Dell PowerEdge R900: instruction

Dell™ PowerEdge™ R900 Systems

Getting Started

With Your System

Začínáme se systémem

Guide de mise en route

Erste Schritte mit dem System

Τα πρώτα βήµατα Με το σύστηµά σας

Rozpoczęcie pracy z systemem

Начало работы с системой

Procedimientos iniciales con el sistema

תכרעמה ע הדובעה תליחת

Dell™ PowerEdge™ R900 Systems

Getting Started

With Your System

Notes, Notices, and Cautions

NOTE: A NOTE indicates important information that helps you make better use of

your computer.

NOTICE: A NOTICE indicates either potential damage to hardware or loss of data

and tells you how to avoid the problem.

CAUTION: A CAUTION indicates a potential for property damage, personal injury,

or death.

Information in this document is subject to change without notice.

© 2007 Dell Inc. All rights reserved.

Reproduction in any manner whatsoever without the written permission of Dell Inc. is strictly

forbidden.

Trademarks used in this text: Dell and the DELL logo are trademarks of Dell Inc.; Intel and Xeon are

registered trademarks of Intel Corporation; Microsoft, Windows, and Windows Server are registered

trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or other countries; Red Hat is a registered

trademark of Red Hat, Inc.; SUSE is a registered trademark of Novell, Inc.

Other trademarks and trade names may be used in this document to refer to either the entities claiming

the marks and names or their products. Dell Inc. disclaims any proprietary interest in trademarks

and trade names other than its own.

September 2007 P/N XK944 Rev. A00

System Features

The major hardware and software features of your system include:

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• Two, or four Quad-Core Intel

Xeon

Processors 7300 Series.

• Support for symmetric multiprocessing (SMP), which is available

on systems with two or four Intel Xeon microprocessors. SMP greatly

improves overall system performance by dividing microprocessor

operations between independent microprocessors. To take advantage

of this feature, you must use an operating system that supports

multiprocessing.

NOTE: If you decide to upgrade your system by installing additional

microprocessors, you must order the microprocessor upgrade kits from Dell.

Not all versions of the Intel Xeon microprocessor will work properly as

additional microprocessors. The upgrade kit from Dell contains the correct

version of the microprocessor as well as the instructions for performing the

upgrade. All microprocessors must have the same internal operating

frequency and cache size.

• A minimum of 2 GB of 667 MHz, Fully Buffered DIMMs (FBD),

upgradable to a maximum of 128 GB by installing combinations of

512-MB, 1-GB, 2-GB, or 4-GB memory modules in the four memory risers.

• Support for up to five 3.5-inch, internal hot-pluggable SAS

(Serial Attached SCSI) hard drives or support for up to eight 2.5-inch,

internal hot-pluggable SAS hard drives.

• One slimline IDE DVD-ROM/CD-RW drive or slimline SATA

DVD-ROM/CD-RW drive (when available).

• Two hot-pluggable power supplies in a 1 + 1 redundant configuration.

• Four fan modules, each comprised of two dual-rotor fans, for a total

of eight cooling fans.

• Three x4 and four x8 PCI-Express expansion slots.

• I/O Riser card providing four Gigabit Ethernet NICs, capable of

supporting 10-Mbps, 100-Mbps, and 1000-Mbps data rates.

• Dedicated PCI slot for an integrated RAID controller card with 256 MB

of cache memory and a RAID battery.

NOTE: System boot is not supported from an external device attached to

a SAS or SCSI adapter, including SAS 5/E, PERC 5/E. See support.dell.com

for the latest support information about booting from external devices.

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• Four USB 2.0-compliant connectors (two on the front and two on the

back) capable of external support for a diskette drive, a CD-ROM drive,

a keyboard, a mouse, or a USB flash drive.

• Optional remote access controller (Dell Remote Assistant Card or RAC)

for remote systems management.

• An integrated VGA-compatible video subsystem with an ATI ES1000,

33-MHz PCI video controller. This video subsystem contains a minimum

of 16MB of graphics memory with support for 2D graphics. Maximum

resolution is 1600x1200 with 65,536 colors; true-color graphics are

supported in the following resolutions: 640 x 480, 800 x 600, 1024 x 768,

1280 x 1024. When the optional RAC is installed, the maximum video

resolution is 1280x1024.

• Systems management circuitry that monitors operation of the system

fans as well as critical system voltages and temperatures. The systems

management circuitry works in conjunction with the systems management

software.

• Back-panel connectors include serial, video, two USB connectors,

and four NIC connectors.

• Front-panel connectors include a video and two USB connectors.

• Front-panel 1x5 LCD for system ID and error messaging.

For more information about specific features, see “Technical Specifications”

on page 11.

Supported Operating Systems

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• Microsoft

Windows Server

2003

• Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2 with SP2

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•Red Hat

Enterprise Linux4 (version 4.5)

• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 5

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•SUSE

Linux Enterprise Server 9 (x86_64)

• SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 (x86_64)

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Other Information You Might Need

CAUTION: The Product Information Guide provides important safety and

regulatory information. Warranty information may be included within this

document or as a separate document.

• The

Rack Installation Guide

or

Rack Installation Instructions

included

with your rack solution describes how to install your system into a rack.

• The

Hardware Owner’s Manual

provides information about system

features and describes how to troubleshoot the system and install or

replace system components. This document may be found on the CDs

that came with your system or at

support.dell.com

.

• CDs included with your system provide documentation and tools for

configuring and managing your system.

• Updates are sometimes included with the system to describe changes

to the system, software, and/or documentation.

NOTE: Always check for updates on support.dell.com and read the updates

first because they often supersede information in other documents.

• Release notes or readme files may be included to provide last-minute

updates to the system or documentation or advanced technical reference

material intended for experienced users or technicians.

Obtaining Technical Assistance

If you do not understand a procedure in this guide or if the system

does not perform as expected, see your

Hardware Owner’s Manual

.

Dell™ Enterprise Training and Certification is available;

see

www.dell.com/training

for more information. This service may

not be offered in all locations.

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Installation and Configuration

CAUTION: Before performing the following procedure, read and follow the safety

instructions and important regulatory information in your Product Information

Guide.

This section describes the steps to set up your system for the first time.

Unpacking the System

Unpack your system and identify each item. Keep all shipping materials in case

you need them later.

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Installing the Rails and System in a Rack

Once you have read the "Safety Instructions" located in the rack installation

documentation for your system, install the rails and the system in the rack.

See your rack installation documentation for instructions on installing your

system in a rack.

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