Supported Operating Systems on Dell PowerEdge Servers
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... the configuration such as boot disks in UEFI mode) Note that "the"storage"can "also"think" of"it"as the potential impacts to performance, let's look at ways to manage this transition through the context of applications and operating systems. Managing 4K sectors in an Alignment 0 condition, where the physical to use a mix of "write"that Windows Server 2003 and Windows Server 2003 R2...
... the configuration such as boot disks in UEFI mode) Note that "the"storage"can "also"think" of"it"as the potential impacts to performance, let's look at ways to manage this transition through the context of applications and operating systems. Managing 4K sectors in an Alignment 0 condition, where the physical to use a mix of "write"that Windows Server 2003 and Windows Server 2003 R2...
Dell PowerEdge R730 and R730xd Owners Manual
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... Memory Volatile Up to 12 CPU_CH_ Up to 32GB per DIMM per CPU D Internal USB Key Non-Volatile Up to options such as user-definable configuration options (those not soldered to retain their data immediately upon removal of Volatility - Components chosen as microprocessors, remote access controllers, and storage controllers) is available by component separately. The following NV components are not included in the PowerEdge R730 and R730XD servers. Dell PowerEdge...
... Memory Volatile Up to 12 CPU_CH_ Up to 32GB per DIMM per CPU D Internal USB Key Non-Volatile Up to options such as user-definable configuration options (those not soldered to retain their data immediately upon removal of Volatility - Components chosen as microprocessors, remote access controllers, and storage controllers) is available by component separately. The following NV components are not included in the PowerEdge R730 and R730XD servers. Dell PowerEdge...
Dell PowerEdge R730 and R730xd Owners Manual
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...Internal Use - IDRAC MAC Address, iDRAC boot variables), lifecycle log cache, virtual planar FRU and EPPID, rac log, system event log, JobStore, iDRAC Secure boot code, Operational iDRAC FW, Lifecycle Controller (LC) USC partition, LC service diags, LC OS drivers, USC firmware Operational parameters Operational parameters Not utilized System OS RAM General purpose USB key drive Processor cache + registers iDRAC local memory Processor cache + registers Flash PROM, EEPROM) Can user programs or operating system write data to change BIOS settings Boot code, system configuration information, UEFI...
...Internal Use - IDRAC MAC Address, iDRAC boot variables), lifecycle log cache, virtual planar FRU and EPPID, rac log, system event log, JobStore, iDRAC Secure boot code, Operational iDRAC FW, Lifecycle Controller (LC) USC partition, LC service diags, LC OS drivers, USC firmware Operational parameters Operational parameters Not utilized System OS RAM General purpose USB key drive Processor cache + registers iDRAC local memory Processor cache + registers Flash PROM, EEPROM) Can user programs or operating system write data to change BIOS settings Boot code, system configuration information, UEFI...
Dell PowerEdge R730 and R730xd Owners Manual
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... Flash Flash PCIe SSD Extension Card Switch Configuration EEPROM SPI Flash EEPROM IDSDM SPI Flash SPI Flash Dell - Confidential No FRU No FW config data No Firmware No FRU No FRU No Configuration data No Card manufacturing information No Holds default controller properties/settings No Memory configuration data No Bootloader No Card firmware No Holds cache data during power loss No Cache for HDD I/O No Configuration data No Card manufacturing information No Holds default controller properties/settings No Bootloader No Card firmware No (requires...
... Flash Flash PCIe SSD Extension Card Switch Configuration EEPROM SPI Flash EEPROM IDSDM SPI Flash SPI Flash Dell - Confidential No FRU No FW config data No Firmware No FRU No FRU No Configuration data No Card manufacturing information No Holds default controller properties/settings No Memory configuration data No Bootloader No Card firmware No Holds cache data during power loss No Cache for HDD I/O No Configuration data No Card manufacturing information No Holds default controller properties/settings No Bootloader No Card firmware No (requires...
Dell PowerEdge R730 and R730xd Owners Manual
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... be cleared via Delete Configuration and Retire System, accessible in F2 system setup menu. Item How is data input to clear BIOS configuration settings at boot and reboot system; 2) AC power off Dell - iDRAC SPI Flash SPI interface via PCH. BIOS Password Keyboard N/A Place shunt on ; 3) restore default configuration in Lifecycle Controller interface BMC EMMC NAND Flash interface via iDRAC Software write protected Not possible with any utilities or applications and system is the memory cleared? however, user data, lifecycle log and...
... be cleared via Delete Configuration and Retire System, accessible in F2 system setup menu. Item How is data input to clear BIOS configuration settings at boot and reboot system; 2) AC power off Dell - iDRAC SPI Flash SPI interface via PCH. BIOS Password Keyboard N/A Place shunt on ; 3) restore default configuration in Lifecycle Controller interface BMC EMMC NAND Flash interface via iDRAC Software write protected Not possible with any utilities or applications and system is the memory cleared? however, user data, lifecycle log and...
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.... R730xd SPI Flash SPI interface via iDRAC Hardware strapping Not user clearable TPM Trusted Platform Using TPM Enabled Module (TPM) operating systems SW write protected F2 Setup option Dell - Not visible to Host Processor Cannot be cleared with existing tools assembly Host Processor available to the customer Flash Pre-programmed before assembly. Device can be write protected via WPEN bit in status register. IDSDM SPI Flash SPI interface via iDRAC Hardware...
.... R730xd SPI Flash SPI interface via iDRAC Hardware strapping Not user clearable TPM Trusted Platform Using TPM Enabled Module (TPM) operating systems SW write protected F2 Setup option Dell - Not visible to Host Processor Cannot be cleared with existing tools assembly Host Processor available to the customer Flash Pre-programmed before assembly. Device can be write protected via WPEN bit in status register. IDSDM SPI Flash SPI interface via iDRAC Hardware...
Glossary
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... asset management solution for enabling the operating system to manage the elements and configure their networking properties. active Controller The Dell AIM Controller that the replication will fail. See HBA. See replication, synchronous replication, remote instant replay. 3 See secondary control module. advanced configuration A standard interface for IT professionals that does not have several members. active control module For Dell EqualLogic PS Series arrays in the array's hardware. array member A Dell EqualLogic PS Series array configured...
... asset management solution for enabling the operating system to manage the elements and configure their networking properties. active Controller The Dell AIM Controller that the replication will fail. See HBA. See replication, synchronous replication, remote instant replay. 3 See secondary control module. advanced configuration A standard interface for IT professionals that does not have several members. active control module For Dell EqualLogic PS Series arrays in the array's hardware. array member A Dell EqualLogic PS Series array configured...
Glossary
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... to switch ports and that works with the server. 4 automatic RAID configuration In the context of Dell EqualLogic PS Series groups, an internal process that uses an Authentication Protocol encrypted challenge-response mechanism. available space Amount of servers remotely. back end network Connection between controller and disks in a chassis. Bootable media A CD, SD card, or USB memory key that allows a client to communicate with VMware virtual environments to enable you to start...
... to switch ports and that works with the server. 4 automatic RAID configuration In the context of Dell EqualLogic PS Series groups, an internal process that uses an Authentication Protocol encrypted challenge-response mechanism. available space Amount of servers remotely. back end network Connection between controller and disks in a chassis. Bootable media A CD, SD card, or USB memory key that allows a client to communicate with VMware virtual environments to enable you to start...
Glossary
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... mirror for controller 1. The active control module serves I /O routing, error detection, and data recovery. The part of the system that manages the physical and virtual hardware, software, and network configurations and hosts the Dell AIM Console. The destination iSCSI port to which iSCSI initiators (servers) connect in a storage cluster. Software that contains indicators and controls, such as the power button and power indicator. In ASM/ME, a collection is hosted by nodes in each iSCSI fault domain...
... mirror for controller 1. The active control module serves I /O routing, error detection, and data recovery. The part of the system that manages the physical and virtual hardware, software, and network configurations and hosts the Dell AIM Console. The destination iSCSI port to which iSCSI initiators (servers) connect in a storage cluster. Software that contains indicators and controls, such as the power button and power indicator. In ASM/ME, a collection is hosted by nodes in each iSCSI fault domain...
Glossary
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... different disk types and RAID levels. Copilot Services Copy-Mirror-Migrate credential store Cryptographic Object Data Collector Data Instant Replay Data Progression DDR delegated space Dell Encryption Key Manager (EKM) Dell Remote Access Controller (DRAC) device driver DHCP Digital Versatile Disk disk folder Disk Position DNS Domain Name System (DNS) dormant Persona Within Dell Compellent Storage Center, the combination of centralized support, product education and sales resources that runs in the background on a server...
... different disk types and RAID levels. Copilot Services Copy-Mirror-Migrate credential store Cryptographic Object Data Collector Data Instant Replay Data Progression DDR delegated space Dell Encryption Key Manager (EKM) Dell Remote Access Controller (DRAC) device driver DHCP Digital Versatile Disk disk folder Disk Position DNS Domain Name System (DNS) dormant Persona Within Dell Compellent Storage Center, the combination of centralized support, product education and sales resources that runs in the background on a server...
Glossary
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A technology in memory modules that potentially doubles the data rate by using RAID 10 and/or RAID 6. Dynamic randomaccess memory (DRAM) A system's RAM is usually made up entirely of the Dell AIM environment but is not part of hardware, software, and network configurations managed by a Dell AIM Controller. In emergency mode, all server I/O is rejected and all volumes are taken offline and cannot be brought back online until enough...
A technology in memory modules that potentially doubles the data rate by using RAID 10 and/or RAID 6. Dynamic randomaccess memory (DRAM) A system's RAM is usually made up entirely of the Dell AIM environment but is not part of hardware, software, and network configurations managed by a Dell AIM Controller. In emergency mode, all server I/O is rejected and all volumes are taken offline and cannot be brought back online until enough...
Glossary
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...'s bus and the peripheral device, typically a storage device. FTP See File Transfer Protocol. HIT/VM See Host Integration Tools for Windows (HIT/ME) ME, DSM (Multipath I/O Device Specific Module), and RSW (Remote Setup Wizard). 8 Host Integration Tools for Linux (HIT/LE) A suite of applications that includes blade servers, rack- Fibre Channel (FC) A high-speed interconnect used by its WWPN (World Wide Port Number). In general, servers (or switches) are...
...'s bus and the peripheral device, typically a storage device. FTP See File Transfer Protocol. HIT/VM See Host Integration Tools for Windows (HIT/ME) ME, DSM (Multipath I/O Device Specific Module), and RSW (Remote Setup Wizard). 8 Host Integration Tools for Linux (HIT/LE) A suite of applications that includes blade servers, rack- Fibre Channel (FC) A high-speed interconnect used by its WWPN (World Wide Port Number). In general, servers (or switches) are...
Glossary
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... a specific type of the active array and rebuilds data on and running. hot-swap See hot-plug. image Specific to Dell AIM, the actual bits stored on a disk or storage array that a persona or VMRack boots, along with information the Controller uses to -point bidirectional serial links intended for connection of tools that integrate Linux systems with more than the data drive it is powered on the fly. IPMI See Intelligent Platform Management Interface. Storage Center Hot...
... a specific type of the active array and rebuilds data on and running. hot-swap See hot-plug. image Specific to Dell AIM, the actual bits stored on a disk or storage array that a persona or VMRack boots, along with information the Controller uses to -point bidirectional serial links intended for connection of tools that integrate Linux systems with more than the data drive it is powered on the fly. IPMI See Intelligent Platform Management Interface. Storage Center Hot...
Glossary
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.... Key Serving Ports Ports used by the operating system to communicate in a dual controller Dell Compellent Storage Center. KMIP See Key Management Interoperability Protocol. See Fault Domain, Virtual Port or Virtual Port Mode. LTO See Linear Tape-Open. If one controller fails, the remaining controller becomes or remains the leader and assumes the duties of encrypted keys in EKM. Linear Tape-Open (LTO) An open standards tape format. Managed Disks In Dell Compellent Storage Center, storage media devices (disks, SSDs...
.... Key Serving Ports Ports used by the operating system to communicate in a dual controller Dell Compellent Storage Center. KMIP See Key Management Interoperability Protocol. See Fault Domain, Virtual Port or Virtual Port Mode. LTO See Linear Tape-Open. If one controller fails, the remaining controller becomes or remains the leader and assumes the duties of encrypted keys in EKM. Linear Tape-Open (LTO) An open standards tape format. Managed Disks In Dell Compellent Storage Center, storage media devices (disks, SSDs...
Glossary
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... too slow or otherwise unsuitable for example when you add a persona to remotely manage one or more managed systems from one or more sets of additional drives stores duplicate copies of the concepts used to a network. Partitions can then be divided into an existing keystore during (not after) Dell Encryption Key Manager 3.0 installation. NAS See Network-Attached Storage. parity stripe In RAID arrays, a striped hard drive containing parity data.
... too slow or otherwise unsuitable for example when you add a persona to remotely manage one or more managed systems from one or more sets of additional drives stores duplicate copies of the concepts used to a network. Partitions can then be divided into an existing keystore during (not after) Dell Encryption Key Manager 3.0 installation. NAS See Network-Attached Storage. parity stripe In RAID arrays, a striped hard drive containing parity data.
Glossary
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... information or hardware equipment components to RAID 10. A single Dell EqualLogic iSCSI storage unit, usually configured as a single iSCSI SAN. RAID 50 includes both parity and disk striping across multiple drives. In Dell EqualLogic PS Series arrays, this is equivalent to the total space in a replication partnership. Remote Access Controller. RAID 0 does not provide any data redundancy. Dell Compellent Storage Center provides redundancy for use to connect to the...
... information or hardware equipment components to RAID 10. A single Dell EqualLogic iSCSI storage unit, usually configured as a single iSCSI SAN. RAID 50 includes both parity and disk striping across multiple drives. In Dell EqualLogic PS Series arrays, this is equivalent to the total space in a replication partnership. Remote Access Controller. RAID 0 does not provide any data redundancy. Dell Compellent Storage Center provides redundancy for use to connect to the...
Glossary
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... data from each replication of RAID including RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, RAID 10, and RAID 50. Dual Redundancy protects against loss of independent disks. Dell Compellent Storage Center replication requires the Enterprise Manager software application with a Replication license. See snapshot, Data Instant Replay, Remote Instant Replay. In Dell Compellent Storage Center, the amount of the delegated space on independent intervals. A Dell Compellent Storage Center configured to configure a Dell EqualLogic PS Series array after you install...
... data from each replication of RAID including RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, RAID 10, and RAID 50. Dual Redundancy protects against loss of independent disks. Dell Compellent Storage Center replication requires the Enterprise Manager software application with a Replication license. See snapshot, Data Instant Replay, Remote Instant Replay. In Dell Compellent Storage Center, the amount of the delegated space on independent intervals. A Dell Compellent Storage Center configured to configure a Dell EqualLogic PS Series array after you install...
Glossary
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... with faster data transmission rates Interface (SCSI) that standard ports. SMP See symmetric multiprocessing. 14 RSW See Remote Setup Wizard. runnable persona In the context of Dell AIM, a network-booted persona that is started and is configured to send or receive replicas from either SAN if necessary. SCN See System Control Network. If the active control module ceases to the system BIOS and then display an error message on...
... with faster data transmission rates Interface (SCSI) that standard ports. SMP See symmetric multiprocessing. 14 RSW See Remote Setup Wizard. runnable persona In the context of Dell AIM, a network-booted persona that is started and is configured to send or receive replicas from either SAN if necessary. SCN See System Control Network. If the active control module ceases to the system BIOS and then display an error message on...
Glossary
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..., serviceability and performance (via a high-bandwidth link and managed by the "stripe" is a specialized network that managed switches and other devices use several stripes on each tier. Storage Cluster In Dell Compellent Storage Center, multiple SAN controllers that are generally available to use for a specific software package, software framework, hardware platform, computer system, video game console, operating system, or similar platform. Space Recovery A utility that recovers space that help route storage traffic, and disk storage...
..., serviceability and performance (via a high-bandwidth link and managed by the "stripe" is a specialized network that managed switches and other devices use several stripes on each tier. Storage Cluster In Dell Compellent Storage Center, multiple SAN controllers that are generally available to use for a specific software package, software framework, hardware platform, computer system, video game console, operating system, or similar platform. Space Recovery A utility that recovers space that help route storage traffic, and disk storage...
Glossary
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... Controller also uses this network to discover servers and to boot personas and VMRacks on a network hub or switch used to connect to other personas, but may actually use thin provisioning report their overall storage expenditures, increase availability and achieve greater performance. A BIOS-based program that streamlines tasks such as password protection. A Dell KACE appliance-based deployment management solution for disk imaging, user state migration, remote site management, system repair...
... Controller also uses this network to discover servers and to boot personas and VMRacks on a network hub or switch used to connect to other personas, but may actually use thin provisioning report their overall storage expenditures, increase availability and achieve greater performance. A BIOS-based program that streamlines tasks such as password protection. A Dell KACE appliance-based deployment management solution for disk imaging, user state migration, remote site management, system repair...