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VxRail P580N Owner's Manual
Rev 01
December 2019

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  • Page 1 Dell EMC VxRail Appliances on Dell PowerEdge Servers Version 01 VxRail P580N Owner's Manual Rev 01 December 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.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    IDSDM or vFlash module..............29 Video specifications..................29 Environmental specifications................29 Standard operating temperature............31 Expanded operating temperature............31 Particulate and gaseous contamination specifications ......32 Chapter 4 Initial setup and configuration Dell EMC VxRail Appliances on Dell PowerEdge Servers VxRail P580N Owner's Manual...
  • Page 4 Using SolVe Online for VxRail Series procedures..........40 Supported hardware components..............40 System memory....................40 General memory module installation guidelines........42 PCIe Risers and slots..................43 Expansion card installation guidelines...........43 Dell EMC VxRail Appliances on Dell PowerEdge Servers VxRail P580N Owner's Manual...

  • Page 5: Introduction

    CHAPTER 1 Introduction Revision history........................6 About this guide........................6 Support........................... 6 Locating your appliance serial number..................7 VxRail documentation......................9 Dell EMC VxRail Appliances on Dell PowerEdge Servers VxRail P580N Owner's Manual...

  • Page 6: Revision History

    This document describes the VxRail P580N Appliance hardware, lists technical specifications, and describes high-level operations. The target audience for this document includes customers, field personnel, and partners who want to operate and maintain a VxRail P580N Appliance. This document is designed for people familiar with: Dell EMC systems and software...

  • Page 7: Where To Go For Support Resources

    1. On the main page of the vSphere Client click Hosts and Clusters in the left navigation bar. 2. Select your VxRail cluster. 3. Select the Monitor tab. 4. Select VxRail > Appliances from the inner left navigation bar. Dell EMC VxRail Appliances on Dell PowerEdge Servers VxRail P580N Owner's Manual...

  • Page 8: Locating The Service Tag Of Your System

    5. Service Tag Dell EMC VxRail Appliances on Dell PowerEdge Servers VxRail P580N Owner's Manual...

  • Page 9: Vxrail Documentation

    This document describes the API for the VxRail Appliance versions 4.5.x and 4.7.x. VxRail Event Code Reference (Login required) This reference guide lists the alert and event codes generated by VxRail Manager. Dell EMC VxRail Appliances on Dell PowerEdge Servers VxRail P580N Owner's Manual...
  • Page 10 This solution brief provides an overview of how VxRail Guide works with HCI network fabrics using Dell OS10 Enterprise Edition SmartFabric services. (Not for VCF on VxRail solution deployments.) Dell EMC VxRail Appliances on Dell PowerEdge Servers VxRail P580N Owner's Manual...

  • Page 11: Product Overview

    CHAPTER 2 Product overview The VxRail P580N Appliance is a 4-socket, 2U rack system designed to run complex workloads using highly scalable memory, I/O capacity, and network options. The VxRail P580N features the latest Intel Xeon Scalable Processor family, up to 48 DIMM slots, PCI Express 3.0 enabled expansion slots, and a choice of network interface technologies to cover NIC and network daughter cards.

  • Page 12: Chassis Overview

    Product overview Chassis overview The VxRail P580N is a 4-socket, 2U rack appliance with up to 48 DIMM slots, storage capacity of up to 24 drive slots, and the Intel Xeon Scalable Processor Family processors. The VxRail P580N appliance is available in the following chassis configurations:...

  • Page 13: Rear View Of The System

    The activity LED indicator indicates if data is flowing through the NIC, and the link LED indicator indicates the speed of the connected network. Figure 6 NIC indicator codes 1. Link LED indicator 2. Activity LED indicator Dell EMC VxRail Appliances on Dell PowerEdge Servers VxRail P580N Owner's Manual...

  • Page 14: Power Supply Unit Indicator Codes

    A valid power source is connected to the PSU, and the PSU is operational. Blinking amber Indicates a problem with the PSU. Not illuminated Power is not connected to the PSU. Dell EMC VxRail Appliances on Dell PowerEdge Servers VxRail P580N Owner's Manual...
  • Page 15 If two PSUs are used, they must be of the same type and have the same maximum output power. CAUTION Combining AC and DC PSUs is not supported and triggers a mismatch. Dell EMC VxRail Appliances on Dell PowerEdge Servers VxRail P580N Owner's Manual...
  • Page 16 To change from a High Output configuration to a Low Output configuration or conversely, you must turn off the system. Dell EMC VxRail Appliances on Dell PowerEdge Servers VxRail P580N Owner's Manual...

  • Page 17: Drive Indicator Codes

    Table 7 Drive indicator codes Drive status indicator code Condition Flashes green twice per second Identifying drive or preparing for removal. Drive ready for removal. Dell EMC VxRail Appliances on Dell PowerEdge Servers VxRail P580N Owner's Manual...

  • Page 18: Inside The System

    Components that are hot swappable have orange touch points and the components that are not hot swappable have blue touch points. Figure 10 Inside the system 1. Drive backplane 2. SAS Expander board 3. Cooling fans (6) Dell EMC VxRail Appliances on Dell PowerEdge Servers VxRail P580N Owner's Manual...

  • Page 19: System Board Diagnostic Led Indicators

    ○ ○ ○ ● ● ● ● 3.3V_AB EN. Waiting for 3.3V A+B PG ○ ○ ● ○ ○ ○ ○ BP VRs EN. Waiting for BP* PG Dell EMC VxRail Appliances on Dell PowerEdge Servers VxRail P580N Owner's Manual...
  • Page 20 ○ ○ ● ● ○ ○ ● ○ ○ 3.3V A Failure 3.3V B Failure ○ ○ ● ○ ● ○ ○ ● ● ○ 5V SW Failure Dell EMC VxRail Appliances on Dell PowerEdge Servers VxRail P580N Owner's Manual...
  • Page 21 ○ ○ V_VSB11 SW Failure ● ● ● ○ ● V_VSBM SW Failure ● ● ● ● ○ NDC Failure 2.5V SW Failure ● ● ● ● ● Dell EMC VxRail Appliances on Dell PowerEdge Servers VxRail P580N Owner's Manual...
  • Page 22 Product overview Dell EMC VxRail Appliances on Dell PowerEdge Servers VxRail P580N Owner's Manual...

  • Page 23: Technical Specifications

    25 specifications........................ 25 System battery specifications....................25 Expansion card riser specifications..................25 Memory specifications......................26 RAID controller specifications....................27 Drive specifications....................... 27 Ports and connectors specifications..................28 Video specifications.......................29 Environmental specifications....................29 Dell EMC VxRail Appliances on Dell PowerEdge Servers VxRail P580N Owner's Manual...

  • Page 24: Chassis Dimensions

    Technical specifications Chassis dimensions Figure 11 Dimensions of the VxRail P580N system This table gives details of the dimensions of the VxRail P580N system: Table 12 Dimensions of the VxRail P580N system Xb (w Za (with Zc (with Zc (with...

  • Page 25: Processor Specifications

    The VxRail P580N system supports CR 2032 3.0-V lithium coin cell system battery. Expansion card riser specifications The VxRail P580N system supports up to six PCI express (PCIe) generation 3 expansion cards that can be installed on the system board and expansion card risers.

  • Page 26: Memory Specifications

    Full length X8 PCIe Riser 2 Processor 2 Full height Half length Memory specifications The following table shows the memory specifications for the VxRail P580N appliance: Table 16 Memory specifications Dual processors Quad processors Memory module DIMM DIMM type DIMM rank...

  • Page 27: Raid Controller Specifications

    External storage controller cards: 12 Gbps SAS HBA Drive specifications Drives The VxRail P580N system supports NVMe drives. This table lists out the supported drive and SSD options for the VxRail P580N system: Table 18 Supported drive options for the VxRail P580N system Chassis options Configurations Twenty-four Up to twenty-four 2.5-inch NVMe front accessible drives in slots 0–23...

  • Page 28: Ports And Connectors Specifications

    VGA ports The Video Graphic Array (VGA) port enables you to connect the system to a VGA display. The VxRail P580N system supports two 15-pin VGA ports, one each, on the front and back of the system. Dell EMC VxRail Appliances on Dell PowerEdge Servers VxRail P580N Owner's Manual...

  • Page 29: Idsdm Or Vflash Module

    Technical specifications IDSDM or vFlash module The VxRail P580N system features an Internal Dual SD module (IDSDM) or vFlash module. The IDSDM or vFlash module is combined into a single card module, and includes both vFlash and IDSDM. The IDSDM or vFlash module is located in a slot on the back of the system. The module supports three microSD cards;...
  • Page 30 71 G for up to 2 ms. The maximum altitude specification for an operational system is 3048 m (10,000 ft). The maximum altitude specification for a nonoperational system is 12,000 m (39,370 ft). Dell EMC VxRail Appliances on Dell PowerEdge Servers VxRail P580N Owner's Manual...

  • Page 31: Standard Operating Temperature

    5°C or up to 45°C for a maximum of 1% of its annual operating hours. For temperatures 40 °C– 45°C, derate maximum allowable temperature by 1°C per 125 m above 950 m (1°F per 228 ft). Dell EMC VxRail Appliances on Dell PowerEdge Servers VxRail P580N Owner's Manual...

  • Page 32: Particulate And Gaseous Contamination Specifications

    Residual dust present in the air must have a deliquescent point less than 60% relative humidity. Note: This condition applies to data center and non-data center environments. Dell EMC VxRail Appliances on Dell PowerEdge Servers VxRail P580N Owner's Manual...
  • Page 33 <300 Å/month per Class G1 as defined by ANSI/ISA71.04-1985. Silver Coupon Corrosion <200 Å/month as defined by AHSRAE TC9.9. Note: Maximum corrosive contaminant levels measured at ≤50% relative humidity. Dell EMC VxRail Appliances on Dell PowerEdge Servers VxRail P580N Owner's Manual...
  • Page 34 Technical specifications Dell EMC VxRail Appliances on Dell PowerEdge Servers VxRail P580N Owner's Manual...

  • Page 35: Initial Setup And Configuration

    CHAPTER 4 Initial setup and configuration For assistance on installation and deployment, contact your Dell EMC account team or your reseller for installation services. WARNING During the VxRail deployment process, an iDRAC account named vxadmin or PTAdmin is created. This account provides hardware information the VxRail Manager and is required for VxRail Manager and cluster to function properly.
  • Page 36 Initial setup and configuration Dell EMC VxRail Appliances on Dell PowerEdge Servers VxRail P580N Owner's Manual...

  • Page 37: Pre-Operating System Management Applications

    Contact your Dell EMC account team or your reseller for setting up your appliance. Dell EMC has optimized your appliance. It is not recommended to change any of these settings.

  • Page 38: Options To Manage The Pre-Operating System Applications

    Boot Manager Dell Lifecycle Controller Preboot Execution Environment (PXE) Note: Dell EMC has optimized your appliance and it is not recommended to change any of these settings. iDRAC configuration The Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller (iDRAC) is designed to make appliance administrators more productive and improve the overall availability of Dell EMC appliances.

  • Page 39: Replacing And Adding Hardware

    Customer Support to arrange for repair or replacement. Refer to the online support website or SolVe Online for VxRail for hardware-specific information. Using SolVe Online for VxRail Series procedures..............40 Supported hardware components..................40 System memory........................40 PCIe Risers and slots......................43 Dell EMC VxRail Appliances on Dell PowerEdge Servers VxRail P580N Owner's Manual...

  • Page 40: Using Solve Online For Vxrail Series Procedures

    The system contains 48 memory sockets split into four sets of 12 sockets; one set for each processor. Each 12-socket set is organized into six channels. In each channel, the release tabs of the first socket are marked white, and the second socket black. Dell EMC VxRail Appliances on Dell PowerEdge Servers VxRail P580N Owner's Manual...
  • Page 41 Channel 2 Channel 3 Channel 4 Channel 5 Processor 1 Slots A1 and Slots A2 and Slots A3 and Slots A4 and Slots A5 and Slots A6 and Dell EMC VxRail Appliances on Dell PowerEdge Servers VxRail P580N Owner's Manual...

  • Page 42: General Memory Module Installation Guidelines

    When the DIMM quantity is 4 per processor, the population is slot 1, 2, 4, 5. When the DIMM quantity is 8 per processor, the population is slot 1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 8, 10, 11. Dell EMC VxRail Appliances on Dell PowerEdge Servers VxRail P580N Owner's Manual...

  • Page 43: Pcie Risers And Slots

    The VxRail P580N appliance supports PCI express (PCIe) generation 3 expansion cards that can be installed on the system board using expansion card risers.
  • Page 44 Broadcom Integrated None None rNDC Slot rNDC Broadcom Integrated None None rNDC Slot rNDC INTEL Integrated None None rNDC Slot rNDC INTEL Integrated None None rNDC Slot Dell EMC VxRail Appliances on Dell PowerEdge Servers VxRail P580N Owner's Manual...
  • Page 45 Slot rNDC Qlogic Integrated None None rNDC Slot rNDC Qlogic Integrated None None rNDC Slot rNDC Qlogic Integrated None None rNDC Slot 100G NICs Mellanox 100G NICs Mellanox Dell EMC VxRail Appliances on Dell PowerEdge Servers VxRail P580N Owner's Manual...
  • Page 46 Replacing and adding hardware Dell EMC VxRail Appliances on Dell PowerEdge Servers VxRail P580N Owner's Manual...

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