Contents Revision history..................................5 Chapter 1: Introduction......................... 6 Dell Technologies Support..............................6 Register for a Dell Technologies Support account....................6 Where to go for support resources...........................6 Use SolVe Online for VxRail procedures........................6 Locate your VxRail serial number.............................7 Look up your VxRail serial number in VxRail Manager..................7 Locate the serial number and service tag number on your VxRail..............7...
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Chapter 5: Pre-operating system management applications............28 Manage the pre-operating system applications......................28 iDRAC configuration................................. 28 Log in to iDRAC................................28 Chapter 6: Replacing and adding hardware..................30 Use SolVe Online for VxRail procedures........................30 Supported hardware components..........................30 System memory..................................31 General memory module installation guidelines....................32 Expansion cards and expansion card riser........................32 Expansion card installation guidelines........................32 Contents...
Revision history Date Revision Description of change July 2023 Updated the slot priority matrices. July 2023 Minor updates. March 2022 Minor updates and corrections. December 2021 Updated the memory population guidelines. October 2021 Updated for VxRail self-deployment information. April 2021 Minor updates and corrections.
● Access or download the SolVe Desktop application for customized procedures to replace hardware components and upgrade software components. ● Link your Support account for access to resources from within VxRail Manager. For information about how to access a Dell Technologies Online Support account or to upgrade an existing account, see 21768. 1. Go to Dell Technologies Support.
To view the PSNT and other labels, pull out the information tag in the front of the VxRail. Alternatively, information may be on a sticker on the chassis of VxRail. The mini Enterprise Service Tag (EST) is found on the back of VxRail. This information is used by Dell to route support calls to the appropriate personnel.
In this document, HDD generically refers to both HDD and SSD. All instances of SAS, SATA drives, and SSDs are referred to as drives in this document, unless specified otherwise. Supported configurations The VxRail P570, P570F, V570, V570F support the following configuration: VxRail overview...
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1. drive backplane 2. backplane expander card 3. cooling fan in the cooling fan assembly (6) 4. memory module 5. CPU2 processor and heat sink module socket (with dust 6. expansion card riser 3 cover) 7. network daughter card 8. expansion card riser 2 9.
The hot-swappable hard drives are accessible from the front panel. The following figure shows the front view of VxRail P570, P570F, V570, and V570F with 24 x 2.5-inch drive The following figure shows the front view of VxRail S570 with 12 x 3.5-inch drive:...
The following table describes the features available on the front view: Panels and Icon Description slots Left control Contains VxRail health and VxRail ID, status LED. panel Hard drives Enable you to install drives that are supported on your VxRail. For more information about drives, see Technical specifications.
Icon Description Condition Corrective action Hard drive The indicator turns solid amber if Check the System Event Log to determine if the drive indicator there is a hard drive error. has an error. If the problem persists, see Support. Temperature The indicator turns solid amber if Ensure that none of the following conditions exist: indicator...
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 iDRAC User’s Guide at Dell.com/idracmanuals. iDRAC Direct LED The iDRAC Direct LED indicator lights up to indicate that the iDRAC Direct port is connected.
Technical specifications. iDRAC9 dedicated port Enables you to remotely access iDRAC. For more information, see the iDRAC User’s Guide at www.dell.com/poweredgemanuals. VxRail identification The VxRail Identification (ID) button is available on the front and back of button the VxRail. Press the button to identify an VxRail in a rack by turning on the VxRail ID button.
1. link LED indicator 2. activity LED indicator The following table describes different NIC indicator codes and the condition of the connectivity: Status Condition Link and activity indicators are off The NIC is not connected to the network. Link indicator is green and activity indicator The NIC is connected to a valid network at its maximum port speed and data is is blinking green being sent or received.
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Power indicator Condition codes Blinking green and When hot-plugging a PSU, it blinks green five times at a rate of 4 Hz and turns off. This indicates a turns off PSU mismatch due to efficiency, feature set, health status, or supported voltage. If two PSUs are installed, verify that: ●...
Power indicator Condition codes ● Both PSUs have the same type of label. For example, Extended Power Performance (EPP) label. ● The PSUs are of the same type and have the same maximum output power. Do not mix PSUs from previous generations of servers, even if the PSUs have the same power rating. This results in a PSU mismatch condition or failure to turn the VxRail on.
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Hard drive status indicator code Condition Flashes green, amber, and then turns Predicted drive failure. Flashes amber four times per second Hard drive failed. Solid green Hard drive online. VxRail overview...
Technical specifications The technical and environmental specifications of your VxRail are outlined in this section. Chassis dimensions The following figure and table describes the chassis dimensions of the VxRail P570, P570F, V570, V570F, and S570: VxRail Za (with Za (without...
Expansion bus specifications The VxRail P570, P570F, V570, V570F, and S570 support PCI express (PCIe) generation 3 expansion cards, that can be installed on the system board by using expansion card risers. These VxRail support three types of expansion card risers. The...
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Slot 1: x8 full-height, full length Riser configuration Four x8 VxRail P570, Slot 2: x8 Slot 4: x8 low 1 with or without slots and Processo Processo P570F, and full-height, profile, half rear storage...
Memory specifications The VxRail P570, P570F, V570, V570F, and S570 support up to twenty four 288-pins RDIMMs, and LRDIMMs with speeds of 2666 MT/s, 2400 MT/s and 2133 MT/s with support for memory optimized operation. The following table lists the memory specifications for the VxRail P570, P570F, V570, V570F, and S570:...
The VxRail P570, P570F, V570, V570F, and S570 support Internal Dual SD module (IDSDM). The IDSDM is located at the back of the VxRail, in a Dell-proprietary slot. IDSDM card supports two micro SD cards. Micro SD cards capacity for IDSDM are 64 GB.
Temperature Specifications Storage –40°C to 65°C (–40°F to 149°F) Continuous operation (for altitude less than 950 m or 10°C to 35°C (50°F to 95°F) with no direct sunlight on the 3117 ft) equipment. Maximum temperature gradient (operating and storage) 20°C/h (36°F/h) The following table describes the relative humidity specifications: Relative humidity Specifications...
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● 150 W/8 core, 165 W/12 core and higher wattage processor [Thermal Design Power (TDP)>165 W] are not supported. ● Redundant power supply units are required. ● Non-Dell qualified peripheral cards and/or peripheral cards greater than 25 W are not supported. ● Mid drive tray is not supported.
Supported Number Heatsink Processor/DIMM DIMM Type of air VxRail blank blanks shroud Configuratio processo VxRail V Two 1U high performance Not required GPU air shroud Six high Series heat sink required performance fans Particulate and gaseous contamination specifications This section defines the limitations that help avoid any equipment damage or failure from particulate and gaseous contamination. If the levels of particulate or gaseous pollution exceed the specified limitations and result in equipment damage or failure, you may need to rectify the environmental conditions.
To install and deploy VxRail, you can purchase deployment services from Dell Technologies or select the VxRail self-deployment option (no installation services). If you are using VxRail deployment services from Dell Technologies, do not rack the VxRail or connect power. Contact your Dell Technologies account team or reseller to arrange for deployment by Dell Technologies certified technicians.
● Dell Lifecycle Controller ● Preboot Execution Environment (PXE) Your VxRail was optimized by Dell Technologies during the initial configuration. Do not change any of the basic settings or features set by Dell Technologies to ensure best performance. iDRAC configuration The Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller (iDRAC) allows administrators to be more productive and improve the overall availability of Dell products.
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Information tag. If you have not opted for secure default access to iDRAC, then the default user name and password are root and calvin. You can also log in by using Dell SSO or Smart Card. The following prerequisites are a must to log in to iDRAC: ●...
SolVe Online for VxRail. KB 124395 for more information about how to use SolVe. Supported hardware components The following table describes the supported hardware components for VxRail P570, P570F, V570, V570F, and S570. Hardware component V570 and V570F P570 and P570F S570...
NOTE: The preceding table provides a non-exhaustive list of FRUs that reflects the common top-level assembly parts. System memory The VxRail supports DDR4 registered DIMMs (RDIMMs) and load reduced DIMMs (LRDIMMs). System memory holds the instructions that are executed by the processor. NOTE: MT/s indicates DIMM speed in MegaTransfers per second.
VxRail from turning on and no BIOS POST message or F1/F2 pause is displayed. Expansion card installation guidelines The VxRail P570, P570F, V570, V570F, and S570 support PCI express (PCIe) generation 3 expansion cards, that can be installed on the system board using expansion card risers.
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Slot 6: x8 low Processo full-height, profile, half half length length The following table describes Riser configuration 1 with or without rear storage (1B+2B) for VxRail P570 series (single processor) and VxRail S570 (single or dual processor): Replacing and adding hardware...
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Card Type Slot priority Form factor HBA330 Mini Integrated slot Network Daughter Card Integrated slot PCIe NIC 25 GbE 1, 2, 3 Full height PCIe NIC 10 GbE 1, 2, 3 Full height PCIe FC HBA 1, 2, 3 Full height HWRAID BOSS Low profile The following table describes Riser configuration 4 (1A+2A+3A) for VxRail V570 series dual processor:...
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Card Type Slot priority Form factor Single Wide GPU 1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 8 Full height The following table describes Riser configuration 15 (1A+2E+3B) for VxRail V570 series with dual processor: Card Type Slot priority Form factor HBA330 Adapter Low profile Network Daughter Card Integrated slot...