Dell PowerEdge XE9680 - Contents

Chapter 1: About this document.................................................................................................... 8
Chapter 2: Dell PowerEdge XE9680 system configurations and features....................................... 9
System configurations - Front view for PowerEdge XE9680.................................................................................10
Left Control Panel (LCP)........................................................................................................................................... 12
Right Control Panel (RCP)........................................................................................................................................ 13
System configurations - Rear view for PowerEdge XE9680.................................................................................. 14
Inside the system............................................................................................................................................................... 16
Locating the Express Service Code and Service Tag............................................................................................... 18
System information label..................................................................................................................................................18
Rail sizing and rack compatibility matrix......................................................................................................................23
Chapter 3: Technical specifications............................................................................................. 24
Chassis dimensions........................................................................................................................................................... 25
System weight................................................................................................................................................................... 26
Processor specifications..................................................................................................................................................26
PSU specifications............................................................................................................................................................ 26
Cooling fan specifications............................................................................................................................................... 28
Supported operating systems........................................................................................................................................ 28
System battery specifications........................................................................................................................................29
Expansion card riser specifications...............................................................................................................................29
Memory specifications..................................................................................................................................................... 29
Storage controller specifications...................................................................................................................................30
Drives................................................................................................................................................................................... 30
GPU Specifications........................................................................................................................................................... 30
Ports and connectors specifications............................................................................................................................ 30
USB ports specifications........................................................................................................................................... 30
NIC port specifications.............................................................................................................................................. 30
VGA ports specifications............................................................................................................................................ 31
iDRAC9 port specifications........................................................................................................................................31
Video specifications...........................................................................................................................................................31
Environmental specifications..........................................................................................................................................32
Particulate and gaseous contamination specifications ..................................................................................... 32
Thermal restriction matrix......................................................................................................................................... 33
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........................................................................................................................................36
Resources to install operating system..........................................................................................................................37
Options to download drivers and firmware ..........................................................................................................37
Options to download and install OS drivers .........................................................................................................38
Downloading drivers and firmware..........................................................................................................................38
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