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- Page 1 Dell EMC VxFlex Appliance and VxFlex Ready Node R740xd Owner's Guide Document Revision 2.0 November 2019...
- Page 2 MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. USE, COPYING, AND DISTRIBUTION OF ANY DELL SOFTWARE DESCRIBED IN THIS PUBLICATION REQUIRES AN APPLICABLE SOFTWARE LICENSE. Dell Technologies, Dell, EMC, Dell EMC and other trademarks are trademarks of Dell Inc. or its subsidiaries. Other trademarks may be the property of their respective owners. Published in the USA.
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Page 3: Table Of Contents
Quick Sync 2 indicator codes.........................35 iDRAC Direct LED indicator codes..........................36 NIC indicator codes..............................36 Power supply unit indicator codes..........................37 Drive indicator codes..............................39 Using system diagnostics...............................40 Dell Embedded System Diagnostics.......................... 40 Chapter 5 Reference material....................43 R740xd Owner's Guide... - Page 4 Upgrading the Trusted Platform Module........................44 Initialize the TPM for BitLocker users........................44 Initialize the TPM 1.2 for TXT users.......................... 44 Chapter 6 Getting help......................45 Contacting Dell EMC..............................46 Secure Remote Services..............................46 Recycling or End-of-Life service information......................... 46 R740xd Owner's Guide...
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Page 5: About This Guide
CHAPTER 1 About this guide This guide provides an overview of the VxFlex Appliance and VxFlex Ready Node R740xd system, diagnostic tools, and technical specifications. Use this guide for information about your system. Typographical conventions............................6 Notes, cautions, and warnings..........................6 R740xd Owner's Guide... -
Page 6: Typographical Conventions
About this guide Typographical conventions Dell EMC uses the following type style conventions in this document: Bold Used for names of interface elements, such as names of windows, dialog boxes, buttons, fields, tab names, key names, and menu paths (what the user specifically selects or clicks) -
Page 7: Vxflex Appliance And Vxflex Ready Node R740Xd System Overview
CHAPTER 2 VxFlex appliance and VxFlex Ready Node R740xd system overview The R740xd system is a 2U rack server that supports a maximum of: Two Intel Xeon Scalable Processors 24 DIMM slots Two AC power supply units Up to 24 SAS, SATA, or NVMe drives. For more information about supported drives, see Technical specifications on page 21... -
Page 8: Front View Of The R740Xd System
VxFlex appliance and VxFlex Ready Node R740xd system overview Front view of the R740xd system The front view displays the features available on the front of the system. Figure 1 Front view R740xd system Table 1 Features available on the front of the 24 x 2.5 inch drive R740xd system Item Ports, panels, and slots Icon Description... -
Page 9: Right Control Panel View
You can access system inventory, Dell EMC Lifecycle Controller logs or system logs, system health status, and also configure iDRAC, BIOS, and networking parameters. You can also launch the virtual Keyboard, Video, and Mouse (KVM) viewer and virtual Kernel based Virtual Machine (KVM), on a supported mobile device. -
Page 10: Lcd Panel
Direct port The iDRAC Direct port is micro USB 2.0-compliant. This port enables you to access the iDRAC Direct features. For more information, see the Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller User's Guide at www.dell.com/idracmanuals. iDRAC Direct LED The iDRAC Direct LED indicator lights up to indicate that the iDRAC Direct port is connected. - Page 11 Select Simple to view LCD error messages in a simplified user-friendly description. For information about the event and error messages generated by the system firmware and agents that monitor system components, see the Error Code Lookup page at qrl.dell.com R740xd Owner's Guide...
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Page 12: Back View Of The R740Xd System
VxFlex appliance and VxFlex Ready Node R740xd system overview Set home Select the default information to be displayed on the Home screen. See View menu section for the options and option items that can be set as the default on the Home screen. View menu The View menu contains the following options: Note:... - Page 13 Technical specifications. iDRAC9 dedicated port Enables you to remotely access iDRAC. For more information, see the Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller User's Guide at www.dell.com/idracmanuals. System identification The System Identification (ID) button is available on the front and button back of the system.
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Page 14: Inside The System
Damage due to servicing that is not authorized by Dell EMC is not covered by your warranty. Read and follow the safety instructions that are shipped with your product. - Page 15 VxFlex appliance and VxFlex Ready Node R740xd system overview Figure 7 Inside your R740xd system drive backplane backplane expander card cooling fan (6) in the cooling fan assembly air shroud expansion card riser 3 network daughter card expansion card riser 2 system board expansion card riser 1 integrated storage controller card...
- Page 16 VxFlex appliance and VxFlex Ready Node R740xd system overview Figure 8 Inside the system with mid-drive tray and rear drive cage (VxFlex Ready Node only) drive backplane backplane expander card cooling fan (6) in the cooling fan assembly drive (4) in the mid drive tray mid drive backplane rear drive backplane drive (2 or 4) in the rear drive cage...
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Page 17: Locating The Service Tag Of Your System
Express Service Code and Service Tag. Alternatively, the information may be on a sticker on the chassis of the system. The mini Enterprise Service Tag (EST) is found on the back of the system. This information is used by Dell EMC to route support calls to the appropriate personnel. -
Page 18: Service Information
VxFlex appliance and VxFlex Ready Node R740xd system overview Figure 10 LED behavior Figure 11 Drive configuration and layout Service information The information tag displays information to assist service technicians, including system touchpoints, electrical and mechanical overviews, and rear view configurations. It also displays jumper settings and memory information, and NVDIMM battery and mid-tray hard drive replacement instructions. - Page 19 VxFlex appliance and VxFlex Ready Node R740xd system overview Figure 12 Jumper settings and memory information R740xd Owner's Guide...
- Page 20 VxFlex appliance and VxFlex Ready Node R740xd system overview Figure 13 System tasks Note: Mid-tray and hard drives are only supported on VxFlex Ready Node. Figure 14 NVDIMM battery and mid-tray hard drives. R740xd Owner's Guide...
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Page 21: Technical Specifications
CHAPTER 3 Technical specifications The technical and environmental specifications of your system are outlined in this section. System dimensions..............................22 Chassis weight...............................23 Processor specifications............................23 Cooling fan specifications............................24 specifications..............................24 System battery specifications..........................25 Expansion bus specifications..........................25 Memory specifications............................26 Storage controller specifications........................... -
Page 22: System Dimensions
Technical specifications System dimensions This topic provides details of the R740xd system's dimensions: Figure 15 System dimensions This table gives details of the dimensions of the R740xd system: Table 7 Dimensions System Za (with Za (without bezel) bezel) R740xd 482.0 mm 434.0 mm 86.8 mm 35.84 mm... -
Page 23: Chassis Weight
Technical specifications Chassis weight The following table shows the maximum weight of the R740xd system: Table 8 Chassis weight System Maximum weight (with all drives/SSDs) 2.5 inch drive systems 28.1 kg (61.95 lb) Processor specifications The R740xd system supports up to two Intel Xeon Scalable Family Processors, up to 28 cores per processor. R740xd Owner's Guide... -
Page 24: Cooling Fan Specifications
Technical specifications Cooling fan specifications The cooling fans are integrated into the system to dissipate the heat generated by the functioning of the system. These fans provide cooling for the processors, expansion cards, and memory modules. Your system supports up to six standard or high-performance cooling fans. Note: High-performance fans can be identified by a blue label on top of the cooling fan. -
Page 25: System Battery Specifications
Technical specifications System battery specifications The R740xd system supports CR 2032 3.0-V lithium coin cell system batteries. Expansion bus specifications The R740xd system supports up to eight PCI express (PCIe) generation 3 expansion cards that can be installed on the system board using expansion card risers. -
Page 26: Memory Specifications
Technical specifications Table 11 Additional expansion card riser configuration for R740xd system (continued) Riser Slot PCIe slots on Processor PCIe slots on Processor PCIe slots Processor configuration description riser 1 (Height connection riser 2 (Height connection on riser 3 connection and supported and length) and length) -
Page 27: Ports And Connector Specifications
Technical specifications Table 13 Supported drive options for the VxFlex Appliance R740XD system Drives Definition 24 drives system Up to 24 2.5 in. (SAS or SATA) front-accessible drives in slots 0–23 24 drives system Up to 24 2.5-inch NVMe drives in bay 1 (slots 0–11) and bay 2 (slots 0–11) Hard drives are only supported on the VxFlex Ready Node. -
Page 28: Vga Ports
Technical specifications Table 15 Supported NICs (continued) NICs VxFlex appliance VxFlex Ready Node Intel X550 Dual Port 10G Base-T Adapter, Low Profile Mellanox ConnectX-4 Lx Dual Port 25GbE DA/SPF rNDC Mellanox ConnectX-4 Lx Dual Port 25GbE DA/SFP Network Adapter, Full Height Mellanox ConnectX-4 Lx Dual Port 25GbE DA/SFP Network Adapter, Full Height Mellanox ConnectX-4 Lx Dual Port 25GbE DA/SFP Network Adapter, Low Profile Mellanox ConnectX-4 Dual Port 100GbE QSFP28 PCIe Adapter, FH... -
Page 29: Environmental Specifications
Environmental specifications The following tables describe the general environmental specifications for the R740xd system. Note: For additional information about environmental certifications, see the Product Environmental Datasheet located with the Manuals & Documents at www.dell.com/poweredgemanuals. Table 17 Temperature specifications Temperature Specifications Storage –40°C to 65°C (–40°F to 149°F) -
Page 30: Standard Operating Temperature
Technical specifications Table 22 Operating temperature de-rating specifications Operating temperature de-rating Specifications Up to 35°C (95°F) Maximum temperature is reduced by 1°C/300 m (1°F/547 ft) above 950 m (3,117 ft). 35°C to 40°C (95°F to 104°F) Maximum temperature is reduced by 1°C/175 m (1°F/319 ft) above 950 m (3,117 ft). -
Page 31: Particulate And Gaseous Contamination Specifications
150 W/8 core, 165 W/12 core and higher wattage processor [Thermal Design Power (TDP)>165 W] are not supported. Redundant power supply unit is required. Non-Dell qualified peripheral cards and/or peripheral cards greater than 25 W are not supported. PCIe SSD is not supported. DCPMMs are not supported. - Page 32 Technical specifications Table 26 Particulate contamination specifications Particulate contamination Specifications Air filtration Data center air filtration as defined by ISO Class 8 per ISO 14644-1 with a 95% upper confidence limit. Note: This condition applies to data center environments only. Air filtration requirements do not apply to IT equipment designed to be used outside a data center, in environments such as an office or factory floor.
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Page 33: System Diagnostics And Indicator Codes
CHAPTER 4 System diagnostics and indicator codes This section explains the system diagnostics and indicator codes for your system. Indicator codes ..............................34 Using system diagnostics............................40 R740xd Owner's Guide... -
Page 34: Indicator Codes
System diagnostics and indicator codes Indicator codes The diagnostic indicators on the system front panel display system status during system startup and assist you in diagnosing system health. Status LED indicators The status indicators display solid amber if any error occurs on the system. Table 28 Status LED indicators and descriptions Icon Description... -
Page 35: Idrac Quick Sync 2 Indicator Codes
If the problem persists, Getting help on page 45. For more information, see Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller User's Guide at www.dell.com/ idracmanuals Dell OpenManage Server Administrator User’s Guide atwww.dell.com/... -
Page 36: Idrac Direct Led Indicator Codes
System diagnostics and indicator codes Table 30 iDRAC Quick Sync 2 indicators and descriptions (continued) iDRAC Quick Sync 2 indicator Condition Corrective action code Solid amber Indicates that the system is in fail-safe Restart the system. If the problem persists, see mode. -
Page 37: Power Supply Unit Indicator Codes
For more information about the PSU specifications, see the technical specifications for your system. For information about the event and error messages generated during POST, see the Dell Event and Error Messages Reference Guide at www.dell.com/openmanagemanuals. - Page 38 System diagnostics and indicator codes Table 33 AC PSU status indicator codes (continued) Power indicator codes Condition Blinking green When the firmware of the PSU is being updated, the PSU handle blinks green. CAUTION Do not disconnect the power cable, or unplug the PSU when updating firmware.
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Page 39: Drive Indicator Codes
System diagnostics and indicator codes Drive indicator codes The LEDs on the drive carrier indicate the state of each drive. Each drive carrier in your system has two LEDs: an activity LED (green) and a status LED (bicolor, green/amber). The activity LED flashes whenever the drive is accessed. The status LED indicator indicates the power condition of the drive. -
Page 40: Using System Diagnostics
System diagnostics and indicator codes Using system diagnostics If you experience a problem with your system, run the system diagnostics before contacting Dell EMC for technical assistance. The purpose of running system diagnostics is to test your system hardware without using additional equipment or risking data loss. - Page 41 System diagnostics and indicator codes System health Provides the current overview of the system performance. Event log Displays a time-stamped log of the results of all tests run on the system. This is displayed if at least one event description is recorded. R740xd Owner's Guide...
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Page 43: Chapter 5 Reference Material
CHAPTER 5 Reference material This section contains additional information that may be required for the procedures described in this document. Trusted Platform Module............................44 R740xd Owner's Guide... -
Page 44: Trusted Platform Module
Reference material Trusted Platform Module The Trusted Platform Module (TPM) is a dedicated microprocessor designed to secure hardware by integrating cryptographic keys into devices. Software can use a TPM to authenticate hardware devices. Because each TPM chip contains a unique and secret RSA key embedded during the TPM's manufacture, the TPM is capable of performing platform authentication. -
Page 45: Chapter 6 Getting Help
CHAPTER 6 Getting help This section explains the different resources available for getting help for your system. Contacting Dell EMC............................. 46 Secure Remote Services............................46 Recycling or End-of-Life service information......................46 R740xd Owner's Guide... -
Page 46: Contacting Dell Emc
Dell EMC provides several online and telephone-based support and service options. Availability varies by country and product, and some services may not be available in your area. To contact Dell EMC for sales, technical support, or customer service issues use the steps in this task.