Dell PowerEdge 6850 Technical manual

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Notes, Notices, and Cautions
NOTE: A NOTE indicates important information that helps you make better use of your computer.
NOTICE: A NOTICE indicates either potential damage to hardware or loss of data and tells you how to avoid the
problem.
CAUTION: A CAUTION indicates a potential for property damage, personal injury, or death.
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September 2006 P/N F3412 Rev. A08

Information Update 3
This document provides updated information for your system on the following topics:
• Expansion-card slot restrictions
–Intel
®
PRO/1000 MT dual-port server adapter expansion-card slot 2 restriction
– Adaptec SCSI Card 39160 expansion-card slot restriction
• System start-up behavior
• Integrated NIC IPMI port functionality
• Remote Access Controller card interaction with integrated video
• System and status messages
– System screen messages
– LCD status messages
• IRQ5 availability
• Environmental data sheets
• Removing and installing a hot-pluggable memory riser card
• Hot-adding a memory riser card
• Processor upgrades
• Memory test at system startup
• 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

4Information Update
Expansion-Card Slot Restrictions
Intel PRO/1000 MT Dual-Port Server Adapter Expansion-Card Slot 2 Restriction
Do not install an Intel PRO/1000 MT dual-port server adapter card in expansion-card slot 2. Your
system’s expansion-card slot 2 is a hot-pluggable PCI-X connector, and the Intel PRO/1000 MT dual-port
server adapter card does not support hot-pluggable slot capabilities. If this adapter model is installed in
slot 2 and the AC power cord is disconnected from the system or if AC power is lost, the card is not
detected by BIOS when the system is turned on.
NOTE: Although the slot 2 indicator is green after the system is turned on following an AC power loss,
the Intel PRO/1000 MT dual-port server adapter card is not detected by BIOS.
This restriction does not apply to the Intel PRO/1000 MT single-port server adapter card.
Adaptec SCSI Card 39160 Expansion-Card Slot Restriction
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.
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.

Information Update 5
System and Status Messages
System Screen Messages
Table 1-1 provides an additional system message that your system may display on the screen.
See "System Messages" in your Installation and Troubleshooting Guide for information about
other system messages.
LCD Status Messages
Table 1-2 provides an updated list of system status messages that the system’s front-panel LCD may
display at system startup if a memory error occurs. See "System Messages" in your Installation
and Troubleshooting Guide for additional information about system messages.
Table 1-1. System Messages
Line 1
Message
Line 2
Message
Causes
E1000 FAIL SAFE Failsafe event.
Table 1-2. 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.

6Information Update
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.
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.
Table 1-2. LCD Status Messages (continued)
Line 1
Message
Line 2
Message
Causes Corrective Actions

Information Update 7
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.
E0276 VRM # PG The voltage of the specified VRM
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.
E0276 VCACHE # PG The voltage of the specified
VCACHE 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.
E0276 PS AC CURRENT Power supply AC current is out
of acceptable range.
See "Troubleshooting Power
Supplies" in your Installation
and Troubleshooting Guide.
E0276 PS OVER CURRENT Power supply current is out
of acceptable range.
See "Troubleshooting Power
Supplies" in your Installation
and Troubleshooting Guide.
Table 1-2. LCD Status Messages (continued)
Line 1
Message
Line 2
Message
Causes Corrective Actions

8Information Update
E0412 RPM FAN PS BLANK Power supply fan RPM is out
of acceptable range.
See "Troubleshooting System
Cooling Problems" in your
Installation and Troubleshooting
Guide.
E0412 RPM FAN n
FAN REDUNDANCY
LOST
Specified cooling fan is faulty,
improperly installed, or missing.
See "Troubleshooting System
Cooling Problems" in your
Installation and Troubleshooting
Guide.
E0780 PROC # CONFIG
ERR
The specified processor has a
configuration error.
See "Troubleshooting the
Microprocessors" in your
Installation and Troubleshooting
Guide.
E0780 PROC # DISABLED The specified processor is
disabled.
See "Troubleshooting the
Microprocessors" in your
Installation and Troubleshooting
Guide.
E0780 PROC nPRESENCE Microprocessor is not installed
in socket n.
Install a microprocessor in socket
n. See "Installing a Processor"
in your Installation
and Troubleshooting Guide.
E07F0 PROC nIERR Faulty or improperly installed
microprocessor.
See "Troubleshooting the
Microprocessors" in your
Installation and Troubleshooting
Guide.
Table 1-2. LCD Status Messages (continued)
Line 1
Message
Line 2
Message
Causes Corrective Actions

Information Update 9
E07FA PROC nTHERMTRIP Specified microprocessor is out of
acceptable temperature range and
has halted operation.
See "Troubleshooting System
Cooling Problems" in your
Installation and Troubleshooting
Guide. If the problem persists,
ensure that the microprocessor
heat sinks are properly installed.
See "Removing a Processor" in
your Installation
and Troubleshooting Guide.
NOTE: The LCD continues to
display this message until the
system’s power cord is
disconnected and reconnected to
the AC power source, or the SEL is
cleared using either Server
Assistant or the BMC Management
Utility. See the Dell OpenManage
Baseboard Management
Controller User’s Guide for
information about these utilities.
E0876 PS nMISSING
PS nSTATUS
No power available from the
specified power supply; specified
power supply is improperly
installed or faulty.
See "Troubleshooting Power
Supplies" in your Installation
and Troubleshooting Guide.
E0876 PS nPREDICTIVE Power supply voltage is out of
acceptable range; specified power
supply is improperly installed or
faulty.
See "Troubleshooting Redundant
Power Supplies" in your
Installation and Troubleshooting
Guide.
E0876 PS nAC LOST
PS nAC RANGE
Power source for specified power
supply is unavailable, or out of
acceptable range.
Check the AC power source
for the specified power supply.
E0876 PS # AC OUT OF
RANGE - APPLY
200-240V
The AC power to the specified
power supply is out of operating
range.
Check the power source and
verify that it is supplying 215-
220V power. If the problem
persists, see "Getting Help"
in your Installation
and Troubleshooting Guide.
Table 1-2. LCD Status Messages (continued)
Line 1
Message
Line 2
Message
Causes Corrective Actions

10 Information Update
E0880 PS REDUNDANCY
LOST
Power supply redundancy has
been lost because a power supply
has been removed from the
system.
Reinstall the power supply to
restore redundancy.
E0D76 BP DRIVE nFaulty or improperly installed
hard drive or RAID controller.
See "Troubleshooting SCSI Hard
Drives," "Troubleshooting a RAID
Controller Card," and
"Troubleshooting the Integrated
RAID Controller" in your
Installation and Troubleshooting
Guide.
E0D76 SCSI CONNECTOR SCSI cable is not connected. See "Troubleshooting SCSI Hard
Drives" in your Installation
and Troubleshooting Guide.
EB107 PROC BUS PERR
PROC INIT ERR
PROC PROTOCOL
ERR
Faulty or improperly installed
microprocessor or system board.
See "Troubleshooting the
Microprocessors" in your
Installation and Troubleshooting
Guide.
If the problem persists, see
"Getting Help" in your
Installation and Troubleshooting
Guide.
EB107 PROC MACHINE CHK Faulty or improperly installed
microprocessor or system board.
See "Troubleshooting the
Microprocessors" in your
Installation and Troubleshooting
Guide. If the problem persists, see
"Getting Help" in your
Installation and Troubleshooting
Guide.
EB107 PROC HOT Processor is out of acceptable
temperature range and has halted
operation.
See "Troubleshooting System
Cooling Problems" in your
Installation and Troubleshooting
Guide.
EB10C ECC UNCORR ERR
ECC UNCORR ERR
BANK #
Uncorrectable ECC errors have
occurred in system memory. The
affected memory bank may be
specified.
See "Troubleshooting System
Memory" in your Installation
and Troubleshooting Guide.
Table 1-2. LCD Status Messages (continued)
Line 1
Message
Line 2
Message
Causes Corrective Actions

Information Update 11
EB10C MEMORY HOT PLUG
FAIL
An attempt to remove hot-plug
memory failed.
See "Troubleshooting System
Memory" in your Installation
and Troubleshooting Guide.
EB113 I/O CHANNEL CHK System I/O channel check error
has occurred.
See "Getting Help" in your
Installation and Troubleshooting
Guide.
EB113 PCI PARITY ERR PCI parity error has occurred. See "Troubleshooting Expansion
Cards" in your Installation
and Troubleshooting Guide. If the
problem persists, see "Getting
Help" in your Installation
and Troubleshooting Guide.
EB113 PCI SYSTEM ERR PCI system error has occurred. See "Troubleshooting Expansion
Cards" in your Installation
and Troubleshooting Guide. If the
problem persists, see "Getting
Help" in your Installation
and Troubleshooting Guide.
EB113 PCIE FATAL ERR Fatal PCIe error has occurred. See "Troubleshooting Expansion
Cards" in your Installation
and Troubleshooting Guide. If the
problem persists, see "Getting
Help" in your Installation
and Troubleshooting Guide.
EB113 PCIE NON FATAL
ERR
Non-fatal PCIe error has
occurred.
See "Troubleshooting Expansion
Cards" in your Installation
and Troubleshooting Guide. If the
problem persists, see "Getting
Help" in your Installation
and Troubleshooting Guide.
Table 1-2. LCD Status Messages (continued)
Line 1
Message
Line 2
Message
Causes Corrective Actions

12 Information Update
IRQ5 Availability
IRQ5 is available for use and is not pre-assigned to a remote access controller. See "IRQ Assignment
Conflicts" in your Installation and Troubleshooting Guide for a complete list of IRQ assignments.
EB113 CHIPSET ERR An error has occurred in the
chipset.
See "Troubleshooting the
Microprocessors" in your
Installation and Troubleshooting
Guide. If the problem persists, see
"Troubleshooting Expansion
Cards" in your Installation
and Troubleshooting Guide. If the
problem still persists, see
"Getting Help" in your
Installation and Troubleshooting
Guide.
EFFF2 ROMB PRESENCE Integrated RAID controller is
activated.
Information only.
I0000 BIB BMC unable to read BIOS Initial
Block (BIB).
See "Getting Help" in your
Installation and Troubleshooting
Guide.
IB110 SBE LOG DISABLED Single-bit error log disabled. Information only.
IB110 LOGGING DISABLED BIOS logging disabled. Information only.
IB10C MEMORY SPARED Memory spare bank enabled. Information only.
IB10C MEMORY MIRRORED Memory mirroring enabled. Information only.
IB10C MEMORY RAID Memory RAID enabled. Information only.
IB10C MEMORY ADDED
CARD #
Hot-plug memory added. Information only.
IB10C MEMORY REMOVED Hot-plug memory removed. Information only.
IS000 INTRUSION System cover has been removed. Information only
NOTE: For the full name of an abbreviation or acronym used in this table, see the "Glossary"
in your User’s Guide.
Table 1-2. LCD Status Messages (continued)
Line 1
Message
Line 2
Message
Causes Corrective Actions

Information Update 13
Environmental Data Sheets
For additional information about environmental measurements for specific system configurations,
see www.dell.com/environment_datasheets.
Removing and Installing a Hot-Pluggable Memory Riser Card
As explained in "Removing and Installing a Hot-Pluggable Memory Riser Card" in your Installation and
Troubleshooting Guide, the green power indicator on the memory riser card blinks while the riser card
prepares for removal. Depending on your system’s configuration, the riser card may power down so
quickly that the indicator may not have time to blink before it turns off.
Hot-Adding a Memory Riser Card
Presently, only the Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Enterprise and Data Center Edition operating
systems support the hot-add memory feature. Future releases of other operating systems may also
support the feature. See your operating system’s documentation to verify if hot-add memory is
supported. If memory is hot-added to a system that is running an operating system that does not support
the feature, the operating system will not recognize the new memory. The following procedure explains
how to safely hot-add a memory riser card.
NOTE: The system supports hot-add memory only when the memory is not operating in RAID, mirror, or spare-bank
mode. See "System Memory" in your Installation and Troubleshooting Guide for more information.
CAUTION: Many repairs may only be done by a certified service technician. You should only perform
troubleshooting and simple repairs as authorized in your product documentation, or as directed by the online or
telephone service and support team. Damage due to servicing that is not authorized by Dell is not covered by your
warranty. Read and follow the safety instructions that came with the product.
1 Open the system. See "Opening the System" in your Installation and Troubleshooting Guide .
2 Install the memory modules in the memory riser card. See "Installing Memory Modules" in your
Installation and Troubleshooting Guide .
NOTE: Do not install an empty memory riser card.
3 Remove the proper filler bank. See "Removing a Memory Riser Card Filler Blank" in your Installation
and Troubleshooting Guide
.
NOTE: A memory riser card must be hot-added into memory slots A, B, C, and D in sequential order only.
For example, do not hot-add a memory riser card into memory slot D if slots A, B, and C are empty.
4 Install and power-up the memory riser card. See step 7 and step 8 in "Removing and Installing
a Hot-Pluggable Memory Riser Card" in your
Installation and Troubleshooting Guide .
5 Close the system. See "Closing the System" in your Installation and Troubleshooting Guide .

14 Information Update
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.
Memory Test at System Startup
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.
Linux Operating System Information
Booting Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (Version 4) for Intel x86 With More than Eight Logical
Processors
A system running the Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (version 4) for Intel x86 operating system will fail
to boot if it is configured with more than eight logical processors. To work around this issue, pass the
parameter apic=bigsmp to the kernel command line at system boot. A correction for this issue will
be available in a future Red Hat Enterprise Linux Version 4 Update.
Using More than Eight Logical Processors With Red Hat Enterprise Linux (Version 4)
for Intel EM64T
A limitation in the Red Hat Enterprise Linux (version 4) for Intel EM64T operating system will cause the
operating system to use no more than eight logical processors even if more processors are present in your
system. On systems with more than eight logical processors, the Linux operating system will recognize and
report only eight processors. For more information about this limitation, see the
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
Update 3 Release Notes
on the Red Hat web site at http://www.redhat.com/docs/manuals/enterprise/ .
Rebooting Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (Version 4) for Intel EM64T
The system may hang when the message Restarting System appears while rebooting a system
running the Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (version 4) for Intel EM64T operating system. If this occurs,
use the power button to power off the system. A correction for this issue will be available in a future
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Version 4 Update.

Information Update 15
NIC Device Names
In a system using the Linux operating system without an optional PCI-X NIC card installed, the
integrated NICs are assigned device names eth0 and eth1. However, if you install a PCI-X NIC card, the
card’s NIC port is assigned device name eth0 (a dual-port card will be assigned device names eth0 and
eth1) and the integrated NICs will be assigned subsequent numbers. The designations are assigned in the
order of the PCI bus scan.
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Installation With More
than Eight Logical Processors
A system configured with more than eight logical processors may hang during installation of versions of
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Standard or Enterprise Edition earlier than SP1. To avoid this issue,
temporarily disable Logical Processor in the System Setup program.
(See your User’s Guide for
information on the System Setup program.)
Microsoft Windows 2000 Installation
Installation of Microsoft Windows 2000 Server or Microsoft Windows 2000 Advance Server is not supported
on PowerEdge 6850 systems featuring dual-core processors with L3 cache.
NOTE: Installation of Microsoft Windows 2000 Server or Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server is
supported on PowerEdge 6850 systems featuring single-core processors (with or without L3 cache) and
dual-core processors with L2 cache only.
The processor type can be obtained by one of the following methods:
• Check your system purchase order details.
• Check the system startup screen.
• Check
CPU Information in the system setup program.

16 Information Update
Console Redirection—Escape Key Sequences
The following table updates the escape key sequences for function keys in the "Using Console
Redirection" section of your User’s Guide.
Table 1-3. Escape Sequences for Function Teams
Key(s) Supported Sequence
<F1> <Esc><1>
<F2> <Esc><2>
<F3> <Esc><3>
<F4> <Esc><4>
<F5> <Esc><5>
<F6> <Esc><6>
<F7> <Esc><7>
<F8> <Esc><8>
<F9> <Esc><9>
<F10> <Esc><0>
<F12> <Esc><@>

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注、注意和警告
注：注表示可以帮助您更好地使用计算机的重要信息。
注意：注意表示可能会损坏硬件或导 数据丢失，并告诉您如何避免此类问题。
警告：警告表示可能会导致财产损失、人身伤害甚至死亡。
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