Front view of the system...................................................................................................................................................8

Left control panel view................................................................................................................................................11

Right control panel view............................................................................................................................................. 12

Rear view of the system.................................................................................................................................................. 12

Inside the system .............................................................................................................................................................. 14

System information label..................................................................................................................................................15

Rail sizing and rack compatibility matrix.......................................................................................................................18

Locating the Express Service Code and Service Tag............................................................................................... 19

Chapter 3: Initial system setup and configuration........................................................................20

Setting up the system......................................................................................................................................................20

iDRAC configuration......................................................................................................................................................... 20

Options to set up iDRAC IP address.......................................................................................................................20

Options to log in to iDRAC.........................................................................................................................................21

Resources to install operating system......................................................................................................................... 22

Options to download firmware ................................................................................................................................22

Options to download and install OS drivers .........................................................................................................23

Downloading drivers and firmware..........................................................................................................................23

Chapter 4: Minimum to POST and system management configuration validation......................... 24

Minimum configuration to POST .................................................................................................................................. 24

Configuration validation................................................................................................................................................... 24

Error messages............................................................................................................................................................ 25

Chapter 5: Installing and removing system components.............................................................. 26

Safety instructions............................................................................................................................................................26

Before working inside your system............................................................................................................................... 27

After working inside your system.................................................................................................................................. 27

Recommended tools......................................................................................................................................................... 27

Optional front bezel.......................................................................................................................................................... 28

Removing the front bezel..........................................................................................................................................28

Installing the front bezel............................................................................................................................................ 29

System cover..................................................................................................................................................................... 29

Removing the system cover..................................................................................................................................... 29

Installing the system cover....................................................................................................................................... 30

Drive backplane cover.......................................................................................................................................................31

Removing the drive backplane cover...................................................................................................................... 31

Installing the drive backplane cover........................................................................................................................32

Optional optical drive........................................................................................................................................................33

Removing the optical disk drive............................................................................................................................... 33

Installing the optical disk drive................................................................................................................................. 34

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