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- Page 1 Dell EMC PowerFlex Appliance and VxFlex Ready Node R640 Owner's Guide June 2020 Rev. 4.0...
- Page 2 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.
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Page 3: Table Of Contents
Contents Chapter 1: PowerFlex appliance and VxFlex Ready Node R640 system overview........5 Front view of the R640 system............................5 Control panels...................................7 LCD panel..................................8 Back view of the R640 system............................10 Locating the Service Tag of your system.......................... 11 System information tag............................... 12 Front system information.............................. - Page 4 Trusted Platform Module..............................32 Upgrading the Trusted Platform Module........................32 Initialize the TPM for BitLocker users.........................32 Initialize the TPM 1.2 for TXT users..........................32 Chapter 5: Getting help......................... 34 Contacting Dell EMC................................34 Secure Remote Services..............................34 Recycling or End-of-Life service information........................34 Contents...
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Page 5: Chapter 1: Powerflex Appliance And Vxflex Ready Node R640 System Overview
PowerFlex appliance and VxFlex Ready Node R640 system overview The PowerFlex appliance and VxFlex Ready Node R640 system is a 1U rack server that supports a maximum of: • ○ Two Intel Xeon Scalable Processors ○ 24 DIMM slots ○ 8 or 10 x 2.5-inch drives or 0 drives for diskless configuration ○... - Page 6 Enables you to connect a display device to the system. For more information, see Technical specifications. Right control panel Contains the power button, USB port, iDRAC Direct micro port, and the iDRAC Direct status LED. PowerFlex appliance and VxFlex Ready Node R640 system overview...
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Page 7: Control Panels
Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller User's Guide at www.dell.com/idracmanuals. NOTE: iDRAC Quick Sync 2 wireless indicator is available only on certain configurations. NOTE: For more information about the indicator codes, see System diagnostics and indicator codes. PowerFlex appliance and VxFlex Ready Node R640 system overview... -
Page 8: Lcd Panel
If the problem persists, see "Getting help" at the end of this publication. • The LCD backlight remains off if LCD messaging is turned off using the iDRAC utility, the LCD panel, or other tools. PowerFlex appliance and VxFlex Ready Node R640 system overview... - Page 9 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. PowerFlex appliance and VxFlex Ready Node R640 system overview...
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Page 10: Back View Of The R640 System
Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller User's Guide at www.dell.com/idracmanuals. System status indicator Enables you to connect the status indicator cable and view system cable port status when the CMA is installed. PowerFlex appliance and VxFlex Ready Node R640 system overview... -
Page 11: Locating The Service Tag Of Your 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 12: System Information Tag
Figure 8. LED behavior Figure 9. Configuration and layout and express Service Tag NOTE: The PowerFlex Appliance and VxFlex Ready Node only support the 2.5 x 8 and 2.5 x 10 configurations. PowerFlex appliance and VxFlex Ready Node R640 system overview... -
Page 13: Front System Information Label
The information tag displays information to assist service technicians, including system touchpoints, electrical and mechanical overviews, and rear view configurations. It also displays jumper settings and memory information. Figure 10. Service information, electrical overview, network daughter card and miniPERC installation PowerFlex appliance and VxFlex Ready Node R640 system overview... - Page 14 Figure 11. Memory information, jumper setting and NVDIMM battery removal PowerFlex appliance and VxFlex Ready Node R640 system overview...
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Page 15: Chapter 2: Technical Specifications
Technical specifications The technical and environmental specifications of your system are outlined in this section. System dimensions This topic provides details of the R640 system's dimensions: Figure 12. System dimensions Table 7. R640 system dimensions System Za (with Za (without bezel) bezel) 482.0 mm... -
Page 16: Chassis Weight
Chassis weight The following table shows the maximum weight of the R640 system chassis: Table 8. Chassis weight System Maximum weight (with all drives) R640 21.9 kg (48.28 lbs) Processor specifications The R640 system supports two Intel Xeon Scalable Processors, up to 28 cores per processor. Cooling fan specifications The cooling fans are integrated into the system to dissipate the heat generated by the functioning of the system. -
Page 17: Hot Spare Feature
Hot spare feature Your system supports the hot spare feature that significantly reduces the power overhead associated with power supply unit (PSU) redundancy. When the hot spare feature is enabled, one of the redundant PSUs is switched to the sleep state. The active PSU supports 100 percent of the system load, thus operating at higher efficiency. - Page 18 Figure 13. Memory socket locations Memory channels are organized as follows: Table 11. Memory channels Processor Channel 0 Channel 1 Channel 2 Channel 3 Channel 4 Channel 5 Processor 1 Slots A1 and A7 Slots A2 and A8 Slots A3 and A9 Slots A4 and A10 Slots A5 and A11 Slots A6 and A12 Processor 2...
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Page 19: Memory Specifications
Node only ) RDIMM Dual rank 16 GB 16 GB 192 GB 384 GB 192 GB (PowerFlex appliance only. PowerFlex appliance requires that 12 slots are populated.) 32 GB (VxFlex Ready Node only) RDIMM Dual rank 32 GB 32 GB... -
Page 20: Nvdimm-N Memory Module Installation Guidelines
A{4}, B{4}, in turn will result in A{5}, B{5}, performance loss. Dell EMC A{6}, B{6} recommends that you populate all memory channels identically with identical DIMMs for best performance. Optimizer population order is not traditional for 8 and 16 DIMMs installations for dual processor. -
Page 21: Storage Controller Specifications
The R640 system supports four Network Interface Controller (NIC) ports on the back panel, which are available in the following configurations: Table 15. Available NICs for the R640 PowerFlex Appliance VxFlex Ready Node Intel X550 2 Port 10 Gb Base-T + I350 2 Port 1 Gb Base-T, rNDC... -
Page 22: Vga Ports
Table 15. Available NICs for the R640 (continued) PowerFlex Appliance VxFlex Ready Node Mellanox ConnectX-4 Lx Dual Port 25 GbE DA/SFP Network Adapter, Low Profile Mellanox ConnectX-4 Dual Port 100 GbE QSFP28 PCIe Adapter, LP Mellanox CX5 Single/Dual-Port Adapter 100 Gb/s NOTE: You can install up to three PCIe add-on NIC cards. -
Page 23: Standard Operating Temperature
Table 17. Temperature specifications (continued) Temperature Specifications NOTE: Certain configurations may have ambient temperature restrictions. For more information see the Ambient temperature limitations section. Maximum temperature gradient (operating and storage) 20°C/h (68°F/h) Table 18. Relative humidity specifications Relative humidity Specifications Storage 5% to 95% RH with 33°C (91°F) maximum dew point. -
Page 24: Expanded Operating Temperature
Expanded operating temperature The following table lists expanded operating temperature specifications for the R640 system. Table 24. Expanded operating temperature specifications Expanded operating temperature Specifications Continuous operation 5°C–40°C at 5% to 85% RH with 29°C dew point. NOTE: Outside the standard operating temperature (10°C– 35°C), the system can operate continuously in temperatures as low as 5°C and as high as 40°C. - Page 25 Table 25. Particulate contamination specifications (continued) Particulate contamination Specifications designed to be used outside a data center, in environments such as an office or factory floor. NOTE: Air entering the data center must have the MERV11 or MERV13 filtration. Conductive dust Air must be free of conductive dust, zinc whiskers, or other conductive particles.
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Page 26: Chapter 3: System Diagnostics And Indicator Codes
System diagnostics and indicator codes This section explains the system diagnostics and indicator codes for your system. 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. -
Page 27: Idrac Quick Sync 2 Indicator Codes
Table 28. System health and system ID indicator codes System health and system ID indicator code Condition Solid blue Indicates that the system is turned on, the system is healthy, and system ID mode is not active. Press the system health and system ID button to switch to system ID mode. -
Page 28: Nic Indicator Codes
Table 30. iDRAC Direct LED indicator codes iDRAC Direct LED Condition indicator code Solid green for two Indicates that the laptop or tablet is connected. seconds Flashing green (on for two Indicates that the laptop or tablet connected is recognized. seconds and off for two seconds) Turns off... - Page 29 Figure 17. AC PSU status indicator 1. AC PSU status indicator/handle Table 32. AC PSU status indicator codes Power indicator codes Condition Green 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.
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Page 30: Drive 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. If you are unable to fix the problem yourself, service and support personnel can use the diagnostics results to help you solve the problem. - Page 31 • Run tests automatically or in an interactive mode • Repeat tests • Display or save test results • Run thorough tests to introduce additional test options to provide extra information about the failed device(s) • View status messages that inform you if tests are completed successfully •...
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Page 32: Chapter 4: Reference Material
Reference material This section contains additional information that may be required for the procedures described in this document. 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 33 6. Restart the system. 7. Enter System Setup again. 8. On the System Setup Main Menu screen, click System BIOS > System Security Settings. 9. From the Intel TXT option, select On. Reference material...
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Page 34: Chapter 5: Getting Help
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.
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