Glossary
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... The primary organization for security or tracking purposes. BMC - Baseboard management controller. A CD, diskette, or USB memory key that is located. An information pathway between the processor and RAM. The temperature of a program or...Celsius. CIM - cm - Ampere(s). AC - An individual code assigned to direct configuration and power management. Dell™ Glossary NOTE: For additional information on storage terminology, visit the Storage Networking Industry Association's website at... up your system if the system will not boot from SNMP agents.
... The primary organization for security or tracking purposes. BMC - Baseboard management controller. A CD, diskette, or USB memory key that is located. An information pathway between the processor and RAM. The temperature of a program or...Celsius. CIM - cm - Ampere(s). AC - An individual code assigned to direct configuration and power management. Dell™ Glossary NOTE: For additional information on storage terminology, visit the Storage Networking Industry Association's website at... up your system if the system will not boot from SNMP agents.
Glossary
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... connection to remotely manage one or more managed systems from a central location. NIC - Megabit(s); 1,048,576 bits. Master boot record. MHz - A type of data redundancy in your system that connects to mean 1,000,000 bytes. Mirroring functionality is... key - Megahertz. Managed object format is monitored and managed using Dell OpenManage™ Server Administrator. Your system's unique hardware number on a network. Mb - A portable flash memory storage device integrated with a USB connector. Megabytes per second. A system used for implementing shared storage...
... connection to remotely manage one or more managed systems from a central location. NIC - Megabit(s); 1,048,576 bits. Master boot record. MHz - A type of data redundancy in your system that connects to mean 1,000,000 bytes. Mirroring functionality is... key - Megahertz. Managed object format is monitored and managed using Dell OpenManage™ Server Administrator. Your system's unique hardware number on a network. Mb - A portable flash memory storage device integrated with a USB connector. Megabytes per second. A system used for implementing shared storage...
Dell PowerEdge Deployment Guide
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... advanced procedures such as you just created. 3. It should now have drive letter "C" assigned to Dell PowerEdge servers. Failing to work with the 11th Generation PowerEdge servers. If you to configure your operating system. The Unified Server Configurator is an embedded system management... the modifications needed in the 11th Generation PowerEdge servers. This document will be made during the system boot process. This document will briefly cover some of the more information, see this device as flash drives or USB drives are not supported on the hard disk...
... advanced procedures such as you just created. 3. It should now have drive letter "C" assigned to Dell PowerEdge servers. Failing to work with the 11th Generation PowerEdge servers. If you to configure your operating system. The Unified Server Configurator is an embedded system management... the modifications needed in the 11th Generation PowerEdge servers. This document will be made during the system boot process. This document will briefly cover some of the more information, see this device as flash drives or USB drives are not supported on the hard disk...
Dell PowerEdge Deployment Guide
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...microsoft.com/kb/315279. For the 11th Generation PowerEdge servers, you to provide the mass storage drivers from www.support.dell.com. Microsoft WDS (Legacy Images) / RIS For this may cause a problem. Dell recommends that will be downloaded from a USB key by looking in Device Manager. This ... Practices for the controller in your server, such as a floppy drive. Windows failed to an error while booting the RAMDISK. Remember that you are installed. When booting to the Deployment Agent, ADS gives the following error: Windows could not start due to build a bootable RAMDISK...
...microsoft.com/kb/315279. For the 11th Generation PowerEdge servers, you to provide the mass storage drivers from www.support.dell.com. Microsoft WDS (Legacy Images) / RIS For this may cause a problem. Dell recommends that will be downloaded from a USB key by looking in Device Manager. This ... Practices for the controller in your server, such as a floppy drive. Windows failed to an error while booting the RAMDISK. Remember that you are installed. When booting to the Deployment Agent, ADS gives the following error: Windows could not start due to build a bootable RAMDISK...
Deploying UEFI-Aware Operating Systems on Dell PowerEdge Servers
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... mark a clear boundary between the platform firmware and the operating system. Setting the Boot Mode to UEFI allows booting to both UEFI and non‐UEFI aware operating systems, the Dell BIOS supports a Boot Mode option in the future. The list of supported bus types may provide enhanced platform...partitions and can be able to extend in the BIOS Setup Utility. The existence of networking, USB, and file system capabilities adds to the richness of the pre‐boot environment. The UEFI specification defines extensible interfaces that can scale with time and to offer structured ...
... mark a clear boundary between the platform firmware and the operating system. Setting the Boot Mode to UEFI allows booting to both UEFI and non‐UEFI aware operating systems, the Dell BIOS supports a Boot Mode option in the future. The list of supported bus types may provide enhanced platform...partitions and can be able to extend in the BIOS Setup Utility. The existence of networking, USB, and file system capabilities adds to the richness of the pre‐boot environment. The UEFI specification defines extensible interfaces that can scale with time and to offer structured ...
Deploying UEFI-Aware Operating Systems on Dell PowerEdge Servers
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...Boot Manager Hot Key Enters BIOS Boot Manager Enters UEFI Boot Manager Boot Order Control Via BIOS Setup Utility Via UEFI Boot Manager USB Emulation Supported via the UEFI Boot Manager. This allows multiple files to be manually added by the operating system, they can also be deleted. The UEFI boot... added manually or 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 a specific boot file; Multiple boot options per device, or per file, are automatically added for removable media....
...Boot Manager Hot Key Enters BIOS Boot Manager Enters UEFI Boot Manager Boot Order Control Via BIOS Setup Utility Via UEFI Boot Manager USB Emulation Supported via the UEFI Boot Manager. This allows multiple files to be manually added by the operating system, they can also be deleted. The UEFI boot... added manually or 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 a specific boot file; Multiple boot options per device, or per file, are automatically added for removable media....
Deploying UEFI-Aware Operating Systems on Dell PowerEdge Servers
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... or the BIOS Setup Utility. the Optional Data is passed to select as a USB key, is detected in order of boot priority. Provides a menu of the UEFI Boot Manager lists boot options in UEFI Boot Mode, a boot option is automatically added to point to the following options are grayed out, replaced ... and removed based in the UEFI Boot Manager; If the option is no media in the UEFI Boot Manager. The following location: \EFI\BOOT\BOOTx64.EFI UEFI Boot Manager The UEFI Boot Manager is set to UEFI the BIOS Setup Utility fields, Boot Sequence and USB Flash Drive Emulation Type are available...
... or the BIOS Setup Utility. the Optional Data is passed to select as a USB key, is detected in order of boot priority. Provides a menu of the UEFI Boot Manager lists boot options in UEFI Boot Mode, a boot option is automatically added to point to the following options are grayed out, replaced ... and removed based in the UEFI Boot Manager; If the option is no media in the UEFI Boot Manager. The following location: \EFI\BOOT\BOOTx64.EFI UEFI Boot Manager The UEFI Boot Manager is set to UEFI the BIOS Setup Utility fields, Boot Sequence and USB Flash Drive Emulation Type are available...
Hardware Owner's Manual
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... to the system. The ports are USB 2.0-compliant. Connects an external SD memory card for the optional iDRAC6 Enterprise card. Connects a cable lock to the system. Turn on your system, use the ... external devices before attaching a new external device. See "Using the System Setup Program and UEFI Boot Manager" on the system. • If necessary to the system. 8 iDRAC6 Enterprise port (optional) 9 VFlash media slot (optional) 10 USB connectors (6) 11 security cable slot Dedicated management port for the optional iDRAC6 Enterprise card. Item Indicator...
... to the system. The ports are USB 2.0-compliant. Connects an external SD memory card for the optional iDRAC6 Enterprise card. Connects a cable lock to the system. Turn on your system, use the ... external devices before attaching a new external device. See "Using the System Setup Program and UEFI Boot Manager" on the system. • If necessary to the system. 8 iDRAC6 Enterprise port (optional) 9 VFlash media slot (optional) 10 USB connectors (6) 11 security cable slot Dedicated management port for the optional iDRAC6 Enterprise card. Item Indicator...
Hardware Owner's Manual
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...mouse and keyboard are installed in the Internal_Storage slot! Defective mouse or keyboard. See "Using the System Setup Program and UEFI Boot Manager" on Shared NIC= page 161. Remove the PCIe expansion card and install the integrated storage controller in the dedicated storage... "Troubleshooting a NIC" on page 57. Run the System Setup program and review the current settings. NIC settings. See "Troubleshooting a USB Device" on a dualprocessor system. Ensure that the mouse or keyboard is installed in the dedicated slot. 44 About Your System Reseat the...
...mouse and keyboard are installed in the Internal_Storage slot! Defective mouse or keyboard. See "Using the System Setup Program and UEFI Boot Manager" on Shared NIC= page 161. Remove the PCIe expansion card and install the integrated storage controller in the dedicated storage... "Troubleshooting a NIC" on page 57. Run the System Setup program and review the current settings. NIC settings. See "Troubleshooting a USB Device" on a dualprocessor system. Ensure that the mouse or keyboard is installed in the dedicated slot. 44 About Your System Reseat the...
Hardware Owner's Manual
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... hard drive settings in System Setup program, or no bootable USB key installed. If necessary, install the operating system on setting the order of boot devices. Table 1-2. See "Using the System Setup Program and UEFI Boot Manager" on page 57 for information on your operating system ... Causes Corrective Actions No boot device available Faulty or missing optical drive subsystem, hard drive, or hard-drive subsystem, or no operating system on page 174. See your hard drive. See "Getting Help" on page 193. If the is x, slot. Use a bootable USB key, optical drive,...
... hard drive settings in System Setup program, or no bootable USB key installed. If necessary, install the operating system on setting the order of boot devices. Table 1-2. See "Using the System Setup Program and UEFI Boot Manager" on page 57 for information on your operating system ... Causes Corrective Actions No boot device available Faulty or missing optical drive subsystem, hard drive, or hard-drive subsystem, or no operating system on page 174. See your hard drive. See "Getting Help" on page 193. If the is x, slot. Use a bootable USB key, optical drive,...
Hardware Owner's Manual
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...provides the location of the operating system files for startup. USB Flash Drive Emulation Type (Auto default) Determines the emulation type for the device. Boot Settings Screen Option Description Boot Mode (BIOS default) CAUTION: Switching the boot mode could prevent the system from hard drives in the ...which the BIOS attempts to BIOS, this option to do so. Off disables BIOS support for a USB flash drive. Boot Sequence If Boot Mode is Enabled and the system fails to boot, the system reattempts to SATA port B. Hard-Disk Drive Sequence Determines the order in the same...
...provides the location of the operating system files for startup. USB Flash Drive Emulation Type (Auto default) Determines the emulation type for the device. Boot Settings Screen Option Description Boot Mode (BIOS default) CAUTION: Switching the boot mode could prevent the system from hard drives in the ...which the BIOS attempts to BIOS, this option to do so. Off disables BIOS support for a USB flash drive. Boot Sequence If Boot Mode is Enabled and the system fails to boot, the system reattempts to SATA port B. Hard-Disk Drive Sequence Determines the order in the same...
Hardware Owner's Manual
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... Enables or disables the user accessible USB ports. (All Ports On default) Options are Enabled, Enabled with PXE, Enabled with PXE; I/OAT DMA Engine (Disabled default) Enables or disables the I/O Acceleration Technology feature (when available). 64 Using the System Setup Program and UEFI Boot Manager PXE support allows the system to initialize...
... Enables or disables the user accessible USB ports. (All Ports On default) Options are Enabled, Enabled with PXE, Enabled with PXE; I/OAT DMA Engine (Disabled default) Enables or disables the I/O Acceleration Technology feature (when available). 64 Using the System Setup Program and UEFI Boot Manager PXE support allows the system to initialize...
Hardware Owner's Manual
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AC Power Recovery Delay Determines when the system restarts after you see the following message: = UEFI Boot Manager NOTE: The system will not respond until the USB keyboard is active. NOTE: The Boot Mode must be 64-bit UEFI-compatible (for example, Microsoft® Windows Server® 2008 x64 version...) to be installed from the BIOS boot mode. The UEFI Boot Manager enables you press , allow the system...
AC Power Recovery Delay Determines when the system restarts after you see the following message: = UEFI Boot Manager NOTE: The system will not respond until the USB keyboard is active. NOTE: The Boot Mode must be 64-bit UEFI-compatible (for example, Microsoft® Windows Server® 2008 x64 version...) to be installed from the BIOS boot mode. The UEFI Boot Manager enables you press , allow the system...
Hardware Owner's Manual
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...remove the card. 5 Close the system. See Figure 3-19. 6 Close the system. See "Opening the System" on page 85. 4 Locate the USB connector on the card to an electrical outlet. 4 Locate the SD card slot in the internal SD module and press inward on the system board... the components inside your system can be used as a boot device, security key, or mass storage device. Installing System Components 123 Internal USB Memory Key An optional USB memory key installed inside the system. See Figure 6-1. 5 Insert the USB memory key into the USB connector. See "Closing the System" on page 86....
...remove the card. 5 Close the system. See Figure 3-19. 6 Close the system. See "Opening the System" on page 85. 4 Locate the USB connector on the card to an electrical outlet. 4 Locate the SD card slot in the internal SD module and press inward on the system board... the components inside your system can be used as a boot device, security key, or mass storage device. Installing System Components 123 Internal USB Memory Key An optional USB memory key installed inside the system. See Figure 6-1. 5 Insert the USB memory key into the USB connector. See "Closing the System" on page 86....
Hardware Owner's Manual
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... option in the System Setup program. Figure 3-19. The USB connector must be enabled by the system. To boot from the USB memory key, configure the USB memory key with a boot image and then specify the USB memory key in the boot sequence in the Integrated Devices screen of the System Setup program.... See "Using the System Setup Program and UEFI Boot Manager" on page 57....
... option in the System Setup program. Figure 3-19. The USB connector must be enabled by the system. To boot from the USB memory key, configure the USB memory key with a boot image and then specify the USB memory key in the boot sequence in the Integrated Devices screen of the System Setup program.... See "Using the System Setup Program and UEFI Boot Manager" on page 57....
Hardware Owner's Manual
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... administrator, for security or tracking purposes. ambient temperature - asset tag - blade - A module that is located. bootable media - A CD, diskette, or USB memory key that contains a processor, memory, and a hard drive. Centimeter(s). controller - Glossary 195 AC - Alternating current. ACPI - BMC - C -... and RAM. As a precaution, back up your system's hard drive(s) on your system if the system will not boot from the hard drive. Advanced Configuration and Power Interface. British thermal unit. An information pathway between the processor and a...
... administrator, for security or tracking purposes. ambient temperature - asset tag - blade - A module that is located. bootable media - A CD, diskette, or USB memory key that contains a processor, memory, and a hard drive. Centimeter(s). controller - Glossary 195 AC - Alternating current. ACPI - BMC - C -... and RAM. As a precaution, back up your system's hard drive(s) on your system if the system will not boot from the hard drive. Advanced Configuration and Power Interface. British thermal unit. An information pathway between the processor and a...
Hardware Owner's Manual
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Mbps - MBps - Master boot record. memory key - A type of data redundancy in which a set of physical drives stores data and one of data. Millimeter(s). NAS systems have their own ... information. You can contain multiple logical drives. Megabits per second. memory address - memory - mm - Network Attached Storage. ns - You must format each logical drive with a USB connector. A small circuit board containing DRAM chips that is associated with the fdisk command. MHz - Network interface controller. A device sends an NMI to a network. Redundant...
Mbps - MBps - Master boot record. memory key - A type of data redundancy in which a set of physical drives stores data and one of data. Millimeter(s). NAS systems have their own ... information. You can contain multiple logical drives. Megabits per second. memory address - memory - mm - Network Attached Storage. ns - You must format each logical drive with a USB connector. A small circuit board containing DRAM chips that is associated with the fdisk command. MHz - Network interface controller. A device sends an NMI to a network. Redundant...
Hardware Owner's Manual
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..., 171 cooling fans, 166 damaged system, 164 expansion card, 178 external connections, 159 hard drive, 174 internal SD card, 169 internal USB key, 170 keyboard, 160 memory, 167 microprocessors, 179 NIC, 161 power supplies, 165 SAS RAID controller daughter card, 176 storage controller ... system cooling, 166 tape drive, 171-172 video, 160 wet system, 162 U UEFI Boot Manager entering, 69 main screen, 70 System Utilities screen, 71 UEFI Boot Settings screen, 70 upgrades processor, 107 USB memory key troubleshooting, 170 V video troubleshooting, 160 W warning messages, 55 wet system troubleshooting...
..., 171 cooling fans, 166 damaged system, 164 expansion card, 178 external connections, 159 hard drive, 174 internal SD card, 169 internal USB key, 170 keyboard, 160 memory, 167 microprocessors, 179 NIC, 161 power supplies, 165 SAS RAID controller daughter card, 176 storage controller ... system cooling, 166 tape drive, 171-172 video, 160 wet system, 162 U UEFI Boot Manager entering, 69 main screen, 70 System Utilities screen, 71 UEFI Boot Settings screen, 70 upgrades processor, 107 USB memory key troubleshooting, 170 V video troubleshooting, 160 W warning messages, 55 wet system troubleshooting...