Dell EMC XC Core XC6515 Manual

Dell EMC XC Core XC6515
Installation and Service Manual
July 2020
Rev. 1.0

Notes, cautions, and warnings
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Figures...........................................................................................................................................7
Tables.......................................................................................................................................... 10
Chapter 1: Revision history............................................................................................................. 13
Chapter 2: About this document..................................................................................................... 14
Chapter 3: Dell EMC XC Core XC6515 system overview.................................................................... 15
Front view of the system....................................................................................................................................................15
Left control panel view.................................................................................................................................................. 18
Right Control Panel View.............................................................................................................................................. 21
Rear view of the system.....................................................................................................................................................22
Inside the system.................................................................................................................................................................23
Locating your system service information....................................................................................................................... 24
System information label.................................................................................................................................................... 25
Rail sizing and rack compatibility matrix........................................................................................................................... 28
Chapter 4: Initial system setup and configuration............................................................................ 29
Setting up the system.........................................................................................................................................................29
iDRAC configuration............................................................................................................................................................29
Options to set up the iDRAC IP address.................................................................................................................... 29
Options to log in to the iDRAC.....................................................................................................................................30
Resources to install the operating system....................................................................................................................... 30
Options to download firmware..................................................................................................................................... 31
Options to download and install operating system drivers........................................................................................31
Downloading drivers and firmware..............................................................................................................................32
Chapter 5: Pre-operating system management applications............................................................. 33
System setup....................................................................................................................................................................... 33
System BIOS.................................................................................................................................................................. 34
iDRAC settings utility.................................................................................................................................................... 50
Device settings.............................................................................................................................................................. 50
Lifecycle controller..............................................................................................................................................................50
Embedded system management.................................................................................................................................50
Boot manager...................................................................................................................................................................... 50
Chapter 6: Installing and removing system components................................................................... 52
Safety instructions.............................................................................................................................................................. 52
Before you work inside your system.................................................................................................................................53
After you work inside your system....................................................................................................................................53
Recommended tools........................................................................................................................................................... 53
Optional front bezel.............................................................................................................................................................54
Remove the front bezel................................................................................................................................................54
Contents
Contents 3

Install the front bezel.................................................................................................................................................... 54
System cover.......................................................................................................................................................................55
Remove the system cover........................................................................................................................................... 55
Install the system cover................................................................................................................................................56
Drive backplane cover.........................................................................................................................................................57
Remove the drive backplane cover.............................................................................................................................57
Install the drive backplane cover................................................................................................................................. 58
Air shroud............................................................................................................................................................................. 59
Remove the air shroud..................................................................................................................................................59
Install the air shroud...................................................................................................................................................... 60
Cooling fan............................................................................................................................................................................ 61
Remove a cooling fan.................................................................................................................................................... 61
Install a cooling fan.........................................................................................................................................................61
Intrusion switch....................................................................................................................................................................62
Remove the intrusion switch....................................................................................................................................... 62
Install the intrusion switch............................................................................................................................................63
Drives.................................................................................................................................................................................... 64
Remove a drive blank....................................................................................................................................................64
Install a drive blank........................................................................................................................................................ 65
Remove a drive carrier..................................................................................................................................................65
Install a drive carrier...................................................................................................................................................... 66
Remove a drive from a drive carrier............................................................................................................................67
Install a drive in a drive carrier......................................................................................................................................68
Drive backplane................................................................................................................................................................... 68
Remove the drive backplane........................................................................................................................................69
Install the drive backplane............................................................................................................................................ 70
Cable routing........................................................................................................................................................................ 72
System memory...................................................................................................................................................................72
System memory guidelines........................................................................................................................................... 72
General memory module installation guidelines..........................................................................................................73
Remove a memory module........................................................................................................................................... 77
Install a memory module................................................................................................................................................78
Processor and heat sink......................................................................................................................................................79
Remove the heat sink....................................................................................................................................................79
Remove the AMD processor........................................................................................................................................80
Install the AMD processor............................................................................................................................................ 82
Install the heat sink........................................................................................................................................................84
Expansion cards and expansion card risers......................................................................................................................86
Expansion card installation guidelines......................................................................................................................... 86
Remove the expansion card risers.............................................................................................................................. 86
Install the expansion card risers...................................................................................................................................88
Remove the expansion card from the expansion card riser.....................................................................................89
Install an expansion card into an expansion card riser...............................................................................................91
MicroSD card....................................................................................................................................................................... 94
Remove the MicsoSD card...........................................................................................................................................94
Install the MicroSD card............................................................................................................................................... 94
M.2 SSD module..................................................................................................................................................................95
Remove the M.2 SSD module......................................................................................................................................95
......................................................................................................................................................................................... 96
IDSDM module..................................................................................................................................................................... 97
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Remove the IDSDM module.........................................................................................................................................97
Install the IDSDM module............................................................................................................................................. 98
LOM riser card.....................................................................................................................................................................99
Remove the LOM riser card.........................................................................................................................................99
Install the LOM riser card.............................................................................................................................................101
Mini PERC card..................................................................................................................................................................103
Remove the mini PERC card...................................................................................................................................... 103
Install the mini PERC card...........................................................................................................................................104
System battery...................................................................................................................................................................106
Replace the system battery........................................................................................................................................106
Optional internal USB memory key..................................................................................................................................107
Replace the optional internal USB memory key....................................................................................................... 107
VGA module........................................................................................................................................................................109
Remove the VGA module............................................................................................................................................109
Install the VGA module................................................................................................................................................109
Power supply unit............................................................................................................................................................... 110
Hot spare feature..........................................................................................................................................................110
Remove the power supply unit blank.......................................................................................................................... 111
Install the power supply unit blank...............................................................................................................................111
Remove a power supply unit....................................................................................................................................... 112
Install a power supply unit............................................................................................................................................113
Power interposer board..................................................................................................................................................... 114
Remove the power interposer board..........................................................................................................................114
Install the power interposer board..............................................................................................................................114
System board...................................................................................................................................................................... 115
Remove the system board...........................................................................................................................................115
Install the system board............................................................................................................................................... 116
Restore the service tag................................................................................................................................................118
Trusted platform module................................................................................................................................................... 119
Upgrade the trusted platform module....................................................................................................................... 119
Initialize the trusted platform module for users........................................................................................................ 119
Initialize the trusted platform module for 1.2 TXT users..........................................................................................119
Initialize the trusted platform module for 2.0 TXT users.........................................................................................119
Control panel...................................................................................................................................................................... 120
Remove the left control panel....................................................................................................................................120
Install the left control panel.........................................................................................................................................120
Remove the right control panel...................................................................................................................................121
Install the right control panel...................................................................................................................................... 123
Chapter 7: Jumpers and connectors.............................................................................................. 125
System board connectors.................................................................................................................................................125
System board jumper settings..........................................................................................................................................130
Disable a forgotten password...........................................................................................................................................130
Chapter 8: Technical specifications............................................................................................... 132
Chassis dimensions............................................................................................................................................................ 133
System weight....................................................................................................................................................................133
Processor specifications................................................................................................................................................... 134
PSU specifications............................................................................................................................................................. 134
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Supported operating systems.......................................................................................................................................... 134
Cooling fans specifications............................................................................................................................................... 134
System battery specifications.......................................................................................................................................... 134
Expansion card riser specifications..................................................................................................................................134
Memory specifications...................................................................................................................................................... 135
Storage controller specifications..................................................................................................................................... 135
Drives...................................................................................................................................................................................135
USB ports specifications...................................................................................................................................................135
LOM riser card specifications...........................................................................................................................................136
Serial connector specifications.........................................................................................................................................136
VGA ports specifications...................................................................................................................................................136
IDSDM................................................................................................................................................................................. 136
Video specifications........................................................................................................................................................... 136
Environmental specifications............................................................................................................................................ 137
Standard operating temperature..................................................................................................................................... 139
Expanded operating temperature....................................................................................................................................139
Expanded operating temperature restrictions............................................................................................................... 140
Particulate and gaseous contamination specifications..................................................................................................140
Thermal restriction matrix..................................................................................................................................................141
Chapter 9: System diagnostics and indicator codes........................................................................ 143
System diagnostics and indicator codes.........................................................................................................................143
Status LED indicators........................................................................................................................................................143
System health and system ID indicator codes............................................................................................................... 144
iDRAC Direct LED indicator codes...................................................................................................................................145
LCD panel............................................................................................................................................................................145
Viewing Home screen..................................................................................................................................................146
Setup menu...................................................................................................................................................................146
View menu.....................................................................................................................................................................146
NIC indicator codes............................................................................................................................................................147
Power supply unit indicator codes...................................................................................................................................148
Drive indicator codes.........................................................................................................................................................150
Using system diagnostics.................................................................................................................................................. 151
System board diagnostic LED indicators......................................................................................................................... 151
Enhanced Preboot System Assessment.........................................................................................................................153
Chapter 10: Getting help.............................................................................................................. 156
Recycling or End-of-Life service information.................................................................................................................156
Contacting Dell...................................................................................................................................................................156
Receiving automated support with SupportAssist .......................................................................................................156
Accessing system information by using QRL................................................................................................................. 157
Chapter 11: Documentation resources............................................................................................158
6Contents

1 Front view of 4 x 3.5-inch drive system..................................................................................................................15
2 Front view of 8 x 2.5-inch drive system..................................................................................................................16
3 Front view of 10 x 2.5-inch drive system.................................................................................................................17
4 Left control panel without optional iDRAC Quick Sync 2.0 indicator.................................................................. 18
5 Left control panel with optional iDRAC Quick Sync 2.0 indicator........................................................................18
6 Right control panel..................................................................................................................................................... 21
7 Rear view of the system........................................................................................................................................... 22
8 Inside the system....................................................................................................................................................... 23
9 Locating the Express Service Code and Service tag............................................................................................ 24
10 Locating the Service Tag of your system...............................................................................................................24
11 Service information....................................................................................................................................................25
12 Memory information.................................................................................................................................................. 26
13 System tasks...............................................................................................................................................................27
14 Icon Legend.................................................................................................................................................................27
15 XC 6515 QRL..............................................................................................................................................................28
16 Removing the front bezel with the LCD panel.......................................................................................................54
17 Installing the front bezel with the LCD panel.........................................................................................................55
18 Removing the system cover.....................................................................................................................................56
19 Installing the system cover....................................................................................................................................... 57
20 Removing the drive backplane cover......................................................................................................................58
21 Installing the drive backplane cover........................................................................................................................ 59
22 Removing the air shroud...........................................................................................................................................60
23 Installing the air shroud............................................................................................................................................. 60
24 Removing a cooling fan..............................................................................................................................................61
25 Installing a cooling fan............................................................................................................................................... 62
26 Removing the intrusion switch.................................................................................................................................63
27 Installing the intrusion switch................................................................................................................................... 64
28 Removing a drive blank............................................................................................................................................. 64
29 Installing a drive blank................................................................................................................................................65
30 Removing a drive carrier...........................................................................................................................................66
31 Installing a drive carrier..............................................................................................................................................67
32 Removing the drive from the drive carrier..............................................................................................................67
33 Installing a drive into the drive carrier..................................................................................................................... 68
34 8 x 2.5-drive backplane.............................................................................................................................................69
35 Removing the backplane...........................................................................................................................................70
36 Installing the drive backplane.................................................................................................................................... 71
37 Cable routing - 8 x 2.5-inch drive backplane to the mini-PERC card................................................................. 72
38 Cable routing - 10 x 2.5-inch drive backplane to the onboard controller (NVMe)............................................ 72
39 Memory socket location............................................................................................................................................73
40 Removing a memory module.................................................................................................................................... 78
Figures
Figures 7

41 Installing a memory module.......................................................................................................................................79
42 Removing a heat sink................................................................................................................................................ 80
43 Removing screws on the force plate....................................................................................................................... 81
44 Lifting the rail frame................................................................................................................................................... 81
45 Removing the processor tray...................................................................................................................................82
46 Placing the processor tray into the rail frame........................................................................................................ 83
47 Closing the rail frame.................................................................................................................................................83
48 Securing the force plate............................................................................................................................................84
49 Installing the heat sink...............................................................................................................................................85
50 Installing the heat sink...............................................................................................................................................85
51 Removing the low profile left riser...........................................................................................................................87
52 Removing the low profile right riser.........................................................................................................................87
53 Installing the low profile left riser............................................................................................................................. 88
54 Installing the low profile right riser...........................................................................................................................89
55 Removing an expansion card from the low profile left riser.................................................................................90
56 Removing an expansion card from the low profile right riser.............................................................................. 90
57 Installing filler bracket in the low profile left riser................................................................................................... 91
58 Installing filler bracket in the low profile right riser................................................................................................. 91
59 Removing a filler bracket from a low profile left riser........................................................................................... 92
60 Removing a filler bracket from a low profile right riser......................................................................................... 92
61 Installing an expansion card into a low profile left riser.........................................................................................93
62 Installing an expansion card into a low profile right riser.......................................................................................93
63 Removing the MicroSD card.................................................................................................................................... 94
64 Installing the MicroSD card...................................................................................................................................... 95
65 Removing the M.2 SSD module...............................................................................................................................96
66 Installing the M.2 SSD module..................................................................................................................................97
67 Removing the IDSDM module.................................................................................................................................. 98
68 Installing the IDSDM module.................................................................................................................................... 99
69 Removing the LOM riser card................................................................................................................................ 100
70 Removing the LOM riser bracket...........................................................................................................................100
71 Installing the LOM filler bracket.............................................................................................................................. 101
72 Removing the LOM filler bracket........................................................................................................................... 102
73 Installing the LOM riser bracket............................................................................................................................. 102
74 Installing the LOM riser card...................................................................................................................................103
75 Removing the mini PERC card cable..................................................................................................................... 104
76 Removing the mini PERC card............................................................................................................................... 104
77 Installing the mini PERC card..................................................................................................................................105
78 Installing the mini PERC card cable....................................................................................................................... 105
79 Removing the system battery................................................................................................................................ 106
80 Installing the system battery................................................................................................................................... 107
81 Removing the USB memory key............................................................................................................................ 108
82 Installing the USB memory key...............................................................................................................................108
83 Removing the VGA module.....................................................................................................................................109
8 Figures

84 Installing the VGA module........................................................................................................................................ 110
85 Removing a power supply unit blank....................................................................................................................... 111
86 Installing a power supply unit blank.........................................................................................................................112
87 Removing a power supply unit.................................................................................................................................112
88 Installing a power supply unit...................................................................................................................................113
89 Removing the power interposer board...................................................................................................................114
90 Installing the power interposer board..................................................................................................................... 115
91 Removing the system board....................................................................................................................................116
92 Installing the system board.......................................................................................................................................117
93 Removing the left control panel............................................................................................................................. 120
94 Installing the left control panel.................................................................................................................................121
95 Removing the cable cover.......................................................................................................................................122
96 Removing the right control panel........................................................................................................................... 122
97 Installing the cable cover......................................................................................................................................... 123
98 Installing the right control panel..............................................................................................................................124
99 System board connectors....................................................................................................................................... 125
100 System board connectors....................................................................................................................................... 127
101 System board jumpers and connectors.................................................................................................................128
102 System board jumpers and connectors.................................................................................................................129
103 Chassis dimensions...................................................................................................................................................133
104 Status LED indicators.............................................................................................................................................. 143
105 System health and system ID indicator................................................................................................................. 144
106 LCD panel features...................................................................................................................................................145
107 NIC indicator codes.................................................................................................................................................. 147
108 AC PSU status indicator..........................................................................................................................................148
109 AC PSU status indicator..........................................................................................................................................148
110 AC PSU status indicator..........................................................................................................................................148
111 Drive indicators on the drive and the mid drive tray backplane......................................................................... 150
112 Drive indicators.........................................................................................................................................................150
Figures 9

1 Features available on the front of the system........................................................................................................15
2 Features available on the front of the system........................................................................................................16
3 Features available on the front of the system........................................................................................................ 17
4 Left control panel........................................................................................................................................................18
5 Decoding of ID button and Wireless button............................................................................................................18
6 Right control panel..................................................................................................................................................... 21
7 Rear view of the system........................................................................................................................................... 22
8 Interfaces to set up the iDRAC IP address.............................................................................................................29
9 Resources to install the operating system..............................................................................................................30
10 Options to download firmware..................................................................................................................................31
11 Options to download and install OS drivers............................................................................................................ 31
12 System Setup Main Menu........................................................................................................................................ 33
13 System BIOS details.................................................................................................................................................. 34
14 System Information details....................................................................................................................................... 34
15 Memory Settings details........................................................................................................................................... 35
16 Memory Settings details........................................................................................................................................... 35
17 Processor Settings details........................................................................................................................................ 36
18 Processor n details.....................................................................................................................................................37
19 SATA Settings details................................................................................................................................................ 37
20 Port n...........................................................................................................................................................................37
21 Boot Settings details................................................................................................................................................. 38
22 UEFI Boot Settings.................................................................................................................................................... 38
23 Network Settings details...........................................................................................................................................39
24 PXE Device n Settings details..................................................................................................................................39
25 HTTP Device n Settings details............................................................................................................................... 40
26 HTTP Device n Settings details............................................................................................................................... 40
27 UEFI iSCSI Settings screen details...........................................................................................................................41
28 ISCSI Device1 Settings screen details......................................................................................................................41
29 Integrated Devices details......................................................................................................................................... 41
30 Serial Communication details....................................................................................................................................43
31 System Profile Settings details................................................................................................................................ 44
32 System Security details.............................................................................................................................................44
33 TPM 1.2 security information................................................................................................................................... 45
34 TPM 2.0 security information...................................................................................................................................45
35 System Security details.............................................................................................................................................45
36 Secure Boot Mode.....................................................................................................................................................46
37 System Security details.............................................................................................................................................46
38 Secure Boot Mode.....................................................................................................................................................47
39 Secure Boot Custom Policy Settings screen..........................................................................................................47
40 Miscellaneous Settings details..................................................................................................................................49
Tables
10 Tables

41 Miscellaneous Settings details..................................................................................................................................49
42 Boot Manager details................................................................................................................................................ 50
43 Supported backplane options...................................................................................................................................68
44 Memory channels.......................................................................................................................................................73
45 Supported memory matrix........................................................................................................................................ 73
46 Memory population rules...........................................................................................................................................74
47 Memory population rules...........................................................................................................................................74
48 Memory population rules...........................................................................................................................................74
49 Supported NPS modes by Processors....................................................................................................................75
50 Optimal NPS configuration....................................................................................................................................... 76
51 Interleaving Options Based on NPSx.......................................................................................................................76
52 Interleaving Options Based on NPSx.......................................................................................................................76
53 Expansion card riser configurations.........................................................................................................................86
54 Riser configuration (include slots 1, 2, and 3).........................................................................................................86
55 System board jumpers and connectors................................................................................................................. 127
56 System board jumper settings................................................................................................................................130
57 System board jumper settings................................................................................................................................130
58 Dell EMCXC Core XC6515 chassis dimensions.................................................................................................... 133
59 Dell EMC XC Core XC6515 system weight...........................................................................................................133
60 PowerEdge R6515 processor specifications.........................................................................................................134
61 PowerEdge R6515 PSU specifications.................................................................................................................. 134
62 Expansion card slots supported on the system board.........................................................................................135
63 Memory specifications.............................................................................................................................................135
64 Memory module sockets......................................................................................................................................... 135
65 Dell EMC XC Core XC6515 system controller cards........................................................................................... 135
66 Dell EMCXC Core XC6515 system USB specifications.......................................................................................135
67 Supported front video resolution options..............................................................................................................136
68 Supported rear video resolution options............................................................................................................... 136
69 Operational climatic range category A2.................................................................................................................137
70 Operational climatic range category A3.................................................................................................................137
71 Operational climatic range category A4.................................................................................................................137
72 Shared requirements across all categories............................................................................................................138
73 Temperature specifications.....................................................................................................................................138
74 Relative humidity specifications..............................................................................................................................138
75 Maximum vibration specifications.......................................................................................................................... 138
76 Maximum shock pulse specifications.....................................................................................................................139
77 Maximum altitude specifications............................................................................................................................ 139
78 Operating temperature derating specifications....................................................................................................139
79 Standard operating temperature specifications................................................................................................... 139
80 Expanded operating temperature specifications..................................................................................................139
81 Particulate contamination specifications...............................................................................................................140
82 Gaseous contamination specifications................................................................................................................... 141
83 Thermal restriction matrix for processor and fans................................................................................................141
Tables 11

84 Thermal restriction matrix for T4 GPGPU.............................................................................................................142
85 Label reference......................................................................................................................................................... 142
86 Status LED indicators and descriptions.................................................................................................................143
87 System health and system ID indicator codes......................................................................................................144
88 iDRAC Direct LED indicator codes......................................................................................................................... 145
89 LCD panel features...................................................................................................................................................145
90 Setup menu...............................................................................................................................................................146
91 View menu.................................................................................................................................................................146
92 NIC indicator codes.................................................................................................................................................. 147
93 AC PSU status indicator codes.............................................................................................................................. 148
94 DC PSU status indicator codes.............................................................................................................................. 149
95 Drive indicator codes............................................................................................................................................... 150
96 LED status..................................................................................................................................................................151
97 Power-up LED sequence......................................................................................................................................... 151
98 NvDIMM LED sequence..........................................................................................................................................152
99 System board LED sequence..................................................................................................................................152
100 Pfault or failsafe errors LED sequence..................................................................................................................152
101 Additional documentation resources for your system......................................................................................... 158
12 Tables

Revision history
Date Document revision Description of changes
July 2020 1 Initial release
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Revision history 13

About this document
This document provides an overview about the system, information about installing and replacing components, technical specifications,
diagnostic tools, and guidelines to follow while installing certain components.
2
14 About this document

Dell EMC XC Core XC6515 system overview
The Dell EMC XC Core XC6515 system is a 1U server that supports:
• One AMD EPYC 7002 series processor
• Sixteen DIMM slots
• Two redundant AC power supply units
• Up to 4 x 3.5 inch, 8 x 2.5 inch SAS/SATA drives, 10 x 2.5-inch drives (with 8 SAS/SATA/ NVMe drives + 2 NVMe drives) or 10x 2.5-
inch NVMe drives only.
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, SATA drives are referred to as drives in this document, unless specified otherwise.
For more information about supported drives, see the Drive specifications section.
Topics:
•Front view of the system
•Rear view of the system
•Inside the system
•Locating your system service information
•System information label
•Rail sizing and rack compatibility matrix
Front view of the system
Figure 1. Front view of 4 x 3.5-inch drive system
1. Left control panel 2. Optical drive (optional)
3. VGA port 4. Right control panel
5. Information tag 6. Drive (4)
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.
• Status LED: Enables you to identify any failed hardware
components. There are up to five status LEDs and an overall
3
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Table 1. Features available on the front of the system
Item Ports, panels, and slots Icon Description
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
www.dell.com/idracmanuals
Figure 2. Front view of 8 x 2.5-inch drive system
1. Left control panel 2. Optical drive (optional)
3. VGA port 4. Right control panel
5. Information tag 6. Drive (8)
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
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
www.dell.com/idracmanuals
2 Optical drive (optional) N/A One optional slim SATA DVD-ROM drive or DVD+/-RW drive.
3 VGA port Enables you to connect a display device to the system. For more
information, see the VGA ports specifications section.
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
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Table 2. Features available on the front of the system (continued)
Item Ports, panels, and slots Icon Description
you have opted for the secure default access to iDRAC, the
Information tag also contains the iDRAC secure default password.
6 Drive (8) N/A Enables you to install drives that are supported on your system. For
more information about drives, see the Drives section.
Figure 3. Front view of 10 x 2.5-inch drive system
1. Left control panel 2. VGA port
3. Right control panel 4. Information tag
5. Drive (10)
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
www.dell.com/idracmanuals
2 VGA port Enables you to connect a display device to the system. For more
information, see the VGA port specifications 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.
5 Drive (10) N/A Enables you to install drives that are supported on your system. For
more information about drives, see the Drives section.
For more information about the ports, see the Technical Specifications section.
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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
1. Status LED indicators
2. System health and system ID indicator
3. iDRAC Quick Sync 2 wireless indicator (optional)
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.
NOTE: For more information about the indicator codes, see the System diagnostics and indicator codes section.
Table 5. Decoding of ID button and Wireless button
Status ID Button Wireless Button
Healthy Solid Blue Off
Fault Blinking Amber Off
System ID Blinking Blue Off
Healthy, Wireless ON Solid Blue Solid White
Fault, Wireless ON Blinking Amber Solid White
System ID, Wireless ON Blinking Blue Solid White
Healthy, Wireless Communication Solid Blue Blinking White
Fault, Wireless Communication Blinking Amber Blinking White
System ID, Wireless Communication Solid Blue Blinking White
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Table 5. Decoding of ID button and Wireless button (continued)
Status ID Button Wireless Button
Healthy, Wireless Fault Solid Blue Blinking Amber
Fault, Wireless Fault Blinking Amber Blinking Amber
System ID, Wireless Fault Blinking Blue Blinking Amber
Front panel features
Status LED indicators
Indicate the status of the system. For more information, see the Status LED indicators section.
System health and system ID
Indicates the system health. For more information, see the System health and system ID indicator codes section.
iDRAC Quick Sync 2 wireless indicator
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-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
Power-on indicator/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.
NMI button
Press the Non-Maskable Interrupt (NMI) button to troubleshoot software application and device driver errors when running certain
operating systems. Use the end of a paper clip to press the NMI button.
NOTE: Use the NMI button only if directed to do so by qualified support personnel or by the operating system
documentation.
System Identification (ID) button
The System Identification (ID) button is available on the front and back panels. Press the button to identify a system in a rack by powering
on or off the system ID LED.
When pressed, the system ID LED in the back panel blinks until either the front or rear button is pressed again. Press the button to click
between on or off mode.
NOTE: If the server stops responding during POST, press and hold the System ID button for more than five seconds to
enter the BIOS progress mode.
NOTE: To reset the iDRAC (if not disabled on the iDRAC setup page by pressing F2 during system boot), press and hold
the System ID button for more than 15 seconds.
VGA port
Enables you to connect a display device to the system. For more information, see the Technical specifications section.
LCD menu buttons
The LCD menu buttons enable you to perform actions similar to GUI, RACADM, and the WS-Man interfaces.
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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.
LCD panel
The LCD panel displays system ID, status information, and system error messages. For more information, see the LCD panel section.
Hard drive
Enable you to install drives that are supported on your system. For more information about drives, see the Technical specifications section.
iDRAC Direct port
The iDRAC Direct port is micro USB 2.0-compliant. This port enables you to access the iDRAC Direct features. For more information, see
the Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller User's Guide at www.dell.com/poweredgemanuals.
SD vFlash media card slot
The SD vFlash media card slot provides persistent on-demand local storage and a custom deployment environment that enables
automation of system configuration, scripts, and imaging.
One vFlash media card is supported.
USB 3.0 port
The USB ports are 9-pin, 3.0-compliant. These ports enable you to connect USB devices to the system.
USB 2.0 port
The USB ports are 4-pin, 2.0-compliant. These ports enable you to connect USB devices to the system.
Optical drive (optional)
Enables you to retrieve and store data on optical disks such as compact disks (CD) and digital versatile disks (DVD). For more information,
see the Technical specifications section.
Tape drive slot (optional)
For information about the supported tape drives, see the Technical specifications section.
Quick Sync (optional)
By default, the Quick Sync feature is not available. The Quick Sync enables system management by using mobile phones. This feature
aggregates hardware or firmware inventory, various system level diagnostics, and error information used in troubleshooting the system.
For more information, see the Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller User's Guide at www.dell.com/openmanagemanuals
Blade handle
Use the blade handle to slide the blade out of the enclosure.
Status indicator
Indicates the status of a blade that is installed in an enclosure.
Management indicator
Indicates if the management functions of the USB1 port are controlled by the iDRAC.
Blade power button
Press the blade power button to power the system on or off. The indicator on the button indicates whether the system is on or off.
NOTE: To gracefully shut down an ACPI-compliant operating system, press the power button.
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