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Dell PowerEdge External Media System 1434 Owner's Manual (165 pages)
Dell PowerEdge R720 and R720xd Owner's Manual
Brand:
Dell
| Category:
Server
| Size: 10.81 MB
Table of Contents
Notes, Cautions, and Warnings
2
Table of Contents
3
1 About Your System
9
Front-Panel Features and Indicators
9
LCD Panel Features
12
Home Screen
13
Setup Menu
13
View Menu
13
Diagnostic Indicators
14
Hard-Drive Indicator Patterns
16
Back-Panel Features and Indicators
17
NIC Indicator Codes
18
Power Indicator Codes
19
Other Information You May Need
20
2 Using the System Setup and Boot Manager
21
Choosing the System Boot Mode
21
Entering System Setup
22
Responding to Error Messages
22
Using the System Setup Navigation Keys
22
System Setup Options
22
System Setup Main Screen
23
System BIOS Screen
23
System Information Screen
24
Memory Settings Screen
24
Processor Settings Screen
24
SATA Settings Screen
26
Boot Settings Screen
26
Integrated Devices Screen
27
Serial Communications Screen
28
System Profile Settings Screen
28
System Security Screen
29
Miscellaneous Settings
30
System and Setup Password Features
31
Assigning a System And/Or Setup Password
31
Deleting or Changing an Existing System And/Or Setup Password
32
Using Your System Password to Secure Your System
32
Operating with a Setup Password Enabled
33
Entering the UEFI Boot Manager
33
Using the Boot Manager Navigation Keys
33
Boot Manager Screen
34
UEFI Boot Menu
34
Embedded System Management
34
Idrac Settings Utility
35
Entering the Idrac Settings Utility
35
Changing the Thermal Settings
35
3 Installing System Components
37
Recommended Tools
37
Front Bezel (Optional)
37
Removing the Front Bezel
37
Installing the Front Bezel
38
Opening and Closing the System
38
Opening the System
38
Closing the System
39
Inside the System
39
Cooling Shroud
41
Removing the Cooling Shroud
41
Installing the Cooling Shroud
42
System Memory
43
General Memory Module Installation Guidelines
45
Mode-Specific Guidelines
46
Sample Memory Configurations
47
Removing Memory Modules
49
Installing Memory Modules
50
Hard Drives
51
Removing a 2.5 Inch Hard-Drive Blank
51
Installing a 2.5 Inch Hard-Drive Blank
52
Removing a 2.5 Inch Hard-Drive Blank (Back)
52
Installing a 2.5 Inch Hard-Drive Blank (Back)
53
Removing a 3.5 Inch Hard-Drive Blank
53
Installing a 3.5 Inch Hard-Drive Blank
53
Removing a Hot-Swap Hard Drive
53
Installing a Hot-Swap Hard Drive
54
Removing a Hard Drive from a Hard-Drive Carrier
55
Installing a Hard Drive into a Hard-Drive Carrier
56
Optical Drive (Optional)
56
Removing the Optical Drive
56
Installing the Optical Drive
57
Cooling Fans
58
Removing a Cooling Fan
58
Installing a Cooling Fan
59
Removing the Cooling-Fan Assembly
59
Installing the Cooling-Fan Assembly
60
Internal USB Memory Key (Optional)
61
Replacing the Internal USB Key
61
Pcie Card Holder
61
Removing the Pcie Card Holder
62
Installing the Pcie Card Holder
63
Opening and Closing the Pcie Card Holder Latch
63
Cable Retention Bracket
64
Removing the Cable Retention Bracket
64
Installing the Cable Retention Bracket
65
Expansion Cards and Expansion-Card Risers
65
Expansion Card Installation Guidelines
65
Removing an Expansion Card from the Expansion-Card Riser 2 or 3
67
Installing an Expansion Card into the Expansion-Card Riser 2 or 3
68
Removing an Expansion Card from the Expansion-Card Riser 1
69
Installing an Expansion Card into the Expansion-Card Riser 1
70
Removing Expansion-Card Risers
71
Installing Expansion-Card Risers
74
GPU Card Installation Guidelines
74
Installing a GPU Card
75
Removing a GPU Card
76
SD Vflash Card
77
Replacing an SD Vflash Card
77
Removing the Vflash Media Unit
78
Installing the Vflash Media Unit
79
Internal Dual SD Module
80
Removing the Internal Dual SD Module
80
Installing the Internal Dual SD Module
81
Internal SD Card
82
Removing an Internal SD Card
82
Installing an Internal SD Card
82
Integrated Storage Controller Card
82
Removing the Integrated Storage Controller Card
83
Installing the Integrated Storage Controller Card
84
Network Daughter Card
84
Removing the Network Daughter Card
84
Installing the Network Daughter Card
85
Processors
85
Removing a Processor
86
Installing a Processor
89
Power Supplies
90
Hot Spare Feature
91
Removing an AC Power Supply
91
Installing an AC Power Supply
92
Wiring Instructions for a DC Power Supply
93
Removing a DC Power Supply
95
Installing a DC Power Supply
96
Removing the Power Supply Blank
97
Installing the Power Supply Blank
97
System Battery
97
Replacing the System Battery
97
Hard-Drive Backplane
98
Removing the Hard-Drive Backplane
99
Installing the Hard-Drive Backplane
112
Removing the Optional Hard-Drive Backplane (Back)
113
Installing the Optional Hard-Drive Backplane (Back)
115
Control Panel
116
Removing the Control Panel (Poweredge R720)
116
Installing the Control Panel (Poweredge R720)
118
Removing the Control Panel (Poweredge R720Xd)
118
Installing the Control Panel (Poweredge R720Xd)
119
Removing the I/O Panel (Poweredge R720Xd)
120
Installing the I/O Panel (Poweredge R720Xd)
121
System Board
121
Removing the System Board
121
Installing the System Board
123
4 Troubleshooting Your System
125
Safety First-For You and Your System
125
Troubleshooting System Startup Failure
125
Troubleshooting External Connections
125
Troubleshooting the Video Subsystem
125
Troubleshooting a USB Device
125
Troubleshooting a Serial I/O Device
126
Troubleshooting a NIC
126
Troubleshooting a Wet System
126
Troubleshooting a Damaged System
127
Troubleshooting the System Battery
128
Troubleshooting Power Supplies
128
Troubleshooting Cooling Problems
128
Troubleshooting Cooling Fans
129
Troubleshooting System Memory
129
Troubleshooting an Internal USB Key
130
Troubleshooting an SD Card
130
Troubleshooting an Optical Drive
131
Troubleshooting a Tape Backup Unit
131
Troubleshooting a Hard Drive
132
Troubleshooting a Storage Controller
132
Troubleshooting Expansion Cards
133
Troubleshooting Processors
134
5 Using System Diagnostics
135
Dell Online Diagnostics
135
Dell Embedded System Diagnostics
135
When to Use the Embedded System Diagnostics
135
Running the Embedded System Diagnostics
135
System Diagnostic Controls
136
6 Jumpers and Connectors
137
System Board Jumper Settings
137
System Board Connectors
138
Disabling a Forgotten Password
140
7 Technical Specifications
141
8 System Messages
147
LCD Messages
147
Viewing LCD Messages
147
Removing LCD Messages
147
System Error Messages
147
Warning Messages
163
Diagnostic Messages
163
Alert Messages
163
9 Getting Help
165
Contacting Dell
165
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Dell PowerEdge External Media System 1434 Manual (38 pages)
Improving NFS performance on HPC clusters with Dell Fluid Cache for DAS
Brand:
Dell
| Category:
Server
| Size: 1.09 MB
Table of Contents
Table of Contents
3
Executive Summary
5
1 Introduction
6
Dell Fluid Cache for das (Direct-Attached Storage)
6
2 Solution Design and Architecture
6
NFS Storage Solution (Baseline)
7
Figure 1. NFS Storage Solution
7
Table 1. NFS Server and Storage Hardware Configuration
8
Figure 2. NFS Server
8
Dell Fluid Cache for das Based Solution
9
Table 2. NFS Server Software and Firmware Configuration
9
I/O Clients Test Bed
10
Table 3. Hardware Configuration for DFC
10
Table 4. Software and Firmware Configuration for DFC
10
Table 5. I/O Cluster Details
11
Solution Tuning
12
Figure 3. Test Bed
12
NFS Server
13
Storage
13
Dell Fluid Cache for das
14
Tracking Solution Health and Performance
14
Server Health and Monitoring
14
Dell Poweredge Express Flash Pcie SSD Health and Monitoring
14
Figure 4. Pcie SSD Health
15
Dell Fluid Cache for das Health and Monitoring
16
3 Performance
16
Sequential Writes and Reads
17
Figure 5. Large Sequential Write Performance
18
Figure 6. Large Sequential Read Performance
18
Random Writes and Reads
19
Figure 7. Random Write Performance
19
Metadata Tests
20
Figure 8. Random Read Performance
20
Figure 9. Metadata File Create Performance
21
Figure 10. Metadata File Stat Performance
21
Cold-Cache Tests
22
Figure 11. Metadata File Remove Performance
22
Figure 12. Cold-Cache Sequential Reads
23
Figure 13. Cold-Cache Random Reads
23
Figure 14. Cacheio-Diskio on Cold-Cache Reads
24
4 Conclusion
25
5 References
25
Appendix A: Step-By-Step Configuration of Dell Fluid Cache for NFS
27
Hardware Checklist and Cabling
27
NFS Server Set up
28
Figure 15. Solution Cabling
28
NFS Server Configuration and Tuning
29
Virtual Disk Configuration
31
XFS and DFC Configuration
33
Useful Commands and References
34
Performance Tuning on Clients
34
Appendix B: Benchmarks and Tests
35
Iozone
35
B.1. Iozone
35
Mdtest
37
B.2. Mdtest
37
Dell PowerEdge External Media System 1434 Manual (29 pages)
Updating BIOS on Dell 12th-Generation PowerEdge Servers
Brand:
Dell
| Category:
Server
| Size: 1.35 MB
Table of Contents
Table of Contents
3
1:1 Updates
5
BIOS DUP (Dell Update Package) from the Operating System (OS)
5
Windows DUP
5
Figure 1. Windows DUP
6
Figure 2. after DUP Installation, a System Reboot Is Required for the Update to be Staged
7
Figure 3. System Reboots to Lifecycle Controller
8
Linux DUP
9
Figure 4. the BIOS Update Inside Lifecycle Controller
9
DOS-Based BIOS Flash Utility
10
Figure 5. Linux DUP
10
UEFI-Based BIOS Flash Utility
11
Run BIOS Flash Utility in UEFI Shell
11
Figure 6. DOS-Based BIOS Flash Utility
11
Figure 7. BIOS Boot Manager
12
Figure 8. Flash BIOS in UEFI Shell
13
Figure 9. UEFI-Based BIOS Flash Utility
14
Load the BIOS Flash Utility from BIOS Boot Manager
15
Figure 10. UEFI-Based BIOS Flash Utility
15
Figure 11. BIOS Update File Explorer
16
Update BIOS Via Lifecycle Controller (F10)
17
Figure 12. Use BIOS Update File Explorer to Select the BIOS UEFI Flash Utility File to Update
17
Figure 13. Lifecycle Controller Screen after Pressing F10 During POST
18
Figure 14. Platform Update Screen
18
Figure 15. Select Update Repository in Platform Update
19
Introduction
5
1:Many Updates
20
Remote BIOS Update Using WSMAN
20
Figure 16. Select the Local Drive and Type in the DUP File to Use
20
Before You Begin
21
Performing a Firmware Update on Your System
22
Bios Update Using Repository Manager
28
Bios Update Using Dell Management Plug-In for Vmware Vcenter
28
Bios Update Using Dell Chassis Management Controller (CMC)
28
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Dell PowerEdge External Media System 1434 Using Manual (16 pages)
Dell High Availability and Disaster Recovery Solutions Using Microsoft SQL Server 2012 AlwaysOn
Brand:
Dell
| Category:
Server
| Size: 0.59 MB
Table of Contents
Table of Contents
3
Executive Summary
4
Introduction
4
Objectives
5
Why Dell Server and Storage Hardware for Alwayson Setup
5
Processors
5
Memory
5
Internal Storage (HDD and SSD)
5
Introduction to Microsoft SQL Server 2012 Alwayson Availability Groups (AVG)
6
Alwayson Availability Groups Architecture
6
Most Common HA and DR Deployments for SQL Databases
7
Figure 1. Availability Groups on WSFC
7
Dell Reference Configuration for AVG
8
AVG Deployments on Non-Shared Storage
8
Major Advantages and Limitations of Implementing AVG on Non-Shared Storage
9
Figure 2. Simple AVG Deployment on PE R720XD Local Storage
9
AVG Deployments on Shared Storage
10
Figure 3. Scenario 1 : SQL Server FCI with AVG on Shared Storage
11
Figure 4. Scenario 2 : SQL Server FCI with AVG on Shared Storage
12
Figure 5. Creating AVG with FCI
13
Figure 6. FCI with AVG Deployment Setting
13
Advantages and Limitations of Implementing AVG on Shared Storage
14
AVG Deployments on Hybrid (HDD and SSD) Storage
14
Benefits
14
Figure 7. AVG Deployments on SSD and HDD
14
Advantages and Limitations of Implementing AVG on Hybrid (Ssds and Hdds) Storage
15
Flexible Failover Policies and Enhanced Diagnostics for Detecting Failover Conditions
15
Summary
16
Dell PowerEdge External Media System 1434 Configuration (16 pages)
Dell SMB Reference Configuration for Microsoft SQL Server 2012 Fast Track Data Warehouse
Brand:
Dell
| Category:
Server
| Size: 0.55 MB
Table of Contents
Table of Contents
3
Dell Fast Track Data Warehouse Reference Architecture
4
Introduction
4
Microsoft SQL Server Fast Track Data Warehouse
4
Table 1. Dell Fast Track Reference Architecture Solution Details
4
Figure 1. Proposed Dell Fast Track Reference Architecture
5
Hardware Component Architecture
5
Table 2. Tested Dell Fast Track Reference Architecture Component Details
5
Figure 2. Memory Slot Locations
6
Figure 3. Virtual Disk Settings
7
Internal Storage Controller (PERC H710P Mini) Settings
7
Figure 4. Internal Storage Controller Settings
8
Figure 5. RAID Configuration
8
Table 3. Mount Point Naming and the Storage Enclosure Mapping
9
Application Configuration
10
Figure 6. Storage System Components
10
Performance Benchmarking
11
Baseline Hardware Characterization Using Synthetic I/O
11
Figure 7. SQLIO Line Rate Test from Cache (Small File)
12
Fast Track Database Validation
13
Figure 8. SQLIO Real Rate Test from Disk (Large File)
13
Fast Track Database Validation with Column Store Index (CSI)
14
Reference Architecture Performance Details
14
Table 4. Performance Metrics
14
Conclusion
15
References
16
Dell PowerEdge External Media System 1434 Getting Started Manual (12 pages)
Getting Started Guide
Brand:
Dell
| Category:
Server
| Size: 0.84 MB
Table of Contents
Notes, Cautions, and Warnings
2
Installation and Configuration
3
Unpacking a Rack System
3
Connecting the Optional Keyboard, Mouse, and Monitor
4
Connecting the Power Cables
4
Securing the Power Cable(S)
5
Turning on the System
5
Installing the Optional Bezel
6
Complete the Operating System Setup
6
Dell Software License Agreement
6
Other Information You May Need
7
Obtaining Technical Assistance
7
NOM Information
7
Technical Specifications
8
Dell PowerEdge External Media System 1434 Manual (10 pages)
Statement of Volatility
Brand:
Dell
| Category:
Server
| Size: 0.08 MB
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