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Dell™ PowerVault™
DL2200 Systems
Hardware Owner’s
Manual
Regulatory Model E13S Series
Regulatory Type E13S001
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book.book Page 2 Wednesday, May 12, 2010 9:26 PM 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. ____________________ Information in this document is subject to change without notice. © 2010 Dell Inc. All rights reser
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book.book Page 3 Wednesday, May 12, 2010 9:26 PM Contents 1 About Your System. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Accessing System Features During Startup. . . . . . . 11 Front-Panel Features and Indicators . . . . . . . . . . 12 Hard-Drive Indicator Patterns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Back-Panel Features and Indicators . . . . . . . . . . 15 Guidelines for Connecting Optional External Devices. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 NIC Indicator Codes . . . . . . . .
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book.book Page 4 Wednesday, May 12, 2010 9:26 PM Entering the System Setup Program . . . . . . . . . . . 40 Responding to Error Messages. . . . . . . . . . . 40 Using the System Setup Program Navigation Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 System Setup Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 Main Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 Memory Settings Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 Processor Settings Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 Boot
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book.book Page 5 Wednesday, May 12, 2010 9:26 PM 3 Installing System Components . . . . . . . . 61 Recommended Tools. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61 Inside the System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61 Front Bezel (Optional) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63 Removing the Front Bezel . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63 Installing the Front Bezel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64 Opening and Closing the System . . . . . . . . . . . . 64 Opening the System . . . . . . . . . . .
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book.book Page 6 Wednesday, May 12, 2010 9:26 PM Removing a Cooling Fan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75 Replacing a Cooling Fan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77 Power Supplies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77 Removing a Power Supply . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78 Installing a Power Supply. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79 Removing the Power Supply Blank . . . . . . . . . 80 Installing the Power Supply Blank . . . . . . . . . 80 System Memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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book.book Page 7 Wednesday, May 12, 2010 9:26 PM Installing a VFlash Media Card. . . . . . . . . . . 103 Removing a VFlash Media Card . . . . . . . . . . 103 Processors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103 Removing a Processor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103 Installing a Processor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107 System Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108 Replacing the System Battery . . . . . . . . . . . 108 RAID Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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book.book Page 8 Wednesday, May 12, 2010 9:26 PM 4 Troubleshooting Your System . . . . . . . . 129 Safety First—For You and Your System . . . . . . . . 129 Troubleshooting System Startup Failure. . . . . . . . 129 Troubleshooting External Connections . . . . . . . . 129 Troubleshooting the Video Subsystem. . . . . . . . . 130 Troubleshooting a USB Device . . . . . . . . . . . . 130 Troubleshooting a Serial I/O Device. . . . . . . . . . 131 Troubleshooting a NIC . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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book.book Page 9 Wednesday, May 12, 2010 9:26 PM 5 Running the System Diagnostics . . . . . . 147 Using Online Diagnostics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147 Embedded System Diagnostics Features . . . . . . . . 147 When to Use the Embedded System Diagnostics . . . . 148 Running the Embedded System Diagnostics . . . . . . 148 Embedded System Diagnostics Testing Options . . . . 149 Using the Custom Test Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149 Selecting Devices for Testing . . . . . . . . . . . 1
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book.book Page 10 Wednesday, May 12, 2010 9:26 PM 10 Contents
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book.book Page 11 Wednesday, May 12, 2010 9:26 PM About Your System Accessing System Features During Startup The following keystrokes provide access to system features during startup. Keystroke Description Enters the System Setup program. See "Using the System Setup Program and UEFI Boot Manager" on page 39. Enters System Services, which opens the Lifecycle Controller. The controller allows you to access utilities such as embedded system diagnostics. For information on Lifecycl
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book.book Page 12 Wednesday, May 12, 2010 9:26 PM Front-Panel Features and Indicators Figure 1-1. Front-Panel Features and Indicators 5 6 7 8 3 2 4 1 Item Indicator, Button, Icon Description or Connector 1 LED panel The LED panel has four diagnostic indicator lights that display error codes during system startup. See "Diagnostic Lights" on page 19. 2 Power-on indicator/ The power-on indicator lights power button when the system power is on. The power button controls the DC power supply o
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book.book Page 13 Wednesday, May 12, 2010 9:26 PM Item Indicator, Button, Icon Description or Connector 3 NMI button Used to troubleshoot software and device driver errors when using certain operating systems. This button can be pressed using the end of a paper clip. Use this button only if directed to do so by qualified support personnel or by the operating system's documentation. 4 System identification The identification buttons on the front button and back panels can be used to lo
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book.book Page 14 Wednesday, May 12, 2010 9:26 PM Hard-Drive Indicator Patterns Figure 1-2. Hard-Drive Indicators 1 2 1 hard-drive activity indicator 2 hard-drive status indicator (green) (green and amber) Drive-Status Indicator Pattern Condition Blinks green two times per second Identify drive/preparing for removal Off Drive ready for insertion or removal NOTE: The drive status indicator remains off until all hard drives are initialized after system power is applied. Drives are not ready
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ST book.book Page 15 Wednesday, May 12, 2010 9:26 PM Drive-Status Indicator Pattern Condition Blinks green slowly Drive rebuilding Steady green Drive online Blinks green three seconds, off three Rebuild aborted seconds, amber three seconds, and off three seconds Back-Panel Features and Indicators Figure 1-3 shows the controls, indicators, and connectors located on the back panel of the system. Figure 1-3. Back-Panel Features and Indicators 1 1 2 Gb 1 2 3 Gb 2 4 11 12 1 2 3 5 6 7 8 9 10 Item
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book.book Page 16 Wednesday, May 12, 2010 9:26 PM Item Indicator, Button, or Icon Description Connector 7 PCIe expansion card Connects one internal and three slots using riser card external PCI Express Generation 2 expansion cards. Slot 1: PCIe x4, half-length, full-height Slot 2: PCIe x4, full-length, full-height Slot 3: PCIe x8, half-length, full-height Slot 4: PCIe x4, internal slot for integrated card NOTE: All four slots are x8 connectors. 8 System identification Connects the optional
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book.book Page 17 Wednesday, May 12, 2010 9:26 PM Guidelines for Connecting Optional External Devices � Turn off power to the system and exte rnal devices before attaching a new external device. Turn on any external devices before turning on the system (unless the documentation for the device specifies otherwise). � Ensure that the appropriate driver for the attached device has been installed on the system. � If necessary, use the System Setup program to enable ports on your system. See
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book.book Page 18 Wednesday, May 12, 2010 9:26 PM Power Indicator Codes The power supplies have an indicator that shows whether power is present or a power fault has occurred. � Not lit — AC power is not connected. � Green — In standby mode, indicates that a valid AC source is connected to the power supply, and that the power supply is operational. When the system is on, it also indicates that the power supply is providing DC power to the system. � Amber — Indicates a problem with the pow
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book.book Page 19 Wednesday, May 12, 2010 9:26 PM Diagnostic Lights The four diagnostic indicator lights on the system front panel display error codes during system startup. Table 1 lists the causes and possible corrective actions associated with these codes. A highlighted circle indicates the light is on; a non-highlighted circle indicates the light is off. Table 1. Diagnostic Indicator Codes Code Causes Corrective Action The system is in a normal Plug the system into a working off con
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book.book Page 20 Wednesday, May 12, 2010 9:26 PM Table 1. Diagnostic Indicator Codes (continued) Code Causes Corrective Action Hard drive failure. Ensure that the hard drive are properly connected. See "Hard Drives" on page 67 for information on the drives installed in your system. Possible USB failure. See "Troubleshooting a USB Device" on page 130. No memory modules See "Troubleshooting System detected. Memory" on page 137. System board failure. See "Getting Help" on page 157. Memor
