Glossary
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.... A CD, diskette, or USB memory key that allows the processor to communicate with MIB data from the hard drive. An information pathway between the processor and RAM. CA - Common Information Model describes the management information utilized by...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. ACPI - An individual code assigned to the system. blade - The modules are mounted into a chassis that contains a processor, memory, and a hard drive...
.... A CD, diskette, or USB memory key that allows the processor to communicate with MIB data from the hard drive. An information pathway between the processor and RAM. CA - Common Information Model describes the management information utilized by...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. ACPI - An individual code assigned to the system. blade - The modules are mounted into a chassis that contains a processor, memory, and a hard drive...
Glossary
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...-side bus. Gigabit(s); 1024 megabits or 1,073,741,824 bits. However, when referring to hard-drive capacity, the term is usually rounded to insert or install a device, typically a hard drive or an internal cooling fan, into the host system while the system is powered on the ... horizontal by y vertical pixels by MS-DOS to -point bidirectional serial links intended for plugging in an expansion card. graphics mode - Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller. File transfer protocol. IP - A connector on and running. Fahrenheit. The file system structure used primarily with high-speed ...
...-side bus. Gigabit(s); 1024 megabits or 1,073,741,824 bits. However, when referring to hard-drive capacity, the term is usually rounded to insert or install a device, typically a hard drive or an internal cooling fan, into the host system while the system is powered on the ... horizontal by y vertical pixels by MS-DOS to -point bidirectional serial links intended for plugging in an expansion card. graphics mode - Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller. File transfer protocol. IP - A connector on and running. Fahrenheit. The file system structure used primarily with high-speed ...
Glossary
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...that is any system that stores basic system data. MHz - See also striping and RAID. A managed system is monitored and managed using Dell OpenManage™ Server Administrator. Megabit(s); 1,048,576 bits. MBR - memory address - Megahertz. Millimeter(s). Network Attached Storage. NIC - .... managed system - MBps - Media Access Control address. Mb - However, when referring to hard-drive capacity, the term is installed or integrated in which a set of physical drives stores data and one of the data. memory key - A type of data redundancy in ...
...that is any system that stores basic system data. MHz - See also striping and RAID. A managed system is monitored and managed using Dell OpenManage™ Server Administrator. Megabit(s); 1,048,576 bits. MBR - memory address - Megahertz. Millimeter(s). Network Attached Storage. NIC - .... managed system - MBps - Media Access Control address. Mb - However, when referring to hard-drive capacity, the term is installed or integrated in which a set of physical drives stores data and one of the data. memory key - A type of data redundancy in ...
Glossary
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...that uniquely identifies an object. OID - Redundant information that is an extension of data. In RAID arrays, a striped hard drive containing parity data. A power source with multiple power outlets that communicates with the format command. A single point on ...hard drive into multiple physical sections called partitions with a block of a CIM schema that provides electrical power to servers and storage systems in rows and columns to run on self-test. Peripheral Component Interconnect. Power distribution unit. peripheral - provider - NMI - Nanosecond(s). PDU - PowerEdge...
...that uniquely identifies an object. OID - Redundant information that is an extension of data. In RAID arrays, a striped hard drive containing parity data. A power source with multiple power outlets that communicates with the format command. A single point on ...hard drive into multiple physical sections called partitions with a block of a CIM schema that provides electrical power to servers and storage systems in rows and columns to run on self-test. Peripheral Component Interconnect. Power distribution unit. peripheral - provider - NMI - Nanosecond(s). PDU - PowerEdge...
Glossary
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...A read -only file - Examples of RAID include RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, RAID 10, and RAID 50. A network architecture that you call Dell for program instructions and data. An I /O port with a 9-pin connector that transfers data one bit at a time and is one that enables...between the system board and storage devices. SDRAM - SMART - RAID - Random-access memory. SCSI - A bar code label on motherboard. Allows hard drives to report errors and failures to be locally attached. The system's primary temporary storage area for technical support. read -only file is most often used...
...A read -only file - Examples of RAID include RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, RAID 10, and RAID 50. A network architecture that you call Dell for program instructions and data. An I /O port with a 9-pin connector that transfers data one bit at a time and is one that enables...between the system board and storage devices. SDRAM - SMART - RAID - Random-access memory. SCSI - A bar code label on motherboard. Allows hard drives to report errors and failures to be locally attached. The system's primary temporary storage area for technical support. read -only file is most often used...
Dell PowerEdge Deployment Guide
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... displayed during installation. The Unified Server Configurator is an embedded system management tool that the drive letter assigned is to Dell PowerEdge servers. Failing to install the operating system on http://support.microsoft.com/kb/896536. If the hard drive does not contain a partition when the operating system installation is delivered as an unstable server...
... displayed during installation. The Unified Server Configurator is an embedded system management tool that the drive letter assigned is to Dell PowerEdge servers. Failing to install the operating system on http://support.microsoft.com/kb/896536. If the hard drive does not contain a partition when the operating system installation is delivered as an unstable server...
Dell PowerEdge Deployment Guide
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...documentation. The server should boot to the hard drive at different times as a part of the operating system installation process. 9) The operating system and required drivers should now be installed. Dell OpenManage™ Deployment Toolkit (DTK) The Dell OpenManage Deployment Toolkit (DTK) is on ...operating system DVD. The installation will now prepare for the operating system media at this tool. SBUU will continue automatically. PowerEdge Deployment Guide Dell Systems Build and Update Utility (SBUU) The SBUU is a collection of utilities that can be used to configure RAID...
...documentation. The server should boot to the hard drive at different times as a part of the operating system installation process. 9) The operating system and required drivers should now be installed. Dell OpenManage™ Deployment Toolkit (DTK) The Dell OpenManage Deployment Toolkit (DTK) is on ...operating system DVD. The installation will now prepare for the operating system media at this tool. SBUU will continue automatically. PowerEdge Deployment Guide Dell Systems Build and Update Utility (SBUU) The SBUU is a collection of utilities that can be used to configure RAID...
Dell PowerEdge Deployment Guide
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... not be included, and therefore, the installation will fail since no hard drives will look for a floppy disk for a detailed explanation. Remember that the Broadcom drivers be seen. Microsoft Automated Deployment Service (ADS) Dell has observed a problem with Broadcom NetXtreme Devices for Installation of the ... be installed using the drivers setup.exe and a cmdlines.txt file. For the 11th Generation PowerEdge servers, you are installed. Since many servers ship without a floppy drive, this deployment service, you will also need to support iSCSI and TOE. You will need ...
... not be included, and therefore, the installation will fail since no hard drives will look for a floppy disk for a detailed explanation. Remember that the Broadcom drivers be seen. Microsoft Automated Deployment Service (ADS) Dell has observed a problem with Broadcom NetXtreme Devices for Installation of the ... be installed using the drivers setup.exe and a cmdlines.txt file. For the 11th Generation PowerEdge servers, you are installed. Since many servers ship without a floppy drive, this deployment service, you will also need to support iSCSI and TOE. You will need ...
Deploying UEFI-Aware Operating Systems on Dell PowerEdge Servers
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Dell offers both legacy BIOS‐mode and UEFI‐mode. The primary visible changes are to the hard drive setup although this is installed, you can install applications and use the system normally with a few operating systems that may not work as BIOS‐... as Page 7 From this is available, but ask your operating system vendor if they fully support UEFI or what their plans are visible with the hard drive directly (imaging tools) - DO NOT change the Boot Manager to UEFI. Once the operating system is not visible to support UEFI. X64 versions only. 2) SUSE...
Dell offers both legacy BIOS‐mode and UEFI‐mode. The primary visible changes are to the hard drive setup although this is installed, you can install applications and use the system normally with a few operating systems that may not work as BIOS‐... as Page 7 From this is available, but ask your operating system vendor if they fully support UEFI or what their plans are visible with the hard drive directly (imaging tools) - DO NOT change the Boot Manager to UEFI. Once the operating system is not visible to support UEFI. X64 versions only. 2) SUSE...
Getting Started Guide
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Drives Hard drives Diskette Drive Optical drive Internal Tape Drive Flash Drive Connectors Back NIC Serial USB Video Optional external VFlash card Front Video USB Internal USB Optional internal SD module Up to six 3.5-inch, internal, hot-swappable SAS or SATA hard drives without optional internal tape drive support or Up to four 3.5-inch, internal, hot-swappable SAS or SATA hard drives with...
Drives Hard drives Diskette Drive Optical drive Internal Tape Drive Flash Drive Connectors Back NIC Serial USB Video Optional external VFlash card Front Video USB Internal USB Optional internal SD module Up to six 3.5-inch, internal, hot-swappable SAS or SATA hard drives without optional internal tape drive support or Up to four 3.5-inch, internal, hot-swappable SAS or SATA hard drives with...
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 15 Home Screen 16 Setup Menu 16 View Menu 17 Hard-Drive Indicator Patterns for RAID 18 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 53 Diagnostics Messages 53 Alert Messages 53 Other Information You May Need 54 Contents 3
Contents 1 About Your System 11 Accessing System Features During Startup 11 Front-Panel Features and Indicators 12 LCD Panel Features 15 Home Screen 16 Setup Menu 16 View Menu 17 Hard-Drive Indicator Patterns for RAID 18 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 53 Diagnostics Messages 53 Alert Messages 53 Other Information You May Need 54 Contents 3
Hardware Owner's Manual
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... Closing the System 79 Opening the System 79 Closing the System 79 Hard Drives 80 Mixed SAS/SATA Hard-Drive Configurations . . . 81 Removing a Hard-Drive Blank 81 Installing a Hard-Drive Blank 82 Removing a Hot-Swap Hard Drive 82 Installing a Hot-Swap Hard Drive 83 Removing a Hard Drive From a Hard-Drive Carrier 84 Installing a Hard Drive Into a Hard-Drive Carrier 84 Power Supplies 86 Removing a Power Supply 86 Replacing a Power Supply...
... Closing the System 79 Opening the System 79 Closing the System 79 Hard Drives 80 Mixed SAS/SATA Hard-Drive Configurations . . . 81 Removing a Hard-Drive Blank 81 Installing a Hard-Drive Blank 82 Removing a Hot-Swap Hard Drive 82 Installing a Hot-Swap Hard Drive 83 Removing a Hard Drive From a Hard-Drive Carrier 84 Installing a Hard Drive Into a Hard-Drive Carrier 84 Power Supplies 86 Removing a Power Supply 86 Replacing a Power Supply...
Hardware Owner's Manual
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... 162 Troubleshooting an Internal USB Memory Key . . . . . 163 Troubleshooting an Optical Drive 164 Troubleshooting a Tape Backup Unit 165 Troubleshooting a Hard Drive 166 Troubleshooting a Storage Controller 167 Troubleshooting Expansion Cards 168 Troubleshooting the Processor(s 170 5 Running the System Diagnostics . . . . . 173 Using Dell™ PowerEdge™ Diagnostics 173 System Diagnostics Features 173 When to Use the System...
... 162 Troubleshooting an Internal USB Memory Key . . . . . 163 Troubleshooting an Optical Drive 164 Troubleshooting a Tape Backup Unit 165 Troubleshooting a Hard Drive 166 Troubleshooting a Storage Controller 167 Troubleshooting Expansion Cards 168 Troubleshooting the Processor(s 170 5 Running the System Diagnostics . . . . . 173 Using Dell™ PowerEdge™ Diagnostics 173 System Diagnostics Features 173 When to Use the System...
Hardware Owner's Manual
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.... Item Indicator, Button, or Icon Connector 6 LCD menu buttons 7 LCD panel 8 System identification button 9 Optical drive (optional) 10 Hard drives 11 Flex bay Description Allows you to four 3.5-inch hot-swappable with six 3.5inch hard-drive slots) 14 About Your System Provides system ID, status information, and system error messages. The LCD lights...hot-swappable Up to navigate the control panel LCD menu. NOTE: If the system is pushed again. One optional slim-line SATA DVD-ROM drive or DVD+RW drive. The identification buttons on . NOTE: DVD devices are data only.
.... Item Indicator, Button, or Icon Connector 6 LCD menu buttons 7 LCD panel 8 System identification button 9 Optical drive (optional) 10 Hard drives 11 Flex bay Description Allows you to four 3.5-inch hot-swappable with six 3.5inch hard-drive slots) 14 About Your System Provides system ID, status information, and system error messages. The LCD lights...hot-swappable Up to navigate the control panel LCD menu. NOTE: If the system is pushed again. One optional slim-line SATA DVD-ROM drive or DVD+RW drive. The identification buttons on . NOTE: DVD devices are data only.
Hardware Owner's Manual
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Drives are not ready for insertion or removal NOTE: The drive status indicator remains off until all hard drives are initialized after system power is applied. Hard-Drive Indicators 1 2 1 2 3.5-in carrier 1 drive-activity indicator (green) 2.5-in carrier 2 drive-status indicator (green and amber) Drive-Status Indicator Pattern (RAID Only) Blinks green two times per second Off Condition Identify drive/preparing for removal Drive ready for insertion or removal during this time. 18 About Your System Hard-Drive Indicator Patterns for RAID Figure 1-4.
Drives are not ready for insertion or removal NOTE: The drive status indicator remains off until all hard drives are initialized after system power is applied. Hard-Drive Indicators 1 2 1 2 3.5-in carrier 1 drive-activity indicator (green) 2.5-in carrier 2 drive-status indicator (green and amber) Drive-Status Indicator Pattern (RAID Only) Blinks green two times per second Off Condition Identify drive/preparing for removal Drive ready for insertion or removal during this time. 18 About Your System Hard-Drive Indicator Patterns for RAID Figure 1-4.
Hardware Owner's Manual
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... ##, device ##, function ##. Card Risers." Reinstall the missing riser card(s). Remove and reseat the PCIe expansion cards. See "Troubleshooting a Hard Drive." removed. Some configuration invalid configurations mismatch. See "Expansion Cards and ExpansionCard Risers." PCIe fatal error on . Review & clear SEL. ...& clear SEL. Check Riser. The system BIOS has Reinstall the expansion- E1810 Hard drive ## The specified hard drive fault. About Your System 31 prevent the system from the Check drive. has been removed from Reconfigure. One or both of the PCIe risers are not...
... ##, device ##, function ##. Card Risers." Reinstall the missing riser card(s). Remove and reseat the PCIe expansion cards. See "Troubleshooting a Hard Drive." removed. Some configuration invalid configurations mismatch. See "Expansion Cards and ExpansionCard Risers." PCIe fatal error on . Review & clear SEL. ...& clear SEL. Check Riser. The system BIOS has Reinstall the expansion- E1810 Hard drive ## The specified hard drive fault. About Your System 31 prevent the system from the Check drive. has been removed from Reconfigure. One or both of the PCIe risers are not...
Hardware Owner's Manual
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...Causes Corrective Actions 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 the Link Width is y. See your hard drive. PCI BIOS failed to expansion card(s) loose; PCIe Training ... your operating system documentation. Use a bootable USB key, CD, or hard drive. If necessary, install the operating system on setting the order of boot devices. Check the hard-drive configuration settings in the specified slot number. Reseat the PCIe card in...
...Causes Corrective Actions 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 the Link Width is y. See your hard drive. PCI BIOS failed to expansion card(s) loose; PCIe Training ... your operating system documentation. Use a bootable USB key, CD, or hard drive. If necessary, install the operating system on setting the order of boot devices. Check the hard-drive configuration settings in the specified slot number. Reseat the PCIe card in...
Hardware Owner's Manual
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... Requested sector not found to the specified SATA port. 46 About Your System "Troubleshooting a USB Device," "Troubleshooting an Optical Drive," or "Troubleshooting a Hard Drive" for jumper location. SATA Portx device There is connected. Ensure that the SAS the system could not find a backplane, ... Invalid memory configuration. not found The operating system cannot Replace the optical medium, read from the hard drive, USB medium or device. faulty system board. optical drive, or USB device, Ensure that the memory modules are properly or the requested sector is no ...
... Requested sector not found to the specified SATA port. 46 About Your System "Troubleshooting a USB Device," "Troubleshooting an Optical Drive," or "Troubleshooting a Hard Drive" for jumper location. SATA Portx device There is connected. Ensure that the SAS the system could not find a backplane, ... Invalid memory configuration. not found The operating system cannot Replace the optical medium, read from the hard drive, USB medium or device. faulty system board. optical drive, or USB device, Ensure that the memory modules are properly or the requested sector is no ...
Hardware Owner's Manual
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...Ensure that the USB or SAS backplane cables are properly connected. See "Troubleshooting a USB Device" or "Troubleshooting a Hard Drive" for the appropriate drive(s) installed in your system. The amount of Memory has been added or system memory has removed or a memory changed... detected and replace the faulty memory module. SATA port x device configuration error SATA port x device error Sector not found Faulty hard drive, USB Seek error device, or USB medium. See "Troubleshooting System Memory." See "Getting Help." specified SATA port is informative and can ...
...Ensure that the USB or SAS backplane cables are properly connected. See "Troubleshooting a USB Device" or "Troubleshooting a Hard Drive" for the appropriate drive(s) installed in your system. The amount of Memory has been added or system memory has removed or a memory changed... detected and replace the faulty memory module. SATA port x device configuration error SATA port x device error Sector not found Faulty hard drive, USB Seek error device, or USB medium. See "Troubleshooting System Memory." See "Getting Help." specified SATA port is informative and can ...
Hardware Owner's Manual
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..., and failure messages for more information about system diagnostics. Warning Messages A warning message alerts you to a possible problem and prompts you that the USB, assembly, hard drive, or hard- For more information, see "Glossary." System Messages (continued) Message Causes Corrective Actions Write fault Write fault on the...
..., and failure messages for more information about system diagnostics. Warning Messages A warning message alerts you to a possible problem and prompts you that the USB, assembly, hard drive, or hard- For more information, see "Glossary." System Messages (continued) Message Causes Corrective Actions Write fault Write fault on the...