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Dell PowerVault DL4000 Systems
Owner's Manual
Regulatory Model: E16S Series
Regulatory Type: E16S001
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Notes, Cautions, and Warnings NOTE: A NOTE indicates important information that helps you make better use of your computer. CAUTION: A CAUTION indicates either potential damage to hardware or loss of data and tells you how to avoid the problem. WARNING: A WARNING indicates a potential for property damage, personal injury, or death. © 2013 Dell Inc. ™ ™ ™ ™ ™ ™ ™ Trademarks used in this text: Dell , the Dell logo, Dell Boomi , Dell Precision , OptiPlex , Latitude , PowerEdge , PowerVault , ™ ™
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Contents 1 About Your System......................................................................................................................7 Front-Panel Features And Indicators....................................................................................................................... 7 Diagnostic Indicators................................................................................................................................................8 Hard-Drive Indicator Pattern
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Removing The Front Bezel................................................................................................................................27 Installing The Front Bezel.................................................................................................................................28 Opening And Closing The System...........................................................................................................................28 Opening The System.............
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Processors..............................................................................................................................................................50 Removing A Processor.....................................................................................................................................51 Installing A Processor......................................................................................................................................54 Power Supplies
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Dell Embedded System Diagnostics....................................................................................................................... 77 When To Use The Embedded System Diagnostics.......................................................................................... 77 Running The Embedded System Diagnostics...................................................................................................77 System Diagnostic Controls.........................................
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1 About Your System Front-Panel Features And Indicators Figure 1. Front-Panel Features and Indicators Item Indicator, Button, or Icon Description Connector 1 Diagnostic indicators The diagnostic indicators light up to display error status. 2 System health indicator The system health indicator blinks amber when a system fault is detected. 3 Power-on indicator, power The power-on indicator lights when the system power is button on. The power button controls the power supply output to the system
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Item Indicator, Button, or Icon Description Connector If the system stops responding during POST, press and hold the system ID button for more than five seconds to enter BIOS progress mode. To reset the iDRAC (if not disabled in F2 iDRAC setup) press and hold the button for more than 15 seconds. 6 Mini USB connector Allows you to connect USB devices to the system. The port is USB 2.0-compliant. 7 Hard drives (10) Up to ten 2.5 inch hot-swappable hard drives. 8 Information tag A slide-out lab
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Memory indicator Condition Corrective Action The indicator blinks See the system event log or system messages for the location of the amber if a memory failed memory. Reinstall the memory device. If the problem persists, error occurs. see Getting Help. Hard-Drive Indicator Patterns Figure 2. Hard-Drive Indicators 1. hard-drive activity indicator (green) 2. hard-drive status indicator (green and amber) NOTE: If the hard drive is in Advanced Host Controller Interface (AHCI) mode, the status indi
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Drive-Status Condition Indicator Pattern (RAID Only) Blinks green three Rebuild aborted seconds, amber three seconds, and off six seconds Back-Panel Features And Indicators Figure 3. Back-Panel Features and Indicators Item Indicator, Button, or Icon Description Connector 1 System identification button The identification buttons on the front and back panels can be used to locate a particular system within a rack. When one of these buttons is pressed, the system status indicator on the back f
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Item Indicator, Button, or Icon Description Connector 9 Ethernet connectors (4) Four integrated 10/100/1000 Mbps NIC connectors or Two integrated 10/100/1000 Mbps NIC connectors and Two integrated 100 Mbps/1 Gbps/10 Gbps SFP+ connectors 10 PCIe expansion card slot Allows you to connect a PCIe expansion card. (riser 3) 11 Power supply (PSU1) 750 W 12 Power supply (PSU2) 750 W NIC Indicator Codes Figure 4. NIC Indicator 1. link indicator 2. activity indicator Indicator Indicator Code Link and ac
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Figure 5. AC Power Supply Status Indicator 1. AC power supply status indicator/handle Power Indicator Condition Pattern Not lit Power is not connected. Green The handle lights green indicating that a valid power source is connected to the power supply and that the power supply is operational. Flashing amber Indicates a problem with the power supply. CAUTION: When correcting a power supply mismatch, replace only the power supply with the flashing indicator. Swapping the opposite power supply to
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NOTE: For all operating system documents, go to dell.com/operatingsystemmanuals. NOTE: For all storage controllers and PCIe SSD documents, go to dell.com/storagecontrollermanuals . Your product documentation includes: Getting Started Provides an overview of system features, setting up your system, and technical specifications. Guide This document is shipped with your system and also available online at dell.com/support/ manuals. User's Guide Provides information on configuring, managing, updati
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2 Using The System Setup And Boot Manager CAUTION: It is recommended that you make BIOS changes only during support calls with certified Dell technicians. NOTE: Solution validation was performed using the factory shipped hardware configuration. System Setup enables you to manage your system hardware and specify BIOS-level options. The following keystrokes provide access to system features during startup: Keystroke Description Enters the System Setup. Enters System Services, which open
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If your operating system begins to load before you press , allow the system to finish booting, and then restart your system and try again. Responding To Error Messages If an error message is displayed while the system is booting, make a note of the message. For more information, see System Error Messages. NOTE: After installing a memory upgrade, it is normal for your system to display a message the first time you start your system. Using The System Setup Navigation Keys Keys Action Up arr
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Menu Item Description System Information Displays information about the system such as the system model name, BIOS version, Service Tag, and so on. Memory Settings Displays information and options related to installed memory. Processor Settings Displays information and options related to the processor such as speed, cache size, and so on. SATA Settings Displays options to enable or disable the integrated SATA controller and ports. Boot Settings Displays options to specify the boot mode (BIOS o
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Menu Item Description Video Memory Displays the amount of video memory. System Memory Specifies whether system memory tests are run during system boot. Options are Enabled and Testing Disabled. By default, the System Memory Testing option is set to Disabled. Memory Operating Specifies the memory operating mode. By default, the Memory Operating Mode option is set to Mode Optimizer Mode. NOTE: The Memory Operating Mode can have different defaults and available options based on the memory config
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Menu Item Description Logical Processor Allows you to enable or disable the OS capability to put logical processors in the idling state in Idling order to reduce power consumption. By default, the option is set to Disabled. Number of Cores per Allows you to control the number of enabled cores in each processor. By default, the Number Processor of Cores per Processor option is set to All. Processor 64-bit Specifies if the processor(s) support 64-bit extensions. Support Processor Core Displays t
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Menu Item Description NOTE: UEFI is not supported on this system. Boot Sequence Retry Allows you to enable or disable the boot sequence retry feature. If this field is enabled and the system fails to boot, the system reattempts the boot sequence after 30 seconds. By default, the Boot Sequence Retry option is set to Disabled. BIOS Boot Settings Allows you to enable or disable BIOS Boot options. NOTE: This option is enabled only if the boot mode is BIOS. UEFI Boot Settings Allows you to enable o
