Dell PowerEdge C5220 User manual

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Dell PowerEdge C5220
Systems
Hardware Owner’s
Manual
Regulatory Model: B04S

Notes, Cautions, and Warnings
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Regulatory Model: B04S
2012-06 Rev. A02
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Important Information
• Your system must have BIOS version 2.0.1 or later to support Intel Xeon
E3-1200 v2 series processors. You can download the latest version of the
BIOS at support.dell.com.
• Your system must have the BMC version 1.13 or later to support Intel
Xeon E3-1200 v2 series processors. You can download the latest version of
the BMC firmware at support.dell.com.
• Your system must have the Backplane firmware version 1.0.9 or later to
support Intel Xeon E3-1200 v2 series processors. You can download the
latest version of the Backplane firmware at
support.dell.com .
Identifying Service Tag on the Front Panel of PowerEdge C5220 Systems.
NOTE: PowerEdge C5220 systems with a service tag on the front panel support only
Intel Xeon E3-1200 series.

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Contents
1 About Your System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Front-Panel Features and Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
2 Using the System Setup Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Start Menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
BIOS Setup Options at Boot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Console Redirection. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Configuring Special Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
General Help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Server Platform Setup Utility Screens . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Main Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Advanced Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Server Management. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Boot Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Security Menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Save and Exit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
POST Error Handling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Command Line Interfaces for Setup options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
3 Installing System Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Recommended Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Inside the System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Sled Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61

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Sleds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Memory Modules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Hard Drives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Hard Drive Boards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Heat Sinks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Processors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Mezzanine Cards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
4 Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Troubleshooting Sequence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Update Utilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
BIOS System Update. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
BIOS Recovery Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
5 Jumpers and Connectors. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
System Board Jumpers and Connectors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
2.5-inch Hard Drive Board Connectors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
3.5-inch Hard Drive Board Connectors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Backplane Connectors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Power Distribution Board Connectors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
PDB Power and SMBus Connectors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
6 Getting Help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119

About Your System 7
1
About Your System
The system includes the following configurations:
• 8-sled system board + 3.5-inch hard drive board + cables.
• 8-sled system board + 2.5-inch hard drive board + cables.
• 8-sled system board + mezzanine card + 3.5-inch hard drive board +
cables.
• 8-sled system board + mezzanine card + 2.5-inch hard drive board +
cables.
• 12-sled system board+ 3.5-inch hard drive board + cables.
• 12-sled system board + 2.5-inch hard drive board + cables.
NOTE: Mixed SATA and SAS hard drives on the 2.5 and 3.5-inch hard drive board
are not supported.

8About Your System
Front-Panel Features and Indicators
The Dell PowerEdge C5220 server is available in either a 12-sled or 8-sled,
each supporting either two 3.5-inch or four 2.5-inch hard drives.
There are two sled SKUs available for the PowerEdge C5220 server, an eight
sled SKU and a twelve sled SKU. For information on sled population, see
"Sled Configuration" on page 61.
The following section provides information for the 8-sled, 12-sled, and
mezzanine card options.
Features
Figure 1-1. 8-Sled SKU Front Features (Rotated Counterclockwise 90°)
NOTE: PowerEdge C5220 systems with a service tag on the front panel support
Intel Xeon E3-1200 series processors only.
Item Feature Description
1Mezzanine card cover Cover for the Mezzanine card
2VGA/USB connector VGA/USB 2.0 connector
3NIC LAN ports 10/100/1 Gb NIC LAN connector 1
10/100/1 Gb NIC LAN connector 2
4Power button On/Off button for sled
5Service Tag Identifying service tag
12
1
2
345

About Your System 9
Figure 1-2. 12-Sled SKU Front Features (Rotated Counterclockwise 90°)
NOTE: PowerEdge C5220 systems with a service tag on the front panel support
Intel Xeon E3-1200 series processors only.
Item Feature Description
1VGA/USB connector VGA/USB 2.0 connector
2NIC LAN ports 10/100/1G NIC LAN connector 1
10/100/1G NIC LAN connector 2
3Power button On/Off button for sled
4Service Tag Identifying service tag
12
1234

10 About Your System
Indicators
Figure 1-3. 8-Sled SKU Front Indicators (Rotated Counterclockwise 90°)
Item Feature Status Description
1, 3 LAN link LED Off No link
2, 4 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 1Gb
5Hard drive activity
LEDs
Blinking green Hard drive 0 active
Hard drive 1 active
Hard drive 2 active
Hard drive 3 active
0
1
3
2
567
1234