Dell PowerEdge 6800 Technical manual

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Dell™ PowerEdge™ 6800 Systems
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Notes, Notices, and Cautions
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NOTICE: A NOTICE indicates either potential damage to hardware or loss of data and tells you how to avoid the
problem.
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Information Update
This document provides information for your system on the following topics:
• Reconfiguring the system for regional power requirements
• Processor upgrades
• Adaptec SCSI Card 39160 expansion-card slot restrictions
• System start-up behavior
• Integrated NIC IPMI port functionality
• Remote Access Controller card interaction with integrated video
• System messages
• Environmental data sheets
• Removing and installing the cooling shroud
• Linux operating system information
– Booting Red Hat
®
Enterprise Linux AS (Version 4) for Intel
®
x86 with more than eight logical
processors
– Using more than eight logical processors with Red Hat Enterprise Linux (Version 4)
for Intel Extended Memory 64 Technology (Intel EM64T)
– Rebooting Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (Version 4) for Intel EM64T
– NIC device names
• Microsoft
®
Windows Server ™ 2003 installation with more than eight logical processors
• Microsoft Windows
®
2000 installation
• Console redirection—escape key sequences
CAUTION: Only trained service technicians are authorized to remove the system cover and access any of
the components inside the system. Before performing any procedure, see your Product Information Guide for
complete information about safety precautions, working inside the computer, and protecting against electrostatic
discharge.

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Reconfiguring the System for Regional Power Requirements
CAUTION: If you relocate a system operating in the 120–127 VAC or 200–240 VAC range to a different geographic
area, ensure that jumper CB_TYPE matches the AC line voltage range of your new location.
If the new power source is less than 120 VAC and you do not reconfigure jumper CB_TYPE for the lower voltage
power source, damage to the system power cable or the system itself may occur.
Table 1-1
lists countries where the AC line voltage may be less than 120 V. Confirm the power source in your
particular location and reconfigure the CB_TYPE jumper if necessary.
Table 1-2 and Figure 1-1 show the settings and location of the CB_TYPE jumper.
Table 1-1. Areas Where AC Line Voltage May Be Less Than 120 V
AC Line Voltage Country
100 V Japan, Korea, Okinawa
105 V Korea
110 V Anguilla, Azores, Belgium, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Curacao, Dominican
Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, France, Guam, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica,
Lebanon, Panama, Peru, Philippines, Somalia, Surinam, Tahiti, Taiwan, Turkey, Virgin
Islands
115 V Aruba, Barbados, North Mariana Island, St. Pierre & Miquelon, Surinam, Tonga,
Trinidad & Tobago
Table 1-2. Power Configuration Jumper Settings
Jumper Setting Description
CB_TYPE AC line voltage is 120 V or greater*
(default) AC line voltage is less than 120 V
* This jumper is not functional for systems using a line voltage in the range of 200–240 VAC.

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Figure 1-1. Power Configuration Jumper Location
Processor Upgrades
If you add one or more processors to your system, ensure that all processors have the same stepping value
and the same cache size and technology. If you install processors with different speeds, they will operate
at the speed of the slowest processor.
You must install all voltage regulator modules (VRMs) included in the upgrade kit, in addition to the
processors. See "Processors" in your
Installation and Troubleshooting Guide for details on installing processors
and VRMs.
Adaptec SCSI Card 39160 Expansion-Card Slot Restrictions
If you add an Adaptec SCSI Card 39160 to a system running the Microsoft Windows 2000 Server operating
system, and a Dell™ Remote Access Controller 4/P (DRAC 4/P) card is installed in expansion-card slot 7,
the Adaptec 39160 card must be installed in expansion-card slot 2.
Memory Test at System Start-Up
The System Memory Testing option in the System Setup program is disabled by default. If the option is
enabled, the system memory is tested at each system startup. Systems with large memory configurations
may take more time to complete the memory test. See your
User’s Guide for information on the System
Setup program.

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System Start-Up Behavior
The following system behaviors during system start-up are normal and do not indicate a problem with the
system:
• When AC power is applied to the system, if the System Setup program’s
AC Power Recovery option is
not set to allow the system to power up when AC power is applied, the cooling fans will spin-up briefly
and then stop. (See your
User’s Guide for information on the System Setup program.)
• It may take 30 seconds or longer for video to display after the system is powered on.
Integrated NIC IPMI Port Functionality
If you configure the integrated NIC for Intelligent Platform Management Interface (IPMI) pass-through
traffic, and you also configure the system to boot from the network using the same IPMI port, the NIC
will not be available for management traffic during system boot. After system boot is completed, IPMI
functionality is automatically restored.
In addition, if you configure the NIC to support IPMI management traffic, the NIC driver’s Large-Send
Offload (LSO) feature will be disabled on that port.
Remote Access Controller Card Interaction With Integrated Video
If you install an optional remote access controller card for remote systems management, the system’s front
and back panel video ports will be disabled.
System Messages
Table 1-3 provides an updated list of system status messages that the system’s front panel LCD may
display at system start-up, if a memory error occurs. See "System Messages" in your
Installation and
Troubleshooting Guide
for additional information about system messages.

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Table 1-3. LCD Status Messages
Line 1
Message
Line 2
Message
Causes Corrective Actions
SYSTEM
ID
SYSTEM NAME SYSTEM ID is a unique name,
five characters or less, defined by
the user.
SYSTEM NAME is a unique
name, 16 characters or less,
defined by the user.
The system ID and name display
under the following conditions:
• The system is powered on.
• The power is off and active
POST errors are displayed.
This message is for information
only.
You can change the system ID
and name in the System Setup
program. See your User's Guide
for instructions.
E0000 OVRFLW CHECK LOG LCD overflow message.
A maximum of three error
messages can display sequentially
on the LCD. The fourth message
displays as the standard overflow
message.
Check the SEL for details on the
events.
E1000 FAIL SAFE Failsafe event. Capture the event log and see
"Getting Help" in your
Installation and Troubleshooting
Guide.
E1000 MISCONFIG Missing or improperly installed
VRMs.
See "Installing a Processor VRM"
in your Installation
and Troubleshooting Guide. If
the VRMs appear to be properly
configured and installed, see
"Getting Help" in your
Installation and Troubleshooting
Guide.
E0119 TEMP AMBIENT Ambient system temperature
is out of acceptable range.
See "Troubleshooting System
Cooling Problems" in your
Installation and Troubleshooting
Guide.
E0119 TEMP PROC # The specified processor is out
of acceptable temperature range.
See "Troubleshooting System
Cooling Problems" in your
Installation and Troubleshooting
Guide.

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E0119 TEMP PLANAR System board temperature is out
of acceptable temperature range.
See "Troubleshooting System
Cooling Problems" in your
Installation and Troubleshooting
Guide.
E0212 PROC VTT Processor VTT voltage is out
of acceptable voltage range.
See "Troubleshooting Power
Supplies" in your Installation
and Troubleshooting Guide.
E0212 VOLT PG nSystem power supply is out of
acceptable voltage range; faulty
or improperly installed power
supply.
See "Troubleshooting Power
Supplies" in your Installation
and Troubleshooting Guide.
E0212 VOLT PG nVideo Video voltage is out of acceptable
voltage range.
See "Getting Help" in your
Installation and Troubleshooting
Guide.
E0212 VOLT BATT ROMB Faulty RAID battery. Replace the RAID battery.
See "Activating the Optional
Integrated RAID Controller"
in your Installation
and Troubleshooting Guide.
E0212 VOLT BATT CMOS Faulty system battery. See "Troubleshooting the System
Battery" in your Installation
and Troubleshooting Guide.
If the problem persists, see "
Getting Help" in your Installation
and Troubleshooting Guide.
E0276 PROC # STATUS Faulty or improperly installed
processor.
See "Troubleshooting the
Microprocessors" in your
Installation and Troubleshooting
Guide.
E0276 PROC # VCORE The VCORE voltage of the
specified processor is out of
acceptable range.
See "Troubleshooting the
Microprocessors" in your
Installation and Troubleshooting
Guide. If the problem still
persists, see "Getting Help"
in your Installation
and Troubleshooting Guide.
Table 1-3. LCD Status Messages (continued)
Line 1
Message
Line 2
Message
Causes Corrective Actions