Chapter 1: About this document.................................................................................................... 8
Chapter 2: System overview..........................................................................................................9
Front view of the system.................................................................................................................................................. 9
Rear view of the system................................................................................................................................................... 11
Inside the system............................................................................................................................................................... 14
Locating the Express Service Code and Service Tag............................................................................................... 18
System information label..................................................................................................................................................18
Rail sizing and rack compatibility matrix.......................................................................................................................21
Chapter 3: Technical specifications............................................................................................. 22
Chassis dimensions .......................................................................................................................................................... 22
System weight................................................................................................................................................................... 23
Processor specifications..................................................................................................................................................23
PSU specifications............................................................................................................................................................ 23
Supported operating systems........................................................................................................................................ 24
Cooling fan specifications............................................................................................................................................... 24
System battery specifications........................................................................................................................................25
Expansion card riser specifications...............................................................................................................................25
PCIe Riser Configuration........................................................................................................................................... 26
Memory specifications..................................................................................................................................................... 26
Storage controller specifications...................................................................................................................................27
Drives....................................................................................................................................................................................27
Ports and connectors specifications............................................................................................................................ 28
USB ports specifications........................................................................................................................................... 28
NIC port specifications...............................................................................................................................................29
Serial connector specifications................................................................................................................................ 29
VGA ports specifications........................................................................................................................................... 29
Video specifications..........................................................................................................................................................30
Environmental specifications..........................................................................................................................................30
Thermal air restrictions.............................................................................................................................................. 32
Thermal air restrictions.............................................................................................................................................. 34
Chapter 4: Initial system setup and configuration........................................................................35
Setting up the system......................................................................................................................................................35
iDRAC configuration......................................................................................................................................................... 35
Options to set up iDRAC IP address.......................................................................................................................35
Options to log in to iDRAC........................................................................................................................................ 35
Resources to install operating system......................................................................................................................... 36
Options to download drivers and firmware ..........................................................................................................36
Options to download and install OS drivers .........................................................................................................36
Downloading drivers and firmware..........................................................................................................................37
Chapter 5: Pre-operating system management applications........................................................ 38
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