Dell PowerEdge R320Getting Started GuideRegulatory Model: E18S SeriesRegulatory Type: E18S001

getting started guide

installation and configuration

turning on the system

other information you may need

technical specification

Dell PowerEdge R320 Getting Started Manual

PowerEdge R320

About Your System

LCD Panel Features

Home Screen

View Menu

Hard-Drive Indicator Patterns

Back-Panel Features And Indicators

NIC Indicator Codes

Power Indicator Codes

Other Information You May Need

Using The System Setup And Boot Manager

Entering System Setup

System Setup Options

Memory Settings Screen

SATA Settings Screen

Integrated Devices Screen

Serial Communications Screen

System Security Screen

Miscellaneous Settings

Assigning A System And/Or Setup Password

Deleting Or Changing An Existing Setup Password

Entering The UEFI Boot Manager

Boot Manager Screen

Entering The iDRAC Settings Utility

Installing System Components

Removing The Front Bezel

Closing The System

Cooling Shroud

Installing The Cooling Shroud

System Memory

General Memory Module Installation Guidelines

Sample Memory Configurations

Removing Memory Modules

Installing Memory Modules

Hard Drives

Removing A 2.5 Inch Hard-Drive Blank

Installing A 2.5 Inch Hard-Drive Blank

Installing A Hot-Swap Hard Drive

Removing A Cabled Hard Drive

Installing A Cabled Hard Drive

Installing A 2.5 Inch Hard Drive Into A 3.5 Inch Hard-Drive Adapter

Installing A Hard Drive Or A Hard-Drive Adapter Into A Hard-Drive Carrier

Optical Drive (Optional)

Installing The Optical Drive In Hot-Swappable Hard-Drive Systems

Installing The Optical Drive In Cabled Hard-Drive Systems

Cooling Fans

Installing A Cooling Fan

Internal USB Memory Key (Optional)

Expansion Card Installation Guidelines

Removing An Expansion Card

Installing An Expansion Card

Removing Expansion-Card Risers

Installing Expansion-Card Risers

iDRAC Ports Card (Optional)

Installing The iDRAC Ports Card

Internal Dual SD Module

Installing The Internal Dual SD Module

Internal SD Card

Removing The Integrated Storage Controller Card

Installing The Integrated Storage Controller Card

Installing A Processor

Power Supplies

Removing A Redundant Power Supply

Installing A Redundant Power Supply

Installing A Non-Redundant Power Supply

Removing The Power Supply Blank

Hard-Drive Backplane

Removing The Hard-Drive Backplane

Installing The Hard-Drive Backplane

Removing The Control Panel

Installing The Control Panel

Removing The Control-Panel Module

Installing The Control-Panel Module

VGA Module

Installing The VGA Module

Installing The Power Distribution Board Shroud

Power Distribution Board

Installing The Power Distribution Board

Installing The System Board

Troubleshooting Your System

Troubleshooting A Serial I/O Device

Troubleshooting A Wet System

Troubleshooting The System Battery

Troubleshooting Cooling Problems

Troubleshooting An Internal USB Key

Troubleshooting An Optical Drive

Troubleshooting A Tape Backup Unit

Troubleshooting A Storage Controller

Troubleshooting Processors

Using System Diagnostics

System Diagnostic Controls

Jumpers And Connectors

System Board Connectors

Disabling A Forgotten Password

Technical Specifications

System Messages

Notes, Cautions, and Warnings

System Setup Main Screen

System And Setup Password Features

Installing A 3.5 Inch Hard-Drive Blank

Control Panel Assembly

Troubleshooting A Damaged System

Troubleshooting Cooling Fans

Troubleshooting A Hard Drive

Troubleshooting Expansion Cards

System overview

New technologies

System features

Specifications

Chassis views and features

Chassis features

Figure 5. LCD control panel

Table 5. Security features

Processor

Chipset

Memory

Memory configurations

Memory speed

Memory RAS features

Storage

Storage controllers

Optical drive

Networking and PCIe

Table 15. Supported NICs and HBAs

Power, thermal, and acoustics

Power supply units

Thermal and acoustics

acoustical design

Table 18. Acoustical performance

Rack rails and cable management

Table 19. Supported rack types

Cable management arm

Operating systems and virtualization

Supported virtualization

Dell OpenManage systems management

OpenManage systems management

dell consoles

Dell server management operations

Table 24. One- to- one and one- to- many operations

Appendix A. Additional specifications

Environmental specifications

Power supply specifications

USB peripherals

Appendix B. Standards compliance

Appendix C. Additional resources

Appendix D. System board block diagram

Introduction

Routing the power cables through the strain reliefs

Figure 5. Routing the cables through the CMA

Figure 6. Left-side mounted CMA installation (preferred)

Section 2: Replacing a hot swap power supply on a PowerEdge R320 or R420 system with a CMA

Figure 8. Disconnecting the CMA attachment housings

Section 3: Cabling a PowerEdge R320 or R420 system on sliding rails without a CMA

Section 4: Cabling a PowerEdge R320 or R420 system installed on static rails

complete the operating system setup

Key technologies

Supported processors

Power, thermal and acoustics

Table 23. Feature comparison for Basic Management, iDRAC7 Express, and iDRAC7 Enterprise


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