Dell PowerEdge C5125 User manual

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Dell PowerEdge C5125
Hardware Owner’s
Manual
Regulatory Model: B04S

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Contents
1 About the System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Front-Panel Features and Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
2 Using the System Setup Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Setup Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
BIOS Setup Options at Boot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Console Redirection. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Configuring Special Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
The Legend Bar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
General Help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Access Level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Main Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Advanced Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Boot Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Server Menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Security Menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Exit Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Loading BIOS Defaults . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
POST Error Messages and Handling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
IRQ Assignment Conflicts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

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3 Installing System Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Recommended Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Inside the System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Sled Configuration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Removing a Sled. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Installing a Sled . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Removing Memory Modules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Installing a Memory Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Removing 2.5" Hard-Drives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Installing 2.5" Hard-Drives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Removing 3.5" Hard-Drives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Installing 3.5" Hard-Drives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Removing a Heat Sink . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Installing a Heat Sink . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Removing a Processor. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Installing a Processor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Removing the 2.5" Hard-Drive Board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Installing the 2.5" Hard-Drive Board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Removing the 3.5" Hard-Drive Board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Installing the 3.5" Hard-Drive Board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Removing the System Board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Installing the System Board. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Removing a Power Supply Unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Installing a Power Supply Unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69

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Removing the Chassis Cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Installing the Chassis Cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Removing the Fan Cage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Installing the Fan Cage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Removing a Backplane . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Installing a Backplane . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Removing a Power Distribution Board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Installing a PDB Board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Removing the RTC Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Installing the RTC Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
4 Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Troubleshooting Sequence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
5 Jumpers and Connectors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
C5125 System Board Components. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
2.5" Hard-Drive Board Connectors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
3.5" Hard-Drive Board Connectors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Backplane Connectors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Power Distribution Board Connectors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
PDB Power and PMBus Connectors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94

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6 Getting Help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
7 Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99

About the System 7
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About the System
The system (C5125) includes the following configurations:
• 12-sled, system board+ 3.5" hard-drive board+cables
• 12-sled, system board + 2.5" hard-drive board+cables
Server management for the C5125 sled is available through a dedicated NIC
port at the front of the system. For more information, see "Front-Panel
Features and Indicators" on page 8.

8About the System
Front-Panel Features and Indicators
Figure 1-1. Sled Front Features (Rotated Counter-clockwise 90°)
Sled Population Rules
NOTE: The Dell PowerEdge C5000 is a blade enclosure supporting a Dell PowerEdge sled
system.
The following sled Stock Keeping Unit (SKU) is available for the PowerEdge
C5000 enclosure:
• A twelve sled SKU
For further information, see "Sled Configuration" on page 49.
Item Feature Description
1Latch Press to release sled from chassis.
2Handle Hold to pull sled out of chassis.
3VGA/USB connector Custom port with custom cable
(USB [2] and video)
4Power button ON/OFF button for sled
5NIC LAN ports 10/100/1G NIC LAN connector 1
10/100/1G NIC LAN connector 2
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About the System 9
Sled LED Description
Figure 1-2. Sled LEDs (Rotated Counter-clockwise 90°)
Item Feature Status Description
4, 2 LAN link LED OFF No link
3, 1 LAN activity LED OFF No activity
LAN link LED
LAN activity LED
Green
OFF
Link
No activity
LAN link LED
LAN activity LED
Green
OFF
Link
Activity 10 Mb
LAN link LED
LAN activity LED
Blinking green
Green
Link
Activity 100 Mb
LAN link LED
LAN activity LED
Blinking green
Amber
Link
Activity 1G
5 Hard-drive activity
LEDs
Blinking green Hard-drive 0 active
Hard-drive 1 active
Hard-drive 2 active
Hard-drive 3 active
6 Identity LED Blue Identifies the sled on
command
7 Power/Status Green Normal operation
Blinking amber Fault with power off
OFF Power off
4321
567
0
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10 About the System

Using the System Setup Program 11
2
Using the System Setup Program
Setup Menu
The computer employs the latest AMI Core BIOS, which is stored in Flash
memory. The Flash memory supports the Plug and Play specification, and
contains a BIOS Setup program, the Power On Self Test (POST) routine, and
the PCI auto-configuration utility.
This system supports system BIOS shadowing which enables the BIOS to
execute from 64-bit onboard write-protected DRAM.
You can configure items such as:
• Hard drives and peripherals
• Password protection
• Power management features
The Setup utility should be executed under the following conditions:
• When changing the system configuration
• When a configuration error is detected by the system and you are
prompted to make changes to the Setup utility
• When redefining the communication ports to prevent any conflicts
• When changing the password or making other changes to the security
setup
NOTE: Only items in brackets [ ] can be modified. Items that are not in brackets are
display only.

12 Using the System Setup Program
BIOS Setup Options at Boot
You can initiate SETUP by pressing the respective keys during the POST:
<F2> Enter the BIOS Setup
Console Redirection
The console redirection allows a remote user to diagnose and fix problems on
a server, which has not successfully booted the operating system (OS). The
centerpiece of the console redirection is the BIOS Console. The BIOS
Console is a Flash ROM-resident utility that redirects input and output over
a serial or modem connection.
The BIOS supports console redirection to a serial port. If serial port based
headless server support is provided by the system, the system must provide
support for redirection of all BIOS driven console I/O to the serial port. The
driver for the serial console must be capable of supporting the functionality
documented in the ANSI Terminal Definition.
Enable/Disable Console Redirection
The console redirection function can be enabled/disabled in the BIOS Setup
menu.
COM1 for console redirection
COM2 for Serial over LAN
Configuring Special Keys
Console redirection uses ANSI terminal emulation, which is limited to basic
ASCII characters. There are no function keys, arrow keys, or control keys in
this character set. However, the PowerEdge C5000 software requires the use
of function keys and control keys for ordinary functions. You can emulate a
function key or control key by using a special key sequence called an escape
sequence, to represent a specific key.
Value Description
00H Console Redirection function disable
01H Console Redirection to COM1 (3F8H)

Using the System Setup Program 13
For console redirection, an escape sequence starts with an escape character.
This character can be entered in a variety of different ways depending on the
requirements of your terminal emulation software. For example, 0x1b, ^[,
and <Esc> refer to the same escape character.
The following table lists the escape sequence that must be sent to represent a
special key or command.
Key ANSI Escape Sequence Windows Platform Design Note
F1 <ESC><Shift>op <ESC>1
F2 <ESC><Shift>oq <ESC>2
F3 <ESC><Shift>or <ESC>3
F4 <ESC><Shift>os <ESC>4
F5 <ESC><Shift>ot <ESC>5
F6 <ESC><Shift>ou <ESC>6
F7 <ESC><Shift>ov <ESC>7
F8 <ESC><Shift>ow <ESC>8
F9 <ESC><Shift>ox <ESC>9
F10 <ESC><Shift>oy <ESC>0
F11 <ESC><Shift>oz <ESC>!
F12 <ESC><Shift>oa <ESC>@
Home <ESC>[<Shift>h <ESC>h
End <ESC>[<Shift>k <ESC>k
Ins <ESC>[2 <ESC>+
Del <ESC>[3 <ESC>-
Page Up <ESC>[5 <ESC>?
Page Down <ESC>[6 <ESC>/
Reset <ESC><Shift>b <ESC>R<ESC>r<ESC>R

14 Using the System Setup Program
The Legend Bar
The legend bar is at the side of the Setup screen. The keys in the legend bar
allow you to navigate through the various setup menus. The following table
lists the keys found in the legend bar with their corresponding alternates and
functions.
General Help
In addition to the Item Specific Help window, the Setup Utility also provides
a General Help screen. This screen can be called up from any menu by
pressing <F1>. The General Help screen lists the legend keys with their
corresponding alternates and functions. To exit the help window, press
<Enter> or <Esc>.
Legend Key Function
F1 General Help
? Select Screen
or Select Item
+ or - Change Option/Field
Enter Go to Sub Screen
Page Down Next Page
Page Up Previous Page
Home Go to Top of Screen
End Go to Bottom of Screen
F7 Discard Changes
F9 Load Optimal Default
F10 Save and Exit
Esc Exit

Using the System Setup Program 15
Access Level
The Access Level property controls who has access to the control (supervisor
or user).
Table 2-1 summarizes the effect of Access Level on a control.
Table 2-1. Access Level Summary
Password(s)
Installed
Password
Entered
User Access
Level Selected
by Supervisor
Access
Level
0
Access
Level
1
Access
Level
2
Access
Level
3
None N/A N/A View &
Edit
View &
Edit
View &
Edit
View &
Edit
User Only User N/A View &
Edit
View &
Edit
View &
Edit
View &
Edit
Supervisor
Only
Supervisor N/A View &
Edit
View &
Edit
View &
Edit
View &
Edit
Both Supervisor N/A View &
Edit
View &
Edit
View &
Edit
View &
Edit
Both User None No Setup
Access
No Setup
Access
No Setup
Access
No Setup
Access
View Only Hidden View
Only
View
Only
View &
Edit
Limited Hidden View
Only
View &
Edit
View &
Edit
Full Hidden View &
Edit
View &
Edit
View &
Edit

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Main Menu
The Main menu is the screen that is first displayed on entering the BIOS
Setup. If an error occurs, the Error Manager screen is displayed.
BIOS SETUP UTILITY
Main Advanced Boot Server Security Exit
System Overview Use [ENTER, [TAB]
Or [SHIFT-TAB] to select
a Field.
Use <-> to configure
system time.
AMIBIOS
Version : 1.0.0
Build Date: 01/17/11
Product Information
Name :PowerEdge C5125
Asset Tag :2234567890
Service Tag :1234567
ePPID :12345678901234567890123
Processor
AMD Phenom(tm) II X4 910e Processor
Speed :2500MHz
Count :4
System Memory
Size :2048MB
System Time[17:40:55]
System Date[Mon 05/21/2011]

, 
+ , 
Tab
F1
F10
ESC
Select Screen
Select Item
Change Field
Select Screen
General Help
Save and Exit
Exit

Using the System Setup Program 17
AMIBIOS
Product Information
Processor
System Memory
Option Description
Version
Displays the BIOS version.
NOTE: Check this version number when updating BIOS from
the manufacturer.
Build Date Displays the date the BIOS was created.
Option Description
Name
System product name.
Asset Tag
System asset tag number.
Service Tag
System service tag number.
Electronic Piece Part
Identification
(ePPID)
Information from PPID label.
Option Description
Ty p e
Displays the type of processor installed on the system
board.
Speed
Displays the maximum speed of the processor.
Counter
Displays the number of installed processors.
Option Description
Size
Displays how much memory (DRAM) is installed on
the system board.
System Time
Scroll to this item to adjust the time. Use [ENTER],
[TAB] or [SHIFT-TAB] to select a field. Use [+] or [-]
to configure system time.

18 Using the System Setup Program
System Date
Scroll to this item to adjust the date. Use [ENTER],
[TAB] or [SHIFT-TAB] to select a field. Use [+] or [-]
to configure system date.
Control Group User Access Level
System Time Access Level 2
System Date Access Level 2
Option Description

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Advanced Menu
The Advanced screen provides an access point to configure several options.
On this screen, the user selects the option that is to be configured.
Configurations are performed on the selected screen, not directly on the
Advanced screen.
CAUTION: Making incorrect settings to items on these pages may cause the
system to malfunction. Unless you have experience adjusting these items, it is
recommended that you leave these settings at the default values. If making
settings to items on these pages causes your system to malfunction or prevents the
system from booting, open BIOS and choose "Load Optimal Defaults" in the Exit
menu to boot up normally.
BIOS SETUP UTILITY
Main Advanced Boot Server Security Exit
Advanced Settings Configure the CPU
Caution:Setting wrong values in below sections
may cause system to malfunction
• CPU Configuration
• SATA Configuration
• PCI Configuration
• USB Configuration

, 
Enter
F1
F10
ESC
Select Screen
Select Item
Go to Sub Screen
General Help
Save and Exit
Exit

20 Using the System Setup Program
CPU Configuration
Scroll to this item and press <Enter> to view the following screen:
*1: [800MHz] [2000MHz]
BIOS SETUP UTILITY
Advanced
CPU Configuration
Module Version :13.65
AGESA Version :3.5.5.0
Physical Count :1
Logical Count :4
Enable/Disable
Secure Virtual Machine
Mode (SVM)
AMD Phenom II
Processor 910e
Revision :C2
Cache L1 :512KB
Cache L2 :2048KB
Cache L3 :6MB
Speed: :2500MHz
Able to Change Freq.
uCode Patch Level
Secure Virtual Machine Mode
PowerNow
PowerCap
L3 Power Control
Non Coherent HT Link Speed
NB Clk 2000MHz
:Yes
:0x1000086
[Enabled]
[Enabled]
[P-state 0]
[Enabled]
[2000MHz] *1

, 
+,
F1
F10
ESC
Select Screen
Select Item
Change Option
General Help
Save and Exit
Exit
NOTE: Default values shown
NOTE: C1E support - The current BIOS disables the Enhanced C1 State support