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Revision history..........................................................................................................................................................................4

Chapter 1: Introduction................................................................................................................. 5

Dell Technologies Support.................................................................................................................................................5

Register for a Dell Technologies Support account................................................................................................ 5
Where to go for support resources...........................................................................................................................5
Use SolVe Online for VxRail procedures.................................................................................................................. 6

Locate your appliance serial number...............................................................................................................................6

Look up your VxRail serial number in VxRail Manager.......................................................................................... 6
Locate the serial number and service tag number on your appliance...............................................................6

Chapter 2: System overview..........................................................................................................7

Chapter 3: Initial setup and configuration.................................................................................... 12

Chapter 4: Pre-operating system management applications.........................................................13

Options to manage the pre-operating system applications.....................................................................................13
iDRAC configuration.......................................................................................................................................................... 13

Log in to iDRAC............................................................................................................................................................ 13

Chapter 5: Replacement of hardware components....................................................................... 14

Use SolVe Online for VxRail procedures.......................................................................................................................14
Supported hardware components..................................................................................................................................14
System memory guidelines.............................................................................................................................................. 15

General memory module installation guidelines.....................................................................................................17
Intel Persistent Memory 200 series (BPS) installation guidelines .................................................................. 18

Expansion card installation guidelines.......................................................................................................................... 24

Chapter 6: System diagnostics and indicator codes..................................................................... 27

Dell Embedded System Diagnostics........................................................................................................................32

Contents

Summary of Contents for VxRail E660

Page 1: ...Dell VxRail E660 E660F and E660N Installation and Service Manual February 2022 Rev 5 ...

Page 2: ...tial 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 2021 2022 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: ...ons to manage the pre operating system applications 13 iDRAC configuration 13 Log in to iDRAC 13 Chapter 5 Replacement of hardware components 14 Use SolVe Online for VxRail procedures 14 Supported hardware components 14 System memory guidelines 15 General memory module installation guidelines 17 Intel Persistent Memory 200 series BPS installation guidelines 18 Expansion card installation guideline...

Page 4: ...for VxRail self deployment information November 4 2021 3 Updated for VxRail software version 7 0 300 updated the PSU as fault tolerant redundant and added the support for 256 GB LRDIMM for VxRail E660 and E660F August 24 2021 2 Updated to include support for Intel Persistent Memory 200 series BPS and minor updates July 13 2021 1 Initial wide release 4 Revision history ...

Page 5: ...t this task After you register you can Obtain product license files and software updates Download VxRail product documentation Access SolVe Online for VxRail or download the SolVe Desktop application for hardware replacement and upgrade procedures Browse the VxRail community and support information Link your support account for access to resources from within VxRail Manager For Secure Remote Servi...

Page 6: ... on the information tag on your physical appliance or you can locate the PSNT using VxRail Manager The service tag You can find the service tag printed on the physical appliance Look up your VxRail serial number in VxRail Manager Follow these steps to look up your VxRail serial number in VxRail Manager Steps 1 On the main page of the vSphere Client click Hosts and Clusters in the left navigation b...

Page 7: ...of 10 x 2 5 inch drive system Item Ports panels and slots Icon Description 1 Left control panel N A Contains the system health system ID status LED and the iDRAC Quick Sync 2 wireless indicator NOTE The iDRAC Quick Sync 2 indicator is available only on certain configurations Status LED Enables you to identify any failed hardware components There are up to five status LEDs and an overall system hea...

Page 8: ...ll VxRail E660 E660F and E660N Technical Specifications Rear view of the system Rear view of VxRail E660 and E660F with 2 x FH PCIe slots Item Ports panels or slots Icon Description 1 BOSS S2 module N A This slot supports the BOSS S2 module 2 Power supply unit PSU 1 Indicates the PSU 3 PCIe expansion card riser slot 1 FH N A The expansion card riser enables you to connect PCI Express expansion car...

Page 9: ...E660N Technical Specifications Rear view of VxRail E660 E660F and E660N with 3 x LP PCIe slots Item Ports panels or slots Icon Description 1 Power supply unit PSU 1 Indicates the PSU 2 PCIe expansion card riser slot 1 N A The expansion card riser enables you to connect PCI Express expansion cards 3 PCIe expansion card riser slot 2 N A The expansion card riser enables you to connect PCI Express exp...

Page 10: ...the system ID button for more than 5 seconds to enter the BIOS progress mode 11 OCP NIC port N A This port supports OCP 3 0 The NIC ports are integrated on the OCP card which is connected to the system board 12 NIC port 2 The NIC ports are embedded on the LOM card that is connected to the system board 13 BOSS S2 module N A This slot supports the BOSS S2 module For more information see the Dell VxR...

Page 11: ...ooling fan 2 Memory DIMM slot for processor 2 B2 3 Riser 3 4 Riser 2 5 Intrusion switch 6 Power supply unit PSU 2 7 Power supply unit PSU 1 8 BOSS S2 module 9 Processor socket 10 Memory DIMM slot for processor 1 A6 11 Drive backplane 12 fPERC 13 Service Tag System overview 11 ...

Page 12: ...derstanding of VxRail infrastructure planning and deployment knowledge to perform a VxRail self deployment If you are uncertain you can complete the end to end deployment process contact your sales representative for Dell Technologies Services If you are unable to complete the deployment contact your sales representative for Dell Technologies Services During the VxRail deployment iDRAC creates a v...

Page 13: ...ve the overall availability of Dell appliances iDRAC alerts administrators to appliance issues helps them perform remote appliance management and reduces the need for physical access to the appliance Log in to iDRAC You can log in to iDRAC as iDRAC user Microsoft Active Directory user LDAP user If you have opted for secure default access to iDRAC the iDRAC secure default password is available on t...

Page 14: ...account to use SolVe Online Go to SolVe Online for VxRail to access SolVe For more information about SolVe for VxRail see KB 000022572 To avoid potential data loss see the VxRail procedures in SolVe Online or the SolVe Desktop application before performing any hardware replacement or upgrade activity CAUTION Potential data loss may occur if SolVe Online is not used to perform hardware replacements...

Page 15: ...ystem memory guidelines The VxRail E660 Series supports DDR4 registered DIMMs RDIMMs Load Reduced DIMM LRDIMMs and Intel Persistent Memory 200 series BPS System memory holds the instructions that are started by the processor Your system memory is organized into eight channels per processor two memory sockets per channel 16 memory sockets per processor and 32 memory sockets per system Replacement o...

Page 16: ... E Channel F Channel G Channel H Processor 1 Slots A1 and A9 Slots A5 and A13 Slots A3 and A15 Slots A7 and A15 Slots A2 and A10 Slots A6 and A14 Slots A4 and A12 Slots A8 and A16 Processor 2 Slots B1 and B9 Slots B5 and B13 Slots B3 and B15 Slots B7 and B15 Slots B2 and B10 Slots B6 and B14 Slots B4 and B12 Slots B8 and B16 16 Replacement of hardware components ...

Page 17: ... Configuration enabling the system to be configured and run in any valid chipset architectural configuration The following are the recommended guidelines for installing memory modules All DIMMs must be DDR4 x4 and x8 DRAM based memory modules can be mixed If memory modules with different speeds are installed they operate at the speed of the slowest installed memory module s Populate memory module ...

Page 18: ... Persistent Memory 200 series BPS on second slot black slot If the Intel Persistent Memory 200 series BPS is configured in Memory Mode the recommended DDR4 to Intel Persistent Memory 200 series BPS capacity ratio is 1 4 to 1 16 per iMC Intel Persistent Memory 200 series BPS cannot be mixed with other capacities of Intel Persistent Memory 200 series BPS or with NVDIMMs Intel Persistent Memory 200 s...

Page 19: ...BP S4 8 4 1 or 2 8 4 Y Y R R B R R B B R R B R R BP S5 8 8 1 or 2 8 8 Y Y R B R B R B R B B R B R B R B R BP S6 12 2 1 or 2 12 2 Y NA B R R R R R R R R R R R R B BP S7 2 28 4 Y NA R B R R R B R R R R B R R R B R E660 and E660F Single Socket App Direct Intel Persistent Memory 200 series BPS configurations Configuration Total No of RDIMMs LRDIMM s Total No of Intel Persistent Memory 200 series BPS D...

Page 20: ...2 96 1024 608 6 1 32 512 192 1024 704 6 1 64 512 384 1024 896 6 1 128 512 768 1024 1280 BPS3 8 1 16 128 128 256 256 8 1 32 128 256 256 384 8 1 64 128 512 256 640 8 1 128 128 1024 256 1152 8 1 16 256 128 512 384 8 1 32 256 256 512 512 8 1 64 256 512 512 768 8 1 128 256 1024 512 1280 8 1 16 512 128 1024 640 8 1 32 512 256 1024 768 8 1 64 512 512 1024 1024 8 1 128 512 1024 1024 1536 BPS4 8 4 16 128 1...

Page 21: ...92 4608 8 8 128 512 1024 8192 5120 BPS6 12 2 16 128 192 256 448 12 2 32 128 384 256 640 12 2 64 128 768 256 1024 12 2 128 128 1536 256 1792 12 2 16 256 192 512 704 12 2 32 256 384 512 896 12 2 64 256 768 512 1280 12 2 128 256 1536 512 2048 12 2 16 512 192 1024 1216 12 2 32 512 384 1024 1408 12 2 64 512 768 1024 1792 12 2 128 512 1536 1024 2560 E660 and E660F Dual Socket App Direct Intel Persistent...

Page 22: ...6 5120 BPS2 12 2 16 128 192 256 448 12 2 32 128 384 256 640 12 2 64 128 768 256 1024 12 2 128 128 1536 256 1792 12 2 16 256 192 512 704 12 2 32 256 384 512 896 12 2 64 256 768 512 1280 12 2 128 256 1536 512 2048 12 2 16 512 192 1024 1216 12 2 32 512 384 1024 1408 12 2 64 512 768 1024 1792 12 2 128 512 1536 1024 2560 BPS3 16 2 16 128 256 256 512 16 2 32 128 512 256 768 16 2 64 128 1024 256 1280 16 ...

Page 23: ...8 128 512 2048 4096 6144 BPS5 16 16 16 128 256 2048 2304 16 16 32 128 512 2048 2560 16 16 64 128 1024 2048 3072 16 16 128 128 2048 2048 4096 16 16 16 256 256 4096 4352 16 16 32 256 512 4096 4608 16 16 64 256 1024 4096 5120 16 16 128 256 2048 4096 6144 16 16 16 512 256 8192 8448 16 16 32 512 512 8192 8704 16 16 64 512 1024 8192 9216 16 16 128 512 2048 8192 10240 BPS6 24 4 16 128 384 512 896 24 4 32...

Page 24: ...Expansion card installation guidelines Riser 1A Full height 1 Slot 1 Riser 2A Low profile 1 Slot 1 2 Slot 2 Riser 3A Low profile 1 Slot 3 24 Replacement of hardware components ...

Page 25: ...gle socket configuration only Location Width Length Height Processor 1 Processor 2 Riser 2A Riser 2A Riser 3A PCIe Slot 1 SW HL LP x16 PCIe Slot 2 DO NOT USE PCIe Slot 3 Riser configuration 0 2 R2A R3A Location Width Length Height Processor 1 Processor 2 Riser 2A Riser 2A Riser 3A PCIe Slot 1 SW HL LP x16 PCIe Slot 2 SW HL LP x16 Replacement of hardware components 25 ...

Page 26: ... 2 Riser 2A Riser 4C Riser 4D PCIe Slot 1 SW 3 4L FH x16 PCIe Slot 2 SW 3 4L FH x16 The VxRail E660N supports the following riser configuration Table 1 Riser configuration 4 R2A R3A R1D Paddle card Location Width Length Height Processor 1 Processor 2 Riser 2A Riser 2A Riser 3A PCIe Slot 1 SW HL LP x16 PCIe Slot 2 SW HL LP x16 PCIe Slot 3 SW HL LP x16 26 Replacement of hardware components ...

Page 27: ...re is a fan failure Ensure that none of the following conditions exist A cooling fan has been removed or has failed System cover air shrouds or back filler bracket has been removed Ambient temperature is too high External airflow is obstructed If the problem persists see the Support section Electrical indicator The indicator turns solid amber if the system experiences an electrical error for examp...

Page 28: ...d then click Look it up iDRAC Quick Sync 2 indicator codes iDRAC Quick Sync 2 module optional is located on the left control panel of the system iDRAC Quick Sync 2 indicator code Condition Corrective action Off default state Indicates that the iDRAC Quick Sync 2 feature is powered off Press the iDRAC Quick Sync 2 button to power on the iDRAC Quick Sync 2 feature If the LED fails to power on reseat...

Page 29: ... iDRAC Direct activity when the iDRAC Direct port is active Table 2 iDRAC Direct LED indicator codes iDRAC Direct LED indicator code Condition Solid green for two seconds Indicates that the laptop or tablet is connected Blinking green on for two seconds and off for two seconds Indicates that the laptop or tablet connected is recognized LED Indicator off Indicates that the laptop or tablet is unplu...

Page 30: ... present or if a power fault has occurred 1 AC PSU handle 2 Socket 3 Release latch Power indicator codes Condition Green Indicates that a valid power source is connected to the PSU and the PSU is operational Blinking amber Indicates an issue with the PSU Not powered on Indicates that the power is not connected to the PSU Blinking green Indicates that the firmware of the PSU is being updated CAUTIO...

Page 31: ... 1 Drive activity LED indicator 2 Drive status LED indicator 3 Drive capacity label NOTE If the drive is in the Advanced Host Controller Interface AHCI mode the status LED indicator does not power on NOTE Drive status indicator behavior is managed by Storage Spaces Direct Not all drive status indicators may be used Drive status indicator code Condition Blinks green twice per second Indicates that ...

Page 32: ...er Steps 1 When the system is booting press F10 2 Select Hardware Diagnostics Run Hardware Diagnostics The ePSA Pre boot System Assessment window is displayed listing all devices detected in the system The diagnostics start executing the tests on all the detected devices Running the Embedded System Diagnostics from Boot Manager Run the Embedded System Diagnostics ePSA if your system does not boot ...

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