Dell PowerEdge C6145 User manual

Regulatory Model B05S
Dell
PowerEdge
C6145
Systems
Hardware Owner’s
Manual

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Regulatory Model B05S
February 2011 Rev. A00

Contents | 3
Contents
1About Your System......................................................................10
Accessing System Features During Startup...................................................10
Front-Panel Features and Indicators ............................................................... 11
Hard-Drive Indicator Patterns...........................................................................14
Back Panel Features and Indicators................................................................ 15
NIC Indicator Codes ............................................................................................18
Power and System Board Indicator Codes.....................................................20
Power Supply Indicator Codes .........................................................................21
BMC Heart Beat LED ........................................................................................... 22
Post Error Code.....................................................................................................23
Collecting System Event Log (SEL) for Investigation............................23
Post Error Code Event.................................................................................24
Other Information You May Need ............................................................25
2Using the System Setup Program ............................................26
Start Menu.............................................................................................................26
System Setup Options at Boot...........................................................................26
Console Redirection............................................................................................ 27
Main Menu............................................................................................................ 29
Main Screen................................................................................................. 29
BIOS Firmware............................................................................................. 30
System Firmware.........................................................................................30
Product Information.................................................................................... 30

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Processor .....................................................................................................30
System Memory...........................................................................................31
Advanced Menu ................................................................................................... 32
CPU Configuration....................................................................................... 34
Power Management Maximum Performance ....................................... 36
Power Management OS Control............................................................... 37
Power Management Advanced Platform Management Link.............. 38
Memory Configuration................................................................................39
IDE Configuration ........................................................................................ 40
USB Configuration....................................................................................... 43
PCI Configuration ........................................................................................ 44
Hyper Transport Configuration .................................................................48
Boot Menu............................................................................................................. 49
Boot Settings Configuration ......................................................................50
Boot Device Priority.................................................................................... 51
Hard Disk Drives..........................................................................................52
Removable Drives ....................................................................................... 53
CD/DVD Drives.............................................................................................54
USB Drives ................................................................................................... 55
Network Drives............................................................................................ 56
Security Menu ...................................................................................................... 57
Server Menu..........................................................................................................59
System Management..................................................................................60
Remote Access Configuration ..................................................................61
IPMI Configuration......................................................................................63
Exit Menu............................................................................................................... 67

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Command Line Interface for Setup Options....................................................68
3Installing System Components .................................................78
Safety Instructions............................................................................................... 78
Recommended Tools........................................................................................... 78
Inside the System................................................................................................. 79
Hard Drives............................................................................................................ 80
Removing a Hard-Drive Blank................................................................... 80
Installing a Hard-Drive Blank....................................................................80
Removing a Hard-Drive Carrier ................................................................ 81
Installing a Hard-Drive Carrier.................................................................. 82
Removing a Hard Drive From a Hard-Drive Carrier............................... 82
Installing a Hard Drive into a Hard-Drive Carrier ..................................83
Power Supplies.................................................................................................... 84
Recommended Configuration ................................................................... 84
Full Configuration ........................................................................................ 84
Removing a Power Supply.........................................................................85
Installing a Power Supply.......................................................................... 86
System-Board Assembly ....................................................................................87
Removing a System-Board Assembly ..................................................... 87
Installing a System-Board Assembly....................................................... 88
Air Ducts................................................................................................................ 88
Removing the Air Duct ...............................................................................88
Installing the Air Duct.................................................................................89
Heat Sinks ............................................................................................................. 90
Removing the Heat Sink............................................................................. 90

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Installing the Heat Sink ..............................................................................91
Processors............................................................................................................. 92
Removing a Processor ...............................................................................92
Installing a Processor.................................................................................94
Expansion-Card Assembly and Expansion Card ...........................................95
Removing the Expansion Card ..................................................................95
Installing the Expansion Card ................................................................... 97
Expansion-Card Connector................................................................................ 99
Removing the Expansion-Card Connector.............................................. 99
Installing the Expansion-Card Connector.............................................100
Mezzanine Card.................................................................................................. 101
Removing the SAS Mezzanine Card ......................................................101
Installing the SAS Mezzanine Card........................................................102
Removing the 10GbE Mezzanine Card...................................................103
Installing the 10GbE Mezzanine Card....................................................105
Mezzanine-Card Bridge Board........................................................................106
Removing the Mezzanine-Card Bridge Board .....................................106
Installing the Mezzanine-Card Bridge Board.......................................107
System Memory..................................................................................................107
Supported DIMM Configuration ............................................................. 107
Removing the Memory Modules ............................................................110
Installing the Memory Modules..............................................................111
System Battery ...................................................................................................113
Replacing the System Battery ................................................................113
System Board......................................................................................................115
Removing a System Board ......................................................................115

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Installing a System Board........................................................................116
Opening and Closing the System....................................................................117
Opening the System..................................................................................117
Closing the System.................................................................................... 118
Cooling Fans........................................................................................................118
Removing a Cooling Fan...........................................................................118
Installing a Cooling Fan............................................................................ 120
Power Distribution Boards ..............................................................................121
Removing a Power Distribution Board.................................................. 121
Installing a Power Distribution Board ...................................................122
Fan Controller Board .........................................................................................123
Removing the Fan Controller Board.......................................................123
Installing the Fan Controller Board........................................................125
Middle Planes .................................................................................................... 125
Removing the Middle Planes .................................................................. 125
Installing the Middle Planes.................................................................... 129
Backplanes .........................................................................................................131
Removing the 3.5" Hard-Drive Backplane............................................. 131
Installing the 3.5" Hard-Drive Backplane ..............................................134
Expander Card (Optional).................................................................................135
Removing the Expander Card..................................................................135
Installing the Expander Card...................................................................139
Front Panels ........................................................................................................ 140
Removing the Front Panel........................................................................140
Installing the Front Panel.........................................................................142
Sensor Boards .................................................................................................... 143

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Removing the Sensor Board for 3.5” Hard Drive System .................. 143
Installing the Sensor Board for 3.5” Hard Drive System.................... 145
Removing the Sensor Board for 2.5” Hard Drive System .................. 146
Installing the Sensor Board for 2.5” Hard Drive System.................... 148
4Troubleshooting Your System.................................................149
Safety First –For You and Your System ........................................................ 149
Installation Problems........................................................................................ 149
Troubleshooting System Startup Failure.......................................................150
Troubleshooting External Connections.........................................................150
Troubleshooting the Video Subsystem.......................................................... 150
Troubleshooting a USB Device.......................................................................150
Troubleshooting a Serial I/O Device.............................................................. 151
Troubleshooting a NIC ......................................................................................152
Troubleshooting a Wet System.......................................................................153
Troubleshooting a Damaged System ............................................................. 154
Troubleshooting the System Battery..............................................................154
Troubleshooting Power Supplies................................................................... 155
Troubleshooting System Cooling Problems .................................................156
Troubleshooting a Fan ......................................................................................156
Troubleshooting System Memory...................................................................157
Troubleshooting a Hard Drive ......................................................................... 159
Troubleshooting a Storage Controller ........................................................... 160
Troubleshooting Expansion Cards .................................................................161
Troubleshooting Processors ........................................................................... 162
IRQ Assignment Conflicts................................................................................. 163

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5Jumpers and Connectors.........................................................164
System Board Connectors................................................................................164
Backplane Connectors ..................................................................................... 166
3.5" Hard-Drive Backplane With CPLD ..................................................166
2.5" Hard-Drive Backplane With Expander........................................... 167
2.5" Hard-Drive Backplane Expander Card Connectors............................. 168
Middle Plane Connectors.................................................................................169
Expansion Card Connectors ............................................................................170
SAS Mezzanine Card Connectors...................................................................171
10GbE Mezzanine Card Connectors ............................................................... 172
Fan Controller Board Connectors ...................................................................173
Power Distribution Board Connectors ..........................................................174
Sensor Board Connectors ................................................................................175
Switch and Jumper Settings ...........................................................................176
System Configuration Switch Settings..................................................176
3.5" Backplane Jumper Settings.............................................................177
2.5" Backplane Expander Card Jumper Settings.................................177
6Getting Help................................................................................179
Contacting Dell...................................................................................................179
7Index ............................................................................................180

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10 | About Your System
About Your System
Accessing System Features During Startup
The following keystrokes provide access to system features during startup.
Keystroke Description
<F2> Enters the System Setup program. See “Start Menu” on page 26.
<F11> Enters the BIOS Boot Manager. See “System Setup Options at
Boot” on page 26.
<F12> Starts Preboot eXecution Environment (PXE) boot.
<Ctrl><C> Enters the SAS 2008 Daughter Card Configuration Utility. For
more information, see the SAS adapter documentation.
<Ctrl><H> Enters the LSI 9260 configuration utility. For more information,
see the documentation for your SAS RAID card.
<Ctrl><S> Enters the utility to configure NIC settings for PXE boot. For
more information, see the documentation for your integrated
NIC.
<Ctrl><HOME> BIOS recovery during Boot Block.

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Front-Panel Features and Indicators
Figure 1-1. Front Panel−3.5” x8 Hard Drives With Two Motherboards
Figure
1-2.
Front Panel−3.5” x12 Hard Drives With Two Motherboards

12 |About Your System
Figure 1-3. Front Panel−2.5” x18 Hard Drives With Two Motherboards
Figure 1-4. Front Panel−2.5” x24 Hard Drives With Two Motherboards
Figure 1-5. Front Panel−2.5” x24 Hard Drives With One Motherboard

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Item Indicator, Button
Or Connector
Icon Description
1,3 Power-on indicator/
power button
(motherboards 1,2)
The power-on indicator lights
when the system power is on.
The power button controls the
DC power supply output to the
system.
NOTE:
When powering on the
system, the video monitor can take
from several seconds to over 2
minutes to display an image,
depending on the amount of
memory installed in the system.
NOTE:
On ACPI-compliant
operating systems, turning off the
system using the power button
causes the system to perform a
graceful shutdown before power to
the system is turned off.
NOTE:
To force an ungraceful
shutdown, press and hold the
power button for 5 seconds.
2,4 System identification
indicator/button
(motherboards 1,2)
The identification button can be
used to locate a particular system
and motherboard within a chassis.
When the button is pushed, the
blue system status indicator on
the front blinks until the button
is pushed again.
5 Hard Drives Up to twelve hot-swappable 3.5"
hard drives.
Up to twenty four hot-swappable
2.5" hard drives.
* Drive Cover Different for 2.5" hard drive
system and 3.5" hard drive system.

14 |About Your System
Hard-Drive Indicator Patterns
Figure 1-6. Hard-Drive Indicators
1 hard-drive activity indicator
(green)
2 hard-drive status indicator (green and
amber)
Table 1-1. Hard-Drive Status Indicators−For 3.5" Hard-Drive Backplane With CPLD
Hard
Drive
Type
Function
Activity LED Status LED
Green Green Amber
SAS Slot Empty Off Off Off
Drive On-
line/Access
Blinking
when active
On Off
Drive Failed Off/
Blinking
when active
Off On 150 ms
Off 150 ms
Drive
Rebuilding
Blinking
when active
On 400 ms
Off 100 ms
Off
Drive
Rebuilding
Abort
Off/
Blinking
when active
On 3000 ms
Off 3000 ms
Off 3000 ms
Off 3000 ms
Off 3000 ms
Off 3000 ms
On 3000 ms
Off 3000 ms
Predicted
Failure
(SMART)
Off/
Blinking
when active
On 500 ms
Off 500 ms
Off 1000 ms
Off 500 ms
On 500 ms
Off 1000 ms
Drive Identify/
Preparing for
removal
Blinking
when active
On 250 ms
Off 250 ms
Off

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Table 1-2. Hard-Drive Status Indicators−For 2.5" Hard-Drive Backplane With
Expander
Hard Drive
Type Function Activity LED Status LED
Green Green Amber
SAS Slot Empty Off Off Off
Drive On-
line/Access
Blinking
when active
On Off
Drive Failed Off/
Blinking
when active
Off On 125 ms
Off 125 ms
Drive
Rebuilding
Blinking
when active
On 400 ms
Off 100 ms
Off
Drive
Rebuilding
Abort
Off/
Blinking
when active
On 3000 ms
Off 3000 ms
Off 3000 ms
Off 3000 ms
Off 3000 ms
Off 3000 ms
On 3000 ms
Off 3000 ms
Predicted
Failure
(SMART)
Off/
Blinking
when active
On 500 ms
Off 500 ms
Off 1000 ms
Off 500 ms
On 500 ms
Off 1000 ms
Drive
Identify/
Preparing for
removal
Blinking
when active
On 250 ms
Off 250 ms
Off
Back-Panel Features and Indicators
Figure 1-7. Back Panel−Two Motherboards

16 |About Your System
Figure 1-8. Back Panel−One Motherboard
Item Indicator, Button
Or Connector
Icon Description
1 Power supply 2 1100 W/1400 W
2 Power supply 1 1100 W/1400 W
3 NIC connector 1 Embedded 10/100/1000 NIC connectors.
4 NIC connector 2 Embedded 10/100/1000 NIC connectors.
5 Serial port Connects a serial device to the system.
6 VGA port Connects a VGA display to the system.
7 System
identification
indicator
Both the system management software
and the identification buttons located on
the front can cause the indicator to flash
blue to identify a particular system and
system board. Lights amber when the
system needs attention due to a problem.
8 BMC management
port
Dedicated management port.

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Item Indicator, Button
Or Connector
Icon Description
9 USB port 0 Connects USB devices to the system. The
ports are USB 2.0-compliant.
10 USB port 1 Connects USB devices to the system. The
ports are USB 2.0-compliant.
11 Power On/Off
button
The power button controls the DC power
supply output to the system.
NOTE:
When powering on the system, the
video monitor can take from several
seconds to over 2 minutes to display an
image, depending on the amount of memory
installed in the system.
NOTE:
On ACPI-
compliant operating
systems, turning off the system using the
power button causes the system to perform
a graceful shutdown before power to the
system is turned off.
NOTE:
To force an ungraceful shutdown,
press and hold the power button for five
seconds.
12 IPASS connector Connects to external PCIE devices or a
PCIE bus extender port.

18 |About Your System
NIC Indicator Codes
Figure 1-9. NIC Indicators
1 speed indicator 2 link/activity indicator
NIC Status Indicator (Speed) Condition
Solid green Linking at 100 Mbps speed
Blinking green Port identification with 10 or 100 Mbps speed
Solid amber Linking at 1 Gbps speed
Blinking amber Port identification with 1 Gbps speed
Off Linking at 10 Mbps speed
when the
link/activity LED is green; no link when the
link/activity LED is off.
NIC Status Indicator (Link/Activity)Condition
Solid green LAN linking/No access
Blinking green LAN accessing
Off No link

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Figure 1-10. NIC Indicators (BMC Management Port)
1 speed indicator
2 link/activity indicator
NIC Status Indicator (Speed) Condition
Green Linking at 100 Mbps speed
Off Linking at 10 Mbps speed when the
link/activity LED is solid green;
no link when the link/activity LED is off
NIC Status Indicator (Link/Activity)Condition
Green LAN linking/Accessing
Off No link

20 |About Your System
Power and System Board Indicator Codes
The LEDs on the system front panel and back panel display status codes
during system startup. For location of the LEDs on the front panel, see
Figure 1-1 for 3.5"hard drive and Figure 1-4 for 2.5"hard drive systems. For
location of the LEDs on the back panel, see Figure 1-7.
Table 1-3. Status Indicator Codes lists the status associated with the status
codes.
Table 1-3. Status Indicator Codes
Component Indicator Condition
Power-on
indicator
Green Solid
Blinking
Off
Power On S0/S1
BMC critical condition event in Power On
mode S0/S1
Power Off mode S4/S5
Amber
Blinking
Off
BMC Critical condition event in Power On
mode S0/S1
BMC Critical condition event in Power Off
mode S4/S5
Power On S0/S1
Power Off S4/S5
System
identification
indicator
Blue Solid
Off
IPMI through Chassis Identify Command On
or ID Button Press ID On
IPMI through Chassis Identify Command Off
or ID Button Press ID Off