot.
d Ensure that the tape drive's interface cable is fully connected to the tape drive and to the connector on the controller card (SAS or SCSI) or the SATA connector on the system board.
e Ensure that a power cable is properly connected to the drive and to the power distribution board.
f Close the system. See "Closing...