Table Of Contents - Dell VxRail E660 Installation And Service Manual

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 VxRail serial number.................................................................................................................................... 6
Look up your VxRail serial number in VxRail Manager.......................................................................................... 6
Locate the serial number and service tag number on your VxRail.....................................................................6
Chapter 2: System overview.......................................................................................................... 7
Front view of the system...................................................................................................................................................7
Rear view of the system.................................................................................................................................................... 8
Inside the system .............................................................................................................................................................. 10
Chapter 3: Initial setup and configuration.................................................................................... 12
Chapter 4: Pre-operating system management applications.........................................................13
Manage the pre-operating system applications......................................................................................................... 13
iDRAC configuration.......................................................................................................................................................... 13
Log in to iDRAC............................................................................................................................................................ 13
Chapter 5: Replacement of hardware components....................................................................... 14
Use SolVe Online for VxRail procedures.......................................................................................................................14
Supported hardware components..................................................................................................................................14
System memory guidelines.............................................................................................................................................. 15
General memory module installation guidelines.....................................................................................................17
Intel Persistent Memory 200 series (BPS) installation guidelines .................................................................. 18
Expansion card installation guidelines.......................................................................................................................... 23
Chapter 6: System diagnostics and indicator codes..................................................................... 27
Status LED indicators....................................................................................................................................................... 27
System health and system ID indicator codes........................................................................................................... 28
iDRAC Quick Sync 2 indicator codes............................................................................................................................28
iDRAC Direct LED indicator codes................................................................................................................................ 29
NIC indicator codes.......................................................................................................................................................... 29
Power supply unit indicator codes................................................................................................................................ 30
Drive indicator codes.........................................................................................................................................................31
Using system diagnostics.................................................................................................................................................31
Dell Embedded System Diagnostics.........................................................................................................................31
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