Dell EMC PowerEdge C6420 Installation And Service Manual

Chapter 1: Dell EMC PowerEdge C6420 overview.......................................................................... 6
Supported configurations.................................................................................................................................................. 6
Back view of the PowerEdge C6420 sled..................................................................................................................... 8
Network ports indicator codes.........................................................................................................................................9
Sled to hard drive mapping...............................................................................................................................................11
Expander zoning..................................................................................................................................................................11
Locating the Service Tag of your system.................................................................................................................... 13
System information label..................................................................................................................................................14
Chapter 2: Initial system setup and configuration........................................................................ 17
Setting up your system.....................................................................................................................................................17
iDRAC configuration.......................................................................................................................................................... 17
Options to set up iDRAC IP address........................................................................................................................17
Log in to iDRAC............................................................................................................................................................ 18
Options to install the operating system........................................................................................................................18
Methods to download firmware and drivers..........................................................................................................18
Downloading drivers and firmware...........................................................................................................................19
Chapter 3: Installing and removing enclosure components.......................................................... 20
Safety instructions............................................................................................................................................................20
Before working inside your system............................................................................................................................... 20
After working inside your system...................................................................................................................................21
Recommended tools..........................................................................................................................................................21
Dell EMC PowerEdge C6420 sled..................................................................................................................................21
Sled Installation Guidelines.........................................................................................................................................21
Removing a sled ..........................................................................................................................................................22
Installing a sled ............................................................................................................................................................24
PERC battery..................................................................................................................................................................... 26
Removing the PERC battery.................................................................................................................................... 26
Installing the PERC battery....................................................................................................................................... 27
Air shroud............................................................................................................................................................................ 28
Removing the air shroud............................................................................................................................................28
Installing the air shroud .............................................................................................................................................29
System memory................................................................................................................................................................. 30
System memory guidelines........................................................................................................................................30
General memory module installation guidelines.....................................................................................................31
Removing a memory module.....................................................................................................................................33
Installing a memory module....................................................................................................................................... 34
Support bracket.................................................................................................................................................................35
Removing the support bracket................................................................................................................................ 35
Installing the support bracket...................................................................................................................................36
Linking board and PCIe cable......................................................................................................................................... 37
Removing the linking board and PCIe cables........................................................................................................ 37
Installing the linking board and PCIe cables.......................................................................................................... 38
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Dell EMC PowerEdge C6420 Specifications

General

Processor	Intel Xeon Scalable processors
Management	iDRAC9
Max Processors	2 per node
Memory	DDR4
Storage	Up to 6 x 2.5" drives
Drive Bays	24 x 2.5" or 12 x 3.5"
Network	2 x 10GbE ports per sled
Power Supply	Dual, 2000W
Operating System Support	Windows Server, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server, VMware ESXi
Maximum RAM	Up to 3TB per node
Max Memory	Up to 3TB per node