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Dell EMC VxRail Appliances on PowerEdge
Servers

D560 and D560F Owner's Manual

June 2020
Rev. A01

Summary of Contents for D560

Page 1: ...Dell EMC VxRail Appliances on PowerEdge Servers D560 and D560F Owner s Manual June 2020 Rev A01 ...

Page 2: ...ential 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 2020 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 ...

Page 3: ...ealth and system ID indicator codes 12 Right control panel view 13 Drive indicator codes 14 Back view of the system 14 NIC indicator codes 16 Power supply unit indicator codes 17 Inside the system 18 Chapter 3 Technical specifications 19 System dimensions 19 Chassis weight 20 Processor specifications 20 PSU specifications 20 System battery specifications 20 Expansion bus specifications 20 Memory s...

Page 4: ...manage the pre operating system applications 27 iDRAC configuration 27 Log in to iDRAC 27 Chapter 6 Replacing and adding hardware 29 Using SolVe Online for VxRail Series procedures 29 Supported hardware components 29 System memory guidelines 30 General memory module installation guidelines 31 Expansion cards and expansion card risers 32 Expansion card installation guidelines 32 System fan 33 4 Con...

Page 5: ... and infrastructure Revision history The following table lists the revision history for this document Table 1 Revision history Date Revision Description of change June 23 2020 01 Initial release Support Create an Online Support account to get access to support and product resources for your VxRail Appliance If you already have an account register your VxRail Appliance to access the available resou...

Page 6: ...plication CAUTION To avoid potential data loss refer to the VxRail Series procedures in SolVe Online or the SolVe Desktop application before performing any hardware replacement or upgrade activity Access SolVe Online for VxRail through your Web browser For more information about SolVe for VxRail refer to KB 525271 You must have an online support account to use SolVe Online Locating your appliance ...

Page 7: ...ins the following Product serial number tag PSNT which provides the 14 digit VxRail serial number Service tag To view the PSNT and other labels pull out the information tag in the front of the appliance Alternatively information may be on a sticker on the chassis of the appliance The mini Enterprise Service Tag EST is found on the back of the appliance This information is used by Dell to route sup...

Page 8: ... Matrix This document provides information about external software compatibility versions for VxRail appliances Table 4 VxRail API and Event guides Document Description VxRail Appliance API User Guide This document describes the API for the VxRail appliance versions 4 5 x 4 7 x and 7 0 x VxRail API Cookbook This document provides sample VxRail API workflows VxRail API PowerShell Package Download p...

Page 9: ...mation for the planning of a VMware vSAN 2 Node Cluster infrastructure on a VxRail platform Not for VCF on VxRail solution deployments VxRail Networking Guide with Dell EMC S4148 ON Switches The deployment guide covers the process of connecting a cluster of VxRail nodes to Dell EMC Networking S4148 ON switches in a high availability configuration VxRail Network Planning Guide This is a network pla...

Page 10: ...ays the features available on the front of the system Figure 2 Front view of the system Table 8 Features available on the front of the system Item Ports panels and slots Icon Description 1 Left control panel N A Contains the system health and system ID and status LED indicators 2 VGA port Use the VGA port to connect a display to the system For more information about the supported VGA port see the ...

Page 11: ...nel that contains system information such as Service Tag NIC MAC address and so on If you have opted for the secure default access to iDRAC the Information tag also contains the iDRAC secure default password 9 Common Access Card CAC Or Smart Card Reader N A Allows for an extra form of authentication for data encryption Left control panel view Figure 3 Left control panel Table 9 Left control panel ...

Page 12: ...ndicator The indicator turns solid amber if the system experiences an electrical error for example voltage out of range or a failed power supply unit PSU or voltage regulator Check the System Event Log or appliance messages for the specific issue If it is due to a problem with the PSU check the LED on the PSU Reseat the PSU If the problem persists see the Support section Memory indicator The indic...

Page 13: ...ight control panel Table 12 Right control panel Item Indicator or button Icon Description 1 Power button Indicates if the system is powered on or off Press the power button to manually power on or off the system NOTE Press the power button to gracefully shut down an ACPI compliant operating system 2 USB port The USB port is 4 pin USB 2 0 compliant This port enables you to connect USB devices to th...

Page 14: ...is being identified or preparing for removal Off Indicates that the drive ready for removal NOTE The drive status indicator remains off until all drives are initialized after the appliance is turned on Drives are not ready for removal during this time Blinks green amber and then turns off Indicates that there is an expected drive failure Blinks amber four times per second Indicates that the drive ...

Page 15: ...chnical specifications section 4 Low profile riser right slot Riser 1 PCIe slot 2 N A Use the card slot to connect a half height PCIe expansion card on low profile riser NOTE The low profile riser in slot 2 is supported on the 2 CPU configuration only For 1 CPU configurations see the full height riser description item 13 5 Low profile riser left slot Riser 2 PCIe slot 3 N A Use the card slot to co...

Page 16: ...d in the iDRAC setup If the system stops responding during POST press and hold the system ID button for more than five seconds to enter the BIOS progress mode 13 Full height riser right slot Riser 1 PCIe slot 2 N A Use the card slot to connect full height PCIe expansion cards on the full height riser NOTE The full height riser is supported on the 1 CPU configuration only For 2 CPU configurations s...

Page 17: ...em with the PSU Not illuminated Power is not connected to the PSU Blinking green When the firmware of the PSU is being updated the PSU handle blinks green CAUTION Do not disconnect the power cable or unplug the PSU when updating firmware If 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 o...

Page 18: ...e for repair or replacement Refer to the online support website or SolVe Online for VxRail for hardware specific information Figure 12 Inside the system 1 Front IO board VGA ESATA M 2 internal USB port and smart card controller 2 Cooling fan 1 CPU configuration 5 fans 2 CPU configuration 6 fans 3 Cabling latch 4 Power interposer board 5 MiniPERC riser 6 Expansion riser 2 1 CPU configuration N A 2 ...

Page 19: ...ssor specifications PSU specifications System battery specifications Expansion bus specifications Memory specifications Storage controller specifications Drive specifications Ports and connectors specifications Video specifications Environmental specifications System dimensions Figure 13 Dimensions of the VxRail D Series appliance 3 Technical specifications 19 ...

Page 20: ...115 230 V AC 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 230 V for an AC power supply unit System battery specifications The VxRail D Series system supports CR 2032 3 0 V lithium coin cell system battery Expansion bus specifications The VxRail D Series system suppor...

Page 21: ...The Dell EMC VxRail D Series appliance supports Internal controllers PowerEdge Expandable RAID Controller PERC HBA330 Boot Optimized Storage Subsystem BOSS HWRAID 1 2 x M 2 SSDs 480 GB with 6 Gbps 1 CPU configuration supports BOSS full height form factor 2 CPU configuration supports BOSS half height form factor x8 connector using PCIe gen 2 0 x2 lanes available only in the low profile and half hei...

Page 22: ...ector on the back panel which is a 9 pin connector Data Terminal Equipment DTE 16550 compliant VGA ports The Video Graphic Array VGA port enables you to connect the system to a VGA display The VxRail D Series system supports two 15 pin VGA ports on the front and back panels Video specifications The VxRail D Series system supports Matrox G200eR2 graphics card with 16 MB capacity Table 24 Supported ...

Page 23: ...2 Hz at 10 Hz to 500 Hz overall 1 04 rms all 3 axes 1 hour per axis Storage Mil Std 810G Procedure I Cat 4 Fig 514 6C 1 US highway truck vibration 1 hour per axes Table 28 Maximum shock specifications Maximum shock Specifications Operating Mil Std 810G method 516 6 Proc I 40G 11 ms 3 shocks in directions in 3 axes total 18 shocks Storage Mil Std 810G method 516 6 Proc I 40G 11 ms 3 shocks in direc...

Page 24: ...945 The operating temperature specified is for a maximum altitude of 950 m Redundant power supplies are required Non Dell qualified peripheral cards and or peripheral cards greater than 25 W are not supported Particulate and gaseous contamination specifications The following table defines the limitations that help avoid any equipment damage or failure from particulates and gaseous contamination If...

Page 25: ...lative humidity NOTE This condition applies to data center and non data center environments Table 33 Gaseous contamination specifications Gaseous contamination Specifications Copper coupon corrosion rate 300 Å month per Class G1 as defined by ANSI ISA71 04 1985 Silver coupon corrosion rate 200 Å month as defined by AHSRAE TC9 9 NOTE Maximum corrosive contaminant levels measured at 50 relative humi...

Page 26: ...his appliance or turn on the appliance without the initial configurations on your appliance Contact your Dell EMC Account Team or your reseller for installation services CAUTION During the VxRail deployment process an iDRAC account named vxadmin or PTAdmin is created This account provides hardware information the VxRail Manager and is required for VxRail Manager and cluster to function properly En...

Page 27: ...appliance and it is not recommended to change any of these settings iDRAC configuration The Integrated Remote Access Controller iDRAC is designed to make appliance administrators more productive and improve the overall availability of Dell EMC appliances iDRAC alerts administrators to appliance issues helps them perform remote appliance management and reduces the need for physical access to the ap...

Page 28: ...atic IP address by logging into iDRAC NOTE To access iDRAC connect the network cable to the Ethernet connector 1 on the system board Ensure that you change the default user name and password after setting up the iDRAC IP address 28 Pre operating system management applications ...

Page 29: ... tasks are available through SolVe Online and the SolVe Desktop application CAUTION To avoid potential data loss refer to the VxRail Series procedures in SolVe Online or the SolVe Desktop application before performing any hardware replacement or upgrade activity Access SolVe Online for VxRail through your Web browser For more information about SolVe for VxRail refer to KB 525271 You must have an o...

Page 30: ... 1 DIMM slot per channel Processor 2 has six 1 DIMM per channel Figure 14 Memory socket locations Memory channels are organized as follows Table 35 Memory channels Processor Channel 0 Channel 1 Channel 2 Channel 3 Channel 4 Channel 5 Processor 1 Slots A1 and A7 Slots A2 and A8 Slots A3 Slots A4 and A9 Slots A5 and A10 Slots A6 Processor 2 Slots B1 Slots B2 Slots B3 Slots B4 Slots B5 Slots B6 Table...

Page 31: ...talled they will operate at the speed of the slowest installed memory module s Populate memory module sockets only if a processor is installed For single processor systems sockets A1 to A10 are available For dual processor systems sockets A1 to A10 and sockets B1 to B6 are available Populate all the sockets with white release tabs first followed by the black release tabs When mixing memory modules...

Page 32: ...ot 2 SW HL FH X16 PCIe Slot 1 SW NA NONE X8 a The LAN on motherboard LOM mezzanine Mezz riser contains the OCP network card Table 38 Expansion card riser configurations 2 CPU systems CPU1 PCIe Ports CPU1 PCIe Ports CPU2 PCIe Ports Right Riser LOM Mezz Risera Left Riser Location Width Length Height TXCV2 T8P71 PCIe Slot 3 SW HL LP X16 PCIe Slot 2 SW HL LP X16 PCIe Slot 1 SW NA NONE X8 a The LOM mez...

Page 33: ... 1 HL LP x16 PERC9 Mini Integrated slot LP 1 HL LP x8 a The LOM mezzanine riser contains the OCP network card System fan The VxRail D Series with SATA SSD backplane supports up to six standard fans The cabled fans are mounted between the drives bay and the system board Each fan has a single wire harness that plugs into the fan connectors on the system board Fan 1 through Fan 6 Features of the cool...

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