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Chapter 1: About this document.................................................................................................... 7
Chapter 2: System overview..........................................................................................................8
Front view of the system...................................................................................................................................................8
Left control panel view................................................................................................................................................11
Right control panel view............................................................................................................................................. 12
Rear view of the system.................................................................................................................................................. 13
Inside the system .............................................................................................................................................................. 16
Locating the Express Service Code and Service Tag............................................................................................... 17
System information label.................................................................................................................................................. 18
Rail sizing and rack compatibility matrix.......................................................................................................................21
Chapter 3: Initial system setup and configuration........................................................................22
Setting up the system...................................................................................................................................................... 22
iDRAC configuration......................................................................................................................................................... 22
Options to set up iDRAC IP address....................................................................................................................... 22
Options to log in to iDRAC........................................................................................................................................ 23
Resources to install operating system......................................................................................................................... 24
Options to download firmware ................................................................................................................................24
Options to download and install OS drivers .........................................................................................................24
Downloading drivers and firmware..........................................................................................................................25
Chapter 4: Installing and removing system components.............................................................. 26
Safety instructions............................................................................................................................................................26
Before working inside your system............................................................................................................................... 27
After working inside your system.................................................................................................................................. 27
Recommended tools......................................................................................................................................................... 27
Cable routing...................................................................................................................................................................... 28
RIO card...............................................................................................................................................................................33
Removing the Rear Input Output (RIO) card....................................................................................................... 33
Installing the RIO card................................................................................................................................................ 34
Optional front bezel.......................................................................................................................................................... 35
Removing the front bezel..........................................................................................................................................35
Installing the front bezel............................................................................................................................................ 36
System cover......................................................................................................................................................................37
Removing the system cover..................................................................................................................................... 37
Installing the system cover....................................................................................................................................... 38
Drive backplane cover......................................................................................................................................................39
Removing the drive backplane cover..................................................................................................................... 39
Installing the drive backplane cover........................................................................................................................40
Control panel....................................................................................................................................................................... 41
Removing the right control panel.............................................................................................................................41
Installing the right control panel.............................................................................................................................. 42
Removing the left control panel...............................................................................................................................43
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