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Dell PowerEdge R520
Owner's Manual
Regulatory Model: E19S Series
Regulatory Type: E19S001
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Notes, Cautions, and Warnings NOTE: A NOTE indicates important information that helps you make better use of your computer. 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. © 2013 Dell Inc. All Rights Reserved. ™ ™ ™ ™ ™ ™ ™ Trademarks used in this text: Dell , the Dell logo, Dell Boomi , Dell Precision , OptiPlex , Latitude , PowerEdge
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Contents 1 About Your System......................................................................................................................9 Front-Panel Features And Indicators....................................................................................................................... 9 LCD Panel Features.................................................................................................................................................11 Home Screen..................
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Boot Manager Screen......................................................................................................................................31 UEFI Boot Menu............................................................................................................................................... 32 Embedded System Management............................................................................................................................32 iDRAC Settings Utility........
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Installing The Optical Drive.............................................................................................................................. 57 Cooling Fans............................................................................................................................................................57 Removing A Cooling Fan...................................................................................................................................57 Installing A Co
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Installing The Redundant Power Supply Unit Divider...................................................................................... 89 System Battery....................................................................................................................................................... 90 Replacing The System Battery.........................................................................................................................90 Hard-Drive Backplane...................
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Running The Embedded System Diagnostics.................................................................................................111 System Diagnostic Controls........................................................................................................................... 112 6 Jumpers And Connectors...................................................................................................... 113 System Board Jumper Settings...............................................
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1 About Your System Front-Panel Features And Indicators Figure 1. Front-Panel Features and Indicators Figure 2. Front-Panel Features and Indicators for a Software RAID System Item Indicator, Button, or Icon Description Connector 1 Power-on indicator, power The power-on indicator lights when the system power is button on. The power button controls the power supply output to the system. NOTE: On ACPI-compliant operating systems, turning off the system using the power button causes the system t
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Item Indicator, Button, or Icon Description Connector Use this button only if directed to do so by qualified support personnel or by the operating system's documentation. 3 System identification button The identification buttons on the front and back panels can be used to locate a particular system within a rack. When one of these buttons is pushed, the LCD panel on the front and the system status indicator on the back flashes blue until one of the buttons is pushed again. Press to toggle
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LCD Panel Features The system's LCD panel provides system information and status and error messages to indicate when the system is operating correctly or when the system needs attention. See LCD Error Messages for information about specific error codes. • The LCD backlight lights blue during normal operating conditions and lights amber to indicate an error condition. • The LCD backlight is off when the system is in standby mode and can be turned on by pressing either the Select, Left, or Righ
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Setup Menu NOTE: When you select an option in the Setup menu, you must confirm the option before proceeding to the next action. Option Description iDRAC Select DHCP or Static IP to configure the network mode. If Static IP is selected, the available fields are IP, Subnet (Sub), and Gateway (Gtw). Select Setup DNS to enable DNS and to view domain addresses. Two separate DNS entries are available. Set error Select SEL to display LCD error messages in a format that matches the IPMI description in
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Hard-Drive Indicator Patterns Figure 4. Hard-Drive Indicators 1. hard-drive activity indicator (green) 2. hard-drive status indicator (green and amber) NOTE: If the hard drive is in Advanced Host Controller Interface (AHCI) mode, the status indicator (on the right side) does not function and remains off. Drive-Status Condition Indicator Pattern (RAID Only) Blinks green two Identifying drive or preparing for removal times per second Off Drive ready for insertion or removal NOTE: The drive statu
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Back-Panel Features And Indicators Figure 5. Back-Panel Features and Indicators—Redundant Power Supply Unit Chassis Figure 6. Back-Panel Features and Indicators—Non-Redundant Power Supply Unit Chassis Item Indicator, Button, or Icon Description Connector 1 PCIe expansion card slot 1 Connects a PCI Express expansion card. 2 vFlash media card slot Allows you to insert a vFlash media card. (Optional) 3 iDRAC port (Optional) Dedicated management port for the iDRAC Ports Card. 4 PCIe expansion card s
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Item Indicator, Button, or Icon Description Connector the front and the system status indicator on the back blink until one of the buttons is pushed again. Press to toggle the system ID on and off. If the system hangs during POST, press and hold the system ID button for more than five seconds to enter BIOS progress mode. To reset the iDRAC (if not disabled in System Setup) press and hold for more than 15 seconds. 11 Power supply AC 495 W, 750 W, 1100 W or 550 W (non-redundant), Or DC 750 W
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Figure 8. AC Power Supply Status Indicator 1. AC power supply status indicator/handle Figure 9. DC Power Supply Status Indicator 1. DC power supply status indicator Power Indicator Condition Pattern Not lit Power is not connected. Green The handle/LED indicator lights green indicating that a valid power source is connected to the power supply and that the power supply is operational. Flashing amber Indicates a problem with the power supply. CAUTION: When correcting a power supply mismatch, repl
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Power Indicator Condition Pattern CAUTION: AC power supplies support both 220 V and 110 V input voltages with the exception of Titanium power supplies, which support only 220 V. When two identical power supplies receive different input voltages, they can output different wattages, and trigger a mismatch. CAUTION: If two power supplies are used, they must be of the same type and have the same maximum output power. CAUTION: Combining AC and DC power supplies is not supported and triggers a mis
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Diagnostic Indicator Condition Pattern Green A valid power source is connected to the power supply and the power supply is operational. 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 Getting Started Guide provides an overview of setting up your system, and technical specifications. This document is available online at www.dell.com/support/
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2 Using The System Setup And Boot Manager System Setup enables you to manage your system hardware and specify BIOS-level options. The following keystrokes provide access to system features during startup: Keystroke Description Enters the System Setup. Enters System Services, which opens the Dell Lifecycle Controller 2 (LC2). The Dell LC2 supports systems management features such as operating system deployment, hardware diagnostics, firmware updates, and platform configuration, usi
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• UEFI boot mode is an enhanced 64-bit boot interface based on Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) specifications that overlays the system BIOS. You must select the boot mode in the Boot Mode field of the Boot Settings screen of System Setup. Once you specify the boot mode, the system boots in the specified boot mode and you then proceed to install your operating system from that mode. Thereafter, you must boot the system in the same boot mode (BIOS or UEFI) to access the installed o
