Dell PowerEdge C8000: Populating the System
Populating the System: 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)
Populating the System
CAUTION:
To ensure proper operation and cooling, all bays in the enclosure must
be populated at all times with either a sled or with a sled blank.
CAUTION:
To maintain proper system cooling, all empty hard-drive slots must
have hard-drive blanks installed.
Install all components into the PowerEdge C8000 server enclosure.
• To install a
C8220 single-wide
compute sled, slide the new sled into the
enclosure until the sled is fully seated and the release latch snaps into
place.
• To install a
C8220X double-wide compute sled, slide the new sled into
the enclosure until the sled is fully seated and the release latch snaps
into place.
• To install a
C8000XD storage sled, slide the new sled into the enclosure
until the sled is fully seated and the release tab snaps into place.
• To install a power sled, slide the new sled into the enclosure until the sled
is fully seated and the release latch snaps into place.
• To install a double-wide sled blank, slide the blank into the enclosure until
it is fully seated and the release latches snap into place.
• To install a single-wide sled blank, slide the blank into the enclosure until
it is fully seated and the release latch snaps into place.
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Getting Started With Your System
