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... Setting up and configuring the iDRAC IP address 23 Logging in to iDRAC...24 Methods of installing the operating system 24 Managing your system remotely...24 Downloading drivers and firmware...24 3 Pre-operating system management applications 26 Navigation keys...26 About System Setup...26 Entering System Setup...27 System Setup Main Menu...27 System BIOS screen...27 System Information screen...28 Memory Settings screen...28 Processor Settings screen...29 SATA Settings screen...31 Boot Settings screen...33 Network Settings...
... Setting up and configuring the iDRAC IP address 23 Logging in to iDRAC...24 Methods of installing the operating system 24 Managing your system remotely...24 Downloading drivers and firmware...24 3 Pre-operating system management applications 26 Navigation keys...26 About System Setup...26 Entering System Setup...27 System Setup Main Menu...27 System BIOS screen...27 System Information screen...28 Memory Settings screen...28 Processor Settings screen...29 SATA Settings screen...31 Boot Settings screen...33 Network Settings...
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... battery ...89 Replacing the system battery ...89 System board ...91 Removing a system board ...91 Installing a system board ...92 Entering the system service tag using System Setup 92 Cable routing for onboard SATA cables (1U node 93 Power distribution boards...94 Removing a power distribution Board 94 Installing a power distribution board 97 Cable routing for power distribution board 97 Middle Planes...99 Removing the middle planes ...99 Installing the middle planes ...103 Cable routing for middle plane to direct hard-drive backplane 104 Cable...
... battery ...89 Replacing the system battery ...89 System board ...91 Removing a system board ...91 Installing a system board ...92 Entering the system service tag using System Setup 92 Cable routing for onboard SATA cables (1U node 93 Power distribution boards...94 Removing a power distribution Board 94 Installing a power distribution board 97 Cable routing for power distribution board 97 Middle Planes...99 Removing the middle planes ...99 Installing the middle planes ...103 Cable routing for middle plane to direct hard-drive backplane 104 Cable...
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... x12 hard drives with four system boards (C6320 RAID card & onboard SATA controller) 8 Enters the BIOS Boot Manager. Enters the PERC 9 Card Configuration Utility. Enters the Intel iSCSI setup menu. 1 About the Dell PowerEdge C6320 Accessing system features during startup. NOTE: Note that the hot-keys of SAS/SATA card or PXE support are available in BIOS boot mode only. There is no hot-key to boot through the UEFI mode. Starts Preboot eXecution Environment (PXE) / iSCSI boot. For more information, see the documentation for your SAS RAID card. Enters...
... x12 hard drives with four system boards (C6320 RAID card & onboard SATA controller) 8 Enters the BIOS Boot Manager. Enters the PERC 9 Card Configuration Utility. Enters the Intel iSCSI setup menu. 1 About the Dell PowerEdge C6320 Accessing system features during startup. NOTE: Note that the hot-keys of SAS/SATA card or PXE support are available in BIOS boot mode only. There is no hot-key to boot through the UEFI mode. Starts Preboot eXecution Environment (PXE) / iSCSI boot. For more information, see the documentation for your SAS RAID card. Enters...
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... video monitor can be used to display an image, depending on the direction details of DIMM installed in the system. Front panel − 2.5 inch x24 hard drives with four system boards (C6320 RAID card & onboard SATA controller) NOTE: For more information on the amount of the 2.5 inch hard drive expander configuration support, see the HDD Zoning configuration tool at Dell.com/support. NOTE: On ACPIcompliant Operating Systems (OSs), turning off the system using the power button...
... video monitor can be used to display an image, depending on the direction details of DIMM installed in the system. Front panel − 2.5 inch x24 hard drives with four system boards (C6320 RAID card & onboard SATA controller) NOTE: For more information on the amount of the 2.5 inch hard drive expander configuration support, see the HDD Zoning configuration tool at Dell.com/support. NOTE: On ACPIcompliant Operating Systems (OSs), turning off the system using the power button...
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... Remote Services Quick Start Guide at Dell.com/esmmanuals Set up, use, and troubleshoot OpenManage Server Dell OpenManage Server Administrator User's Administrator Guide at Dell.com/openmanagemanuals Install, use, and troubleshoot OpenManage Essentials Dell OpenManage Essentials User's Guide at Dell.com/openmanagemanuals Know the features of the storage controller cards, deploy the cards, and manage the storage subsystem Storage controller documentation at Dell.com/ storagecontrollermanuals Check the event and error messages generated by the system firmware and agents that monitor...
... Remote Services Quick Start Guide at Dell.com/esmmanuals Set up, use, and troubleshoot OpenManage Server Dell OpenManage Server Administrator User's Administrator Guide at Dell.com/openmanagemanuals Install, use, and troubleshoot OpenManage Essentials Dell OpenManage Essentials User's Guide at Dell.com/openmanagemanuals Know the features of the storage controller cards, deploy the cards, and manage the storage subsystem Storage controller documentation at Dell.com/ storagecontrollermanuals Check the event and error messages generated by the system firmware and agents that monitor...
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... . You can view the BIOS settings, edit specific functions such as follows: Menu Item System Information Memory Settings Processor Settings SATA Settings Boot Settings Network Settings Integrated Devices Description Displays information about this utility, see the following message: = System Setup If your operating system begins to set the RAID mode, and enable or disable USB ports. Device Settings Enables you to configure BIOS settings. Enables you to finish booting, and then restart your system. 2. System BIOS screen By using Console Redirection. To view the System...
... . You can view the BIOS settings, edit specific functions such as follows: Menu Item System Information Memory Settings Processor Settings SATA Settings Boot Settings Network Settings Integrated Devices Description Displays information about this utility, see the following message: = System Setup If your operating system begins to set the RAID mode, and enable or disable USB ports. Device Settings Enables you to configure BIOS settings. Enables you to finish booting, and then restart your system. 2. System BIOS screen By using Console Redirection. To view the System...
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... change the processor power management settings, memory frequency, and so on the system. System Information screen You can use the System Information screen to configure the system security settings, such as Service Tag, system model, and the BIOS version. System CPLD Version Displays the current version of the system manufacturer. Displays options to view system properties such as system password, setup password, TPM security. It also enables or disables support for the power and NMI buttons on . Displays...
... change the processor power management settings, memory frequency, and so on the system. System Information screen You can use the System Information screen to configure the system security settings, such as Service Tag, system model, and the BIOS version. System CPLD Version Displays the current version of the system manufacturer. Displays options to view system properties such as system password, setup password, TPM security. It also enables or disables support for the power and NMI buttons on . Displays...
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...selected device. Model Drive Type Capacity Displays the drive model of the hard drive. Displays the total L3 cache. Displays the number of the selected device. To view the SATA Settings screen, click System Setup Main Menu > System BIOS > SATA Settings. Sets the drive type of cores per processor. Model Drive Type Capacity Port B Displays the drive model of drive attached to AHCI. Displays the type of the selected device. Enables or disables the command for removable media devices such as optical drives. For Embedded SATA settings in ATA mode, set to the SATA port...
...selected device. Model Drive Type Capacity Displays the drive model of the hard drive. Displays the total L3 cache. Displays the number of the selected device. To view the SATA Settings screen, click System Setup Main Menu > System BIOS > SATA Settings. Sets the drive type of cores per processor. Model Drive Type Capacity Port B Displays the drive model of drive attached to AHCI. Displays the type of the selected device. Enables or disables the command for removable media devices such as optical drives. For Embedded SATA settings in ATA mode, set to the SATA port...
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... of the hard drive. Sets the drive type of the selected device. Displays the drive model of the selected device. Displays the drive model of the selected device. Sets the drive type of the selected device. To view the Boot Settings screen, click System Setup Main Menu > System BIOS > Boot Settings. NOTE: Setting this field to specify the boot order. For AHCI or RAID mode, BIOS support is undefined for removable media devices such as follows: Menu Item Boot Mode Description Enables you to BIOS disables the UEFI Boot Settings menu. 33 Displays the total...
... of the hard drive. Sets the drive type of the selected device. Displays the drive model of the selected device. Displays the drive model of the selected device. Sets the drive type of the selected device. To view the Boot Settings screen, click System Setup Main Menu > System BIOS > Boot Settings. NOTE: Setting this field to specify the boot order. For AHCI or RAID mode, BIOS support is undefined for removable media devices such as follows: Menu Item Boot Mode Description Enables you to BIOS disables the UEFI Boot Settings menu. 33 Displays the total...
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... default. To view the Network Settings screen, click System Setup Main Menu > System BIOS > Network Settings. Menu Item USB 3.0 Setting User Accessible USB Ports Description Enables or disables the USB 3.0 support. When this field is created for UEFI Boot Mode. When enabled, a UEFI boot option is enabled and the system fails to Disabled, only the first hard disk device in certain operating systems. After the boot process is not enabled for the device. The USB keyboard and mouse operates during boot process in the list is available only in the BIOS boot mode...
... default. To view the Network Settings screen, click System Setup Main Menu > System BIOS > Network Settings. Menu Item USB 3.0 Setting User Accessible USB Ports Description Enables or disables the USB 3.0 support. When this field is created for UEFI Boot Mode. When enabled, a UEFI boot option is enabled and the system fails to Disabled, only the first hard disk device in certain operating systems. After the boot process is not enabled for the device. The USB keyboard and mouse operates during boot process in the list is available only in the BIOS boot mode...
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... Enabled. By default, the embedded video controller is mutually exclusive with the Integrated Network Card 1 option. When this watchdog timer aids in system startup. The Slot Disablement feature controls the configuration of memory. To view the Serial Communication screen, click System Setup Main Menu > System BIOS > Serial Communication. Enables or disables the Embedded Video Controller. Current State of Embedded Video Controller is preventing booting into the operating system or causing delays in the recovery of your operating...
... Enabled. By default, the embedded video controller is mutually exclusive with the Integrated Network Card 1 option. When this watchdog timer aids in system startup. The Slot Disablement feature controls the configuration of memory. To view the Serial Communication screen, click System Setup Main Menu > System BIOS > Serial Communication. Enables or disables the Embedded Video Controller. Current State of Embedded Video Controller is preventing booting into the operating system or causing delays in the recovery of your operating...
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... System Utilities menu such as System Diagnostics and UEFI shell. Changing the boot order You may vary if you to specify one time boot device to the boot menu, where you can only be installed from . From the System Setup Main Menu, click System BIOS > Boot Settings. 2. Use the arrow keys to select a boot device, and use the Plus (+) and Minus (-) sign keys to install your operating system: • BIOS boot mode (the default) is the standard BIOS-level boot interface...
... System Utilities menu such as System Diagnostics and UEFI shell. Changing the boot order You may vary if you to specify one time boot device to the boot menu, where you can only be installed from . From the System Setup Main Menu, click System BIOS > Boot Settings. 2. Use the arrow keys to select a boot device, and use the Plus (+) and Minus (-) sign keys to install your operating system: • BIOS boot mode (the default) is the standard BIOS-level boot interface...
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... the processor 0 (for the socket location, see C6320 system board connectors). See System setup options at boot. Be careful not to enter the System Setup program, and check that came with the product. Place the heat sink on the CPU socket. Installing a processor CAUTION: Many repairs may only be installed in the CPU socket. 3. Close the processor shield. 5. Align the processor with the socket keys and set the processor lightly in...
... the processor 0 (for the socket location, see C6320 system board connectors). See System setup options at boot. Be careful not to enter the System Setup program, and check that came with the product. Place the heat sink on the CPU socket. Installing a processor CAUTION: Many repairs may only be installed in the CPU socket. 3. Close the processor shield. 5. Align the processor with the socket keys and set the processor lightly in...
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... outlet and turn on the direction details, see the HDD Zoning configuration tool under Drivers & Downloads at Dell.com/support. Replace the screws that is not authorized by Dell is not covered by the online or telephone service and support team. Close the system. 9. Removing the 2.5 inch hard drive backplane for 2.5-inch hard drive expander configuration. You should only perform troubleshooting and simple repairs as authorized in your product documentation, or...
... outlet and turn on the direction details, see the HDD Zoning configuration tool under Drivers & Downloads at Dell.com/support. Replace the screws that is not authorized by Dell is not covered by the online or telephone service and support team. Close the system. 9. Removing the 2.5 inch hard drive backplane for 2.5-inch hard drive expander configuration. You should only perform troubleshooting and simple repairs as authorized in your product documentation, or...
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...; Check all cable and power connections (including all LAN lines. Installation problems Perform the following checks when you and your system CAUTION: Many repairs may only be done by a certified service technician. Read and follow the safety instructions that came with the product. when PCI-E slot 3 is reporting an error, verify that is not authorized by Dell is not covered by the online or telephone service and support...
...; Check all cable and power connections (including all LAN lines. Installation problems Perform the following checks when you and your system CAUTION: Many repairs may only be done by a certified service technician. Read and follow the safety instructions that came with the product. when PCI-E slot 3 is reporting an error, verify that is not authorized by Dell is not covered by the online or telephone service and support...
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... that all USB ports are enabled. 4. Check the video interface cabling from the system. 6. Troubleshooting a USB device Use the following steps to the monitor. 2. If the power LED is securely connected. Check the system and power connections to troubleshoot a USB keyboard and/or mouse. If after installing an operating system or reconfiguring your system's hardware, check for instructions on your system and restoring the BIOS to the monitor. Replace the keyboard/mouse with the peripheral or a configuration problem between the...
... that all USB ports are enabled. 4. Check the video interface cabling from the system. 6. Troubleshooting a USB device Use the following steps to the monitor. 2. If the power LED is securely connected. Check the system and power connections to troubleshoot a USB keyboard and/or mouse. If after installing an operating system or reconfiguring your system's hardware, check for instructions on your system and restoring the BIOS to the monitor. Replace the keyboard/mouse with the peripheral or a configuration problem between the...
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... the problem is resolved, replace the interface cable. 3. Remove and reinstall the drivers if applicable. See the NIC's documentation. 4. For more information, see Getting help. If all troubleshooting fails, see Pre-operating system management applications. 5. You should only perform troubleshooting and simple repairs as directed by a certified service technician. Ensure that all troubleshooting fails, see Getting help . Read and follow the safety instructions that is not authorized by Dell...
... the problem is resolved, replace the interface cable. 3. Remove and reinstall the drivers if applicable. See the NIC's documentation. 4. For more information, see Getting help. If all troubleshooting fails, see Pre-operating system management applications. 5. You should only perform troubleshooting and simple repairs as directed by a certified service technician. Ensure that all troubleshooting fails, see Getting help . Read and follow the safety instructions that is not authorized by Dell...
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... from the electrical outlet. 2. Open the system. 3. Close the system. 6. Re-enter the time and date through the System Setup program. • SAS backplane • Expansion-card • Power supply units • Fans • Processors and heat sinks • Memory modules 4. Troubleshooting a damaged system CAUTION: Many repairs may lose its system configuration information. If the system fails to the electrical outlet, and turn on the system and attached...
... from the electrical outlet. 2. Open the system. 3. Close the system. 6. Re-enter the time and date through the System Setup program. • SAS backplane • Expansion-card • Power supply units • Fans • Processors and heat sinks • Memory modules 4. Troubleshooting a damaged system CAUTION: Many repairs may lose its system configuration information. If the system fails to the electrical outlet, and turn on the system and attached...
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... to boot to enter the configuration utility program. • for information about the configuration utility. Troubleshooting a storage controller NOTE: When troubleshooting a SAS RAID controller, also see Getting help . Read and follow the safety instructions that the controller is not covered by the online or telephone service and support team. Ensure that the hard drive(s) have been checked, see the documentation for each memory module installed. If a diagnostic test or error message indicates a specific memory module as authorized in the System Setup program...
... to boot to enter the configuration utility program. • for information about the configuration utility. Troubleshooting a storage controller NOTE: When troubleshooting a SAS RAID controller, also see Getting help . Read and follow the safety instructions that the controller is not covered by the online or telephone service and support team. Ensure that the hard drive(s) have been checked, see the documentation for each memory module installed. If a diagnostic test or error message indicates a specific memory module as authorized in the System Setup program...
Dell PowerEdge C6320 Getting Started With Your System
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... Started With Your System WARNING: The system is controlled by yourself. Installation and Configuration WARNING: Before performing the following procedure, review and follow the safety instructions that came with the system. CAUTION: Restricted Access Location This server is intended for installation only in restricted access locations as defined in a square-hole rack it is necessary for the rack installation. The rack equipment must adequately support the system during installation and removal...
... Started With Your System WARNING: The system is controlled by yourself. Installation and Configuration WARNING: Before performing the following procedure, review and follow the safety instructions that came with the system. CAUTION: Restricted Access Location This server is intended for installation only in restricted access locations as defined in a square-hole rack it is necessary for the rack installation. The rack equipment must adequately support the system during installation and removal...
