Server Module Board Dip Switch - Dell 1955 Information Update

Monitor Connections When Installing an Operating System
NOTICE:
If you install an operating system on a server module and your system uses an Avocent Digital Access
KVM module, you must connect the monitor to the KVM module rather than the server module front panel.
NIC Activity LED
The NIC activity LED on the system front panel may occasionally illuminate due to baseboard
management controller (BMC) activity. This is normal behavior for your system.
Throttling of Server Modules
If a power supply or fan module is removed from the system, all server modules (blades) in the system
will be "throttled" until the power supply or fan module is replaced. Throttling reduces the power
consumption of the server modules by changing the processor duty cycle. This will reduce the blade
performance by approximately 50%. The enclosure's System Event Log (SEL) will indicate if throttling
of the blades has occurred.
If a power supply module or fan module fails but has not been removed, one or more server modules will
be throttled depending on the system configuration. For more information, see the Dell Remote
Access/Modular Chassis User's Guide.

Server Module Board DIP Switch

Table 1-1 lists all switch settings for the server-module DIP switch on the server module board. Note that
switches 3 though 6 are reserved, and should not be changed from their default values. See "Switches and
Connectors" in the system Installation and Troubleshooting Guide for the location of the DIP switch on
the server module board.
Table 1-1. Server-Module DIP Switch Settings
DIP Switch Setting
PWRD_EN
(Switch 1)
NVRAM_CLR
(Switch 2)
Switch 3
4
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Description
(default) The password feature is enabled when switch 1 is set to "on."
The password feature is disabled when switch 1 is set to "off."
(default) The configuration settings in NVRAM are retained at system
boot when switch 2 is set to "off."
The configuration settings in NVRAM are cleared at next
system boot when switch 2 is set to "on."
Reserved. Do not change.