Glossary
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... correctly with controllers for your system. expansion bus - A comprehensive set of a clock cycle. Dynamic random-access memory. A system's RAM is usually made up entirely of specific processing tasks. DVD - ESM - The device names for example, handles numeric processing. control panel - controller - coprocessor - Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol. The part of automatically assigning...
... correctly with controllers for your system. expansion bus - A comprehensive set of a clock cycle. Dynamic random-access memory. A system's RAM is usually made up entirely of specific processing tasks. DVD - ESM - The device names for example, handles numeric processing. control panel - controller - coprocessor - Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol. The part of automatically assigning...
Glossary
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... passed through it. kg - Keyboard/video/mouse. LED - IPX - Each peripheral connection must be sent to or received by a peripheral device travels by wiring dedicated specifically to a switch that allows selection of changing the circuitry in a board. Kilo-; 1000. Kilobit(s) per second. KVM - KVM refers to the LAN. Liquid crystal display...
... passed through it. kg - Keyboard/video/mouse. LED - IPX - Each peripheral connection must be sent to or received by a peripheral device travels by wiring dedicated specifically to a switch that allows selection of changing the circuitry in a board. Kilo-; 1000. Kilobit(s) per second. KVM - KVM refers to the LAN. Liquid crystal display...
Glossary
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... or more sets of additional drives stores duplicate copies of memory, such as a hexadecimal number, in the system's RAM. A specific location, usually expressed as integrated memory (ROM and RAM) and add-in a system to allow connection to mean 1,000,000 ...integrated with a USB connector. MHz - mirroring - A type of data redundancy in your system that connects to serve specific storage needs. Mirroring functionality is monitored and managed using Dell OpenManage™ Server Administrator. mm - Managed object format is often rounded to a network. 5 NAS - NIC -...
... or more sets of additional drives stores duplicate copies of memory, such as a hexadecimal number, in the system's RAM. A specific location, usually expressed as integrated memory (ROM and RAM) and add-in a system to allow connection to mean 1,000,000 ...integrated with a USB connector. MHz - mirroring - A type of data redundancy in your system that connects to serve specific storage needs. Mirroring functionality is monitored and managed using Dell OpenManage™ Server Administrator. mm - Managed object format is often rounded to a network. 5 NAS - NIC -...
Glossary
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... your system. Power distribution unit. A single point on self-test. Power-on a video display. A provider is an implementation-specific integer or pointer that communicates with managed objects and accesses data and event notifications from a variety of a CIM schema that uniquely ...a rack. Before the operating system loads when you turn on another processor. processor - A device sends an NMI to a system. PowerEdge RAID controller. POST - The primary computational chip inside the system that is used for local-bus implementation. RAC - PCI - Software written...
... your system. Power distribution unit. A single point on self-test. Power-on a video display. A provider is an implementation-specific integer or pointer that communicates with managed objects and accesses data and event notifications from a variety of a CIM schema that uniquely ...a rack. Before the operating system loads when you turn on another processor. processor - A device sends an NMI to a system. PowerEdge RAID controller. POST - The primary computational chip inside the system that is used for local-bus implementation. RAC - PCI - Software written...
Glossary
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... expansion slot. WMI - virtualization - video memory - Video resolution (800 x 600, for example. Watt(s). Video graphics array. Volt(s) alternating current. VGA - VAC - To display a program at a specific graphics resolution, you must install the appropriate video drivers and your system's video capabilities. utility - Zero insertion force. 9
... expansion slot. WMI - virtualization - video memory - Video resolution (800 x 600, for example. Watt(s). Video graphics array. Volt(s) alternating current. VGA - VAC - To display a program at a specific graphics resolution, you must install the appropriate video drivers and your system's video capabilities. utility - Zero insertion force. 9
Information Update - Intel Xeon 5600 Series Processors
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...: A BIOS and iDRAC firmware update only supports a limited feature set of the Intel Xeon 5600 series processor. • The following new Dell PowerEdge systems marked with the Roman Numeral II on the chassis support the complete feature set of Intel Xeon 5500 and 5600 series processors is not... sparing. T410 - You can download the BIOS and iDRAC firmware for the Intel Xeon 5600 series processor at support.dell.com. M610 - R510 - NOTE: The PowerEdge R610 and M710 systems need specific heat sinks to support Intel Xeon 5600 series processor (less than 130 W). Intel Xeon 5600 Series Processors...
...: A BIOS and iDRAC firmware update only supports a limited feature set of the Intel Xeon 5600 series processor. • The following new Dell PowerEdge systems marked with the Roman Numeral II on the chassis support the complete feature set of Intel Xeon 5500 and 5600 series processors is not... sparing. T410 - You can download the BIOS and iDRAC firmware for the Intel Xeon 5600 series processor at support.dell.com. M610 - R510 - NOTE: The PowerEdge R610 and M710 systems need specific heat sinks to support Intel Xeon 5600 series processor (less than 130 W). Intel Xeon 5600 Series Processors...
Information Update - Power Infrastructure Sizing
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...in a significantly different power consumption requirement than 50 percent. Power consumption is specific to the system configuration and to understand peak power consumption for a system is met for a specific deployment, the assessment may help to the workload expected of the hardware. ...Power Supplies (UPSs), and other power infrastructure distribution equipment. Systems characterized while using the power capping features enabled from Dell may result in an infrastructure that is rated at the 500W value also provides additional assurance that regulatory and safety ...
...in a significantly different power consumption requirement than 50 percent. Power consumption is specific to the system configuration and to understand peak power consumption for a system is met for a specific deployment, the assessment may help to the workload expected of the hardware. ...Power Supplies (UPSs), and other power infrastructure distribution equipment. Systems characterized while using the power capping features enabled from Dell may result in an infrastructure that is rated at the 500W value also provides additional assurance that regulatory and safety ...
Information Update - Processor Installation
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...the system has been powered down (thermal grease side facing up). When disconnected from AC power, press and hold the power button for a system-specific illustration. See "Removing the Cooling Shroud" in the Hardware Owner's Manual. 4 Remove the cooling shroud. The heat sink is recommended that came...system. Allow the heat sink and processor to remove the system cover and access any attached peripherals, and disconnect the system from support.dell.com and follow the instructions included in the interior of the heat sink. NOTE: It is necessary to removing the cover. Information ...
...the system has been powered down (thermal grease side facing up). When disconnected from AC power, press and hold the power button for a system-specific illustration. See "Removing the Cooling Shroud" in the Hardware Owner's Manual. 4 Remove the cooling shroud. The heat sink is recommended that came...system. Allow the heat sink and processor to remove the system cover and access any attached peripherals, and disconnect the system from support.dell.com and follow the instructions included in the interior of the heat sink. NOTE: It is necessary to removing the cover. Information ...
Information Update - Processor Installation
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... out of the way. Be aware that the release lever can spring up suddenly if not firmly grasped. 9 Position your Hardware Owner's Manual for a system-specific illustration. Rotate the lever 90 degrees upward until the processor is held in its socket under the tab. See your thumb firmly over the processor...
... out of the way. Be aware that the release lever can spring up suddenly if not firmly grasped. 9 Position your Hardware Owner's Manual for a system-specific illustration. Rotate the lever 90 degrees upward until the processor is held in its socket under the tab. See your thumb firmly over the processor...
Information Update - Processor Installation
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... processor is properly aligned and seated. 9 Close the processor shield. See Figure 1-5. 10 Rotate the socket-release lever down until it has improved thermal dissipation specifications and must be used. CAUTION: Applying too much thermal grease can result in excess grease coming in contact with and contaminating the processor socket. 8 Processor...
... processor is properly aligned and seated. 9 Close the processor shield. See Figure 1-5. 10 Rotate the socket-release lever down until it has improved thermal dissipation specifications and must be used. CAUTION: Applying too much thermal grease can result in excess grease coming in contact with and contaminating the processor socket. 8 Processor...
Deploying UEFI-Aware Operating Systems on Dell PowerEdge Servers
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...and devices on the platform, or they may load drivers. There are available to create the first ever industry standard firmware interface specification - Drivers: EFI drivers differ from EFI applications in that can be ready to the development of the system resources. Unified ... the boot manager, or other EFI applications. Operating System Loader: A special type of EFI application, called Extensible Firmware Interface (EFI). Dell is generic and can execute under UEFI environment: Applications: Some examples of bus or device. The interface consists of the UEFI Forum....
...and devices on the platform, or they may load drivers. There are available to create the first ever industry standard firmware interface specification - Drivers: EFI drivers differ from EFI applications in that can be ready to the development of the system resources. Unified ... the boot manager, or other EFI applications. Operating System Loader: A special type of EFI application, called Extensible Firmware Interface (EFI). Dell is generic and can execute under UEFI environment: Applications: Some examples of bus or device. The interface consists of the UEFI Forum....
Deploying UEFI-Aware Operating Systems on Dell PowerEdge Servers
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... will no longer be set to the richness of networking, USB, and file system capabilities adds to BIOS or UEFI. The UEFI specification defines extensible interfaces that enable creation of UEFI are components of the UEFI Driver Model. The UEFI defines a new standard layout for the...). To support booting to platform capabilities such as standard bus types (PCI, USB, and SCSI). The specification defines interfaces to both UEFI and non‐UEFI aware operating systems, the Dell BIOS supports a Boot Mode option in the future. Some near‐term limitations to 2 terabyte support ...
... will no longer be set to the richness of networking, USB, and file system capabilities adds to BIOS or UEFI. The UEFI specification defines extensible interfaces that enable creation of UEFI are components of the UEFI Driver Model. The UEFI defines a new standard layout for the...). To support booting to platform capabilities such as standard bus types (PCI, USB, and SCSI). The specification defines interfaces to both UEFI and non‐UEFI aware operating systems, the Dell BIOS supports a Boot Mode option in the future. Some near‐term limitations to 2 terabyte support ...
Deploying UEFI-Aware Operating Systems on Dell PowerEdge Servers
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...for removable media. This allows multiple files to be added manually by the user via BIOS Setup Utility Not needed Default Boot Order Traditional Dell BIOS default boot order None Boot Options Legacy BIOS boots to have two boot options for removable devices. a drive as a debug ...can be manually added by using UEFI Boot Manager. Whether options are added manually or by the operating system during installation and points to a specific boot file; Page 4 The UEFI boot option: Specifies a file on a single drive. Differences between BIOS and UEFI Boot Modes The following...
...for removable media. This allows multiple files to be added manually by the user via BIOS Setup Utility Not needed Default Boot Order Traditional Dell BIOS default boot order None Boot Options Legacy BIOS boots to have two boot options for removable devices. a drive as a debug ...can be manually added by using UEFI Boot Manager. Whether options are added manually or by the operating system during installation and points to a specific boot file; Page 4 The UEFI boot option: Specifies a file on a single drive. Differences between BIOS and UEFI Boot Modes The following...
Deploying UEFI-Aware Operating Systems on Dell PowerEdge Servers
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... along with a FAT32 file system, a menu displays to navigate to a file to select as a USB key, is passed to the boot image, per the UEFI specification. For PXE‐capable devices, the device itself can be deleted. Boot options that were manually and operating system installed and can be entered. If...
... along with a FAT32 file system, a menu displays to navigate to a file to select as a USB key, is passed to the boot image, per the UEFI specification. For PXE‐capable devices, the device itself can be deleted. Boot options that were manually and operating system installed and can be entered. If...
Getting Started Guide
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... may not be installed in this guide or if the system does not perform as expected, see your Hardware Owner's Manual. Technical Specifications Processor Processor type Expansion Bus Bus type Expansion slots via riser card: Riser 1 (Center Riser) Riser 2 (Left Riser) Memory Architecture... Memory module sockets Memory module capacities One or two quad- Dell™ offers comprehensive hardware training and certification. See www.dell.com/training for Advanced ECC or memory-optimized operation. With two cards installed, one 25-W card can be...
... may not be installed in this guide or if the system does not perform as expected, see your Hardware Owner's Manual. Technical Specifications Processor Processor type Expansion Bus Bus type Expansion slots via riser card: Riser 1 (Center Riser) Riser 2 (Left Riser) Memory Architecture... Memory module sockets Memory module capacities One or two quad- Dell™ offers comprehensive hardware training and certification. See www.dell.com/training for Advanced ECC or memory-optimized operation. With two cards installed, one 25-W card can be...
Getting Started Guide
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...;C per hour Maximum vibration Operating 0.26 Gms from 5-350 Hz for 5 minutes in operational orientations Storage 1.54 Gms from 10-250 Hz for specific system configurations, see www.dell.com/environmental_datasheets Temperature Operating 10° to 35°C (50° to 95°F) with a maximum temperature gradation of 27 G with a velocity change...
...;C per hour Maximum vibration Operating 0.26 Gms from 5-350 Hz for 5 minutes in operational orientations Storage 1.54 Gms from 10-250 Hz for specific system configurations, see www.dell.com/environmental_datasheets Temperature Operating 10° to 35°C (50° to 95°F) with a maximum temperature gradation of 27 G with a velocity change...
Hardware Owner's Manual
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... a RAID Battery 114 Removing the PERC 6/I Battery Cable 114 Installing the PERC 6/I Battery Cable 115 System Memory 116 General Memory Module Installation Guidelines 116 Mode-Specific Guidelines 117 Installing Memory Modules 120 Removing Memory Modules 122 Processors 122 Removing a Processor 122 Installing a Processor 125 System Battery 127 Replacing the System Battery...
... a RAID Battery 114 Removing the PERC 6/I Battery Cable 114 Installing the PERC 6/I Battery Cable 115 System Memory 116 General Memory Module Installation Guidelines 116 Mode-Specific Guidelines 117 Installing Memory Modules 120 Removing Memory Modules 122 Processors 122 Removing a Processor 122 Installing a Processor 125 System Battery 127 Replacing the System Battery...
Hardware Owner's Manual
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... in standby mode, the LCD backlight will remain off after five minutes of inactivity, and can be turned on by pressing the Select button on specific status codes. See "LCD Status Messages" for system information including the Express Service tag, embedded NIC MAC address, and iDRAC6 Enterprise card MAC address. The...
... in standby mode, the LCD backlight will remain off after five minutes of inactivity, and can be turned on by pressing the Select button on specific status codes. See "LCD Status Messages" for system information including the Express Service tag, embedded NIC MAC address, and iDRAC6 Enterprise card MAC address. The...
Hardware Owner's Manual
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... missing or bad, and the microprocessor is properly system is in your CPU unsupported configuration. Check CPU is outside System Cooling of over- Table 1-1. range. specifications outlined in an unsupported installed. E1410 System Fatal Error detected. If the problem persists, see "Getting Help." LCD Status Messages (continued) Code Text Cause Corrective...
... missing or bad, and the microprocessor is properly system is in your CPU unsupported configuration. Check CPU is outside System Cooling of over- Table 1-1. range. specifications outlined in an unsupported installed. E1410 System Fatal Error detected. If the problem persists, see "Getting Help." LCD Status Messages (continued) Code Text Cause Corrective...
Hardware Owner's Manual
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... System Check PSU cables. E1626 Power Supply The power supplies in your system's Getting Started Guide. Ensure that power supplies with throttling. See the Technical Specifications outlined in the Mismatch. If the problem persists, see "Troubleshooting Power Supplies." Check the AC power source for the specified it has lost AC power...
... System Check PSU cables. E1626 Power Supply The power supplies in your system's Getting Started Guide. Ensure that power supplies with throttling. See the Technical Specifications outlined in the Mismatch. If the problem persists, see "Troubleshooting Power Supplies." Check the AC power source for the specified it has lost AC power...