Dell E33S001 User manual

Dell PowerEdge R230
Owner's Manual
Regulatory Model: E33S Series
Regulatory Type: E33S001

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2017- 12
Rev. A04

Contents
1 About the PowerEdge R230 systems............................................................................................................. 8
Supported congurations on PowerEdge R230 systems............................................................................................. 9
Supported congurations on PowerEdge R230 systems............................................................................................10
Front panel features and indicators................................................................................................................................10
LCD panel features..................................................................................................................................................... 14
Back panel features and indicators.................................................................................................................................16
Diagnostic indicators.........................................................................................................................................................17
Diagnostic indicators on the front panel.................................................................................................................. 17
Hard drive indicator codes.........................................................................................................................................18
NIC indicator codes.................................................................................................................................................... 19
Internal dual SD module indicator codes..................................................................................................................19
iDRAC Direct LED indicator codes...........................................................................................................................20
Cabled power supply unit indicator codes...............................................................................................................21
Locating Service Tag of your system............................................................................................................................. 21
2 Documentation resources............................................................................................................................ 22
3 Technical specications............................................................................................................................... 24
Chassis dimensions..........................................................................................................................................................24
Chassis weight................................................................................................................................................................. 25
Processor specications................................................................................................................................................. 25
Expansion bus specications..........................................................................................................................................26
Memory specications.................................................................................................................................................... 26
Power specications........................................................................................................................................................26
Storage controller specications....................................................................................................................................27
Drive specications..........................................................................................................................................................27
Hard drives..................................................................................................................................................................27
Optical drive................................................................................................................................................................27
Ports and connectors specications..............................................................................................................................27
USB ports....................................................................................................................................................................27
NIC ports.....................................................................................................................................................................28
iDRAC8........................................................................................................................................................................28
Serial connector......................................................................................................................................................... 28
VGA ports................................................................................................................................................................... 28
SD vFlash.................................................................................................................................................................... 28
Internal Dual SD Module............................................................................................................................................28
Connectors specications...............................................................................................................................................28
Video specications.........................................................................................................................................................29
Environmental specications..........................................................................................................................................29
4 Initial system setup and conguration.......................................................................................................... 32
Setting up your system................................................................................................................................................... 32
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iDRAC conguration........................................................................................................................................................ 32
Options to set up iDRAC IP address........................................................................................................................32
Options to install the operating system.........................................................................................................................33
Methods to download rmware and drivers...........................................................................................................33
5 Pre-operating system management applications..........................................................................................35
Navigation keys................................................................................................................................................................ 35
System Setup................................................................................................................................................................... 36
Entering System Setup............................................................................................................................................. 36
System Setup details.................................................................................................................................................36
System BIOS Settings details...................................................................................................................................36
System Information details........................................................................................................................................37
Memory Settings details............................................................................................................................................37
Processor Settings details........................................................................................................................................ 38
SATA Settings details................................................................................................................................................ 39
Boot Settings details................................................................................................................................................. 40
Network Settings screen details...............................................................................................................................41
Integrated Devices details..........................................................................................................................................41
Serial Communication details....................................................................................................................................42
System Prole Settings details.................................................................................................................................43
System Security Settings details............................................................................................................................. 44
Secure Boot Custom Policy Settings screen details..............................................................................................45
Miscellaneous Settings details..................................................................................................................................45
About Boot Manager.......................................................................................................................................................46
Viewing Boot Manager..............................................................................................................................................46
Boot Manager main menu........................................................................................................................................ 46
About Dell Lifecycle Controller....................................................................................................................................... 46
Changing the boot order.................................................................................................................................................46
Choosing the system boot mode................................................................................................................................... 47
Creating a system or setup password........................................................................................................................... 47
Using your system password to secure your system.................................................................................................. 48
Deleting or changing system and setup password...................................................................................................... 48
Operating with a setup password enabled....................................................................................................................48
Embedded systems management..................................................................................................................................49
iDRAC Settings utility...................................................................................................................................................... 49
Entering the iDRAC Settings utility..........................................................................................................................49
Changing the thermal settings.................................................................................................................................49
6 Installing and removing system components................................................................................................50
Safety instructions...........................................................................................................................................................50
Before working inside your system................................................................................................................................50
After working inside your system...................................................................................................................................50
Recommended tools.........................................................................................................................................................51
Front bezel (optional).......................................................................................................................................................51
Installing the optional front bezel..............................................................................................................................51
Removing the optional front bezel...........................................................................................................................52
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System cover....................................................................................................................................................................53
Removing the system cover.....................................................................................................................................53
Installing the system cover....................................................................................................................................... 54
Inside the system............................................................................................................................................................. 56
Intrusion switch................................................................................................................................................................58
Removing the intrusion switch.................................................................................................................................58
Installing the intrusion switch................................................................................................................................... 59
Cooling shroud................................................................................................................................................................. 60
Removing the cooling shroud...................................................................................................................................60
Installing the cooling shroud...................................................................................................................................... 61
System memory............................................................................................................................................................... 62
General memory module installation guidelines......................................................................................................63
Sample memory congurations................................................................................................................................64
Removing a memory module....................................................................................................................................65
Installing a memory module...................................................................................................................................... 66
Hard drives........................................................................................................................................................................68
Supported hard drive congurations ......................................................................................................................68
Removing a 3.5-inch hot swappable hard drive carrier blank...............................................................................68
Installing a 3.5-inch hot swappable hard drive carrier blank.................................................................................69
Removing a 3.5-inch cabled hard drive carrier.......................................................................................................70
Removing a cabled hard drive from a hard drive carrier........................................................................................ 71
Installing a cabled hard drive into a hard drive carrier............................................................................................72
Installing a 3.5-inch cabled hard drive carrier......................................................................................................... 73
Removing a hot swappable hard drive carrier........................................................................................................ 74
Removing a hot swappable hard drive from a hard drive carrier......................................................................... 75
Installing a hot swappable hard drive into a hot swappable hard drive carrier................................................... 76
Installing a hot swappable hard drive carrier...........................................................................................................77
Installing a 2.5-inch hot swappable hard drive into a 3.5-inch hard drive adapter.............................................78
Installing a 3.5-inch hard drive adapter into the 3.5-inch hot swappable hard drive carrier.............................79
Removing a 3.5-inch hard drive adapter from a 3.5-inch hot swappable hard drive carrier............................ 80
Removing a 2.5-inch hot swappable hard drive from a 3.5-inch hard drive adapter......................................... 81
Hard drive cabling diagrams......................................................................................................................................82
Optical drive (optional)....................................................................................................................................................85
Removing the optional optical drive........................................................................................................................ 85
Installing the optional optical drive........................................................................................................................... 87
Cooling fans...................................................................................................................................................................... 87
Removing the cooling fan blank............................................................................................................................... 88
Installing the cooling fan blank................................................................................................................................. 89
Removing a cooling fan.............................................................................................................................................90
Installing a cooling fan................................................................................................................................................ 91
Internal USB memory key (optional)..............................................................................................................................92
Replacing the optional internal USB memory key..................................................................................................93
Expansion cards and expansion card riser.................................................................................................................... 94
Expansion card installation guidelines......................................................................................................................94
Removing the expansion card riser......................................................................................................................... 95
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Installing the expansion card riser............................................................................................................................96
Removing an expansion card....................................................................................................................................97
Installing an expansion card...................................................................................................................................... 99
SD vFlash card (optional)...............................................................................................................................................101
Removing the optional SD vFlash card...................................................................................................................101
Installing an optional SD vFlash card.......................................................................................................................101
iDRAC port card (optional)............................................................................................................................................102
Removing the optional iDRAC port card................................................................................................................102
Installing the optional iDRAC port card..................................................................................................................104
Heat sink and processor................................................................................................................................................105
Removing the heat sink...........................................................................................................................................105
Removing the processor......................................................................................................................................... 106
Installing the processor............................................................................................................................................108
Installing the heat sink.............................................................................................................................................. 110
Power supply unit............................................................................................................................................................112
Removing a cabled power supply unit.................................................................................................................... 112
Installing a cabled power supply unit.......................................................................................................................113
System battery ............................................................................................................................................................... 114
Replacing the system battery.................................................................................................................................. 114
Hard drive backplane...................................................................................................................................................... 116
Removing the hard drive backplane........................................................................................................................116
Installing the hard drive backplane..........................................................................................................................119
Control panel assembly..................................................................................................................................................120
Removing the LCD control panel assembly...........................................................................................................120
Installing the LCD control panel assembly.............................................................................................................122
Removing the LED control panel assembly...........................................................................................................123
Installing the LED control panel assembly............................................................................................................. 125
System board.................................................................................................................................................................. 126
Removing the system board................................................................................................................................... 126
Installing the system board......................................................................................................................................128
Trusted Platform Module................................................................................................................................................131
Installing the Trusted Platform Module...................................................................................................................131
Initializing the TPM for BitLocker users.................................................................................................................132
Initializing the TPM for TXT users..........................................................................................................................132
7 Using system diagnostics........................................................................................................................... 133
Dell Embedded System Diagnostics.............................................................................................................................133
When to use the Embedded System Diagnostics................................................................................................ 133
Running the Embedded System Diagnostics from Boot Manager.....................................................................133
Running the Embedded System Diagnostics from the Dell Lifecycle Controller..............................................133
System diagnostics controls....................................................................................................................................134
8 Jumpers and connectors............................................................................................................................ 135
System board jumpers and connectors....................................................................................................................... 135
System board jumper settings...................................................................................................................................... 136
Disabling a forgotten password.....................................................................................................................................137
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9 Troubleshooting your system......................................................................................................................138
Safety rst—for you and your system........................................................................................................................ 138
Troubleshooting system startup failure........................................................................................................................138
Troubleshooting external connections......................................................................................................................... 139
Troubleshooting the video subsystem..........................................................................................................................139
Troubleshooting a USB device......................................................................................................................................139
Troubleshooting a serial input and output device.......................................................................................................140
Troubleshooting a NIC....................................................................................................................................................140
Troubleshooting a wet system...................................................................................................................................... 140
Troubleshooting a damaged system..............................................................................................................................141
Troubleshooting the system battery.............................................................................................................................142
Troubleshooting power supply units.............................................................................................................................142
Troubleshooting power source problems...............................................................................................................142
Power supply unit problems.................................................................................................................................... 142
Troubleshooting cooling problems................................................................................................................................ 143
Troubleshooting cooling fans.........................................................................................................................................143
Troubleshooting system memory..................................................................................................................................144
Troubleshooting an internal USB key........................................................................................................................... 145
Troubleshooting a micro SD card..................................................................................................................................145
Troubleshooting an optical drive...................................................................................................................................146
Troubleshooting a drive or SSD.................................................................................................................................... 146
Troubleshooting a storage controller............................................................................................................................ 147
Troubleshooting expansion cards..................................................................................................................................147
Troubleshooting processors...........................................................................................................................................148
System messages...........................................................................................................................................................148
Warning messages....................................................................................................................................................148
Diagnostic messages................................................................................................................................................148
Alert messages......................................................................................................................................................... 149
10 Getting help..............................................................................................................................................150
Contacting Dell............................................................................................................................................................... 150
Documentation feedback.............................................................................................................................................. 150
Accessing system information by using QRL..............................................................................................................150
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About the PowerEdge R230 systems
The Dell PowerEdge R230 is a single socket rack server and supports the following hardware conguration:
Component Quantity
Processor The server supports one processor from these product families
• Intel E3-1200 v5 or v6 series
• Intel Core i3 6100 series
• Intel Celeron G3900 series
• Intel Celeron G3930
• Intel Pentium G4500 series
• Intel Pentium G4600 series
Memory modules Up to four DIMMS
Hard drives Up to four hard drives
Topics:
• Supported congurations on PowerEdge R230 systems
• Supported congurations on PowerEdge R230 systems
• Front panel features and indicators
• Back panel features and indicators
• Diagnostic indicators
• Locating Service Tag of your system
1
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Supported congurations on PowerEdge R230
systems
Figure 1. System view with supported congurations
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Supported congurations on PowerEdge R230
systems
NOTE: Your system supports internal, hot swappable hard drives and cabled hard drives.
Table 1. Supported congurations on PowerEdge R230 systems
PowerEdge R230 Systems Congurations
Two hard drive systems Up to two 3.5-inch cabled hard drives with non-redundant cabled power supply unit (PSU)
Four hard drive systems Up to four 3.5- inch cabled hard drives with non-redundant cabled PSU
Up to four 2.5-inch hot swappable hard drives in 3.5-inch hard drive adapters, with non-redundant
cabled PSU
Up to four 3.5-inch hot swappable hard drives with non-redundant cabled PSU
Front panel features and indicators
Figure 2. Front panel features and indicators — four 3.5-inch or 2.5-inch hot swappable hard drive chassis
Table 2. Front panel features and indicators — four 3.5-inch or 2.5-inch hot swappable hard drive chassis
Item Indicator, button, or connector Icon Description
1 Power-on indicator, power
button
Enables you to know the power status of the system. The power-
on indicator glows when the system power is on. The power button
controls the power supply output to the system.
NOTE: On ACPI-compliant operating systems, turning o
the system using the power button causes the system to
perform a graceful shutdown before power to the system
is turned o.
2 NMI button Enables you to troubleshoot software and device driver errors when
running certain operating systems. This button can be pressed by
using the end of a paper clip.
Use this button only if directed to do so by qualied support
personnel or by the operating system's documentation.
3 System identication button Enables you to locate a particular system within a rack. The
identication buttons are on the front and back panels. When one
of these buttons is pressed, the LCD panel on the front and the
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Item Indicator, button, or connector Icon Description
system status indicator on the back ash until one of the buttons is
pressed again.
Press the button to turn the system ID on and o.
If the system stops responding during POST, press and hold the
system ID button for more than ve seconds to enter BIOS
progress mode.
To reset iDRAC (if not disabled in F2 iDRAC setup) press and hold
the button for more than 15 seconds.
4 Video connector Enables you to connect a display to the system.
5 LCD menu buttons Enable you to navigate the control panel LCD menu.
6 LCD panel Displays system ID, status information, and system error messages.
See LCD panel features.
NOTE: LCD panel is not available in a cabled hard drive
chassis.
7 USB management port/iDRAC
Direct port
Functions as a regular USB port or provides access to the iDRAC
Direct features. For more information, see the iDRAC User’s Guide
at Dell.com/idracmanuals.
8 USB connector Enables you to connect USB devices to the system. The port is
USB 2.0-compliant.
9 Information tag Contains system information such as service tag, NIC, MAC
address for your reference. The information tag is a slide-out label
panel.
10 Hard drives Enables you to install up to four 3.5-inch hot swappable hard drives
or up to four 2.5-inch hot swappable hard drives in 3.5-inch hot
swappable adapters.
11 Optical drive (optional) Enables you to install an optional slim SATA DVD-ROM drive or DVD
+/-RW drive.
Figure 3. Front panel features and indicators — four 3.5-inch cabled hard drive chassis
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Table 3. Front panel features and indicators — four 3.5-inch cabled hard drive chassis
Item Indicator, Button, or Connector Icon Description
1 Power-on indicator, power
button
Enables you to know the power status of the system. The power-
on indicator glows when the system power is on. The power button
controls the power supply output to the system.
NOTE: On ACPI-compliant operating systems, turning o
the system using the power button causes the system to
perform a graceful shutdown before power to the system
is turned o.
2 NMI button Enables you to troubleshoot software and device driver errors when
running certain operating systems. This button can be pressed by
using the end of a paper clip.
Use this button only if directed to do so by qualied support
personnel or by the operating system's documentation.
3 System identication button Enables you to locate a particular system within a rack. The
identication buttons are on the front and back panels. When one
of these buttons is pressed, the LCD panel on the front and the
system status indicator on the back ash until one of the buttons is
pressed again.
Press the button to turn the system ID on or o. If the system
stops responding during POST, press and hold the system ID button
for more than ve seconds to enter BIOS progress mode.
To reset the iDRAC (if not disabled in F2 iDRAC setup) press and
hold the button for more than 15 seconds.
4 Video connector Enables you to connect a display to the system.
5 Diagnostic indicators The diagnostic indicator glows to display error status. For more
information, see Diagnostic indicators on the front panel.
6 USB connectors Enable you to connect USB devices to the system. The port is USB
2.0-compliant.
7 Information tag Contains system information such as service tag, NIC, MAC
address for your reference. The information tag is a slide-out label
panel.
8 Hard drives Enables you to install up to four 3.5-inch cabled hard drives.
9 Optical drive (optional) Enables you to install an optional slim SATA DVD-ROM drive or DVD
+/-RW drive.
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Figure 4. Front panel features and indicators — two 3.5-inch cabled hard drive chassis
Table 4. Front panel features and indicators — two 3.5-inch cabled hard drive chassis
Item Indicator, Button, or
Connector
Icon Description
1 Power-on indicator, power
button
Enables you to know the power status of the system. The
power-on indicator glows when the system power is on.
The power button controls the power supply output to the
system.
NOTE: On ACPI-compliant operating systems,
turning o the system using the power button
causes the system to perform a graceful shutdown
before power to the system is turned o.
2 NMI button Enables you to troubleshoot software and device driver
errors when running certain operating systems. This button
can be pressed by using the end of a paper clip.
Use this button only if directed to do so by qualied support
personnel or by the operating system's documentation.
3 System identication button Enables you to locate a particular system within a rack. The
identication buttons are on the front and back panels.
When one of these buttons is pressed, the LCD panel on
the front and the system status indicator on the back ash
until one of the buttons is pressed again.
Press the button to turn the system ID on or o. If the
system stops responding during POST, press and hold the
system ID button for more than ve seconds to enter BIOS
progress mode.
To reset the iDRAC (if not disabled in F2 iDRAC setup)
press and hold the button for more than 15 seconds.
4 Video connector Enables you to connect a display to the system.
5 Hard drives Enables you to install up to two 3.5-inch cabled hard drives.
6 Diagnostic indicators The diagnostic indicator glows to display error status. For
more information, see Diagnostic indicators on the front
panel.
7 USB connectors Enable you to connect USB devices to the system. The
port is USB 2.0-compliant.
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Item Indicator, Button, or
Connector
Icon Description
8 Information tag Contains system information such as service tag, NIC, MAC
address for your reference. The information tag is a slide-
out label panel.
9 Optical drive (optional) Enables you to install an optional slim SATA DVD-ROM drive
or DVD+/-RW drive.
LCD panel features
The system's LCD panel provides system information and status and error messages to indicate if the system is operating correctly or if the
system needs attention. For more information about the error messages, see the Dell Event and Error Messages Reference Guide at
Dell.com/openmanagemanuals > OpenManage software.
• The LCD backlight turns blue during normal operating conditions and turns amber to indicate an error condition.
• The LCD backlight is turned o when the system is in standby mode and can be turned on by pressing either the Select, Left, or Right
button on the LCD panel.
• The LCD backlight remains OFF if LCD messaging is turned o through the iDRAC utility, the LCD panel, or other tools.
Figure 5. LCD panel Features
1Left 2 Select
3 Right
Button Description
Left Moves the cursor back in one-step increments.
Select Selects the menu item highlighted by the cursor.
Right Moves the cursor forward in one-step increments.
During message scrolling:
• Press once to increase scrolling speed
• Press again to stop
• Press again to return to the default scrolling speed
• Press again to repeat the cycle
Home screen
The Home screen displays user-congurable information about the system. This screen is displayed during normal system operation when
there are no status messages or errors. When the system is in standby mode, the LCD backlight turns o after ve minutes of inactivity if
there are no error messages. Press one of the three navigation buttons (Select, Left, or Right) to view the Home screen.
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To navigate to the Home screen from another menu, complete the following steps:
1 Press and hold the up arrow until the Home icon is displayed.
2 Select the Home icon.
3 On the Home screen, press the Select button to enter the main menu.
Setup menu
NOTE: When you select an option in the Setup menu, you must conrm the option before proceeding to the next action.
Option Description
iDRAC Select DHCP or Static IP to congure the network mode. If Static IP is selected, the available elds are IP,
Subnet (Sub), and Gateway (Gtw). Select Setup DNS to enable DNS and to view domain addresses. Two
separate DNS entries are available.
Set error Select SEL to view LCD error messages in a format that matches the IPMI description in the SEL. This enables you
to match an LCD message with an SEL entry.
Select Simple to view LCD error messages in a simplied user-friendly description. For more information about
error messages, see the Dell Event and Error Messages Reference Guide at Dell.com/openmanagemanuals >
OpenManage software.
Set home Select the default information to be displayed on the Home screen. See View menu section for the options and
option items that can be set as the default on the Home screen.
View menu
NOTE: When you select an option in the View menu, you must conrm the option before proceeding to the next action.
Option Description
iDRAC IP Displays the IPv4 or IPv6 addresses for iDRAC8. Addresses include DNS (Primary and Secondary), Gateway, IP,
and Subnet (IPv6 does not have Subnet).
MAC Displays the MAC addresses for iDRAC, iSCSI, or Network devices.
Name Displays the name of the Host, Model, or User String for the system.
Number Displays the Asset tag or the Service tag for the system.
Power Displays the power output of the system in BTU/hr or Watts. The display format can be congured in the Set
home submenu of the Setup menu.
Temperature Displays the temperature of the system in Celsius or Fahrenheit. The display format can be congured in the Set
home submenu of the Setup menu.
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Back panel features and indicators
Figure 6. Back panel features and indicators
Table 5. Back panel features and indicators
Item Indicator, button, or connector Icon Description
1 Serial connector Enables you to connect a serial device to the system.
2 System identication button Enables you to locate a particular system within a rack. The
identication buttons are on the front and back panels. When one
of these buttons is pressed, the LCD panel on the front and the
system status indicator on the back ash until one of the buttons is
pressed again.
Press the button to turn the system ID on or o. If the system
stops responding during POST, press and hold the system ID button
for more than ve seconds to enter BIOS progress mode.
To reset the iDRAC (if not disabled in F2 iDRAC setup) press and
hold the button for more than 15 seconds.
3 vFlash card slot (optional) Enables you to connect the vFlash card.
4 iDRAC port (optional) Enables you to install a dedicated management port card.
5 USB connectors (2) Enable you to connect USB devices to the system. The port is USB
3.0-compliant.
6 PCIe expansion card slot (x8
slot, low prole)
Enables you to connect a PCI Express expansion card.
7 PCIe expansion card slot (x16
slot, full height)
8 Power supply unit (PSU) Enables you to install one 250 W AC PSU.
9 Ethernet connectors Enable you to connect integrated 10/100/1000 Mbps NIC
connector.
10 System identication connector Connects the optional system status indicator assembly through
the optional cable management arm.
11 Video connector Enables you to connect a VGA display to the system.
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Diagnostic indicators
The diagnostic indicators on the system indicate operation and error status.
Diagnostic indicators on the front panel
NOTE: No diagnostic indicators are lit when the system is turned o. To start the system, plug it into a working power source
and press the power button.
Table 6. Diagnostic indicators
Icon Description Condition Corrective action
Health indicator The indicator turns solid blue if the
system is in good health.
None required.
The indicator ashes amber:
• When the system is turned on.
• When the system is in standby.
• If any error condition exists. For
example, a failed fan, PSU, or a
hard drive.
Check the System Event Log or system messages for the
specic issue. For more information about error
messages, see the Dell Event and Error Messages
Reference Guide at Dell.com/openmanagemanuals >
OpenManage software.
The POST process is interrupted without any video
output due to invalid memory congurations. See the
Getting help section.
Hard drive
indicator
The indicator ashes amber if there is
a hard drive error.
Check the System Event Log to determine the hard drive
that has an error. Run the appropriate Online Diagnostics
test. Restart the system and run embedded diagnostics
(ePSA). If the hard drives are congured in a RAID array,
restart the system and enter the host adapter
conguration utility program.
Electrical indicator The indicator ashes 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.
Temperature
indicator
The indicator ashes amber if the
system experiences a thermal error
(for example, the ambient
temperature is out of range or fan
failure).
Ensure that none of the following conditions exist:
• A cooling fan has been removed or has failed.
• System cover, cooling shroud, EMI ller panel,
memory module blank, or back ller bracket is
removed.
• Ambient temperature is too high.
• External airow is obstructed.
See the Getting help section.
Memory indicator The indicator ashes 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.
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Hard drive indicator codes
Each hard drive carrier has an activity indicator and a status indicator. The indicators provide information about the current status of the
hard drive. The activity LED indicates whether hard drive is currently in use or not. The status LED indicates the power condition of the
hard drive.
Figure 7. Hard drive indicators
1Hard drive activity indicator 2 Hard drive status indicator
3 Hard drive
NOTE: If the hard drive is in the Advanced Host Controller Interface (AHCI) mode, the status indicator (on the right side) does
not turn on.
Table 7. Hard drive indicator codes
Drive-status indicator pattern Condition
Flashes green twice per second Identifying drive or preparing for removal.
O Drive ready for insertion or removal.
NOTE: The drive status indicator remains o until all hard
drives are initialized after the system is turned on. Drives are
not ready for insertion or 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
Steady green Drive online
Flashes green for three seconds, amber for three seconds, and
then turns o after six seconds
Rebuild stopped
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NIC indicator codes
The NIC on the back panel has an indicator that provides information about the network activity and link status. The activity LED indicates
whether the NIC is currently connected or not. The link LED indicates the speed of the connected network.
Figure 8. NIC indicators
1link indicator 2 activity indicator
Table 8. NIC indicators
Convention Status Condition
A Link and activity indicators are o The NIC is not connected to the network.
B Link indicator is green The NIC is connected to a valid network at its maximum
port speed (1 Gbps or 10 Gbps).
C Link indicator is amber The NIC is connected to a valid network at less than its
maximum port speed.
D Activity indicator is ashing green Network data is being sent or received.
Internal dual SD module indicator codes
The Internal Dual SD module (IDSDM) provides you with a redundant SD card solution. You can congure the IDSDM for storage or as the
OS boot partition. The IDSDM card oers the following features:
• Dual card operation — maintains a mirrored conguration by using SD cards in both the slots and provides redundancy.
NOTE: When the Redundancy option is set to Mirror Mode in the Integrated Devices screen of System Setup, the information
is replicated from one SD card to another.
• Single card operation — single card operation is supported, but without redundancy.
The following table describes the IDSDM indicator codes:
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Table 9. IDSDM indicator codes
Convention IDSDM indicator code Description
A Green Indicates that the card is online.
B Flashing green Indicates rebuild or activity.
C Flashing amber Indicates card mismatch or that the card has failed.
D Amber Indicates that the card is oine, has failed, or is write-protected.
E Not lit Indicates that the card is missing or is booting.
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.
NOTE: The iDRAC Direct LED indicator does not turn on when the USB port is used in the USB mode.
Figure 9. iDRAC Direct LED indicator
1iDRAC Direct status indicator
The iDRAC Direct LED indicator table describes iDRAC Direct activity when conguring iDRAC Direct by using the management port (USB
XML Import).
Table 10. iDRAC Direct LED indicators
Convention iDRAC Direct LED
indicator pattern
Condition
A Green Turns green for a minimum of two seconds to indicate the start and end of a le transfer.
B Flashing green Indicates le transfer or any operation tasks.
C Green and turns o Indicates that the le transfer is complete.
D Not lit Indicates that the USB is ready to be removed or that a task is complete.
The following table describes iDRAC Direct activity when conguring iDRAC Direct by using your laptop and cable (Laptop Connect):
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