Dell PowerEdge 350 User guide

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Dell™ PowerEdge™ 350 Systems

USER’S GUIDE

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Information in this document is subject to change without notice.

Reproduction in any manner whatsoever without the written permission of Dell Computer Corpo-

ration is strictly forbidden.

Trademarks used in this text: Dell, the DELL logo, DellPlus, Dell OpenManage, and PowerEdge

are trademarks of Dell Computer Corporation; Microsoft, Windows NT, MS-DOS, and Windows

are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation; Celeron is a trademark, and Intel and Pentium

are registered trademarks of Intel Corporation.

Other trademarks and trade names may be used in this document to refer to either the entities

claiming the marks and names or their products. Dell Computer Corporation disclaims any propri-

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Preface

This guide is intended for anyone who uses a Dell PowerEdge 350 system. The guide

can be used by both first-time and experienced users who want to learn about the

features and operation of their systems or who want to upgrade their systems. The

sections are summarized as follows:

• Chapter 1, “Introduction” — Overview of system features, description of indica-

tors on the front panel, and general discussion of connecting external devices to

the system back panel

• Chapter 2, “Using the Dell OpenManage Server Assistant CD” — Overview on

using the utilities and diagnostics

• Chapter 3, “Using the System Setup Program” — Overview of configuration

changes to the system and password features

• Appendix A, “Technical Specifications”— Overview of technical specifications of

PowerEdge 350 systems

• Appendix B, “I/O Ports and Connectors” — Overview of ports and connectors on

the back panel of your system

• “Glossary” — Definitions of terms, acronyms, and abbreviations used in this

guide

Warranty and Return Policy Information

Dell Computer Corporation (“Dell”) manufactures its hardware products from parts and

components that are new or equivalent to new in accordance with industry-standard

practices. See your Dell PowerEdge System Information document for complete war

-

ranty information for your system.

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Other Documents You May Need

In addition to this User’s Guide, the following documentation is included with your

system:

• The Installation and Troubleshooting Guide provides instructions for installing sys-

tem hardware and includes troubleshooting and diagnostic procedures for testing

your computer system.

• The Dell PowerEdge System Information document, which provides information

about your system.

You may also have one or more of the following documents:

• Operating system documentation is included with the system if you ordered the

operating system software from Dell. This documentation describes how to

install (if necessary), configure, and use the operating system software.

• The rack installation documentation provides detailed instructions for installing

the system in a rack.

• Documentation is included with any options you purchase separately from the

system. This documentation includes information that you need to configure and

install these options in your Dell system.

• Technical information files—sometimes called “readme” files—may be installed

on the hard-disk drive to provide last-minute updates about technical changes to

the system or advanced technical reference material intended for experienced

users or technicians.

• Documentation updates are sometimes included with the system to describe

changes to the system or software. Always read these updates before consulting

any other documentation because the updates often contain information that

supersedes the information in the other documents.

Typographical Conventions

The following list defines (where appropriate) and illustrates typographical conven-

tions used as visual cues for specific elements of text throughout this document:

• Interface components are window titles, button and icon names, menu names

and selections, and other options that appear on the monitor screen or display.

They are presented in bold.

Example: Click OK.

• Keycaps are labels that appear on the keys on a keyboard. They are enclosed in

angle brackets.

Example: <Enter>

• Key combinations are series of keys to be pressed simultaneously (unless other-

wise indicated) to perform a single function.

Example: <Ctrl><Alt><Enter>

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• Commands presented in lowercase bold are for reference purposes only and are

not intended to be typed when referenced.

Example: “Use the format command to. . . .”

In contrast, commands presented in the Courier New font are part of an instruc-

tion and intended to be typed.

Example: “Type format a: to format the diskette in drive A.”

• Filenames and directory names are presented in lowercase bold.

Examples: autoexec.bat and c:\windows

• Syntax lines consist of a command and all its possible parameters. Commands

are presented in lowercase bold; variable parameters (those for which you substi-

tute a value) are presented in lowercase italics; constant parameters are

presented in lowercase bold. The brackets indicate items that are optional.

Example: del [drive:] [path] filename [/p]

• Command lines consist of a command and may include one or more of the com-

mand’s possible parameters. Command lines are presented in the Courier New

font.

Example: del c:\myfile.doc

• Screen text is a message or text that you are instructed to type as part of a com-

mand (referred to as a command line). Screen text is presented in the Courier

New font.

Example: The following message appears on your screen:

No boot device available

Example: “Type md c:\programs and press <Enter>.”

• Variables are placeholders for which you substitute a value. They are presented in

italics.

Example: DIMM_x (where x represents the DIMM socket designation).

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Contents

Chapter 1 Introduction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1

System Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1

Supported Operating Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2

System Orientation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2

Removing the Optional Front Bezel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2

Front-Panel Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3

System Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-4

System Switches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-5

Connecting External Devices. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-6

Power Protection Devices. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-7

Surge Protectors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-7

Line Conditioners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-7

Uninterruptible Power Supplies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-7

Getting Help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-8

Safety, Regulatory, and Warranty Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-8

Chapter 2 Using the Dell OpenManage

Server Assistant CD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-1

Starting the Dell OpenManage Server Assistant CD. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-1

Setup Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-1

Service Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-1

Navigating the CD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-2

Setting Up Your System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-2

Server Setup Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-2

Running System Diagnostics. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-2

Creating Diagnostic Diskettes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-3

Creating an Asset Tag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-3

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Chapter 3 Using the System Setup Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-1

Entering the System Setup Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-1

Responding to Error Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-2

Using the System Setup Navigation Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-2

System Setup Menus and Options. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-4

Main Menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-4

Advanced Menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-6

Security Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-7

Boot Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-8

System Management Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-9

Exit Menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-9

Using the System Password Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-9

Assigning a Supervisor Password (System Setup Only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-10

Using Your Supervisor Password to Secure Your System Setup . . . . . . . . . 3-11

Deleting or Changing an Existing Supervisor Password . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-12

Using the User Password Feature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-12

Assigning a User Password . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-13

Operating With a User Password Installed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-14

Deleting or Changing an Existing User Password . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-14

Deleting a Forgotten Password. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-14

Appendix A Technical Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-1

Appendix B I/O Ports and Connectors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-1

I/O Ports and Connectors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-1

Serial Ports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-2

Serial Port Connectors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-2

Keyboard and Mouse Connectors. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-3

Keyboard Connector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-3

Mouse Connector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-3

Video Connector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-4

USB Connectors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-5

Integrated Network Interface Controller Connector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-6

Network Cable Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-6

Glossary

Index

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Figures Figure 1-1. Removing the Optional Front Bezel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3

Figure 1-2. Front-Panel Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3

Figure 1-3. Front-Panel Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-4

Figure 1-4. Front-Panel Indicators (Bezel Removed). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-4

Figure 1-5. Front-Panel Switches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-5

Figure 1-6. Back-Panel Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-6

Figure 3-1. BIOS Setup Utility Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-4

Figure B-1. I/O Ports and Connectors. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-1

Figure B-2. Pin Numbers for the Serial Port Connectors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-2

Figure B-3. Pin Numbers for the Keyboard Connector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-3

Figure B-4. Pin Numbers for the Mouse Connector. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-4

Figure B-5. Pin Numbers for the Video Connector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-4

Figure B-6. Pin Numbers for the USB Connector. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-5

Tables Table 1-1. Front-Panel Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-5

Table 1-2. Front-Panel Switches. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-6

Table 3-1. System Setup Navigation Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-2

Table A-1. Technical Specifications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-1

Table B-1. Serial Port Pin Assignments. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-2

Table B-2. Keyboard Connector Pin Assignments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-3

Table B-3. Mouse Connector Pin Assignments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-4

Table B-4. Video Connector Pin Assignments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-5

Table B-5. USB Connector Pin Assignments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-6

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Figure 1-3. Front-Panel Indicators1-4

Figure 1-4. Front-Panel Indicators (Bezel Removed)1-4

Figure 1-5. Front-Panel Switches1-5

Figure 1-6. Back-Panel Connections 1-6

Figure 3-1. BIOS Setup Utility Screen3-4

Figure B-1. I/O Ports and ConnectorsB-1

Figure B-2. Pin Numbers for the Serial Port ConnectorsB-2

Figure B-3. Pin Numbers for the Keyboard ConnectorB-3

Figure B-4. Pin Numbers for the Mouse ConnectorB-4

Figure B-5. Pin Numbers for the Video ConnectorB-4

Figure B-6. Pin Numbers for the USB ConnectorB-5

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support.dell.com Introduction 1-1

CHAPTER 1

Introduction

The Dell™ PowerEdge™ 350 system is an ultra-slim, rack-mounted server. This sys-

tem is a full-featured system which provides a robust, reliable, rack-optimized platform

on which both large and small customers can deploy Internet infrastructure

applications.

This chapter describes the system’s major hardware and software features, provides

information about the indicators and controls on the system's front panel, and dis

-

cusses connecting external devices.

NOTE: The PowerEdge 350 system is a “headless” system that operates without

keyboard, monitor or mouse. While it is possible to connect these peripherals to the

system, it is generally not necessary unless troubleshooting the system.

System Features

PowerEdge 350 systems contain the following major features:

• An Intel

®

Celeron

™

microprocessor with 128 kilobytes (KB) of level 2 (L2) cache

memory and a minimum operating speed of 600 megahertz (MHz).

or

An Intel Pentium

®

III microprocessor with 256 KB of L2 cache memory and an

operating speed of 750 MHz.

• Up to 1 gigabyte (GB) of system memory.

• Two 1-inch integrated drive electronics (IDE) hard-disk drives.

• A single, 1.44-megabyte (MB) 3.5-inch diskette drive.

• An IDE CD-ROM drive.

• A video graphics array (VGA)-compatible video controller card.

• Two integrated Intel PRO/100+ network interface controllers (NICs), which pro-

vide two Ethernet interfaces.

• A Personal System/2 (PS/2)-style keyboard port and mouse port, two serial ports,

and two Universal Serial Bus (USB) connectors.

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• The System Setup program, which can be accessed at system boot for quickly

viewing and changing the system configuration information for your system. For

more information about the System Setup program, see Chapter 3, “Using the

System Setup Program.”

• The Dell OpenManage™ software. For information on this software, see the soft-

ware documentation provided with your system.

• Diagnostics for evaluating your system’s components and devices. For informa-

tion on using the system diagnostics, see “Running the Dell Diagnostics” in your

Installation and Troubleshooting Guide.

Supported Operating Systems

Dell supports the following network operating systems for use on PowerEdge 350

systems:

• Microsoft

®

Windows

®

2000 Server

• Microsoft Windows NT

®

Server 4.0

• Red Hat Linux 7.x

NOTE: Installation service and support for other operating systems are available

through DellPlus™. For more information, see “Getting Help” in your Installation and

Troubleshooting Guide.

System Orientation

The front panel of your system contains switches, indicator lights, and diskette and

CD-ROM drives. To view the front panel, you must remove the optional front bezel

from the system.

Removing the Optional Front Bezel

To remove the optional front bezel, press the tab on each end of the bezel and lift the

bezel from the chassis (see Figure 1-1).

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Figure 1-1. Removing the Optional Front Bezel

Front-Panel Features

Figure 1-2 shows the main features on the system front panel.

Figure 1-2. Front-Panel Features

tabs (2)

system indicators (5)

serial port 2

diskette

drive

CD-ROM

drive

system switches (3)

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System Indicators

While troubleshooting your system, you may need to check the status of the indica-

tors on the system’s front panel, shown in Figure 1-3 and Figure 1-4.

Figure 1-3. Front-Panel Indicators

Figure 1-4. Front-Panel Indicators (Bezel Removed)

LAN 1 activity/link indicator

system fault indicator

hard-disk drive activity indicator

power indicator

LAN 2 activity/link

indicator

LAN 1 activity/link indicator

system fault indicator

hard-disk drive activity indicator

power indicator

LAN 2 activity/link

indicator

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Tab le 1-1 describes the appearance and function of the front-panel indicators.

System Switches

Figure 1-5 shows the location of the three switches on the system front panel. To acti-

vate a switch, press the corresponding icon on the front panel as shown in Figure 1-5.

NOTICE: To prevent accidental system lockup, system reset, or false error

messages, do not press areas of the front panel other than the three switch

locations shown in Figure 1-5. Reserved test switches are located in other

areas of the front panel.

Figure 1-5. Front-Panel Switches

Table 1-1. Front-Panel Indicators

Indicator Color Function

Power Green Lights up when the system is connected to

an AC power source; blinks when the sys

-

tem is in sleep mode

System fault Amber Blinks during system startup, or when a

system fault is detected

Hard-disk drive activity Green Blinks when hard-disk drive activity occurs

LAN 1 activity/link Amber Lights up when the LAN 1 connector is

linked to an Ethernet port; blinks when

activity occurs on this channel

LAN 2 activity/link Amber Lights up when the LAN 2 connector is

linked to an Ethernet port; blinks when

activity occurs on this channel

power switch

sleep switch

reset switch

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Tab le 1-2 describes the function of the three front-panel switches.

Connecting External Devices

You can connect various external devices, such as a mouse or network connection, to

the input/output (I/O) ports and connectors on the system’s back panel.

Figure 1-6

shows the back-panel connections on your system.

Figure 1-6. Back-Panel Connections

Table 1-2. Front-Panel Switches

Switch Function

Power switch Turns power to the system board on or off.

NOTE: To turn system power off, press and

hold this switch for at least 4 seconds.

Sleep switch Places the system in sleep mode.

Reset switch Reboots the system. If the system locks up

and you cannot shut down the system

using the operating system, press the reset

switch.

serial port 1

AC power receptacle

keyboard and mouse

connectors (2)

USB connectors 0 (top) and 1

LAN connectors 2 (top) and 1

video connector

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