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- Page 1 Dell VxRail™ P670F, P670N, V670F, and S670 Installation and Service Manual May 2022 Rev. 6...
- Page 2 A WARNING indicates a potential for property damage, personal injury, or death. © 2021- 2022 Dell Inc. or its subsidiaries. All rights reserved. Dell Technologies, Dell, and other trademarks are trademarks of Dell Inc. or its subsidiaries. Other trademarks may be trademarks of their respective owners.
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Page 3: Table Of Contents
Contents Revision history..................................4 Chapter 1: Introduction......................... 5 Dell Technologies Support..............................5 Register for a Dell Technologies Support account....................5 Where to go for support resources...........................5 Use SolVe Online for VxRail procedures........................6 Locate your appliance serial number..........................6 Look up your VxRail serial number in VxRail Manager..................6 Locate the serial number and service tag number on your appliance...............6... -
Page 4: Revision History
November 2021 Updated for VxRail software version 7.0.300, updated the PSU as fault tolerant redundant, and added the support for 256 GB LRDIMM for VxRail P670F. August 2021 Updated to include support for Intel Persistent Memory 200 series (BPS) and minor updates. -
Page 5: Chapter 1: Introduction
Introduction The VxRail P670F, P670N, V670F, and S670 Installation and Service Manual provides an overview about the system, diagnostic tools, and guidelines describing high-level operations. The target audience for this document includes customers, field personnel, and partners who want to operate and maintain a VxRail P670F, P670N, V670F, or S670. -
Page 6: Use Solve Online For Vxrail Procedures
To view the PSNT and other labels, pull out the information tag in the front of the appliance. Alternatively, information may be on a sticker on the chassis of the appliance. The mini Enterprise Service Tag (EST) is found on the back of the appliance. This information is used by Dell to route support calls to the appropriate personnel. -
Page 7: Chapter 2: System Overview
● Two fault tolerant redundant (FTR) mixed mode power supply units The VxRail P670F supports up to 24 x 2.5-inch SAS/SATA front disk drives (with four universal slots to support optional NVMe drives) and 4 x 2.5-inch SAS/SATA rear disk drives. - Page 8 Contains the system health, system ID, status LED, and the iDRAC Quick Sync 2 (wireless) indicator. NOTE: The iDRAC Quick Sync 2 is an optional offering for VxRail P670F, P670N, V670F, and S670. ● Status LED: Enables you to identify any failed hardware components. There are up to five status LEDs and an overall system health LED (Chassis health and system ID) bar.
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Page 9: Rear View Of The System
Rear view of the system Rear view of the VxRail P670F and S670 with 4 x 2.5-inch rear drive module Item Ports, panels, or slots Icon Description Rear drive module Enables you to install drives supported on your system. For more information about drives, see the Dell VxRail™... - Page 10 Power supply unit (PSU 1) For more information about the PSU configurations, see the on product documentation page. For more information about supported drives, see the Dell VxRail™ P670F, P670N, V670F, and S670 Technical Specifications. Rear view of the VxRail P670N and V670F Item...
- Page 11 For more information about the PSU configurations, see the on product documentation page. For more information about supported drives, see the Dell VxRail™ P670F, P670N, V670F, and S670 Technical Specifications. Rear view of the VxRail V670F with double width expansion card riser...
- Page 12 Power supply unit (PSU 1) For more information about the PSU configurations, see the on product documentation page. For more information about supported drives, see the Dell VxRail™ P670F, P670N, V670F, and S670 Technical Specifications. System overview...
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Page 13: Inside The System
Inside the system Figure 1. Inside the system 1. Handle 2. BOSS S2 module bay 3. Riser 1 4. Power supply unit (PSU 1) 5. Riser 2 cage 6. System board 7. Air shroud 8. Cooling fan 9. Drive backplane cover 10. - Page 14 Figure 2. Inside the system with full length risers and GPU shroud 1. Handle 2. BOSS S2 module bay 3. Riser 1 4. GPU air shroud top cover 5. GPU air shroud 6. Cooling fan 7. Drive backplane 8. Service tag 9.
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Page 15: Chapter 3: Initial Setup And Configuration
● You can purchase deployment services from Dell Technologies. If you are using VxRail deployment services from Dell Technologies, do not rack the VxRail or connect power. Contact your Dell Technologies account team or reseller to arrange for deployment by Dell Technologies certified technicians. -
Page 16: Chapter 4: Pre-Operating System Management Applications
Dell Technologies optimized your VxRail during initial configuration. NOTE: Do not change any of the basic settings or features set by Dell Technologies to ensure best performance. iDRAC configuration The Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller (iDRAC) is designed to make appliance administrators more productive and improve the overall availability of Dell appliances. -
Page 17: Chapter 5: Replacement Of Hardware Components
See the table in the Supported hardware components section to know the components that you can replace. In addition to these components, there are some hardware components that require you to contact the Dell Technologies support to arrange for repair or replacement. NOTE: Before you proceed with the replacement, go to SolVe and generate the replacement procedure of the component that you want to replace. -
Page 18: System Memory Guidelines
Side Wall Bracket System memory guidelines The VxRail P670F, P670N, V670F, and S670 supports DDR4 registered DIMMs (RDIMMs), Load Reduced DIMM (LRDIMMs), and Intel Persistent Memory 200 series (BPS). System memory holds the instructions that are started by the processor. - Page 19 Slots B4 and Slots B8 and and B9 and B13 and B11 and B15 and B14 The following table describes the supported memory matrix of VxRail P670F and P670N: DIMM type Rank Capacity DIMM rated Operating Speed voltage and 1 DIMM per...
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Page 20: General Memory Module Installation Guidelines
DIMM type Rank Capacity DIMM rated Operating Speed voltage and 1 DIMM per 2 DIMMs per speed channel (DPC) channel (DPC) RDIMM 16 GB, 32 GB, 64 DDR4 (1.2 V), 3200 3200 MT/s 3200 MT/s MT/s LRDIMM 128 GB DDR4 (1.2 V), 3200 3200 MT/s 3200 MT/s MT/s... -
Page 21: Intel Persistent Memory 200 Series (Bps) Installation Guidelines
● Populate Intel Persistent Memory 200 series (BPS) in DIMM slot 1, unless Intel Persistent Memory 200 series (BPS) is the only DIMM in that channel, and then populate in DIMM slot 0. For more information about the supported Intel Persistent Memory 200 series (BPS) configurations, see the Dell EMC Intel Persistent Memory 200 series (BPS) User's Guide at https://www.dell.com/support/home/products/server_int/... - Page 22 Intel Persistent Memory 200 series (BPS) - Internal memory channels Mode iMC 2 iMC 3 iMC 1 iMC 0 support Channel Channel Channel Channel Channel Channel Channel Channel 1 (5/F) 0 (4/E) 1 (7/H) 0 (6/G) 0 (2/C) 1 (3/D) 4+4 2 6+1 2 8+1 2...
- Page 23 Configuration Total No Total No of 1 RDIMM/ 1 Intel Total Total PM Total Memory Intel LRDIMM Persistent Standard Capacity (GB) RDIMMs Persistent capacity Memory Memory (GB) Memory (GB) 200 series Capacity (GB) LRDIMM 200 series (BPS) (BPS) capacity DIMMs (GB) 1024 4096...
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Page 24: Expansion Card Installation Guidelines
Configuration Total No Total No of 1 RDIMM/ 1 Intel Total Total PM Total Memory Intel LRDIMM Persistent Standard Capacity (GB) RDIMMs Persistent capacity Memory Memory (GB) Memory (GB) 200 series Capacity (GB) LRDIMM 200 series (BPS) (BPS) capacity DIMMs (GB) 1024 4096... - Page 25 The following table describes the expansion card riser configuration of VxRail P670F: Configuration Expansion PCIe Slots Controlling height Length Slot width card risers processor Config5. with 2x 3 and 6 Processor 1 and Low profile Half length x16 + x16...
- Page 26 Configurations Expansion PCIe Slots Controlling height Length Slot width card risers processor Config2-1. with 4x Processor 1 Full height, Full length FH and 2x LP double width 3 and 6 Processor 1 and Low profile Half length x16 + x16 4 and 5 Processor 2 Full height...
- Page 27 Riser 2A 1. Slot 3 2. Slot 6 Riser 3B 1. Slot 5 2. Slot 4 Riser 4A 1. Slot 7 Replacement of hardware components...
- Page 28 Riser 4B 1. Slot 7 2. Slot 8 Riser 4A - FL 1. Slot 7 NOTE: The expansion-card slots are not hot-swappable. Replacement of hardware components...
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Page 29: Chapter 6: System Diagnostics And Indicator Codes
System diagnostics and indicator codes This section describes the diagnostic indicators on the system front panel that displays the system status during system startup. The following sections contain information about the chassis LEDs and indicator codes of VxRail P670F, P670N, V670F, and S670. -
Page 30: System Health And System Id Indicator Codes
For information about the event and error messages generated by the system firmware and agents that monitor system components, go to qrl.dell.com > Look Up > Error Code, type the error code, and then click Look it up. -
Page 31: Idrac Direct Led Indicator Codes
Condition Corrective action code If the problem persists, see the Support section. www.dell.com/poweredgemanuals or Dell OpenManage Server Administrator User’s Guide at https://www.dell.com/openmanagemanuals. Solid amber Indicates that the system is in fail-safe Restart the system. mode. If the problem persists, see the Support section. -
Page 32: Power Supply Unit Indicator Codes
Table 2. NIC indicator codes (continued) NIC indicator codes Condition Link indicator is amber, and activity indicator is blinking Indicates that the NIC is connected to a valid network at less than its green. maximum port speed, and data is being sent or received. Link indicator is green, and activity indicator is off. -
Page 33: Drive Indicator Codes
Power indicator codes Condition CAUTION: If two PSUs are used, they must be of the same type and have the same maximum output power. CAUTION: When correcting a PSU mismatch, replace the PSU with the blinking indicator. Swapping the PSU to make a matched pair can result in an error condition and an unexpected system shutdown. -
Page 34: Using System Diagnostics
Using system diagnostics If you experience an issue with the system, run the system diagnostics before contacting Dell for technical assistance. The purpose of running system diagnostics is to test the system hardware without using additional equipment or risking data loss. - Page 35 System diagnostic controls Table 3. System diagnostic controls Menu Description Configuration Displays the configuration and status information of all detected devices. Results Displays the results of all tests that are run. System health Provides the current overview of the system performance. Event log Displays a time-stamped log of the results of all tests run on the system.