Owners Manual
Table Of Contents
- PowerVault NX3340 Network Attached Storage System Installation and Service Manual
- Contents
- NX3340 system product overview
- Technical specifications
- Initial system setup and configuration
- Pre-operating system management applications
- Options to manage the pre-operating system applications
- System Setup
- Viewing System Setup
- System Setup details
- System BIOS
- Viewing System BIOS
- System BIOS Settings details
- System Information
- Viewing System Information
- System Information details
- Memory Settings
- Viewing Memory Settings
- Memory Settings details
- Processor Settings
- Viewing Processor Settings
- Processor Settings details
- SATA Settings
- Viewing SATA Settings
- SATA Settings details
- Boot Settings
- Viewing Boot Settings
- Boot Settings details
- Choosing system boot mode
- Changing boot order
- Integrated Devices
- Viewing Integrated Devices
- Integrated Devices details
- Serial Communication
- Viewing Serial Communication
- Serial Communication details
- System Profile Settings
- Viewing System Profile Settings
- System Profile Settings details
- System Security
- Viewing System Security
- System Security Settings details
- Creating a system and setup password
- Using your system password to secure your system
- Deleting or changing system and setup password
- Operating with setup password enabled
- Miscellaneous Settings
- Viewing Miscellaneous Settings
- Miscellaneous Settings details
- iDRAC Settings utility
- Device Settings
- Dell Lifecycle Controller
- Boot Manager
- PXE boot
- Diagnostics and indicators
- Jumpers and connectors
- Installing and removing system components
- Safety instructions
- Before working inside your system
- After working inside your system
- Recommended tools
- Front bezel
- System cover
- Backplane cover
- Inside the system
- Air shroud
- Cooling fans
- System memory
- Processors and heat sinks
- Expansion cards and expansion card risers
- Network daughter card
- Integrated storage controller card
- Hard drives
- Drive backplane
- System battery
- USB module
- Optional internal USB memory key
- Optical drive—optional
- Power supply units
- System board
- Trusted Platform Module
- Control panel
- Getting help
Item Indicator or button Icon Description
1 Status LED indicators N/A Indicate the status of the system. For more information, see the Status LED
indicators section.
2 System health and
system ID indicator
Indicates the system health. For more information, see the System health and
system ID indicator codes section.
3 iDRAC Quick Sync 2
wireless indicator
Indicates if the iDRAC Quick Sync 2 wireless option is activated. The Quick Sync
2 feature allows management of the system using mobile devices. This feature
aggregates hardware or firmware inventory and various system level diagnostic
or error information that can be used in troubleshooting the system. You can
access system inventory, Dell 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. For more
information, see the Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller User's Guide at
Dell.com/idracmanuals.
Back view of the system
This section describes the features available on the back of the system.
Figure 5. Back view of system with 3 PCIe expansion slots
For more information about port specifications, see Technical specifications on page 14.
Item
Ports, panels, or slots Icon Description
1 PCIe expansion card
slot(s)
N/A
The expansion slot(s) enable you to connect PCI Express expansion cards. For
more information about the expansion cards that are supported on your system, see
Expansion card installation guidelines on page 77.
2 Power supply unit (2) N/A For more information about the PSUs, see Technical specifications on page 14.
3 NIC port (4) The NIC ports that are integrated on the network daughter card (NDC) provide
network connectivity.
4 USB 3.0 port The USB ports are 9-pin and 3.0-compliant. These ports enable you to connect USB
devices to the system.
5 VGA port Enables you to connect a display device to the system.
6 Serial port Enables you to connect a serial device to the system.
7 iDRAC9 Enterprise port Enables you to remotely access iDRAC. For more information, see the iDRAC User’s
Guide at Dell.com/idracmanuals.
8 CMA power port N/A The Cable Management Arm (CMA) power port enables to connect the cable to the
CMA.
9 System identification
button
The System Identification (ID) button is available on the front and back of the
systems. Press the button to identify a system in a rack by turning on the system ID
button. You can also use the system ID button to reset iDRAC and to access BIOS
using the step through mode.
10 NX3340 system product overview