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Dell™ PowerEdge™
R410 Systems
Hardware Owner’s
Manual
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book.book Page 2 Tuesday, March 31, 2009 5:26 PM Notes, Cautions, and Warnings NOTE: A NOTE indicates important information that helps you make better use of your computer. CAUTION: A CAUTION indicates potential damage to hardware or loss of data if instructions are not followed. WARNING: A WARNING indicates a potential for property damage, personal injury, or death. ____________________ Information in this document is subject to change without notice. © 2009 Dell Inc. All rights reser
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book.book Page 3 Tuesday, March 31, 2009 5:26 PM Contents 1 About Your System. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Accessing System Features During Startup. . . . . . . . 9 Front-Panel Features and Indicators . . . . . . . . . . 10 LCD Panel Features (Optional). . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Hard Drive Status Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Back-Panel Features and Indicators . . . . . . . . . . 17 Guidelines for Connecting Optional External Devices. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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book.book Page 4 Tuesday, March 31, 2009 5:26 PM 2 Using the System Setup Program and UEFI Boot Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57 Choosing the System Boot Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . 57 Entering the System Setup Program . . . . . . . . . . . 58 System Setup Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59 Entering the UEFI Boot Manager. . . . . . . . . . . . . 69 System and Setup Password Features. . . . . . . . . . 71 Embedded System Management. . . . . . . . . . . . . 75 Baseboard
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book.book Page 5 Tuesday, March 31, 2009 5:26 PM Internal USB Memory Key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104 System Board Shroud . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105 Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller 6 (iDRAC6) Express Card (Optional) . . . . . . . . . . . . 107 Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller 6 (iDRAC6) Enterprise Card (Optional) . . . . . . . . . . 109 VFlash Media (Optional). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112 Cooling Fans . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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book.book Page 6 Tuesday, March 31, 2009 5:26 PM Troubleshooting the Video Subsystem. . . . . . . . . 146 Troubleshooting a USB Device . . . . . . . . . . . . 146 Troubleshooting a Serial I/O Device. . . . . . . . . . 147 Troubleshooting a NIC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147 Troubleshooting a Wet System. . . . . . . . . . . . . 148 Troubleshooting a Damaged System. . . . . . . . . . 149 Troubleshooting the System Battery. . . . . . . . . . 150 Troubleshooting Power Supplies . . .
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book.book Page 7 Tuesday, March 31, 2009 5:26 PM When to Use the Embedded System Diagnostics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164 Running the Embedded System Diagnostics . . . . . . 164 Embedded System Diagnostics Testing Options . . . . 165 Using the Custom Test Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165 6 Getting Help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167 Contacting Dell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167 7 Jumpers and Connectors . . . . . . . . . . . 169 Syste
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book.book Page 8 Tuesday, March 31, 2009 5:26 PM 8 Contents
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book.book Page 9 Tuesday, March 31, 2009 5:26 PM About Your System Accessing System Features During Startup The following keystrokes provide access to system features during startup. Keystroke Description Enters the System Setup program. See "Using the System Setup Program and UEFI Boot Manager" on page 57. Enters System Services, which opens the Unified Server Configurator. The Unified Server Configurator allows you to access utilities such as embedded system diagnostics. For m
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book.book Page 10 Tuesday, March 31, 2009 5:26 PM Front-Panel Features and Indicators Figure 1-1. Front-Panel Features and Indicators 8 1 2 34 5 6 7 9 10 Item Indicator, Button, or Icon Description Connector 1 Power-on indicator, The power-on indicator lights when the power button system power is on. The power button controls the DC power supply output to the system. When the optional system bezel is installed, the power button is not accessible. NOTE: When powering on the system, the
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book.book Page 11 Tuesday, March 31, 2009 5:26 PM Item Indicator, Button, or Icon Description Connector 2 NMI button Used to troubleshoot software and device driver errors when using certain operating systems. This button can be pressed using the end of a paper clip. Use this button only if directed to do so by qualified support personnel or by the operating system's documentation. 3 Video connector Connects a monitor to the system. 4 LCD menu buttons Allows you to navigate the control
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book.book Page 12 Tuesday, March 31, 2009 5:26 PM Item Indicator, Button, or Icon Description Connector 6 System identification The identification buttons on the front button and back panels can be used to locate a particular system within a rack. When one of these buttons is pushed, the LCD panel on the front and the blue system status indicator on the back blink until one of the buttons is pushed again. 7 USB connectors (2) Connects USB devices to the system. The ports are USB 2.0-co
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book.book Page 13 Tuesday, March 31, 2009 5:26 PM Figure 1-2. LCD Panel Features 1 2 3 4 Item Buttons Description 1 Left Moves the cursor back in one-step increments. 2 Select Selects the menu item highlighted by the cursor. 3 Right Moves the cursor forward in one-step increments. During message scrolling: � Press once to increase scrolling speed. � Press again to stop. � Press again to return to default scrolling. � Press again to repeat the cycle. 4 System ID Turns the system ID mode on
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book.book Page 14 Tuesday, March 31, 2009 5:26 PM To navigate to the Home screen from another menu, continue to select the up arrow until the Home icon is displayed, and then select the Home icon. Setup Menu Option Description BMC or DRAC Select DHCP or Static IP to configure the network mode. If Static IP is selected, the available fields are IP, NOTE: If an iDRAC6 Express Subnet (Sub), and Gateway (Gtw). Select Setup DNS to card is installed on the enable DNS and to view domain add
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book.book Page 15 Tuesday, March 31, 2009 5:26 PM View Menu Option Description BMC IP or DRAC IP Displays the IPv4 or IPv6 addresses for the optional iDRAC6. Addresses include DNS (Primary and Secondary), NOTE: If an iDRAC6 Express Gateway, IP, and Subnet (IPv6 does not have Subnet). card is installed on the system, the BMC IP option is NOTE: BMC IP supports only IPv4 addresses. replaced by DRAC IP. MAC Displays the MAC addresses for DRAC, iSCSIn, or NETn. NOTE: If the iDRAC6 Express card
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book.book Page 16 Tuesday, March 31, 2009 5:26 PM Hard Drive Status Indicators Figure 1-3. Hard Drive Indicators 1 2 1 drive-activity indicator (green) 2 drive-status indicator (green and amber) Drive-Status Indicator Pattern (RAID Only) Condition Blinks green two times per second Identify drive/preparing for removal Off Drive ready for insertion or removal NOTE: The drive status indicator remains off until all hard drives are initialized after system power is applied. Drives are not read
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book.book Page 17 Tuesday, March 31, 2009 5:26 PM Drive-Status Indicator Pattern (RAID Only) Condition Blinks amber four times per second Drive failed Blinks green slowly Drive rebuilding Steady green Drive online Blinks green three seconds, amber three Rebuild aborted seconds, and off six seconds. Back-Panel Features and Indicators Figure 1-4 shows the controls, indicators, and connectors located on the system's back panel. Figure 1-4. Back-Panel Features and Indicators 1 2 346 5 7 8 9 10
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book.book Page 18 Tuesday, March 31, 2009 5:26 PM Item Indicator, Button, or Icon Description Connector 7 PCIe slot 1 PCI Express (generation 2) x16-wide expansion slot (full-height, half-length). 8 Active ID CMA Connector for attaching a system connector indicator extension cable that is used on a cable management arm. 9 System status Lights blue during normal indicator light system operation. Both the systems management software and the identification buttons located on the front and
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book.book Page 19 Tuesday, March 31, 2009 5:26 PM Guidelines for Connecting Optional External Devices � Turn off power to the system and exte rnal devices before attaching a new external device. Turn on any external devices before turning on the system (unless the documentation for the device specifies otherwise). � Ensure that the appropriate driver for the attached device has been installed on the system. � If necessary to enable ports on your system, use the System Setup program. See
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book.book Page 20 Tuesday, March 31, 2009 5:26 PM Power Indicator Codes An LED indicator on the power button indicates when power is supplied to the system and the system is operational. The power supplies have an indicator that shows whether power is present or whether a power fault has occurred. � Not lit — AC power is not connected. � Green — In standby mode, indicates th at a valid AC source is connected to the power supply, and that the power supply is operational. When the system is
