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  • Page 1 Dell PowerEdge C5230 Systems Hardware Owner’s Manual Regulatory Model: B04S  ...
  • Page 2 © 2013 Dell Inc. All rights reserved. Reproduction of these materials in any manner whatsoever without the written permission of Dell Inc. is strictly forbidden. Trademarks used in this text: Dell™, the DELL logo, and PowerEdge™ are trademarks of Dell Inc. ® ®...

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Contents Important Information ..... . About Your System ......Front-Panel Features and Indicators .
  • Page 4 Inside the System ......Sled Configuration ......Sleds .

  • Page 5: Important Information

    Backplane firmware at dell.com/support. NOTE: PowerEdge C5230 systems with a service tag on the front panel support only Intel Xeon E3-1200 series. Figure 1-1. Identifying the Service Tag on the Front Panel of PowerEdge C5230 Systems. Important Information...

  • Page 6: About Your System

    About Your System The system includes the following configurations: • 12-sled system supporting 3.5 inch hard drives. • 12-sled system supporting 2.5 inch hard drives. NOTE: Supporting SATA drive only, SAS driver is not supported. About Your System...

  • Page 7: Front-Panel Features And Indicators

    Front-Panel Features and Indicators The Dell PowerEdge C5230 server is available in a 12-sled system supporting either two 3.5-inch or four 2.5-inch hard drives. For information on sled population, see "Sled Configuration" on page 101. The following section provides information for the 12-sled and mezzanine card options.
  • Page 8 Indicators Figure 1-3. Front Panel Indicators (Rotated Counterclockwise 90°) Item Feature Status Description 2, 4 LAN link LED No link 1, 3 LAN activity LED No activity LAN link LED Green Link LAN activity LED No activity LAN link LED Green Link LAN activity LED...
  • Page 9 Hard drive activity Blinking green Hard drive 0 active LEDs Hard drive 1 active Hard drive 2 active Hard drive 3 active Status LED Amber Normal status Blinking amber Event occurred in the system Identity LED Blue Identifies the system Normal status Blue Identifies the system...
  • Page 10 About Your System...

  • Page 11: Using The System Setup Program

    Using the System Setup Program Start Menu The system employs the latest AMI Core BIOS, which is stored in Flash memory. The Flash memory supports the plug-and-play specification, and contains a BIOS Setup program, the Power On Self Test (POST) routine, and the PCI auto-configuration utility.

  • Page 12: Bios Setup Options At Boot

    BIOS Setup Options at Boot The user initiates SETUP by pressing <F2> during POST. Console Redirection The console redirection allows a remote user to diagnose and fix problems on a server, which has not successfully booted to the operating system. The centerpiece of the console redirection is the BIOS Console.

  • Page 13: Configuring Special Keys

    Console redirection uses ANSI terminal emulation, which is limited to basic ASCII characters. There are no function keys, arrow keys, or control keys in this character set. However, the PowerEdge C5230 software requires the use of function keys and control keys for ordinary functions. You can emulate a function key or control key by using a special key sequence called an escape sequence, to represent a specific key.

  • Page 14: General Help

    ANSI Escape Sequence Other Sequences Page Down <ESC>/ Reset <ESC>R<ESC>r <ESC>R General Help In addition to the Item Specific Help window, the Setup Utility also provides a General Help screen. This screen can be called up from any menu by pressing <F1>.

  • Page 15: Server Platform Setup Utility Screens

    Server Platform Setup Utility Screens Conventions The following typographical conventions are used in the tables: • The text and values in the Setup Item, Options, and Help columns in the tables are displayed on the BIOS Setup screens. • Text marked with an * in the Settings column of the tables indicates default values.

  • Page 16: Main Menu

    Main Menu The Main menu is the screen that is first displayed when you enter BIOS Setup. Figure 2-1. Main Menu Screen Menu Fields Settings Comments Main System Date MM/DD/YYYY Set the Date. Use <Tab> to switch between Date elements. System Time HH:MM:SS Set the time.
  • Page 17 Menu Fields Settings Comments BIOS Build Date Displays the BIOS build date. Service Tag Displays the service tag. Asset Tag Displays the asset tag. MRC Version Displays the MRC version. ME Version Displays the ME version. BMC Version Displays the BMC version. FAN Control Board FW Displays the fan control board firmware version.

  • Page 18: Advanced Menu

    Advanced Menu The Advanced screen provides an access point to configure several options. On this screen, the user selects the option that is to be configured. Configurations are performed on the selected screen, not directly on the Advanced screen. Figure 2-2. Advanced Menu Screen CAUTION: Incorrect settings to items on the Advanced Menus may cause the system to malfunction.
  • Page 19 Menu Fields Settings Comments CPU Configuration CPU Configuration. Memory Configuration Memory Configuration. SATA Configuration SATA Devices Configuration. PCI Configuration PCI, PCI-X and PCI Express Settings. USB Configuration USB Configuration. Using the System Setup Program...

  • Page 20: Power Management

    Power Management Figure 2-3. Power Management Screen Menu Fields Settings Comments Advanced \Power Management Power management Maximum Performance Power management. OS Control* P-state 0* CPU power capping CPU power capping. P-state 1 P-state 2 P-state 3 P-state 4 Using the System Setup Program...

  • Page 21: Cpu Configuration

    CPU Configuration Figure 2-4. CPU Configuration Screen Menu Fields Settings Comments Advanced\CPU Configuration Processor Information Active Processor Cores All* Number of cores to enable in each processor package. Frequency Ratio Auto The Level of CPU Frequency. Using the System Setup Program...
  • Page 22 Menu Fields Settings Comments Max CPUID Value Limit Disabled* Some OS’s (NT4) will fail if the value returned in Enabled EAX is > 3 when CPUID instruction is executed with EAX=0. This setting limits CPUID function to 3 or disable it. Virtualization Technology Disabled* This feature will allow the...
  • Page 23 Menu Fields Settings Comments eXecute-Disable Bit Disabled When disable, Intel CPUs Capability that support the eXecute Enabled* Disable (XD) feature will not report the support to the operating system. When enable, Intel CPUs that support the eXecute Disable (XD) feature will report the support to the operating system.
  • Page 24 Processor Information Figure 2-5. Processor Information Screen Using the System Setup Program...

  • Page 25: Prefetch Configuration

    Prefetch Configuration Figure 2-6. Prefetch Configuration Screen Menu Fields Settings Comments Advanced\CPU Configuration\Prefetch Configuration Adjacent Cache Line Disable To turn on/off prefetching Prefetch of adjacent cache lines. Enable* Hardware Prefetcher Disable To turn on/off the Mid Level Cache (L2) streamer Enable* prefetcher.

  • Page 26: Memory Configuration

    Memory Configuration Figure 2-7. Memory Configuration Screen Menu Fields Settings Comments Advanced\Memory Configuration Memory Frequency Auto* Auto-Detect the memory running speed or set 1066 MHz running speed up to 1333 MHz 1066/1333/1600 MHz. 1600 MHz Using the System Setup Program...
  • Page 27 Menu Fields Settings Comments Memory Operating Voltage Auto* Memory operating voltage will be set automatically by 1.5V the Memory initialization 1.35V code and depends upon the installed DIMM's capability and the memory configuration of the system or set it 1.5/1.35 volts. Memory Remapping Enabled* Memory remapping...

  • Page 28: Memory Information

    Memory Information Figure 2-9. Memory Information Screen Using the System Setup Program...

  • Page 29: Sata Configuration

    SATA Configuration Figure 2-10. SATA Configuration Screen Menu Fields Settings Comments Advanced\SATA Configuration Embedded SATA Disables the SATA Controller controller or enables it and sets the device class code as AHCI* IDE/AHCI/RAID. This token applies to the first RAID on-board SATA controller. Embedded SATA Link Rate Auto* Forces the SATA port to run at GEN1 mode if this...
  • Page 30 Menu Fields Settings Comments SATA Port0 / SSI HDD0 While entering setup, BIOS auto detects the Auto* presence of SATA devices and displays the status of detected SATA hard drives. SATA Port1 / SSI HDD1 While entering setup, BIOS auto detects the Auto* presence of SATA devices and displays the status of...
  • Page 31 Port Mapping of Cougar Point SATA Controllers SATA Port0 / SSI HDD0 Bus0:Dev31:Fun2 SATA Controller SATA Port1 / SSI HDD1 Bus0:Dev31:Fun2 SATA Controller SATA Port2 / HDD0 Bus0:Dev31:Fun2 SATA Controller SATA Port3 / HDD1 Bus0:Dev31:Fun2 SATA Controller SATA Port4 / HDD2 Bus0:Dev31:Fun5 SATA Controller SATA Port5 / HDD3 Bus0:Dev31:Fun5 SATA Controller...
  • Page 32 PCI Configuration Figure 2-11. PCI Configuration Screen Menu Fields Settings Comments Advanced\PCI Configuration Embedded Network Embedded Network Devices Devices. NIC Enumeration Onboard* Change the sequence of NIC OPROM Add-in initialization. Active State Power Active State Power Management Management Configuration Configuration. Using the System Setup Program...
  • Page 33 Menu Fields Settings Comments VT for Direct I/O Disable* Disable/Enable Intel Virtualization Technology Enable for Direct I/O (VT-d) that enhances I/O support (DMA) when running a Virtual Machine Monitor. Maximum Payload Size Auto* Auto detects the PCIe maximum payload size or 128 Bytes sets it to 128/256 Bytes.
  • Page 34 Embedded Network Devices Figure 2-12. Embedded Network Devices Screen Menu Fields Settings Comments Advanced\PCI Configuration\Embedded Network Devices Embedded NIC1 Disabled Disable/Enable the system's primary embedded Enabled with PXE* network interface Enabled without PXE controller (full-function), w/, w/o including its PXE iSCSI Remote Boot boot-ROM or with iSCSI Remote Boot.
  • Page 35 Menu Fields Settings Comments Embedded NIC2 Disabled Disables/Enables the system's secondary Enabled with PXE embedded network Enabled without PXE* interface controller (full- function), w/, w/o including iSCSI Remote Boot its PXE boot-ROM or with iSCSI Remote Boot. If iSCSI is enabled, UEFI PXE can not boot.
  • Page 36 iSCSI Configuration Figure 2-13. iSCSI Configuration Screen Menu Fields Settings Comments Advanced\PCI Configuration\Embedded Network Devices\iSCSI Configuration iSCSI Initiator Name The worldwide unique name of iSCSI Initator. Only IQN format is accepted. Add an attempt Add an Attempt. Using the System Setup Program...
  • Page 37 Menu Fields Settings Comments Delete Attempts Delete one or more attempts. Change attempt order Change the order of Attempts using +/- keys. Use arrow keys to select the attempt then press +/- to move the attempt up/down in the attempt order list. Using the System Setup Program...
  • Page 38 Figure 2-14. iSCSI Configuration Advanced Screen Menu Fields Settings Comments Advanced\PCI Configuration\Embedded Network Devices\iSCSI Configuration\Add an Attempt MAC xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx PFA: BUSx | Devx | Func MAC address and BUS/Dev/Fun are dependent on platform. Using the System Setup Program...
  • Page 39 Figure 2-15. iSCSI Attempt Name Screen Menu Fields Settings Comments Advanced\PCI Configuration\Embedded Network Devices\iSCSI Configuration\Add an Attempt iSCSI Attempt Name The human name defined for this attempt. Disabled* iSCSI Mode Disabled, Enabled, Enabled for MPIO. Enabled Enabled for MPIO Using the System Setup Program...
  • Page 40 Menu Fields Settings Comments Internet Protocol IP4* Initiator IP address is system assigned in IP6 mode. In Autoconfigure Autoconfigure mode, iSCSI driver will attempt to connect iSCSI target via IPv4 stack, if failed then attempt IPv6 stack. Connect Retry Count The minimum value is 0 and the maximum is 16.
  • Page 41 Menu Fields Settings Comments Boot LUN Hexadecimal representation of the LU number. Examples are : 4752-3A4F- 6b7e-2F99, 6734-9-156f- 127, 4186-9 Authentication Type CHAP* Authentication method: CHAP , Kerberos, or None. None CHAP Type One way* None, One way CHAP or Mutual CHAP .
  • Page 42 Figure 2-16. iSCSI Configuration Delete an Attempt Screen Menu Fields Settings Comments Advanced\PCI Configuration\Embedded Network Devices\iSCSI Configuration\Delete Attempt Commit Changes and Exit Commit Changes and Exit. Discard Changes and Exit Discard Changes and Exit. Using the System Setup Program...
  • Page 43 Figure 2-17. iSCSI Active State Power Management Configuration Screen Using the System Setup Program...
  • Page 44 Menu Fields Settings Comments Advanced\PCI Configuration\Active State Power Management Configuration Onboard LAN ASPM Disabled* Controls the level of ASPM supported on the PCI Express Link. L0s & L1 NB-SB Link ASPM Disabled Controls the level of ASPM supported on the PCI Express Link.

  • Page 45: Usb Configuration

    USB Configuration Figure 2-18. USB Configuration Screen Menu Fields Settings Comments Advanced\USB Configuration Embedded USB Controller Disabled Disables/Enables the built- in USB controller at system Enabled* startup. Legacy USB Support Disabled Enables Legacy USB support. Disable option Enabled* keeps USB devices available only for EFI applications.
  • Page 46 Menu Fields Settings Comments USB PORT with BMC Disabled Allows the users to electrically disable/enable Enabled* the internal USB port which contacts to BMC. External USB PORT1 Disabled Allows the users to electrically disable/enable Enabled* the external USB port1. External USB PORT2 Disabled Allows the users to electrically disable/enable...

  • Page 47: Boot Menu

    Boot Menu This page enables you to set POST boot parameters. Figure 2-19. Boot Menu Screen Menu Fields Settings Comments Boot Quiet Boot Disabled Enables or disables Quiet Boot option. Enabled* Pause On Errors Disabled* Pause on Errors. Enabled Force PXE Boot Only Disabled* Force PXE Boot Only.
  • Page 48 Menu Fields Settings Comments Boot Mode BIOS* If Boot Mode UEFI/BIOS is selected, only UEFI UEFI legacy boot devices are selected for bootup. MenuPXE Boot Protocol IPv4* Appear and allow to select while boot mode set to IPv6 UEFI mode. Network* 1st Boot Set Boot Priority...
  • Page 49 Menu Fields Settings Comments 5th Boot Network Set Boot Priority Hard Disk RAID USB Storage CD/DVD* Using the System Setup Program...

  • Page 50: Server Management

    Server Management Figure 2-20. Server Management Screen Menu Fields Settings Comments Server Management ACPI SPMI Table Disabled ACPI SPMI Table. Enabled* Set BMC LAN Configures BMC network Configuration parameters. Remote Access Remote Access Configuration Configuration. Restore on AC Power Loss Power Off System action to take on AC power loss.
  • Page 51 Menu Fields Settings Comments Power Staggering AC Immediate* Immediate: PowerOn (No Recovery Delay)\Random: Random (Auto)\User Defined: user User Defined defined delay time must be in the range of Minimum and Maximum Power On Delay. Power Button Disabled Select Disabled to disable power off function.
  • Page 52 Set BMC LAN Configuration Figure 2-21. Set BMC LAN Configuration Screen Menu Fields Settings Comments Server Management/BMC Network Configuration BMC LAN Port Dedicated-NIC BMC LAN Port Configuration Configuration. Shared-NIC* BMC NIC IP Source Static Select to configure LAN channel parameters DHCP* statically or dynamically (DHCP).
  • Page 53 Menu Fields Settings Comments IP Address xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx Enter IP address in the form of XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX (XXX less than 256 and in decimal only). Subnet Mask xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx Enter Subnet Mask in the form of XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX (XXX less than 256 and in decimal only).

  • Page 54: Remote Access Configuration

    Remote Access Configuration Figure 2-22. Remote Access Configuration Screen Screen Menu Fields Settings Comments Server/Remote Access Configuration Remote Access Disabled The settings specify how the host computer and the Enabled* remote system exchanges data. Both systems should have the same or compatible settings.
  • Page 55 Menu Fields Settings Comments Serial Port Mode 115200 8-n-1* Selects serial port transmission speed. The 57600 8-n-1 speed must be matched on 38400 8-n-1 the other side. Long or noisy lines may require 19200 8-n-1 lower speeds. 9600 8-n-1 Flow Control None* Flow control can prevent data loss from buffer...
  • Page 56 View System Event Log Figure 2-23. View System Event Log Screen Using the System Setup Program...
  • Page 57 Continued Figure 2-24. View System Event Log Screen NOTE: Only provides a brief SEL description for the user. If the user needs more detailed information, refer to the BMC Event Log in the Server Health of WebUI. Using the System Setup Program...

  • Page 58: Security Menu

    Security Menu Figure 2-25. Security Menu Screen Menu Fields Settings Comments Security Change Supervisor Set Supervisor Password. Password While user clear the Supervisor, system will prompt a warning message “Clear Old Password, Continue?”. Both Supervisor and User passwords will be cleared if the user selects “Yes”.

  • Page 59: Save And Exit

    Save and Exit Figure 2-26. Save and Exit Screen Menu Fields Settings Comments Save & Exit Save Change and Exit Exit system setup after saving the changes. Discard Changes and Exit Exit system setup without saving any changes. Save Changes Save Changes done so far to any of the setup option.
  • Page 60 Menu Fields Settings Comments Load Optimal Defaults Restore/Load Default values for all the setup options. Load Customized Defaults Restore the User Defaults to all the setup option. Save Customized Defaults Save the changes done so far as User Defaults. Using the System Setup Program...

  • Page 61: Error Handling

    Error Handling This chapter defines the following error handling features: • Error Handling and Logging • Error Messages and error code Error Handling and Logging This section defines how errors are handled by the system BIOS, including a discussion of the role of the BIOS in error handling and the interaction between the BIOS, platform hardware,and server management firmware with regard to error handling.
  • Page 62 PCI Express* Errors The hardware is programmed to generate an SMI on PCIe correctable, uncorrectable non-fatal, and uncorrectable fatal errors. The correctable PCIe errors are reported to the BMC as PCIe Bus Correctable errors. PCIe non- fatal and fatal errors are reported to the BMC as PCIe Bus Uncorrectable errors.
  • Page 63 Boot Event The BIOS downloads the system date and time to the BMC during POST and logs a boot event. Software that parses the event log should not treat the boot event as an error. Table 2-1. POST Error Events Byte Field Value...
  • Page 64 Logging Format Conventions The BIOS complies with the logging format defined in the IPMI specification. IPMI requires the use of all but two bytes in each event log entry, called Event Data 2 and Event Data 3. An event generator can specify that these bytes contain OEM-specified values.
  • Page 65 Memory Error Events Table 2-2. Memory Error Events Byte Field Value Description 01:02 Record ID XXXXh ID Used for SEL Record access Record Type 02h = system event record 04:07 Time Stamp XXXXXXXXh Time when event was logged 08:09 Generator ID 0100h Generated by BIOS EvM Rev...
  • Page 66 Table 2-2. Memory Error Events Event Data 2 (1) 00h: SBE warning threshold (Event/Reading Type Code = 0h for Correctable Error) if supported. (2) 01h: SBE critical threshold (Event/Reading Type Code = 5h for Correctable ECC error logging limit reached) if supported. (3) 0FFh: unspecified (4) other: reserved Event Data 3...
  • Page 67 PCI Express Error Events Table 2-3. PCI Express Error Events Byte Field Value Description Record ID XXXXh ID Used for SEL Record access Record Type 02h = system event record Time Stamp XXXXXXXXh Time when event was logged Generator ID 0100h Generated by BIOS EvM Rev...

  • Page 68: Checkpoint Ranges

    screen. Table 2-4. POST Error Messages and Handling Error Message Solution No USB Keyboard! System can’t detect any USB Keyboard. Please plug in an USB keyboard CMOS Battery Failed! BIOS setting is reset. Please adjust BIOS setting yourself. Aptio Checkpoints Checkpoint Ranges Table 2-5.
  • Page 69 Standard Checkpoints SEC Phase Table 2-6. SEC Phase Status Code Description 0x00 Not used Progress Codes 0x01 Power on. Reset type detection (soft/hard). 0x02 AP initialization before microcode loading 0x03 North Bridge initialization before microcode loading 0x04 South Bridge initialization before microcode loading 0x05 OEM initialization before microcode loading 0x06...
  • Page 70 PEI Phase Table 2-7. PEI Phase Status Code Description Progress Codes 0x10 PEI Core is started 0x11 Pre-memory CPU initialization is started 0x12 Pre-memory CPU initialization (CPU module specific) 0x13 Pre-memory CPU initialization (CPU module specific) 0x14 Pre-memory CPU initialization (CPU module specific) 0x15 Pre-memory North Bridge initialization is started 0x16...
  • Page 71 (continued) Table 2-7. PEI Phase Status Code Description 0x2D Memory initialization. Programming memory timing information 0x2E Memory initialization. Configuring memory 0x2F Memory initialization (other). 0x30 Reserved for ASL (see ASL Status Codes section below) 0x31 Memory Installed 0x32 CPU post-memory initialization is started 0x33 CPU post-memory initialization.
  • Page 72 (continued) Table 2-7. PEI Phase Status Code Description 0x3E Post-Memory South Bridge initialization (South Bridge module specific) 0x3F-0x4E OEM post memory initialization codes 0x4F DXE IPL is started PEI Error Codes 0x50 Memory initialization error. Invalid memory type or incompatible memory speed 0x51 Memory initialization error.
  • Page 73 (continued) Table 2-7. PEI Phase Status Code Description 0xE3 OS S3 wake vector call 0xE4-0xE7 Reserved for future AMI progress codes S3 Resume Error Codes 0xE8 S3 Resume Failed 0xE9 S3 Resume PPI not Found 0xEA S3 Resume Boot Script Error 0xEB S3 OS Wake Error 0xEC-0xEF...
  • Page 74 DXE Phase Table 2-8. DXE Phase Status Code Description 0x60 DXE Core is started 0x61 NVRAM initialization 0x62 Installation of the South Bridge Runtime Services 0x63 CPU DXE initialization is started 0x64 CPU DXE initialization (CPU module specific) 0x65 CPU DXE initialization (CPU module specific) 0x66 CPU DXE initialization (CPU module specific) 0x67...
  • Page 75 (continued) Table 2-8. DXE Phase Status Code Description 0x73 South Bridge DXE Initialization (South Bridge module specific) 0x74 South Bridge DXE Initialization (South Bridge module specific) 0x75 South Bridge DXE Initialization (South Bridge module specific) 0x76 South Bridge DXE Initialization (South Bridge module specific) 0x77 South Bridge DXE Initialization (South Bridge module...
  • Page 76 (continued) Table 2-8. DXE Phase Status Code Description 0x9A USB initialization is started 0x9B USB Reset 0x9C USB Detect 0x9D USB Enable 0x9E – 0x9F Reserved for future AMI codes 0xA0 IDE initialization is started 0xA1 IDE Reset 0xA2 IDE Detect 0xA3 IDE Enable 0xA4...
  • Page 77 (continued) Table 2-8. DXE Phase Status Code Description 0xB1 Runtime Set Virtual Address MAP End 0xB2 Legacy Option ROM Initialization 0xB3 System Reset 0xB4 USB hot plug 0xB5 PCI bus hot plug 0xB6 Clean-up of NVRAM 0xB7 Configuration Reset (reset of NVRAM settings) 0xB8 –...
  • Page 78 (continued) Table 2-8. DXE Phase Status Code Description 0xDC Reset protocol is not available PEI Beep Codes Table 2-9. PEI Beep Codes # of Beeps Description Memory not Installed Memory was installed twice (InstallPeiMemory routine in PEI Core called twice) Recovery started DXEIPL was not found DXE Core Firmware Volume was not found...
  • Page 79 (continued) Table 2-10. DXE Beep Codes # of Beeps Description Platform PCI resource requirements cannot be met ACPI/ASL Checkpoints Table 2-11. ACPI/ASL Checkpoints Status Code Description 0x01 System is entering S1 sleep state 0x02 System is entering S2 sleep state 0x03 System is entering S3 sleep state 0x04...
  • Page 80 (continued) Table 2-12. OEM Reserved Checkpoint Ranges Status Code Description 0x3F – 0x4E OEM PEI post memory initialization codes 0x80 – 0x8F OEM DXE initialization codes 0xC0 – 0xCF OEM BDS initialization codes Intel Memory Reference Code Checkpoints The BIOS will show MRC error/warning codes on the 80port LED when MRC errors happen.
  • Page 81 Table 2-13. MRC DIMM to Error Code Mapping Node Channel DIMM Error Code 0xA0 0xA1 0xA2 0xA3 Table 2-14. MRC POST Code POST Code Nomenclature Major Minor Description Code Code STS_DIMM_DETECT Detect DIMM population STS_CLOCK_INIT Set DDR3 frequency STS_SPD_DATA Gather remaining SPD data STS_GLOBAL_EARLY Program registers on...
  • Page 82 POST Code Nomenclature Major Minor Description Code Code STS_REC_EN Receive Enable training STS_WR_LVL Write Leveling training STS_WR_DQS Write DQ/DQS training STS_INIT_DONE DDR channel training done STS_INIT_THROTTLING Initialize CLTT/OLTT STS_MEMBIST Hardware memory test and init STS_SOFT_INIT Execute software memory init STS_DDR_MEMMAP Program memory map and interleaving STS_RAS_CONFIG...
  • Page 83 (continued) Table 2-15. MRC Fatal Error Code POST Code Nomenclature Major Code Description Code Minor ERR_NO_MEMORY_MINOR_NO_ 1. No memory was MEMORY detected via SPD read. No warning log entries available. 2. Invalid config that causes no operable memory. Refer to warning log entries for details.
  • Page 84 (continued) Table 2-15. MRC Fatal Error Code POST Code Nomenclature Major Code Description Code Minor ERR_MEM_TEST_MINOR_ Software memtest SOFTWARE . failure ERR_MEM_TEST_MINOR_HARDTW Hardware memtest failed ERR_MEM_TEST_MINOR_LOCKSTE Hardware Memtest P_MODE failure in Lockstep Channel mode requiring a channel to be disabled. This is a fatal error which requires a reset and calling MRC with a...
  • Page 85 (continued) Table 2-15. MRC Fatal Error Code POST Code Nomenclature Major Code Description Code Minor 0EFh ERR_MRC_STRUCT Indicates a CLTT table structure error. A DIMM is populated in the 3rd slot when quad rank DIMM is present in the channel. ERR_INVALID_BOOT_MODE Boot mode is unknown ERR_INVALID_SUB_BOOT_MODE...
  • Page 86 Table 2-16. MRC Warning Code Warning Major Minor Data (DWord) Descriptions Code Code 31:16 15:0 31:24 23:16 15:8 WARN_IMC_DISA Not in use (TBD) BLED WARN_DIMM_ DIMM DIMM is not COMPAT compatible with the IMC memory controller. WARN_DIMM_CO DIMM x16 UDIMM MPAT_MINOR_X1 found on a combo 6_COMBO...
  • Page 87 Table 2-16. MRC Warning Code Warning Major Minor Data (DWord) Descriptions Code Code 31:16 15:0 31:24 23:16 15:8 WARN_RANK_ DIMM The number of ranks on this device is not supported WARN_TOO_ DIMM This DIMM does SLOW not support DDR3-800 or higher WARN_DIMM_CO DIMM...
  • Page 88 Table 2-16. MRC Warning Code Warning Major Minor Data (DWord) Descriptions Code Code 31:16 15:0 31:24 23:16 15:8 WARN_USER_DIM DIMM was M_DISABLE disabled by MRC. See minor code below for specific reasons. WARN_USER_DIM 3-DIMM-Per- M_DISABLE_ Channel and Quak QUAD_AND_3DPC Rank DIMM were found on the same CPU socket (unsupported...
  • Page 89 Table 2-16. MRC Warning Code Warning Major Minor Data (DWord) Descriptions Code Code 31:16 15:0 31:24 23:16 15:8 WARN_MIRROR_ Unable to enable DISABLE_MINOR_ Mirror mode RAS_DISABLED because ECC is disabled. Switch to independent channel mode. (2) WARN_MIRROR_ Mismatched DISABLE_MINOR_ DIMM pairs found MISMATCH accross channels.
  • Page 90 Table 2-16. MRC Warning Code Warning Major Minor Data (DWord) Descriptions Code Code 31:16 15:0 31:24 23:16 15:8 WARN_TAD_ NODE TAD Limit > SAD LIMIT_ERROR Limit WARN_SPARE_DIS Unable to enable ABLE Spare mode because ECC is disabled. Switch to independent channel mode.
  • Page 91 Table 2-16. MRC Warning Code Warning Major Minor Data (DWord) Descriptions Code Code 31:16 15:0 31:24 23:16 15:8 WARN_RD_DQ_D NODE DIMM A Read DQ/DQS failure has occurred during training. The failing Channel was disabled WARN_RD_RCVE NODE A tRLCoarse failure has occurred during DDR training.
  • Page 92 Table 2-16. MRC Warning Code Warning Major Minor Data (DWord) Descriptions Code Code 31:16 15:0 31:24 23:16 15:8 WARN_DIMM_PO NODE DIMM DIMM is P_RULE_MINOR_ populated out of OUT_OF_ORDER order and that it will not be used. If slot 0 is empty then the channel gets disabled, if slot 1 is empty but slot...
  • Page 93 Table 2-16. MRC Warning Code Warning Major Minor Data (DWord) Descriptions Code Code 31:16 15:0 31:24 23:16 15:8 WARN_CLTT_MIN NODE DIMM A DIMM without OR_NO_TEMP_ Temp Sensor was SENSOR found WARN_CLTT_MIN NODE DIMM A DIMM failed OR_CIRCUIT_TST Temp Sensor _FAILED circuit test WARN_THROT_IN NODE...
  • Page 94 Table 2-16. MRC Warning Code Warning Major Minor Data (DWord) Descriptions Code Code 31:16 15:0 31:24 23:16 15:8 WARN_DIMM_VR NODE DIMM Verf EF_NOT_PRESEN controller circuit (DCP) not detected WARN_LV_STD_D NODE Low voltage IMM_MIX DDR3 problem encountered. WARN_LV_2QR_D TBD: not currently in use. WARN_LV_3DPC TBD: not currently in use.
  • Page 95 Table 2-16. MRC Warning Code Warning Major Minor Data (DWord) Descriptions Code Code 31:16 15:0 31:24 23:16 15:8 WARN_FPT_MINO NODE DIMM RANK FTP minor correctable memtest EM_TEST WARN_FPT_UN CORRE CTABLE_ERROR FTP uncorrectable error WARN_FPT_MINO NODE DIMM RANK FTP: failed Read R_RD_DQ_DQS DqDqs WARN_FPT_MINO...
  • Page 96 Table 2-16. MRC Warning Code Warning Major Minor Data (DWord) Descriptions Code Code 31:16 15:0 31:24 23:16 15:8 WARN_MEM_CO Timing overrides NFIG_ are enabled but CHANGED the DIMM configuration has changed. Memory overrides will be disabled WARN_MEM_OVE RRIDE_DISABLED MEM_OVERRID E_EN is enabled but the DIMM configuration has changed, this...

  • Page 97: Command Line Interfaces For Setup Options

    Command Line Interfaces for Setup options The SETUP menu provides setup options through the system configuration utility (syscfg), included in the Dell OpenManage Deployment Toolkit (DTK). Users can use the utility as following: To change the SETUP option thru D4 token: ./syscfg –t=D4_token_id...
  • Page 98 Using the System Setup Program...

  • Page 99: Installing System Components

    Installing System Components Safety Measures CAUTION: Many repairs may only be done by a certified service technician. You should only perform troubleshooting and simple repairs as authorized in your product documentation, or as directed by the online or telephone service and support team.

  • Page 100: Inside The System

    Inside the System CAUTION: Many repairs may only be done by a certified service technician. You should only perform troubleshooting and simple repairs as authorized in your product documentation, or as directed by the online or telephone service and support team. Damage due to servicing that is not authorized is not covered by warranty.

  • Page 101: Sled Configuration

    Damage due to servicing that is not authorized by Dell is not covered by your warranty. Read and follow the safety instructions that came with the product.

  • Page 102: Sleds

    Damage due to servicing that is not authorized by Dell is not covered by your warranty. Read and follow the safety instructions that came with the product.

  • Page 103: Installing A Sled

    Damage due to servicing that is not authorized by Dell is not covered by your warranty. Read and follow the safety instructions that came with the product.
  • Page 104 Figure 3-4. Installing a Sled. Installing System Components...

  • Page 105: Memory Modules

    Memory Modules Supported DIMM Configuration The following DIMM configurations are supported by the system. Figure 3-5. DIMM Slot Configuration DIMM_A1 DIMM_A0 DIMM_B1 DIMM_B0 B0 B1 A0 A1 DIMM Population Rules For a single DIMM, only install in DIMM A0. For two DIMMs, install in DIMM A0 + B0. Installing System Components...

  • Page 106: Supported Memory

    Supported Memory NOTE: Only Intel Xeon E3-1200v3 family of products support 1600 MHz memory. Supported Memory Configura- Memory Type/Size CPU DIMM Type Memory Rank Type Component Total DIMM Slot tion Speed (x8, x4) Density Size (MHz) 12 sled DDR3 ECC 1600 •...
  • Page 107 2 Push the locking latches of the DIMM slot outwards. See Figure 3-6. 3 Remove the memory module from the system. Figure 3-6. Removing and Installing a Memory Module locking latch DIMM slot memory module notch Installing System Components...

  • Page 108: Replacing A Memory Module

    Replacing a Memory Module WARNING: The memory modules are hot to touch for some time after the system has been powered down. Allow time for the memory modules to cool before handling them. Handle the memory modules by the card edges and avoid touching the components on the memory module.

  • Page 109: Hard Drives

    Damage due to servicing that is not authorized by Dell is not covered by your warranty. Read and follow the safety instructions that came with the product.
  • Page 110 Figure 3-8. Removing a 2.5" Hard Drive from the Sled 2.5” HDD 2.5” HDD 2.5” HDD 2.5” HDD HDD0 HDD1 HDD2 HDD3 5 Remove the four screws from the 2.5-inch hard drive bracket, then detach the hard drive from the bracket. Figure 3-9.
  • Page 111 Installing a 2.5-inch Hard Drive 1 Align the 2.5-inch hard drive bracket on the new hard drive then replace the four screws. Figure 3-10. Aligning the 2.5" Hard Drive Bracket NOTE: The correct orientation of the bracket is with the arrow mark pointing towards the hard drive connector.
  • Page 112 Damage due to servicing that is not authorized by Dell is not covered by your warranty. Read and follow the safety instructions that came with the product.
  • Page 113 Figure 3-13. Removing the 3.5" Hard Drive Bracket Screws Bottom of sled Top of sled 3 Remove the hard drive cables from the cable clips. Figure 3-14. Disconnecting the 3.5" Hard Drive Cables from the Board 3.5” HDD 3.5” HDD 3.5”...
  • Page 114 Figure 3-16. Disconnecting the Hard Drive Cables from the Hard Drive Installing a 3.5-inch Hard Drive 1 Connect the hard drive cables A and B to a new hard drive. Figure 3-17. Connecting the Cables to the Hard Drive Installing System Components...
  • Page 115 2 Place the hard drive in the sled  then connect the hard drive cables to the hard drive board and system board . Figure 3-18. Installing the Hard Drives in the Sled HDD1 SATA1 SATA1 SATA1 3.5” HDD 3.5” HDD SATA0 SATA0 SATA0...

  • Page 116: Hard Drive Boards

    Damage due to servicing that is not authorized by Dell is not covered by your warranty. Read and follow the safety instructions that came with the product.
  • Page 117 Damage due to servicing that is not authorized by Dell is not covered by your warranty. Read and follow the safety instructions that came with the product.
  • Page 118 3 Disconnect the hard drive board from the system board  and lift out of the sled. Figure 3-25. Disconnecting the 3.5" Hard Drive Board Installing a 3.5-inch Hard Drive Board 1 Unpack the new hard drive board. 2 Holding the board by the edges, place the hard drive board into the sled and connect to the system board .

  • Page 119: Heat Sinks

    Damage due to servicing that is not authorized by Dell is not covered by your warranty. Read and follow the safety instructions that came with the product.
  • Page 120 3 Remove the heat sink/shroud assembly by tilting the backend up to clear the shroud from under the sled flange and then lift upwards. Figure 3-27. Removing a Heat Sink/Shroud Installing System Components...
  • Page 121 Installing a Heat Sink/Shroud 1 Use a lint-free cloth, remove thermal grease from the heat sink. 2 Apply new thermal grease evenly to the center of the top new processor. CAUTION: Using excess thermal grease can cause grease to contact the processor shield, which can cause contamination of the processor socket.
  • Page 122 Figure 3-29. Final Installed View of a Heat Sink/Shroud Installing System Components...

  • Page 123: Processors

    Damage due to servicing that is not authorized by Dell is not covered by your warranty. Read and follow the safety instructions that came with the product.

  • Page 124: Installing A Processor

    Figure 3-31. Removing a Processor Installing a Processor CAUTION: Positioning the processor incorrectly can permanently damage the system board or the processor. Be careful not to bend the pins in the socket. 1 Place the new processor into the socket. Figure 3-32.
  • Page 125 Figure 3-33. Securing the Retention Bar Installing System Components...
  • Page 126 Installing System Components...

  • Page 127: Troubleshooting

    Troubleshooting Troubleshooting Sequence Server Boot Issues System Does Not Boot After Initial Installation Power Connector Not Plugged In Memory Issues Monitor Issues Power Supply and Chassis Issues Cable Issues Electrical Short or Overload Defective Components System Does Not Boot After Configuration Changes Hardware Changes Software Changes BIOS Changes...
  • Page 128 AC outlet or system. Power Supply and Chassis Issues • Verify if the chassis and power supply are compatible with the processor model. Table 4-1. Supported Processor List on the PowerEdge C5230 Intel Processors 12-Sled SKU Intel Xeon E3-1200v3 Intel Xeon E3-1280v2...
  • Page 129 Electrical Short or Overload Remove non-essential items such as extra controller cards or IDE/ATAPI devices to check for shorts and over-loads. If the system boots correctly, there may be a short or overload associated with one of the components. Replace each of the non-essential items one at a time to isolate which one is causing the problem.

  • Page 130: Installation Problems

    If the BIOS Setup Utility is accessible by pressing F2 during boot, reset the BIOS to factory defaults by pressing F9. Save and exit the BIOS Setup (see "Start Menu" on page 11 for more details). If you cannot access the BIOS Setup Utility, clear the CMOS by performing the following steps: 1 Turn off the system.

  • Page 131: Update Utilities

    • Remove all peripherals, one at a time, and try to turn on the system. If after removing an option the system works, you may find that it is a problem with the option or a configuration problem between the peripheral and the system.
  • Page 132 • cs= to set the chip select AST2050: 2; default: get from SCU trapping. • flashtype=the flash chip type 2:SPI • skip=type the skip size in bytes at the start of input file (default=0) • offset = type the offset in bytes at the start of the flash (default=0) •...
  • Page 133 Instructions for Windows 2008 64bit win.bat: Change directory to .\socflash Execute win.bat on Local System with Windows OS. After flashing is complete, wait 90 seconds for BMC to reset. Updates Through TFTP/HTTP/FTP Updating Through TFTP/HTTP/FTP 1 Get Reservation ID. >ipmitool -H <BMC IP Address> -I lanplus -U root -P root raw 0x30 0x01 >...
  • Page 134 FTP Server Update (Ex: ftp://user:user@192.168.1.111/s2gv112.bin) >ipmitool -H <BMC IP Address> -I lanplus -U root -P root raw 0x30 0x03 0x01 0x10 0x03 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x01 0xFF 0x66 0x74 0x70 0x3A 0x2F 0x2F 0x75 0x73 0x65 0x72 0x3A 0x75 0x73 0x65 0x72 0x40 0x31 0x39 0x32 0x2E 0x31 0x36 0x38 0x2E 0x31 0x2E 0x31 0x31 0x31 0x2F 0x73 0x32 0x67 0x76 0x31 0x31 0x32 0x2E 0x62 0x69 0x6E ASCII code for URL - "...
  • Page 135 >ipmitool -H <BMC IP Address> -I lanplus -U root -P root raw 0x08 0x01 0x01 0x00 0x01 Response: 34 firmware update task ID Get Firmware Status. ipmitool -H <BMC IP Address> -I lanplus -U root -P root raw 0x08 0x02 <Task ID (ex: 0x34)>...

  • Page 136: Bios System Update

    BIOS System Update This section describes the use of the AMI BIOS Flash Utility for updating the system BIOS. Firmware Update Utility-AMI Flash Utility AMI Flash Utility can update the BIOS through local interface. 1 Boot into DOS/Microsoft Windows. 2 Execute 5230BIOS(version).exe. NOTE: DOS does not support long file names.

  • Page 137: Jumpers And Connectors

    Jumpers and Connectors System Board Jumpers and Connectors Figure 5-1. System Board Diagram Back Front Jumpers and Connectors...
  • Page 138 Disable BMC header (J27) Password clear (J15) ME recovery mode / BIOS recovery Internal COM port mode / flash descriptor security override header (J13) LPC connector CPU socket Mezzanine slot NIC1/NIC2 RJ45 connector Y cable connector (VGA + [USB x 2]) Power button Battery socket DIMM slots...
  • Page 139 (continued) Table 5-1. System Board Jumper Settings Jumper Default Setting Function Open Disable ARM CPU operation Open: default Short: BMC disable NOTE: BIOS version 1.0.2, Password, Legacy USB support and Quiet Boot Settings will not load default settings after clearing CMOS by jumper. BIOS version 1.0.3 or later, all default settings are loaded after a CMOS clear procedure.

  • Page 140: Inch Hard Drive Board Connectors

    2.5-inch Hard Drive Board Connectors Figure 5-2. 2.5-inch Hard Drive Board backplane connector hard drive 0 connector hard drive 1 connector hard drive 2 connector hard drive 3 connector two board-edge connectors hard drive 0 SATA connector hard drive 1 SATA connector hard drive 2 SATA connector hard drive 3 SATA connector Jumpers and Connectors...

  • Page 141: Inch Hard Drive Board Connectors

    3.5-inch Hard Drive Board Connectors Figure 5-3. 3.5-inch Hard Drive Board backplane connector hard drive 0 power connector hard drive 1 power connector two board-edge connectors Backplane Connectors 12-Sled Backplane Front Connectors Figure 5-4. 12-Sled Backplane Front Connectors sled 1 connector sled 2 connector sled 3 connector sled 4 connector...
  • Page 142 12-Sled Backplane Back Connectors Figure 5-5 shows the connectors on the back of the backplane. Figure 5-5. 12-Sled SKU Backplane Back Connectors 11 12 MD2 Jumper MD1 Jumper fan connector 1 fan connector 4 fan connector 2 fan connector 5 fan connector 3 fan connector 6 PSU 1 connector...

  • Page 143: Power Distribution Board Connectors

    Power Distribution Board Connectors Figure 5-6. PDB Connectors PSU connector PMBus connector PDB Power and SMBus Connectors This section provides information on the PDB power and SMBus connector pin out. Table 5-3. PDB Power and SMBus Connector Pin Out Signal Signal +12V +12V...
  • Page 144 Table 5-3. PDB Power and SMBus Connector Pin Out Signal Signal P12V_STB P12V_STB SMB_BP-_CLK SMB_BP_DAT SMB_PDB_ALRT_0/1_N PS_ON_N PSGD0/1 Jumpers and Connectors...

  • Page 145: Getting Help

    NOTE: If you do not have an active Internet connection, you can find contact information on your purchase invoice, packing slip, bill, or Dell product catalog. Dell 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.
  • Page 146 Getting Help...

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