Dell PowerEdge R630 User manual

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

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2015 - 09
Rev. A02

Contents
1 About the PowerEdge R630 systems................................................................ 8
Front-panel features and indicators.....................................................................................................8
LCD panel features..............................................................................................................................14
Home screen................................................................................................................................. 14
Setup menu....................................................................................................................................15
View menu..................................................................................................................................... 15
Diagnostic indicators...........................................................................................................................16
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............................................................................................................................ 24
Power supply unit indicator codes.....................................................................................................24
Documentation matrix........................................................................................................................27
Accessing system information by using QRL...............................................................................28
2 Performing initial system configuration ....................................................... 29
Setting up your system....................................................................................................................... 29
Setting up and configuring the iDRAC IP address ............................................................................ 29
Logging in to iDRAC............................................................................................................................29
Methods of installing the operating system.......................................................................................30
Managing your system remotely........................................................................................................30
Downloading drivers and firmware....................................................................................................30
3 Pre-operating system management applications........................................ 32
Navigation keys................................................................................................................................... 32
About System Setup............................................................................................................................33
Entering System Setup.................................................................................................................. 33
System Setup Main Menu..............................................................................................................33
System BIOS screen details...........................................................................................................33
System Information screen details............................................................................................... 34
Memory Settings screen details....................................................................................................35
Processor Settings screen details................................................................................................. 35
SATA Settings screen details......................................................................................................... 37
Boot Settings screen details......................................................................................................... 40
Network Settings screen details....................................................................................................41
Integrated Devices screen details................................................................................................. 41
Serial Communication screen details...........................................................................................43
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System Profile Settings screen details..........................................................................................43
System Security Settings screen details....................................................................................... 45
Miscellaneous Settings screen details..........................................................................................46
About Boot Manager...........................................................................................................................47
Entering Boot Manager ................................................................................................................ 47
Boot Manager main menu............................................................................................................ 47
Changing the boot order....................................................................................................................48
Choosing the system boot mode...................................................................................................... 48
Creating a system or 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............................................................................................................... 53
Removing the system cover............................................................................................................... 53
Installing the system cover................................................................................................................. 54
Inside the system.................................................................................................................................54
Cooling shroud................................................................................................................................... 56
Removing the cooling shroud...................................................................................................... 57
Installing the cooling shroud........................................................................................................ 57
System memory.................................................................................................................................. 58
General memory module installation guidelines.........................................................................60
Mode-specific guidelines............................................................................................................. 60
Sample memory configurations................................................................................................... 62
Removing memory modules........................................................................................................ 65
Installing memory modules..........................................................................................................66
Hard drives.......................................................................................................................................... 68
Removing a 2.5 inch hard-drive blank......................................................................................... 68
Installing a 2.5 inch hard-drive blank........................................................................................... 69
Removing a 1.8 inch hard-drive blank......................................................................................... 69
Installing a 1.8 inch hard-drive blank............................................................................................70
Removing a hot swappable hard drive/SSD.................................................................................70
Installing a hot-swap hard drive....................................................................................................72
Removing a hard drive from a hard-drive carrier.........................................................................73
Installing a hard drive into a hard-drive carrier............................................................................ 73
Removing a 1.8 inch hard drive from a hard-drive carrier...........................................................74
Installing a 1.8 inch hard drive into a hard-drive carrier.............................................................. 74
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Optical drive (optional)........................................................................................................................75
Removing the optical drive........................................................................................................... 75
Installing the optical drive............................................................................................................. 76
Removing the slim optical drive blank..........................................................................................76
Installing the slim optical drive blank............................................................................................77
Cooling fans.........................................................................................................................................77
Removing a cooling fan................................................................................................................ 78
Installing a cooling fan.................................................................................................................. 79
Internal USB memory key (optional).................................................................................................. 79
Replacing the internal USB key.....................................................................................................79
Expansion cards and expansion card risers....................................................................................... 80
Expansion card installation guidelines......................................................................................... 80
Removing an expansion card....................................................................................................... 82
Installing an expansion card......................................................................................................... 83
Removing expansion-card risers..................................................................................................83
Installing expansion card risers.....................................................................................................85
SD vFlash media card..........................................................................................................................86
Replacing a SD vFlash card...........................................................................................................86
Internal dual SD module (optional).................................................................................................... 87
Removing the optional internal dual SD module.........................................................................87
Installing the optional internal dual SD module ......................................................................... 89
Internal SD card...................................................................................................................................89
Removing an internal SD Card..................................................................................................... 89
Installing an internal SD card........................................................................................................90
Integrated storage controller card.....................................................................................................90
Removing the integrated storage controller card....................................................................... 90
Installing the integrated storage controller card......................................................................... 92
Network daughter card.......................................................................................................................92
Removing the network daughter card......................................................................................... 92
Installing the network daughter card........................................................................................... 94
Processors...........................................................................................................................................94
Removing a processor.................................................................................................................. 94
Installing a processor.................................................................................................................... 98
Power supply units............................................................................................................................100
Hot Spare feature........................................................................................................................100
Removing the power supply unit blank......................................................................................101
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
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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.................................................................................................................. 127
Installing the Trusted Platform Module ..................................................................................... 127
Re-enabling the TPM for BitLocker users.................................................................................. 128
Re-enabling the TPM for TXT users............................................................................................128
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 an NIC....................................................................................................................131
Troubleshooting a wet system......................................................................................................... 132
Troubleshooting a damaged system................................................................................................133
Troubleshooting the system battery................................................................................................ 133
Troubleshooting power supply units............................................................................................... 134
Troubleshooting power source problems................................................................................. 134
Power supply unit problems....................................................................................................... 134
Troubleshooting cooling problems..................................................................................................135
Troubleshooting cooling fans...........................................................................................................135
Troubleshooting system memory.................................................................................................... 136
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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
6 Using system diagnostics................................................................................142
Dell Embedded System Diagnostics.................................................................................................142
When to use the embedded system diagnostics.......................................................................142
Running the Embedded System Diagnostics from Boot Manager............................................142
Running the Embedded System Diagnostics from the Dell Lifecycle Controller.....................142
System diagnostics controls....................................................................................................... 143
7 Jumpers and connectors................................................................................ 144
System board jumper settings..........................................................................................................144
System board connectors.................................................................................................................145
Disabling a forgotten password........................................................................................................147
8 Technical specifications..................................................................................148
Processor specifications................................................................................................................... 148
Expansion bus specifications............................................................................................................148
Power specifications.........................................................................................................................148
Memory specifications......................................................................................................................149
Drive specifications...........................................................................................................................150
Connectors specifications................................................................................................................150
Video specifications...........................................................................................................................151
Standard operating temperature...................................................................................................... 152
Expanded operating temperature.....................................................................................................152
Environmental specifications............................................................................................................153
9 Getting help.......................................................................................................156
Contacting Dell................................................................................................................................. 156
Locating your system Service Tag....................................................................................................156
Documentation feedback.................................................................................................................156
Accessing system information by using QRL...................................................................................157
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About the PowerEdge R630 systems
The Dell PowerEdge R630 is a rack server that supports 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.
Table 1. 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
Table 2. 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.
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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 3.0-
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.
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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
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Table 3. 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.
3 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.
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.
4 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.
5 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 system status indicator on the back
flashes until one of the buttons is pressed again.
Press to toggle the system ID on and 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.
6 Mini USB connector/
iDRAC Direct
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 port is USB 3.0-
compliant.
7 Information tag A slide-out label panel, which allows you to record
system information, such as Service Tag, NIC, and
MAC address as per your need.
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Item Indicator, Button, or
Connector Icon Description
8 Hard drives (10) Up to ten 2.5 inch hot-swappable hard drives. Up
to six 2.5 hot-swappable hard drives and up to four
2.5 inch Dell PowerEdge Express Flash devices
(PCIe SSDs).
9 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 3. Front-panel features and indicators–24 hard-drive system
Table 4. Front-panel features and indicators–24 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.
3 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.
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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.
4 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.
5 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 system status indicator on the back
flashes until one of the buttons is pressed again.
Press to toggle the system ID on and 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.
6 Mini USB connector 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 port is USB 3.0-
compliant.
7 Information tag A slide-out label panel, which allows you to
record system information, such as Service Tag,
NIC, MAC address, and so on as per your need.
8 Hard drives (24) Up to 24 1.8 inch hot-swappable hard drives.
9 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
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Item Indicator, Button, or
Connector Icon Description
Access Controller User’s Guide at dell.com/
esmmanuals.
LCD panel features
The LCD panel of your system provides system information and status and error messages to indicate if
the system is operating correctly or if the system needs attention. For more information on error
messages, see the Dell Event and Error Messages Reference Guide at Dell.com/
openmanagemanuals >OpenManage software.
• The LCD backlight lights blue during normal operating conditions and lights amber to indicate an
error condition.
• The LCD backlight is off when the system is in standby mode and can be turned on by pressing either
the Select, Left, or Right button on the LCD panel.
• The LCD backlight remains off if LCD messaging is turned off through the iDRAC utility, the LCD
panel, or other tools.
Figure 4. LCD panel features
Table 5. LCD panel features
Item Button Description
1 Left Moves the cursor back in one-step increments.
2 Select Selects the menu item highlighted by the cursor.
3 Right Moves the cursor forward in one-step increments.
During message scrolling:
• Press and hold the button to increase scrolling speed.
• Release the button to stop.
NOTE: The display stops scrolling when the button is
released. After 45 seconds of inactivity the display starts
scrolling.
Home screen
The Home screen displays user-configurable information about the system. This screen is displayed
during normal system operation when there are no status messages or errors. When the system is in
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standby mode, the LCD backlight turns off after five minutes of inactivity if there are no error messages.
Press one of the three navigation buttons (Select, Left, or Right) to view the Home screen.
To navigate to the Home screen from another menu, continue to select the up arrow until the Home
icon is displayed, and then select the Home icon.
From the Home screen, press the Select button to enter the main menu.
Setup menu
NOTE: When you select an option in the Setup menu, you must confirm the option before
proceeding to the next action.
Option Description
iDRAC Select DHCP or Static IP to configure the network mode. If Static IP is selected,
the available fields are IP, Subnet (Sub), and Gateway (Gtw). Select Setup DNS to
enable DNS and to view domain addresses. Two separate DNS entries are available.
Set error Select SEL to display LCD error messages in a format that matches the IPMI
description in the SEL. This is useful when trying to match an LCD message with an
SEL entry.
Select Simple to display LCD error messages in a simplified user-friendly
description. For more information on error messages, see the Dell Event and Error
Messages Reference Guide at dell.com/esmmanuals.
Set home Select the default information to be displayed on the LCD Home screen. See View
menu to see the options and option items that can be set as the default on the
Home screen.
View menu
NOTE: When you select an option in the View menu, you must confirm the option before
proceeding to the next action.
Option Description
iDRAC IP Displays the IPv4 or IPv6 addresses for iDRAC8. Addresses include DNS (Primary
and Secondary), Gateway, IP, and Subnet (IPv6 does not have Subnet).
MAC Displays the MAC addresses for iDRAC, iSCSI, or Network devices.
Name Displays the name of the Host, Model, or User String for the system.
Number Displays the Asset tag or the Service tag for the system.
Power Displays the power output of the system in BTU/hr or Watts. The display format can
be configured in the Set home submenu of the Setup menu.
Temperature Displays the temperature of the system in Celsius or Fahrenheit. The display format
can be configured in the Set home submenu of the Setup menu.
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Diagnostic indicators
The diagnostic indicators on the system front panel display error status during system startup.
NOTE: The diagnostic indicators are not present if the system is equipped with an LCD display.
NOTE: The diagnostic indicators are present only on the 10-hard drive and the 24–hard drive
systems.
NOTE: No diagnostic indicators are lit when the system is switched off. To start the system, plug it
into a working power source and press the power button.
Table 6. Diagnostic indicators
Icon Description Condition Corrective action
Health
indicator
If the system is on, and in
good health, the indicator
lights solid blue.
None required.
The indicator blinks amber if
the system is on or in
standby, and if any error
exists (for example, a failed
fan or hard drive).
See the System Event Log or system
messages for the specific issue. For more
information on error messages, see the Dell
Event and Error Messages Reference Guide
at Dell.com/esmmanuals.
Invalid memory configurations can cause
the system to halt at startup without any
video output. See Getting help.
Hard-drive
indicator
The indicator blinks amber if
a hard drive experiences an
error.
See the System Event Log to determine the
hard drive that has an error. Run the
appropriate Online Diagnostics test. Restart
system and run embedded diagnostics
(ePSA). If the hard drives are configured in a
RAID array, restart the system and enter the
host adapter configuration utility program.
Electrical
indicator
The indicator blinks amber if
the system experiences an
electrical error (for example,
voltage out of range, or a
failed power supply or
voltage regulator).
See the System Event Log or system
messages for the specific issue. If it is due to
a problem with the power supply, check the
LED on the power supply. Reseat the power
supply by removing and reinstalling it. If the
problem persists, see Getting help.
Temperatur
e indicator
The indicator blinks amber if
the system experiences a
thermal error (for example, a
temperature out of range or
fan failure).
Ensure that none of the following
conditions exist:
• A cooling fan is removed or has failed.
• System cover, cooling shroud, EMI filler
panel, memory-module blank, or back-
filler bracket is removed.
• Ambient temperature is too high.
• External airflow is obstructed.
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Icon Description Condition Corrective action
See Getting help.
Memory
indicator
The indicator blinks amber if
a memory error occurs.
See the system event log or system
messages for the location of the failed
memory. Reinstall the memory device. If the
problem persists, see Getting help.
PCIe
indicator
The indicator blinks amber if
a PCIe card experiences an
error.
Restart the system. Update any required
drivers for the PCIe card. Reinstall the card.
If the problem persists, see Getting help.
NOTE: For more information on
supported PCIe cards, see Expansion
Card Installation Guidelines.
Hard drive indicator codes
Figure 5. Hard drive indicators
1. hard drive activity indicator 2. hard drive status indicator
3. hard drive
NOTE: If the hard drive is in Advanced Host Controller Interface (AHCI) mode, the status indicator
(on the right side) does not function and remains off.
Table 7. Hard drive indicator codes
Drive-status indicator pattern (RAID only) Condition
Blinks green two times per second Identifying drive or preparing for removal.
Off Drive ready for insertion or removal.
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Drive-status indicator pattern (RAID only) Condition
NOTE: The drive status indicator remains off until
all hard drives are initialized after the system is
turned on. Drives are not ready for insertion or
removal during this time.
Blinks green, amber, and turns off Predicted drive failure
Blinks amber four times per second Drive failed
Blinks green slowly Drive rebuilding
Steady green Drive online
Blinks green three seconds, amber three
seconds, and turns off six seconds
Rebuild aborted
iDRAC Direct LED indicator codes
NOTE: The iDRAC Direct LED indicator does not light up for the USB mode.
Figure 6. iDRAC Direct LED indicator
1. iDRAC Direct status indicator
The following table displays iDRAC Direct activity when configuring iDRAC Direct by using the
management port (USB XML Import).
Table 8. iDRAC Direct LED indicators
Convention iDRAC Direct
LED indicator
pattern
Condition
A Green Lights green for a minimum of two seconds at the beginning and
end of a file transfer.
B Flashing green Indicates file transfer or any operation tasks.
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Convention iDRAC Direct
LED indicator
pattern
Condition
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 displays iDRAC Direct activity when configuring iDRAC Direct by using your laptop
and cable (Laptop Connect).
Table 9. 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.
Quick Sync indicator codes
Figure 7. Quick Sync indicator codes
1. Quick Sync status indicator 2. Quick Sync activation button
Table 10. Quick Sync indicator codes
Power indicator pattern Condition
Slow blink Indicates that Quick Sync is waiting to be configured
from iDRAC.
Solid Indicates that Quick Sync is ready to transfer.
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Power indicator pattern Condition
Blinks three times rapidly and then turns off Indicates that the Quick Sync feature is disabled from
iDRAC.
Blinks continuously when the mobile device
touches the antenna
Indicates data transfer activity.
Blinks rapidly five times and turns off for one
second when the activation button is pressed.
This pattern is repeated until the activation
button is pressed again.
Indicates that the Quick Sync hardware is not
responding properly. Reseat the bezel. If the problem
persists, see Getting help.
Off Indicates that the Quick Sync feature is turned off.
Use the activation button to activate it. If pressing the
activation button does not turn on the LEDs, it
indicates that power is not delivered to the Quick
Sync bezel.
NOTE: For security purposes, Quick Sync turns
off after thirty seconds of inactivity after the
activation button is pressed. Once timed-out,
the user is expected to press the activation
button again to activate Quick Sync.
Back-panel features and indicators
Figure 8. Back-panel features and indicators—8 hard-drive system (2 PCIe expansion cards)
Table 11. Back-panel features and indicators—8 hard-drive system (2 PCIe expansion cards)
Item Indicator, Button, or
Connector Icon Description
1 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 blink until one
of the buttons is pressed again.
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