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Overview.....................................................................................................12
VxFlex OS component requirements........................................................... 12

VxFlex OS cluster components.......................................................12
Physical server requirements......................................................... 13
Supported operating systems.........................................................13
VxFlex OS Gateway server requirements....................................... 14

Prerequisites............................................................................................... 14

Supported hardware configurations............................................................ 15

Configuring the Hardware

Set up the BMC (iDRAC) IP address and BIOS........................................... 18
Verify the status of the system hardware, storage controller, and disks -
13G servers.................................................................................................20
Open the KVM console - 13G servers.......................................................... 21
Updating the BIOS, firmware and settings..................................................22

Update the hardware using the iDRAC virtual console................... 23

Installing the Operating System

System requirements................................................................................. 26
Map the ISO file on a VxFlex Ready Node server........................................26
Installing the Windows OS on a VxFlex Ready Node server........................ 27

Network Architecture and Physical Connectivity

Networking connectivity architecture and cabling best practice................ 30
Network prerequisites................................................................................ 32

Port Configuration

Determine the 2U1N node type...................................................................36
Server node port designations....................................................................36

Configure the ports....................................................................... 38

Installing the drivers

Clear the OEMDRV memory....................................................................... 48
Install the VxFlex OS drivers.......................................................................48

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Hardware Configuration and Operating System Installation Guide - Windows Servers

Summary of Contents for EMC VxFlex Ready Node 13G

Page 1: ...Dell EMC VxFlex Ready Node 13G Hardware Configuration and Operating System Installation Guide Windows Servers P N 302 003 058 REV 08 ...

Page 2: ...PUBLICATION AND SPECIFICALLY DISCLAIMS IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE USE COPYING AND DISTRIBUTION OF ANY DELL SOFTWARE DESCRIBED IN THIS PUBLICATION REQUIRES AN APPLICABLE SOFTWARE LICENSE Dell EMC and other trademarks are trademarks of Dell Inc or its subsidiaries Other trademarks may be the property of their respective owners Published in the USA Dell ...

Page 3: ...ervers 21 Updating the BIOS firmware and settings 22 Update the hardware using the iDRAC virtual console 23 Installing the Operating System 25 System requirements 26 Map the ISO file on a VxFlex Ready Node server 26 Installing the Windows OS on a VxFlex Ready Node server 27 Network Architecture and Physical Connectivity 29 Networking connectivity architecture and cabling best practice 30 Network p...

Page 4: ...ions 64 Enabling DAS Cache 64 Determine whether DAS Cache configuration is required 64 Install the DAS Cache utility in a Windows server 65 Additional actions after installing DAS Cache 66 Stop SanDisk DAS Cache Policy Service 70 Where to go after installing DAS Cache 71 Install OpenManage Essentials 71 Where to go from here 71 Reference material 73 Reference material 74 DTK Hardware Update Bootab...

Page 5: ...ork Adapters Windows 2016 38 Adapter Properties with Location Windows 2012 39 Adapter Properties with Location Windows 2016 40 Connection Properties Windows 2012 41 Connection Properties Windows 2016 42 Connection Properties Windows 2012 43 Connection Properties Windows 2016 44 Example of a mixed SSD and HDD configuration 65 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 FIGURES Hardware Configuration and Operating S...

Page 6: ...FIGURES 6 Hardware Configuration and Operating System Installation Guide Windows Servers ...

Page 7: ... VxFlex OS data IP network for Subnet 2 33 Single node server configuration 2U1N Converged 36 Single node server configuration 2U1N Storage Only 37 Single node server configuration 1U1N 37 Hardware ISO contents 78 Hardware ISO configuration settings 78 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 TABLES Hardware Configuration and Operating System Installation Guide Windows Servers 7 ...

Page 8: ...TABLES 8 Hardware Configuration and Operating System Installation Guide Windows Servers ...

Page 9: ...product documentation or software etc will change over time Note Software and technical aspects apply equally regardless of the branding of the product Related documentation The release notes for your version includes the latest information for your product The following Dell EMC publication sets provide information about your VxFlex OS or VxFlex Ready Node product l VxFlex OS software downloadabl...

Page 10: ...ollows Product information For documentation release notes software updates or information about Dell EMC products go to Dell EMC Online Support at https support emc com Technical support Go to Dell EMC Online Support and click Service Center You will see several options for contacting Dell EMC Technical Support Note that to open a service request you must have a valid support agreement Contact yo...

Page 11: ...scribe the prerequisites for configuring the hardware and the operating system in a Dell EMC VxFlex Ready Node environment l Overview 12 l VxFlex OS component requirements 12 l Prerequisites 14 l Supported hardware configurations 15 Introduction 11 ...

Page 12: ...VxFlex OS component servers n 3 node cluster One Master MDM One Slave MDM One Tie Breaker Minimum of three SDSs on the same servers as the above components or on three different servers SDCs up to the maximum allowed on the same servers as the above components or on different servers n 5 node cluster One Master MDM Two Slave MDMs Two Tie Breakers Minimum of three SDSs on the same servers as the ab...

Page 13: ...tems The following is a list of operating systems supported by this version of VxFlex OS For the most updated list see the EMC Simple Support Matrix ESSM at https elabnavigator emc com eln elnhome Table 2 Supported operating systems VxFlex OS components Operating system Requirement Windows Supported versions l 2012 R2 2016 in v2 0 1 1 and later Server Core editions are not supported l For VxRack N...

Page 14: ...om technetwork java javase downloads java archive javase8 2177648 html Other l For a VxFlex OS Gateway server on a Windows node the Windows Management Instrumentation service must be enabled on the VxFlex OS Installation Manager server and on all Windows VxFlex OS nodes l Do not install the VxFlex OS Gateway on a server on which RFcache will be enabled or on which SDC will be installed l The VxFle...

Page 15: ...all hardware is assembled as described in the VxFlex Ready Node Hardware Installation Guide Unless otherwise specified in this guide install the operating system in the server s SATADOM device and configure IP addresses VxFlex OS packages Download the VxFlex OS complete software ZIP file and extract the folders for your operating system The files can be downloaded from the Support site Refer to th...

Page 16: ... organization s network until all installation and configuration activities are complete Each node has four 10 GbE ports Two are used by for internal network communication The other two ports are used for VMware high availability DRS and client network traffic The switches must have sufficient available network ports to accommodate the following n Data network 10 GbE switches Two 10 GbE ports per ...

Page 17: ...ddresses and map the ISO for servers in a VxFlex Ready Node environment l Set up the BMC iDRAC IP address and BIOS 18 l Verify the status of the system hardware storage controller and disks 13G servers 20 l Open the KVM console 13G servers 21 l Updating the BIOS firmware and settings 22 Configuring the Hardware 17 ...

Page 18: ...o change the option selection in the BIOS screens l Use SPACE or ENTER keys to change the settings l The ENTER key opens a list to the desired values Procedure 1 Open the KVM console For console operations KVM access ensure that you have either a VGA tool kit Crash Cart to allow physical console connection from a laptop computer to a server or a computer screen and keyboard connection to the rack ...

Page 19: ...erify that the processor settings are correct If the settings are incorrect configure them as follows a Select Processor Settings b In the System BIOS Settings Processor Settings pane verify the following parameter values l Virtualization Technology Enabled l Number of Cores Per Processor All c Click Back to return to the System BIOS Settings screen 8 Configure boot settings a Select Boot Settings...

Page 20: ...pe the user name and password and then click Login The System Summary dashboard displays the high level status of all hardware devices in the Server Health pane In an ideal scenario all hardware sensors are green 3 In the Quick Launch Tasks pane select View Logs The System Event Log is displayed with color coded severity levels 4 Ensure that any power supply and fan related events in the event log...

Page 21: ... browser go to https iDRAC_IP_address 2 In the DELL Console Login window type the user name and password and click Login 3 In the main KVM console window select the Server node in the navigation pane The System Summary dashboard is displayed 4 In the Virtual Console Preview pane click Launch to start a console session A popup security warning screen is displayed 5 Select Accept and click Run The J...

Page 22: ...s BIOS and firmware meet the required versions as published in the VxFlex Ready Node Driver and Firmware Matrix located at https support emc com products 41077 before deploying a server in the VxFlex Ready Node environment To perform any updates needed to meet VxFlex Ready Node requirements use the VxFlex Ready Node Hardware Update Bootable ISO Hardware ISO The Hardware ISO is based on the Dell Op...

Page 23: ... c Click Browse and select the Hardware ISO 5 From the Next Boot menu select Virtual CD DVD ISO and configure the Next Boot option so that the server will boot to the iDRAC Virtual CDROM 6 Power cycle the server using the appropriate Power menu option and allow the server to boot to the virtual media 7 Repeat steps 3 on page 23 to 6 on page 23 for each VxFlex Ready Node server that requires BIOS o...

Page 24: ...lear the iDRAC job queue using the iDRAC GUI a From your Internet browser go to https iDRAC_IP_address b In the DELL Console Login window type these credentials l username root l password password for Dell supplied nodes or password for EMC supplied nodes c Click Login d In the iDRAC GUI navigation pane select the Maintenance tab and then select the Job Queue tab e Ensure that all jobs have comple...

Page 25: ... describe the procedures for installing the operating system on a VxFlex Ready Node server l System requirements 26 l Map the ISO file on a VxFlex Ready Node server 26 l Installing the Windows OS on a VxFlex Ready Node server 27 Installing the Operating System 25 ...

Page 26: ...the KVM console using the Launch link 2 In the DELL System Setup screen select Virtual Media Connect Virtual Media The Initializing connection screen is displayed with a connecting message You may have to wait for some time for the connecting message to finish 3 In the DELL System Setup screen select Virtual Media Map CD DVD 4 From the Virtual Media Map CD DVD screen browse and set up the ISO file...

Page 27: ... select the 64 GB SATADOM device 4 Click Next The Windows OS installation starts 5 Install the VxFlex OS required prerequisites such as OpenSSL as described in System requirements on page 26 6 Install the Hyper V role and Failover Clustering feature 7 Change the server name and connect all system computers into one domain 8 Ensure that you can open an RDP session to the server 9 Create a failover ...

Page 28: ...Installing the Operating System 28 Hardware Configuration and Operating System Installation Guide Windows Servers ...

Page 29: ...vity The following topics provide networking requirements and connectivity information for VxFlex Ready Node l Networking connectivity architecture and cabling best practice 30 l Network prerequisites 32 Network Architecture and Physical Connectivity 29 ...

Page 30: ...ually this implies one IP subnet but the switch can contain several subnets on a single VLAN Note AMS uses APIPA IP addresses 169 254 x x 16 for Broadcast and Unicast and this requires special configuration during deployment It is mandatory to set the Management VLAN as either a Layer 2 VLAN without an IP address or as VLAN 0 meaning no VLAN This will facilitate a seamless onsite Add Node operatio...

Page 31: ...erver storage only typical connection diagram Figure 2 Single node R730xd 2U1N server converged typical connection diagram Network Architecture and Physical Connectivity Networking connectivity architecture and cabling best practice 31 ...

Page 32: ...e or more 1 GbE switches may be used for the management network Before you begin connecting the switches ensure that they are installed and configured Do not connect the switches to your organization s network until all installation and configuration activities are complete Note Each node has four 10 GbE ports Two are used by for internal network communication The other two ports are used for VMwa...

Page 33: ...dress subnet pool or subnet needs is N Node_MGMT_IP N BMC_MGMT_IP Optional AMS server IP address Note Each pool can belong to a single subnet or to several subnets as long as the AMS server has routable networking access to the Management IP address The VxFlex OS Data IP network requires 2 separate subnets Table 4 VxFlex OS data IP network for Subnet 1 Item Description Comments N Number of nodes I...

Page 34: ... Data2 network For clarity the second subnet is referred to as Data2 The formula to calculate the subnet pool or subnet needs is N Node_DATA2_IP MDM_Cluster_Virtual_IP_DATA2 Cabling Ensure that you have the correct quantity of cables Calculate the amount of cables needed as described below For RJ45 NIC ports on your switch you need Cat6 6 m Ethernet cables these cables are included with the server...

Page 35: ...ion The following topics describe the port designations for VxFlex Ready Node servers and provide instructions for configuring the ports l Determine the 2U1N node type 36 l Server node port designations 36 Port Configuration 35 ...

Page 36: ...he 2U1N node architecture is determined Server node port designations This topic describes the server node port designations of a Windows based VxFlex Ready Node For single node servers connect cables and configure the system as shown in the following tables depending on the server type Note Virtual IP and AMS features are not supported by VxFlex Ready Node v2 0 but it is recommended to take the c...

Page 37: ...mer Port2 Data2 Port1 Public N A PCI slot N A 1 0 1 1 4 0 4 1 8 0 8 1 Physical port on node BMC iDRAC Onboard 10G Left Onboard 10G Right PCI 10G Right PCI 10G Left Onboard 1G Left Onboard 1G Right Speed 1 GB 10 GB 10 GB 10 GB 10 GB 1 GB 1 GB Physical switch Mgmt Switch Data Switch1 Data Switch1 Data Switch2 Data Switch2 Mgmt Switch Not in use Note In Storage Only configurations the customer ports ...

Page 38: ... how to configure ports on Windows based nodes Procedure 1 Get the PCI slot information of each network adapter a Open the Windows Start menu and open the Device Manager Network Adapters option Figure 4 Network Adapters Windows 2012 Figure 5 Network Adapters Windows 2016 b In the list of Network adapters double click on each one and take note of the location shown in the Location field For example...

Page 39: ...Figure 6 Adapter Properties with Location Windows 2012 Port Configuration Configure the ports 39 ...

Page 40: ...Open the Windows Start menu and select Network Connections b Right click on the network adapter to be modified select Properties and match the output under Connect Using to the appropriate network adapter identified in the previous step Port Configuration 40 Hardware Configuration and Operating System Installation Guide Windows Servers ...

Page 41: ...Figure 8 Connection Properties Windows 2012 Port Configuration Configure the ports 41 ...

Page 42: ... press ENTER 3 Repeat the previous steps for every VxFlex OS role that you want to activate 4 Configure the IP addresses for every network adapter a Right click a network adapter and select Properties b From the list This connection uses the following items select the correct Internet Protocol Version and click the Properties button Port Configuration 42 Hardware Configuration and Operating System...

Page 43: ...Figure 10 Connection Properties Windows 2012 Port Configuration Configure the ports 43 ...

Page 44: ...n the appropriate fields and click OK twice Note For the Public network adapter in addition type the Default gateway address and at least one DNS server address in the appropriate fields so that this computer can join a domain later on Port Configuration 44 Hardware Configuration and Operating System Installation Guide Windows Servers ...

Page 45: ... Command Prompt b Ping all Data IP addresses of the other nodes to make sure you have the correct connectivity on each node using the command ping x x x x where x x x x represents the Data IP address Results The network configuration on the Windows node is complete Next perform disk configuration procedures Port Configuration Configure the ports 45 ...

Page 46: ...Port Configuration 46 Hardware Configuration and Operating System Installation Guide Windows Servers ...

Page 47: ...ivers The following topics contain information regarding VxFlex OS drivers l Clear the OEMDRV memory 48 l Install the VxFlex OS drivers 48 l Uninstall the FCoE drivers when Intel x520 drivers are used 49 Installing the drivers 47 ...

Page 48: ... 2 Unzip the file s contents to a temporary location on Drive C such as C temp The unzipped file displays a list of folders that correspond to the hardware components that may be installed on your server Note You can confirm the list of installed hardware components in the Windows Device Manager 3 Install the NIC drivers a In the Windows Device Manager expand the Network Adapters list The list dis...

Page 49: ...l the FCoE drivers when Intel x520 drivers are used When Intel x520 drivers are used on VxFlex Ready Node servers running Windows 2012 R2 you must uninstall the FCoE drivers loaded in the Device Manager Otherwise the x520 drivers will not appear in the list of Network Adapters Procedure 1 Open Device Manager The Device Manager window appears 2 Expand Storage controllers to display the list of cont...

Page 50: ...Installing the drivers 50 Hardware Configuration and Operating System Installation Guide Windows Servers ...

Page 51: ...o prepare disks so that they can be added to VxFlex OS SDS devices l Adding disks to a VxFlex OS SDS 52 l Retrieve device paths in a Windows server with HBA330 controller 59 l Retrieve device paths in a Windows server with an H730 controller 60 Preparing Disks 51 ...

Page 52: ...t software agent The server contains one of two types of controller cards l HBA330 controller card This server has only SSD l H730 controller card This server may have either only HDD or a mix of HDD and SSD Procedure 1 From your Internet browser go to http BMC iDRAC_IP_address 2 In the DELL Console Login window type the user name and password and click Login The Integrated Remote Access Controlle...

Page 53: ...y on a VxFlex Ready Node Windows server Before you begin Ensure that you have l The administrator password to the server on which PERCCLI is to be installed l Internet access to enable you to download the PERCCLI utility Procedure 1 Download PERCCLI from http www dell com support home us en 19 Drivers DriversDetails driverId 3PHVH 2 Extract the ZIP file 3 Copy the executable files perccli exe and ...

Page 54: ... Overview section of the output in the Ctl column The following table lists different disk configurations on a VxFlex Ready Node server Node contains Caching options HDD for storage NA Mix of HDD and SSD for storage Caching not used Mix of HDD and SSD where some HDDs or SSDs are for storage and others provide acceleration l RFcache l DAS Cache Before creating VDs you must gather some information o...

Page 55: ...llowing is displayed If the output confirms that VDs exist on the node perform the next step to remove them Otherwise skip the step 4 Remove all existing VDs from the node perccli64 exe c0 vall del The VDs are removed 5 Set the controller card boot parameter perccli64 exe c0 set bootwithpinnedcache on The boot parameter of the controller card is defined Results You have verified that the disks are...

Page 56: ...cription DAS Cache Create a VD that can be accelerated using the DAS Cache utility perccli64 exe c0 add vd type raid0 drives EID Slt direct wt ra pdcache off Example perccli64 exe c0 add vd type raid0 drives 32 6 direct wt ra pdcache off Other configurations Create a VD that can be accelerated using a utility such as RFcache or that will not be accelerated at all perccli64 exe c0 add vd type raid0...

Page 57: ...edure 1 Log in to the server 2 Create the VD perccli64 exe c0 add vd type raid0 drives EID Slt direct wt nora Example perccli64 exe c0 add vd type raid0 drives 32 0 direct wt nora where EID and Slt are the Enclosure ID and Slot ID values which in this example are 32 0 Results The VD was created successfully After you finish Continue with the procedure that referred you to this topic Ensure virtual...

Page 58: ...ice group DG and virtual device VD information perccli64 exe c0 vall show Output similar to the following is displayed Note In the above example DAS Cache is not used 5 Verify that all the VDs are configured correctly The following values should appear in the display l Cache NRWTD for SSDs l Cache RWBD for HDDs no DAS Cache or Preparing Disks 58 Hardware Configuration and Operating System Installa...

Page 59: ...the commands from the command prompt Procedure 1 Log in to the server 2 Display the device list wmic diskdrive get deviceid interfacetype findstr c SCSI Output similar to the following is displayed The device path for each device is shown in the output and ends in PhysicalDriveX Use these paths when adding devices to a VxFlex OS SDS 3 Ensure that all devices are online and initialized a From the W...

Page 60: ...ou begin Ensure that you have administrator level user access to the server In Windows servers l The operating system device path is in the format PhysicalDriveX where X is the disk number l Run the commands from the command prompt Procedure 1 Log in to the server 2 Display the VDs of the disks on the server perccli64 exe c0 vall show Output similar to the following is displayed The output display...

Page 61: ... that all devices are online and initialized a From the Windows Start menu open Disk Management The Disk Management screen appears b Change the state of every VxFlex OS device that is offline to online by right clicking it and selectingOnline c Check whether the state of any devices to be used by VxFlex OS is Not Initialized d Change the state of each device that is not initialized by right clicki...

Page 62: ...Preparing Disks 62 Hardware Configuration and Operating System Installation Guide Windows Servers ...

Page 63: ...ations that are required for the installation process l Additional configurations 64 l Enabling DAS Cache 64 l Stop SanDisk DAS Cache Policy Service 70 l Where to go after installing DAS Cache 71 l Install OpenManage Essentials 71 l Where to go from here 71 Additional Configurations 63 ...

Page 64: ...he DELL Console Login window type the username and password and click Login 3 In the navigation pane select the Physical Disks node under Storage A table located under Health and Properties displays the physical disk information The disk type is written under the Media Type column 4 Check the media type of all the devices l If the node has both HDDs and SSDs you must configure DAS Cache Proceed to...

Page 65: ...DAS Cache is to be installed l Internet access for downloading the DAS Cache utility Procedure 1 Download the DAS Cache utility from EMC Online Support https support emc com 2 Copy the installation file to a temporary folder 3 From the Windows console or via RDP install the DAS Cache utility 4 During installation select Enable caching for DAS in a software defined storage environment Additional Co...

Page 66: ...he directory then select Open command window here Run the fiocli commands in the following format fiocli command For example to view help run fiocli h Additional actions after installing DAS Cache You are required to perform these additional actions after installing DAS Cache Procedure 1 Log in to the node 2 Check for a partition on the SSD disk that you want to allocate for DAS Cache a From the W...

Page 67: ...Step 8 on page 69 l If the disk is unallocated proceed to the next step to create a partition for DAS Cache 3 In the Disk Management window right click the SSD disk you are allocating for DAS Cache and select New Simple Volume The New Simple Volume wizard appears Additional Configurations Additional actions after installing DAS Cache 67 ...

Page 68: ...In the Assign Drive Letter or Path window select Do not assign a drive letter or drive path and then click Next 6 In the Format Partition window select Do not format this volume and then click Next Additional Configurations 68 Hardware Configuration and Operating System Installation Guide Windows Servers ...

Page 69: ... 64 the feature was enabled 10 If you are using DAS Cache 1 4 3 perform the following procedures a On a system with DAS Cache installed copy the following text to a text editor Windows Registry Editor Version 5 00 HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE SYSTEM CurrentControlSet Services fiodrv Parameters AlwaysBypassOffset dword 00000040 AggressiveCachePopulation dword 00000000 BypassWriteLengthThresholdSec dword 0000...

Page 70: ...dure 1 Open an elevated command prompt by running cmd exe with administrator level privileges 2 Run fltmc unload FioPolicyFilter 3 Open the Services control panel services msc 4 Select SanDisk DAS Cache Policy Service from the list of services 5 In the left pane stop the service 6 Right click SanDisk DAS Cache Policy Service and select Properties to open the service s properties sheet 7 On the Gen...

Page 71: ...nstall OME Note An additional SupportAssist option is available for hardware home call capabilities To learn about using OME with VxFlex Ready Node servers see Managing VxFlex Ready Nodes using OpenManage Essentials Both this publication and the VxFlex OS OME Catalog are available from https support emc com products 41077 Contact your VxFlex OS account team for information on how to order OME and ...

Page 72: ...Additional Configurations 72 Hardware Configuration and Operating System Installation Guide Windows Servers ...

Page 73: ...eference material This section contains additional information that may be required for the procedures described in this document l Reference material 74 l DTK Hardware Update Bootable ISO 74 Reference material 73 ...

Page 74: ...at a time l SSH or Telnet also known as Firmware RACADM Firmware RACADM is accessible by logging in to iDRAC using SSH or Telnet l Remote Supports running RACADM commands from a remote management station such as a laptop or desktop running Windows or Linux To run Remote RACADM commands install the DRAC Tools utility from the OpenManage software on the remote computer Note For information regarding...

Page 75: ...4G_2018_May_A00 iso Where l dracIP is the iDRAC IP address l password is the password for the server l myuser is the NFS CIFS share username l mypass is the NFS CIFS share password l myip is the NFS CIFS server IP Note The default password is calvin 7 Enable the iDRAC VirtualCD to boot once using these Remote RACADM commands racadm r dracIP u root p password set iDRAC ServerBoot BootOnce Enabled r...

Page 76: ... log For more information see Troubleshooting the Hardware ISO on page 80 d Press q to exit the log viewer and then Alt F1 to access the original console screen 13 Reboot the servers and allow the update and configuration jobs to complete You can do this remotely using RACADM see Step 9 on page 75 or locally from the server console screen 14 For each server check the iDRAC job queue to verify that...

Page 77: ...om sh 6 Press y to begin the SATADOM update 7 Press Alt F1 to access the original console screen and then press Enter to reboot the server Recommended BIOS and firmware settings This section describes the BIOS firmware and configuration settings included in the Hardware ISO VxFlex OS ID module The Hardware ISO runs a script that automatically flashes the ID module as needed This action rebrands a ...

Page 78: ...ettings using RACADM The individual firmware files are also available on the Dell Support website and can easily be installed using the following remote RACADM command racadm r dracIP u root p calvin update f filename exe Where l dracIP is the iDRAC IP address l filename exe is the name of the Dell Windows update packages Note The default password is calvin Configuration settings The Hardware ISO ...

Page 79: ...wer Profile BIOS SysProfileSettings SysP rofile PerfOptimized OS to iDRAC Pass through Mode iDRAC OS BMC PTMode usb p2p OS to iDRAC Enablement iDRAC OS BMC AdminState Enabled iDRAC DHCP Enablement iDRAC IPv4 DHCPEnable Disabled iDRAC Default Credentials iDRAC Tuning DefaultCredent ialWarning Disabled iDRAC IPMI Enablement iDRAC IPMILan Enable Enabled iDRAC Alert Enablement iDRAC IPMILan AlertEnabl...

Page 80: ...L_FORCE Where l dracIP is the iDRAC IP address l password is the password for the server Note The default password is calvin 2 Wait 120 seconds The iDRAC is unable to process any other jobs during this time 3 Reset the iDRAC racadm r dracIP u root p password racreset The iDRAC becomes accessible on the network 3 to 5 minutes after the reset iDRAC virtual console issues Within the iDRAC virtual con...

Page 81: ... servers with iDRAC FW version 2 50 50 50 or higher the BIOS set commands may fail The DTK is unable to configure the BIOS settings and the following error message may appear ERROR BOOT016 Input source argument value for the boot device is incorrect or not found among the boot devices on the system To resolve the issue configure the BIOS on the server as explained in Set up the BMC iDRAC IP addres...

Page 82: ...ecessarily indicate a failure Additional resources This section contains information regarding additional resources that may be helpful useful when using the Hardware ISO VxFlex OS resources VxFlex Ready Node deployments have specific guidelines regarding server installation rack and stack procedures and power and networking requirements The VxFlex Ready Node Hardware Installation Guide describes ...

Page 83: ...ment functions that can be leveraged throughout the entire server lifecycle Supported versions are iDRAC8 13G servers or iDRAC9 14G servers For more information visit the Lifecycle Controller wiki homepage Dell OpenManage Deployment Toolkit DTK The Dell OpenManage Deployment Toolkit DTK includes a set of utilities sample scripts and sample configuration files that you can use to deploy and configu...

Page 84: ...Reference material 84 Hardware Configuration and Operating System Installation Guide Windows Servers ...

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