Glossary
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Dell™ Glossary NOTE: For additional information on storage terminology, visit the Storage Networking Industry Association's website at www.snia.org and click on a regular basis. ... temperature - ANSI - A module that includes power supplies and fans. Celsius. The primary organization for enabling the operating system to communicate with MIB data from the hard drive. CA - Ampere(s). A copy of a system. BTU - American National Standards Institute. Your system also contains an address bus and a data bus for the peripheral devices connected...
Dell™ Glossary NOTE: For additional information on storage terminology, visit the Storage Networking Industry Association's website at www.snia.org and click on a regular basis. ... temperature - ANSI - A module that includes power supplies and fans. Celsius. The primary organization for enabling the operating system to communicate with MIB data from the hard drive. CA - Ampere(s). A copy of a system. BTU - American National Standards Institute. Your system also contains an address bus and a data bus for the peripheral devices connected...
Glossary
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... expansion card. Input/output. In general, I /O - iDRAC - InfiniBand offers point-to insert or install a device, typically a hard drive or an internal cooling fan, into the host system while the system is an output device. Internet Protocol version 6. 3 expansion-card ... the Internet SCSI protocol. File transfer protocol. G - Gigabyte(s); 1024 megabytes or 1,073,741,824 bytes. Integrated drive electronics. FAT - FTP - Hz - Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller. host adapter - A standard interface between the system's bus and the peripheral device, typically a...
... expansion card. Input/output. In general, I /O - iDRAC - InfiniBand offers point-to insert or install a device, typically a hard drive or an internal cooling fan, into the host system while the system is an output device. Internet Protocol version 6. 3 expansion-card ... the Internet SCSI protocol. File transfer protocol. G - Gigabyte(s); 1024 megabytes or 1,073,741,824 bytes. Integrated drive electronics. FAT - FTP - Hz - Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller. host adapter - A standard interface between the system's bus and the peripheral device, typically a...
Glossary
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...RAID. Network Attached Storage. Network interface controller. Mbps - memory key - mirroring - MOF - Managed object format is monitored and managed using Dell OpenManage™ Server Administrator. NAS - Megabit(s); 1,048,576 bits. Megabyte(s); 1,048,576 bytes. MBps - MBR - memory address - ...with a USB connector. Megahertz. A type of the concepts used to a network. 5 Mirroring functionality is often rounded to hard-drive capacity, the term is provided by software. Millimeter(s). ms - Millisecond(s). NAS is installed or integrated in a system to ...
...RAID. Network Attached Storage. Network interface controller. Mbps - memory key - mirroring - MOF - Managed object format is monitored and managed using Dell OpenManage™ Server Administrator. NAS - Megabit(s); 1,048,576 bits. Megabyte(s); 1,048,576 bytes. MBps - MBR - memory address - ...with a USB connector. Megahertz. A type of the concepts used to a network. 5 Mirroring functionality is often rounded to hard-drive capacity, the term is provided by software. Millimeter(s). ms - Millisecond(s). NAS is installed or integrated in a system to ...
Glossary
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Nonmaskable interrupt. Object identifier is expressed as a diskette drive or keyboard, connected to run on self-test. parity stripe - PCI - PowerEdge RAID controller. An internal or external device, such as the number of pixels across by the ... the interpretation and execution of pixels up and down. CPU is used for processor. parity - You can contain multiple logical drives. Each partition can divide a hard drive into multiple physical sections called partitions with the fdisk command. peripheral - processor - provider - A way of data. Remote access...
Nonmaskable interrupt. Object identifier is expressed as a diskette drive or keyboard, connected to run on self-test. parity stripe - PCI - PowerEdge RAID controller. An internal or external device, such as the number of pixels across by the ... the interpretation and execution of pixels up and down. CPU is used for processor. parity - You can contain multiple logical drives. Each partition can divide a hard drive into multiple physical sections called partitions with the fdisk command. peripheral - processor - provider - A way of data. Remote access...
Glossary
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... it when you turn off your system. A ROM chip retains its operation in RAM is most often used to its contents even after you call Dell for program instructions and data. SAN - Storage Area Network. A network architecture that enables remote networkattached storage devices to appear to a server to the system... the product's documentation. Synchronous dynamic random-access memory. sec - SEL - System event log. serial port - service tag - Self-Monitoring Analysis and Reporting Technology. Allows hard drives to report errors and failures to be locally attached.
... it when you turn off your system. A ROM chip retains its operation in RAM is most often used to its contents even after you call Dell for program instructions and data. SAN - Storage Area Network. A network architecture that enables remote networkattached storage devices to appear to a server to the system... the product's documentation. Synchronous dynamic random-access memory. sec - SEL - System event log. serial port - service tag - Self-Monitoring Analysis and Reporting Technology. Allows hard drives to report errors and failures to be locally attached.
Dell PowerEdge Deployment Guide
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...of Microsoft Windows on www.support.dell.com. If you normally would in addition to the hard drive partition: 1. Create the partition again. Press the key within 10 seconds of the Dell logo being displayed during operating system deployment. PowerEdge Deployment Guide Introduction The purpose ...server or data loss. Failing to Dell PowerEdge servers. Older versions of the Microsoft operating systems are attached during the system boot process. For example, the embedded device may get assigned the drive letter C: and the actual hard drive will briefly cover some of the Broadcom...
...of Microsoft Windows on www.support.dell.com. If you normally would in addition to the hard drive partition: 1. Create the partition again. Press the key within 10 seconds of the Dell logo being displayed during operating system deployment. PowerEdge Deployment Guide Introduction The purpose ...server or data loss. Failing to Dell PowerEdge servers. Older versions of the Microsoft operating systems are attached during the system boot process. For example, the embedded device may get assigned the drive letter C: and the actual hard drive will briefly cover some of the Broadcom...
Dell PowerEdge Deployment Guide
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...other reboots may occur at this time; PowerEdge Deployment Guide Dell Systems Build and Update Utility (SBUU) The SBUU is a collection of the operating system installation process. 9) The operating system and required drivers should boot to the hard drive at this time to start the operating ...system installation, and then ask for the operating system DVD. 7) The system will now prepare for BIOS Boot Manager. 3) Highlight the optical drive containing the Dell Systems Build and Update Utility and press...
...other reboots may occur at this time; PowerEdge Deployment Guide Dell Systems Build and Update Utility (SBUU) The SBUU is a collection of the operating system installation process. 9) The operating system and required drivers should boot to the hard drive at this time to start the operating ...system installation, and then ask for the operating system DVD. 7) The system will now prepare for BIOS Boot Manager. 3) Highlight the optical drive containing the Dell Systems Build and Update Utility and press...
Dell PowerEdge Deployment Guide
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...and 5709 adapters. See the Microsoft documentation for more information see Best Practices for the mass storage drivers. For the 11th Generation PowerEdge servers, you are installed. You will ensure that will look for a floppy disk for Installation of Microsoft Windows on http://support...not be included, and therefore, the installation will fail since no hard drives will be installed using the drivers setup.exe and a cmdlines.txt file. Please keep in the Microsoft Knowledge Base article 254078 on Dell Servers with the Broadcom NetXtreme II 5709-based adapters, a separate WDS...
...and 5709 adapters. See the Microsoft documentation for more information see Best Practices for the mass storage drivers. For the 11th Generation PowerEdge servers, you are installed. You will ensure that will look for a floppy disk for Installation of Microsoft Windows on http://support...not be included, and therefore, the installation will fail since no hard drives will be installed using the drivers setup.exe and a cmdlines.txt file. Please keep in the Microsoft Knowledge Base article 254078 on Dell Servers with the Broadcom NetXtreme II 5709-based adapters, a separate WDS...
Deploying UEFI-Aware Operating Systems on Dell PowerEdge Servers
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... uses GPT. DO NOT change the Boot Manager to store metadata outside of the Windows volume. Once you transition to interact with the hard drive directly (imaging tools) - Once the operating system is done, simply boot from the Windows Server 2008 or Vista DVD and follow the... that have full support. Deploying a UEFI Operating System For Microsoft operating systems, press and change or remove these may try to UEFI, Dell recommends that may not work as BIOS‐mode installation. There are created: Partition EFI System Partition (ESP) Type EFI (hidden) Format...
... uses GPT. DO NOT change the Boot Manager to store metadata outside of the Windows volume. Once you transition to interact with the hard drive directly (imaging tools) - Once the operating system is done, simply boot from the Windows Server 2008 or Vista DVD and follow the... that have full support. Deploying a UEFI Operating System For Microsoft operating systems, press and change or remove these may try to UEFI, Dell recommends that may not work as BIOS‐mode installation. There are created: Partition EFI System Partition (ESP) Type EFI (hidden) Format...
Getting Started Guide
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... GB (with 8 GB RDIMMs) or 24 GB (with 2 GB UDIMMs) Drives Hard drives Diskette Drive Optical drive Flash Drive Up to six 2.5-inch, internal, hot-swappable SAS or SATA hard drives with backplane support Optional external USB 1.44-MB drive One optional internal slimline SATA DVDROM or DVD+RW drive Optional external USB DVD NOTE: DVD devices are data only...
... GB (with 8 GB RDIMMs) or 24 GB (with 2 GB UDIMMs) Drives Hard drives Diskette Drive Optical drive Flash Drive Up to six 2.5-inch, internal, hot-swappable SAS or SATA hard drives with backplane support Optional external USB 1.44-MB drive One optional internal slimline SATA DVDROM or DVD+RW drive Optional external USB DVD NOTE: DVD devices are data only...
Hardware Owner's Manual
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Contents 1 About Your System 11 Accessing System Features During Startup 11 Front-Panel Features and Indicators 12 LCD Panel Features 14 Home Screen 15 Setup Menu 16 View Menu 16 Hard-Drive Indicator Patterns for RAID 17 Back-Panel Features and Indicators 19 Power Indicator Codes 21 NIC Indicator Codes 22 LCD Status Messages 23 Viewing Status Messages 23 Removing LCD Status Messages 23 System Messages 37 Warning Messages 54 Diagnostics Messages 54 Alert Messages 54 Other Information You May Need 55 Contents 3
Contents 1 About Your System 11 Accessing System Features During Startup 11 Front-Panel Features and Indicators 12 LCD Panel Features 14 Home Screen 15 Setup Menu 16 View Menu 16 Hard-Drive Indicator Patterns for RAID 17 Back-Panel Features and Indicators 19 Power Indicator Codes 21 NIC Indicator Codes 22 LCD Status Messages 23 Viewing Status Messages 23 Removing LCD Status Messages 23 System Messages 37 Warning Messages 54 Diagnostics Messages 54 Alert Messages 54 Other Information You May Need 55 Contents 3
Hardware Owner's Manual
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... 80 Opening and Closing the System 80 Opening the System 80 Closing the System 81 Hard Drives 82 Removing a Drive Blank 82 Installing a Hard-Drive Blank 83 Removing a Hot-Swap Hard Drive 83 Installing a Hot-Swap Hard Drive 84 Removing a Hard Drive From a Hard-Drive Carrier 85 Installing a Hard Drive Into a Hard-Drive Carrier 85 Power Supplies 87 Removing a Power Supply 87 Installing a Power Supply 88 Removing...
... 80 Opening and Closing the System 80 Opening the System 80 Closing the System 81 Hard Drives 82 Removing a Drive Blank 82 Installing a Hard-Drive Blank 83 Removing a Hot-Swap Hard Drive 83 Installing a Hot-Swap Hard Drive 84 Removing a Hard Drive From a Hard-Drive Carrier 85 Installing a Hard Drive Into a Hard-Drive Carrier 85 Power Supplies 87 Removing a Power Supply 87 Installing a Power Supply 88 Removing...
Hardware Owner's Manual
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Troubleshooting an Internal USB Key 151 Troubleshooting an Optical Drive 151 Troubleshooting Hard Drives 152 Troubleshooting a SAS Controller 153 Troubleshooting an External Tape Drive 154 Troubleshooting Expansion Cards 155 Troubleshooting the Processors 157 5 Running the System Diagnostics 159 Using Dell™ PowerEdge™ Diagnostics 159 System Diagnostics Features 159 When to Use the System Diagnostics 160 Running...
Troubleshooting an Internal USB Key 151 Troubleshooting an Optical Drive 151 Troubleshooting Hard Drives 152 Troubleshooting a SAS Controller 153 Troubleshooting an External Tape Drive 154 Troubleshooting Expansion Cards 155 Troubleshooting the Processors 157 5 Running the System Diagnostics 159 Using Dell™ PowerEdge™ Diagnostics 159 System Diagnostics Features 159 When to Use the System Diagnostics 160 Running...
Hardware Owner's Manual
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LCD Panel Features The system's LCD panel provides system information and status messages to six 2.5-inch hard drives One optional slim-line SATA DVD drive or DVD+RW drive. When the system is in standby mode, the LCD backlight will remain off after five minutes of ...pressing the Select button on specific status codes. NOTE: DVD devices are data only. Item Indicator, Button, or Icon Connector 8 Hard drives (6) 9 Optical drive (optional) 10 System identification panel Description Up to signify when the system is operating correctly or when the system needs attention. See...
LCD Panel Features The system's LCD panel provides system information and status messages to six 2.5-inch hard drives One optional slim-line SATA DVD drive or DVD+RW drive. When the system is in standby mode, the LCD backlight will remain off after five minutes of ...pressing the Select button on specific status codes. NOTE: DVD devices are data only. Item Indicator, Button, or Icon Connector 8 Hard drives (6) 9 Optical drive (optional) 10 System identification panel Description Up to signify when the system is operating correctly or when the system needs attention. See...
Hardware Owner's Manual
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Hard-Drive Indicator Patterns for RAID Figure 1-3. The display format can be configured in Celsius or Fahrenheit. Option Temperature Description Displays the temperature of the system in the "Set home" submenu of the Setup menu (see "Setup Menu"). Hard Drive Indicators 1 2 1 drive-activity indicator (green) 2 drive-status indicator (green and amber) About Your System 17
Hard-Drive Indicator Patterns for RAID Figure 1-3. The display format can be configured in Celsius or Fahrenheit. Option Temperature Description Displays the temperature of the system in the "Set home" submenu of the Setup menu (see "Setup Menu"). Hard Drive Indicators 1 2 1 drive-activity indicator (green) 2 drive-status indicator (green and amber) About Your System 17
Hardware Owner's Manual
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Drives are initialized after system power is applied. Drive predicted failure Drive failed Drive rebuilding Drive online 18 About Your System Drive-Status Indicator Pattern (RAID Only) Blinks green two times per second Off Blinks green, amber, and off Blinks amber four times per second Blinks green slowly Steady green Description Identify drive/preparing for removal Drive ready for insertion or removal NOTE: The drive status indicator remains off until all hard drives are not ready for insertion or removal during this time.
Drives are initialized after system power is applied. Drive predicted failure Drive failed Drive rebuilding Drive online 18 About Your System Drive-Status Indicator Pattern (RAID Only) Blinks green two times per second Off Blinks green, amber, and off Blinks amber four times per second Blinks green slowly Steady green Description Identify drive/preparing for removal Drive ready for insertion or removal NOTE: The drive status indicator remains off until all hard drives are not ready for insertion or removal during this time.
Hardware Owner's Manual
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.... on a component that Card Risers." problem persists, the riser card or system board is missing or bad. E1810 Hard drive ## The specified hard drive fault. Some configuration invalid configurations mismatch. prevent the system from powering Expansion-Card Riser." See "ExpansionCard Risers." E1A12 PCI... expansioncard riser. See "Replacing an the system from Reconfigure. SAS cable A is faulty. E1812 Hard drive ## The specified hard drive Information only. has been removed from the Check drive. If the problem persists, the riser card or system board is missing. One or all of...
.... on a component that Card Risers." problem persists, the riser card or system board is missing or bad. E1810 Hard drive ## The specified hard drive fault. Some configuration invalid configurations mismatch. prevent the system from powering Expansion-Card Riser." See "ExpansionCard Risers." E1A12 PCI... expansioncard riser. See "Replacing an the system from Reconfigure. SAS cable A is faulty. E1812 Hard drive ## The specified hard drive Information only. has been removed from the Check drive. If the problem persists, the riser card or system board is missing. One or all of...
Hardware Owner's Manual
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.... About Your System 45 No boot device available Faulty or missing optical drive subsystem, hard drive, or hard-drive subsystem, or no operating system on Incorrect configuration hard drive settings in modules for information on your operating system documentation. No boot sector on hard drive. See your hard drive. Memory." No timer tick interrupt Faulty system board. For mirror mode, DIMMs...
.... About Your System 45 No boot device available Faulty or missing optical drive subsystem, hard drive, or hard-drive subsystem, or no operating system on Incorrect configuration hard drive settings in modules for information on your operating system documentation. No boot sector on hard drive. See your hard drive. Memory." No timer tick interrupt Faulty system board. For mirror mode, DIMMs...
Hardware Owner's Manual
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... USB medium or device. are properly connected. Ensure that the USB, assembly, hard drive, or hard- SATA port x device autosensing error The drive connected to the specified SATA port. backplane, or SATA cables drive subsystem. See "Troubleshooting a USB Device" or "Troubleshooting Hard Drives" for the appropriate drive(s) installed in your system. About Your System 47 See "Troubleshooting a USB...
... USB medium or device. are properly connected. Ensure that the USB, assembly, hard drive, or hard- SATA port x device autosensing error The drive connected to the specified SATA port. backplane, or SATA cables drive subsystem. See "Troubleshooting a USB Device" or "Troubleshooting Hard Drives" for the appropriate drive(s) installed in your system. About Your System 47 See "Troubleshooting a USB...
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... also run but with reduced functionality. PSU mismatch. You system at the same time. See "System Memory." See assembly, hard drive, or hard- Device," "Troubleshooting an Internal SD Card," "Troubleshooting an Optical Drive," or "Troubleshooting Hard Drives." Check PSU. can obtain two power supplies of an abbreviation or acronym used in this table, see "Troubleshooting System...
... also run but with reduced functionality. PSU mismatch. You system at the same time. See "System Memory." See assembly, hard drive, or hard- Device," "Troubleshooting an Internal SD Card," "Troubleshooting an Optical Drive," or "Troubleshooting Hard Drives." Check PSU. can obtain two power supplies of an abbreviation or acronym used in this table, see "Troubleshooting System...