Dell PowerEdge C8000 User manual

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Dell PowerEdge
C8000, C8220, C8220X,
and C8000XD
Getting Started
With Your System
Mise en route de votre système
Introdução ao uso do seu sistema
Introducción al sistema
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B06B001, and B06B002

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Dell PowerEdge
C8000, C8220, C8220X,
and C8000XD
Getting Started
With Your System
Regulatory Model: B10S, B05B, and B06B
Regulatory Type: B10S001, B05B001,
B06B001, and B06B002

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Notes, Cautions, and Warnings
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your computer.
CAUTION: A CAUTION indicates potential damage to hardware or loss of data if
instructions are not followed.
WARNING: A WARNING indicates a potential for property damage, personal
injury, or death.
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Template Last Updated - 2/7/2007 Getting Started With Your System 3
CAUTION: Restricted Access Location
This server is intended for installation only in restricted access locations as
defined where both these conditions apply:
• Access can only be gained by service persons or by users who have been
instructed about the reasons for the restrictions applied to the location
and about any precautions that shall be taken.
• Access is through the use of a tool or lock and key, or other means of
security, and is controlled by the authority responsible for the location.
Installation and Configuration
WARNING: Before performing the following procedure, review and follow the
safety instructions that came with the system.
The PowerEdge C8000 server enclosure is a flexible and scalable 4U
rackmount chassis. PowerEdge C8000 features ten vertically aligned sled bays
that support a full sled or a mixed sled enclosure. A full sled enclosure can
include up to five C8220X double-wide compute sleds, ten C8220 single-wide
compute sleds, or five C8000XD storage sleds. A mixed sled enclosure can
support a mixture of differing sled types.
Recommended Tools
Before you begin the installation tasks, ensure that you have the following
items:
• #1 Phillips screwdriver
• #2 Phillips screwdriver
• Wrist grounding strap connected to ground
• Antistatic mat or antistatic foam
Unpacking the System
WARNING: Whenever you need to lift the system, get others to assist you. To
avoid injury, do not attempt to lift the system by yourself.
CAUTION: Wear a wrist grounding strap when handling system components.
1 Prepare an antistatic mat or antistatic foam to set the PowerEdge C8000
server enclosure on.
2 Unpack and place your enclosure on an antistatic mat or antistatic foam .
3 Save the cardboard containers for future use.

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Installing the Tool-Less Rail Solution
WARNING: Whenever you need to lift the system, get others to assist you. To
avoid injury, do not attempt to lift the system by yourself.
WARNING: The system is not fixed to the rack or mounted on the rails. To avoid
personal injury or damage to the system, you must adequately support the system
during installation and removal.
WARNING: To avoid a potential electrical shock hazard, a third wire safety
grounding conductor is necessary for the rack installation. The rack equipment
must provide sufficient airflow to the system to maintain proper cooling.
CAUTION: The rail pegs must be flush with the rack posts to install
properly.
NOTE: The rack rails are marked LEFT and RIGHT. The rail marked "LEFT" attaches
to the left rack posts and the rail marked "RIGHT" attaches to the right rack posts
when facing the front of the rack.
1 Determine where to place the rails in the rack. Make sure there is enough
space in the rack for the 4U chassis. In a standard rack, the height of a 4U
chassis will span 12 rack post holes.
2 Use the marking indicated on the left and right sides of the rail to orient
the rail correctly to the rack posts.
3 Attach the left rail and stopping bracket to the rack.
a Position left rail marked " LEFT " to align with its mounting holes on the
rack posts.
b Press and hold the rail release button  to open the latch on the front
end of the left rail.
c Align the three pegs  with the mounting holes on the front rack post.
d Release the button  when it engages to the front rack post.
NOTE: Make sure the rail release button is engaged correctly.
NOTE: The rails can be used in both square-hole and round-hole racks.

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e Press and hold the rail release button  to open the latch on the back
end of the rail.
f Align the three pegs  with the mounting holes on the back rack post.
g Release the button  when it engages to the back rack post.
2
1
3
1
2
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h Install one cage nut  to the front rack post and two cage nuts  to
the back rack post.
i Align the stopping bracket  to the back rack post and secure with the
three 10-32 screws
 . Apply 35 in-lbs of torque to the screws.
1
2
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4 Attach the right rail and stopping bracket to the rack.
Use the same procedure to install the right rail and stopping bracket to the
right rack posts.
NOTE: To remove the rails, press and hold on the rail release button on the end
piece midpoint and unseat each rail.
Installing the System
This section includes the following subsections:
• Emptying the System
• Install the System Into the Rack
• Sled Bay Numbering
• Populating the System
• Install the External PDU Into the Rack
• Rack Configuration
Emptying the System
Before you install a PowerEdge C8000 server enclosure into a rack, remove all
sled modules from the enclosure to reduce system weight and avoid injury.
Place all sled modules on an antistatic mat or antistatic foam.
• To remove a C8220 single-wide compute sled, pull up on the release latch
 and using the handle  slide the sled out of the enclosure.
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2

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• To remove a C8220X double-wide compute sled, pull up on the release
latch
 and using the handle  slide the sled out of the enclosure.
• To remove a
C8000XD storage sled, pull and hold the release tab  and
using the handle
 slide the sled out of the enclosure.
2
1
1
2

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• To remove a power sled, pull up on the release latch  and using the
handle
 slide the sled out of the enclosure.
• To remove a double-wide sled blank, squeeze and hold the release latches
 and pull the sled blank out of the enclosure  .
1
2
1
2

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• To remove a single-wide sled blank, pull up on the release latch  and
using the handle
 slide the blank out of the enclosure.
2
1

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Install the System Into the Rack
WARNING: Whenever you need to lift the system, get others to assist you. To
avoid injury, do not attempt to lift the system by yourself.
1 With assistance, align the server enclosure  with the rails  and push it
fully into the rack.
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2

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2 Secure the front of the enclosure to the left and right rack posts with the
four 10-32 screws
 .
1

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Sled Bay Numbering
The PowerEdge C8000 server enclosure is divided into ten vertical bays. A
C8220 single-wide compute sled occupies one sled bay in the server enclosure
and a C8220X double-wide compute sled or C8000XD storage sled occupies
two sled bays in the server enclosure. When installing a sled module into the
server enclosure, you should install the sled module in sled bay 1 first, then
work toward the right of the enclosure.
a. Sled bays 5 and 6 support installation of two power sleds or two C8220 compute sleds or a
combination of the two sled types.
b. For server enclosure with internal power source, install C8000XD storage sleds in sled bays 3 to 10
only.
c. Install power sleds in sled bays 5 and 6 only.
Sled module type
Sled Bays
12345
a
6
a
78910
C8220 single-wide
compute sled
√√√√√√√√√√
C8220X double-wide
compute sled
√√√√√
C8000XD storage
sled
b
√√√√√
Power sled
c⎯⎯⎯⎯√√⎯⎯⎯⎯

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Populating the System
CAUTION: To ensure proper operation and cooling, all bays in the enclosure must
be populated at all times with either a sled or with a sled blank.
CAUTION: To maintain proper system cooling, all empty hard-drive slots must
have hard-drive blanks installed.
Install all components into the PowerEdge C8000 server enclosure.
• To install a C8220 single-wide compute sled, slide the new sled into the
enclosure until the sled is fully seated and the release latch snaps into
place.
• To install a
C8220X double-wide compute sled, slide the new sled into
the enclosure until the sled is fully seated and the release latch snaps
into place.
• To install a C8000XD storage sled, slide the new sled into the enclosure
until the sled is fully seated and the release tab snaps into place.
• To install a power sled, slide the new sled into the enclosure until the sled
is fully seated and the release latch snaps into place.
• To install a double-wide sled blank, slide the blank into the enclosure until
it is fully seated and the release latches snap into place.
• To install a single-wide sled blank, slide the blank into the enclosure until
it is fully seated and the release latch snaps into place.

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Install the External PDU Into the Rack
WARNING: Whenever you need to lift the system, get others to assist you. To
avoid injury, do not attempt to lift the system by yourself.
NOTE: The PDU device illustrations are provided as reference only. See PDU
device documentation for more information about the PDU device.
NOTE: The PDU mounting brackets are marked L and R. The rail marked "L"
attaches to the left of the PDU device and the rail marked "R" attaches to the right of
the PDU device.
WARNING: Do not connect or disconnect power cables to the PDU device while
the PDU is energized.
WARNING: Turn off the PDU breaker switches to avoid potentially serious or
fatal electric shock.
1 Turn off the PDU breaker switches by moving the A, B, and C breaker
switches to the "OFF" position.
2 Disconnect the PDU from the power source.
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3 Remove the power cable interface box (PCIB) module.
a Remove the two screws  securing the PCIB module.
b Grasp the PCIB handle and pull it out of it’s bay  .
4 Attach the mounting brackets to the sides of the PDU.
a Affix the ten screws  to the left and right sides of the PDU.
b Position the left mounting bracket marked "L" to align the screw holes
with the screws on the PDU and slide the mounting bracket toward
the back of the PDU until it locks into place
 .
c Position the right mounting bracket marked "R" to align the screw
holes with the screws on the PDU and slide the mounting bracket
toward the back of the PDU until it locks into place
 .
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1

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5 Install the snorkel to the PDU.
a Remove the air duct from the snorkel.
b Align the air duct  with the front of the PDU.
c Secure the air duct to the front of the PDU with the two screws  .
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d Align the snorkel with the rack posts.
e Secure the snorkel to the rack posts with the four screws  .
2
1
FRONT
1