Introduction Checklist Carefully unpack the Dell PowerEdge C410X server and check that the following items were included. One Dell PowerEdge C410X system Dell PowerEdge C410x Getting Started Guide Safety, Environmental, and Regulatory Information (SERI) Warranty and Support Information (WSI) or End User License Agreement (EULA)
Chapter 1: Product Overview A Tour of the System The following sections describe the external features of the Dell PowerEdge C410X server. 1.1.1. System Front View Figure 1 – Front View System LED GPGPU Cage 5 UID LED/Button GPGPU Cage 6...
1.1.2. System Back View Back view of system is shown below: Figure 2 – Back View Power Module 1 iPass connector 6 Power Module 2 iPass connector 7 Power Module 3 iPass connector 8 Power Module 4 GPGPU Cage 11 BMC LAN Cable GPGPU Cage 12 iPass connector 1...
System LEDs Description 1.2.1. Front System LEDs The front system LEDs contain Status LED, Power LED and UID LED information. The detailed LEDs information is listed below: Figure 3 – Front System LEDs Table 1 Front System LEDs Status LED Displays status/errors and is controlled by BMC.
1.2.2. LAN LEDs Figure 4 – LAN LEDs Table 2 LAN LEDs LAN Link/Activity Color Condition Occurrence Green LAN Link / no Access Blink LAN Access Idle 10 LAN Speed 10Mbps connection 100 LAN Speed Green 10Mbps connection Blink Port identification with 10 or 100Mbps connection GbE LAN Speed Yellow 1Gbps connection...
Chapter 2: Removing and Installing Hardware Safety Measures Computer components and electronic circuit boards can be damaged by discharges of static electricity. Working on computers that are still connected to a power supply can be extremely dangerous. Follow the simple guidelines below to avoid damage to your computer or injury to yourself. ...
2.2. System Cover WARNING: Before you remove or install the system cover: make sure the server is not turned on or connected to the AC power. Follow these instructions to remove the system cover: 1. Loosen and remove the securing screw on the top of the system. 2.
2.3. GPGPU Cage NOTE: When you remove or install the GPGPU cage, note the following points: Take note of the drive tray orientation before sliding it out. The tray will not fit back into the bay if inserted incorrectly. Follow these instructions to remove the cage: 1.
2.4. Replacing GPGPU Card WARNING: Before you remove or install the system fan, take the steps below: Make sure the system is not turned on or connected to the AC power. Disconnect all necessary cable connections. Turn off the specific single GPU cage power. Failure to observe these warnings could result in personal injury or damage to the equipment.
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2. Secure the card in place with screws and place the GPGPU side cover as illustration arrow show. 3. Secure the GPGPU side cover and back cover in place with screws.
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Follow these instructions to replace a GPGPU card: For M2050 System 1. Attach the support bracket on the GPGPU board and secure it in place with screws. 2. Insert the GPGPU card by 45 degree and push it into socket vertically.
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3. Secure the card in place with screws and place the GPGPU side cover as illustration arrow show. 4. Secure the card in place with screws and place the GPGPU side cover as illustration arrow show.
2.5. System Fans In case a of system fan failure, you can quickly replace the system fan. WARNING: Before you remove or install the system fan, take the steps below: Make sure the system is not turned on or connected to the AC power. ...
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2. Lift the system fan out of the system fan cage. Follow these instructions to install the system fan: Reverse the step above to install the system fan.
2.6. System Fans Cages WARNING: Before you remove or install the system fan cage, take the steps below: Make sure the system is not turned on or connected to the AC power. Disconnect all necessary cable connections. Failure to observe these warnings could result in personal injury or damage to the equipment.
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2. Lift the system fan out of the system fan cage. See System Fans on page 14 for detail instruction. 3. Loosen and remove the securing screw on the top of the system fan cage.
2.7. Power Supplies In case of a power supply failure, you can quickly replace the power supply unit. Follow these instructions to remove the power supply: WARNING: In order to reduce the risk of injury from electric shock, disconnect the failed power supply from the AC power before removing it from the system.
2.8. Removing Power Distribution Board (PDB) Follow these instructions to remove the PDB: WARNING: In order to reduce the risk of injury from electric shock, disconnect the failed power supply from the AC power before removing it from the system. 1.
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2. Loosen and remove the securing screws on the top of power supply cage and remove the securing screw on the side of the system.
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3. Loosen and remove the securing screws on the PDB.
2.9. Replacing iPass Board Follow these instructions to replace the iPass board: 1. Loosen and remove the securing screws on the top of the system. 2. Remove the power supply. See Power Supplies on page 18 for detail instruction.
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3. Loosen and remove the securing screws on the top of power supply cage and remove the power supply cage out of the system. 4. Loosen and remove the securing screws on the top of iPass connector cage.
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5. Remove iPass connector cage. 6. Loosen and remove the securing screws on the top of iPass board.
2.10. Replacing Middle Board Follow these instructions to replace the middle board: 1. Remove the system cover. See System Cover on page 8. 2. Remove the fourteen (14) screws securing the mainboard in place. Lift the middle board out of the system in the direction of the arrow, front edge first, to clear the I/O ports.
2.11. Replacing Front I/O Panel WARNING: Before you remove or install the system cover: make sure the system is not turned on or connected to the AC power. 1. Loosen and remove the securing screws as illustration shown below 2.
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3. Loosen and remove the securing screws on the ear board.
2.12. Installing the Rail and the System WARNING: Before you remove or install the system cover: make sure the system is not turned on or connected to the AC power. Follow these instructions to install the rail into a rack: 1.
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3. Push the system into the sliding rails until the locking latch clicks into place. 4. Connect ipass connectors and power connectors.
Initial Configuration via DHCP Server Before entering the Dell Remote Management Console, you need to connect the DHCP server in the subnet to which it is physically connected. If a DHCP server is found, it may provide a valid IP address, gateway address and net mask.
Remote Management Console Overview Open a web browser and type in your identified IP. The IP address can be found using your DHCP server. A dialog box prompts you to enter Username and Password. Enter the following values: Username: root Password: root NOTE: The default user name and password are in lower-case characters.
Enter Dell Remote Management Console After you successfully log into your Dell Remote Management Console, the Remote Management Console GUI appears. Properties Properties displays the firmware version of current remote client system.
Configuration Network You can view and modify the network settings on this screen. Select whether to obtain an IP address automatically or configure one manually. It is recommended to use DHCP if your environment has a DHCP server. You can set DHCP (obtain the IP address automatically) or STATIC IP (configure the IP address manually).
Security Security shows the current certificate status. To generate a new certificate, click Generate Certificate . To upload a certificate, click Upload Certificate.
Services You can configure the web server parameters (such as, HTTP Port Number, HTTPS Port Number, and Timeout) on a remote computer. By default, the timeout is 5 for the Max Sessions and 1 for the Active Sessions. When you finish the configuration, click Apply Changes.
IPMI This screen contains two sections: IPMI Serial and IPMI Settings. IPMI Serial There are three serial configuration in IPMI Serial: Connection Mode Settings, Baud Rate, and Channel Privilege Level Limit. The Connection Mode Settings allows user to select the Console redirection type and to manage the system from a remote location.
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IPMI Settings IPMI Settings provides remote configuration over LAN. To activate IPMI remote configuration by LAN, check Enable IPMI Over LAN option, define the Channel Privilege Level Limit, and enter the Encryption Key. When you finish the configuration, click Apply Changes.
Sessions This screen displays information on Active Sessions. Additionally, the trash can icon provides the delete function for privileged users. Click Refresh to refresh the Sessions status.
Updates The firmware can be updated remotely. To update firmware, follow the instruction below: 1. Select the file on your local system using Browse. 2. Click Update to delete the current version and update to the new version.
Server Information Power Control The Power Control allows you to power on/off/cycle the remote host system. Additionally you can see the remote power status. To perform the power control operation, select the operation and click Apply Changes.
Power Consumption This screen displays information on the system power consumption. The information includes Current Power Consumption, Power Consumption Monitoring Start Date, Max/Min Power Consumption, and Average Power Consumption.
GPU Power Consumption This screen displays the status of GPU power consumption. Each sensor displays different color to indicate the health status of a specified GPU device. The green color indicates the device is healthy and there’s no sensor that has any alert. The yellow color indicates the device has at least one sensor that has warning alert.
Thermal This screen displays the Fans and Temperatures sensors of a remote host system. Click Refresh to update current health status for both Fans and Temperatures. The green color indicates the device is healthy and there’s no sensor that has any alert. The yellow color indicates the device has at least one sensor that has a warning alert.
System Event Log System Event Log: It records the event when sensor has an abnormal state. When the log matches the pre-defined alert, the system sends out the notification automatically, if it is pre-configured.
Platform Events A platform event filter (PEF) can trigger an action and generate an alert when a critical hardware-related event occurs. For each PEF, you can choose the action to be taken when a platform event occurs. You can also choose to generate and send an alert when a platform event occurs. In the Platform Events screen, you can enable the generation of platform event alerts globally by clicking Global Alerting Enable.
Traps Settings In the Trap Settings, user can set the IPv4 and Ipv6 Destination List. IPv6 and IPv4 are two completely separate protocols. IPv6 is not backwards compatible with IPv4, and IPv4 hosts and routers will not be able to deal directly with IPv6 traffic. IPv6 has a significantly larger address space than IPv4.
Email Settings If you want the alert to be sent by email, you can configure to specify the e-mail address, subject and message in the Email Settings. After you finish the configuration, click Apply Change to save the settings.
Damage due to servicing that is not authorized by Dell is not covered by your warranty. Read and follow the safety instructions that came with the product.
4. When GPU cards are ready, power on the system for test. 5. All GPU cards LED should lights. If not, see Checking GPU Card on page 57. Checking GPU Card 1. Power off and remove top cover. 2. Power on and check if GPU card LED lights.
3. If not, power off, then reinstall GPU card again or swap GPU card. 4. If not, see Check iPass cable. Checking iPass Cable 1. Check if iPass cable is properly connected. 2. If not, power off the system and plug-in power cable again. 3.
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Checking iPass Connector to PowerEdge C6100 Systems 1. Check BTB Connectors to iPass Board. 2. Check System SMBUs device routing table. IPASS TOP IPASS Bottom iPass 1: Slot 1/15 iPass 5: Slot 2/16 iPass 2: Slot 3/13 iPass 6: Slot 4/14 iPass 3: Slot 5/11 iPass 7:...
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2. Remove top cover. 3. Remove PSU top cover. Press...
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26 system cover, 8 front view, 2 system event log, 50 getting help system fans, 14 contacting Dell, 60 system fans cages, 16 GPGPU cage, 9 system LEDs GPU power consumption, 48 front, 4 initial configuration via DHCP server, 33...