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Dell EMC VxFlex Ready Node R740xd Operating System Installation Guide

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R840 server NIC and iDRAC port locations...............................................................................................................45
VxFlex Ready Node R840 Linux server port designations......................................................................................... 46
Installing the Drivers................................................................................................53
Install the VxFlex OS drivers on a Linux server...............................................................................................................54
Preparing Disks....................................................................................................... 55
Verify the disk controller type........................................................................................................................................56
Enable PERCCLI ........................................................................................................................................................... 56
Create virtual drives with PERCCLI................................................................................................................................57
Verify the storage and disk controller status ............................................................................................................57
Create virtual drives for an HDD using PERCCLI ..................................................................................................... 59
Create virtual drives for SSD using PERCCLI .......................................................................................................... 59
Ensure virtual drive creation with PERCCLI..............................................................................................................60
Retrieve device paths on the server............................................................................................................................... 61
Retrieve device paths in a Linux server with an HBA330 controller........................................................................... 61
Retrieving device paths in a Linux server with an H730p/H740p controller.............................................................. 62
Retrieving device paths in a Linux server with NVMe devices configured................................................................. 63
Additional configurations......................................................................................... 65
Install OpenManage Enterprise...................................................................................................................................... 66
Disable Smartmontool error messages........................................................................................................................... 66
iDRAC Service Module................................................................................................................................................... 67
Install the iDRAC Service Module on a Linux server.................................................................................................. 67
Prepare the DAX devices............................................................................................................................................... 67
NVDIMM information table....................................................................................................................................... 67
Prepare an NVDIMM as a DAX device.......................................................................................................................68
iDRAC Service Module....................................................................................................................................................71
iDRAC Service Module.............................................................................................................................................. 72
Next steps...............................................................................................................73
Next steps......................................................................................................................................................................74
Reference material...................................................................................................75
DTK - Hardware Update Bootable ISO........................................................................................................................... 76
Dell EMC OpenManage DRAC Tools (RACADM)...................................................................................................... 76
Recommended BIOS and firmware settings.............................................................................................................. 78
Troubleshooting the Hardware ISO...........................................................................................................................80
Additional resources................................................................................................................................................. 82
Getting help............................................................................................................ 85
Contacting Dell EMC..................................................................................................................................................... 86
Secure Remote Services................................................................................................................................................86
Recycling or End-of-Life service information.................................................................................................................86
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Chapter 10
Chapter 11
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Dell EMC VxFlex Ready Node R740xd Specifications

General IconGeneral
Form Factor2U rack server
Operating System SupportVMware ESXi, Microsoft Windows Server, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server
ProcessorIntel Xeon Scalable processors (up to 28 cores)
MemoryUp to 3TB DDR4
StorageUp to 24 x 2.5"
RAID ControllerPERC H730P, H740P
Power Supply1100W
NetworkDual-port 10GbE or 25GbE NIC options

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