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Figure 26. Removing the system cover

Next step

Install the system cover.

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Installing the system cover

Installing the system cover

Prerequisite

CAUTION: 

Many repairs may only be done by a certified service technician. You should only perform troubleshooting and simple 

repairs as authorized in your product documentation, or as directed by the online or telephone service and support team. 
Damage due to servicing that is not authorized by Dell is not covered by your warranty. Read and follow the safety instructions 
that are shipped with your product.

Follow the safety guidelines listed in 

Safety instructions

.

Step

Place the system cover on the chassis, and slide it to the front of the chassis until it locks into place.

Installing and removing enclosure components

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Summary of Contents for PowerEdge C6400

Page 1: ...Dell EMC PowerEdge R6400 Installation and Service Manual Regulatory Model E43S Series Regulatory Type E43S001 ...

Page 2: ...age 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 2017 2018 Dell Inc or its subsidiaries All rights reserved Dell EMC and other trademarks are trademarks of Dell Inc or its subsidiaries Other trademarks may be trademarks of their respective owners 2018 03 Rev A01 ...

Page 3: ...and storage specifications 19 Environmental specifications 20 Temperature specifications 20 Relative humidity specifications 21 Maximum vibration specifications 21 Maximum shock specifications 21 Maximum altitude specifications 21 Operating temperature de rating specifications 22 Particulate and gaseous contamination specifications 22 Standard operating temperature specifications 23 Expanded opera...

Page 4: ...poser board 56 Removing the power interposer board 57 Installing the power interposer board 58 Chassis management board 60 Removing the chassis management board 60 Installing the chassis management board 61 Linking board 62 Removing the linking board 62 Installing the linking board 64 Midplane 66 Removing the right midplane 66 Installing the right midplane 67 Removing the left midplane 68 Installi...

Page 5: ... sensor board 87 Removing the thermal sensor board 87 Installing the thermal sensor board 88 5 Getting help 90 Receiving automated support with SupportAssist 90 Contacting Dell 90 Documentation feedback 91 Accessing system information by using QRL 91 Quick Resource Locator for C6400 and C6420 systems 91 Contents 5 ...

Page 6: ...2 5 inch SAS or SATA drives up to 12 x 3 5 inch SAS or SATA drives diskless no backplane Topics Supported configurations Front view of the PowerEdge C6400 enclosure Front view of the control panels Back view of the PowerEdge C6400 enclosure with PowerEdge C6420 sleds Sled to hard drive mapping Expander zoning Diagnostic indicators Locating the Service Tag of your system Supported configurations Th...

Page 7: ...Figure 1 Supported configurations for PowerEdge C6400 PowerEdge C6400 overview 7 ...

Page 8: ...w of the enclosure with 24 x 2 5 inch drives 1 left control panel 2 drive bay 3 right control panel 4 EST tag Figure 3 Front view of the enclosure with 12 x 3 5 inch drives 1 left control panel 2 drive bay 3 right control panel 4 EST tag 8 PowerEdge C6400 overview ...

Page 9: ...ntification LED for sleds 3 and 4 are located on the right control panel 3 power on indicator or system state indicator or power button for sleds 1 and 3 Press the power button to turn the sled on or off The power on indicator turns amber when a critical system event occurs NOTE To gracefully shut down an ACPI compliant operating system press the power button 4 system identification button for sle...

Page 10: ...urs NOTE To gracefully shut down an ACPI compliant operating system press the power button 6 system identification button for sleds 2 and 4 Press the system ID button To locate a particular sled within the enclosure To turn the system ID on or off NOTE If the sled stops responding during POST press and hold the system ID button for more than five seconds to enter the BIOS progress mode Back view o...

Page 11: ... 2 drives 3 5 mapped to sled 2 3 drives 6 8 mapped to sled 3 4 drives 9 11 mapped to sled 4 NOTE The warranty of the drives are linked to the Service Tag of the corresponding sled Expander zoning A SAS expander board allows higher single volume hard drive configurations An integrated expander device expands each sleds hard drive footprint The PowerEdge 6400 enclosure allows four sleds to access a ...

Page 12: ...d sled 3 in Zoning Mode 12 12 NOTE Install expander firmware 2 07 X25 00 or later to support these configurations The expander mode works only with a PERC card and is not supported by the onboard SATA controller 12 PowerEdge C6400 overview ...

Page 13: ... 2 hard drive status LED indicator 3 hard drive NOTE If the hard drive is in the Advanced Host Controller Interface AHCI mode the status LED indicator does not turn on Table 2 Hard drive indicator codes Hard drive status indicator code Condition Flashes green twice per second Identifying drive or preparing for removal Off Drive ready for removal NOTE The drive status indicator remains off until al...

Page 14: ...firmware update is interrupted the PSUs do not function Blinking green and turns off When hot plugging a PSU the PSU handle blinks green five times at a rate of 4 Hz and turns off This indicates a PSU mismatch with respect to efficiency feature set health status or supported voltage CAUTION The PSUs must have the same type of label for example Extended Power Performance EPP label Mixing PSUs from ...

Page 15: ...by a unique Express Service Code and Service Tag number The Express Service Code and Service Tag are found on the front of the enclosure by pulling out the EST tag This information is used by Dell to route support calls to the appropriate personnel Figure 10 Locating the Service Tag of your system 1 information tag top view 2 QR code label 3 Express Service Tag label PowerEdge C6400 overview 15 ...

Page 16: ...te Access Controller Admin RACADM subcommands and supported RACADM interfaces see the RACADM Command Line Reference Guide for iDRAC Dell com idracmanuals For information about updating drivers and firmware see the Methods to download firmware and drivers section in this document To download drivers Dell com support drivers Managing your system For information about systems management software offe...

Page 17: ...and deploying the cards see the Storage controller documentation Dell com storagecontrollermanuals Understanding event and error messages For information about checking the event and error messages generated by the system firmware and agents that monitor system components see the Dell Event and Error Messages Reference Guide Dell com openmanagemanuals OpenManage software Troubleshooting your syste...

Page 18: ...ined in this section Topics Dimensions of the PowerEdge C6400 enclosure Chassis weight PSU specifications Hard drives and storage specifications Environmental specifications Dimensions of the PowerEdge C6400 enclosure Figure 11 Dimensions of PowerEdge C6400 enclosure 3 18 Technical specifications ...

Page 19: ...um 715 BTU hr 50 60 Hz 100 240 V AC autoranging 14 A 16 A 2000 W AC Platinum 635 BTU hr 50 60 Hz 100 240 V AC autoranging 11 5 A 1600 W AC Platinum 475 BTU hr 50 60 Hz 100 240 V AC autoranging 10 A NOTE Heat dissipation is calculated using the PSU wattage rating NOTE This system is also designed to connect to the IT power systems with a phase to phase voltage not exceeding 240 V NOTE If a system w...

Page 20: ...p to 64 GB One on each PCIe riser of each sled Table 9 Supported RAID options with M 2 SATA drives Options Single M 2 SATA drive without RAID Dual M 2 SATA drives with hardware RAID Hardware RAID No Yes RAID Mode N A RAID 1 Number of drives supported 1 2 Supported CPUs CPU 1 CPU 1 and CPU 2 Environmental specifications Temperature specifications Table 10 Temperature specifications Temperature Spec...

Page 21: ... Storage 1 88 Grms at 10 Hz to 500 Hz for 15 min all six sides tested Maximum shock specifications Table 13 Maximum shock specifications Maximum shock Specifications Operating 24 executed shock pulses 6 G in the positive and negative x y z axis for up to 11 ms four pulses on each side of the system Storage Six consecutively executed shock pulses of 71 G in the positive and negative x y z axes for ...

Page 22: ...equirements do not apply to IT equipment designed to be used outside a data center in environments such as an office or factory floor NOTE Air entering the data center must have MERV11 or MERV13 filtration Conductive dust Air must be free of conductive dust zinc whiskers or other conductive particles NOTE This condition applies to data center and non data center environments Corrosive dust Air mus...

Page 23: ...n see the following tables Table 19 Maximum continuous operating temperature for non fabric dual processor configuration TDP W Proces sor model number Suppor ted heat sinks Max DIMM count per CPU 12x 3 5 HDDs enclosu re 8x 3 5 HDDs enclosu re 4x 3 5 HDDs enclosu re 24x 2 5 HDDs enclosu re 20x 2 5 HDDs enclosu re 16x 2 5 HDDs enclosu re 12x 2 5 HDDs enclosu re 8x 2 5 HDDs enclosu re 4x 2 5 HDDs enc...

Page 24: ...F 8170M CPU1 JYKMM CPU2 V2DRD CPU1 8 CPU2 8 30 C 86 F 30 C 86 F 30 C 86 F 35 C 95 F 35 C 95 F 8170 CPU1 JYKMM CPU2 V2DRD CPU1 8 CPU2 8 30 C 86 F 30 C 86 F 30 C 86 F 35 C 95 F 35 C 95 F 155W 6144 CPU1 FMM2 M CPU2 V2DRD CPU1 6 CPU2 8 Not supported 30 C 86 F 30 C 86 F 30 C 86 F 30 C 86 F 35 C 95 F 35 C 95 F 150W 6148 CPU1 JYKMM CPU2 V2DRD CPU1 8 CPU2 8 Not supported 30 C 86 F 30 C 86 F 30 C 86 F 30 C...

Page 25: ...86 F 30 C 86 F 30 C 86 F 35 C 95 F 35 C 95 F 6152 CPU1 JYKMM CPU2 V2DRD CPU1 8 CPU2 8 30 C 86 F 30 C 86 F 30 C 86 F 30 C 86 F 30 C 86 F 35 C 95 F 35 C 95 F 6140M CPU1 JYKMM CPU2 V2DRD CPU1 8 CPU2 8 30 C 86 F 30 C 86 F 30 C 86 F 30 C 86 F 30 C 86 F 35 C 95 F 35 C 95 F 6140 CPU1 JYKMM CPU2 V2DRD CPU1 8 CPU2 8 30 C 86 F 30 C 86 F 30 C 86 F 30 C 86 F 30 C 86 F 35 C 95 F 35 C 95 F 130W 6134 CPU1 JYKMM ...

Page 26: ...95 F 35 C 95 F 35 C 95 F 35 C 95 F 105W 5122 CPU1 FMM2 M CPU2 V2DRD CPU1 6 CPU2 8 30 C 86 F 35 C 95 F 35 C 95 F 35 C 95 F 35 C 95 F 35 C 95 F 35 C 95 F 35 C 95 F 35 C 95 F 35 C 95 F 5120 CPU1 JYKMM CPU2 V2DRD CPU1 8 CPU2 8 30 C 86 F 35 C 95 F 35 C 95 F 35 C 95 F 35 C 95 F 35 C 95 F 35 C 95 F 35 C 95 F 35 C 95 F 35 C 95 F 5118 CPU1 JYKMM CPU2 V2DRD CPU1 8 CPU2 8 30 C 86 F 35 C 95 F 35 C 95 F 35 C 9...

Page 27: ... 95 F 35 C 95 F 35 C 95 F 35 C 95 F 35 C 95 F 35 C 95 F 35 C 95 F 3104 CPU1 JYKMM CPU2 V2DRD CPU1 8 CPU2 8 35 C 95 F 35 C 95 F 35 C 95 F 35 C 95 F 35 C 95 F 35 C 95 F 35 C 95 F 35 C 95 F 35 C 95 F 35 C 95 F 70W 4109T CPU1 JYKMM CPU2 V2DRD CPU1 8 CPU2 8 35 C 95 F 35 C 95 F 35 C 95 F 35 C 95 F 35 C 95 F 35 C 95 F 35 C 95 F 35 C 95 F 35 C 95 F 35 C 95 F Table 20 Maximum continuous operating temperatu...

Page 28: ...U2 8 30 C 86 F 30 C 86 F 30 C 86 F 35 C 95 F 35 C 95 F 6126F CPU1 FMM2 M CPU2 V2DRD CPU1 8 CPU2 8 30 C 86 F 30 C 86 F 30 C 86 F 35 C 95 F 35 C 95 F Table 21 Maximum continuous operating temperature for non fabric single processor configuration TDP W Proces sor model number Suppor ted heat sinks Max DIMM count per CPU 12x 3 5 HDDs enclosu re 8x 3 5 HDDs enclosu re 4x 3 5 HDDs enclosu re 24x 2 5 HDD...

Page 29: ...C 95 F 35 C 95 F 35 C 95 F 35 C 95 F 35 C 95 F 35 C 95 F 155W 6144 CPU1 FMM2 M CPU1 6 30 C 86 F 30 C 86 F 30 C 86 F 35 C 95 F 35 C 95 F 35 C 95 F 35 C 95 F 35 C 95 F 35 C 95 F 35 C 95 F 150W 6148 CPU1 JYKMM CPU1 8 30 C 86 F 35 C 95 F 35 C 95 F 35 C 95 F 35 C 95 F 35 C 95 F 35 C 95 F 35 C 95 F 35 C 95 F 35 C 95 F 6142 CPU1 JYKMM CPU1 8 30 C 86 F 35 C 95 F 35 C 95 F 35 C 95 F 35 C 95 F 35 C 95 F 35 ...

Page 30: ...F 35 C 95 F 35 C 95 F 35 C 95 F 35 C 95 F 35 C 95 F 35 C 95 F 105W 5122 CPU1 FMM2 M CPU1 6 30 C 86 F 35 C 95 F 35 C 95 F 35 C 95 F 35 C 95 F 35 C 95 F 35 C 95 F 35 C 95 F 35 C 95 F 35 C 95 F 5120 CPU1 JYKMM CPU1 8 35 C 95 F 35 C 95 F 35 C 95 F 35 C 95 F 35 C 95 F 35 C 95 F 35 C 95 F 35 C 95 F 35 C 95 F 35 C 95 F 5118 CPU1 JYKMM CPU1 8 35 C 95 F 35 C 95 F 35 C 95 F 35 C 95 F 35 C 95 F 35 C 95 F 35 ...

Page 31: ...r CPU 12x 3 5 HDDs enclosur e 8x 3 5 HDDs enclosur e 4x 3 5 HDDs enclosur e 24x 2 5 HDDs enclosur e 20x 2 5 HDDs enclosur e 16x 2 5 HDDs enclosur e 12x 2 5 HDDs enclosur e 8x 2 5 HDDs enclosur e 4x 2 5 HDDs enclosur e No back plane enclosur e 173W 8176F CPU1 6 Not applicable 165W 8170F CPU1 6 160W 8160F CPU1 6 6148F CPU1 6 6142F CPU1 6 135W 6138F CPU1 8 6130F CPU1 8 6126F CPU1 8 Table 23 Configura...

Page 32: ...s 40 C For temperatures between 35 C and 40 C de rate maximum allowable temperature by 1 C per 175 m above 950 m 1 F per 319 ft 1 of annual operating hours 5 C to 45 C at 5 to 90 RH with 29 C dew point NOTE Outside the standard operating temperature 10 C to 35 C the system can operate down to 5 C or up to 45 C for a maximum of 1 of its annual operating hours For temperatures between 40 C and 45 C ...

Page 33: ... 114 mm heat sink is required for the processor in CPU1 socket Intel Ethernet Server Adapter X710 DA2 for Open Compute Project OCP is not supported X8 M 2 SATA card is not supported NVMe SSD is not supported PCIe cards with power rating greater than 25 W are not supported AEP DIMM and LRDIMM are not supported Support only for CPU s with wattages up to 105 W without the PERC H330 and H730 Technical...

Page 34: ...s use an antistatic mat and antistatic strap while working on components inside the system CAUTION To ensure proper operation and cooling all bays in the system and system fans must be always populated with a component or a blank Before working inside your system Prerequisite Follow the safety guidelines listed in Safety instructions Steps 1 Turn off the system including any attached peripherals 2...

Page 35: ...t Inside the enclosure CAUTION This system must be operated with the system cover installed to ensure proper cooling Figure 12 Inside the C6400 enclosure 1 sled 4 2 right midplane 3 fan cage 2 4 fan 4 5 right linking board 6 backplane 7 drive cage 8 expander board 9 left midplane 10 left linking board 11 chassis management board 12 power interposer board Installing and removing enclosure component...

Page 36: ...ge C6400 enclosure The sled features dual processors memory a PCIe expansion slot mezzanine cards and onboard storage SD card and M 2 SATA Removing a sled Prerequisites 1 Follow the safety guidelines listed in Safety instructions 2 Follow the procedure listed in Before working inside your system NOTE The process of removing a sled blank is similar to removing a sled Step Press the retaining latch ...

Page 37: ...Figure 14 Removing a sled Installing and removing enclosure components 37 ...

Page 38: ...re proper cooling of the system Related links Installing a sled Installing a sled Prerequisites 1 Follow the safety guidelines listed in Safety instructions 2 If installed remove the sled blank Step Slide the sled into the enclosure horizontally ensuring that the sled is supported from beneath until it locks into place 38 Installing and removing enclosure components ...

Page 39: ...Figure 16 Installing a sled Installing and removing enclosure components 39 ...

Page 40: ...y CAUTION Do not turn off or restart your system while a hard drive is being formatted Doing so can cause a hard drive failure When you format a hard drive allow enough time for the formatting to complete Be aware that high capacity hard drives can take a long time to format Removing a hard drive Prerequisites 1 Follow the safety guidelines listed in Safety instructions 2 Using the management soft...

Page 41: ...maintain proper system cooling Related links Installing a hard drive Installing a hard drive Prerequisites CAUTION Before attempting to remove or install a hard drive while the system is running see the documentation for the storage controller card to ensure that the host adapter is configured correctly to support hard drive removal and insertion CAUTION Mixing hard drives from previous generation...

Page 42: ...and slide until the hard drive connects with the backplane 3 Close the hard drive release handle to lock the hard drive in place Figure 19 Installing a hard drive Removing a drive blank The procedure for removing 2 5 inch and 3 5 inch drive blanks is identical Prerequisites 1 Follow the safety guidelines listed in Safety instructions CAUTION To maintain proper system cooling all empty drive slots ...

Page 43: ...identical Prerequisite Follow the safety guidelines listed in Safety instructions CAUTION Mixing drive blanks from previous generations of PowerEdge servers is not supported Step Insert the drive blank into the drive slot and push the blank until the release button clicks into place Figure 21 Installing a drive blank Next step If removed install the front bezel Installing and removing enclosure co...

Page 44: ...stalling a drive into the drive carrier Prerequisites CAUTION Mixing drive carriers from other generations of PowerEdge servers is not supported NOTE When installing a drive into the drive carrier ensure that the screws are torqued to 4 in lbs Steps 1 Insert the drive into the drive carrier with the connector end of the drive towards the back of the carrier 2 Align the screw holes on the drive wit...

Page 45: ...dget Checks similar to Grid Redundancy but enforces added performance limiting after redundancy is lost It is only fully supported with FC640 modular sleds Previous generation modular sleds will still work with Fault Tolerant Redundancy enabled but they will treat it identically to Grid Redundancy When the maximum potential power needs of installed chassis components exceeds the capacity of a sing...

Page 46: ...Grid or Power Supply failure new chassis components will be allowed to power on provided that the maximum potential power of the newly installed chassis components does not exceed the capacity of a single Power Supply when evaluated by the chassis Power Budget Checks This means that while customers will note a chassis Critical state due to the loss of redundancy they will observe no difference in ...

Page 47: ...nes listed in Safety instructions 2 For systems that support redundant PSU ensure that both the PSUs are of the same type and have the same maximum output power NOTE The maximum output power shown in watts is listed on the PSU label Step Slide the PSU into the system until the PSU is fully seated and the release latch snaps into place Installing and removing enclosure components 47 ...

Page 48: ...ete Wait until the new PSU is discovered and enabled before you remove the other PSU The PSU status indicator turns green to signify that the PSU is functioning properly System cover System cover provides security for the entire system and also helps in maintaining proper air flow inside the system Removing the system cover Prerequisites 1 Follow the safety guidelines listed in Safety instructions...

Page 49: ...s authorized in your product documentation or as directed by the online or telephone service and support team Damage due to servicing that is not authorized by Dell is not covered by your warranty Read and follow the safety instructions that are shipped with your product Follow the safety guidelines listed in Safety instructions Step Place the system cover on the chassis and slide it to the front ...

Page 50: ...re is not applicable for enclosures with the 3 5 inch hard drive configuration 1 Follow the safety guidelines listed in Safety instructions 2 Follow the procedure listed in Before working inside your system Steps 1 Using the Phillips 1 screwdriver remove the screws that secure the backplane cover to the enclosure 2 Slide the backplane cover toward the back of the enclosure and lift the cover away ...

Page 51: ...quisite Follow the safety guidelines listed in Safety instructions Steps 1 Align the screw holes on the backplane cover with the screw holes on the chassis by sliding the cover toward the front of the enclosure 2 Using the Phillips 1 screwdriver tighten the screws to secure the backplane cover to the enclosure Installing and removing enclosure components 51 ...

Page 52: ...o four dual rotor fan modules Removing a cooling fan Prerequisites WARNING Do not attempt to operate the system without the cooling fans WARNING The cooling fan spins for some time after the system is powered down Allow the fan to stop spinning before removing it from the system 1 Follow the safety guidelines listed in Safety instructions 2 Follow the procedure listed in Before working inside your...

Page 53: ...stalling a cooling fan Installing a cooling fan Prerequisite 1 Follow the safety guidelines listed in Safety instructions Steps 1 Align the cooling fan with the fan slot on the cooling fan cage and push the cooling fan until it is firmly seated 2 Connect the fan cable to the connector on the cooling fan cage Installing and removing enclosure components 53 ...

Page 54: ...owered down Allow the fan to stop spinning before removing it from the system NOTE Observe the routing of the cables when removing them from the system Route these cables properly when you replace them to prevent the cables from being pinched or crimped 1 Follow the safety guidelines listed in Safety instructions 2 Follow the procedure listed in Before working inside your system 3 Remove the cooli...

Page 55: ...em Route these cables properly when you replace them to prevent the cables from being pinched or crimped Follow the safety guidelines listed in Safety instructions Steps 1 Align the guide pins on the cooling fan cage with the guide holes on the chassis 2 Install the fan cage onto the chassis and push until it is firmly seated on the guide holes 3 Connect the fan power cable to the connector on the...

Page 56: ...in After working inside your system 3 Check the management software to see if all the fans are rotating at the optimal speed Related links Installing a cooling fan Power interposer board Figure 34 Power interposer board 1 backplane power connector 2 release lever 56 Installing and removing enclosure components ...

Page 57: ...s and avoid touching the contact surfaces of the connectors 1 Follow the safety guidelines listed in Safety instructions 2 Follow the procedure listed in Before working inside your system 3 Remove the power supply units 4 Disconnect all the cables from the PIB except for the midplane power cables Steps 1 To release the PIB from the lock on the chassis pull the blue release latch 2 Holding the rele...

Page 58: ...Prerequisite WARNING Allow the power interposer board PIB to discharge after you power off the system Handle the PIB by the edges and avoid touching the contact surfaces of the connectors 1 Follow the safety guidelines listed in Safety instructions Steps 1 Using the Phillips 2 screwdriver replace the screws that secure the midplane power cable to the PIB 58 Installing and removing enclosure compon...

Page 59: ...plane power cables to the PIB 2 Align and insert the PIB on the guide hooks on the chassis 3 Push the PIB down to secure it with the lock on the chassis Figure 38 Installing the PIB Installing and removing enclosure components 59 ...

Page 60: ...ent board power connector from PIB 5 chassis management board signal cable to PIB 6 FPGA connector 7 MCU connector 8 COM connector 9 firmware jumpers 10 right midplane signal cable 11 fan cage 2 connector for fans 3 and 4 Removing the chassis management board Prerequisites 1 Follow the safety guidelines listed in Safety instructions 2 Follow the procedure listed in Before working inside your syste...

Page 61: ...er supply unit Removing the power interposer board Installing the chassis management board Installing the chassis management board Prerequisite Follow the safety guidelines listed in Safety instructions Steps 1 Insert the chassis management board into the enclosure aligning the guide slots with the standoffs on the chassis 2 Push the board toward the back of the enclosure to align the screw holes ...

Page 62: ... linking board connects the sled to the allotted drives on the backplane Removing the linking board Prerequisites 1 Follow the safety guidelines listed in Safety instructions 2 Follow the procedure listed in Before working inside your system 3 Remove the sleds from the enclosure 4 Remove the fan cage Steps 1 Using the Phillips 1 screwdriver remove the screw that secures the linking board to the en...

Page 63: ... linking board Figure 43 Removing the left linking board Next step Install the linking board Related links Removing a sled Removing the cooling fan cage Installing the linking board Installing and removing enclosure components 63 ...

Page 64: ...l the disconnected cables to the linking board 2 Align the board with the standoff on the chassis and slide the board into place 3 Using a Phillips 1 screwdriver replace the screw on the linking board to secure the board in place Figure 44 Installing the right linking board 64 Installing and removing enclosure components ...

Page 65: ...xt steps 1 Install the fan cage 2 Install the sleds into the enclosure 3 Follow the procedure listed in After working inside your system Related links Installing the cooling fan cage Installing a sled Installing and removing enclosure components 65 ...

Page 66: ... as you remove them from the system Route these cables properly when you replace them to prevent the cables from being pinched or crimped 1 Follow the safety guidelines listed in Safety instructions 2 Follow the procedure listed in Before working inside your system 3 Remove all the sleds from the enclosure 4 Remove the cooling fan cage 5 Disconnect all the connected cables Steps 1 Using the Philli...

Page 67: ...t route the cables properly on the chassis to prevent them from being pinched or crimped 1 Follow the safety guidelines listed in Safety instructions Steps 1 Using the Phillips 1 screwdriver connect and secure the power cables to the midplane 2 Place the midplane into the chassis 3 Using the Phillips 1 screwdriver tighten the screws that secure the midplane to the chassis Installing and removing e...

Page 68: ... on the chassis as you remove them from the system Route these cables properly when you replace them to prevent the cables from being pinched or crimped 1 Follow the safety guidelines listed in Safety instructions 2 Follow the procedure listed in Before working inside your system 3 Remove all the sleds from the enclosure 4 Remove the cooling fan cage 5 Disconnect all the connected cables Steps 1 U...

Page 69: ...lling the left midplane Prerequisite NOTE You must route the cables properly on the chassis to prevent them from being pinched or crimped 1 Follow the safety guidelines listed in Safety instructions Steps 1 Using the Phillips 1 screwdriver connect and secure the power cables to the midplane 2 Place the midplane into the chassis 3 Using the Phillips 1 screwdriver secure the midplane to the chassis ...

Page 70: ...e disconnected cables 2 Install the cooling fan cage 3 Install the sleds into the enclosure 4 Follow the procedure listed in After working inside your system Related links Installing the cooling fan cage Installing a sled 70 Installing and removing enclosure components ...

Page 71: ... cage contains the drives the backplane and the expander board The drive cage supports the following drive configurations up to 24 x 2 5 inch SAS or SATA drives up to 8 x 2 5 inch NVMe drives with 16 x 2 5 inch SAS or SATA drives up to 12 x 3 5 inch SAS or SATA drives diskless no backplane Removing the 2 5 inch drive cage Prerequisites CAUTION To prevent damage to the drives and backplane you must...

Page 72: ... the backplane and expander board cables from the linking board and chassis management board 6 Remove all the drives Steps 1 Using the Phillips 1 screwdriver remove the screws that secure the drive cage to the chassis 2 Slide the drive cage to the unlock position 3 Lift the drive cage away from the enclosure Figure 52 Removing the 2 5 inch drive cage Next step Install the 2 5 inch drive cage Relat...

Page 73: ... Next steps 1 If applicable reconnect all the cables that were disconnected from the linking board and chassis management board 2 Install the removed drives 3 Install the fan cages 4 Install the backplane cover 5 Follow the procedure listed in After working inside your system Related links Installing a hard drive Installing the cooling fan cage Installing the backplane cover Removing the 3 5 inch ...

Page 74: ...to the chassis 2 Slide the drive cage to the unlock position 3 Hold and lift the drive cage up 4 Lift the drive cage away from the enclosure Figure 54 Removing the 3 5 inch drive cage Next step Install the 3 5 inch drive cage Related links Removing the cooling fan cage Removing a hard drive Installing the 3 5 inch drive cage Installing the 3 5 inch drive cage Prerequisites CAUTION To prevent damag...

Page 75: ...ge Next steps 1 Reconnect all the backplane cables that were disconnected from the linking board and chassis management board 2 Install all the removed drives 3 Install the fan cages 4 Follow the procedure listed in After working inside your system Related links Installing a hard drive Installing the cooling fan cage Backplanes and expander board Figure 56 24 x 2 5 inch backplane 1 SATA connector ...

Page 76: ...igure 58 12 x 3 5 inch backplane 1 SATA connector 12 2 backplane signal cable to sled 4 connector 3 backplane signal cable to sled 3 connector 4 backplane power connector 5 backplane signal cable to sled 2 connector 6 backplane signal cable connector 7 backplane signal cable to sled 1 connector Figure 59 Expander board 1 expander signal cable connector 2 2 power connector 3 SAS expander F connecto...

Page 77: ...e cables on the chassis as you remove them from the system You must route these cables properly when you replace them to prevent the cables from being pinched or crimped 1 Follow the safety guidelines listed in Safety instructions 2 Follow the procedure listed in Before working inside your system 3 Remove the drive cage 4 Disconnect all the cables from the backplane Steps 1 Orient the drive cage s...

Page 78: ...er of each drive and temporarily label them before removal so that you can replace them in the same slots NOTE Observe the routing of the cables on the chassis as you remove them from the system You must route these cables properly when you replace them to prevent the cables from being pinched or crimped Follow the safety guidelines listed in Safety instructions 78 Installing and removing enclosur...

Page 79: ... Using the Phillips 2 screwdriver replace the screws to secure the backplane to the drive cage Figure 61 Installing the backplane Next steps 1 Reconnect all the disconnected cables 2 Install the drive cage into the enclosure 3 Follow the procedure listed in After working inside your system Related links Installing the 2 5 inch drive cage Installing and removing enclosure components 79 ...

Page 80: ...rives with NVMe configuration 1 Follow the safety guidelines listed in Safety instructions 2 Follow the procedure listed in Before working inside your system 3 Remove the drive cage 4 Disconnect all the cables from the backplane expander board Steps 1 Using the Phillips 2 screwdriver remove the screws that secure the backplane expander board to the drive cage 2 Lift the backplane expander board ou...

Page 81: ... the safety guidelines listed in Safety instructions Steps 1 Install the backplane expander board into the enclosure aligning the screw holes on the board with the holes on the drive cage 2 Using the Phillips 2 screwdriver secure the backplane expander board to the chassis Figure 63 Installing the backplane expander board Next steps 1 Reconnect all the disconnected cables 2 Install the drive cage ...

Page 82: ...d connector for sled 1 11 linking board connector for sled 2 12 SATA cable for sled 2 BP sled 2 to MB left linking board 13 NVMe cable for sled 3 BP BP_NVMe12 sled 3 to MB Right linking board 14 NVMe cable for sled 4 BP BP_NVMe18 sled 4 to MB right linking board 15 NVMe connector for sled 4 16 NVMe connector for sled 3 17 right linking board 18 linking board connector for sled 3 19 linking board c...

Page 83: ... to left linking board 9 left linking board 10 linking board connector for sled 1 11 linking board connector for sled 2 12 PERC cable from sled 4 EB EXP_PERC4 sled 3 to right linking board 13 PERC cable from sled 3 EB EXP_PERC3 sled 3 to right linking board 14 right linking board 15 linking board connector for sled 3 16 linking board connector for sled 4 17 expander SAS E cable BP EXP_SAS E to Exp...

Page 84: ... board 12 linking board connector for sled 3 13 linking board connector for sled 4 14 SATA cable for sled 4 BP SATA cable sled 4 to right linking board 15 signal cable sled 4 BP BP_SIG4 to left linking board Control panel Removing the control panel Prerequisites NOTE Observe the routing of the cables on the enclosure as you remove them You must route these cables properly when you replace them to ...

Page 85: ... screws that secure the control panel assembly to the enclosure 2 Remove the cable from the cable retention clips 3 Lift the control panel assembly away Figure 67 Removing the left control panel assembly Figure 68 Removing the right control panel assembly Next step Install the control panel assembly Installing and removing enclosure components 85 ...

Page 86: ... You must route these cables properly when you replace them to prevent the cables from being pinched or crimped NOTE Additional tape maybe required to secure the cables Follow the safety guidelines listed in Safety instructions Steps 1 Route the control panel cable through the cable retention clips 2 Install the control panel assembly and secure it in place with screws Figure 69 Installing the lef...

Page 87: ...nitor the ambient temperature around the enclosure Removing the thermal sensor board Prerequisites CAUTION To prevent damage to the drives and backplane you must remove the drives from the system before removing the backplane CAUTION You must note the number of each drive and temporarily label them before removal so that you can replace them in the same locations NOTE Observe the routing of the ca...

Page 88: ...nks Removing a hard drive Removing the 2 5 inch drive cage Removing the 3 5 inch drive cage Installing the thermal sensor board Installing the thermal sensor board Prerequisite NOTE Observe the routing of the cables on the chassis as you remove them from the system You must route these cables properly on the chassis to prevent them from being pinched or crimped 1 Follow the safety guidelines liste...

Page 89: ... cables to the backplane 3 Connect the control panel cables to the midplane 4 Install the drives 5 Follow the procedure listed in After working inside your system Related links Installing the 2 5 inch drive cage Installing the 3 5 inch drive cage Installing a hard drive Installing and removing enclosure components 89 ...

Page 90: ...vailable benefits vary depending on the Dell Service entitlement purchased for your device For more information about SupportAssist go to Dell com SupportAssist Contacting Dell Dell provides several online and telephone based support and service options If you do not have an active internet connection you can find contact information about your purchase invoice packing slip bill or Dell product ca...

Page 91: ...y you can access QR code located on the system Information tag Prerequisites Ensure that your smart phone or tablet has the QR code scanner installed The QRL includes the following information about your system How to videos Reference materials including the Owner s Manual and mechanical overview A direct link to Dell to contact technical assistance and sales teams Steps 1 Go to Dell com QRL and n...

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