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Dell™ PowerEdge™ 1955 Systems
Hardware Owners Manual
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Notes, Notices, and Cautions NOTE: A NOTE indicates important information that helps you make better use of your computer. NOTICE: A NOTICE indicates either potential damage to hardware or loss of data and tells you how to avoid the problem. CAUTION: A CAUTION indicates a potential for property damage, personal injury, or death. ____________________ Information in this document is subject to change without notice. © 2006 Dell Inc. All rights reserved. Reproduction in any manner whatsoever wi
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Contents 1 About Your System. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Other Information You May Need . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 System Overview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 System Status Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Server Module Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Using USB Diskette or USB CD Drives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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2 Using the System Setup Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 Entering the System Setup Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 Responding to Error Messages. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 Using the System Setup Program. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 System Setup Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 Main Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 Memory Information Scre
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KVM Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63 Removing a KVM Module. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63 Installing a KVM Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63 Tiering an Avocent Analog KVM Switch or Avocent Digital Access KVM Switch From a Analog KVM Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65 Tiering an Avocent Analog KVM Switch From a Dell Console Switch . . . 68 Tiering an Avocent Digital Access KVM Switch From a De
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Server Module Control Panel Assembly (Service-Only Procedure) . . . . . . 96 Removing the Server Module Control Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96 Installing the Server Module Control Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97 System Board (Service-Only Procedure) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98 Removing the System Board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98 Installing the System Board. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99 4 Troubleshooting Your Sy
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5 Running System Diagnostics. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117 Using Server Administrator Diagnostics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117 System Diagnostics Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117 When to Use the System Diagnostics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118 Running the System Diagnostics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118 From the Utility Partition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118 From a USB Flas
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Before You Call. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129 Contacting Dell. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132 Glossary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149 Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157 8 Contents
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About Your System Other Information You May Need CAUTION: The Product Information Guide provides important safety and regulatory information. Warranty information may be included within this document or as a separate document. The Rack Installation Guide or Rack Installation Instructions included with your rack solution describes how to install your system into a rack. The Getting Started Guide provides an overview of system features, setting up your system, and technical specifications
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System Overview Your system can include up to ten server modules (or blades) (see Figure 1-1). Each server module functions as an individual server encompassing up to two microprocessors, up to two hot-pluggable hard drives, and up to eight memory modules. To function as a system, a server module is inserted into a chassis that supports power supplies, fan modules, a management module (Dell™ Remote Access Controller/Modular Chassis [DRAC/MC]), a KVM switch module, and at least one I/O module
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Figure 1-2. Front-Panel Control and Indicators 1 2 3 4 1 system power indicator 2 system power button 3 identification indicator 4 identification button Table 1-1. System Status Features Indicator Type Icon Indicator Indicator Code System power N/A None Turns the system on and off. Press to turn on the system. button Press and hold 10 seconds to turn off the system. NOTE: The system power button controls power to all of the server modules and I/O modules in the chassis. System power Off Syste
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Table 1-1. System Status Features (continued) Indicator Type Icon Indicator Indicator Code Identification Off Chassis is not being identified. This is the default. indicator Amber, slow Chassis is being identified. Either the front or back blinking identification button has been pressed. This indicator can be turned off by pressing the identification button. Amber, fast System error. Will stop blinking when the error is resolved. blinking Server Module Features Each server module has one power
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Figure 1-3. Server Module Indicators 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 1 server module power indicator 2 server module power button 3 KVM selection indicator 4 KVM selection button 5 daughter card status indicator 6 Ethernet network indicator 7 custom port (with custom cable - USB [2] and video) About Your System 13
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Table 1-2 provides information about the status indicators. Table 1-2. Server Module Features and Indicators Indicator Icon Activity Indicator Indicator Code Server module Off Power is not available to the server module, the server power indicator module is not turned on, or the server module is installed incorrectly. For detailed information on installing a server module, see "Server Modules" on page 73. Green The module is turned on. Green blinking fast The module power is on and there is
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Table 1-2. Server Module Features and Indicators (continued) Indicator Icon Activity Indicator Indicator Code KVM selection Off The server module is not selected by the KVM. indicator Green The server module is selected for the KVM. Amber blinking The server module is not selected by the KVM and a power fault exists. Green/amber blinking The server module is selected for the KVM and a power fault exists. KVM selection N/A None Selects the server module for use with the KVM located on button
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Table 1-2. Server Module Features and Indicators (continued) Indicator Icon Activity Indicator Indicator Code Network indicators Off Indicates that the server module does not have a link to the Ethernet switch or pass-through module. Green on Indicates that the server module has a valid link to the network switch module. Green blinking Indicates network activity between the server module and the network switch module. NOTE: External network activity is not reported by this indicator. NOTE: T
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Figure 1-4. Hard-Drive Features and Indicators 1 2 1 drive activity indicator 2 drive status indicator NOTE: The hard-drive status indicator is only functional for RAID hard drive configurations. For non-RAID configurations, only the drive-activity indicator is active. Table 1-3. Hard-Drive Status Indicator Patterns (RAID Configurations Only) Status Indicator State Indicator Code Off Drive is ready for removal. Drive bay is empty. Power is off to the server module. Green Drive is online.
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Back-Panel Features The back of the chassis supports four I/O module bays, the DRAC/MC, fan modules, and power supply modules. Figure 1-5 shows a sample configuration and the numbering for the bays. Table 1-4 provides information about the back-panel features. Figure 1-5. Back-Panel Features 3 2 1 4 12 5 11 6 4 3 10 7 2 1 8 9 1 I/O bay 2 2 fan modules (2) 3 PowerConnect 5316M Ethernet switch module 4 I/O bay 1 5 Fibre Channel pass-through 6 I/O bay 3 module 7 KVM module 8 DRAC/MC module 9 pow
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Table 1-4. Back-Panel Features and Indicators Component Indicator Description Power supply modules Provide information about power status (see "Power Supply Indicator Codes" on page 20). Fan modules Provide information about status of the system fans (see "Fan Module Indicators" on page 21). KVM module Provides information about the KVM module (see "KVM Modules" on page 22). DRAC/MC module Provides information about system status, system management status, and port status (see "DRAC/MC Module
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Figure 1-6. Power Supply Indicators 1 3 2 1 fault indicator 2 AC power present indicator 3 DC power indicator Table 1-5. Power Supply Indicator Codes Indicator Icon Activity Indicator Code Indicator DC power indicator Green The power supply is operational. Fault indicator Amber The power supply is in a fault condition. The fault condition can result from either a failed power supply or a failed fan within the power supply. See "Power Supply Modules" on page 58. AC power present Green AC power
