Chapter 1: About this document.................................................................................................... 8
Chapter 2: System overview..........................................................................................................9
Front view of the system.................................................................................................................................................. 9
Rear view of the system.................................................................................................................................................. 12
Inside the system............................................................................................................................................................... 16
Locating the Express Service Code and Service Tag.............................................................................................. 20
System information label..................................................................................................................................................21
Rail sizing and rack compatibility matrix......................................................................................................................23
Chapter 3: Technical specifications............................................................................................. 24
Chassis dimensions .......................................................................................................................................................... 24
System weight................................................................................................................................................................... 25
Processor specifications..................................................................................................................................................25
PSU specifications............................................................................................................................................................ 25
Cooling fan specifications............................................................................................................................................... 26
Supported operating systems.........................................................................................................................................27
System battery specifications........................................................................................................................................ 27
Expansion card riser specifications............................................................................................................................... 27
PCIe Riser Configuration........................................................................................................................................... 28
Memory specifications..................................................................................................................................................... 28
Storage controller specifications...................................................................................................................................29
Drives................................................................................................................................................................................... 29
Ports and connectors specifications............................................................................................................................ 30
USB ports specifications........................................................................................................................................... 30
NIC port specifications............................................................................................................................................... 31
Serial connector specifications................................................................................................................................. 31
VGA ports specifications............................................................................................................................................ 31
Video specifications.......................................................................................................................................................... 32
Environmental specifications..........................................................................................................................................32
Thermal restriction matrix......................................................................................................................................... 34
Thermal air restrictions.............................................................................................................................................. 36
Chapter 4: Initial system setup and configuration........................................................................38
Setting up the system......................................................................................................................................................38
iDRAC configuration......................................................................................................................................................... 38
Options to set up iDRAC IP address.......................................................................................................................38
Options to log in to iDRAC........................................................................................................................................ 38
Resources to install operating system......................................................................................................................... 39
Options to download drivers and firmware ..........................................................................................................39
Options to download and install OS drivers .........................................................................................................39
Downloading drivers and firmware..........................................................................................................................40
Chapter 5: Pre-operating system management applications.........................................................41
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