Dell PowerEdge C5230 User manual

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Dell PowerEdge C5230
Systems
Hardware Owner’s
Manual
Regulatory Model: B04S

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Regulatory Model: B04S
2013-11 Rev. A00
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Contents
1 Important Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
2 About Your System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Front-Panel Features and Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
3 Using the System Setup Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Start Menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
BIOS Setup Options at Boot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Console Redirection. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Configuring Special Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
General Help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Server Platform Setup Utility Screens . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Main Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Advanced Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Boot Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Server Management. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Security Menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Save and Exit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Error Handling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Command Line Interfaces for Setup options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
4 Installing System Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Recommended Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99

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Inside the System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Sled Configuration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Sleds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Memory Modules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Hard Drives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Hard Drive Boards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Heat Sinks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Processors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
5 Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Troubleshooting Sequence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Update Utilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
BIOS System Update. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
BIOS Recovery Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
6 Jumpers and Connectors. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
System Board Jumpers and Connectors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
2.5-inch Hard Drive Board Connectors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
3.5-inch Hard Drive Board Connectors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Backplane Connectors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Power Distribution Board Connectors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
PDB Power and SMBus Connectors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
7 Getting Help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145

Important Information 5
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Important Information
• Your system must have BIOS version 1.0.2 or later to support Intel Xeon
E3-1200 v3 series processors. You can download the latest version of the
BIOS at
dell.com/support .
• Your system must have the BMC version 1.00 or later to support Intel
Xeon E3-1200 v3 series processors. You can download the latest version of
the BMC firmware at
dell.com/support .
• Your system must have the Backplane firmware version 1.12 or later to
support Intel Xeon E3-1200 v3 series processors. You can download the
latest version of the Backplane firmware at
dell.com/support .
Figure 1-1. Identifying the Service Tag on the Front Panel of PowerEdge C5230 Systems.
NOTE: PowerEdge C5230 systems with a service tag on the front panel support only
Intel Xeon E3-1200 series.

6About Your System
About Your System
The system includes the following configurations:
• 12-sled system supporting 3.5 inch hard drives.
• 12-sled system supporting 2.5 inch hard drives.
NOTE: Supporting SATA drive only, SAS driver is not supported.

About Your System 7
Front-Panel Features and Indicators
The Dell PowerEdge C5230 server is available in a 12-sled system supporting
either two 3.5-inch or four 2.5-inch hard drives. For information on sled
population, see "Sled Configuration" on page 101.
The following section provides information for the 12-sled and mezzanine
card options.
Features
Figure 1-2. 12-Sled SKU Front Panel Features (Rotated Counterclockwise 90°)
NOTE: PowerEdge C5230 systems with a service tag on the front panel support
Intel Xeon E3-1200 series processors only.
Item Feature Description
1Service Tag Identifying service tag
2Y-cable connector USB (x2) + VGA
3NIC1 LAN port 10/100/1G NIC LAN
4NIC2 LAN port
5Power button On/Off button for sled
6HDD LED Active LED for HDD
7Status LED Indicates the state of varying system events.
8ID LED Indicator for system identifier
23
1
4
5678

8About Your System
Indicators
Figure 1-3. Front Panel Indicators (Rotated Counterclockwise 90°)
Item Feature Status Description
2, 4 LAN link LED Off No link
1, 3 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
5Power LED Green
On
System DC On
Off System DC Off
678
4
5
321

About Your System 9
6Hard drive activity
LEDs
Blinking green Hard drive 0 active
Hard drive 1 active
Hard drive 2 active
Hard drive 3 active
7Status LED Amber
Off
Normal status
Blinking amber Event occurred in the
system
8Identity LED Blue
On
Blue
Off
Blinking blue
Identifies the system
Normal status
Identifies the system
with an interval

10 About Your System