Dell EMC NX3240 Manual

Dell EMC Storage NX3240 System
Installation and Service Manual
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2018 - 05
Rev. A00

Contents
1 NX3240 system overview...............................................................................................................................8
Supported congurations..................................................................................................................................................8
Front view of the system.................................................................................................................................................10
Left control panel view............................................................................................................................................... 11
Right control panel view............................................................................................................................................ 14
Back view of the system................................................................................................................................................. 15
NIC indicator codes.................................................................................................................................................... 17
Power supply unit indicator codes............................................................................................................................ 17
Drive indicator codes........................................................................................................................................................19
LCD panel..........................................................................................................................................................................20
Viewing Home screen.................................................................................................................................................21
Setup menu................................................................................................................................................................. 21
View menu...................................................................................................................................................................21
Locating the Service Tag of your system......................................................................................................................22
2 Documentation resources............................................................................................................................ 23
3 Technical specications............................................................................................................................... 25
System dimensions.......................................................................................................................................................... 25
Chassis weight................................................................................................................................................................. 26
Processor specications..................................................................................................................................................27
PSU specications........................................................................................................................................................... 27
System battery specications.........................................................................................................................................27
Expansion bus specications.......................................................................................................................................... 27
Memory specications.................................................................................................................................................... 28
Storage controller specications....................................................................................................................................28
Drive specications..........................................................................................................................................................28
Ports and connectors specications............................................................................................................................. 29
USB ports................................................................................................................................................................... 29
NIC ports.....................................................................................................................................................................29
VGA ports................................................................................................................................................................... 29
Serial connector......................................................................................................................................................... 30
Video specications.........................................................................................................................................................30
Environmental specications..........................................................................................................................................30
Standard operating temperature..............................................................................................................................32
Expanded operating temperature............................................................................................................................ 32
Particulate and gaseous contamination specications..........................................................................................34
4 Initial system setup and conguration..........................................................................................................35
Setting up your system................................................................................................................................................... 35
iDRAC conguration........................................................................................................................................................ 35
Options to set up iDRAC IP address........................................................................................................................35
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Log in to iDRAC..........................................................................................................................................................36
Reinstalling the NAS operating system by using DVD.................................................................................................36
5 Pre-operating system management applications..........................................................................................38
Options to manage the pre-operating system applications........................................................................................38
System Setup................................................................................................................................................................... 38
Viewing System Setup.............................................................................................................................................. 39
System Setup details.................................................................................................................................................39
System BIOS.............................................................................................................................................................. 40
iDRAC Settings utility................................................................................................................................................60
Device Settings.......................................................................................................................................................... 60
Dell Lifecycle Controller...................................................................................................................................................60
Embedded systems management............................................................................................................................60
Boot Manager................................................................................................................................................................... 61
Viewing Boot Manager...............................................................................................................................................61
Boot Manager main menu......................................................................................................................................... 61
One-shot BIOS boot menu.......................................................................................................................................62
System Utilities...........................................................................................................................................................62
PXE boot...........................................................................................................................................................................62
6 Installing and removing system components................................................................................................ 63
Safety instructions...........................................................................................................................................................63
Before working inside your system................................................................................................................................63
After working inside your system...................................................................................................................................64
Recommended tools........................................................................................................................................................64
Front bezel........................................................................................................................................................................64
Removing the front bezel..........................................................................................................................................64
Installing the front bezel............................................................................................................................................65
System cover....................................................................................................................................................................66
Removing the system cover.....................................................................................................................................66
Installing the system cover........................................................................................................................................67
Backplane cover...............................................................................................................................................................68
Removing the backplane cover................................................................................................................................68
Installing the backplane cover.................................................................................................................................. 69
Inside the system............................................................................................................................................................. 70
Air shroud...........................................................................................................................................................................71
Removing the air shroud........................................................................................................................................... 72
Installing the air shroud..............................................................................................................................................73
Cooling fan assembly.......................................................................................................................................................73
Removing the cooling fan assembly.........................................................................................................................74
Installing the cooling fan assembly...........................................................................................................................75
Cooling fans...................................................................................................................................................................... 76
Removing a cooling fan............................................................................................................................................. 76
Installing a cooling fan................................................................................................................................................77
Intrusion switch................................................................................................................................................................ 78
Removing an intrusion switch...................................................................................................................................78
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Installing an intrusion switch.....................................................................................................................................79
Mid drive tray................................................................................................................................................................... 80
Removing the mid drive tray.................................................................................................................................... 80
Installing the mid drive tray........................................................................................................................................81
Removing a drive blank from the drive carrier....................................................................................................... 82
Installing a drive blank into the drive carrier........................................................................................................... 83
Removing a drive carrier from the mid drive tray.................................................................................................. 84
Installing a drive carrier into the mid drive tray...................................................................................................... 85
Removing a 3.5-inch drive from the drive carrier.................................................................................................. 86
Installing a 3.5-inch drive into the drive carrier.......................................................................................................87
Drives.................................................................................................................................................................................88
Removing a drive blank............................................................................................................................................. 89
Installing a drive blank................................................................................................................................................89
Removing a drive carrier...........................................................................................................................................90
Installing a drive carrier.............................................................................................................................................. 91
Removing a 2.5-inch drive from the 3.5-inch drive adapter.................................................................................92
Installing a 2.5-inch drive into the 3.5-inch drive adapter.....................................................................................93
Removing a 3.5-inch adapter from a 3.5-inch drive carrier..................................................................................94
Installing a 3.5-inch adapter into a 3.5-inch drive carrier......................................................................................95
Removing a drive from the drive carrier................................................................................................................. 96
Installing a drive into the drive carrier......................................................................................................................97
Rear drive cage................................................................................................................................................................ 98
Removing a rear drive cage......................................................................................................................................98
Installing a rear drive cage........................................................................................................................................ 99
System memory..............................................................................................................................................................100
General memory module installation guidelines.................................................................................................... 102
Mode-specic guidelines.........................................................................................................................................102
Removing a memory module.................................................................................................................................. 104
Installing a memory module.....................................................................................................................................105
Processors and heat sinks.............................................................................................................................................106
Removing a processor and heat sink module........................................................................................................107
Removing the processor from the processor and heat sink module................................................................. 108
Installing the processor into a processor and heat sink module......................................................................... 109
Installing a processor and heat sink module............................................................................................................111
Expansion cards and expansion card risers..................................................................................................................113
Expansion card installation guidelines..................................................................................................................... 113
Opening and closing the PCIe card holder latch................................................................................................... 115
Removing the expansion card from the expansion card riser..............................................................................116
Installing the expansion card into the expansion card riser..................................................................................119
Removing the riser 2 blank.......................................................................................................................................121
Installing the riser 2 blank........................................................................................................................................ 122
Removing the expansion card riser 1......................................................................................................................123
Installing the expansion card riser 1........................................................................................................................ 124
Removing the expansion card riser 2.....................................................................................................................125
Installing the expansion card riser 2....................................................................................................................... 126
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Network daughter card..................................................................................................................................................127
Removing the network daughter card................................................................................................................... 127
Installing the network daughter card..................................................................................................................... 128
Integrated storage controller card................................................................................................................................129
Removing the integrated storage controller card.................................................................................................129
Installing the integrated storage controller card....................................................................................................131
Backplane........................................................................................................................................................................ 132
Removing the backplane ........................................................................................................................................ 134
Installing the backplane............................................................................................................................................135
Removing the mid drive backplane........................................................................................................................ 136
Installing the mid drive backplane...........................................................................................................................137
Removing the 3.5-inch rear drive backplane.........................................................................................................138
Installing the 3.5-inch rear drive backplane...........................................................................................................139
Cable routing.............................................................................................................................................................140
System battery................................................................................................................................................................143
Replacing the system battery................................................................................................................................. 143
Power supply units......................................................................................................................................................... 144
Hot spare feature..................................................................................................................................................... 145
Removing a power supply unit blank......................................................................................................................145
Installing a power supply unit blank........................................................................................................................146
Removing a power supply unit................................................................................................................................147
Installing a power supply unit.................................................................................................................................. 147
System board.................................................................................................................................................................. 148
Removing the system board................................................................................................................................... 149
Installing the system board......................................................................................................................................150
Trusted Platform Module...............................................................................................................................................152
Upgrading the Trusted Platform Module...............................................................................................................152
Initializing TPM for BitLocker users........................................................................................................................153
Initializing the TPM 1.2 for TXT users....................................................................................................................154
Initializing the TPM 2.0 for TXT users................................................................................................................... 154
Control panel...................................................................................................................................................................154
Removing the left control panel............................................................................................................................. 155
Installing the left control panel................................................................................................................................156
Removing the right control panel........................................................................................................................... 157
Installing the right control panel............................................................................................................................. 158
7 Using system diagnostics........................................................................................................................... 159
Dell EMC Embedded System Diagnostics...................................................................................................................159
Running the Embedded System Diagnostics from Boot Manager.....................................................................159
Running the Embedded System Diagnostics from the Dell Lifecycle Controller..............................................160
System diagnostic controls..................................................................................................................................... 160
8 Jumpers and connectors ............................................................................................................................ 161
System board jumpers and connectors....................................................................................................................... 162
System board jumper settings...................................................................................................................................... 164
Disabling forgotten password........................................................................................................................................164
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9 Getting help............................................................................................................................................... 166
Contacting Dell EMC..................................................................................................................................................... 166
Documentation feedback...............................................................................................................................................167
Accessing system information by using QRL.............................................................................................................. 167
Quick Resource Locator for NX3240 system........................................................................................................167
Receiving automated support with SupportAssist ....................................................................................................168
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NX3240 system overview
The NX3240 system is a 2U rack-mount Windows Storage Server system that supports up to:
• Two Intel Xeon Processor Scalable Family processors
• 24 DIMM slots supporting up to 384 GB of memory
• Two AC power supply units
• 18 SAS, SATA hard drives. For more information about supported drives, see Technical specications.
NOTE: All instances of SAS and SATA hard drives are referred to as drives in this document, unless specied otherwise.
Topics:
• Supported congurations
• Front view of the system
• Back view of the system
• Drive indicator codes
• LCD panel
• Locating the Service Tag of your system
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Supported congurations
The NX3240 system supports the following congurations:
1
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Figure 1. Supported congurations
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Front view of the system
The front view displays the features available on the front of the system.
Figure 2. Front view of 12 x 3.5-inch drive system
Table 1. Features available on the front of the system
Item Panels and slots Description
1 Left control panel Contains system health and system ID, status LED or optional iDRAC Quick Sync 2
(wireless).
2 Drive slots Enable you to install drives that are supported on your system. For more information
about the supported drives, see the Technical specications section.
3 Right control panel Contains the power button, VGA port, iDRAC Direct micro USB port, and two USB 2.0
ports.
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.
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Left control panel view
Figure 3. Left control panel view
Table 2. Left control panel features
Item Indicator Icon Description
1 Status LED indicators N/A Indicate the status of the system. For more information, see the
Status LED indicators section.
2 System health and system
ID indicator
Indicates the system health. For more information, see the Status
LED indicators section.
3 iDRAC 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 or rmware inventory and
various system level diagnostic or 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 congure 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 Dell.com/idracmanuals.
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Status LED indicators
NOTE: The indicators display solid amber if any error occurs.
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Table 3. Status LED indicators and descriptions
Icon Description Condition Corrective action
Electrical indicator The indicator turns solid amber if the
system experiences an electrical error
(for example, voltage out of range, or
a failed power supply unit (PSU) or
voltage regulator).
Check the System Event Log or system messages for the
specic issue. If it is due to a problem with the PSU,
check the LED on the PSU. Reseat the PSU.
If the problem persists, see the Getting help section.
Memory indicator The indicator turns solid amber if a
memory error occurs.
Check the System Event Log or system messages for the
location of the failed memory. Reseat the memory
module.
If the problem persists, see the Getting help section.
PCIe indicator The indicator turns solid amber if a
PCIe card experiences an error.
Restart the system. Update any required drivers for the
PCIe card. Reinstall the card.
If the problem persists, see the Getting help section.
NOTE: Expansion card installation guidelines For
more information about the supported PCIe
cards, see the section.
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System health and system ID indicator codes
The system health and system ID indicator is located on the left control panel of your system.
Figure 4. System health and system ID indicators
Table 4. System health and system ID indicator codes
System health and system ID indicator code Condition
Solid blue Indicates that the system is turned on, system is healthy, and system
ID mode is not active. Press the system health and system ID button
to switch to system ID mode.
Blinking blue Indicates that the system ID mode is active. Press the system health
and system ID button to switch to system health mode.
Solid amber Indicates that the system is in fail-safe mode. If the problem persists,
see the Getting help section.
Blinking amber Indicates that the system is experiencing a fault. Check the System
Event Log or the LCD panel, if available on the bezel, for specic error
messages. For more information about error messages, see the Dell
Event and Error Messages Reference Guide at Dell.com/
openmanagemanuals > OpenManage software.
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iDRAC Quick Sync 2 indicator codes
iDRAC Quick Sync 2 module (optional) is located on the left control panel of your system.
Figure 5. iDRAC Quick Sync 2 indicators
Table 5. iDRAC Quick Sync 2 indicators and descriptions
iDRAC Quick Sync 2 indicator
code
Condition Corrective action
O (default state) Indicates that the iDRAC Quick Sync 2
feature is turned o. Press the iDRAC Quick
Sync 2 button to turn on the iDRAC Quick
Sync 2 feature.
If the LED fails to turn on, reseat the left control panel
ex cable and check. If the problem persists, see the
Getting help section.
Solid white Indicates that iDRAC Quick Sync 2 is ready
to communicate. Press the iDRAC Quick
Sync 2 button to turn o.
If the LED fails to turn o, restart the system. If the
problem persists, see the Getting help section.
Blinks white rapidly Indicates data transfer activity. If the indicator continues to blink indenitely, see the
Getting help section.
Blinks white slowly Indicates that rmware update is in
progress.
If the indicator continues to blink indenitely, see the
Getting help section.
Blinks white ve times rapidly and
then turns o
Indicates that the iDRAC Quick Sync 2
feature is disabled.
Check if iDRAC Quick Sync 2 feature is congured to
be disabled by iDRAC. If the problem persists, see the
Getting help section. For more information, see
Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller User's
Guide at Dell.com/idracmanuals or Dell
OpenManage Server Administrator User’s Guide at
Dell.com/openmanagemanuals.
Solid amber Indicates that the system is in fail-safe
mode.
Restart the system. If the problem persists, see the
Getting help section.
Blinking amber Indicates that the iDRAC Quick Sync 2
hardware is not responding properly.
Restart the system. If the problem persists, see the
Getting help section.
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Right control panel view
Figure 6. Right control panel view
Table 6. Right control panel features
Item Indicator, button, or
connector
Icon Description
1 Power button Indicates if the system is turned on or o. Press the power button to
manually turn on or o the system.
NOTE: Press the power button to gracefully shut down an
ACPI-compliant operating system.
2 USB port (2) The USB ports are 4-pin, 2.0-compliant. These ports enable you to
connect USB devices to the system.
3 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 iDRAC User’s Guide at Dell.com/idracmanuals.
4 iDRAC Direct LED N/A The iDRAC Direct LED indicator lights up to indicate that the iDRAC
Direct port is connected. For more information, see the iDRAC Direct
LED indicator codes section.
5 VGA port Enables you to connect a display device to the system. For more
information, see the Technical specications section.
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iDRAC Direct LED indicator codes
The iDRAC Direct LED indicator lights up to indicate that the port is connected and is being used as a part of the iDRAC subsystem.
iDRAC Direct LED indicator is located below the iDRAC Direct port on the right control panel.
You can congure iDRAC Direct by using a USB to micro USB (type AB) cable, which you can connect to your laptop or tablet. The
following table describes iDRAC Direct activity when the iDRAC Direct port is active:
Table 7. iDRAC Direct LED indicator codes
iDRAC Direct LED
indicator code
Condition
Solid green for two seconds Indicates that the laptop or tablet is connected.
Flashing green (on for two
seconds and o for two
seconds)
Indicates that the laptop or tablet connected is recognized.
Turns o Indicates that the laptop or tablet is unplugged.
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Back view of the system
Figure 7. Back view of 2 x 3.5-inch drive system
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Table 8. Features available on the back view
Item Panels, ports and slots Icon Description
1 Full-height PCIe expansion
card slot (3)
N/A The PCIe expansion card slot (riser 1) connects up to three full-height
PCIe expansion cards to the system. For more information, see the
Expansion card installation guidelines section.
2 Half-height PCIe expansion
card slot
N/A The PCIe expansion card slot (riser 2) connects one half-height PCIe
expansion cards to the system. For more information, see the Expansion
card installation guidelines section.
3 Rear handle N/A The rear handle can be removed to enable any external cabling of PCIe
cards that are installed in the PCIe expansion card slot 6.
4 Drive slots N/A Enable you to install drives that are supported on your system. For more
information about drives, see the Technical specications section.
5 Power supply unit (2) N/A For more information, see the Technical specications section.
6 NIC ports The NIC ports that are integrated on the network daughter card (NDC)
provide network connectivity. For more information about the supported
congurations, see the Technical specications section.
7 USB port (2) The USB ports are 9-pin and 3.0-compliant. These ports enable you to
connect USB devices to the system.
8 VGA port Enables you to connect a display device to the system. For more
information, see the Technical specications section.
9 Serial port Enables you to connect a serial deviceto the system. For more
information, see the Technical specications section.
10 iDRAC9 dedicated port Enables you to remotely access iDRAC. For more information, see the
iDRAC User’s Guide at Dell.com/idracmanuals.
11 System identication button The System Identication (ID) button is available on the front and back of
the systems. Press the button to identify a system in a rack by turning on
the system ID button. You can also use the system ID button to reset
iDRAC and to access BIOS using the step through mode.
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NIC indicator codes
Each NIC on the back of the system has indicators that provide information about the activity and link status. The activity LED indicator
indicates if data is owing through the NIC, and the link LED indicator indicates the speed of the connected network.
Figure 8. NIC indicator codes
1 link LED indicator 2 activity LED indicator
Table 9. NIC indicator codes
Status Condition
Link and activity indicators are o The NIC is not connected to the network.
Link indicator is green and activity indicator is blinking green The NIC is connected to a valid network at its maximum port speed and
data is being sent or received.
Link indicator is amber and activity indicator is blinking
green
The NIC is connected to a valid network at less than its maximum port
speed and data is being sent or received.
Link indicator is green and activity indicator is o The NIC is connected to a valid network at its maximum port speed and
data is not being sent or received.
Link indicator is amber and activity indicator is o The NIC is connected to a valid network at less than its maximum port
speed and data is not being sent or received.
Link indicator is blinking green and activity is o NIC identify is enabled through the NIC conguration utility.
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Power supply unit indicator codes
AC power supply units (PSUs) have an illuminated translucent handle that serves as an indicator. The indicator shows whether power is
present or if a power fault has occurred.
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Figure 9. AC PSU status indicator
1 AC PSU status indicator/handle
Table 10. AC PSU status indicator codes
Power indicator codes Condition
Green A valid power source is connected to the PSU and the PSU is operational.
Blinking amber Indicates a problem with the PSU.
Not illuminated Power is not connected to the PSU.
Blinking green When the rmware of the PSU is being updated, the PSU handle blinks green.
CAUTION: Do not disconnect the power cord or unplug the PSU when updating rmware. If
rmware update is interrupted, the PSUs do not function.
Blinking green and turns o When hot-plugging a PSU, the PSU handle blinks green ve times at a rate of 4 Hz and turns o. This
indicates a PSU mismatch with respect to eciency, feature set, health status, or supported voltage.
CAUTION: If two PSUs are installed, both the PSUs must have the same type of label; for
example, Extended Power Performance (EPP) label. Mixing PSUs from previous generations of
NAS systems is not supported, even if the PSUs have the same power rating. This results in a
PSU mismatch condition or failure to turn the system on.
CAUTION: When correcting a PSU mismatch, replace only the PSU with the blinking indicator.
Swapping the PSU to make a matched pair can result in an error condition and unexpected
system shutdown. To change from a high output conguration to a low output conguration or
vice versa, you must turn o the system.
CAUTION: AC PSUs support both 240 V and 120 V input voltages with the exception of Titanium
PSUs, which support only 240 V. When two identical PSUs receive dierent input voltages, they
can output dierent wattages, and trigger a mismatch.
CAUTION: If two PSUs are used, they must be of the same type and have the same maximum
output power.
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Drive indicator codes
Each drive carrier has an activity LED indicator and a status LED indicator. The indicators provide information about the current status of
the drive. The activity LED indicator indicates whether the drive is currently in use or not. The status LED indicator indicates the power
condition of the drive.
Figure 10. Drive indicators on the drive and the mid drive tray backplane
1drive activity LED indicator 2 drive status LED indicator
3 drive backplane on mid drive tray 4 drive
NOTE: If the drive is in the Advanced Host Controller Interface (AHCI) mode, the status LED indicator does not turn on.
NOTE: Drive status indicator behavior is managed by Storage Spaces Direct. Not all drive status indicators may be used.
Table 11. Drive indicator codes
Drive status indicator code Condition
Flashes green twice per second Identifying drive or preparing for removal.
O Drive ready for removal.
NOTE: The drive status indicator remains o until all drives are
initialized after the system is turned on. Drives are not ready
for removal during this time.
Flashes green, amber, and then turns o Predicted drive failure.
Flashes amber four times per second Drive failed.
Flashes green slowly Drive rebuilding.
Solid green Drive online.
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Drive status indicator code Condition
Flashes green for three seconds, amber for three seconds, and
then turns o after six seconds
Rebuild stopped.
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LCD panel
The LCD panel provides system information, status, and error messages to indicate if the system is functioning correctly or requires
attention. The LCD panel can be used to congure or view the system’s iDRAC IP address. For more information about error messages, see
the Dell Event and Error Messages Reference Guide at Dell.com/openmanagemanuals > OpenManage software.
The LCD panel is available only on the optional LCD bezel. The optional LCD bezel is hot pluggable.
The statuses and conditions of the LCD panel are outlined here:
• The LCD backlight is white during normal operating conditions.
• When the system needs attention, the LCD backlight turns amber, and displays an error code followed by descriptive text.
NOTE: If the system is connected to a power source and an error is detected, the LCD turns amber regardless of whether the
system is turned on or o.
• When the system turns o and there are no errors, LCD enters the standby mode after ve minutes of inactivity. Press any button on
the LCD to turn it on.
• If the LCD panel stops responding, remove the bezel and reinstall it. If the problem persists, see the Getting help section.
• The LCD backlight remains o if LCD messaging is turned o using the iDRAC utility, the LCD panel, or other tools.
Figure 11. LCD panel features
Table 12. LCD panel features
Item Button or display Description
1 Left Moves the cursor back in one-step increments.
2 Select Selects the menu item highlighted by the cursor.
3 Right Moves the cursor forward in one-step increments.
During message scrolling:
• Press and hold the right button to increase scrolling speed.
• Release the button to stop.
NOTE: The display stops scrolling when the button is released. After 45
seconds of inactivity, the display starts scrolling.
4 LCD display Displays system information, status, and error messages or iDRAC IP address.
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