Dell VxRail P670F Manual

Dell VxRail™ P670F, P670N, V670F, and S670

Installation and Service Manual

March 2023

Rev. 10

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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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 .............................................................................................................................................................. 13

Chapter 3: Initial setup and configuration.................................................................................... 16

Chapter 4: Pre-operating system management applications......................................................... 17

Manage the pre-operating system applications..........................................................................................................17

iDRAC configuration.......................................................................................................................................................... 17

Log in to iDRAC............................................................................................................................................................ 17

Chapter 5: Replacement of hardware components....................................................................... 19

Use SolVe Online for VxRail procedures...................................................................................................................... 19

Supported hardware components................................................................................................................................. 19

System memory guidelines..............................................................................................................................................20

General memory module installation guidelines....................................................................................................22

Intel Persistent Memory 200 series installation guidelines .............................................................................. 23

Expansion card installation guidelines.......................................................................................................................... 26

Chapter 6: System diagnostics and indicator codes.....................................................................35

Status LED indicators.......................................................................................................................................................35

System health and system ID indicator codes........................................................................................................... 36

iDRAC Quick Sync 2 indicator codes............................................................................................................................36

iDRAC Direct LED indicator codes................................................................................................................................ 37

NIC indicator codes...........................................................................................................................................................37

Power supply unit indicator codes................................................................................................................................ 38

Drive indicator codes........................................................................................................................................................39

Using system diagnostics................................................................................................................................................ 39

Dell Embedded System Diagnostics........................................................................................................................39

Contents

Contents 3

Revision history

Date Revision Description of change

March 2023 10 Minor updates.

January 2023 9 Updated for VxRail software version 8.0.010.

December 2022 8 Updated for VxRail software version 8.0.000.

August 2022 7 Updated for VxRail software version 7.0.380.

May 2022 6 Updated for VxRail software version 7.0.360.

February 2022 5 Updated for VxRail software version 7.0.320; added BOSS-S1 support for P670F and

V670F.

December 2021 4 Updated for VxRail self-deployment information.

November 2021 3 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 2 Updated to include support for Intel Persistent Memory 200 series (BPS) and minor

updates.

July 2021 1 Initial wide release.

4 Revision history

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. This document is designed for people familiar with:

●Dell systems and software

●VMware virtualization products

●Data center appliances and infrastructure

For the most up-to-date list of VxRail documentation, see the VxRail Documentation Quick Reference List.

Dell Technologies Support

Create a Support account to access support resources for your VxRail. Link your Support account with VxRail Manager to

access resources without a separate login.

If you already have an account, register your VxRail to access the available resources. You can link your Online Support account

with VxRail Manager and access support resources without having to log in separately.

Create a Dell Technologies Support account to obtain VxRail documentation, license files, software updates.

About this task

If you already have an account, link your Support account with VxRail Manager and access support resources without having to

After you register, you can:

●Access or download the SolVe Desktop application for customized procedures to replace hardware components and upgrade

software components.

●Link your Support account for access to resources from within VxRail Manager.

For information about how to access a Dell Technologies Online Support account or to upgrade an existing account, see KB

21768.

Steps

1. Go to Dell Technologies Support.

2. Select Create an Account and follow the steps to create an account.

It may take approximately 48 hours to receive a confirmation of account creation.

Where to go for support resources

Support resources are available for your VxRail.

Use the following resources to obtain support for your VxRail:

●In the VMware vSphere Web Client, select VxRail. Use the Support functions on the VxRail Dashboard.

●Go to Dell Technologies Support.

Introduction 5

Use SolVe Online for VxRail procedures

To avoid potential data loss, always use SolVe Online for VxRail to generate procedures before you replace any hardware

components or upgrade software.

CAUTION: If you do not use

SolVe Online for VxRail

to generate procedures to replace hardware components or

perform software upgrades, data loss may occur for VxRail.

You must have a Dell Technologies Support account to use SolVe Online for VxRail.

See KB 124395 for more information about how to use SolVe.

Locate your VxRail serial number

To get support for your VxRail, use the VxRail serial number, also called the Product Serial Number Tag (PSNT). The PSNT is a

14-digit number that is used to identify an individual VxRail on Dell Technologies support.

NOTE: While contacting the Dell Technologies Customer Support, use the PSNT for the identification of your VxRail. If

Customer Support asks for the 7-digit service tag number, provide it.

The two identification tags on your VxRail are located as follows:

●The VxRail serial number tag: You can find the PSNT printed on the information tag on your VxRail, or you can locate the

PSNT using VxRail Manager.

●The service tag: You can find the service tag that is printed on your VxRail.

Look up your VxRail serial number in VxRail Manager

Look up your VxRail serial number in VxRail Manager.

Steps

1. From the VMware vSphere Web Client, click Hosts and Clusters in the left navigation bar.

2. Select your VxRail cluster.

3. Select the Monitor tab.

4. From the inner left navigation bar, select VxRail > Physical View.

Locate the serial number and service tag number on your VxRail

You can identify your VxRail using the unique serial number, service tag number, or express service code located on the

information tag of your VxRail. The information tag is located at the front of your VxRail. See System overview for the location.

The information tag contains the following:

●Product serial number tag (PSNT), which provides the 14-digit VxRail serial number

●Service tag

To view the PSNT and other labels, pull out the information tag in the front of the VxRail. Alternatively, information may be on a

sticker on the chassis of VxRail.

The mini Enterprise Service Tag (EST) is found on the back of VxRail. This information is used by Dell to route support calls to

the appropriate personnel.

6Introduction

System overview

The VxRail P670F is a 2U server that supports:

●Up to two third-generation Intel Xeon Scalable processors

●16 DDR4 DIMM slots for single-socket configuration and 32 DDR4 DIMM slots for dual-socket configuration

●Two fault tolerant redundant (FTR) mixed mode power supply units

●The following storage configurations:

○For a single-socket configuration: Up to 24 x 2.5-inch SAS/SATA front disk drives with four universal slots to support

optional NVMe drives. No support for rear disk drive.

○For a dual-socket configuration: 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.

The VxRail P670N is a dual-socket, 2U server that supports:

●Two third-generation Intel Xeon Scalable processors

●32 DDR4 DIMM slots

●Two FTR mixed mode power supply units

●Up to 24 x 2.5-inch all NVMe front disk drives

●DPU/SmartNIC

You cannot mix different capacity drives in VxRail P670N.

The VxRail V670F is a dual-socket, 2U server that supports:

●Two third-generation Intel Xeon Scalable processors

●32 DDR4 DIMM slots

●Two FTR mixed mode power supply units

●Up to 24 x 2.5-inch SAS/SATA front disk drives (with four universal slots to support optional NVMe drives)

●DPU/SmartNIC

The VxRail S670 is a 2U server that supports:

●Up to two third-generation Intel Xeon Scalable processors

●32 DDR4 DIMM slots

●Two FTR mixed mode power supply units

●Up to 12 x 3.5-inch SAS/SATA front disk drives with 4 x 2.5-inch SAS/SATA/NVMe rear disk drives.

NOTE: All instances of SAS, SATA drives, PCIe SSDs, and NVMe are referred to as drives in this document, unless specified

otherwise.

For more information about supported drives, see the Dell VxRail™ P670F, P670N, V670F, and S670 Technical Specifications.

Front view of the system

The following figure shows the front view of the VxRail P670F, P670N, and V670F 24 x 2.5-inch drive system:

The following figure shows the front view of the VxRail S670 12 x 3.5-inch drive system:

System overview 7

Item Ports, panels, and

slots

Icon Description

1 Left control panel N/A 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. For more information, see the Status LED indicators section.

●Quick Sync 2 (wireless): Indicates a Quick Sync enabled system. The Quick

Sync feature is optional. This feature allows management of the system by

using mobile devices called as OpenManage Mobile (OMM) feature. Using iDRAC

Quick Sync 2 with OpenManage Mobile (OMM) aggregates hardware or firmware

inventory and various system level diagnostic and error information that can be

used in troubleshooting the system. For more information, see the Integrated

Dell Remote Access Controller User's Guide available at https://www.dell.com/

idracmanuals.

2 Drive N/A Enables you to install drives that are supported on your system.

3 Right control panel N/A Contains the power button, USB port, iDRAC Direct micro port, and the iDRAC

Direct status LED.

4 Information tag N/A The Information tag is a slide-out label panel that contains system information such

as Service Tag and PSNT. If you have opted for the secure default access to iDRAC,

then the Information tag will also contain the iDRAC secure default password.

For more information, see the Dell VxRail™ P670F, P670N, V670F, and S670 Technical Specifications.

Rear view of the system

The following figure shows the rear view of VxRail P670F (single-socket configuration):

8System overview

Item Ports, panels, or slots Icon Description

1 PCIe expansion card riser

1 (slot 1 and slot 2)

N/A The expansion card riser enables you to connect PCI Express

expansion cards. For more information about the expansion cards

supported on your system, see the Dell VxRail™ P670F, P670N,

V670F, and S670 Technical Specifications.

2 BOSS S2 module N/A This slot supports the BOSS S2 module.

3 PCIe expansion card riser

2 (slot 3)

N/A The expansion card riser enables you to connect PCI Express

expansion cards. For more information about the expansion cards

supported on your system, see the Dell VxRail™ P670F, P670N,

V670F, and S670 Technical Specifications.

4 OCP NIC port N/A This port supports OCP 3.0. The NIC ports are integrated on the

OCP card which is connected to the system board.

5 USB 2.0 port (1) This port is USB 2.0-compliant.

6 Power supply unit (PSU

For more information about the PSU configurations, see the Dell

VxRail™ P670F, P670N, V670F, and S670 Technical Specifications.

7 VGA port For more information about the VGA, see the Dell VxRail™ P670F,

P670N, V670F, and S670 Technical Specifications.

8 USB 3.0 port (1) This port is USB 3.0-compliant.

9 iDRAC dedicated port Enables you to remotely access iDRAC. For more information, see the

iDRAC User's Guide at www.dell.com/poweredgemanuals.

10 System identification

button

Press the system ID button:

●To locate a particular system within a rack.

●To turn the system ID on or off.

To reset iDRAC, press and hold the button for more than 16 s.

●To reset iDRAC using system ID, ensure that the system ID

button is enabled in the iDRAC setup.

●If the system stops responding during POST, press and hold the

system ID button (for more than 5 s) to enter the BIOS progress

mode.

11 NIC port (1,2) The NIC ports are embedded on the LOM card that is connected to

the system board.

System overview 9

Item Ports, panels, or slots Icon Description

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.

The following figure shows the rear view of the VxRail P670F (dual-socket configuration) and S670 with 4 x 2.5-inch rear drive

module:

Item Ports, panels, or slots Icon Description

1 Rear drive module N/A Enables you to install drives supported on your system. For more

information about drives, see the Dell VxRail™ P670F, P670N,

V670F, and S670 Technical Specifications.

2 PCIe expansion card riser

2 (slot 3 and slot 6)

N/A The expansion card riser enables you to connect PCI Express

expansion cards. For more information about the expansion cards

supported on your system, see the Dell VxRail™ P670F, P670N,

V670F, and S670 Technical Specifications.

3 Rear handle N/A To lift the system.

4 BOSS S2 module N/A This slot supports the BOSS S2 module.

5 USB 2.0 port (1) This port is USB 2.0-compliant.

6 PCIe expansion card riser

4 (slot 7 and slot 8)

N/A The expansion card riser enables you to connect PCI Express

expansion cards. For more information about the expansion cards

supported on your system, see the Dell VxRail™ P670F, P670N,

V670F, and S670 Technical Specifications.

7 Power supply unit (PSU

For more information about the PSU configurations, see the Dell

VxRail™ P670F, P670N, V670F, and S670 Technical Specifications.

8 VGA port For more information about the VGA, see the Dell VxRail™ P670F,

P670N, V670F, and S670 Technical Specifications.

9 USB 3.0 port (1) This port is USB 3.0-compliant.

10 iDRAC dedicated port Enables you to remotely access iDRAC. For more information, see the

iDRAC User's Guide at www.dell.com/poweredgemanuals.

11 System identification

button

Press the system ID button:

●To locate a particular system within a rack.

●To turn the system ID on or off.

To reset iDRAC, press and hold the button for more than 16 s.

●To reset iDRAC using system ID, ensure that the system ID

button is enabled in the iDRAC setup.

●If the system stops responding during POST, press and hold the

system ID button (for more than 5 s) to enter the BIOS progress

mode.

12 OCP NIC port N/A This port supports OCP 3.0. The NIC ports are integrated on the

OCP card which is connected to the system board.

10 System overview

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