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- Page 1 Dell EMC VxFlex Appliance and VxFlex Ready Node R840 Owner's Guide Document Revision 1.0 September 2019...
- Page 2 MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. USE, COPYING, AND DISTRIBUTION OF ANY DELL SOFTWARE DESCRIBED IN THIS PUBLICATION REQUIRES AN APPLICABLE SOFTWARE LICENSE. Dell Technologies, Dell, EMC, Dell EMC and other trademarks are trademarks of Dell Inc. or its subsidiaries. Other trademarks may be the property of their respective owners. Published in the USA.
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Page 3: Table Of Contents
Direct LED indicator codes..........................34 NIC indicator codes..............................34 Power supply unit indicator codes..........................35 Drive indicator codes..............................38 Using system diagnostics...............................39 Dell Embedded System Diagnostics.......................... 39 Chapter 5 Reference material....................41 Trusted Platform Module............................... 42 Upgrading the Trusted Platform Module........................42 Initialize the TPM for BitLocker users........................ - Page 4 Contents Initialize the TPM 1.2 for TXT users.......................... 42 Chapter 6 Getting help......................43 Contacting Dell EMC..............................44 Secure Remote Services..............................44 Recycling or End-of-Life service information......................... 44 R840xd Owner's Guide...
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Page 5: Notes, Cautions, And Warnings
Notes, cautions, and warnings Note: A NOTE indicates important information that helps you make better use of your product. 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. - Page 6 Notes, cautions, and warnings R840xd Owner's Guide...
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Page 7: About This Guide
CHAPTER 1 About this guide This guide provides an overview of the VxFlex Appliance and VxFlex Ready Node R840 system, diagnostic tools, and technical specifications. Use this guide for information about your system. Typographical conventions............................8 Notes, cautions, and warnings..........................8 R840xd Owner's Guide... -
Page 8: Typographical Conventions
About this guide Typographical conventions Dell EMC uses the following type style conventions in this document: Bold Used for names of interface elements, such as names of windows, dialog boxes, buttons, fields, tab names, key names, and menu paths (what the user specifically selects or clicks) -
Page 9: System Overview
CHAPTER 2 System overview This section provides an overview of the VxFlex Appliance and the VxFlex Ready Node R840. R840 system overview............................10 Front view of the R840 system..........................10 Rear view of the R840 system..........................14 Inside the system..............................15 Locating the Service Tag of your system....................... -
Page 10: R840 System Overview
System overview R840 system overview The VxFlex Appliance and VxFlex Ready Node R840 server is a 2U server that supports a maximum of: Four Intel Xeon Processor Scalable family (Skylake-EP) processors 48 DIMM slots Two AC power supply units 24 SAS, SATA and up to 24 NVMe drives The VxFlex Ready Node also supports a BOSSless configuration. - Page 11 The iDRAC Quick Sync 2 feature allows you to manage your system using mobile devices. This feature is only available on certain configurations. For more information about the feature, see the Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller User's Guide at www.dell.com/idracmanuals. Note: For more information about the indicator codes, see...
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Page 12: Lcd Panel
System overview LCD panel The LCD panel provides system information, status, and error messages to indicate whether the system is functioning correctly or requires attention. The LCD panel can also be used to configure or view the system’s iDRAC IP address. The LCD panel is available only on the optional front bezel. - Page 13 Error Code Lookup page at qrl.dell.com Set home Select the default information to be displayed on the Home screen. See View menu section for the options and option items that can be set as the default on the Home screen.
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Page 14: Rear View Of The R840 System
System overview Number Displays the Asset tag or the Service tag for the system. Power Displays the power output of the system in BTU/hr or Watts. The display format can be configured in the Set home submenu of the Setup menu. Temperature Displays the temperature of the system in Celsius or Fahrenheit. -
Page 15: Inside The System
Express Service Code and Service Tag. Alternatively, the information may be on a sticker on the chassis of the system. The mini Enterprise Service Tag (EST) is found on the back of the system. This information is used by Dell EMC to route support calls to the appropriate personnel. - Page 16 System overview Figure 2 Service Tag Information tag (top view) Information tag (bottom view) OpenManage Mobile (OMM) label (optional) iDRAC MAC address and iDRAC secure password label Note: If you have opted for secure default access to iDRAC, the iDRAC secure default password is available on the back of the system Information tag.
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Page 17: Technical Specifications
CHAPTER 3 Technical specifications The technical and environmental specifications of your system are outlined in this section. Chassis dimensions..............................18 Chassis weight............................... 18 Processor specifications............................19 specifications..............................19 System battery specifications..........................20 Expansion card riser specifications........................20 Memory specifications............................21 Storage controller specifications..........................21 Drive specifications.............................. -
Page 18: Chassis Dimensions
Technical specifications Chassis dimensions This topic provides details of the dimensions of the R840 system: Figure 3 R840 server dimensions Table 2 R840 server dimensions Xb (without Xb (w Za (with Za (without Zc (with Zc (with brackets) brackets) bezel) bezel) chassis rear handle) -
Page 19: Processor Specifications
Technical specifications Processor specifications The R840 system supports four processors from the Intel Xeon Scalable Processor family. PSU specifications The R840 system supports up to two AC or DC power supply units (PSUs). The following table describes the specifications for the supported power supplies. Table 4 PSU specifications Class Heat... -
Page 20: System Battery Specifications
Technical specifications System battery specifications The R840 system supports CR 2032 3.0-V lithium coin cell system batteries. Expansion card riser specifications R840 servers support up to six PCI express (PCIe) generation 3 expansion cards that can be installed on the system board and expansion card risers. -
Page 21: Memory Specifications
Technical specifications Memory specifications R840 servers support up to 48 288-pins RDIMMs, LRDIMMs, and NVDIMM-Ns supported with speeds of 2933 MT/s, 2667 MT/s, 2400 MT/s, and 2100 MT/s with support for memory optimized operation. Table 6 memory specifications for the R840 system Quad processors DIMM type DIMM rank... -
Page 22: Nic Ports
Technical specifications Table 8 USB specifications Front panel Back panel Internal USB Two USB 2.0-compliant ports Two USB 3.0-compliant ports One internal USB 3.0-compliant port One micro USB 2.0-compliant port for iDRAC Direct Note: The micro USB 2.0 compliant port can only be used as an iDRAC Direct or a management port. -
Page 23: Environmental Specifications
Note: For additional information about environmental certifications, see the Product Environmental Datasheet located with the Manuals & Documents at Dell.com/poweredgemanuals. When the system is in continuous operation (for altitude less than 950 m or 3117 ft), the temperature specification ranges 10 °C–35°C (50–95°F) with no direct sunlight on the equipment. When the system is not in operation, the temperature specification is –40 °C–65°C (–40–149°F). - Page 24 Technical specifications Table 12 Relative humidity specifications (continued) Relative humidity Specifications Operating 10% to 80% RH with 29°C (84.2°F) maximum dew point. The maximum vibration specification of an operational system is 0.26 Grms at 5 Hz to 350 Hz (all operation orientations).The maximum vibration specification of a nonoperational system is 1.88 Grms at 10 Hz to 500 Hz for 15 min (all six sides tested).
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Page 25: Standard Operating Temperature
Technical specifications Table 16 Operating temperature derating specification (continued) Operating temperature derating Specifications 40–45 °C (104 °F–113 °F) Maximum temperature is reduced by 1°C/125 m (1°F/228 ft), above 950 m (3,117 ft). Standard operating temperature The standard operating temperature for altitude less than 950 m or 3117 ft ranges 10 °C–35°C with no direct sunlight on the equipment. - Page 26 Rear installed drives and GPU configuration are not supported. Redundant power supplies are required. Non Dell EMC qualified peripheral cards and /or peripheral cards greater than 25 W are not supported. Intel FPGA is not supported. 205 W SKUs, 200W/18C, 165W/12C, and 150W_8C processor are not supported on all x4 socket processor configurations.
- Page 27 Technical specifications Table 19 Configuration-based ambient temperature restrictions (continued) R840 configurations Backplane 24 x 2.5 inch SAS/ 24 x 2.5-inch NVMe SATA (Expander) (Expander) Intel Xeon Gold 6142 150 W Intel Xeon Gold 6136 150 W Intel Xeon Platinum 150 W 8158 Intel Xeon Gold 6152 140 W...
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Page 28: Particulate And Gaseous Contamination Specifications
Technical specifications Table 20 Configuration-based ambient temperature restrictions (continued) R840 configurations Backplane 24 x 2.5 inch SAS/ 24 x 2.5-inch NVMe SATA (Expander) (Expander) Intel Xeon Gold 6148 150 W Intel Xeon Gold 6142 150 W Intel Xeon Gold 6136 150W Intel Xeon Platinum 150 W... - Page 29 Technical specifications Table 21 Particulate contamination specifications (continued) Particulate contamination Specifications Conductive dust Air must be free of conductive dust, zinc whiskers, or other conductive particles. Note: This condition applies to data center and non-data center environments. Corrosive dust Air must be free of corrosive dust. Residual dust present in the air must have a deliquescent point less than 60% relative humidity.
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Page 31: System Diagnostics And Indicator Codes
CHAPTER 4 System diagnostics and indicator codes This section explains the system diagnostics and indicator codes for your system. Indicator codes ..............................32 Using system diagnostics............................39 R840xd Owner's Guide... -
Page 32: Indicator Codes
System diagnostics and indicator codes Indicator codes The diagnostic indicators on the system front panel display system status during system startup and assist you in diagnosing system health. Status LED indicators The status indicators display solid amber if any error occurs on the system. Table 23 Status LED indicators and descriptions Icon Description... -
Page 33: Idrac Quick Sync 2 Indicator Codes
If the problem persists, Getting help on page 43. For more information, see Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller User's Guide at www.dell.com/ idracmanuals Dell OpenManage Server Administrator User’s Guide atwww.dell.com/... -
Page 34: Idrac Direct Led Indicator Codes
System diagnostics and indicator codes Table 25 iDRAC Quick Sync 2 indicators and descriptions (continued) iDRAC Quick Sync 2 indicator Condition Corrective action code Solid amber Indicates that the system is in fail-safe Restart the system. If the problem persists, see mode. -
Page 35: Power Supply Unit Indicator Codes
LED that serves as an indicator. The indicator shows whether power is present or a power fault has occurred. For more information about the PSU specifications, see the technical specifications for your system. For information about the event and error messages generated during POST, see the Dell Event and Error Messages Reference Guide at www.dell.com/openmanagemanuals. - Page 36 System diagnostics and indicator codes Table 28 AC PSU status indicator codes (continued) Power indicator codes Condition Blinking green When the firmware of the PSU is being updated, the PSU handle blinks green. CAUTION Do not disconnect the power cable, or unplug the PSU when updating firmware.
- Page 37 System diagnostics and indicator codes Figure 9 DC PSU status indicator (continued) DC PSU status indicator Table 29 DC PSU status indicator codes Power indicator codes Condition Green A valid power source is connected to the PSU, and the PSU is operational.
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Page 38: Drive Indicator Codes
System diagnostics and indicator codes Drive indicator codes The LEDs on the drive carrier indicate the state of each drive. Each drive carrier in your system has two LEDs: an activity LED (green) and a status LED (bicolor, green/amber). The activity LED flashes whenever the drive is accessed. The status LED indicator indicates the power condition of the drive. -
Page 39: Using System Diagnostics
System diagnostics and indicator codes Using system diagnostics If you experience a problem with your system, run the system diagnostics before contacting Dell EMC for technical assistance. The purpose of running system diagnostics is to test your system hardware without using additional equipment or risking data loss. - Page 40 System diagnostics and indicator codes System health Provides the current overview of the system performance. Event log Displays a time-stamped log of the results of all tests run on the system. This is displayed if at least one event description is recorded. R840xd Owner's Guide...
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Page 41: Chapter 5 Reference Material
CHAPTER 5 Reference material This section contains additional information that may be required for the procedures described in this document. Trusted Platform Module............................42 R840xd Owner's Guide... -
Page 42: Trusted Platform Module
Reference material Trusted Platform Module The Trusted Platform Module (TPM) is a dedicated microprocessor designed to secure hardware by integrating cryptographic keys into devices. Software can use a TPM to authenticate hardware devices. Because each TPM chip contains a unique and secret RSA key embedded during the TPM's manufacture, the TPM is capable of performing platform authentication. -
Page 43: Chapter 6 Getting Help
CHAPTER 6 Getting help This section explains the different resources available for getting help for your system. Contacting Dell EMC............................. 44 Secure Remote Services............................44 Recycling or End-of-Life service information......................44 R840xd Owner's Guide... -
Page 44: Contacting Dell Emc
Dell EMC provides several online and telephone-based support and service options. Availability varies by country and product, and some services may not be available in your area. To contact Dell EMC for sales, technical support, or customer service issues use the steps in this task.