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 .............................................................................................................................................................. 14
Locating the Express Service Code and Service Tag............................................................................................... 15
System information label..................................................................................................................................................16
Rail sizing and rack compatibility matrix......................................................................................................................23
Chapter 3: Technical specifications............................................................................................. 24
Chassis dimensions ..........................................................................................................................................................25
System weight................................................................................................................................................................... 25
Processor specifications..................................................................................................................................................26
PSU specifications............................................................................................................................................................ 26
Cooling fan specifications................................................................................................................................................27
Supported operating systems........................................................................................................................................ 28
System battery specifications........................................................................................................................................28
Expansion card riser specifications...............................................................................................................................28
Memory specifications..................................................................................................................................................... 29
Storage controller specifications...................................................................................................................................30
Drives................................................................................................................................................................................... 30
Ports and connectors specifications............................................................................................................................ 30
USB ports specifications........................................................................................................................................... 30
NIC port specifications............................................................................................................................................... 31
Serial connector specifications................................................................................................................................. 31
VGA ports specifications............................................................................................................................................ 31
Video specifications...........................................................................................................................................................31
Environmental specifications..........................................................................................................................................32
Thermal restriction matrix......................................................................................................................................... 34
Extended Ambient Temperature Guidelines..........................................................................................................36
Chapter 4: Installation.................................................................................................................39
Placemat..............................................................................................................................................................................39
Rails and cable management information....................................................................................................................39
Initial system setup and configuration..........................................................................................................................47
Setting up the system................................................................................................................................................ 47
iDRAC configuration................................................................................................................................................... 48
Resources to install operating system....................................................................................................................48
Chapter 5: Pre-operating system management applications........................................................ 50
System Setup.....................................................................................................................................................................50
System BIOS................................................................................................................................................................. 51
iDRAC Settings utility................................................................................................................................................. 67
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