Dell PowerEdge E04S001 User manual

Dell™ PowerEdge™
T710 Systems
Getting Started
With Your System
Guide de mise en route
Primeiros passos com o sistema
Procedimientos iniciales con el sistema

Dell™ PowerEdge™
T710 Systems
Getting Started
With Your System
Model E04S
Regulatory type E04S001

Notes, Cautions, and Warnings
NOTE: A NOTE indicates important information that helps you make better use
of 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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Information in this document is subject to change without notice.
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is strictly forbidden.
Trademarks used in this text: Dell, the DELL logo, and PowerEdge are trademarks of Dell Inc.;
Intel and Xeon are registered trademarks of Intel Corporation in the U.S. and other countries; Microsoft,
Windows,Windows Server,and Hyper-V are either trademarks or registered trademarks of Microsoft
Corporation in the United States and/or other countries; Red Hat and Enterprise Linux are registered
trademarks of Red Hat, Inc. in the United States and other countries; SUSE is a registered trademark
of Novell, Inc. in the United States and other countries; VMware is a registered trademark of VMware, Inc.
in the United States and/or other jurisdictions; Citrix and XenServer are trademarks of Citrix Systems, Inc.
and/or more of its subsidiaries, and may be registered in the United States Patent and Trademark Office
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trade names other than its own.
Model E04S
Regulatory type E04S001
March 2009 P/N N732H Rev. A00

Getting Started With Your System 3
Installation and Configuration
WARNING: Before performing the following procedure, review the safety
instructions that came with the system.
NOTE: If you are using the optional rack configuration, assemble the rails
and install the system in the rack following the safety instructions and the
rack installation instructions provided with your system.
Stabilizing the Tower System
WARNING: The tower system has four feet on its bottom panel that can be
extended outward to help properly stabilize the system. Failure to extend the feet
poses the risk of having the system tip over, possibly causing bodily injury
or damage to the system.

4Getting Started With Your System
Optional – Connecting the Keyboard, Mouse, and Monitor
Connect the keyboard, mouse, and monitor (optional).
The connectors on the back of your system have icons indicating which cable
to plug into each connector. Be sure to tighten the screws (if any) on the
monitor's cable connector.
Connecting the Power Cable(s)
Connect the system’s power cable(s) to the system and, if a monitor is used,
connect the monitor’s power cable to the monitor.

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Securing the Power Cable(s)
Bend the system power cable(s) into a loop as shown in the illustration
and secure the cable with the provided strap.
Plug the other end of the power cable(s) into a grounded electrical outlet
or a separate power source such as an uninterrupted power supply (UPS)
or a power distribution unit (PDU).
Turning On the System
Press the power button on the system and on the optional monitor, if used.
The power indicators should light.

6Getting Started With Your System
Complete the Operating System Setup
If you purchased a preinstalled operating system, see the operating system
documentation that ships with your system. To install an operating system for
the first time, see the installation and configuration documentation for your
operating system. Be sure the operating system is installed before installing
hardware or software not purchased with the system.
Supported Operating Systems
• Microsoft
®
Windows
®
Small Business Server 2008 Standard and
Premium (x64) editions
• Microsoft Windows Small Business Server 2008 Standard and
Premium editions with SP2
• Microsoft Windows Small Business Server 2003 R2 Standard and
Premium (32-bit x86) editions
• Microsoft Windows Server
®
2008 Standard and Enterprise (32-bit x86)
editions
• Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Standard, Enterprise, and Datacenter
(x64) editions
• Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Standard, Enterprise, and Datacenter
editions with SP2
• Microsoft Windows Essential Business Server 2008 Standard
and Premium editions with SP2
• Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Standard and Enterprise (32-bit x86)
editions with SP2
• Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Standard and Enterprise (x64) editions
(SP1 and later)
• Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2 Standard and Enterprise (32-bit x86)
editions with SP2
• Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2 Standard, Enterprise, and Datacenter
(x64) editions (SP1 and later)
•RedHat
®
Enterprise Linux
®
AS and ES (Version 4) (x86)
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS and ES (Version 4) (x86_64)
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 5 (x86)

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• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 5 (x86_64)
•SUSE
®
Linux Enterprise Server 10 SP2 (x86_64)
• SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 (x86_64)
•VMware
®
ESX Version 3.5 Update 4
• VMware ESX Version 4.0
• VMware ESXi Version 3.5 Update
x (embedded)
• VMware ESXi Version 4.0 (embedded)
•Citrix
®
XenServer™ Enterprise edition 5. x (embedded)
• Microsoft Hyper-V™
NOTE: For the latest information on supported operating systems,
see www.dell.com.
Other Information You May Need
WARNING: See the safety and regulatory information that shipped with
your system. Warranty information may be included within this document
or as a separate document.
• The rack documentation included with your rack solution describes
how to install your system into a rack.
• The
Hardware Owner’s Manual provides information about system features
and describes how to troubleshoot the system and install or replace system
components. This document is available online at
support.dell.com .
• Any media that ships with your system that provides documentation
and tools for configuring and managing your system, including those
pertaining to the operating system, system management software, system
updates, and system components that you purchased with your system.
NOTE: Always check for updates on support.dell.com and read the updates
first because they often supersede information in other documents.

8Getting Started With Your System
Obtaining Technical Assistance
If you do not understand a procedure in this guide or if the system does
not perform as expected, see your Hardware Owner’s Manual. Dell™ offers
comprehensive hardware training and certification. See www.dell.com/training
for more information. This service may not be offered in all locations.
Technical Specifications
Processor
Processor type Intel®Xeon®Processor 5500 series
Expansion Bus
Bus type PCI Express Generation 2
Expansion slots Slot 0: PCIe x8 Storage
Slot 1: PCIe x4
Slot 2: PCIe x16
Slot 3: PCIe x8
Slot 4: PCIe x8
Slot 5: PCIe x8
Slot 6: PCIe x8
NOTE: A maximum of 110W is allocated to add-in
cards. All slots support up to 25W, but a maximum of
2x 25W cards and 4x 15W cards may be installed at
any time, regardless of the slots they are installed in.
Memory
Architecture 800-Mhz, 1066-MHz, or 1333-MHz DDR3
registered or unbuffered Error Correcting Code
(ECC) DIMMs.
Memory module sockets Eighteen 240-pin
Memory module capacities 1 GB, 2 GB, 4 GB, or 8 GB (16 GB when
available)
Minimum RAM 1 GB
Maximum RAM 144 GB