Dell PowerEdge 6850 Technical manual

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Dell™ PowerEdge™ 6850 Systems
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Dell™ PowerEdge™ 6850 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.
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.

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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

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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