Dell PowerEdge FC630 User manual

Dell PowerEdge FC630
Owner's Manual
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2016 - 03
Rev. A01

Contents
1 Dell PowerEdge FC630 overview ...................................................................... 7
Supported configurations for the PowerEdge FC630 system.............................................................7
Front panel.............................................................................................................................................8
2.5-inch hard drive or SSD system..................................................................................................9
1.8-inch SSD system......................................................................................................................10
Diagnostic Indicators........................................................................................................................... 11
iDRAC Direct LED indicator codes................................................................................................ 11
Using USB diskette or USB DVD or CD drives.............................................................................. 12
Hard drive or SSD indicator patterns............................................................................................ 12
Locating Service Tag of your system..................................................................................................14
2 Documentation resources.................................................................................15
3 Technical specifications.................................................................................... 18
Chassis dimensions............................................................................................................................. 18
Chassis weight.....................................................................................................................................18
Processor specifications..................................................................................................................... 18
System battery specifications .............................................................................................................19
Memory specifications ....................................................................................................................... 19
RAID controllers...................................................................................................................................19
PCIe mezzanine card slots..................................................................................................................19
Driver specification............................................................................................................................. 20
Hard drives.....................................................................................................................................20
SSDs............................................................................................................................................... 20
Optical drive.................................................................................................................................. 20
Flash drive......................................................................................................................................20
Ports and connectors specifications .................................................................................................20
USB ports.......................................................................................................................................20
Internal Dual SD Module ..............................................................................................................20
Video specifications ............................................................................................................................21
Environmental specifications ............................................................................................................. 21
Particulate and gaseous contamination specifications .............................................................. 22
Expanded operating temperature ................................................................................................23
Expanded operating temperature restrictions............................................................................. 24
4 Initial system setup and configuration...........................................................25
Setting up your system....................................................................................................................... 25
iDRAC configuration........................................................................................................................... 25
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Options to set up iDRAC IP address............................................................................................. 25
Options to install the operating system............................................................................................. 26
Methods to download firmware and drivers................................................................................ 27
5 Pre-operating system management applications........................................28
Options to manage the pre-operating system applications.............................................................28
System Setup.......................................................................................................................................28
Viewing System Setup...................................................................................................................29
System Setup details..................................................................................................................... 29
System BIOS.................................................................................................................................. 29
iDRAC Settings utility..................................................................................................................... 51
Device Settings.............................................................................................................................. 52
Dell Lifecycle Controller..................................................................................................................... 52
Embedded system management..................................................................................................52
Boot Manager......................................................................................................................................53
Viewing Boot Manager..................................................................................................................53
Boot Manager main menu............................................................................................................ 53
PXE boot..............................................................................................................................................54
6 Installing and removing sled components.................................................... 55
Safety instructions...............................................................................................................................55
Before working inside your system.............................................................................................. 55
After working inside your system..................................................................................................55
Recommended tools.......................................................................................................................... 56
Sled...................................................................................................................................................... 56
Removing the sled.........................................................................................................................56
Installing the sled...........................................................................................................................58
Inside the sled..................................................................................................................................... 60
Cooling shroud....................................................................................................................................61
Removing the cooling shroud.......................................................................................................61
Installing the cooling shroud........................................................................................................ 62
Processor blank and DIMM blank.......................................................................................................62
Removing a processor or DIMM blank.........................................................................................63
Installing a processor or DIMM blank...........................................................................................64
System memory.................................................................................................................................. 65
General memory module installation guidelines.........................................................................66
Mode-specific guidelines..............................................................................................................67
Sample memory configurations...................................................................................................68
Removing memory modules........................................................................................................ 70
Installing memory modules...........................................................................................................71
PCIe mezzanine card.......................................................................................................................... 73
Removing a PCIe mezzanine card................................................................................................73
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Installing a PCIe mezzanine card..................................................................................................74
Internal dual SD module (optional).....................................................................................................75
Replacing an SD card.................................................................................................................... 76
Internal USB key.............................................................................................................................77
Removing the optional IDSDM card.............................................................................................78
Installing the optional IDSDM card...............................................................................................80
rSPI card (optional).............................................................................................................................. 81
Removing the optional rSPI card.................................................................................................. 81
Installing the optional rSPI card....................................................................................................82
SD vFlash card..................................................................................................................................... 83
Replacing the SD vFlash card........................................................................................................83
Network Daughter Card..................................................................................................................... 85
Removing the Network Daughter Card....................................................................................... 85
Installing the Network Daughter Card..........................................................................................87
Processors...........................................................................................................................................88
Removing a heat sink....................................................................................................................89
Removing a processor..................................................................................................................90
Installing a processor.................................................................................................................... 93
Installing a heat sink......................................................................................................................94
Hard drives or SSDs.............................................................................................................................96
Hard drive or SSD bay numbering................................................................................................96
Hard drive or SSD installation guidelines......................................................................................97
Removing a hard drive or SSD...................................................................................................... 97
Installing a hard drive or SSD........................................................................................................98
Removing a hard drive or SSD blank..........................................................................................100
Installing a hard drive or SSD blank.............................................................................................101
Shutdown procedure for servicing a hard drive or SSD............................................................ 103
Configuring the boot drive......................................................................................................... 103
Removing a 2.5-inch hard drive or SSD from a 2.5-inch hard drive or SSD carrier.................103
Installing a 2.5-inch hard drive or SSD in a 2.5-inch hard drive or SSD carrier........................104
Removing a 1.8-inch SSD from a 1.8-inch SSD carrier .............................................................105
Installing a 1.8-inch SSD in a 1.8-inch SSD carrier.................................................................... 106
Removing the hard drive or SSD cage........................................................................................107
Installing the hard drive or SSD cage......................................................................................... 108
Hard drive backplane.........................................................................................................................110
Removing the hard drive or SSD backplane...............................................................................110
Installing the hard drive or SSD backplane..................................................................................111
PERC H730P slim card.......................................................................................................................113
Removing a PERC H730P slim card............................................................................................ 113
Installing a PERC H730P slim card..............................................................................................114
Storage controller card......................................................................................................................115
Removing the PCIe extender or storage controller card...........................................................116
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Installing the PCIe extender or storage controller card.............................................................118
NVRAM backup battery.....................................................................................................................120
Replacing the NVRAM backup battery....................................................................................... 120
System board.....................................................................................................................................122
Removing the system board....................................................................................................... 122
Installing the system board......................................................................................................... 125
Trusted Platform Module..................................................................................................................128
Installing the Trusted Platform Module......................................................................................128
Initializing the TPM for BitLocker users...................................................................................... 129
Initializing the TPM for TXT users............................................................................................... 129
7 Using system diagnostics................................................................................ 131
Dell Embedded System Diagnostics................................................................................................. 131
Running the Embedded System Diagnostics..............................................................................131
Running embedded system diagnostics from an external media............................................. 131
System diagnostics controls....................................................................................................... 132
8 Jumpers and connectors ............................................................................... 133
System board jumper settings.......................................................................................................... 133
System board connectors.................................................................................................................134
Disabling a forgotten password........................................................................................................135
9 Troubleshooting your system........................................................................ 136
Safety first — for you and your system.............................................................................................136
Troubleshooting system memory.................................................................................................... 136
Troubleshooting hard drives.............................................................................................................137
Troubleshooting USB devices...........................................................................................................138
Troubleshooting Solid State Drives.................................................................................................. 138
Troubleshooting an internal SD card............................................................................................... 139
Troubleshooting processors.............................................................................................................139
Troubleshooting the system board..................................................................................................140
Troubleshooting the NVRAM backup battery..................................................................................140
10 Getting help.....................................................................................................142
Contacting Dell................................................................................................................................. 142
Accessing system information by using QRL...................................................................................142
Quick Resource Locator for FC630............................................................................................143
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1
Dell PowerEdge FC630 overview
The Dell PowerEdge FC630 is a half-height sled supported on the PowerEdge FX2 enclosure and support
up to:
• One or two Intel Xeon E5-2600 v3 or E5-2600 v4 processors
• 24 DIMMs
• Single processor: Up to two 2.5-inch hard drives
• Single processor: Up to eight 1.8-inch SSDs
• Dual processor: Up to two 2.5-inch hard drives
• Dual processor: Up to eight 1.8-inch SSDs
Supported configurations for the PowerEdge FC630
system
The Dell PowerEdge FC630 system supports the following configurations:
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Figure 1. FC630 configuration overview
Front panel
The features on the front panel include USB management port, iDRAC Direct LED indicator, sled handle
and status indicator.
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2.5-inch hard drive or SSD system
Figure 2. Front panel features — 2.5-inch hard drive or SSD system
1. Hard drives or SSDs 2. USB management port
3. USB management port or iDRAC Direct port 4. iDRAC Direct LED indicator
5. Sled handle 6. Status indicator
7. Sled power-on indicator, power button
Table 1. Front panel features — 2.5-inch hard drive or SSD system
Item Indicator, Button, or
Connector Icon Description
1 Hard drives or SSDs 2.5-inch hard
drive system
Two 2.5-inch hot-
swap SAS or SATA
hard drives or SAS
or SATA or PCIe
SSDs.
NOTE: Use this button only if
directed to do so by qualified support
personnel or by the operating
system's documentation.
2 USB management port A USB device is connected to the system.
3 USB management port
or iDRAC Direct port
The USB management port can function
as a regular USB port or provide access to
the iDRAC features. For more information,
see the Dell Integrated Dell Remote
Access Controller User's Guide at
Dell.com/idracmanuals.
4 iDRAC Direct LED
indicator
The management indicator lights when
the iDRAC controls the USB1 port for
management functions.
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Item Indicator, Button, or
Connector Icon Description
5 Sled handle Used to slide the sled out of the
enclosure.
6 Status indicator Provides information about the status of
the system.
7 Sled power-on
indicator, power
button
The power indicator turns on when the
sled power is on. The power button
controls the power supply unit output to
the system.
1.8-inch SSD system
Figure 3. Front panel features — 1.8-inch SSD system
1. SSDs 2. USB management port
3. USB management port or iDRAC Direct port 4. iDRAC Direct LED indicator
5. Sled handle 6. Status indicator
7. Sled power-on indicator, power button
Table 2. Front panel features — 1.8-inch SSD system
Item Indicator, Button, or
Connector Icon Description
1 SSDs 1.8-inch SSD
system
Eight 1.8-inch hot-
swap SATA SSDs.
NOTE: Use this button only if
directed to do so by qualified support
personnel or by the operating
system's documentation.
2 USB management port A USB device is connected to the system.
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Item Indicator, Button, or
Connector Icon Description
3 USB management port
or iDRAC Direct port
The USB management port can function
as a regular USB port or provide access to
the iDRAC features. For more information,
see the Dell Integrated Dell Remote
Access Controller User's Guide at
Dell.com/idracmanuals.
4 iDRAC Direct LED
indicator
The management indicator lights when
the iDRAC controls the USB1 port for
management functions.
5 Sled handle Used to slide the sled out of the
enclosure.
6 Status indicator Provides information about the status of
the system.
7 Sled power-on
indicator, power
button
The power indicator turns on when the
sled power is on. The power button
controls the power supply unit output to
the system.
.
Diagnostic Indicators
The diagnostic indicators on the system front panel display error status during system startup.
iDRAC Direct LED indicator codes
NOTE: The iDRAC Direct LED indicator does not turn on for the USB mode.
Figure 4. iDRAC Direct LED indicator
1. iDRAC Direct status indicator
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Table 3. iDRAC Direct LED indicators
Convention iDRAC Direct
LED indicator
pattern
Condition
A Green Turns green for a minimum of two seconds at the starting and end
of a file transfer.
B Flashing green Indicates file transfer or any operation tasks.
C Green and turns
off
Indicates that the file transfer is complete.
D Not lit Indicates that the USB is ready to be removed or that a task is
complete.
The following table describes iDRAC Direct activity when configuring iDRAC Direct by using your laptop
and cable (Laptop Connect).
Table 4. iDRAC Direct LED indicator patterns
iDRAC Direct LED
indicator pattern Condition
Solid green for two
seconds
Indicates that the laptop is connected.
Flashing green (on
for two seconds and
off for two seconds)
Indicates that the laptop connected is recognized.
Turns off Indicates that the laptop is unplugged.
Using USB diskette or USB DVD or CD drives
The sled has USB ports on the front which allows you to connect a USB diskette drive, USB flash drive,
USB DVD or CD drive, keyboard, or mouse. The USB drives can be used to configure the sled.
To designate the USB diskette drive as the boot drive:
1. connect the USB drive
2. restart the system
3. enter the System Setup
4. set the drive as first in the boot sequence
The USB device is displayed in the boot order setup screen only if it is attached to the system before you
run the System Setup. You can also select the boot device by pressing F11 during system start-up and
selecting a boot device for the current boot sequence.
Hard drive or SSD indicator patterns
The hard drive or SSD (Solid-State Drives) indicators display different patterns as drive events occur in the
system.
NOTE: The sled must have a hard drive or SSD or a hard drive blank installed in each drive bay.
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Figure 5. Hard drive or SSD indicators
1. drive activity indicator (green) 2. drive status indicator (green and amber)
NOTE: If the drive is in Advanced Host Controller Interface (AHCI) mode, the status LED (on the
right side) does not function and remains off.
Drive-Status
Indicator
Pattern
Condition
Flashes green
twice per second Identifying drive or preparing for removal
Off Drive ready for insertion or removal
NOTE: The drive status indicator remains off until all drives are initialized after
system power is applied. Drives are not ready for insertion or removal during
this time.
Flashes green,
amber, and then
turns off
Drive predicted failure
Flashes amber four
times per second Drive failed
Flashes green
slowly Drive rebuilding
Steady green Drive online
Flashes green for
three seconds, Rebuild stopped
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Drive-Status
Indicator
Pattern
Condition
amber for three
seconds, and turns
off after six
seconds
Locating Service Tag of your system
Your system is identified by a unique Express Service Code and Service Tag number. The Express Service
Code and Service Tag are found on the front of the system by pulling out the information tag.
Alternatively, the information may be on a sticker on the chassis of the system. This information is used
by Dell to route support calls to the appropriate personnel.
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Documentation resources
This section provides information about the documentation resources for your system.
Table 5. Documentation resources for system
Task Document Location
Setting up your system For information about installing the
system into a rack, see the Rack
documentation included with your
rack solution.
Dell.com/poweredgemanuals
For information about turning on the
system and the technical
specifications of your system, see the
Getting Started With Your System that
shipped with your system.
Dell.com/poweredgemanuals
For information about Getting Started
With Your System that shipped with
your system or the Technical
specifications section in this
document.
Dell.com/poweredgemanuals
Configuring your
system
For information about iDRAC features,
configuring and logging in to iDRAC,
and managing your system remotely,
see the Integrated Dell Remote Access
Controller User's Guide.
Dell.com/idracmanuals
For information about installing the
operating system, see the operating
system documentation.
Dell.com/operatingsystemmanuals
For information about understanding
Remote Access Controller Admin
(RACADM) subcommands and
supported RACADM interfaces, see the
RACADM Command Line Reference
Guide for iDRAC.
Dell.com/idracmanuals
For information about updating drivers
and firmware, see the Download
firmware and drivers section in this
document.
Dell.com/support/drivers
Managing your system For information about the features of
the Dell OpenManage Systems
Dell.com/openmanagemanuals
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Task Document Location
Management, see the Dell
OpenManage Systems Management
Overview Guide.
For information about setting up,
using, and troubleshooting
OpenManage, see the Dell
OpenManage Server Administrator
User’s Guide.
Dell.com/openmanagemanuals
For information about installing, using,
and troubleshooting Dell
OpenManage Essentials, see the Dell
OpenManage Essentials User’s Guide.
Dell.com/openmanagemanuals
For information about installing and
using Dell System E-Support Tool
(DSET), see the Dell System E-Support
Tool (DSET) User's Guide.
Dell.com/DSET
For information about installing and
using Active System Manager (ASM),
see the Active System Manager User’s
Guide.
Dell.com/asmdocs
For understanding the features of Dell
Lifecycle Controller (LCC), see the Dell
Lifecycle Controller User’s Guide.
Dell.com/idracmanuals
For information about partner
programs enterprise systems
management, see the OpenManage
Connections Enterprise Systems
Management documents.
Dell.com/
omconnectionsenterprisesystemsman
agement
For information about connections
and client systems management, see
the OpenManage Connections Client
Systems Management documentation.
Dell.com/
dellclientcommandsuitemanuals
For information about viewing
inventory, performing configuration
and monitoring tasks, remotely
turning on or off servers, and enabling
alerts for events on servers and
components using the Dell Chassis
Management Controller (CMC), see
the CMC User’s Guide.
Dell.com/esmmanuals
Working with Dell
PowerEdge RAID
controllers
For information about understanding
the features of the Dell PowerEdge
RAID controllers (PERC) and deploying
Dell.com/storagecontrollermanuals
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Task Document Location
the PERC cards, see the Storage
controller documentation.
Understanding event
and error messages
For information about checking the
event and error messages generated
by the system firmware and agents
that monitor system components, see
the Dell Event and Error Messages
Reference Guide.
Dell.com/openmanagemanuals >
OpenManage software
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Technical specifications
The technical and environmental specifications of your system are outlined in this section.
Chassis dimensions
Figure 6. Chassis dimensions
Table 6. Chassis dimensions of the Dell PowerEdge FC630 system
System X Y Z
PowerEdge FC630 211.0 mm 40.3 mm 535.8 mm
Chassis weight
Table 7. Chassis weight
System Maximum weight
PowerEdge FC630 6.4 kg (14.11 lb)
Processor specifications
The PowerEdge FC630 system supports up one or two Intel Xeon E5-2600 v3 or E5-2600 v4 product
family processors.
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CAUTION: For processors of 105 W, 120 W, or 135 W, use heat sinks of 68 mm width.
CAUTION: For processors of 105 W (for acoustic configuration), 135 W (four cores, six cores, or
eight cores), or 145 W, use heat sinks of 104 mm width.
NOTE: Mixing processors of different wattages is not supported.
System battery specifications
The PowerEdge FC630 system supports CR 2032 3.0-V lithium coin cell system battery.
Memory specifications
The PowerEdge FC630 system supports DDR4 registered DIMMs (RDIMMs) and load-reduced DIMMs
(LRDIMMs).
Table 8. Memory specifications
Memory module
sockets Memory capacity Minimum RAM Maximum RAM Speed
PowerEdge FC630
64 GB quad rank
(LRDIMMs)
4 GB with single
processor
• Up to 768 GB
with a single
processor
• Up to 1536 GB
with a dual
processor
2400 MT/s, 2133
MT/s, or 1866
MT/s, DDR4
DIMMs
32 GB quad rank
(LRDIMMs)
2133 MT/s, or 1866
MT/s,, DDR4
DIMMs
4 GB, 8 GB, 16 GB
or 32 GB single
rank (RDIMMs)
2400 MT/s, 2133
MT/s, or 1866
MT/s, DDR4
DIMMs
8 GB, 16 GB and 32
GB dual rank
(RDIMMs)
2400 MT/s, 2133
MT/s, or 1866
MT/s, DDR4
DIMMs
RAID controllers
The PowerEdge FC630 system supports PERC H730P, PERC H730, PERC H330, and PERC H730P slim
card .
PCIe mezzanine card slots
The PowerEdge FC630 system supports One PCIe x16 Gen 3 slot that supports PCIe mezzanine card
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Driver specification
Hard drives
ThePowerEdge FC630 system supports:
• Up to two 2.5-inch, hot-swappable SAS, SATA hard drives or SAS or SATA or PCIe SSDs
SSDs
The PowerEdge FC630 system supports:
• Up to eight 1.8-inch, hot-swappable SATA SSDs
Optical drive
The PowerEdge FC630 system supports external optional USB DVD and one optional SATA DVD-ROM
drive or DVD+/-RW drive.
Flash drive
The PowerEdge FC630 system supports internal optional USB, internal optional SD card and optional
vFlash card (with integrated iDRAC8 Enterprise).
Ports and connectors specifications
USB ports
The PowerEdge FC630 system supports:
• USB 2.0-compliant ports on the front panel
• internal USB 3.0-compliant port
The following table provides more information about the USB specifications:
Table 9. USB specifications
System Front panel Internal
PowerEdge FC630 One 4-pin, USB 2.0-compliant
and one 4-pin, USB 3.0-
compliant
• Two internal SD cards
dedicated for the hypervisor
• One SD card dedicated for
future vFlash support
Internal Dual SD Module
The PowerEdge FC630 system supports two SD card slots and a USB interface dedicated for the
embedded hypervisor. This card offers the following features:
• Dual card operation — maintains a mirrored configuration by using SD cards in both slots and
provides redundancy.
• Single card operation — single card operation is supported, but without redundancy.
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