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
Trusted Platform Module............................................................................................................................................... 116
Installing the Trusted Platform Module.................................................................................................................117
Initializing the TPM 1.2 for TXT users....................................................................................................................117
Initializing the TPM 2.0 for TXT users...................................................................................................................118
Control panel..................................................................................................................................................................... 118
Removing the left control panel..............................................................................................................................118
Installing the left control panel................................................................................................................................119
Removing the right control panel.......................................................................................................................... 120
Installing the right control panel............................................................................................................................. 121
Chapter 7: Using system diagnostics..........................................................................................123
Dell Embedded System Diagnostics............................................................................................................................ 123
Running the Embedded System Diagnostics from Boot Manager.................................................................123
Running the Embedded System Diagnostics from the Dell Lifecycle Controller........................................123
System diagnostic controls..................................................................................................................................... 124
Chapter 8: Jumpers and connectors ..........................................................................................125
System board jumpers and connectors......................................................................................................................125
System board jumper settings...................................................................................................................................... 127
Disabling forgotten password....................................................................................................................................... 127
Chapter 9: Getting help............................................................................................................. 129
Contacting Dell EMC...................................................................................................................................................... 129
Documentation feedback...............................................................................................................................................129
Accessing system information by using QRL............................................................................................................129
Quick Resource Locator...........................................................................................................................................130
Receiving automated support with SupportAssist .................................................................................................130
Appendix A: BOSS card...............................................................................................................131
Introduction to BOSS card.............................................................................................................................................131
Supported operating systems..................................................................................................................................131
Supported XC Series Appliance and XC Core System ...........................................................................132
BOSS card features........................................................................................................................................................ 132
Foreign Import............................................................................................................................................................ 132
SMART Info.................................................................................................................................................................132
Auto-Rebuild............................................................................................................................................................... 132
Deploying the BOSS card.............................................................................................................................................. 132
Removing the BOSS card........................................................................................................................................ 132
Installing the BOSS card.......................................................................................................................................... 135
Driver installation............................................................................................................................................................. 136
BOSS troubleshooting.................................................................................................................................................... 136
Physical disks not visible to operating system....................................................................................................136
Virtual disk not visible to operating system.........................................................................................................137
Drive failure................................................................................................................................................................. 137
Fault in controller....................................................................................................................................................... 137
BOSS card is not detected...................................................................................................................................... 137
Unable to boot to M.2 drive installed in slot 1.....................................................................................................137
CLI reports unsupported features ........................................................................................................................ 138
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