Dell PowerEdgeFC430 User manual
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Dell PowerEdgeFC430
Owner's Manual
Notes, cautions, and warnings
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2016 - 09
Rev. A02
Contents
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Contents
1
PowerEdge FC430 system overview..............................................................................................7
Supported configurations for FC430 system ........................................................................................................ 7
Front panel ................................................................................................................................................................ 7
Front panel view—single SSD system ............................................................................................................ 7
Front panel view—dual SSD system ............................................................................................................... 8
Diagnostic indicators on the front panel ................................................................................................................ 9
Health status indicator ....................................................................................................................................... 9
SSD activity indicator codes ........................................................................................................................... 10
iDRAC Direct LED indicator codes ................................................................................................................ 11
Locating Service Tag of your system .................................................................................................................. 12
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Documentation resources.........................................................................................................13
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Technical specifications............................................................................................................15
Chassis dimensions and weight ........................................................................................................................... 15
Processor specifications ....................................................................................................................................... 15
System battery specification ................................................................................................................................. 15
Memory specifications ........................................................................................................................................... 16
RAID controller ....................................................................................................................................................... 16
Drive specifications ................................................................................................................................................ 16
SSD specification ............................................................................................................................................. 16
Ports and connectors specifications .................................................................................................................... 16
USB ports .......................................................................................................................................................... 16
QSFP+ port ....................................................................................................................................................... 16
PCIe Mezzanine card ............................................................................................................................................ 16
Video specification ................................................................................................................................................. 16
Environmental specifications ................................................................................................................................ 17
Particulate and gaseous contamination specifications ................................................................................ 18
Standard operating temperature .................................................................................................................... 19
Expanded operating temperature restrictions .............................................................................................. 19
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Initial system setupand configuration .......................................................................................20
Setting up your system .......................................................................................................................................... 20
iDRAC configuration .............................................................................................................................................. 20
Options to set up iDRACIP address .............................................................................................................. 20
Options to install the operating system ............................................................................................................... 21
Methods to download firmware and drivers .................................................................................................. 21
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Pre-operating system management applications........................................................................23
Options to manage the pre-operatingsystem applications .............................................................................. 23
System Setup ......................................................................................................................................................... 23
Viewing System Setup ..................................................................................................................................... 23
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Contents
System Setup details ....................................................................................................................................... 24
System BIOS .................................................................................................................................................... 24
iDRAC Settings utility ....................................................................................................................................... 43
Device Settings ................................................................................................................................................. 44
Dell Lifecycle Controller ........................................................................................................................................ 44
Embedded systems management ................................................................................................................. 44
Boot Manager ......................................................................................................................................................... 45
Viewing Boot Manager .................................................................................................................................... 45
Boot Manager main menu ............................................................................................................................... 45
PXE boot ................................................................................................................................................................. 46
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Installing and removing sled components..................................................................................47
Safety instructions ................................................................................................................................................. 47
Before working inside your system ................................................................................................................ 47
After working inside your system ................................................................................................................... 48
Recommended tools ............................................................................................................................................. 48
Sled .......................................................................................................................................................................... 48
Removing a sled. .............................................................................................................................................. 48
Installing a sled. ................................................................................................................................................ 49
Inside the sled ........................................................................................................................................................ 50
Cooling shroud ....................................................................................................................................................... 51
Removing the cooling shroud ......................................................................................................................... 51
Installing the cooling shroud ........................................................................................................................... 53
System memory ..................................................................................................................................................... 54
General memory module installation guidelines .......................................................................................... 55
Mode-specific guidelines ................................................................................................................................. 56
Sample memory configurations ...................................................................................................................... 58
Removing memory modules ........................................................................................................................... 59
Installing memory modules ............................................................................................................................. 61
PCIe mezzanine card ............................................................................................................................................ 62
Removing the PCIe mezzanine card ............................................................................................................. 63
Installing the PCIe mezzanine card ............................................................................................................... 65
Internal Dual SD Module (IDSDM) card .............................................................................................................. 66
Removing an internal SD card ........................................................................................................................ 67
Installing an internal SD card .......................................................................................................................... 68
Removing the IDSDM card. ............................................................................................................................ 69
Installing the IDSDM card ............................................................................................................................... 71
SD vFlash card ....................................................................................................................................................... 72
Replacing the SD vFlash card ........................................................................................................................ 72
Installing the SD vFlash card .......................................................................................................................... 73
LAN on Motherboard (LOM) riser card ................................................................................................................ 74
Removing the LOM riser card ......................................................................................................................... 74
Installing the LOM riser card ........................................................................................................................... 75
Processors .............................................................................................................................................................. 76
Removing a heat sink ...................................................................................................................................... 77
Removing a processor ..................................................................................................................................... 78
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Installing a processor ....................................................................................................................................... 82
Installing a heat sink......................................................................................................................................... 83
Processor blank and DIMM blank ........................................................................................................................ 84
Removing a processor blank andDIMM blank ............................................................................................. 85
Installing a processor blank and DIMM blank ............................................................................................... 86
Solid State Drives (SSD) ....................................................................................................................................... 86
SSD installation guidelines ............................................................................................................................. 86
Shutdown procedure for servicing an SSD ................................................................................................... 86
Removing an SSD from an SSD carrier ........................................................................................................ 87
Installing an SSD into an SSD carrier ............................................................................................................ 88
Removing an SSD carrier................................................................................................................................ 89
Installing an SSD carrier .................................................................................................................................. 90
Removing an SSD blank ................................................................................................................................. 91
Installing an SSD blank ................................................................................................................................... 92
Removing the SSD cage ................................................................................................................................. 92
Installing the SSD cage ................................................................................................................................... 93
Configuring the boot drive ............................................................................................................................... 95
Solid State Drive (SSD) backplane ...................................................................................................................... 95
Removing the SSD backplane ........................................................................................................................ 95
Installing the SSD backplane .......................................................................................................................... 96
System battery ....................................................................................................................................................... 98
Replacing the NVRAM backup battery .......................................................................................................... 98
System board ......................................................................................................................................................... 99
Removing the system board ........................................................................................................................... 99
Installing the system board ........................................................................................................................... 101
Restoring the Service Tag by using the Easy Restore feature ................................................................. 103
Entering the system Service Tag by using System Setup ......................................................................... 103
Trusted Platform Module ..................................................................................................................................... 104
Installing the Trusted Platform Module ........................................................................................................ 104
Initializing the TPM for BitLocker users ....................................................................................................... 105
Initializing the TPM for TXT users ................................................................................................................ 105
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Using system diagnostics........................................................................................................106
Dell Embedded System Diagnostics ................................................................................................................. 106
When to use the EmbeddedSystem Diagnostics ...................................................................................... 106
Running the Embedded System Diagnostics ............................................................................................. 106
System diagnostics controls ......................................................................................................................... 107
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Jumpers and connectors .........................................................................................................108
System board jumper settings ............................................................................................................................ 108
System board connectors ................................................................................................................................... 109
Disabling a forgotten password .......................................................................................................................... 110
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Troubleshooting your system .................................................................................................111
Safety first — for you andyour system .............................................................................................................. 111
Troubleshooting system memory ...................................................................................................................... 111
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Contents
Troubleshooting Solid State Drives ................................................................................................................... 112
Troubleshooting USB devices ............................................................................................................................ 112
Troubleshooting an internal SD card ................................................................................................................. 113
Troubleshooting processors ............................................................................................................................... 113
Troubleshooting the system board .................................................................................................................... 114
Troubleshooting the NVRAM backup battery ................................................................................................... 114
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Getting help..........................................................................................................................116
Contacting Dell ..................................................................................................................................................... 116
Quick Resource Locator ..................................................................................................................................... 116
PowerEdge FC430 system overview
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PowerEdge FC430 system overview
The Dell PowerEdge FC430 system is a quarter-width sled that supports up to:
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TwoIntel Xeon E5-2600v4processors
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Eight DIMMs
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Two 1.8-inch uSATA solid state drives (SSDs).
Topics:
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Supported configurations for FC430 system
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Front panel
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Diagnosticindicatorsonthefrontpanel
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Locating ServiceTag of yoursystem
SupportedconfigurationsforFC430system
The Dell PowerEdge FC430 system supports the following configurations:
Figure 1. Supported configurations for the Dell PowerEdge FC430 system
Front panel
The front panel provides access to the features available on the front of the server, such as the power button, status indicator,
management indicator, and USB ports. The diagnostic LEDs or the LCDpanelis prominently located onthe front panel. The hot-
swappable hard drives are accessible from the front panel.
Front panel view—single SSD system
The following figure and the table describe the single SSD system features and its indicators.
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PowerEdge FC430 system overview
Figure 2. Front panel view—single SSD system
1
USB port
2
USBmanagementportoriDRACDirectport
3
SSD
4
QSFP+ connector
5
Sled power-on indicator, power button
Table 1. Front panel features and indicators—single SSD system
Item
Indicator, button, or
connector
Icon Description
1
USB connector
Enables you to connect USB devices to the sled. This port is USB 3.0
compliant.
2
USB management port or
iDRAC Direct port
Enables you to connect USB devices to the sled or provides access to
theiDRACDirectfeatures.FormoreinformationaboutiDRAC, seethe
iDRAC Guide at Dell.com/idracmanuals. This port is USB 2.0
compliant.
3
SSD
A single 1.8-inch hot-swappable uSATA SSD is supported in this chassis.
4
QSFP+ connector (2) The QSFP+ connectors can be used for Infiniband or for Ethernet.
5
Sled power-on indicator,
power button
The power-on indicator turns on when the sled is turned on. The p o w e r
button controls the power supply output to the system.
Front panel view—dual SSD system
The following figure and the table describes about the dual SSD system features and its indicators.
PowerEdge FC430 system overview
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Figure 3. Front panel view—dual SSD system
1
USB port
2
USBmanagementportoriDRACDirectport
3
SSD
4
Sled powe
r
-on indicator, power button
Table 2. Front panel features and indicators—dual SSD system
Item
Indicator, button, or
connector
Icon Description
1
USB port Enables you to connect USB devices to the sled. This port is USB 3.0
compliant.
2
USB management port or
iDRAC Direct port
Enables you to connect USB devices to the sled or provides access to
theiDRACDirectfeatures.FormoreinformationaboutiDRAC, seethe
iDRAC Guide at Dell.com/idracmanuals. This port is USB 2.0
compliant.
3
SSD (2) Uptotwo 1.8-inchhot-swappableuSATASSDsaresupportedinthis
chassis.
4
Sled power-on indicator,
power button
The power-on indicator turns on when the sled is turned on. The p o w e r
button controls the power supply output to the system.
Diagnostic indicators on the frontpanel
Health status indicator
The Health status indicator indicates the health condition of the system.
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PowerEdge FC430 system overview
Table 3. Health status indicator codes
Icon
Health-status indicator pattern
Condition
Solid blue No errors are present in the system. System is in good health.
Blinking blue Identifymodeisenabled(regardlessofsystemerrors)—systemisin
the process of identifying the sled.
Solid amber Systemisinfailsafemode—sledisnotready/availableandthe chassis
cannot be turned on.
Flashes amber Errors present in the system.
SSD activity indicator codes
The Solid State Drive (SSD) indicators display different patterns as drive events occur in the system.
NOTE: The sled must have an SSD or an SSD blank installed in each drive bay.
Figure 4. SSD indicators
1 SSD activityindicator (green) 2
SSD status indicator (green andamber)
NOTE: Ifthedriveisinthe AdvancedHost Controller Interface(AHCI)mode,thestatusLED(ontherightside)doesnot
function and remains off.
Table 4. SSD indicator codes
Drive-Status indicator pattern
Condition
Flashes green twice per second Identifying the drive or preparing for removal
Off Drivereadyforinsertionorremoval
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