Dell W4X15 User manual

Dell PowerEdge R430
Owner's Manual
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2016 - 05
Rev. A02

Contents
1 Dell PowerEdge R430 system overview........................................................... 9
Supported configurations for the PowerEdge R430 system...............................................................9
Front panel features............................................................................................................................ 10
Front panel features of a 4 x 3.5-inch hard drive system............................................................ 10
Front panel features of the 4 x 3.5-inch cabled hard drive system.............................................12
Front panel features of the 8 x 2.5 inch hard drives or SSDs system.......................................... 14
Front panel features of the 10 x 2.5-inch hard drives or SSDs system........................................16
LCD panel.......................................................................................................................................17
Back panel features............................................................................................................................. 19
Redundant PSU back panel features ........................................................................................... 20
Cabled PSU back panel features ..................................................................................................22
Diagnostic Indicators.......................................................................................................................... 23
Diagnostic indicators on the front panel......................................................................................23
Hard drive indicator codes............................................................................................................25
uSATA SSD indicator codes.......................................................................................................... 26
NIC indicator codes.......................................................................................................................27
Internal dual SD module indicator codes.....................................................................................27
iDRAC Direct LED indicator codes............................................................................................... 28
Indicator codes for redundant power supply unit.......................................................................30
Non-redundant power supply unit indicator codes.................................................................... 31
Locating Service Tag of your system................................................................................................. 32
2 Documentation resources................................................................................ 33
3 Technical specifications....................................................................................36
Chassis dimensions.............................................................................................................................36
Chassis weight.....................................................................................................................................36
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.................................................................................................................................. 38
Ports and connectors specifications..................................................................................................39
USB ports.......................................................................................................................................39
NIC ports........................................................................................................................................39
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Serial connector............................................................................................................................ 39
VGA ports.......................................................................................................................................39
Internal Dual SD Module...............................................................................................................39
Video specifications............................................................................................................................ 39
Environmental specifications............................................................................................................. 40
Particulate and gaseous contamination specifications ...............................................................41
Expanded operating temperature.................................................................................................42
Expanded operating temperature restrictions............................................................................. 43
4 Initial system setup and configuration.......................................................... 44
Setting up your system....................................................................................................................... 44
iDRAC configuration...........................................................................................................................44
Options to set up iDRAC IP address.............................................................................................44
Options to install the operating system............................................................................................. 45
Methods to download firmware and drivers................................................................................45
5 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.................................................................................................................................. 49
iDRAC Settings utility.....................................................................................................................72
Device Settings.............................................................................................................................. 73
Dell Lifecycle Controller..................................................................................................................... 73
Embedded system management..................................................................................................73
Boot Manager......................................................................................................................................74
Viewing Boot Manager..................................................................................................................74
Boot Manager main menu............................................................................................................ 74
PXE boot.............................................................................................................................................. 75
6 Installing and removing system components...............................................76
Safety instructions...............................................................................................................................76
Before working inside your system.................................................................................................... 76
After working inside your system........................................................................................................77
Recommended tools...........................................................................................................................77
Front bezel (optional).......................................................................................................................... 77
Removing the optional front bezel............................................................................................... 77
Installing the optional front bezel.................................................................................................78
System cover....................................................................................................................................... 79
Removing the system cover..........................................................................................................79
Installing the system cover...........................................................................................................80
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Inside the system.................................................................................................................................81
Cooling shroud................................................................................................................................... 84
Removing the cooling shroud......................................................................................................84
Installing the cooling shroud........................................................................................................ 85
System memory.................................................................................................................................. 86
General memory module installation guidelines.........................................................................88
Mode-specific guidelines..............................................................................................................88
Sample memory configurations...................................................................................................89
Removing memory modules........................................................................................................ 95
Installing memory modules..........................................................................................................96
Hard drives.......................................................................................................................................... 98
Removing a 2.5-inch hard drive blank......................................................................................... 99
Installing a 2.5-inch hard drive blank........................................................................................... 99
Removing a 3.5-inch hard drive blank....................................................................................... 100
Installing a 3.5-inch hard drive blank..........................................................................................101
Removing a 3.5-inch cabled hard drive carrier..........................................................................102
Installing a 3.5-inch cabled hard drive carrier............................................................................103
Removing a hot swappable hard drive carrier........................................................................... 104
Installing a hot swappable hard drive carrier............................................................................. 106
Removing a 3.5-inch hot swappable hard drive adapter from a 3.5-inch hot swappable
hard drive carrier......................................................................................................................... 107
Installing a 3.5-inch hard drive adapter into a hot swap hard drive carrier..............................108
Removing a 2.5-inch hard drive from a 3.5-inch hard drive adapter....................................... 109
Installing a 2.5-inch hard drive into a 3.5-inch hard drive adapter........................................... 110
Removing a hard drive from a hard drive carrier........................................................................ 111
Installing a hard drive into a hard drive carrier........................................................................... 112
Optical drive (optional)...................................................................................................................... 113
Removing the optional ultra slim optical drive...........................................................................113
Installing the optional ultra slim optical drive.............................................................................114
Removing the standard optical drive.......................................................................................... 115
Installing the standard optical drive............................................................................................ 116
Cooling fans.......................................................................................................................................118
Removing a cooling fan...............................................................................................................118
Installing a cooling fan.................................................................................................................119
Internal USB memory key (optional).................................................................................................121
Replacing the optional internal USB memory key......................................................................121
Expansion cards and expansion card riser....................................................................................... 122
Expansion card installation guidelines........................................................................................122
Removing the expansion card riser............................................................................................ 124
Installing the expansion card riser.............................................................................................. 125
Removing an expansion card......................................................................................................126
Installing an expansion card....................................................................................................... 128
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iDRAC port card (optional)................................................................................................................129
Removing the optional iDRAC port card....................................................................................129
Installing the optional iDRAC port card...................................................................................... 131
SD vFlash card (optional)...................................................................................................................132
Removing the optional SD vFlash card.......................................................................................132
Installing an optional SD vFlash card..........................................................................................133
Internal dual SD module (optional).................................................................................................. 134
Removing an internal SD card.................................................................................................... 134
Installing an internal SD card...................................................................................................... 135
Removing the optional internal dual SD module.......................................................................137
Installing the optional internal dual SD module ........................................................................138
Integrated storage controller card................................................................................................... 139
Removing the integrated storage controller card..................................................................... 139
Installing the integrated storage controller card........................................................................141
Processors and heat sinks.................................................................................................................142
Removing a heat sink.................................................................................................................. 143
Removing a processor................................................................................................................ 144
Installing a processor...................................................................................................................147
Installing a heat sink....................................................................................................................149
Power supply units.............................................................................................................................151
Hot spare feature.........................................................................................................................152
Removing a redundant power supply unit................................................................................. 152
Installing a redundant power supply unit................................................................................... 153
Removing a cabled power supply unit....................................................................................... 154
Installing a cabled power supply unit......................................................................................... 156
Removing the power supply unit blank...................................................................................... 157
Installing the power supply unit blank........................................................................................158
System battery...................................................................................................................................159
Replacing the system battery......................................................................................................159
Hard-drive backplane........................................................................................................................161
Removing the hard drive backplane........................................................................................... 161
Installing the hard drive backplane.............................................................................................168
Control panel..................................................................................................................................... 171
Removing the control panel........................................................................................................171
Installing the control panel......................................................................................................... 173
Removing the control panel module..........................................................................................175
Installing the control panel module............................................................................................178
Power interposer board.................................................................................................................... 181
Removing the power interposer board.......................................................................................181
Installing the power interposer board........................................................................................ 183
System board.....................................................................................................................................184
Removing the system board.......................................................................................................184
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Installing the system board.........................................................................................................186
Trusted Platform Module..................................................................................................................189
Installing the Trusted Platform Module......................................................................................189
Initializing the TPM for BitLocker users......................................................................................190
Initializing the TPM for TXT users...............................................................................................190
7 Using system diagnostics................................................................................ 191
Dell Embedded System Diagnostics.................................................................................................191
When to use the Embedded System Diagnostics...................................................................... 191
Running the Embedded System Diagnostics from Boot Manager............................................191
Running the Embedded System Diagnostics from the Dell Lifecycle Controller.....................191
System diagnostic controls.........................................................................................................192
8 Jumpers and connectors................................................................................ 193
System board jumper settings.......................................................................................................... 193
System board connectors.................................................................................................................194
Disabling a forgotten password........................................................................................................196
9 Troubleshooting your system........................................................................ 197
Safety first—for you and your system...............................................................................................197
Troubleshooting system startup failure............................................................................................197
Troubleshooting external connections............................................................................................197
Troubleshooting the video subsystem............................................................................................. 197
Troubleshooting a USB device......................................................................................................... 197
Troubleshooting a serial I/O device................................................................................................. 198
Troubleshooting a NIC..................................................................................................................... 199
Troubleshooting a wet system......................................................................................................... 199
Troubleshooting a damaged system...............................................................................................200
Troubleshooting the system battery................................................................................................ 201
Troubleshooting power supply units............................................................................................... 201
Troubleshooting power source problems.................................................................................202
Power supply unit problems.......................................................................................................202
Troubleshooting cooling problems.................................................................................................202
Troubleshooting cooling fans..........................................................................................................203
Troubleshooting system memory....................................................................................................204
Troubleshooting an internal USB key.............................................................................................. 205
Troubleshooting an SD card............................................................................................................ 205
Troubleshooting an optical drive.....................................................................................................206
Troubleshooting a hard drive........................................................................................................... 207
Troubleshooting a storage controller..............................................................................................207
Troubleshooting expansion cards................................................................................................... 208
Troubleshooting processors............................................................................................................ 209
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System messages.............................................................................................................................. 210
Warning messages...................................................................................................................... 210
Diagnostic messages...................................................................................................................210
Alert messages.............................................................................................................................210
10 Getting help.....................................................................................................211
Contacting Dell..................................................................................................................................211
Documentation feedback................................................................................................................. 211
Accessing system information by using QRL................................................................................... 211
Quick Resource Locator for the PowerEdge R430 system.......................................................212
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Dell PowerEdge R430 system overview
The Dell PowerEdge R430 systems are 2U rack servers that support up to two Intel Xeon E5-2600 v3 or
Xeon E5-2600 v4 processors, up to 12 DIMMs, and ten hard drives or solid state drives (SSDs).
Supported configurations for the PowerEdge R430
system
The Dell PowerEdge R430 system supports the following configurations:
Figure 1. Supported configurations for the PowerEdge R430 system
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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
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 a 4 x 3.5-inch hard drive system
Figure 2. Front panel features of a 4 x 3.5-inch hard drive system
1. Power button 2. NMI button
3. System identification button 4. Video connector
5. LCD menu buttons 6. LCD panel
7. USB management port/iDRAC managed USB
port 8. USB port
9. Information tag 10. Hard drives
11. Optical drive (optional)
Table 1. Front panel features of a 4 x 3.5-inch hard drive system
Item Indicator, Button, or
Connector Icon Description
1 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.
2 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.
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Item Indicator, Button, or
Connector Icon Description
3 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: To reset iDRAC using system ID,
ensure that the system ID button is enabled in
the iDRAC setup.
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.
4 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.
5 LCD menu buttons Press the LCD menu buttons to navigate the
control panel LCD menu.
6 LCD panel Displays system ID, status information, and system
error messages. For more information, see the LCD
panel section.
NOTE: LCD panel is not available in a cabled
hard drive system.
7 USB management port/
iDRAC managed USB
port
The USB management port is USB 2.0 compliant.
Enables 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/idracmanuals.
8 USB port Use the USB 2.0 port to connect USB devices to
the system. This port is 4-pin, USB 2.0 compliant.
9 Information tag Displays system information such as service tag,
NIC, and MAC address.
NOTE: The information tag is a slide-out label
panel.
10 Hard drives Up to four 3.5-inch hard drives or solid state drives
(SSD).
For information about the supported hard drives,
see the Technical specifications section.
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Item Indicator, Button, or
Connector Icon Description
11 Optical drive (optional) One optional slim SATA DVD-ROM drive or DVD
+/-RW drive.
For information about the supported optical drive,
see the Technical specifications section.
Front panel features of the 4 x 3.5-inch cabled hard drive system
Figure 3. Front panel features of the 4 x 3.5 inch cabled hard drive system
1. Power button 2. NMI button
3. System identification button 4. Video connector
5. Diagnostic indicators 6. USB port (2)
7. Information tag 8. Hard drives
9. Optical drive
Table 2. Front panel features of the 4 x 3.5-inch cabled hard drive system
Item Indicator, Button, or
Connector Icon Description
1 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.
2 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.
3 System identification
button
Press the system ID button:
• To locate a particular system within a rack.
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Item Indicator, Button, or
Connector Icon Description
• To turn the system ID on or off.
To reset iDRAC, press and hold the button for
more than 15 seconds.
NOTE: To reset iDRAC using system ID,
ensure that the system ID button is enabled in
the iDRAC setup.
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.
4 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.
5 Diagnostic indicators The diagnostic indicators light up to display error
status.
6 USB port (2) Use the USB 2.0 port to connect USB devices to
the system. This port is 4-pin, USB 2.0 compliant.
7 Information tag Displays system information such as service tag,
NIC, and MAC address.
NOTE: The information tag is a slide-out label
panel.
8 Hard drives Up to 4 x 3.5 inch cabled hard drives.
For information about the supported hard drives,
see the Technical specifications section.
9 Optical drive (optional) One optional slim SATA DVD-ROM drive or DVD
+/-RW drive.
For information about the supported optical drive,
see the Technical specifications section.
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Front panel features of the 8 x 2.5 inch hard drives or SSDs system
Figure 4. Front panel features of a 8 x 2.5 inch hard drives or SSDs system
1. Power button 2. NMI button
3. System identification button 4. USB management port or iDRAC managed
USB port
5. USB port 6. Optical drive
7. LCD menu buttons 8. Information tag
9. LCD panel 10. Video connector
11. Hard drives
Table 3. Front panel features of a 8 x 2.5 inch hard drives or SSDs system
Item Indicator, Button, or
Connector Icon Description
1 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.
2 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.
3 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.
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Item Indicator, Button, or
Connector Icon Description
NOTE: To reset iDRAC using system ID,
ensure that the system ID button is enabled in
the iDRAC setup.
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.
4 USB management port
or iDRAC managed USB
port
The USB management port is USB 2.0 compliant.
Enables 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/idracmanuals.
5 USB port Use the USB 2.0 port to connect USB devices to
the system. This port is 4-pin, USB 2.0 compliant.
6 Optical drive (optional) One optional slim SATA DVD-ROM drive or DVD
+/-RW drive.
7 LCD menu buttons Press the LCD menu buttons to navigate the
control panel LCD menu.
8 Information tag Displays system information such as service tag,
NIC, and MAC address.
NOTE: The information tag is a slide-out label
panel.
9 LCD panel Displays system ID, status information, and system
error messages. For more information, see the LCD
panel section.
NOTE: LCD panel is not available in a cabled
hard drive system.
10 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.
11 Hard drives Up to 8 x 2.5-inch hard drives or SSDs.
For information about the supported hard drives,
see the Technical specifications section.
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Front panel features of the 10 x 2.5-inch hard drives or SSDs system
Figure 5. Front panel features of the 10 x 2.5-inch hard drives or SSDs system
1. USB management port/iDRAC managed USB
port 2. Diagnostic indicators
3. Power button 4. NMI button
5. System identification button 6. Hard drives
Table 4. Front panel features of the 10 x 2.5-inch hard drives or SSDs system
Item Indicator, Button, or
Connector Icon Description
1 USB management port/
iDRAC managed USB
port
The USB management port is USB 2.0 compliant.
Enables 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/idracmanuals.
2 Diagnostic indicators The diagnostic indicators light up to display error
status.
3 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.
4 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.
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Item Indicator, Button, or
Connector Icon Description
5 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: To reset iDRAC using system ID,
ensure that the system ID button is enabled in
the iDRAC setup.
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.
6 Hard drives Up to 10 x 2.5 inch hard drives/SSDs.
For information about the supported hard drives,
see the Technical specifications section.
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.
Figure 6. LCD panel features
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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.
Related Links
Viewing Home screen
Setup menu
View menu
Viewing 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
standby mode, the LCD backlight turns off after a few minutes of inactivity, if there are no error
messages.
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 navigation button till the up arrow is displayed.
b. Navigate to the using the up arrow
c. Select the Home icon.
d. On the Home screen, press the Select button to enter the main menu.
Related Links
LCD panel
Setup menu
View 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
LCD panel
Viewing Home screen
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.
Related Links
LCD panel
Viewing Home screen
Setup menu
Back panel features
The back panel provides access to the features available on the back of the server, such as the system
identification button, power supply sockets, cable management arm connectors, iDRAC storage media,
NIC ports, and USB and VGA ports. A majority of the expansion card ports can be accessed from the back
panel. The hot swappable and cabled power supply units are accessible from the back panel.
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Redundant PSU back panel features
Figure 7. Redundant PSU back panel features
1. Serial connector 2. Ethernet connector 1
3. vFlash card slot (optional) 4. iDRAC port (optional)
5. PCIe expansion card slots (2) 6. Video connector
7. Ethernet connector 2 8. USB connector
9. USB connector 10. System identification button
11. System identification connector 12. Ethernet connector 3
13. Ethernet connector 4 14. Power supply unit (PSU1 and PSU2)
Table 6. Redundant PSU back panel features
Item Indicator, Button, or
Connector Icon Description
1 Serial connector Use the serial port to connect a serial device to the
system. For more information about the supported
serial port, see the Technical specifications section.
2 Ethernet port 1 Use the Ethernet port to connect Local Area
Networks (LANs) to the system. For more
information about the supported Ethernet ports,
see the Technical specifications section.
3 vFlash card slot
(optional)
Use the vFlash media card slot to insert a vFlash
media card.
4 iDRAC port (optional) Use the iDRAC8 Enterprise port to remotely access
iDRAC. For more information, see the Integrated
Dell Remote Access Controller User’s Guide at
Dell.com/idracmanuals.
5 PCIe expansion card
slots (2)
Enables you to connect two PCI Express expansion
cards.
6 Video connector Use the video/VGA port to connect a display to the
system. For more information about the supported
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