Owners Manual
Table Of Contents
- Dell EMC XC740xd XC Series Appliance and XC Core System Installation and Service Manual
- Contents
- Overview
- Documentation resources
- 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
- Persistent Memory 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
- Network Settings
- Viewing Network Settings
- Network Settings screen details
- UEFI iSCSI Settings
- Viewing UEFI iSCSI Settings
- UEFI iSCSI Settings details
- 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
- Redundant OS Control
- Viewing Redundant OS Control
- Redundant OS Control screen details
- Miscellaneous Settings
- Viewing Miscellaneous Settings
- Miscellaneous Settings details
- iDRAC Settings utility
- Device Settings
- Dell Lifecycle Controller
- Boot Manager
- PXE boot
- Installing and removing system components
- Safety instructions
- Before working inside your system
- After working inside your system
- Recommended tools
- Optional front bezel
- System cover
- Backplane cover
- Inside the system
- Air shroud
- Cooling-fan assembly
- Cooling fans
- Intrusion switch
- Hard drives
- System memory
- Processors and heat sinks
- Expansion cards and expansion card risers
- Expansion card installation guidelines
- Opening and closing the PCIe card holder latch
- Removing the expansion card from expansion card riser
- Installing an expansion card into the expansion card riser
- Removing an expansion card riser 1
- Installing an expansion card riser 1
- Removing an expansion card riser 2
- Installing an expansion card riser 2
- Removing an expansion card riser 3
- Installing an expansion card riser 3
- IDSDM/vFlash card
- Network daughter card
- Hard drive backplane
- System battery
- Power supply units
- System board
- Trusted Platform Module
- Control panel
- Using system diagnostics
- Jumpers and connectors
- Getting help
- BOSS card
Documentation resources
Dell EMC documentation is either included with your shipment or available at the Dell website at Dell.com/XCSeriesmanuals.
Dell EMC documentation for Dell EMC iDRAC is available at Dell.com/idracmanuals.
To access the Dell EMC documentation:
1. On the Dell EMC Support page, in the Enter a Service Tag, Serial Number, Service Request, Model, or Keyword box,
type the Service Tag of your Dell EMC appliance, and then click Submit.
NOTE: If you do not have a Service Tag, select Detect My Product to enable the system to automatically detect your
Service Tag, or select Browse all products to select your product from the All product page.
2. On the Product Support page, click Manuals & documents and select the documentation you require.
Table 14. Reference documentation for Dell EMC XC740xd Series Hyper-converged Appliance
To learn about... See...
Set up instructions of your Dell EMC XC740xd Series,
including the technical specifications
Getting Started Guide
Hardware details of your Dell EMC XC740xd Series
Installation and Service Manual
How to install your Dell EMC XC740xd Series in a rack
Rail Installation Guide
How to deploy your and set up this solution
Solutions Guide
Deploying Azure Log Analytics Solution Dell EMC XC Series Azure Log Analytics Solution Deployment
Guide
ESXi Best Practices Guide Dell EMC Best Practices for Running VMware ESXi 6.5 or
Later Clusters on XC Series Family Appliances
Windows Hyper-V Best Practices Guide Dell EMC XC Series Best Practices for Running Windows
Server 2016 with Hyper-V
Known issues and workarounds Release Notes for XC Series Hyper-Converged Appliances
Support Matrix Dell EMC XC740xd Series Hyper-Converged Appliance Support
Matrix
Troubleshooting your system Troubleshooting Guide at Dell.com/poweredgemanuals
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