Dell PowerEdge R630 User manual

Dell PowerEdge R630
Owner's Manual
Regulatory Model: E26S Series
Regulatory Type: E26S001

Notes, Cautions, and Warnings
NOTE: A NOTE indicates important information that helps you make better use of your computer.
CAUTION: A CAUTION indicates either potential damage to hardware or loss of data and tells you
how to avoid the problem.
WARNING: A WARNING indicates a potential for property damage, personal injury, or death.
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2014 - 09
Rev. A00

Contents
1 About your system................................................................................................ 8
Supported configurations..................................................................................................................... 8
Front-panel features and indicators.....................................................................................................8
LCD panel features.............................................................................................................................. 13
Home screen................................................................................................................................. 14
Setup menu....................................................................................................................................14
View menu..................................................................................................................................... 15
Diagnostic indicators...........................................................................................................................15
Hard-drive indicator codes................................................................................................................. 17
iDRAC Direct LED indicator codes......................................................................................................18
Quick Sync indicator codes................................................................................................................ 19
Back-panel features and indicators................................................................................................... 20
NIC indicator codes............................................................................................................................ 23
Power indicator codes........................................................................................................................23
Documentation matrix........................................................................................................................26
Quick Resource Locator .............................................................................................................. 27
2 Performing initial system configuration ....................................................... 28
Setting up your system....................................................................................................................... 28
Methods of setting up and configuring the iDRAC IP address .........................................................28
Information about logging in to iDRAC............................................................................................. 29
Methods of installing the operating system.......................................................................................29
Remote management ........................................................................................................................29
Downloading and installing drivers and firmware............................................................................. 29
3 Pre-operating system management applications........................................ 31
Navigation keys....................................................................................................................................31
About System Setup............................................................................................................................32
Entering System Setup.................................................................................................................. 32
System Setup Main Menu..............................................................................................................32
System BIOS screen...................................................................................................................... 32
System Information screen details............................................................................................... 33
Memory Settings screen details....................................................................................................34
Processor Settings screen details................................................................................................. 35
SATA Settings screen details.........................................................................................................36
Boot Settings screen details..........................................................................................................39
Network Settings screen details................................................................................................... 40
Integrated Devices screen details................................................................................................ 40

Serial Communication screen details...........................................................................................42
System Profile Settings screen details..........................................................................................42
System Security settings screen details........................................................................................44
Miscellaneous Settings screen details..........................................................................................46
About Boot Manager...........................................................................................................................47
Entering Boot Manager ................................................................................................................ 47
Boot Manager main menu............................................................................................................ 47
Changing the boot order.................................................................................................................... 47
Choosing the system boot mode...................................................................................................... 48
Assigning a system and setup password............................................................................................48
Deleting or changing an existing system password and setup password........................................49
4 Installing and removing system components...............................................50
Safety instructions...............................................................................................................................50
Before working inside your system....................................................................................................50
After working inside your system....................................................................................................... 50
Recommended tools...........................................................................................................................51
Front bezel (optional).......................................................................................................................... 51
Removing the front bezel..............................................................................................................51
Installing the front bezel............................................................................................................... 52
Removing the system cover............................................................................................................... 52
Installing the system cover................................................................................................................. 53
Inside the system.................................................................................................................................54
Cooling shroud................................................................................................................................... 56
Removing the cooling shroud...................................................................................................... 56
Installing the cooling shroud........................................................................................................ 57
System memory...................................................................................................................................57
General memory module installation guidelines.........................................................................59
Mode-specific guidelines..............................................................................................................59
Sample memory configurations....................................................................................................61
Removing memory modules........................................................................................................ 63
Installing memory modules.......................................................................................................... 65
Hard drives.......................................................................................................................................... 66
Removing a 2.5 inch hard-drive blank..........................................................................................67
Installing a 2.5 inch hard-drive blank............................................................................................67
Removing a 1.8 inch hard-drive blank......................................................................................... 68
Installing a 1.8 inch hard-drive blank........................................................................................... 68
Removing a hot-swap hard drive................................................................................................. 69
Installing a hot-swap hard drive....................................................................................................71
Removing a hard drive from a hard-drive carrier.........................................................................71
Installing a hard drive into a hard-drive carrier............................................................................ 72
Removing a 1.8 inch hard drive from a hard-drive carrier...........................................................72

Installing a 1.8 inch hard drive into a hard-drive carrier.............................................................. 73
Optical drive (optional)........................................................................................................................73
Removing the optical drive........................................................................................................... 73
Installing the optical drive............................................................................................................. 74
Removing the slim optical drive blank..........................................................................................75
Installing the slim optical drive blank............................................................................................76
Cooling fans........................................................................................................................................ 76
Removing a cooling fan.................................................................................................................77
Installing a cooling fan.................................................................................................................. 78
Internal USB memory key (optional).................................................................................................. 78
Replacing the internal USB key.....................................................................................................78
Expansion cards and expansion-card risers.......................................................................................79
Expansion card installation guidelines..........................................................................................79
Removing an expansion card....................................................................................................... 80
Installing an expansion card..........................................................................................................81
Removing expansion-card risers..................................................................................................82
Installing expansion card risers.....................................................................................................84
SD vFlash media card..........................................................................................................................85
Replacing a SD vFlash card...........................................................................................................85
Internal dual SD module..................................................................................................................... 85
Removing the internal dual SD module ...................................................................................... 86
Installing the internal dual SD module ........................................................................................ 88
Internal SD card.................................................................................................................................. 88
Removing an internal SD Card..................................................................................................... 88
Installing an internal SD card........................................................................................................89
Integrated storage controller card.....................................................................................................89
Removing the integrated storage controller card....................................................................... 89
Installing the integrated storage controller card..........................................................................91
Network daughter card....................................................................................................................... 91
Removing the network daughter card..........................................................................................91
Installing the network daughter card........................................................................................... 93
Processors........................................................................................................................................... 93
Removing a processor.................................................................................................................. 93
Installing a processor.................................................................................................................... 97
Power supply units..............................................................................................................................99
Hot Spare feature.......................................................................................................................... 99
Removing the power supply unit blank..................................................................................... 100
Installing the power supply unit blank........................................................................................101
Removing an AC power supply unit........................................................................................... 101
Installing an AC power supply unit.............................................................................................102
Wiring instructions for a DC power supply unit.........................................................................103
Removing a DC power supply unit.............................................................................................104

Installing a DC power supply unit...............................................................................................105
System battery...................................................................................................................................105
Replacing the system battery......................................................................................................105
Hard-drive backplane........................................................................................................................107
Removing the hard-drive backplane.......................................................................................... 107
Installing the hard-drive backplane.............................................................................................113
Control Panel Assembly.................................................................................................................... 114
Removing the control panel board–8 hard drive system..........................................................114
Installing the control panel board–8 hard drive system............................................................ 115
Removing the control panel–8 hard–drive system................................................................... 116
Installing the control panel–8 hard drive system.......................................................................117
Removing the control panel–10 hard–drive and 24–hard drive system..................................118
Installing the control panel–10 hard–drive system and 24 hard–drive system....................... 119
VGA Module...................................................................................................................................... 120
Removing the VGA module........................................................................................................ 120
Installing the VGA module...........................................................................................................121
System board.....................................................................................................................................122
Removing the system board....................................................................................................... 122
Installing the system board.........................................................................................................124
Trusted Platform Module..................................................................................................................126
Installing the Trusted Platform Module .....................................................................................126
Re-enabling the TPM for BitLocker users...................................................................................127
Re-enabling the TPM for TXT users............................................................................................127
5 Troubleshooting your system........................................................................ 129
Safety first—for you and your system...............................................................................................129
Troubleshooting system startup failure........................................................................................... 129
Troubleshooting external connections............................................................................................129
Troubleshooting the video subsystem.............................................................................................129
Troubleshooting a USB device......................................................................................................... 129
Troubleshooting iDRAC Direct (USB XML configuration)............................................................... 130
Troubleshooting iDRAC Direct (laptop connection)........................................................................131
Troubleshooting a serial I/O device..................................................................................................131
Troubleshooting a NIC...................................................................................................................... 131
Troubleshooting a wet system......................................................................................................... 132
Troubleshooting a damaged system................................................................................................133
Troubleshooting the system battery................................................................................................ 133
Troubleshooting power supply units............................................................................................... 134
Power source problems..............................................................................................................134
Power supply unit problems....................................................................................................... 134
Troubleshooting cooling problems..................................................................................................135
Troubleshooting cooling fans...........................................................................................................135

Troubleshooting system memory.................................................................................................... 136
Troubleshooting an internal USB key............................................................................................... 137
Troubleshooting an SD card............................................................................................................. 137
Troubleshooting an optical drive..................................................................................................... 138
Troubleshooting a tape backup unit................................................................................................ 138
Troubleshooting a hard drive........................................................................................................... 139
Troubleshooting a storage controller..............................................................................................140
Troubleshooting expansion cards....................................................................................................140
Troubleshooting processors............................................................................................................. 141
System messages.............................................................................................................................. 142
Warning messages...................................................................................................................... 142
Diagnostic messages...................................................................................................................142
Alert messages.............................................................................................................................142
6 Using system diagnostics................................................................................143
Dell Embedded System Diagnostics.................................................................................................143
When to use the Embedded System Diagnostics......................................................................143
Running the Embedded System Diagnostics from Boot Manager............................................143
Running the Embedded System Diagnostics from the Dell Lifecycle Controller.....................143
System diagnostic controls.........................................................................................................144
7 Jumpers and connectors................................................................................ 145
System board jumper settings.......................................................................................................... 145
System board connectors.................................................................................................................146
Disabling a forgotten password........................................................................................................148
8 Technical specifications..................................................................................149
9 Getting help.......................................................................................................155
Contacting Dell..................................................................................................................................155
Locating your system service tag..................................................................................................... 155
Documentation feedback................................................................................................................. 155
Quick Resource Locator .................................................................................................................. 155

1
About your system
The Dell PowerEdge R630 is a rack server that support up to two processors based on the Intel Xeon
E5-2600 v3 processor family, up to 24 DIMMs, and storage capacity of up to 28 drive slots.
NOTE: The Dell PowerEdge R630 system supports only internal, hot-swappable hard drives.
Supported configurations
PowerEdge R630 Systems Configurations
Eight-hard-drive systems Up to eight 2.5 inch hard drives
Ten-hard-drive systems Up to ten 2.5 inch hard drives
Twenty four-hard-drive systems Up to twenty four 1.8 hard drives
Front-panel features and indicators
Figure 1. Front-panel features and indicators–8 hard-drive system
Item Indicator, Button, or
Connector Icon Description
1 Power-on indicator,
power button
The power-on indicator lights when the system
power is on. The power button controls the power
supply output to the system.
8

Item Indicator, Button, or
Connector Icon Description
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.
2 NMI button Used to troubleshoot software and device driver
errors when running certain operating systems.
This button can be pressed using the end of a
paper clip.
Use this button only if directed to do so by
qualified support personnel or by the operating
system documentation.
3 System identification
button
The identification buttons on the front and back
panels can be used to locate a particular system
within a rack. When one of these buttons is
pressed, the LCD panel on the front and the
system status indicator on the back flashes blue
until one of the buttons is pressed again.
Press to toggle the system ID to ON or OFF. If the
system stops responding during POST, press and
hold the system ID button for more than five
seconds to enter BIOS progress mode.
To reset the iDRAC (if not disabled in F2 iDRAC
setup) press and hold the button for more than 15
seconds.
4 USB management port/
iDRAC Direct (2)
Allows you to connect USB devices to the system
or provides access to the iDRAC Direct features.
For more information, see the Integrated Dell
Remote Access Controller User's Guide at
dell.com/esmmanuals. The ports are USB 2.0-
compliant.
5 Optical drive (optional) One optional SATA DVD-ROM drive or DVD+/-RW
drive.
NOTE: DVD devices are data only.
6 SD vFlash media card
slot
Allows you to insert a vFlash media card.
7 LCD menu buttons Allows you to navigate the control panel LCD
menu.
8 Information tag A slide-out label panel, which allows you to record
system information, such as Service Tag, NIC, and
MAC address.
9

Item Indicator, Button, or
Connector Icon Description
9 LCD panel Displays system ID, status information, and system
error messages. The LCD lights blue during normal
system operation. When the system needs
attention, the LCD lights amber and the LCD panel
displays an error code followed by descriptive text.
NOTE: If the system is connected to AC
power and an error is detected, the LCD lights
amber regardless of whether the system is
turned on or off.
10 Video connector Allows you to connect a VGA display to the
system.
11 Hard drives (8) Up to eight 2.5 inch hot-swappable hard drives.
12. Quick Sync Indicates a Quick Sync enabled system. The Quick
Sync feature is optional and requires a Quick Sync
bezel. This feature allows management of the
system using mobile devices. This feature
aggregates hardware/firmware inventory and
various system level diagnostic/error information
that can be used in troubleshooting the system.
For more information, see the Integrated Dell
Remote Access Controller User’s Guide at
dell.com/esmmanuals.
Figure 2. Front-panel features and indicators–10 hard-drive system
Item Indicator, Button, or
Connector Icon Description
1 Diagnostic indicators The diagnostic indicators light up to display error
status.
2 System health indicator The system health indicator blinks amber when a
system fault is detected.
10