Dell EMC PowerEdge C6420 Installation And Service Manual

Processor and heat sink module....................................................................................................................................39
Removing a processor and heat sink module....................................................................................................... 40
Installing a processor and heat sink module.......................................................................................................... 41
Removing the fabric processor from the processor heat sink module...........................................................43
Installing the fabric processor into the processor heat sink module.............................................................. 44
Removing the non-fabric processor from the processor and heat sink module.......................................... 46
Installing the non-fabric processor into a processor and heat sink module.................................................. 49
Removing the fabric and sideband cables..............................................................................................................51
Installing the fabric and sideband cables............................................................................................................... 52
Expansion cards.................................................................................................................................................................53
PCIe slot priority .........................................................................................................................................................53
Removing the expansion card riser assembly.......................................................................................................56
Installing the expansion card riser assembly.........................................................................................................56
Removing an expansion card.................................................................................................................................... 57
Installing an expansion card...................................................................................................................................... 59
Removing the riser card............................................................................................................................................ 60
Installing the riser card................................................................................................................................................61
Removing the M.2 SATA x16 riser...........................................................................................................................62
Installing the M.2 SATA x16 riser.............................................................................................................................63
Removing the M.2 SATA card.................................................................................................................................. 64
Installing the M.2 SATA card.................................................................................................................................... 65
M.2 SSD module................................................................................................................................................................ 66
Removing the M.2 SATA x16 riser...........................................................................................................................67
Installing the M.2 SATA x16 riser............................................................................................................................. 67
Removing the M.2 SATA card..................................................................................................................................68
Installing the M.2 SATA card....................................................................................................................................69
Mezzanine and OCP cards...............................................................................................................................................71
Removing a mezzanine card...................................................................................................................................... 71
Installing a mezzanine card....................................................................................................................................... 72
Removing the mezzanine card bridge board ....................................................................................................... 73
Installing the mezzanine card bridge board...........................................................................................................74
Removing the OCP card............................................................................................................................................ 75
Installing the OCP card.............................................................................................................................................. 75
System battery...................................................................................................................................................................76
Replacing system battery.......................................................................................................................................... 76
Installing the system battery.....................................................................................................................................77
System board......................................................................................................................................................................78
Removing the system board..................................................................................................................................... 78
Installing system board ..............................................................................................................................................79
Trusted Platform Module................................................................................................................................................. 81
Upgrading the Trusted Platform Module................................................................................................................81
Initializing TPM for BitLocker users........................................................................................................................ 82
Initializing the TPM 1.2 for TXT users.................................................................................................................... 83
Initializing the TPM 2.0 for TXT users................................................................................................................... 83
Chapter 4: System diagnostics.................................................................................................... 84
Dell Embedded System Diagnostics..............................................................................................................................84
Running the Embedded System Diagnostics from Boot Manager.................................................................. 84
Running the Embedded System Diagnostics from the Dell Lifecycle Controller......................................... 84
System diagnostic controls....................................................................................................................................... 84
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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