Dell EMC PowerEdge R7515 Manual

Dell EMC PowerEdge R7515
Installation and Service Manual
Regulatory Model: E46S
Regulatory Type: E46S003
July 2020
Rev. A03

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Chapter 1: About this document....................................................................................................... 7
Chapter 2: System overview............................................................................................................ 8
Front view of the system......................................................................................................................................................8
Left control panel view...................................................................................................................................................11
Right control panel......................................................................................................................................................... 12
Rear view of the system..................................................................................................................................................... 13
Inside the system................................................................................................................................................................. 16
Locating the Express Service Code and Service Tag......................................................................................................17
System Information label.....................................................................................................................................................18
Rail sizing and rack compatibility matrix............................................................................................................................21
Chapter 3: Initial system setup and configuration............................................................................ 22
Setting up the system.........................................................................................................................................................22
iDRAC configuration............................................................................................................................................................22
Options to set up iDRAC IP address........................................................................................................................... 22
Options to log in to iDRAC............................................................................................................................................23
Resources to install operating system.............................................................................................................................. 24
Options to download firmware ................................................................................................................................... 24
Options to download and install OS drivers .............................................................................................................. 24
Downloading drivers and firmware..............................................................................................................................25
Chapter 4: Pre-operating system management applications............................................................. 26
System Setup.......................................................................................................................................................................26
System BIOS.................................................................................................................................................................. 27
iDRAC Settings utility.....................................................................................................................................................41
Device Settings...............................................................................................................................................................41
Dell Lifecycle Controller.......................................................................................................................................................41
Embedded system management..................................................................................................................................41
Boot Manager.......................................................................................................................................................................41
PXE boot.............................................................................................................................................................................. 42
Chapter 5: Installing and removing system components................................................................... 43
Safety instructions.............................................................................................................................................................. 43
Before working inside your system................................................................................................................................... 44
After working inside your system...................................................................................................................................... 44
Recommended tools........................................................................................................................................................... 44
Cable routing........................................................................................................................................................................45
Optional front bezel.............................................................................................................................................................47
Removing the front bezel............................................................................................................................................. 47
Installing the front bezel............................................................................................................................................... 48
System cover.......................................................................................................................................................................49
Removing the system cover........................................................................................................................................ 49
Installing the system cover...........................................................................................................................................50
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Drive backplane cover......................................................................................................................................................... 51
Removing the drive backplane cover...........................................................................................................................51
Installing the drive backplane cover............................................................................................................................ 52
Air shroud............................................................................................................................................................................. 54
Removing the air shroud...............................................................................................................................................54
Installing the air shroud.................................................................................................................................................55
Cooling fan............................................................................................................................................................................57
Removing a cooling fan.................................................................................................................................................57
Installing a cooling fan...................................................................................................................................................58
Intrusion switch module......................................................................................................................................................60
Removing the intrusion switch.................................................................................................................................... 60
Installing the intrusion switch.......................................................................................................................................60
Drives.....................................................................................................................................................................................61
Removing a drive blank..................................................................................................................................................61
Installing the drive blank................................................................................................................................................62
Removing the drive carrier...........................................................................................................................................62
Installing the drive carrier............................................................................................................................................. 63
Removing the drive from the drive carrier................................................................................................................. 64
Installing the drive into the drive carrier..................................................................................................................... 65
Drive backplane................................................................................................................................................................... 66
Drive backplane..............................................................................................................................................................66
Removing the drive backplane.....................................................................................................................................68
Installing the drive backplane....................................................................................................................................... 69
Removing the rear drive backplane.............................................................................................................................70
Installing the rear drive backplane................................................................................................................................ 71
Rear drive cage.................................................................................................................................................................... 72
Removing the rear drive cage...................................................................................................................................... 72
Installing the rear drive cage.........................................................................................................................................73
System memory...................................................................................................................................................................74
System memory guidelines........................................................................................................................................... 74
General memory module installation guidelines..........................................................................................................75
Removing a memory module........................................................................................................................................78
Installing a memory module.......................................................................................................................................... 78
Processor and heat sink..................................................................................................................................................... 80
Removing the heat sink................................................................................................................................................ 80
Removing the processor............................................................................................................................................... 81
Installing the processor................................................................................................................................................. 83
Installing the heat sink...................................................................................................................................................85
Expansion cards and expansion card risers......................................................................................................................86
Expansion card installation guidelines......................................................................................................................... 86
Removing the expansion card riser.............................................................................................................................90
Installing the expansion card riser................................................................................................................................92
Removing an expansion card....................................................................................................................................... 94
Installing an expansion card..........................................................................................................................................95
Removing an expansion card from the expansion card riser................................................................................... 97
Installing an expansion card into the expansion card riser......................................................................................100
Removing an accelerator card....................................................................................................................................103
Installing an accelerator card......................................................................................................................................105
M.2 SSD module.................................................................................................................................................................107
Removing the M.2 SSD module................................................................................................................................. 107
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Installing the M.2 SSD module....................................................................................................................................108
Optional IDSDM module....................................................................................................................................................109
Removing the IDSDM card......................................................................................................................................... 109
Installing IDSDM card................................................................................................................................................... 110
Micro SD card...................................................................................................................................................................... 111
Removing the MicroSD card........................................................................................................................................111
Installing the MicroSD card..........................................................................................................................................112
LOM riser card.................................................................................................................................................................... 113
Removing the LOM riser card..................................................................................................................................... 113
Installing the LOM riser card....................................................................................................................................... 115
Storage controller card...................................................................................................................................................... 117
Removing the mini PERC card air shroud..................................................................................................................117
Installing the mini PERC card air shroud....................................................................................................................118
Removing the internal mini PERC card......................................................................................................................119
Installing the Internal mini PERC card....................................................................................................................... 120
System battery ...................................................................................................................................................................121
Replacing the system battery......................................................................................................................................121
Optional internal USB memory key..................................................................................................................................123
Replacing the optional internal USB memory key.................................................................................................... 123
Optional optical drive.........................................................................................................................................................124
Removing the optical drive......................................................................................................................................... 124
Installing the optional optical drive.............................................................................................................................126
Power supply unit...............................................................................................................................................................127
Hot spare feature......................................................................................................................................................... 127
Removing a power supply unit blank......................................................................................................................... 128
Removing a power supply unit................................................................................................................................... 128
Installing a power supply unit......................................................................................................................................129
Installing a power supply unit blank............................................................................................................................130
Power interposer board..................................................................................................................................................... 131
Removing the power interposer board...................................................................................................................... 131
Installing the power interposer board........................................................................................................................ 132
System board......................................................................................................................................................................133
Removing the system board.......................................................................................................................................133
Installing the system board......................................................................................................................................... 134
Restoring the system using Easy Restore................................................................................................................ 136
Trusted Platform Module..................................................................................................................................................137
Upgrading the Trusted Platform Module.................................................................................................................. 137
Initializing TPM for users.............................................................................................................................................138
Initializing the TPM 1.2 for users................................................................................................................................ 138
Initializing the TPM 2.0 for users............................................................................................................................... 138
Control panel...................................................................................................................................................................... 138
Removing the left control panel.................................................................................................................................138
Installing the left control panel................................................................................................................................... 139
Removing the right control panel...............................................................................................................................140
Installing the right control panel..................................................................................................................................141
Chapter 6: Jumpers and connectors.............................................................................................. 143
System board connectors.................................................................................................................................................143
System board jumper settings..........................................................................................................................................144
Disabling a forgotten password........................................................................................................................................144
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Chapter 7: Technical specifications............................................................................................... 146
System dimensions............................................................................................................................................................ 146
Chassis weight....................................................................................................................................................................147
Processor specifications....................................................................................................................................................147
PSU specifications............................................................................................................................................................. 147
Supported operating systems.......................................................................................................................................... 148
Cooling fans specifications............................................................................................................................................... 148
System battery specifications.......................................................................................................................................... 148
Expansion card riser specifications..................................................................................................................................148
Memory specifications...................................................................................................................................................... 149
Storage controller specifications......................................................................................................................................149
Drive specifications............................................................................................................................................................149
Drives.............................................................................................................................................................................149
Optical drives................................................................................................................................................................150
Ports and connectors specifications...............................................................................................................................150
USB ports specifications.............................................................................................................................................150
LOM Riser card specifications....................................................................................................................................150
Serial connector specifications................................................................................................................................... 151
VGA ports specifications..............................................................................................................................................151
IDSDM module.............................................................................................................................................................. 151
Video specifications............................................................................................................................................................151
Environmental specifications............................................................................................................................................152
Thermal restriction matrix...........................................................................................................................................153
Particulate and gaseous contamination specifications............................................................................................156
Chapter 8: System diagnostics and indicator codes........................................................................ 158
Status LED indicators........................................................................................................................................................158
System health and system ID indicator codes............................................................................................................... 159
iDRAC Quick Sync 2 indicator codes.............................................................................................................................. 159
iDRAC Direct LED indicator codes...................................................................................................................................160
LCD panel............................................................................................................................................................................160
Viewing Home screen...................................................................................................................................................161
Setup menu................................................................................................................................................................... 161
View menu.....................................................................................................................................................................162
NIC indicator codes........................................................................................................................................................... 162
Power supply unit indicator codes...................................................................................................................................163
Drive indicator codes.........................................................................................................................................................164
Using system diagnostics..................................................................................................................................................164
Dell Embedded System Diagnostics.......................................................................................................................... 165
Chapter 9: Getting help................................................................................................................166
Recycling or End-of-Life service information.................................................................................................................166
Contacting Dell...................................................................................................................................................................166
Accessing system information by using QRL................................................................................................................. 166
Quick Resource Locator for PowerEdge R7515 system.........................................................................................167
Receiving automated support with SupportAssist ....................................................................................................... 167
Chapter 10: Documentation resources........................................................................................... 168
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About this document
This document provides an overview about the system, information about installing and replacing components, technical specifications,
diagnostic tools, and guidelines to be followed while installing certain components.
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About this document 7

System overview
The PowerEdge R7515 is a 2U rack server that supports:
• One AMD EPYC 7002 series processor
• 16 DIMM slots
• Two redundant power supply units
• Up to 8 x 3.5-inch, 12 x 3.5-inch, 12 x 3.5-inch + 2 x 3.5-inch (rear), or 24 x 2.5-inch SAS/SATA or NVMe drives (up to 12 x 2.5-inch
SAS/SATA + 12 x 2.5-inch SAS/SATA/ NVMe drives), 8 x 2.5-inch (SAS/SATA/ NVMe ) + 16 NVMe drives or 24 x 2.5-inch NVMe
drive.
NOTE: For more information about how to hot swap NVMe PCIe SSD U.2 device, see the Dell Express Flash NVMe PCIe
SSD User's Guide at https://www.dell.com/support> Browse all Products > Data Center Infrastructure > Storage
Adapters & Controllers > Dell PowerEdge Express Flash NVMe PCIe SSD > Documentation > Manuals and Documents.
NOTE: All instances of SAS and SATA drives are seen as drives in this document, unless specified otherwise.
For more information about supported drives, see the Drive specifications.
Topics:
•Front view of the system
•Rear view of the system
•Inside the system
•Locating the Express Service Code and Service Tag
•System Information label
•Rail sizing and rack compatibility matrix
Front view of the system
Figure 1. Front view of the 8 x 3.5-inch drive system
Table 1. Features available on the front of the system
Item Ports, panels, and slots Icon Description
1 Left control panel N/A Contains the system health, system ID, status LED, and the iDRAC
Quick Sync 2 (wireless) indicator.
NOTE: The iDRAC Quick Sync 2 indicator is available only
on certain configurations.
2
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Table 1. Features available on the front of the system (continued)
Item Ports, panels, and slots Icon Description
• Status LED: Enables you to identify any failed hardware
components. There are up to five status LEDs and an overall
system health LED (Chassis health and system ID) bar. For more
information, see the Status LED indicators section.
• Quick Sync 2 (wireless): Indicates a Quick Sync enabled system.
The Quick Sync feature is optional. This feature allows
management of the system by using mobile devices called as
OpenManage Mobile (OMM) feature. Using iDRAC Quick Sync 2
with OpenManage Mobile (OMM) aggregates hardware or
firmware inventory and various system level diagnostic and error
information that can be used in troubleshooting the system. For
more information, see the iDRAC User's Guide available at
https://www.dell.com/idracmanuals
2 Drive (8) N/A Enables you to install drives that are supported on your system. For
more information about drives, see the Drives on page 149 section.
3 Optical drive (optional) N/A One optional slim SATA DVD-ROM drive or DVD+/-RW drive.
4 Right control panel N/A Contains the power button, USB port, iDRAC Direct micro port, and
the iDRAC Direct status LED.
5 Information tag The Information tag is a slide-out label panel that contains system
information such as Service Tag, NIC, MAC address, and so on. If
you have opted for the secure default access to iDRAC, the
Information tag also contains the iDRAC secure default password.
Figure 2. Front view of the 12 x 3.5-inch drive system
Table 2. Features available on the front of the system
Item Ports, panels, and slots Icon Description
1 Left control panel N/A Contains the system health, system ID, status LED, and the iDRAC
Quick Sync 2 (wireless) indicator.
NOTE: The iDRAC Quick Sync 2 indicator is available only
on certain configurations.
• Status LED: Enables you to identify any failed hardware
components. There are up to five status LEDs and an overall
system health LED (Chassis health and system ID) bar. For more
information, see the Status LED indicators section.
• Quick Sync 2 (wireless): Indicates a Quick Sync enabled system.
The Quick Sync feature is optional. This feature allows
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Table 2. Features available on the front of the system (continued)
Item Ports, panels, and slots Icon Description
management of the system by using mobile devices called as
OpenManage Mobile (OMM) feature. Using iDRAC Quick Sync 2
with OpenManage Mobile (OMM) aggregates hardware or
firmware inventory and various system level diagnostic and error
information that can be used in troubleshooting the system. For
more information, see the iDRAC User's Guide available at
https://www.dell.com/idracmanuals
2 Drive (12) N/A Enables you to install drives that are supported on your system. For
more information about drives, see the Drives on page 149 section.
3 Right control panel N/A Contains the power button, USB port, iDRAC Direct micro port, and
the iDRAC Direct status LED.
4 Information tag The Information tag is a slide-out label panel that contains system
information such as Service Tag, NIC, MAC address, and so on. If
you have opted for the secure default access to iDRAC, the
Information tag also contains the iDRAC secure default password.
Figure 3. Front view of the 24 x 2.5-inch drive system
Table 3. Features available on the front of the system
Item Ports, panels, and slots Icon Description
1 Left control panel N/A Contains the system health, system ID, status LED, and the iDRAC
Quick Sync 2 (wireless) indicator.
NOTE: The iDRAC Quick Sync 2 indicator is available only
on certain configurations.
• Status LED: Enables you to identify any failed hardware
components. There are up to five status LEDs and an overall
system health LED (Chassis health and system ID) bar. For more
information, see the Status LED indicators section.
• Quick Sync 2 (wireless): Indicates a Quick Sync enabled system.
The Quick Sync feature is optional. This feature allows
management of the system by using mobile devices called as
OpenManage Mobile (OMM) feature. Using iDRAC Quick Sync 2
with OpenManage Mobile (OMM) aggregates hardware or
firmware inventory and various system level diagnostic and error
information that can be used in troubleshooting the system. For
more information, see the iDRAC User's Guide available at
https://www.dell.com/idracmanuals
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Table 3. Features available on the front of the system (continued)
Item Ports, panels, and slots Icon Description
2 Drive (24) N/A Enables you to install drives that are supported on your system. For
more information about drives, see the Drives on page 149 section.
3 Right control panel N/A Contains the power button, USB port, iDRAC Direct micro port, and
the iDRAC Direct status LED.
4 Information tag The Information tag is a slide-out label panel that contains system
information such as Service Tag, NIC, MAC address, and so on. If
you have opted for the secure default access to iDRAC, the
Information tag also contains the iDRAC secure default password.
For more information about the ports, see the Technical Specifications section.
Left control panel view
Figure 4. Left control panel without optional iDRAC Quick Sync 2.0 indicator
Figure 5. Left control panel with optional iDRAC Quick Sync 2.0 indicator
Table 4. Left control panel
Item Indicator, button, or
connector
Icon Description
1 Status LED indicators N/A Indicates the status of the system. For more information, see the Status LED
indicators section.
2System health and system ID
indicator Indicates the system health. For more information, see the System health and
system ID indicator codes section.
3iDRAC Quick Sync 2 wireless
indicator (optional) Indicates if the iDRAC Quick Sync 2 wireless option is activated. The Quick Sync 2
feature allows management of the system using mobile devices. This feature
aggregates hardware/firmware inventory and various system level diagnostic/error
information that can be used in troubleshooting the system. You can access
system inventory, Dell Lifecycle Controller logs or system logs, system health
status, and also configure iDRAC, BIOS, and networking parameters. You can also
launch the virtual Keyboard, Video, and Mouse (KVM) viewer and virtual Kernel-
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Table 4. Left control panel (continued)
Item Indicator, button, or
connector
Icon Description
based Virtual Machine (KVM), on a supported mobile device. For more information,
see the Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller User's Guide at www.dell.com/
poweredgemanuals
NOTE: For more information about the indicator codes, see the System diagnostics and indicator codes section.
Right control panel
Figure 6. Right control panel view
Table 5. Right control panel
Item Indicator or button Icon Description
1 Power button Indicates if the system is powered on or off. Press the power button to manually
power on or off the system.
NOTE: Press the power button to gracefully shut down an ACPI-
compliant operating system.
2USB 2.0-compliant port The USB port is a 4-pin connector and 2.0-compliant. This port enables you to
connect USB devices to the system.
3iDRAC Direct port (Micro-AB
USB)
The iDRAC direct Micro USB port enables you to access the iDRAC Direct Micro
USB features. For more information, see the iDRAC User's Guide available at
https://www.dell.com/idracmanuals
NOTE: You can configure iDRAC Direct by using a USB to micro USB
(type AB) cable, which you can connect to your laptop or tablet. Cable
length should not exceed 3 feet (0.91 meters). Performance could be
affected by cable quality.
4iDRAC Direct LED indicator N/A The iDRAC Direct LED indicator lights up to indicate that the iDRAC Direct port is
actively connected to a device.
5VGA port Enables you to connect a display device to the system. For more information, see
the Technical specifications section.
NOTE: For the system to power on successfully, ensure the right control panel is connected well to the system.
NOTE: For more information about the ports, see the Ports and connectors specifications section.
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Rear view of the system
Figure 7. Rear view of the system with two rear drives
Table 6. Rear view of the system with two rear drives
Item Ports, panels, or slots Icon Description
1 Serial port Enables you to connect a serial device to the system. For more
information, see the Technical Specifications section.
2 Drive N/A Enables you to install drives that are supported on your system. For
more information about drives, see the Drive specifications on page 149
section.
3 PCIe expansion card riser 1A
(slot 2)
N/A The expansion card riser enables you to connect PCI Express expansion
cards. For more information on the expansion cards that are supported
on your system, see Technical Specifications section.
4 PCIe expansion card riser 2
(slot 3)
N/A The expansion card riser enables you to connect PCI Express expansion
cards. For more information on the expansion cards that are supported
on your system, see Technical Specifications section.
5Power supply unit (PSU) N/A For more information about the PSU configurations, see the Technical
Specifications section.
6Power supply unit (PSU) N/A For more information about the PSU configurations, see the Technical
Specifications section.
7LOM Riser Ethernet port
(2) (Optional) (slot 1)
The NIC ports that are integrated on the LAN on Motherboard (LOM)
riser provide network connectivity. For more information about the
supported configurations, see theTechnical Specifications section.
8 Ethernet ports (2) The Ethernet ports that are integrated on the system board provide
network connectivity. These NIC ports can also be shared with iDRAC
when iDRAC network settings is set to shared mode. For more
information about the supported configurations, see the Technical
Specifications section.
9 USB 3.0 port (2) These USB ports support USB 3.0.
10 iDRAC dedicated port Enables you to remotely access iDRAC. For more information, see the
iDRAC User’s Guide at www.dell.com/poweredgemanuals.
11 VGA port Enables you to connect a display device to the system. For more
information, see the Technical Specifications section.
12 System status indicator
cable port (CMA)
N/A Enables you to connect the status indicator cable and view system
status when the CMA is installed.
13 System identification button Press the system ID button:
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Table 6. Rear view of the system with two rear drives (continued)
Item Ports, panels, or slots Icon Description
• To locate a particular system within a rack.
• To turn the system ID on or off.
To reset iDRAC, press and hold the button for 16 seconds.
NOTE:
• To reset iDRAC using system ID, ensure that the system
ID button is enabled in the iDRAC setup.
• If the system stops responding during POST, press and
hold the system ID button (for more than five seconds) to
enter the BIOS progress mode.
Figure 8. Rear view of the system with no rear drives
Table 7. Rear view of the system with no rear drives
Item Ports, panels, or slots Icon Description
1 Serial port Enables you to connect a serial device to the system. For more
information, see the Technical Specifications section.
2 PCIe expansion card riser 1B
(slot 2)
N/A The expansion card slot enables you to connect PCI Express expansion
cards. For more information on the expansion cards that are supported
on your system, see Technical Specifications section.
3 PCIe expansion card riser 1B
(slot 3)
N/A The expansion card slot enables you to connect PCI Express expansion
cards. For more information on the expansion cards that are supported
on your system, see Technical Specifications section.
4 PCIe slot 4 N/A The expansion card riser enables you to connect PCI Express expansion
cards. For more information on the expansion cards that are supported
on your system, see Technical Specifications section.
5 PCIe slot 5 N/A The expansion card riser enables you to connect PCI Express expansion
cards. For more information on the expansion cards that are supported
on your system, see Technical Specifications section.
6 Power supply unit (PSU) N/A For more information about the PSU configurations, see the Technical
Specifications section.
7Power supply unit (PSU) N/A For more information about the PSU configurations, see the Technical
Specifications section.
8LOM Riser Ethernet port
(2) (Optional) (slot 1)
The NIC ports that are integrated on the LAN on Motherboard (LOM)
riser provide network connectivity. For more information about the
supported configurations, see theTechnical Specifications section.
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Table 7. Rear view of the system with no rear drives (continued)
Item Ports, panels, or slots Icon Description
9 Ethernet ports (2) The Ethernet ports that are integrated on the system board provide
network connectivity. These NIC ports can also be shared with iDRAC
when iDRAC network settings is set to shared mode. For more
information about the supported configurations, see the Technical
Specifications section.
10 USB 3.0 port (2) These USB ports support USB 3.0.
11 iDRAC dedicated port Enables you to remotely access iDRAC. For more information, see the
iDRAC User’s Guide at www.dell.com/poweredgemanuals.
12 VGA port Enables you to connect a display device to the system. For more
information, see the Technical Specifications section.
13 System status indicator
cable port (CMA)
N/A Enables you to connect the status indicator cable and view system
status when the CMA is installed.
14 System identification button Press the system ID button:
• To locate a particular system within a rack.
• To turn the system ID on or off.
To reset iDRAC, press and hold the button for 16 seconds.
NOTE:
• To reset iDRAC using system ID, ensure that the system
ID button is enabled in the iDRAC setup.
• If the system stops responding during POST, press and
hold the system ID button (for more than five seconds) to
enter the BIOS progress mode.
For more information about the ports and connectors, see the Technical Specifications section.
System overview 15

Inside the system
Figure 9. Inside the system
1. Information tag 2. Drive backplane cover
3. Fan (6) 4. Memory module sockets
5. Heat sink 6. Internal PERC mini card and air shroud
7. LOM riser card 8. Air shroud
9. Riser 1B 10. Intrusion switch
11. System board
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Figure 10. Inside the system with rear drive configuration
1. Information tag
2. Drive backplane cover
3. Fan (6)
4. Memory module sockets
5. Heat sink
6. Internal PERC mini card and air shroud
7. Riser 1A (Low profile right riser)
8. Riser 2 (Low profile left riser)
9. Air shroud
10. Rear drive cage
11. Intrusion switch
12. System board
Locating the Express Service Code and Service
Tag
The unique Express Service Code and Service Tag is used to identify the system.
The information tag is located on the front of the system that includes system information such as Service Tag, Express Service Code,
Manufacture date, NIC, MAC address, QRL label, and so on. If you have opted for the secure default access to iDRAC, the Information tag
also contains the iDRAC secure default password. If you have opted for iDRAC Quick Sync 2, the Information tag also contains the
OpenManage Mobile (OMM) label, where administrators can configure, monitor, and troubleshoot the PowerEdge servers.
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Figure 11. Locating the Express Service Code and Service tag
1. Information tag (front view) 2. Information tag (back view)
3. OpenManage Mobile (OMM) label 4. iDRAC MAC address and iDRAC secure password label
5. Service Tag, Express Service Code, QRL label
The Mini Enterprise Service Tag (MEST) label is located on the rear of the system that includes Service Tag (ST), Express Service Code
(Exp Svc Code), and Manufacture Date (Mfg. Date). The Exp Svc Code is used by Dell EMC to route support calls to the appropriate
personnel.
Alternatively, the Service Tag information is located on a label on left wall of the chassis.
System Information label
NOTE: The system information label is located on back side of the system cover.
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Figure 12. Service information
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Figure 13. Memory Information and icon legend
Figure 14. CPU and heat sink and LP right riser
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