Owners Manual
1 About this document.....................................................................................................................6
2 Next Generation Modular overview................................................................................................ 7
PowerEdge MX architecture overview.............................................................................................................................10
3 Enclosure overview......................................................................................................................11
Front view of the enclosure................................................................................................................................................12
Control panel...................................................................................................................................................................12
PSU indicators................................................................................................................................................................ 15
Fan module indicator codes.......................................................................................................................................... 15
Back view of the enclosure.................................................................................................................................................16
Management module indicator codes..........................................................................................................................17
Locating the information tag of your system................................................................................................................... 17
4 Initial system setup and configuration.......................................................................................... 19
Setting up your enclosure................................................................................................................................................... 19
Management module configuration...................................................................................................................................19
Options to set up the management module IP address............................................................................................19
Log in to the management module..............................................................................................................................20
Methods to download firmware and drivers....................................................................................................................20
Downloading drivers and firmware....................................................................................................................................20
LCD touch panel...................................................................................................................................................................21
LCD features...................................................................................................................................................................21
Assigning an IP address out-of-the-box...........................................................................................................................22
Configuring the Static IP address using the LCD......................................................................................................23
Configuring the DHCP IP address using the LCD..................................................................................................... 23
KVM features.......................................................................................................................................................................24
5 Installing and removing system components.................................................................................26
Safety instructions.............................................................................................................................................................. 26
Before working inside your enclosure...............................................................................................................................26
After working inside your enclosure..................................................................................................................................26
Hot plug and Non-hot plug devices...................................................................................................................................27
Storage and compute sleds................................................................................................................................................27
Removing a sled blank...................................................................................................................................................27
Installing a sled blank..................................................................................................................................................... 28
Removing a compute or storage sled from the enclosure....................................................................................... 29
Installing a compute or storage sled into the enclosure............................................................................................ 31
Cooling fan modules............................................................................................................................................................33
Removing a front fan module.......................................................................................................................................33
Installing a front fan module.........................................................................................................................................33
Removing a rear fan module........................................................................................................................................ 34
Installing a rear fan module...........................................................................................................................................35
Power supply units .............................................................................................................................................................35
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