Dell PowerEdge R815 User manual

Dell™ PowerEdge™

R815 Systems

Getting Started

With Your System

Guide de mise en route

Primeiros passos com o sistema

Procedimientos iniciales con el sistema

Dell™ PowerEdge™

R815 Systems

Getting Started

With Your System

Regulatory Model E05S series

Notes, Cautions, and Warnings

NOTE: A NOTE indicates important information that helps you make better use

of your computer.

CAUTION: A CAUTION indicates potential damage to hardware or loss of data

if instructions are not followed.

WARNING: A WARNING indicates a potential for property damage, personal

injury, or death.

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Information in this document is subject to change without notice.

Reproduction of these materials in any manner whatsoever without the written permission of Dell Inc.

is strictly forbidden.

Trademarks used in this text: Dell, the DELL logo, and PowerEdge are trademarks of Dell Inc.;

AMD,AMD Opteron, and combinations thereof are trademarks of Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.;

Microsoft, Hyper-V, Windows, and Windows Server are either trademarks or registered trademarks

of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or other countries; SUSE is a registered trademark

of Novell, Inc., in the United States and other countries; VMware is a registered trademark of VMware,

Inc. in the United States and/or other jurisdictions; Citrix and XenServer are trademarks of Citrix

Systems, Inc. and/or more of its subsidiaries, and may be registered in the United States Patent and

Trademark Office and in other countries.

Other trademarks and trade names may be used in this document to refer to either the entities claiming

the marks and names or their products. Dell Inc. disclaims any proprietary interest in trademarks and

trade names other than its own.

Regulatory Model E05S series

November 2009 P/N 2DGTY Rev. A00

Getting Started With Your System 3

Installation and Configuration

WARNING: Before performing the following procedure, review the safety

instructions that came with the system.

Unpacking the System

Unpack your system and identify each item.

Assemble the rails and install the system in the rack following the safety

instructions and the rack installation instructions provided with your system.

4Getting Started With Your System

Optional – Connecting the Keyboard, Mouse, and Monitor

Connect the keyboard, mouse, and monitor (optional).

The connectors on the back of your system have icons indicating which cable

to plug into each connector. Be sure to tighten the screws (if any) on the

monitor’s cable connector.

Connecting the Power Cable(s)

Connect the system’s power cable(s) to the system and, if a monitor is used,

connect the monitor’s power cable to the monitor.

Getting Started With Your System 5

Securing the Power Cable(s)

Bend the system power cable into a loop as shown in the illustration and secure

the cable to the bracket using the provided strap. Plug the other end of the

power cable into a grounded electrical outlet or a separate power source such

as an uninterrupted power supply (UPS) or a power distribution unit (PDU).

Turning On the System

Press the power button on the system and the monitor. The power indicators

should light.

6Getting Started With Your System

Installing the Optional Bezel

Install the bezel (optional).

Complete the Operating System Setup

If you purchased a preinstalled operating system, see the operating system

documentation that ships with your system. To install an operating system for

the first time, see the installation and configuration documentation for your

operating system. Be sure the operating system is installed before installing

hardware or software not purchased with the system.

Supported Operating Systems

• Microsoft

Windows Server

2008 Standard, Enterprise, and Datacenter

(x64) editions

• Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Standard and Enterprise (x86) editions

with SP2

• Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Standard, Enterprise, and Datacenter

(x64) editions with SP2

Getting Started With Your System 7

• Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 Standard, Enterprise,

and Datacenter (x64) editions with SP2

• Microsoft Windows HPC Server 2008 (x64)

• Microsoft Windows HPC Server 2008 (x64) with SP2

• Microsoft Windows HPC Server 2008 R2 (x64) with SP2

• Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2 Standard and Enterprise (x86)

editions

• Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2 Standard, Enterprise,

and Datacentre (x64) editions

• Microsoft Windows Essential Business Server Standard

and Premium (x64) editions

• Microsoft Windows Essential Business Server Standard

and Premium (x86) editions

• Microsoft Hyper-V™ Server 2008

• Microsoft Hyper-V Server 2008 R2

•SUSE

Linux Enterprise Server 11 (x86_64)

• SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 (x86_64) with SP2

• SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 (x86_64) with SP3

•Solaris

10 (x86_64) (when available)

• Solaris 10 U7/U8 (x86_64)

•VMware

vSphere

4.0 Update 1

•Citrix

XenServer™ 6.0 (when available)

NOTE: For the latest information on supported operating systems,

see support.dell.com.

8Getting Started With Your System

Other Information You May Need

WARNING: See the safety and regulatory information that shipped with

your system. Warranty information may be included within this document

or as a separate document.

• The rack documentation included with your rack solution describes

how to install your system into a rack.

•The

Hardware Owner’s Manual

provides information about system

features and describes how to troubleshoot the system and install or

replace system components. This document is available online at

support.dell.com/manuals

• Any media that ships with your system that provides documentation

and tools for configuring and managing your system, including those

pertaining to the operating system, system management software,

system updates, and system components that you purchased

with your system.

NOTE: Always check for updates on support.dell.com/manuals and read the

updates first because they often supersede information in other documents.

Obtaining Technical Assistance

If you do not understand a procedure in this guide or if the system does

not perform as expected, see your Hardware Owner’s Manual. Dell™ offers

comprehensive hardware training and certification. See www.dell.com/training

for more information. This service may not be offered in all locations.

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