Dell EMC DSS8440 Installation and Service Manual Regulatory Model: B21S Series Regulatory Type: B21S001 May 2020 Rev.
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Contents 1 About this document.....................................................................................................................7 2 Dell EMC DSS8440 system overview..............................................................................................8 DSS8440 system feature overview.................................................................................................................................... 9 Front view of the system...........................................
System Utilities.............................................................................................................................................................. 39 PXE boot.............................................................................................................................................................................. 39 6 Installing and removing system components.................................................................................40 Safety instructions..
Installing the riser 2 module.......................................................................................................................................... 73 Riser 1 module...................................................................................................................................................................... 75 Removing the riser 1 module..................................................................................................................................
IDC cable Riser1-PDB assembly to PDB.......................................................................................................................... 115 IDC cable Riser1-PDB assembly to riser board1.............................................................................................................. 116 IDC cable PIB-PDB assembly to PDB..............................................................................................................................
1 About this document This document provides an overview about the system, information on installing and replacing components, technical specifications, diagnostic tools, and guidelines to be followed while installing certain components.
2 Dell EMC DSS8440 system overview This chapter briefly describes the main features of the Dell EMC DSS8440 system. The chapter includes figures of the products, a list of the server system features, and diagrams showing the location of the components and connections on the server systems. Figure 1. Dell EMC DSS8440 front View Figure 2.
DSS8440 system feature overview The DSS8440 is a 4U PCIe Accelerator Server by PCIe Switch Board(PSB) with PCIe downstream up to 10x general-purpose double width graphics processing unit (GPGPU), 8x NVMe, 4x (center) + 4x (right, optional) rear-PCIe slots and upstream the 14G leveraged PowerEdge C4140. The system contains configuration-A with 8x/10x double width GPGPU, 10x 2.5” hot-swap storage-drives (no expander), single or dual Skylake processors, 845.
Control panel Figure 4. Right control panel view 1. Power-on indicator/power button 2. System-health indicator 3. System identification button Rear view of the system Figure 5. Rear view of the system 1. 3. 5. 7. 9. 11. 13. 10 Slots-4, 5, 14, 15 Drive-[0..9] Slot-3 Power-Jack DB9 2x USB-3.0 Power Supply 1 to 4 Dell EMC DSS8440 system overview 2. 4. 6. 8. 10. 12. Slots-[19..
3 Technical specifications The technical and environmental specifications of your system are outlined in this section.
Table 1. Dell EMC DSS 8440 chassis dimensions Xa Xb Y Za Zb Zc 483.2 mm 444.6 mm 174.8 mm 836.5 mm 850.2 mm (19.02 inches) (17.50 inches) (6.88 inches) With bezel: 872.0 mm (34.33 inches) (32.93 inches) (34.47 inches) Chassis weight Table 2. Chassis weight System Maximum weight (with all drives) DSS 8440 (2 CPU/ 10 GPU/ 10 HDD/ 1 H730P+/ 1 CX5) 46.3 Kg (102.
Table 3. PSU specifications(continued) Functions 2400W Power supply Output Main DC Output Voltage Regulation 12.2V +/-5% Output current 196.72A @ high line Standby Output Voltage Regulation 12V +/-5% Output current 3.5A Cooling fans specifications The Dell EMC DSS 8440 system supports up to twelve 60 mm x 60 mm (square) cooling fans. System battery specifications The Dell EMC DSS 8440 system supports CR 2032 3.0-V lithium coin cell system battery.
Table 5. Memory specifications(continued) DIMM type DIMM rank DIMM capacity RDIMM Single rank 8 GB Dual processors Minimum RAM Maximum RAM 16 GB 192 GB NOTE: Ensure that all the memory slots are populated either with DIMMs or DIMM blanks. NOTE: It is recommended to have all DIMMs of the same type. Drive specifications The Dell EMC DSS 8440 system supports 10 x 2.
Table 7. Humidity(continued) Humidity Non-Operation 5% to 95% RH, non-condensing Table 8. Maximum Altitude Maximum Altitude Operation 10,000 ft Non-Operation 30,000 ft System diagnostics and indicator codes Table 9. System diagnostics and indicator codes Icon Indicator, button, or connector Description Power-on indicator, power button The power-on indicator lights when the system powered on. The power button controls the power supply output to the system.
NIC indicator codes Each NIC on the back panel has an indicator that provides information about the network activity and link status. The activity LED indicates whether the NIC is connected or not. The link LED indicates the speed of the connected network. Figure 7. NIC indicators 1. link indicator 2. activity indicator Table 10. NIC indicators Convention Status Condition A Link and activity indicators are off. The NIC is not connected to the network. B Link indicator is green.
Figure 8. AC PSU status indicator 1. AC PSU status indicator/handle Table 11. AC PSU status indicators Convention Power indicator pattern Condition A Green A valid power source is connected to the PSU and the PSU is operational. B Flashing green When the firmware of the PSU is being updated, the PSU handle flashes 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. C Flashing green and turns off.
4 Initial system setup and configuration Setting up your system Complete the following steps to set up your system: Steps 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Unpack the system. Install the system into the rack. Connect the peripherals to the system. Connect the system to its electrical outlet. Turn the system on by pressing the power button or by using iDRAC. Turn on the attached peripherals. Results For more information about setting up your system, see the Getting Started Guide that shipped with your system.
5 Pre-operating system management applications Options to manage the pre-operating system applications Your system has the following options to manage the pre-operating system applications: • • • • System Setup Dell EMC Lifecycle Controller Boot Manager Preboot Execution Environment (PXE) System Setup By using the System Setup screen, you can configure the BIOS settings, iDRAC settings and device settings of your system.
Option Description Device Settings Enables you to configure device settings. Sevice Tag Settings Enables you to configure service tag settings. System BIOS You can use the System BIOS screen to edit specific functions such as boot order, system password, and setup password, set the SATA and PCIe NVMe RAID mode, and enable or disable USB ports. Viewing System BIOS To view the System BIOS screen, perform the following steps: Steps 1. Power on, or restart your system. 2.
Option Description Redundant OS Settings Provides the options to configure the Redundant OS settings. Miscellaneous Settings Provides options to change the system date and time. System Information You can use the System Information screen to view system properties such as Service Tag, system model name, and BIOS version. Viewing System Information To view the System Information screen, perform the following steps: Steps 1. Power on, or restart your system. 2.
Memory Settings You can use the Memory Settings screen to view all the memory settings and enable or disable specific memory functions, such as system memory testing and node interleaving. Viewing Memory Settings To view the Memory Settings screen, perform the following steps: Steps 1. Power on, or restart your system. 2.
Option Description Opportunistic Self-Refresh Enables or disables opportunistic self-refresh feature. This option is set to Enabled by default. Persistent Memory This field controls Persistent Memory on the system. Persistent Memory details About this task The Persistent Memory screen details can be found in the NVDIMM-N User Guide and DCPMM User Guideat www.dell.com/ poweredgemanuals.
Option Description Sub NUMA Cluster Sub NUMA Clustering (SNC) is a feature for breaking up the LLC into disjoint clusters based on address range, with each cluster bound to a subset of the memory controllers in the system. It improves average latency to the LLC. Enables or disables the Sub NUMA Cluster. This option is set to Disabled by default. UPI Prefetch Enables you to get the memory that is read started early on DDR bus.
2. Press F2 immediately after you see the following message: F2 = System Setup NOTE: If your operating system begins to load before you press F2, wait for the system to finish booting, and then restart your system and try again. 3. On the System Setup Main Menu screen, click System BIOS. 4. On the System BIOS screen, click SATA Settings. SATA Settings details About this task The SATA Settings screen details are explained as follows: NOTE: • Port A is for the internal SATA SSD.
2. Press F2 immediately after you see the following message: F2 = System Setup NOTE: If your operating system begins to load before you press F2, wait for the system to finish booting, and then restart your system and try again. 3. On the System Setup Main Menu screen, click System BIOS. 4. On the System BIOS screen, click Boot Settings.
3. On the System Setup Main Menu screen, click System BIOS. 4. On the System BIOS screen, click Network Settings. Network Settings screen details The Network Settings screen details are explained as follows: About this task Option Description UEFI PXE Settings Enables or disables the device. When enabled, a UEFI PXE boot option is created for the device. UEFI HTTP Settings Enables or disables the device. When enabled, a UEFI HTTP boot option is created for the device.
Option Description iSCSI Device1 Settings Enables you to control the configuration of the iSCSI device. Integrated Devices You can use the Integrated Devices screen to view and configure the settings of all integrated devices including the video controller, integrated RAID controller, and the USB ports. Viewing Integrated Devices To view the Integrated Devices screen, perform the following steps: Steps 1. Power on, or restart your system. 2.
Option Description add-in video and the embedded video during POST and pre-boot environment. The embedded video is disabled before the operating system boots. This option is set to Enabled by default. NOTE: When there are multiple add-in graphic cards installed in the system, the first card discovered during PCI enumeration is selected as the primary video. You might have to re-arrange the cards in the slots in order to control which card is the primary video.
Option Description bifurcation Control and is disabled when set to Platform Default Bifurcation or Auto discovery of Bifurcation. Table 14.
Option Description External Serial Connector Enables you to associate the External Serial Connector to Serial Device 1, Serial Device 2, or the Remote Access Device by using this option. This option is set to Serial Device 1 by default. NOTE: Only Serial Device 2 can be used for Serial Over LAN (SOL). To use console redirection by SOL, configure the same port address for console redirection and the serial device. NOTE: Every time the system boots, the BIOS syncs the serial MUX setting saved in iDRAC.
Option Description Memory Frequency Sets the speed of the system memory. You can select Maximum Performance, Maximum Reliability, or a specific speed. This option is set to Maximum Performance by default. Turbo Boost Enables or disables the processor to operate in the turbo boost mode. This option is set to Enabled by default. C1E Enables or disables the processor to switch to a minimum performance state when it is idle. This option is set to Enabled by default.
2. Press F2 immediately after you see the following message: F2 = System Setup NOTE: If your operating system begins to load before you press F2, wait for the system to finish booting, and then restart your system and try again. 3. On the System Setup Main Menu screen, click System BIOS. 4. On the System BIOS screen, click System Security.
Option Description In-Band Manageability Interface When set to Disabled, this setting will hide the Management Engine's (ME), HECI devices, and the system's IPMI devices from the operating system. This prevents the operating system from changing the ME power capping settings, and blocks access to all in-band management tools. All management should be managed through out-ofband. This option is set to Enabled by default.
• • • A password can have up to 32 characters. The password can contain the numbers 0 through 9. Only the following special characters are allowed: space, (”), (+), (,), (-), (.), (/), (;), ([), (\), (]), (`). A message prompts you to reenter the system password. 5. Reenter the system password, and click OK. 6. In the Setup Password field, type your setup password and press Enter or Tab. A message prompts you to reenter the setup password. 7. Reenter the setup password, and click OK. 8.
If you do not type the correct password in three attempts, the system displays the following message: Invalid Password! Number of unsuccessful password attempts: System Halted! Must power down. Password Invalid. Number of unsuccessful password attempts: Maximum number of password attempts exceeded.System halted. Even after you restart the system, the error message is displayed until the correct password is typed.
Option Description NOTE: BIOS will disable the device in hardware, so it cannot be accessed by the OS. Redundant OS Boot NOTE: This option is disabled if Redundant OS Location is set to None or if Redundant OS State is set to Hidden. When set to Enabled, BIOS boots to the device specified in Redundant OS Location. When set to Disabled, BIOS preserves the current boot list settings. This option is set to Enabled by default.
iDRAC Settings utility The iDRAC settings utility is an interface to set up and configure the iDRAC parameters by using UEFI. You can enable or disable various iDRAC parameters by using the iDRAC settings utility. NOTE: Accessing some of the features on the iDRAC settings utility needs the iDRAC Enterprise License upgrade. For more information about using iDRAC, see Dell Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller User's Guide at www.dell.com/ poweredgemanuals.
Menu item Description One-shot Boot Menu Enables you to access boot menu, where you can select a one-time boot device to boot from. Launch System Setup Enables you to access System Setup. Launch Lifecycle Controller Exits the Boot Manager and invokes the Dell Lifecycle Controller program. System Utilities Enables you to launch System Utilities menu such as System Diagnostics and UEFI shell. One-shot UEFI boot menu One-shot UEFI boot menu enables you to select a boot device to boot from.
6 Installing and removing system components Safety instructions WARNING: Whenever you need to lift the system, get others to assist you. To avoid injury, do not attempt to lift the system by yourself. WARNING: Opening or removing the system cover while the system is powered on may expose you to a risk of electric shock. CAUTION: Do not operate the system without the cover for a duration exceeding five minutes. Operating the system without the system cover can result in component damage.
• • Torx #T30 screwdriver Torx #T15 screwdriver System cover Removing the system cover Prerequisites 1. Follow the safety guidelines listed in Safety instructions. 2. Power off the system and all attached peripherals. 3. Disconnect the system from the electrical outlet and disconnect the peripherals. Steps 1. Loosen and remove the captive screw on the system cover 2. Slid the system cover backwards and lift the cover from the system. Figure 9.
2. Tighten the captive screw. NOTE: The captive screw must be tightened with a screwdriver after the top chassis is closed. Figure 10. Installing the system cover Next steps 1. Reconnect the peripherals, and connect the system to the electrical outlet. 2. Power on the system and all attached peripherals. Front bezel Removing the front bezel Prerequisites 1. Follow the safety guidelines listed in Safety instructions. 2. Follow the procedure listed in Before working inside your system. 3.
Figure 11. Removing the screws 2. Remove the front bezel from the fan cage. Figure 12. Removing the front bezel Installing the front bezel Prerequisites 1. Follow the safety guidelines listed in Safety instructions. Steps 1. Place the front bezel onto the chassis and slide the front bezel into place.
Figure 13. Installing the front bezel 2. Tighten the screws to secure the front bezel to the fan cage. Next steps 1. Install the system cover 2. Follow the procedure listed in After working inside your system Air shroud Removing the air shroud Prerequisites CAUTION: Never operate your system with the air shroud removed. The system may get overheated quickly, resulting in shutdown of the system and loss of data. 1. Follow the safety guidelines listed in Safety instructions. 2.
Steps NOTE: The screws on top of the air shroud are meant to secured the T_standoff. Do not remove the crews when removing the air shroud. Slide the air shroud backward to unlock it from the T_standoff and lift the air shroud out of the system. Figure 14. Removing the air shroud Next steps 1. Installing the air shroud. Installing the air shroud Prerequisites 1. Follow the safety guidelines listed in Safety instructions. 2.
Figure 15. Installing the air shroud Next steps 1. Install the system cover. 2. Follow the procedure listed in After working inside your system Drives Removing a drive carrier and drive Prerequisites 1. Follow the safety guidelines listed in Safety instructions. Steps 1. Remove the drive carrier by pressing the latch to unlock and pull the drive carrier out of the system. Figure 16. Removing the drive carrier 2. Remove the four screws securing the drive to the carrier.
3. Remove the drive from the carrier. Figure 17. Removing the drive from the drive carrier Next steps Install the drive and drive carrier. Installing the drive and drive carrier Prerequisites 1. Follow the safety guidelines listed in Safety instructions. Steps 1. Install the drive to the carrier. 2. Tighten the four screws to secure the drive to the carrier. Figure 18. Install the drive 3. Insert the drive carrier into the chassis, and then push the drive carrier into the place.
Figure 19. Installing the drive carrier Next steps 1. Follow the procedure listed in After working inside your system Drive backplane Removing the drive backplane Prerequisites 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Follow the safety guidelines listed in Safety instructions. Follow the procedure listed in Before working inside your system. Remove the system cover. Remove all the drives.. Disconnect all the cables. Steps 1. Remove the one screw securing the drive backplane to the system. 2.
Figure 20. Removing the drive backplane Next steps Install the drive backplane Installing the drive backplane Prerequisites 1. Follow the safety guidelines listed in Safety instructions. Steps 1. Install the drive backplane to storage cage’s hook. 2. Tighten the one screw to secure the drive backplane to the system. Figure 21. Installing the drive backplane Next steps 1. 2. 3. 4. Connect all the cables. Install the all drives. Install the top cover.
Power supply unit Removing a power supply unit Prerequisites CAUTION: The power supply is only hot-swappable if you have a redundant system with all power supplies installed. If you only have one power supply installed, before removing or replacing the power supply, you must first take the server out of service, turn off all peripheral devices connected to the system, turn off the system by pressing the power button, and unplug the AC power cord from the system or wall outlet. 1.
Steps Insert the power supply module into the power supply cage and push all the way until it clicks into place. Figure 23. Installing a power supply unit Next steps 1. Connect the power cable to the PSU, and plug the cable into a power outlet. 2. Follow the procedure listed in After working inside your system. Expansion cards and expansion card risers Removing a GPU Prerequisites 1. Follow the safety guidelines listed in Safety instructions. 2.
Figure 24. Removing the GPU clamp 3. Release two captive plungers on the GPU holding bracket and slide sideway to lift it from the system 4. Disconnect power cable from GPU card 5. Lift the GPU card from the system. Figure 25. Removing GPU card Installing a GPU Prerequisites 1. Follow the safety guidelines listed in Safety instructions. Steps 1. Insert the GPU card into chassis. 2. Connect the GPU card power cable. 3.
Figure 26. Installing the GPU card 4. Insert the GPU clamp into chassis. 5. Secure fixing the GPU clamp by four screws. Figure 27. Installing the GPU clamp Next steps 1. Installing the system cover.. 2. Follow the procedure listed in After working inside your system Removing a GPU support bracket Prerequisites 1. 2. 3. 4. Follow the safety guidelines listed in Safety instructions. Follow the procedure listed in Before working inside your system. Remove the system cover. Remove the GPU card. Steps 1.
Figure 28. Removing the GPU support bracket Installing a GPU support bracket Prerequisites 1. Follow the safety guidelines listed in Safety instructions. Steps 1. Install the GPU support bracket into place. 2. Secure the GPU support bracket using two screws.
Figure 29. Installing the GPU support bracket Next steps 1. Install the GPU card. 2. Install the system cover. 3. Follow the procedure listed in After working inside your system Removing the PCIe switch board Prerequisites 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Follow the safety guidelines listed in Safety instructions. Follow the procedure listed in Before working inside your system. Remove the system cover. Remove the GPU card. Remove the GPU support bracket. Disconnect all the cables. For more information, see a.
Figure 30. Lift up the two levers 3. Lift the PCIe switch board module from the system. Figure 31. Removing the PCIe switch board 4. Remove the fourteen screws securing the PCIe switch board. and loosen the two captive screws.
Figure 32. Remove the screws securing the PCIe switch board 5. Lift the PCIe switch board from the GPU base. Installing the PCIe switch board Prerequisites 1. Follow the safety guidelines listed in Safety instructions. Steps 1. Insert the PCIe switch board into GPU base. 2. Secure fixing the PCIe switch board by fourteen screws and tighten the two captive screws. Figure 33. Installing the PCIe switch board 3. Insert the PCIe switch board module into chassis. 4.
Figure 34. Insert the two levers 5. Secure fixing the PCIe switch board module by six screws. Figure 35. Installing the PCIe switch board module Next steps 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 58 Connect all the cables.
Removing a GPU power interposer board Prerequisites 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Follow the safety guidelines listed in Safety instructions. Follow the procedure listed in Before working inside your system. Remove the system cover. Remove the GPU card. Remove the GPU support bracket. Remove the PCIe switch board module. Steps 1. Remove the eleven screws securing the GPU power interposer board. 2. Lift the GPU power interposer board from the system. Figure 36.
Figure 37. Installing the GPU power interposer board Next steps 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Install the PCIe switch board module. Install the GPU support bracket Install the GPU card Install the system cover Follow the procedure listed in After working inside your system Removing a butterfly module and riser 3 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 system cover. Steps 1.
Figure 38. Removing the butterfly module 4. Remove the eight screws securing both the riser 3 board 5. Lift the riser 3 board from the riser bracket. Figure 39. Removing the riser 3 board Next steps Install the riser 3 board. Installing the riser 3 board and butterfly module Prerequisites 1. Follow the safety guidelines listed in Safety instructions.
Steps 1. Insert the riser 3 board into riser bracket. 2. Secure fixing the both the riser 3 board by eight screws. Figure 40. Installing the riser 3 board 3. Connect all the cables. 4. Insert the butterfly module into chassis. 5. Secure fixing the butterfly module by four screws. Figure 41. Installing the butterfly module Next steps 1. Install the system cover 2.
Nvidia Tesla T4 GPU Removing a T4 GPU Prerequisites 1. Follow the safety guidelines listed in Safety instructions. 2. Follow the procedure listed in Before working inside your system. 3. Remove the system cover. Steps 1. Remove the screws securing the GPU clamp. 2. Lift the GPU clamp from the system. Figure 42. Removing the GPU clamp 3. Release two captive plungers on the GPU holding bracket and slide sideway to lift it from the system 4. Lift the GPU card from the system.
Figure 43. Removing GPU card NOTE: Do not operate the system with any GPU or GPU slot filler removed, as proper air flow and cooling may be impaired, impacting system performance. Figure 44.
Installing a GPU Prerequisites 1. Follow the safety guidelines listed in Safety instructions. Steps 1. Insert the GPU card into chassis. To know more about GPU specifications, go to GPU specifications. 2. Slide the GPU holding bracket and until the captive plunger secure the GPU support bracket. Figure 45. Installing the GPU card 3. Insert the GPU clamp into chassis. 4. Secure fixing the GPU clamp by four screws.
Figure 46. Installing the GPU clamp NOTE: Do not operate the system with any GPU or GPU slot filler removed, as proper air flow and cooling may be impaired, impacting system performance. Figure 47.
Next steps 1. Installing the system cover.. 2. Follow the procedure listed in After working inside your system Removing the Nvidia Tesla T4 GPU from butterfly module Prerequisites 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Follow the safety guidelines listed in Safety instructions. Follow the procedure listed in Before working inside your system. Remove the system cover.. Remove the butterfly module. Disconnect the SATA cable. Steps 1. Remove the screws securing the Nvidia Tesla T4 GPU. 2. Pull the GPU card out from the C-riser.
2. Secure the GPU card using screws. Figure 49. Installing the Nvidia Tesla T4 GPU in butterfly riser module Next steps 1. Install the butterfly module. 2. Install the top cover. 3. Follow the procedure listed in After working inside your system Processor and heat sink Removing the processor and heat sink Prerequisites WARNING: The heat sink may be hot to touch for some time after the system is powered down. Allow the heat sink to cool before removing it. 1.
NOTE: It is normal for the heat sink to slip off the blue retention clips when the screws are partially loosened, continue to loosen the screw(s). 2. Pushing both blue retention clips simultaneously, lift the processor and heat sink module (PHM) out of the system. 3. Set the PHM aside with the processor side facing up. Figure 50. Removing a processor and heat sink module Next steps 1.
If the PHM slips off the blue retention clips when the screws are partially tightened, follow these steps to secure the PHM: a. Loosen both the heat sink screws completely. b. Lower the PHM on to the blue retention clips, follow the procedure described in step 2. c. Secure the PHM to the system board, follow the procedure described in step 4. NOTE: The processor and heat sink module retention screws should not be tightened to more than 0.13 kgf-m (1.35 N.m or 12 in-lbf). Figure 51.
Figure 52. removing a memory module Next steps Install a memory module. Installing a memory module Prerequisites 1. Follow the safety guidelines listed in Safety instructions. Steps 1. Locate the appropriate memory module socket. 2. Push the ejectors outward on both ends of the memory module socket. 3. Holding the DIMM by edges insert it into socket tightly.
Figure 53. Installing a memory module Next steps 1. If applicable, Install the air shroud. 2. Install the system cover 3. Follow the procedure listed in After working inside your system Riser 2 module Removing the riser 2 module Prerequisites 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Follow the safety guidelines listed in Safety instructions. Follow the procedure listed in Before working inside your system. Remove the system cover.. Remove the butterfly module. Disconnect the SATA cable. Steps 1.
Figure 54. Removing the riser 2 module 2. Open the PCIe bracket latch, removing the H730P+ card from the riser 2 module. Figure 55. Removing the H730P+ card Next steps Install the riser 2 card. Installing the riser 2 module Prerequisites 1. Follow the safety guidelines listed in Safety instructions. Steps 1. Open the PCIe bracket latch.
Figure 56. Open the PCIe bracket latch 2. Install the H730P+ card to the riser2 module. Figure 57. Installing the H730P+ card 3. Close PCIe bracket latch. 4. Press the riser2 module -edge down until the card is fully seated. Align the riser2 module connector with the card connector on the system board and push the riser2 module wards the connector to seat it firmly.
Figure 58. Installing the riser 2 module Next steps 1. Install the butterfly module. 2. Install the top cover. 3. Follow the procedure listed in After working inside your system Riser 1 module Removing the riser 1 module Prerequisites 1. 2. 3. 4. Follow the safety guidelines listed in Safety instructions. Follow the procedure listed in Before working inside your system. Remove the system cover. Butterfly module.
Figure 59. Removing the riser 1 module Next steps Install the riser 1 card Installing the riser 1 module Prerequisites 1. Follow the safety guidelines listed in Safety instructions. Steps 1. Align the riser1 module connector with the card connector on the system board and push the riser1 module wards the connector to seat it firmly. 2. Press the riser 1 module-edge down until the card is fully seated.
Figure 60. Installing the riser 1 module Next steps 1. Install the butterfly module. 2. Install the top cover. 3. Follow the procedure listed in After working inside your system Network daughter card Removing the network daughter card Prerequisites 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. Follow the safety guidelines listed in Safety instructions. Follow the procedure listed in Before working inside your system. Remove the system cover.. Remove the air shroud. Butterfly module Riser 2 Module Riser 1 module Steps 1.
Figure 61. Removing the network daughter card Installing the network daughter card Prerequisites Follow the procedure listed in Before working inside your system Steps 1. 2. 3. 4. 78 Orient the NDC so that the Ethernet connectors fit through the slot in the chassis. Align the captive screws at the back-end of the card with the screw holes on the system board. Press the touch points on the card until the card connector is firmly seated on the system board connector.
Figure 62. Installing the network daughter card System board tray module Removing the system board tray module Prerequisites 1. Follow the safety guidelines listed in Safety instructions. 2. Follow the procedure listed in Before working inside your system. 3. Remove the following: a. b. c. d. e. f. g. h. i. j. k. Remove the system cover. Remove the air shroud. Remove the GPU card. Remove the GPU support bracket. Remove the PCIe switch board module.
Figure 63. Loosen one screw 3. Slide the system board tray to make sure the it's not secured by the T standoff. 4. Lift the system board tray module out of the chassis. Figure 64. Removing the system board tray module Next steps Install the system board tray module Installing the system board tray module Prerequisites 1. Follow the safety guidelines listed in Safety instructions.
Steps 1. Align the location pin to install system board tray module. 2. Slide the system board tray to T standoff and make sure the T standoff can fix system board tray exactly. Figure 65. Installing the drive backplane 3. To tighten the screw at the red mark position. Figure 66. Tighten one screw Next steps 1. Reconnect all cables to the system board tray module. 2. Install the following: a. b. c. d. e. f.
g. GPU card h. Air shroud i. System cover 3. Follow the procedure listed in After working inside your system System board and power interposer board Removing the system board and power interposer board Prerequisites 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Follow the safety guidelines listed in Safety instructions. Follow the procedure listed in Before working inside your system. Remove the system cover. Remove the air shroud. Remove the system board tray module.Remove the system board tray module. Steps 1.
Figure 68. Removing the power interposer board Next steps Install the system board and power interposer board. Installing the system board and power interposer board Prerequisites 1. Follow the safety guidelines listed in Safety instructions. Steps 1. Install the power interposer board to the system board. Figure 69. Installing the power interposer board 2. Install system board and power interposer board to system board tray. 3.
Figure 70. Installing the system board and power interposer board Next steps 1. 2. 3. 4. Install the system board tray module. Install the air shroud. Install the top cover. Follow the procedure listed in After working inside your system Backup battery Replacing the backup battery Prerequisites CAUTION: Dispose the battery according to local ordinance. NOTE: You will need to run the BIOS Setup to restore the configuration settings to the RTC. 1. 2. 3. 4.
Figure 71. Locate the battery on the server board 2. Gently press the metal clip as shown to release the battery. 3. Remove the battery from the plastic socket. Figure 72. Replacing the backup battery 4. Dispose of the battery according to local ordinance. 5. Remove the new lithium battery from its package, and, being careful to observe the correct polarity, insert it in the battery socket. Next steps 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Install the butterfly module. Install the top cover.
e. Disconnect all the cables from the power distribution board. Steps 1. Remove the eighteen screws securing the power interposer board to the system board chassis. 2. Lift the power distribution board from the system chassis. Figure 73. Removing power distribution board Next steps 1. Install the power distribution board. Installing the power distribution board Prerequisites 1. Follow the safety guidelines listed in Safety instructions. Steps 1. Install the power distribution board to the system chassis.
Figure 74. Installing the power distribution board Next steps 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Connect all cables from the power distribution board. Install the system board tray module. Install the Air shroud Install all the PSUs. Install the system cover Follow the procedure that is listed in After working inside your system. PSB power interposer board Removing the PSB power interposer board Prerequisites 1. Follow the safety guidelines listed in Safety instructions. 2.
Figure 75. Removing the PSB power interposer board Next steps 1. Disconnect all cables from the PSB power interposer board. 2. Install the PSB power interposer board. Installing the PSB power interposer board Prerequisites 1. Follow the safety guidelines listed in Safety instructions. 2. Connect all cables to the PSB power interposer board Steps 1. Install the PSB power interposer board to the system. 2. Tighten the four screws to secure the PSB power interposer board to the system.
Figure 76. Installing the PSB power interposer board Next steps 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Install the system board tray module. Install the Air shroud Installing a PCIe switch board System cover Follow the procedure that is listed in After working inside your system. Front control module Removing the front control module Prerequisites 1. Follow the safety guidelines listed in Safety instructions. 2. Follow the procedure listed in Before working inside your system. 3. Remove the following: a. System cover. b.
Figure 77. Removing the front control module Next steps 1. Install the front control module. Installing the right control panel Prerequisites 1. Follow the safety guidelines listed in Safety instructions. Steps 1. Install the front control module into the chassis. 2. Secure the front control module using two screws. 3. Connect the front control module cable to the system board and ensure that the cable routing is correct. Figure 78.
Next steps 1. Install the Butterfly module,front bezel,System cover. 2. Follow the procedure listed in After working inside your system. Fan louvers Removing the fan louvers Prerequisites 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Follow the safety guidelines listed in Safety instructions. Follow the procedure listed in Before working inside your system. Remove the system cover. Remove the PCIe switch board module. Remove the air shroud. Remove the GPU support bracket. Steps 1. Lift the fan louver from the hooks 2.
Installing the fan louvers Prerequisites 1. Follow the safety guidelines listed in Safety instructions. Steps 1. Locate the corresponding hole on the fan cage. Figure 80. Fan louver hook position 2. Hook the fan louver to the fan cage assembly.
Next steps 1. Install the following: a. GPU clamp and GPU card b. Air shroud c. System cover 2. Follow the procedure listed in After working inside your system Cooling fans Replacing a cooling fan Prerequisites CAUTION: Cooling fans are not hot swappable. 1. Follow the safety guidelines listed in Safety instructions. 2. Follow the procedure listed in Before working inside your system. 3. Remove the system cover. Steps 1. Hold the fan and pull it straight up to remove it from the fan cage.
Figure 81. Removing the cooling fan 2. Replace the system fan. CAUTION: To avoid injury, do not remove or install the fan by holding the fan blades. Next steps 1. Install the System cover. 2. Follow the procedure listed in After working inside your system. Fan cage Removing the fan cage Prerequisites 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. Follow the safety guidelines listed in Safety instructions. Follow the procedure listed in Before working inside your system. Remove the system cover.
Figure 82. Removing the fan cage Next steps 1. Install the fan cage Installing the fan cage Prerequisites 1. Follow the safety guidelines listed in Safety instructions. Steps 1. Install the fan cable to the fan cage. 2. Install the fan cage to the power distribution board. 3. Tighten the sixteen screws to secure the fan cage to the system chassis. Figure 83.
Next steps 1. Connect the fan cable to the PSB power interposer board. 2. Install the following: a. Install the front control module. b. System board tray module. c. Air shroud d. PCIe switch board module. e. System cover 3. Follow the procedure listed in After working inside your system Handle Removing the handle Prerequisites 1. Follow the safety guidelines listed in Safety instructions. 2. Follow the procedure listed in Before working inside your system. Steps 1. Unlock the handle by plunger. 2.
Steps 1. Install the handle into the chassis. 2. Lock the handle by plunger. NOTE: Please install the four handles in chassis simultaneously for lifting the system. Figure 85. Installing the handle Next steps 1. Follow the procedure listed in After working inside your system Slide rail installation Prerequisites 1. Follow the safety guidelines listed in Safety instructions. 2. Follow the procedure listed in Before working inside your system. Steps 1.
Figure 86. Removal of the inner member 2. Install the inner member into the chassis. Figure 87. Installation of inner member into the chassis 3. Screw the outer member and bracket into the racket.
Figure 88. Installation of outer member into the rack 4. Insert the chassis to complete the installation. a. b. c. d. Pull the middle rail fully extended in lock position, ensure ball bearing retainer is located at the front of the middle rail. Insert the chassis into middle-outer rails. When hit a stop, please push the release tab on middle rail. Tighten chassis with shipping screws.
Figure 89. Completion of installation CAUTION: Verify ball bearing retainer is locked forward. Next steps 1. Follow the procedure listed in After working inside your system.
7 Cable Routing Figure 90.
• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 3M cable Installation-Config A left 3M cable Installation-Config A right Fan cable assembly to fan bracket Fan cable MB-PDB assembly to MB Fan cable MB-PDB assembly to PDB Front control cable assembly control board to MB GPU power cable assembly GPU card to PSB IDC cable MB-PDB assembly to PDB IDC cable MB-PDB assembly to MB IDC cable PDB-PIB assembly to PIB IDC cable PIB-PDB assembly to PDB IDC cable Riser1-PDB assembly to PDB IDC cable Riser1-PDB assembly t
Table 15.
3M cable Installation-Config A left Figure 91. 3M cable Installation-Config A left 3M cable Installation-Config A right Figure 92.
Fan cable assembly to fan bracket Figure 93. Fan cable assembly to fan bracket Figure 94.
Figure 95. Fan cable assembly to fan bracket Figure 96.
Figure 97. Fan cable assembly to fan bracket Figure 98.
Figure 99.
Fan cable MB-PDB assembly to MB Figure 100.
Fan cable MB-PDB assembly to PDB Figure 101. Fan cable MB-PDB assembly to PDB Figure 102.
Front control cable assembly control board to MB Figure 103. Front control cable assembly control board to MB Figure 104.
Figure 105. Front control cable assembly control board to MB GPU power cable assembly GPU card to PSB Figure 106.
IDC cable MB-PDB assembly to PDB Figure 107. IDC cable MB-PDB assembly to PDB IDC cable MB-PDB assembly to MB Figure 108.
IDC cable PDB-PIB assembly to PIB Figure 109.
IDC cable PIB-PDB assembly to PDB Figure 110. IDC cable PIB-PDB assembly to PDB IDC cable Riser1-PDB assembly to PDB Figure 111.
IDC cable Riser1-PDB assembly to riser board1 Figure 112. IDC cable Riser1-PDB assembly to riser board1 IDC cable PIB-PDB assembly to PDB Figure 113.
IDC cable Riser 2- PDB assembly to riser board 2 Figure 114. IDC cable (Riser 2- PDB) assembly to riser board 2 Mini SAS HD cable assembly PERC-HDBP Figure 115.
Mini SAS HD cable assembly HDBP-MB Figure 116. Mini SAS HD cable assembly HDBP-MB Power cable BP-PDB assembly to BP Figure 117.
Power cable BP-PDB assembly to PDB Figure 118. Power cable BP-PDB assembly to PDB Power cable assembly to PDB Figure 119.
Figure 120. Power cable assembly to PDB Figure 121.
Figure 122. Power cable assembly to PDB Figure 123.
Figure 124. Power cable assembly to PDB Figure 125.
Figure 126. Power cable assembly to PDB Figure 127.
Figure 128. Power cable assembly to PDB Figure 129.
Figure 130. Power cable assembly to PDB Figure 131.
Figure 132. Power cable assembly to PDB Figure 133.
Figure 134. Power cable assembly to PDB Power cable assembly to PIB Figure 135.
Power cable1 assembly to Riser1 Figure 136. Power cable1 assembly to Riser1 Figure 137.
Figure 138. Power cable1 assembly to Riser1 Power cable2 Riser-PDB assembly to PDB Figure 139.
Power cable2 Riser-PDB assembly to Riser Figure 140.
8 Jumpers and connectors System Board Connectors Figure 141.
Table 16.
System board jumpers settings Table 17. System board jumper settings Jumper PWRD_EN Setting Description The password reset feature is enabled . The password reset feature is disabled. iDRAC local access is unlock at next AC power cycle. iDRAC password reset is enabled in F2 iDRAC settings menu. NVRAM_CLR The configuration settings are retained at the next system boot. The configuration settings are cleared at system boot.
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