Dell PowerEdge T430 User manual

Dell PowerEdge T430
Owner's Manual
Regulatory Model: E30S Series
Regulatory Type: E30S001

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2016 - 08
Rev. A02

Contents
1 Dell PowerEdge T430 system overview............................................................9
Supported configurations on PowerEdge T430 systems..................................................................10
Front panel features............................................................................................................................ 10
Front panel features of 16 x 2.5-inch hot swappable hard drive chassis.....................................11
Front panel features of a 8 x 3.5-inch hot swappable hard drive chassis...................................14
Front panel features of 8 x 3.5-inch hot swappable hard drive chassis in rack mode...............16
Front panel features of 4 x 3.5-inch cabled hard drive chassis...................................................19
LCD panel.......................................................................................................................................21
Back panel features.............................................................................................................................23
Back panel features....................................................................................................................... 23
Diagnostic Indicators.......................................................................................................................... 25
Diagnostic indicators on the front panel......................................................................................25
Hot swappable hard drive indicator codes...................................................................................27
NIC indicator codes...................................................................................................................... 28
Redundant power supply unit indicator codes............................................................................28
Indicator codes for non-redundant power supply unit...............................................................30
Internal dual SD module indicator codes.....................................................................................30
Locating Service Tag of your system..................................................................................................31
2 Converting the system from tower mode to rack mode............................ 32
Safety instructions for converting system from tower to rack..........................................................32
Preparing a system for conversion from tower mode to rack mode............................................... 32
3 Documentation resources................................................................................ 35
4 Technical specifications....................................................................................38
Chassis dimensions.............................................................................................................................38
Chassis weight.....................................................................................................................................39
Processor specifications..................................................................................................................... 39
PSU specifications...............................................................................................................................39
System battery specifications ............................................................................................................ 39
Expansion bus specifications..............................................................................................................40
Memory specifications........................................................................................................................40
Drive specifications.............................................................................................................................40
Hard drives.................................................................................................................................... 40
Optical drive...................................................................................................................................41
Tape drive.......................................................................................................................................41
Ports and connectors specifications.................................................................................................. 41
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Serial connector.............................................................................................................................41
Internal Dual SD Module............................................................................................................... 41
VGA ports.......................................................................................................................................42
USB ports.......................................................................................................................................42
NIC ports........................................................................................................................................42
iDRAC 8..........................................................................................................................................42
SD vFlash .......................................................................................................................................42
Video specifications...................................................................................................................... 42
Environmental specifications..............................................................................................................43
Particulate and gaseous contamination specifications...............................................................44
Expanded operating temperature.................................................................................................45
5 Initial system setup and configuration...........................................................47
Setting up your system........................................................................................................................47
iDRAC configuration........................................................................................................................... 47
Options to set up iDRAC IP address............................................................................................. 47
Options to install the operating system.............................................................................................48
Methods to download firmware and drivers................................................................................48
Downloading the drivers and firmware............................................................................................. 49
6 Pre-operating system management applications........................................50
Options to manage the pre-operating system applications.............................................................50
System Setup.......................................................................................................................................50
Viewing System Setup................................................................................................................... 51
System Setup details......................................................................................................................51
System BIOS.................................................................................................................................. 52
iDRAC Settings utility.....................................................................................................................75
Device Settings.............................................................................................................................. 76
Dell Lifecycle Controller..................................................................................................................... 76
Embedded system management..................................................................................................76
Boot Manager...................................................................................................................................... 77
Viewing Boot Manager.................................................................................................................. 77
Boot Manager main menu.............................................................................................................77
PXE boot.............................................................................................................................................. 78
7 Installing and removing system components............................................... 79
Safety instructions...............................................................................................................................79
Before working inside your system.................................................................................................... 79
After working inside your system.......................................................................................................80
Recommended tools..........................................................................................................................80
Front bezel (optional)......................................................................................................................... 80
Removing the optional front bezel.............................................................................................. 80
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Installing the optional front bezel.................................................................................................81
System feet..........................................................................................................................................82
Removing the system feet............................................................................................................ 82
Installing the system feet.............................................................................................................. 83
Caster wheels (optional)—tower mode............................................................................................. 84
Installing caster wheels.................................................................................................................84
Removing caster wheels...............................................................................................................85
System cover....................................................................................................................................... 87
Removing the system cover......................................................................................................... 87
Installing the system cover........................................................................................................... 88
Inside the system................................................................................................................................ 89
Optical drives and tape drives (optional)........................................................................................... 90
Removing the optical drive or tape drive......................................................................................91
Installing the optical drive or tape drive.......................................................................................94
Cooling shroud................................................................................................................................... 95
Removing the cooling shroud...................................................................................................... 95
Installing the cooling shroud........................................................................................................ 97
Hot-swappable hard drives................................................................................................................ 98
Removing a hot swappable hard drive carrier............................................................................. 99
Installing a hot swappable hard drive carrier............................................................................. 100
Removing a hard-drive blank..................................................................................................... 102
Installing a hard-drive blank....................................................................................................... 103
Removing a 2.5-inch hot swappable hard drive from a 3.5-inch hard drive adapter..............104
Installing a 2.5-inch hot swappable hard drive into a 3.5-inch hard drive adapter..................105
Removing a 3.5-inch hard drive adapter from a 3.5-inch hot swappable hard drive carrier.. 106
Installing a 3.5-inch hard drive adapter into the 3.5-inch hot swappable hard drive carrier...107
Removing a hot swappable hard drive from a hard drive carrier..............................................108
Installing a hot swappable hard drive into a hard drive carrier................................................. 108
Cabled hard drives............................................................................................................................ 109
Removing the internal hard drive bay........................................................................................ 109
Installing the internal hard drive bay........................................................................................... 111
Removing a cabled hard drive.....................................................................................................112
Installing a cabled hard drive.......................................................................................................116
Hard drive backplane.........................................................................................................................118
Removing the hard drive backplane .......................................................................................... 118
Installing the hard drive backplane.............................................................................................124
Four-slot hard drive blank.................................................................................................................125
Removing a four-slot hard drive blank.......................................................................................125
Installing a four-slot hard drive blank.........................................................................................126
System memory.................................................................................................................................127
General memory module installation guidelines.......................................................................129
Mode-specific guidelines............................................................................................................130
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Sample memory configurations................................................................................................. 130
Removing memory modules...................................................................................................... 136
Installing memory modules.........................................................................................................137
Cooling fans...................................................................................................................................... 139
Removing the internal cooling fan............................................................................................. 139
Installing the internal cooling fan...............................................................................................140
Removing the external cooling fan ........................................................................................... 142
Installing the external cooling fan.............................................................................................. 143
Internal USB memory key (optional)................................................................................................ 145
Replacing the optional internal USB memory key..................................................................... 145
Expansion card holder...................................................................................................................... 146
Removing the expansion card holder.........................................................................................147
Installing the expansion card holder.......................................................................................... 148
Expansion cards................................................................................................................................ 149
Expansion card installation guidelines....................................................................................... 149
GPU card installation guidelines.................................................................................................150
Removing an expansion card..................................................................................................... 150
Installing an expansion card........................................................................................................152
Removing a GPU card.................................................................................................................154
Installing an optional GPU card.................................................................................................. 156
iDRAC port card (optional)................................................................................................................157
Removing the iDRAC port card...................................................................................................157
Installing the iDRAC port card.................................................................................................... 159
Replacing an SD vFlash card.......................................................................................................160
Internal dual SD module (optional)...................................................................................................161
Removing the internal dual SD module .....................................................................................161
Installing the internal dual SD module ...................................................................................... 162
Internal SD card.................................................................................................................................164
Removing an (optional) internal SD card................................................................................... 164
Installing an (optional) internal SD card......................................................................................165
Processors and heat sinks.................................................................................................................166
Removing a heat sink.................................................................................................................. 167
Removing the processor.............................................................................................................168
Installing a processor.................................................................................................................. 170
Installing a heat sink.................................................................................................................... 172
Redundant AC power supply............................................................................................................ 174
Hot spare feature.........................................................................................................................175
Removing a redundant AC power supply unit........................................................................... 175
Installing a redundant power supply unit................................................................................... 176
Removing the power supply unit blank...................................................................................... 177
Installing the power supply unit blank........................................................................................178
Replacing the power supply unit divider.................................................................................... 179
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Non-redundant AC/cabled power supply unit................................................................................180
Removing a cabled power supply unit....................................................................................... 181
Installing a cabled power supply unit.........................................................................................183
Power interposer board.................................................................................................................... 185
Removing the power interposer board...................................................................................... 185
Installing the power interposer board........................................................................................186
System battery...................................................................................................................................188
Replacing the system battery..................................................................................................... 188
Control panel assembly....................................................................................................................189
Removing the control panel assembly.......................................................................................189
Installing the control panel assembly......................................................................................... 191
Removing the control panel assembly cover.............................................................................192
Installing the control panel assembly cover.............................................................................. 194
Removing the control panel board............................................................................................ 195
Installing the control panel board...............................................................................................197
Removing the LCD module........................................................................................................ 199
Installing the LCD module..........................................................................................................200
Removing the VGA module........................................................................................................202
Installing the VGA module..........................................................................................................203
System board....................................................................................................................................204
Removing the system board...................................................................................................... 204
Installing the system board.........................................................................................................207
Restoring the Service Tag by using the Easy Restore feature................................................... 210
Entering the system Service Tag by using System Setup.......................................................... 210
Trusted Platform Module...................................................................................................................211
Installing the Trusted Platform Module.......................................................................................211
Initializing the TPM for BitLocker users...................................................................................... 212
Initializing the TPM for TXT users............................................................................................... 212
System top cover...............................................................................................................................213
Removing the system top cover.................................................................................................213
Installing the system top cover...................................................................................................214
8 Using system diagnostics................................................................................216
Dell Embedded System Diagnostics.................................................................................................216
Running the Embedded System Diagnostics from Boot Manager............................................216
Running the Embedded System Diagnostics from the Dell Lifecycle Controller.....................216
System diagnostics controls....................................................................................................... 217
9 Jumpers and connectors ............................................................................... 218
System board connectors.................................................................................................................218
System board jumper settings..........................................................................................................220
Disabling a forgotten password....................................................................................................... 220
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10 Troubleshooting your system......................................................................222
Safety first — for you and your system............................................................................................ 222
Troubleshooting system startup failure........................................................................................... 222
Troubleshooting external connections............................................................................................222
Troubleshooting the video subsystem.............................................................................................222
Troubleshooting a USB device.........................................................................................................223
Troubleshooting iDRAC Direct (USB XML configuration)............................................................... 224
Troubleshooting iDRAC Direct (Laptop connection)......................................................................224
Troubleshooting a serial I/O device.................................................................................................225
Troubleshooting a NIC..................................................................................................................... 225
Troubleshooting a wet system.........................................................................................................226
Troubleshooting a damaged system................................................................................................227
Troubleshooting the system battery................................................................................................ 227
Troubleshooting power supply units...............................................................................................228
Troubleshooting power source problems.................................................................................228
Power supply unit problems.......................................................................................................228
Troubleshooting cooling problems................................................................................................. 229
Troubleshooting cooling fans.......................................................................................................... 229
Troubleshooting system memory....................................................................................................230
Troubleshooting an internal USB key...............................................................................................231
Troubleshooting an SD card.............................................................................................................231
Troubleshooting an optical drive..................................................................................................... 232
Troubleshooting a tape backup unit................................................................................................233
Troubleshooting a hard drive........................................................................................................... 233
Troubleshooting a storage controller..............................................................................................234
Troubleshooting expansion cards....................................................................................................235
Troubleshooting processors............................................................................................................ 236
11 Getting help..................................................................................................... 237
Contacting Dell................................................................................................................................. 237
Documentation feedback.................................................................................................................237
Accessing system information by using QRL...................................................................................237
Quick Resource Locator.............................................................................................................238
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Dell PowerEdge T430 system overview
The Dell PowerEdge T430 is a rackable tower server that supports up to two processors based on the
Intel Xeon E5-2600 v3 or v4 processor family, up to 12 DIMMs, and storage capacity of up to 16 hard
drives/SSDs.
The T430 is available in the following configurations:
Table 1. Dell PowerEdge T430 system configurations
System Configuration
3.5 inch hard-drive
system
Up to four 3.5 inch cabled hard drives
Up to eight 3.5 inch hot-swappable hard drives
2.5 inch hard-drive
system
Up to sixteen 2.5 inch hot-swappable hard drives
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Supported configurations on PowerEdge T430 systems
Figure 1. System view with supported configurations
Front panel features
The front panel provides access to the features available on the front of the server, such as the power
button, NMI button, system identification tag, system identification button, and USB and VGA ports. The
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diagnostic LEDs or the LCD panel is prominently located on the front panel. The hot swappable hard
drives are accessible from the front panel.
Front panel features of 16 x 2.5-inch hot swappable hard drive chassis
Figure 2. Front panel features a 16 x 2.5-inch hot swappable hard drive chassis
1. Power button 2. NMI button
3. System identification button 4. LCD menu buttons
5. Information tag 6. LCD panel
7. USB management port/iDRAC Direct port 8. USB port
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9. Optical drive or tape-drive bay 10. Physical drives
Table 2. Front panel features - 16 x 2.5-inch hot swappable hard drive chassis
Indicator, button, or connector Icon Description
Power button Press the power button to turn the system on or off.
The indicator on the button indicates if the system is on
or off.
NOTE: To gracefully shut down an ACPI-
compliant operating system, press the power
button.
NMI button Press the NMI button to troubleshoot software and
device driver errors when running certain operating
systems. Use the end of a paper clip to press the NMI
button.
NOTE: Use the NMI button only if directed to do
so by qualified support personnel or by the
operating system documentation.
System identification button Press the system ID button:
• To locate a particular system within a rack.
• To turn the system ID on or off.
To reset iDRAC, press and hold the button for more
than 15 seconds.
NOTE: If the system stops responding during
POST, press and hold the system ID button (for
more than five seconds) to enter the BIOS
progress mode.
LCD menu buttons Press the LCD menu buttons to navigate the control
panel LCD menu.
Information tag Displays system information such as service tag, NIC,
and MAC address.
LCD panel Displays system ID, status information, and system
error messages. For more information, see the LCD
panel section.
NOTE: The LCD panel is not available in a cabled
hard-drive system.
USB management port/iDRAC
Direct port
Use the USB management port/iDRAC Direct port to
connect USB devices to the system or provide access
to the iDRAC Direct features. The USB management
port is USB 2.0 compliant. For more information, see
the Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller User’s
Guide at Dell.com/idracmanuals.
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Indicator, button, or connector Icon Description
USB port Use the USB 3.0 port to connect USB devices to the
system. These ports are 9-pin, USB 3.0 compliant.
Optical drive or tape-drive bay Allows you to install optical drives or tape drives. For
more information on supported optical drives and tape
drives, see the Optical drives and tape drives section..
Physical drives 3.5 inch hard drives and 2.5 inch hard drives/SSDs.
Related links
LCD panel
Optical drives and tape drives (optional)
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Front panel features of a 8 x 3.5-inch hot swappable hard drive chassis
Figure 3. Front panel features of a 8 x 3.5-inch hot swappable hard drive chassis
1. Power button
2. NMI button
3. System identification button
4. LCD menu buttons
5. Information tag
6. LCD panel
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7. USB management port/iDRAC Direct port
8. USB port
9. Optical drive or tape-drive bay
10. Physical drives
Table 3. Front panel features — 8 x 3.5-inch hot swappable hard drive chassis
Indicator, button, or connector Icon Description
Power button Press the power button to turn the system on or off.
The indicator on the button indicates if the system is on
or off.
NOTE: To gracefully shut down an ACPI-
compliant operating system, press the power
button.
NMI button Press the NMI button to troubleshoot software and
device driver errors when running certain operating
systems. Use the end of a paper clip to press the NMI
button.
NOTE: Use the NMI button only if directed to do
so by qualified support personnel or by the
operating system documentation.
System identification button Press the system ID button:
• To locate a particular system within a rack.
• To turn the system ID on or off.
To reset iDRAC, press and hold the button for more
than 15 seconds.
NOTE: If the system stops responding during
POST, press and hold the system ID button (for
more than five seconds) to enter the BIOS
progress mode.
LCD menu buttons Press the LCD menu buttons to navigate the control
panel LCD menu.
Information tag Displays system information such as service tag, NIC,
and MAC address.
LCD panel Displays system ID, status information, and system
error messages. For more information, see the LCD
panel section.
NOTE: The LCD panel is not available in a cabled
hard-drive system.
USB management port/iDRAC
Direct port
Use the USB management port/iDRAC Direct port to
connect USB devices to the system or provide access
to the iDRAC Direct features. The USB management
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Indicator, button, or connector Icon Description
port is USB 2.0 compliant. For more information, see
the Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller User’s
Guide at Dell.com/idracmanuals.
USB port Use the USB 3.0 port to connect USB devices to the
system. These ports are 9-pin, USB 3.0 compliant.
Optical drive or tape-drive bay Allows you to install optical drives or tape drives. For
more information on supported optical drives and tape
drives, see the Optical drives and tape drives section..
Physical drives 3.5 inch hard drives and 2.5 inch hard drives/SSDs.
Related links
LCD panel
Optical drives and tape drives (optional)
Front panel features of 8 x 3.5-inch hot swappable hard drive chassis in rack
mode
Figure 4. Front panel features - 8 x 3.5-inch hot swappable hard drive chassis in rack mode
1. Power button
2. NMI button
3. System identification button
4. LCD menu buttons
5. Information tag
6. LCD panel
7. USB management port/iDRAC Direct port
8. Video connector
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9. USB port
10. Optical drive or tape-drive bay
11. Physical drives
Table 4. Front panel features — 8 x 3.5-inch hot swappable hard drive chassis
Indicator, button, or connector Icon Description
Power button Press the power button to turn the system on or off.
The indicator on the button indicates if the system is on
or off.
NOTE: To gracefully shut down an ACPI-
compliant operating system, press the power
button.
NMI button Press the NMI button to troubleshoot software and
device driver errors when running certain operating
systems. Use the end of a paper clip to press the NMI
button.
NOTE: Use the NMI button only if directed to do
so by qualified support personnel or by the
operating system documentation.
System identification button Press the system ID button:
• To locate a particular system within a rack.
• To turn the system ID on or off.
To reset iDRAC, press and hold the button for more
than 15 seconds.
NOTE: If the system stops responding during
POST, press and hold the system ID button (for
more than five seconds) to enter the BIOS
progress mode.
LCD menu buttons Press the LCD menu buttons to navigate the control
panel LCD menu.
Information tag Displays system information such as service tag, NIC,
and MAC address.
LCD panel Displays system ID, status information, and system
error messages. For more information, see the LCD
panel section.
NOTE: The LCD panel is not available in a cabled
hard-drive system.
USB management port/iDRAC
Direct port
Use the USB management port/iDRAC Direct port to
connect USB devices to the system or provide access
to the iDRAC Direct features. The USB management
port is USB 2.0 compliant. For more information, see
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Indicator, button, or connector Icon Description
the Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller User’s
Guide at Dell.com/idracmanuals.
Video connector Use the video/VGA port to connect a display to the
system. For more information about the supported
video/VGA port, see the Technical specifications
section.
NOTE: The video connector is available only in the
rack-mode configuration of your system. For
information on converting your system from tower
to the rack mode, see the Preparing a system for
conversion from tower mode to rack mode
section.
USB port Use the USB 3.0 port to connect USB devices to the
system. These ports are 9-pin, USB 3.0 compliant.
Optical drive or tape-drive bay Allows you to install optical drives or tape drives. For
more information on supported optical drives and tape
drives, see the Optical drives and tape drives section..
Physical drives 3.5 inch hard drives and 2.5 inch hard drives/SSDs.
Related links
LCD panel
Optical drives and tape drives (optional)
Technical specifications
Preparing a system for conversion from tower mode to rack mode
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Front panel features of 4 x 3.5-inch cabled hard drive chassis
Figure 5. Front panel features and indicators- 4 x 3.5 inch cabled hard-drive chassis
1. Power button
2. NMI button
3. System identification button
4. Information tag
5. Diagnostic indicators
6. USB ports
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7. Optical drive or tape-drive bay
Table 5. Front panel features - 4 x 3.5-inch cabled hard drive chassis
Indicator,
Button,
or
Connecto
r
Icon Description
Power
button
Press the power button to turn the system on or off. The indicator on the
button indicates if the system is on or off.
NOTE: To gracefully shut down an ACPI-compliant operating
system, press the power button.
NMI
button
Press the NMI button to troubleshoot software and device driver errors
when running certain operating systems. Use the end of a paper clip to
press the NMI button.
NOTE: Use the NMI button only if directed to do so by qualified
support personnel or by the operating system documentation.
System
identificat
ion
button
Press the system ID button:
• To locate a particular system within a rack.
• To turn the system ID on or off.
To reset iDRAC, press and hold the button for more than 15 seconds.
NOTE: If the system stops responding during POST, press and hold
the system ID button (for more than five seconds) to enter the BIOS
progress mode.
Informati
on tag
Displays system information such as service tag, NIC, and MAC address.
Diagnosti
c
indicators
The diagnostic indicators on the system front panel display error status
during system startup. For more information, see the Diagnostic
indicators section.
USB ports Allows you to connect USB devices to the system. One port is USB 2.0-
compliant and one port is USB 3.0-compliant.
Optical
drive or
tape-
drive bay
Allows you to install optical drives or tape drives. For more information
on supported optical drives and tape drives, see the Optical drives and
tape drives section.
Related links
LCD panel
Optical drives and tape drives (optional)
Diagnostic Indicators
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