Chapter 1: XC640 Series and XC Core system overview................................................................. 7
Front view of the system...................................................................................................................................................7
Left control panel view.................................................................................................................................................8
Right control panel view..............................................................................................................................................11
Back view of the system..................................................................................................................................................12
NIC indicator codes..................................................................................................................................................... 13
Power supply unit indicator codes........................................................................................................................... 13
Hard drive indicator codes......................................................................................................................................... 14
LCD panel.......................................................................................................................................................................15
Locating Service Tag...................................................................................................................................................17
Chapter 2: Documentation resources........................................................................................... 18
Chapter 3: Technical specifications............................................................................................. 19
System dimensions............................................................................................................................................................ 19
Chassis weight................................................................................................................................................................... 20
Processor specifications..................................................................................................................................................20
PSU specifications............................................................................................................................................................ 20
System battery specifications........................................................................................................................................20
Expansion bus specifications...........................................................................................................................................21
Memory specifications......................................................................................................................................................21
Storage controller specifications....................................................................................................................................21
Drive specifications............................................................................................................................................................21
Hard drives.....................................................................................................................................................................21
Ports and connectors specifications.............................................................................................................................21
USB ports.......................................................................................................................................................................21
NIC ports....................................................................................................................................................................... 22
Serial port...................................................................................................................................................................... 22
VGA port........................................................................................................................................................................22
IDSDM/vFlash card.....................................................................................................................................................23
Environmental specifications..........................................................................................................................................23
Standard operating temperature............................................................................................................................. 24
Expanded operating temperature............................................................................................................................24
Particulate and gaseous contamination specifications.......................................................................................26
Chapter 4: Initial system setup and configuration........................................................................28
Setting up your system....................................................................................................................................................28
iDRAC configuration......................................................................................................................................................... 28
Options to set up iDRAC IP address.......................................................................................................................28
Log in to iDRAC........................................................................................................................................................... 29
Methods to download firmware and drivers...............................................................................................................29
Downloading drivers and firmware..........................................................................................................................29
Important information about the BOSS device (PCIe cards M.2 Drive)............................................................. 30
Examples of write intensive applications not to be run on the boot device................................................. 30
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