Dell PowerEdge C8000: Complete the Operating System Setup Supported Operating Systems
Complete the Operating System Setup Supported Operating Systems: Dell PowerEdge C8000
Table of contents
- Notes, Cautions, and Warnings
- CAUTION: Restricted Access Location Installation and Configuration Recommended Tools Unpacking the System
- Installing the Tool-Less Rail Solution Determine where to place the rails in the rack. Make sure there is enough space in the rack for the 4U chassis. In a standard rack, the height of a 4U chassis will span 12 rack post holes. Use the marking indicated on the left and right sides of the rail to orient the rail correctly to the rack posts. Attach the left rail and stopping bracket to the rack. a
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- 4 Attach the right rail and stopping bracket to the rack. Installing the System Emptying the System
- • To remove a • To remove a
- • To remove a power sled, pull up on the release latch • To remove a double-wide sled blank, squeeze and hold the release latches
- • To remove a single-wide sled blank, pull up on the release latch
- Install the System Into the Rack 1
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- Sled Bay Numbering Sled Bays Sled module type
- Populating the System
- Install the External PDU Into the Rack 1 2
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- Rack Configuration
- Connecting the Keyboard, Mouse, and Monitor
- Connecting the Power Cables Server Enclosure with Internal Power Source
- Server Enclosure with External Power Source
- Connecting the Server Enclosure to a Rack PDU To connect a single server enclosure to the PDU:
- To connect multiple server enclosures to the PDU:
- Close the cable cover and secure to the PDU.
- Connecting the PDU to the Network 1 a b
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- Powering Up the Systems Turning on the PDU 1 a b 2
- 3 4 Turning On the Server Enclosure
- Turning On the Sleds
- Complete the Operating System Setup Supported Operating Systems
- Other Information You May Need
- NOM Information PowerEdge C8000 PowerEdge C8220
- PowerEdge C8220X PowerEdge C8000XD
- Technical Specifications Compute Sled Specifications (Per Sled) System chipset Memory Storage device
- Compute Sled Specifications (Per Sled)(continued) Graphics card Expansion slots Interfaces Power
- Storage Sled Specifications (Per Sled) Storage device Interface Power Sled Specifications (Per Sled) Interfaces Power supply module (per power supply)
- Server Enclosure Specifications Physical Sled Support Interfaces System fans Power
- Environmental
- Environmental(continued)
Complete the Operating System
Setup
To install an operating system for the first time, see the installation and
configuration documentation for your operating system. Be sure the
operating system is installed before installing hardware or software not
purchased with the system.
Supported Operating Systems
• Citrix XenServer Enterprise Edition 5.6
• Citrix XenServer Enterprise Edition 6.1
• Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Enterprise Edition Release 2 (64-bit)
• Microsoft Windows Server 2012
• Microsoft Windows HPC 2008 Release 2
• Microsoft HyperV
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.1 (64-bit)
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.3 (64-bit)
• SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2 (64-bit)
• Ubuntu 12.04.1 LTS 64-bit
• VMware ESXi 5.0
• VMware ESXi 5.0 U1
• VMware ESXi 5.0 U2
• VMware ESX 5.1
• VMware ESXi 5.1 U1
NOTE:
For the latest information on supported operating systems, see
dell.com/ossupport.
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Getting Started With Your System
