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Dell DX6004S Hardware Owners Manual - Page 19
... 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...
Dell DX6004S Hardware Owners Manual - Page 45
...the latest software to restore
firmware or has been lost due full functionality. See the
to system board replacement. Unified Server
The optional iDRAC6 Enterprise card flash memory or BMC SPI flash may be
Configuration user documentation for more information.
corrupted.
Restore the flash memory
using the latest version on
support.dell.com. See the
iDRAC 6 User Guide for
instructions on...
Dell DX6004S Hardware Owners Manual - Page 46
... Panel is not installed.
The control panel is not
Install the control panel, or
installed or has a faulty cable check the cable connections
connection.
between the display module,
the control panel board,
and the system board.
See "Control Panel
Assembly" on page 124.
Warning! No micro Micro code update failed. code update loaded for processor n.
Update the BIOS firmware. See "Getting...
Dell DX6004S Hardware Owners Manual - Page 49
...8226; The Getting Started Guide provides an overview of system features, setting up your system, and technical specifications. • Dell systems management application documentation at support.dell.com/manuals provides information about installing and using the systems management software. • The Power Infrastructure Information Update at support.dell.com/manuals provides information about...
Dell DX6004S Hardware Owners Manual - Page 51
... hardware configuration • Enable or disable integrated devices • Set performance and power management thresholds • Manage system security
Choosing the System Boot Mode
The System Setup program also enables you to specify the boot mode for installing your operating system: • BIOS boot mode (the default) is the standard BIOS-level boot interface. • UEFI boot...
Dell DX6004S Hardware Owners Manual - Page 69
... are supported on systems with Baseboard Management Controller (BMC): • Installing an operating system • Running diagnostics to validate the memory, I/O devices, processor, physical disks, and other peripherals When an optional iDRAC6 Express card is installed, Unified Server Configurator provides the following additional features: • Downloading and applying firmware updates...
Dell DX6004S Hardware Owners Manual - Page 112
..., 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 came with the product. 1 Prior to upgrading your system, download the latest system BIOS version on support.dell.com. 2 Turn off the system, including any attached...
Dell DX6004S Hardware Owners Manual - Page 116
... 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 came with the product. 1 If you are upgrading your processor, prior to upgrading your system, download and install the latest system BIOS version from support.dell.com. Follow the instructions included in the file download to install the update on...
Dell DX6004S Hardware Owners Manual - Page 148
...cartridge. 3 Ensure that the device drivers for the tape drive are installed and are configured correctly. See your tape drive documentation for more information about device drivers. 4 Ensure that the tape drive's interface cable is fully connected to the external port on the controller card. 5 For SCSI tape drives, verify that the tape drive is configured for a unique SCSI ID number and that the...
Dell DX6004S Users Guide - Page 4
... DX Storage Nodes 26 Installing the System in a Rack 26 Cabling the Appliance 26 Turning On the DX Storage Node 26 Enabling Capacity in DX Cluster Services Console 27 Adding Network Adapter to DX Storage Nodes 27 Adding Network Adapters to DX Cluster Services Nodes 27 Adding Cluster File Server Nodes 28
4 Updating the Dell DX Object Storage Platform Software 31
Checking Software Version...
Dell DX6004S Users Guide - Page 29
... the Dell DX Object Storage Platform Interoperability Guide at support.dell.com/manuals to determine the minimum software versions supported. DX Cluster Services Node updates may include: • System BIOS • System firmware • System device drivers • Operating system • DX Cluster Services Node software • DX Storage Node software DX Storage Nodes updates may include...
Dell DX6004S Users Guide - Page 30
... cluster are checked by the Dell DX Compatibility Manager which is installed on the DX Cluster Services Nodes. The Compatibility Manager collects information about the current BIOS, firmware, drivers, and software versions in your cluster. The Compatibility Manager compares these versions against a predetermined profile of a released version of DX Storage Platform components, identifies potential...
Dell DX6004S Users Guide - Page 31
... on updating the Cluster Services Node and the Storage Node software, see "Updating the DX Cluster Services Node Software" on page 34 and "Updating the DX Storage Node Software" on page 34.
Troubleshooting the Compatibility Manager
If you experience problems with Compatibility Manager, verify that the latest version is installed. Compatibility Manager can be downloaded from support.dell.com...
Dell DX6004S Users Guide - Page 32
... User's Guide at support.dell.com/manuals.
Updating the DX Storage Node Software
You can update system BIOS and firmware using: • USC-LCE-This method requires a USB storage device with at least 5 GB
of space. • DMC-This method requires a DMC server present on the internal
private network. Storage node software updates are installed on the DX Cluster Services Node. The DX Storage Nodes...
Dell DX6004S Users Guide - Page 33
... the Drivers and
Downloads section.
Updating OpenManage Server Administrator
To download updates for the OpenManage Server Administrator: 1 Go to support.dell.com/support/downloads. 2 Select OpenManage Server Administrator Managed Node under the Systems Management category. 3 Follow the installation instructions provided on the download page.
Updating the Dell DX Object Storage Platform Software...
Dell DX6004S Users Guide - Page 34
..., firmware, device drivers, and the application software are available at support.dell.com/downloads.
NOTE: Ensure that you provide the Service Tag or system model details on the Driver and Downloads page before you search for system software updates. You can update the system BIOS, firmware, operating system, and device drivers using: • Dell Unified Server Configurator-LifeCycle Controller...
Dell DX6004S Users Guide - Page 36
...
Server RAID Group
X
Failure (Disk
Failure)
X
X
X
X 1,2,3,4,5
Operating System
X
X
X
X 2,3,4,5
Cluster Services Node
X
3
OpenManage Server Administrator
X
4
DX Compatibility Manager
X5
1-"Recovering From Disk Failures" on page 39
2-"Reinstalling the Operating System" on page 40
3-"Reinstalling the DX Cluster Services Node Software" on page 43
4-"Installing Dell OpenManage...
Dell DX6004S Users Guide - Page 39
... - LifeCycle Controller Enabled (USCLCE) utility on the system to recover the operating system. For specific instructions, see "Deploying the Operating System using the OS Deployment Wizard" in the Dell Unified Server Configurator - LifeCycle Enabled User Guide at support.dell.com/manuals.
CAUTION: Reinstalling the operating system on existing disk drives erases all installed applications and...
Dell DX6004S Users Guide - Page 42
... network switch.
Connecting the DX Storage Nodes to the Private Network
Connect all the NIC ports (LOM as well as add on card, if available) of each storage node to the internal private network switch.
NOTE: Do not turn on the storage nodes at this time.
Creating a Local YUM Repository on the DX6000 System
The DX Cluster Services Node software installation...
Dell DX6004S Users Guide - Page 45
... system. For more information, see the Dell OpenManage Server Administrator Installation Guide and the Dell OpenManage Management Station Software Installation Guide at support.dell.com/manuals.
Installing DX Cluster Services Node Software
If you have at least one data replica, any data on the failed storage node or hard drive is replicated to another storage node in the cluster. Hardware status...