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Dell PowerEdge R230Owner's Manual

Regulatory Model: E33S SeriesRegulatory Type: E33S001

Notes, cautions, and warningsNOTE: A NOTE indicates important information that helps you make better use of your computer.

CAUTION: A CAUTION indicates either potential damage to hardware or loss of data and tells you how to avoid the problem.

WARNING: A WARNING indicates a potential for property damage, personal injury, or death.

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2015 - 09

Rev. A00

Contents

1 About the PowerEdge R230 systems................................................................ 8Supported configurations on PowerEdge R230 systems....................................................................8

Front panel features and indicators......................................................................................................8

LCD panel features.............................................................................................................................. 13

Home screen..................................................................................................................................13

Setup menu....................................................................................................................................14

View menu..................................................................................................................................... 14

Diagnostic indicators...........................................................................................................................14

Hot swappable hard drive indicator codes.........................................................................................16

Back panel features and indicators..................................................................................................... 17

NIC indicator codes.............................................................................................................................18

Cabled power supply unit indicator codes.........................................................................................19

Documentation matrix........................................................................................................................ 19

Accessing system information by using QRL.................................................................................... 20

2 Performing initial system configuration ....................................................... 22Setting up your system....................................................................................................................... 22

Setting up and configuring the iDRAC IP address ............................................................................ 22

Logging in to iDRAC............................................................................................................................23

Methods of installing the operating system.......................................................................................23

Managing your system remotely........................................................................................................ 23

Downloading drivers and firmware.................................................................................................... 23

3 Pre-operating system management applications........................................ 25Navigation keys................................................................................................................................... 25

About System Setup............................................................................................................................26

Entering System Setup.................................................................................................................. 26

System Setup Main Menu..............................................................................................................26

System BIOS screen details...........................................................................................................26

System Information screen details............................................................................................... 27

Memory Settings screen details....................................................................................................28

Processor Settings screen details................................................................................................. 28

SATA Settings screen details......................................................................................................... 29

Boot Settings screen details.......................................................................................................... 31

Network Settings screen details................................................................................................... 32

Integrated Devices screen details.................................................................................................32

Serial Communication screen details...........................................................................................33

System Profile Settings screen details..........................................................................................34

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System Security Settings screen details........................................................................................35

Secure Boot Custom Policy Settings screen details.................................................................... 37

Miscellaneous Settings screen details.......................................................................................... 37

About Boot Manager...........................................................................................................................38

Entering Boot Manager................................................................................................................. 38

Boot Manager main menu............................................................................................................ 38

About Dell Lifecycle Controller.......................................................................................................... 38

Changing the boot order....................................................................................................................38

Choosing the system boot mode.......................................................................................................39

Creating a system or setup password................................................................................................ 39

Using your system password to secure your system........................................................................ 40

Deleting or changing system password and setup password.......................................................... 40

Operating with a setup password enabled.........................................................................................41

Embedded system management........................................................................................................41

iDRAC Settings utility...........................................................................................................................41

Entering the iDRAC settings utility................................................................................................ 41

Changing the thermal settings..................................................................................................... 42

4 Installing and removing system components...............................................43Safety instructions...............................................................................................................................43

Before working inside your system.................................................................................................... 43

After working inside your system....................................................................................................... 43

Recommended tools.......................................................................................................................... 44

Front bezel (optional)..........................................................................................................................44

Installing the optional front bezel................................................................................................ 44

Removing the optional front bezel...............................................................................................45

System cover.......................................................................................................................................45

Removing the system cover......................................................................................................... 45

Installing the system cover........................................................................................................... 46

Inside the system.................................................................................................................................47

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