Dell PowerEdge VRTX - Manual (Page 3)

Contents
1 About your system...................................................................................................................... 8
Introduction .............................................................................................................................................................. 8
Terms used in the document ..............................................................................................................................8
System overview .......................................................................................................................................................9
Server module and hard-drive numbering — tower mode ..............................................................................10
Server module and hard-drive numbering — rack mode ................................................................................ 14
Front-panel features and indicators ....................................................................................................................... 18
KVM features ................................................................................................................................................... 20
Hard-drive indicator patterns ...........................................................................................................................20
LCD module ...................................................................................................................................................... 21
Back-panel features and indicators ....................................................................................................................... 24
Power supply indicators ...................................................................................................................................25
Blower module indicators ................................................................................................................................ 26
I/O module indicators ....................................................................................................................................... 27
CMC indicators .................................................................................................................................................28
CMC features ................................................................................................................................................... 28
CMC fail-safe mode ..........................................................................................................................................29
Configuration wizard ...............................................................................................................................................29
System messages ...................................................................................................................................................30
LCD messages ........................................................................................................................................................ 30
Documentation matrix ............................................................................................................................................ 31
Quick Resource Locator ...................................................................................................................................32
2 Initial system configuration..................................................................................................... 33
Before you begin .....................................................................................................................................................33
Initial setup sequence ............................................................................................................................................ 33
Logging in to the CMC .............................................................................................................................................34
3 Configuring enclosure components.......................................................................................35
Fabric A ...................................................................................................................................................................35
Fabrics B and C .......................................................................................................................................................35
I/O module and PCIe mezzanine card configuration guidelines .............................................................................35
Supported I/O modules ........................................................................................................................................... 36
Configuring network settings for the I/O module ....................................................................................................36
Mapping PCIe expansion slots ............................................................................................................................... 36
Managing PCIe slots ...............................................................................................................................................37
Managing chassis storage ..................................................................................................................................... 38