Dell PowerEdge C6220 II User manual

Dell PowerEdge C6220 II
Systems
Hardware Owner’s
Manual

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Contents
1About Your System......................................................................13
Accessing System Features during Startup ..................................................13
Front-Panel Features and Indicators..............................................................14
Hard-Drive Indicator Patterns.........................................................................18
Service Tag ........................................................................................................21
Back Panel Features and Indicators..............................................................24
System-Board Assembly Configurations.......................................................26
LAN Indicator Codes.........................................................................................28
Power and System Board Indicator Codes ...................................................30
Power Supply Indicator Codes .......................................................................31
1400W Power Supply................................................................................31
1200W Power Supply................................................................................32
BMC Heart Beat LED.........................................................................................33
Post Error Code..................................................................................................34
Collecting System Event Log (SEL) for Investigation ...........................34
System Event Log...............................................................................................38
Processor Error.........................................................................................38
Memory ECC ..............................................................................................39
PCI-E Error .................................................................................................40
IOH Core Error ...........................................................................................41
SB Error......................................................................................................42
POST Start Event.......................................................................................43

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POST End Event.........................................................................................44
POST Error Code Event ............................................................................45
BIOS Recovery Event ...............................................................................45
ME Fail Event .............................................................................................46
SEL Generator ID ......................................................................................46
Sensor Data Record ..........................................................................................47
Other Information You May Need ...................................................................52
C6220 Fresh Air Support...........................................................................52
C6220 II System Configuration Limitations by
Intel Xeon Processor................................................................................60
E5-2600 v2 product family ........................................................................60
C6220 II Fresh Air Support .......................................................................62
Micro SD Card and SD Card Socket Location ......................................67
2Using the System Setup Program ............................................68
Start Menu..........................................................................................................68
System Setup Options at Boot .........................................................................68
Boot Manager ....................................................................................................69
Console Redirection .........................................................................................71
Enabling and Configuring Console Redirection ....................................72
Main Menu .........................................................................................................76
Main Screen ..............................................................................................76
Advanced Menu ................................................................................................78
Power Management.................................................................................79
Chassis Power Management ..................................................................80
CPU Configuration ....................................................................................88

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Memory Configuration .............................................................................94
SATA Configuration ..................................................................................97
PCI Configuration....................................................................................100
Embedded Network Devices.................................................................102
ISCSI Remote Boot .................................................................................104
Active State Power Management Configuration................................105
PCI Slot Configuration ............................................................................106
USB Configuration ..................................................................................107
Security Menu .................................................................................................108
Server Menu.....................................................................................................111
Set BMC LAN Configuration..................................................................113
Remote Access Configuration ..............................................................114
Boot Menu ........................................................................................................116
Exit Menu..........................................................................................................117
Command Line Interfaces for Setup options...............................................118
3Installing System Components ...............................................151
Safety Instructions ..........................................................................................151
Recommended Tools ......................................................................................151
Inside the System ............................................................................................152
Hard Drives.......................................................................................................154
Removing a 3.5-inch Hard-Drive Blank................................................154
Installing a 3.5-inch Hard-Drive Blank .................................................154
Removing a 2.5-inch Hard-Drive Blank................................................155
Installing a 2.5-inch Hard-Drive Blank .................................................155
Removing a Hard-Drive Carrier.............................................................156

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Installing a Hard-Drive Carrier..............................................................157
Removing a Hard Drive from a Hard-Drive Carrier.............................157
Installing a Hard Drive into a Hard-Drive Carrier ...............................159
Power Supplies ...............................................................................................159
Removing a Power Supply.....................................................................160
Installing a Power Supply ......................................................................161
System-Board Assembly ................................................................................162
Removing a Dummy System-Board Tray .............................................162
Installing a Dummy System-Board Tray ..............................................163
Removing a System-Board Assembly..................................................163
Installing a System-Board Assembly ...................................................164
Air Baffle ..........................................................................................................165
Removing the Air Baffle .........................................................................165
Installing the Air Baffle ..........................................................................166
Heat Sinks ........................................................................................................167
Removing the Heat Sink.........................................................................167
Installing the Heat Sink ..........................................................................169
Processors........................................................................................................169
Removing a Processor ...........................................................................169
Installing a Processor ............................................................................171
Interposer Extender for 2U Node ..................................................................172
Removing the Interposer Extender for 2U Node.................................172
Installing the Interposer Extender for 2U Node..................................173
Removing the Interposer Extender Tray for 2U Node........................174
Installing the Interposer Extender for 2U Node Tray .........................175

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Expansion-Card Assembly and Expansion Card ........................................176
Removing the Expansion Card for 1U Node ........................................176
Installing the Expansion Card for 1U Node..........................................178
Removing the Expansion Card for 2U Node ........................................179
Installing the Expansion Card for 2U Node..........................................183
PCI-E Slot Priority............................................................................................185
RAID Card .........................................................................................................186
Summary of LSI 9265-8i with RAID Battery, LSI 9210-8i HBA and LSI
9285-8e with RAID Battery.....................................................................186
LSI 9265-8i Card ...............................................................................................187
Removing the LSI 9265-8i Card for 1U Node........................................187
Installing the LSI 9265-8i Card for 1U Node.........................................190
Cable Routing for LSI 9265-8i Card (1U Node).....................................191
Removing the LSI 9265-8i Card for 2U Node........................................194
Installing the LSI 9265-8i Card for 2U Node.........................................198
Cable Routing for LSI 9265-8i Card (2U Node).....................................199
LSI 9265-8i RAID Battery.................................................................................202
Removing the LSI 9265-8i RAID battery Assembly .............................202
Installing the LSI 9265-8i RAID Battery Assembly ..............................204
Removing the LSI 9265-8i RAID Battery...............................................204
Installing the LSI 9265-8i RAID Battery ................................................205
Riser Card .........................................................................................................206
Optional Riser Cards...............................................................................206
Removing the Riser Card for 1U Node .................................................208
Installing the Riser card for 1U Node...................................................209

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Cable Routing for Riser Card (1U Node) ..............................................209
Removing the Riser card for 2U Node..................................................210
Installing the Riser card for 2U Node...................................................212
Cable Routing for Riser Card (2U Node) ..............................................213
Optional Mezzanine Cards.............................................................................214
Removing the LSI 2008 SAS Mezzanine Card .....................................214
Installing the LSI 2008 SAS Mezzanine Card.......................................215
Cable Routing for LSI 2008 SAS Mezzanine Card (1U Node) ............216
Cable Routing for LSI 2008 SAS Mezzanine Card (2U Node) ............217
Removing the 1GbE Mezzanine Card ...................................................221
Installing the 1GbE Mezzanine Card.....................................................223
Removing the 10GbE Mezzanine Card .................................................224
Installing the 10GbE Mezzanine Card...................................................227
Mezzanine-Card Bridge Board......................................................................228
Removing the Mezzanine-Card Bridge Board ....................................228
Installing the Mezzanine-Card Bridge Board......................................229
System Memory ...............................................................................................230
Memory Slot Features............................................................................230
Supported Memory Module Configuration..........................................230
Removing the Memory Modules...........................................................232
Installing the Memory Modules............................................................234
System Battery.................................................................................................236
Replacing the System Battery...............................................................236
System Board...................................................................................................238
Removing a System Board.....................................................................238

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Installing a System Board......................................................................240
Cable Routing for Onboard SATA Cables (1U Node)..........................241
Cable Routing for Onboard SATA Cables
(2U Node with 3.5” HDDs)......................................................................243
Cable Routing for Onboard SATA Cables
(2U Node with 2.5” HDDs)......................................................................245
Opening and Closing the System ..................................................................246
Opening the System................................................................................246
Closing the System .................................................................................247
Cooling Fans.....................................................................................................248
Removing a Cooling Fan.........................................................................248
Installing a Cooling Fan..........................................................................250
Power Distribution Boards ............................................................................251
Removing a Power Distribution Board.................................................251
Installing a Power Distribution Board..................................................256
Cable Routing for Power Distribution Board.......................................258
Middle Planes..................................................................................................261
Removing the Middle Planes.................................................................261
Installing the Middle Planes..................................................................267
Cable Routing for Middle Plane to
Direct Hard-Drive Backplane................................................................269
Cable Routing for Middle Plane to 2.5” Hard-Drive Backplane for
Expander Configuration .........................................................................274
Direct Backplanes ..........................................................................................276
Removing the Direct Backplane ...........................................................276
Installing the Direct Backplane ............................................................281

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2.5-inch Hard Drive Expander Configuration ..............................................283
Removing the 2.5-inch Hard Drive Backplane for Expander
Configuration ...........................................................................................283
Installing the 2.5-inch Hard Drive Backplane for Expander
Configuration ...........................................................................................291
Front Panels .....................................................................................................292
Removing the Front Panel......................................................................292
Installing the Front Panel .......................................................................294
Sensor Boards .................................................................................................296
Removing the Sensor Board for 3.5” Hard-Drive System..................296
Installing the Sensor Board for 3.5” Hard-Drive System...................297
Cable Routing for Sensor Board and Front Panel for 3.5” Hard Drive
System......................................................................................................298
Removing the Sensor Board for 2.5” Hard-Drive System..................300
Installing the Sensor Board for 2.5” Hard-Drive System...................302
Cable Routing for Sensor Board and Front Panel for 2.5” Hard Drive
System......................................................................................................303
4Troubleshooting Your System.................................................305
Minimum Configuration to POST ..................................................................305
Safety First –For You and Your System.......................................................305
Installation Problems .....................................................................................306
Troubleshooting System Startup Failure .....................................................306
Troubleshooting External Connections .......................................................306
Troubleshooting the Video Subsystem ........................................................307
Troubleshooting a USB Device .....................................................................307
Troubleshooting a Serial I/O Device............................................................308

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Troubleshooting a NIC....................................................................................308
Troubleshooting a Wet System .....................................................................309
Troubleshooting a Damaged System ...........................................................310
Troubleshooting the System Battery............................................................311
Troubleshooting Power Supplies .................................................................312
Troubleshooting System Cooling Problems................................................312
Troubleshooting a Fan....................................................................................313
Troubleshooting System Memory.................................................................314
Troubleshooting a Hard Drive .......................................................................316
Troubleshooting a Storage Controller .........................................................317
Troubleshooting Expansion Cards................................................................318
Troubleshooting Processors .........................................................................319
IRQ Assignment Conflicts ..............................................................................320
5Jumpers and Connectors.........................................................321
C6220 II System Board Connectors...............................................................321
C6220 System Board Connectors ..................................................................322
Backplane Connectors ...................................................................................324
3.5" Hard-Drive Direct Backplane.........................................................324
2.5" Hard-Drive Direct Backplane.........................................................326
2.5" Hard-Drive Expander Backplane ...................................................328
Middle Plane Connectors ..............................................................................329
Interposer Extender for 2U Node Connectors .............................................330
LSI 2008 SAS Mezzanine Card Connectors..................................................331
1GbE Mezzanine Card Connectors................................................................332
10GbE Mezzanine Card Connectors..............................................................333

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Power Distribution Board 1 Connectors......................................................334
Power Distribution Board 2 Connectors......................................................335
Sensor Board Connectors ..............................................................................335
Jumper Settings ..............................................................................................336
System Configuration Jumper Settings on the
C6220 II System Board ...........................................................................336
System Configuration Jumper Settings on the
C6220 System Board...............................................................................337
Direct Backplane Jumper Settings ......................................................338
6Getting Help................................................................................339
Contacting Dell................................................................................................339
7Index ............................................................................................340

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About Your System | 13
About Your System
Accessing System Features during Startup
The following keystrokes provide access to system features during startup.
Note that the hot-keys of SAS/SATA card or PXE support are available in
BIOS boot mode only. There is no hot-key to boot through the UEFI mode.
Keystroke
Description
<F2>
Enters the System Setup program. See “Start Menu” on page 68.
<F11>
Enters the BIOS Boot Manager. See “Boot Manager” on page 69.
<F12>
Starts Preboot eXecution Environment (PXE) / iSCSI boot.
<Ctrl><C>
Enters the LSI 9210-8i HBA Card or LSI 2008 SAS Mezzanine
Card Configuration Utility. For more information, see the SAS
adapter documentation.
<Ctrl><H>
Enters the LSI 9265-8i Card Configuration Utility. For more
information, see the documentation for your SAS RAID card.
<Ctrl><Y>
Enters the MegaPCLI SAS RAID Management Tool.
<Ctrl><S>
Enters the utility to configure onboard LAN settings for PXE
boot. For more information, see the documentation for your
integrated LAN.
<Ctrl><I>
Enters onboard SATA Controller’s Configuration Utility.
<Ctrl><D>
Enter the Intel iSCSI setup menu.

14 |About Your System
Front-Panel Features and Indicators
This system is designed with two types of system boards: C6220 II and
C6220. The system supports the following configurations:
Figure 1-1. Front Panel−3.5” x12 Hard Drives With Four System Boards
(C6220/C6220 II RAID Card & Onboard SATA Controller)
Figure 1-2. Front Panel−3.5” x12 Hard Drives With Two System Boards
(C6220/C6220 II RAID Card & C6220 II Onboard SATA Controller)

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Figure 1-3. Front Panel−3.5” x6 Hard Drives With Two System Board
(C6220 Onboard SATA Controller)
Figure 1-4. Front Panel−2.5” x24 Hard Drives With Four System Boards
(C6220/C6220 II RAID Card & Onboard SATA Controller)
Figure 1-5. Front Panel
−
2.5” x16 Hard Drives With Two System Boards
(C6220/C6220 II RAID Card)

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Figure 1-6. Front Panel−2.5” x12 Hard Drives With two System Board
(C6220/C6220 II Onboard SATA Controller)
Item
Indicator, Button
Or Connector
Icon
Description
1
Power-on indicator/
system state indicator/
power button for system
board 1
The power-on indicator turns to
green when the system power is
on.
The power-on indicator turns to
amber when the system critical
event occurs.
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 DIMM
installed in the system.
3
Power-on indicator/
system state indicator/
power button for system
board 2
7
Power-on indicator/
system state indicator/
power button for system
board 4
NOTE: For more information on the direction details of the 2.5-inch hard drive
expander configuration support, see the HDD Zoning configuration tool at
dell.com/support.

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Item
Indicator, Button
Or Connector
Icon
Description
9
Power-on indicator/
system state indicator/
power button for system
board 3
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
System identification
indicator/button for
system board 1
The identification button can be
used to locate a particular system
and system board within a chassis.
When the button is pushed, the
system’s blue status indicator on
the front and back blink until the
button is pushed again.
4
System identification
indicator/button for
system board 2
6
System identification
indicator/button for
system board 4
8
System identification
indicator/button for
system board 3
5
Hard Drives
Up to twelve hot-swappable 3.5-
inch hard drives.
Up to twenty four hot-swappable
2.5-inch hard drives.
*
Drive Cover
Applicable only for 2.5-inch hard
drive system. This is not a usable
drive slot.

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Hard-Drive Indicator Patterns
Figure 1-7. 3.5-inch Hard Drive Indicators
1 hard-drive activity indicator
(green)
2 hard-drive status indicator (green
and amber)
Figure 1-8. 2.5-inch Hard Drive Indicators
1 hard-drive status indicator (green
and amber)
2 hard-drive activity indicator
(green)

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Table 1-1. Hard-Drive Status Indicators−For 3.5"/2.5” Direct Hard-Drive Backplane
Controller
Hard
Drive Type
Function
Activity LED
Status LED
Green
Green
Amber
Onboard
Controller
SATA2
Drive on-line
Off/
Blinking
when active
On
Off
Fail
Off
On
Off
LSI 9265
/LSI 2008
/LSI 9210
SAS
/SATA2
Slot Empty
Off
Off
Off
Drive On-
line/Access
Blinking
when active
On
Off
Drive Fail
Off
Off
On 150 ms
Off 150 ms
Drive Rebuild
Blinking
when active
On 400 ms
Off 100 ms
Off
Drive Identify
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 for
Expander Configuration
Controller
Hard
Drive
Type
Function
Activity LED
Status LED
Green
Green
Amber
LSI 9265
/LSI 2008
/LSI 9210
SAS
/SATA2
Slot Empty
Off
Off
Off
Drive On-line
Blinking
when active
On
Off
Drive Identify /
Preparing for
Removal
Blinking
when active
On
250 ms
Off
250 ms
Off
Drive Rebuild
Blinking
when active
On
400 ms
Off
100 ms
Off
Drive Failed
Off
Off
On
150 ms
Off
150 ms
Predicted
Failure (SMART)
Blinking
when active
On
500 ms
Off
500 ms
Off
1000 ms
Off
500 ms
On
500 ms
Off
1000 ms
Rebuild Abort
Off
On
3000 ms
Off
9000 ms
Off
6000 ms
On
3000 ms
Off
000 ms