Dell PowerEdge T630 User manual

Dell PowerEdge T630
Owner's Manual
Regulatory Model: E25S Series
Regulatory Type: E25S001

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2016 - 03
Rev. A02

Contents
1 Dell PowerEdge T630 server overview ............................................................ 9
Supported configurations for the PowerEdge T630 server.................................................................9
Front panel........................................................................................................................................... 11
2.5-inch hard drive chassis............................................................................................................ 11
3.5-inch hard drive chassis............................................................................................................13
LCD panel.......................................................................................................................................16
Back panel............................................................................................................................................19
Diagnostic indicators...........................................................................................................................21
NIC indicator codes...................................................................................................................... 22
Power supply unit indicator codes............................................................................................... 23
Hard drive indicator codes............................................................................................................26
Locating Service Tag of your system..................................................................................................27
2 Converting the system from tower mode to rack mode............................ 28
Preparing a system for conversion from tower mode to rack mode ..............................................28
3 Documentation resources................................................................................ 32
4 Technical specifications....................................................................................35
Chassis dimensions.............................................................................................................................36
Chassis weight.....................................................................................................................................37
Processor specifications..................................................................................................................... 37
PSU specifications............................................................................................................................... 37
System battery specifications ............................................................................................................ 37
Expansion bus specifications.............................................................................................................. 37
Memory specifications........................................................................................................................38
Drive specifications.............................................................................................................................38
Hard drives.....................................................................................................................................38
Optical drive.................................................................................................................................. 39
Ports and connectors specifications..................................................................................................39
Serial connector............................................................................................................................ 39
Internal Dual SD Module...............................................................................................................39
VGA ports.......................................................................................................................................39
USB ports.......................................................................................................................................39
NIC ports....................................................................................................................................... 40
Video specifications............................................................................................................................40
Environmental specifications............................................................................................................. 40
Particulate and gaseous contamination specifications................................................................41
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Expanded operating temperature.................................................................................................42
Expanded operating temperature restrictions............................................................................. 43
5 Initial system setup and configuration...........................................................44
Setting up your system....................................................................................................................... 44
iDRAC configuration...........................................................................................................................44
Options to set up iDRAC IP address.............................................................................................44
Log in to iDRAC...................................................................................................................................45
Options to install the operating system............................................................................................. 45
Downloading the drivers and firmware..............................................................................................45
6 Pre-operating system management applications........................................47
Options to manage the pre-operating system applications............................................................. 47
System Setup.......................................................................................................................................47
Viewing System Setup...................................................................................................................48
System Setup details..................................................................................................................... 48
System BIOS.................................................................................................................................. 48
iDRAC Settings utility.....................................................................................................................70
Device Settings.................................................................................................................................... 71
Dell Lifecycle Controller......................................................................................................................71
Embedded system management.................................................................................................. 71
Boot Manager...................................................................................................................................... 72
Viewing Boot Manager.................................................................................................................. 72
Boot Manager main menu............................................................................................................ 72
PXE boot.............................................................................................................................................. 73
7 Installing and removing system components............................................... 74
Safety instructions...............................................................................................................................74
Before working inside your system.................................................................................................... 74
After working inside your system........................................................................................................75
Recommended tools...........................................................................................................................75
Front bezel (optional).......................................................................................................................... 75
Removing the optional front bezel...............................................................................................75
Installing the optional front bezel.................................................................................................76
System feet.......................................................................................................................................... 77
Removing the system feet.............................................................................................................77
Installing the system feet.............................................................................................................. 78
Caster wheels (optional)—tower mode..............................................................................................79
Removing caster wheels............................................................................................................... 79
Installing caster wheels.................................................................................................................80
System cover.......................................................................................................................................82
Removing the system cover......................................................................................................... 82
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Installing the system cover........................................................................................................... 83
Inside the system................................................................................................................................ 84
Cooling shroud................................................................................................................................... 85
Removing the cooling shroud...................................................................................................... 85
Installing the cooling shroud........................................................................................................86
Cooling fans........................................................................................................................................ 87
Removing a cooling fan................................................................................................................ 87
Installing a cooling fan..................................................................................................................89
Cooling-fan assembly (optional)........................................................................................................90
Removing the optional cooling fan assembly ............................................................................ 90
Installing the optional cooling fan assembly................................................................................91
System memory.................................................................................................................................. 92
General memory module installation guidelines.........................................................................93
Mode-specific guidelines..............................................................................................................94
Sample memory configurations................................................................................................... 95
Removing memory modules........................................................................................................98
Installing memory modules........................................................................................................100
Flex bays.............................................................................................................................................101
Removing a flex bay.................................................................................................................... 101
Installing a flex bay...................................................................................................................... 103
Hard drives........................................................................................................................................ 104
Removing a hot swappable hard drive or SSD...........................................................................104
Installing a hot swappable hard drive.........................................................................................105
Removing a 2.5-inch hard drive blank....................................................................................... 106
Installing a 2.5-inch hard drive blank..........................................................................................107
Removing a 3.5-inch hard drive blank....................................................................................... 108
Installing a 3.5-inch hard drive blank......................................................................................... 109
Installing a hot swappable 2.5-inch hard drive into a 3.5-inch hard drive adapter..................110
Removing a 2.5-inch hot swappable hard drive from a 3.5-inch hard drive adapter............... 111
Installing a 3.5-inch hard drive adapter into a hot swap hard drive carrier...............................112
Removing a 3.5-inch hot swappable hard drive adapter from a 3.5-inch hot swappable
hard drive carrier..........................................................................................................................112
Removing a hard drive from a hard drive carrier........................................................................113
Installing a hot swappable hard drive into a hot swappable hard drive carrier.........................114
Optical drives and tape drives...........................................................................................................114
Removing the optical drive or tape drive....................................................................................115
Installing the optical drive or tape drive......................................................................................118
Removing the slim optical drive blank........................................................................................119
Installing the slim optical drive blank......................................................................................... 120
Internal USB memory key (optional).................................................................................................121
Replacing the optional internal USB memory key......................................................................121
Expansion card holder...................................................................................................................... 122
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Removing the expansion card holder.........................................................................................123
Installing the expansion card holder...........................................................................................123
Expansion cards................................................................................................................................ 124
Expansion card installation guidelines........................................................................................124
Removing a expansion card........................................................................................................126
Installing an expansion card........................................................................................................127
GPU card holder (optional)...............................................................................................................129
Removing the optional GPU card holder...................................................................................129
Installing the optional GPU card holder.....................................................................................130
GPU cards (optional)..........................................................................................................................131
GPU card installation guidelines................................................................................................. 131
Removing an optional GPU card.................................................................................................131
Installing an optional GPU card.................................................................................................. 133
Internal dual SD module (optional)...................................................................................................135
Removing the optional internal dual SD module.......................................................................135
Installing the optional internal dual SD module ........................................................................137
Internal SD card.................................................................................................................................139
Removing an internal SD card.................................................................................................... 139
Installing an internal SD card...................................................................................................... 139
Processors and heat sinks................................................................................................................ 140
Removing a heat sink..................................................................................................................140
Removing a processor.................................................................................................................141
Installing a processor.................................................................................................................. 145
Installing a heat sink....................................................................................................................146
Power supply unit............................................................................................................................. 148
Hot spare feature.........................................................................................................................149
Removing an AC power supply unit...........................................................................................149
Installing an AC power supply unit.............................................................................................150
Wiring instructions for a DC power supply unit......................................................................... 151
Removing a DC power supply unit.............................................................................................154
Installing a DC power supply unit...............................................................................................155
Removing the power supply unit blank......................................................................................156
Installing the power supply unit blank........................................................................................ 157
System battery...................................................................................................................................158
Replacing the system battery......................................................................................................158
Hard drive backplane........................................................................................................................ 159
Removing the hard drive backplane...........................................................................................159
Installing the hard drive backplane............................................................................................. 177
SD vFlash media card (optional)....................................................................................................... 185
Replacing an optional SD vFlash media card.............................................................................186
Control panel assembly....................................................................................................................186
Removing the control panel assembly.......................................................................................186
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Installing the control panel assembly.........................................................................................188
System board.................................................................................................................................... 190
Removing the system board.......................................................................................................190
Installing the system board......................................................................................................... 191
Trusted Platform Module..................................................................................................................194
Installing the Trusted Platform Module......................................................................................194
Initializing the TPM for BitLocker users...................................................................................... 195
Initializing the TPM for TXT users............................................................................................... 195
Power interposer board and power distribution board...................................................................196
Removing the power interposer board......................................................................................196
Removing the power distribution board.................................................................................... 197
Installing the power distribution board...................................................................................... 198
Installing the power interposer board........................................................................................199
8 Using system diagnostics................................................................................201
Dell Embedded System Diagnostics.................................................................................................201
Running the Embedded System Diagnostics from Boot Manager........................................... 201
Running the Embedded System Diagnostics from the Dell Lifecycle Controller.................... 201
System diagnostic controls........................................................................................................ 202
9 Jumpers and connectors ...............................................................................203
System board connectors................................................................................................................ 203
System board jumper settings..........................................................................................................205
Disabling a forgotten password....................................................................................................... 205
10 Troubleshooting your system......................................................................207
Safety first — for you and your system............................................................................................ 207
Troubleshooting system startup failure........................................................................................... 207
Troubleshooting external connections............................................................................................207
Troubleshooting the video subsystem.............................................................................................207
Troubleshooting a USB device.........................................................................................................208
Troubleshooting a serial I/O device.................................................................................................208
Troubleshooting a NIC.....................................................................................................................209
Troubleshooting a wet system.........................................................................................................209
Troubleshooting a damaged system................................................................................................210
Troubleshooting the system battery.................................................................................................211
Troubleshooting power supply units................................................................................................212
Troubleshooting power source problems................................................................................. 212
Power supply unit problems....................................................................................................... 212
Troubleshooting cooling problems..................................................................................................212
Troubleshooting cooling fans...........................................................................................................213
Troubleshooting system memory.................................................................................................... 214
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Troubleshooting an internal USB key...............................................................................................215
Troubleshooting an SD card.............................................................................................................215
Troubleshooting an optical drive..................................................................................................... 216
Troubleshooting a hard drive............................................................................................................217
Troubleshooting a storage controller...............................................................................................217
Troubleshooting expansion cards....................................................................................................218
Troubleshooting processors.............................................................................................................219
11 Getting help.....................................................................................................220
Contacting Dell.................................................................................................................................220
Documentation feedback................................................................................................................ 220
Accessing system information by using QRL.................................................................................. 220
Quick Resource Locator (QRL) for PowerEdge T630................................................................221
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Dell PowerEdge T630 server overview
The Dell PowerEdge T630 rackable tower servers support up to:
• Intel Xeon E5-2600 v4 processors
• 24 DIMMs
• Eighteen 3.5 inch hard drives
• Four Dell PowerEdge Express Flash devices
• Thirty two 2.5 inch hard drives
NOTE: The T630 systems support only internal, hot-swappable hard drives.
Supported configurations for the PowerEdge T630 server
The Dell PowerEdge T630 system supports the following configurations:
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Figure 1. Supported configurations for the PowerEdge T630
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Front panel
2.5-inch hard drive chassis
Figure 2. Front panel— 2.5-inch hard drive chassis
1. SD vFlash card slot 2. power button
3. NMI button 4. System identification button
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5. LCD menu buttons 6. Information tag
7. LCD panel 8. iDRAC Direct port
9. VGA connector 10. USB connector
11. Optical drive or tapedrive bay 12. Physical drives
Table 1. Front panel button and connector description
Item Button, or connector Icon Description
1 SD vFlash card slot Use this to insert a vFlash media card. The vFlash
media card is an SD card that extends the
functionalities of the iDRAC enterprise card.
2 Power-on indicator,
power button
The power-on indicator turns on 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.
3 NMI button Use this button to troubleshoot software and
device driver errors when running certain
operating systems. This button can be pressed
using the end of a paper clip.
NOTE: Use this button only if directed to do
so by qualified support personnel or by the
operating system documentation.
4 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 flash until one
of the buttons is pressed again.
Press to toggle the system ID 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 iDRAC (if not disabled in <F2> iDRAC
setup) press and hold for more than 15 seconds.
5 LCD menu buttons Use this button to navigate the control panel LCD
menu.
6 Information tag Contains system information such as service tag,
NIC, MAC address for your reference. The
information tag is a slide-out label panel.
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Item Button, or connector Icon Description
7 LCD panel Displays system ID, status information, and system
error messages. The LCD flashes blue during
normal system operation. When the system needs
attention, the LCD turns amber, and displays an
error code followed by descriptive text.
NOTE: If the system is connected to a power
source and an error is detected, the LCD
flashes amber regardless of whether the
system is turned on or off.
8 USB management port/
iDRAC Direct port
The USB management port can function as a
regular USB port or provide access to the iDRAC
Direct features. For more information, see the
Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller User's
Guide at Dell.com/idracmanuals.
This port is USB 2.0-compliant
9 VGA connector Allows you to connect a VGA display to the
system.
NOTE: The VGA connector is available only in
the rack-mode configuration of your system.
For information about converting your system
from tower to the rack mode, see Preparing a
system for conversion from tower mode to
rack mode section.
10 USB connector Use this to connect USB devices to the system.
This port is USB 3.0-compliant.
11 Optical drive or tape-
drive bay
Use this to install optical drives or tape drives. For
more information on supported optical drives and
tape drives, see the section Optical drives and tape
drives section.
12 Physical drives Up to thirty two 2.5-inch hard drives
Related Links
Preparing a system for conversion from tower mode to rack mode
3.5-inch hard drive chassis
.
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Figure 3. Front panel— 3.5-inch hard drive plus four PCIe SSD chassis
1. SD vFlash card slot 2. power button
3. NMI button 4. System identification button
5. LCD menu buttons 6. Information tag
7. LCD panel 8. iDRAC Direct port
9. VGA connector 10. USB connector
11. Optical drive or tapedrive bay 12. Flex Bay
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13. PCIe SSDs 14. 3.5-inch hard drives
Table 2. Front panel button and connector description
Item Button, or connector Icon Description
1 SD vFlash card slot Use this to insert a vFlash media card. The vFlash
media card is an SD card that extends the
functionalities of the iDRAC enterprise card.
2 Power-on indicator,
power button
The power-on indicator turns on 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.
3 NMI button Use this button to troubleshoot software and
device driver errors when running certain
operating systems. This button can be pressed
using the end of a paper clip.
NOTE: Use this button only if directed to do
so by qualified support personnel or by the
operating system documentation.
4 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 flash until one
of the buttons is pressed again.
Press to toggle the system ID 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 iDRAC (if not disabled in <F2> iDRAC
setup) press and hold for more than 15 seconds.
5LCD menu buttons Use this button to navigate the control panel LCD
menu.
6 Information tag Contains system information such as service tag,
NIC, MAC address for your reference. The
information tag is a slide-out label panel.
7 LCD panel Displays system ID, status information, and system
error messages. The LCD flashes blue during
normal system operation. When the system needs
attention, the LCD turns amber, and displays an
error code followed by descriptive text.
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Item Button, or connector Icon Description
NOTE: If the system is connected to a power
source and an error is detected, the LCD
flashes amber regardless of whether the
system is turned on or off.
8 USB management port/
iDRAC Direct port
The USB management port can function as a
regular USB port or provide access to the iDRAC
Direct features. For more information, see the
Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller User's
Guide at Dell.com/idracmanuals.
This port is USB 2.0-compliant
9 VGA connector Allows you to connect a VGA display to the
system.
NOTE: The VGA connector is available only in
the rack-mode configuration of your system.
For information about converting your system
from tower to the rack mode, see Preparing a
system for conversion from tower mode to
rack mode section.
10 USB connector Use this to connect USB devices to the system.
This port is USB 3.0-compliant.
11 Optical drive or tape-
drive bay
Use this to install optical drives or tape drives. For
more information on supported optical drives and
tape drives, see the section Optical drives and tape
drives section.
12 Flex Bay Supports installation of up to four PCIe SSDs
13 PCIe SSDs Up to four PCIe SSDs
14 Physical drives Up to eight 3.5-inch hard drives
Related Links
Preparing a system for conversion from tower mode to rack mode
LCD panel
The LCD panel of your system provides system information, status, and error messages to indicate if the
system is functioning correctly or if the system needs attention. For more information about error
messages, see the Dell Event and Error Messages Reference Guide at Dell.com/
openmanagemanuals >OpenManage software.
• The LCD backlight turns blue during normal operating conditions.
• When the system needs attention, the LCD turns amber, and displays an error code followed by
descriptive text.
NOTE: If the system is connected to a power source and an error is detected, the LCD turns
amber regardless of whether the system is turned on or off.
• The LCD backlight is turned 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 using the iDRAC utility, the LCD panel,
or other tools.
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Figure 4. LCD panel features
Table 3. 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.
Viewing Home screen
About this task
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
standby mode, the LCD backlight turns off after a few minutes of inactivity, if there are no error
messages.
Steps
1. To view the Home screen, press one of the three navigation buttons (Select, Left, or Right).
2. To navigate to the Home screen from another menu, complete the following steps:
a. Press and hold the up arrow until the Home icon is displayed.
b. Select the Home icon.
c. On 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.
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Option Description
Set error Select SEL to view LCD error messages in a format that matches the IPMI
description in the SEL. This enables you to match an LCD message with an SEL
entry.
Select Simple to view LCD error messages in a simplified user-friendly description.
For more information about error messages, see the Dell Event and Error Messages
Reference Guide at Dell.com/openmanagemanuals > OpenManage software.
Set home Select the default information to be displayed on the Home screen. See View menu
section for the options and option items that can be set as the default on the
Home screen.
Related Links
View menu
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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Back panel
Figure 5. Back panel features
1. PCIe expansion card slots (3) (processor 1) 2. Ethernet connectors
3. System identification connector 4. System identification button
5. iDRAC Enterprise port 6. Power supply (PSU1)
7. USB port(6) 8. Video connector
9. Serial connector 10. Power supply (PSU2)
11. Full-height PCIe expansion card slots
(processor 2)
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Table 4. Back panel indicator, button, or Connector description
Item Indicator, Button, or
Connector Icon Description
1 PCIe expansion card
slots (3) (processor 1)
You can connect up to two PCI Express expansion
cards and one PERC card.
2 Ethernet connectors Two integrated 10/100/1000 Mbps NIC
connectors.
3 System identification
connector
It connects the optional system status indicator
assembly through the optional cable management
arm.
4 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 flash 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 the BIOS progress mode.
To reset iDRAC (if not disabled in F2 iDRAC setup),
press and hold for more than 15 seconds.
5 iDRAC Enterprise port Dedicated management port.
NOTE: The port is available for use only if the
iDRAC Enterprise license is installed on your
system.
6 Power supply (PSU1) AC 495 W, 750 W, 1100 W, or
1600 W
or
DC 1100 W
7 USB port(6) You can connect USB devices to the system. Four
ports are USB 2.0-compliant and two ports are
USB 3.0-compliant.
8 Video connector You can connect a VGA display to the system.
9 Serial connector You can connect a serial device to the system.
10 Power supply (PSU2) AC 495 W, 750 W, 1100 W, or
1600 W
or
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