Owners Manual
Table Of Contents
- Dell PowerEdge R430 Owner's Manual
- Dell PowerEdge R430 system overview
- Supported configurations for the PowerEdge R430 system
- Front panel
- Back panel features
- Diagnostic indicators
- Locating service tag of your system
- Documentation resources
- Technical specifications
- Initial system setup and configuration
- Pre-operating system management applications
- Options to manage the pre-operating system applications
- System Setup
- Viewing System Setup
- System Setup details
- System BIOS
- Viewing System BIOS
- System BIOS Settings details
- Boot Settings
- Network Settings
- System Security
- System Information
- Memory Settings
- Processor Settings
- SATA Settings
- Integrated Devices
- Serial Communication
- System Profile Settings
- Miscellaneous Settings
- iDRAC Settings utility
- Device Settings
- Dell Lifecycle Controller
- Boot Manager
- PXE boot
- Installing and removing system components
- Safety instructions
- Before working inside your system
- After working inside your system
- Recommended tools
- Front bezel (optional)
- System cover
- Inside the system
- Cooling shroud
- System memory
- Hard drives
- Removing a 2.5-inch hard drive blank
- Installing a 2.5-inch hard drive blank
- Removing a 3.5-inch hard drive blank
- Installing a 3.5-inch hard drive blank
- Removing a 3.5-inch cabled hard drive carrier
- Installing a 3.5-inch cabled hard drive carrier
- Removing a hot swappable hard drive carrier
- Installing a hot swappable hard drive carrier
- Removing a 3.5-inch hot swappable hard drive adapter from a 3.5-inch hot swappable hard drive carrier
- Installing a 3.5-inch hard drive adapter into a hot swap hard drive carrier
- Removing a 2.5-inch hard drive from a 3.5-inch hard drive adapter
- Installing a 2.5-inch hard drive into a 3.5-inch hard drive adapter
- Removing a hard drive or a solid state drive from a hard drive carrier
- Installing a hard drive or solid state drives into a hard drive carrier
- Optical drive (optional)
- Cooling fans
- Internal USB memory key (optional)
- Expansion cards and expansion card riser
- iDRAC port card (optional)
- SD vFlash card (optional)
- Internal dual SD module (optional)
- Integrated storage controller card
- Processors and heat sinks
- Power supply units
- System battery
- Hard-drive backplane
- Control panel
- Power interposer board
- System board
- Trusted Platform Module
- Using system diagnostics
- Jumpers and connectors
- Troubleshooting your system
- Troubleshooting system startup failure
- Troubleshooting external connections
- Troubleshooting the video subsystem
- Troubleshooting a USB device
- Troubleshooting a serial input and output device
- Troubleshooting a NIC
- Troubleshooting a wet system
- Troubleshooting a damaged system
- Troubleshooting the system battery
- Troubleshooting power supply units
- Troubleshooting cooling problems
- Troubleshooting cooling fans
- Troubleshooting system memory
- Troubleshooting an internal USB key
- Troubleshooting a micro SD card
- Troubleshooting an optical drive
- Troubleshooting a drive or SSD
- Troubleshooting a storage controller
- Troubleshooting expansion cards
- Troubleshooting processors
- System messages
- Getting help
NOTE: Ensure that you change the default user name and password after setting up the iDRAC IP address.
Log in to iDRAC
You can log in to iDRAC as:
● iDRAC user
● Microsoft Active Directory user
● Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) user
The default user name and password are root and calvin. You can also log in by using Single Sign-On or Smart Card.
NOTE: You must have iDRAC credentials to log in to iDRAC.
For more information about logging in to iDRAC and iDRAC licenses, see the latest Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller
User's Guide at Dell.com/idracmanuals.
Options to install the operating system
If the system is shipped without an operating system, install the supported operating system by using one of the following
resources:
Table 35. Resources to install the operating system
Resources Location
Dell Systems Management Tools and Documentation media https://www.dell.com/operatingsystemmanuals
Dell Lifecycle Controller https://www.dell.com/idracmanuals
Dell OpenManage Deployment Toolkit https://www.dell.com/openmanagemanuals
Dell certified VMware ESXi https://www.dell.com/virtualizationsolutions
Supported operating systems on Dell PowerEdge systems www.dell.com/ossupport
Installation and How-to videos for supported operating
systems on Dell PowerEdge systems
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?
list=PLe5xhhyFjDPfTCaDRFflB_VsoLpL8x84G
Methods to download firmware and drivers
You can download the firmware and drivers by using any of the following methods:
Table 36. Firmware and drivers
Methods Location
From the Dell Support site Global Technical Support
Using Dell Remote Access Controller Lifecycle Controller
(iDRAC with LC)
Dell.com/idracmanuals
Using Dell Repository Manager (DRM) Dell.com/openmanagemanuals > OpenManage Deployment
Toolkit
Using Dell OpenManage Essentials (OME) Dell.com/openmanagemanuals > OpenManage Deployment
Toolkit
Using Dell Server Update Utility (SUU) Dell.com/openmanagemanuals > OpenManage Deployment
Toolkit
Using Dell OpenManage Deployment Toolkit (DTK) Dell.com/openmanagemanuals > OpenManage Deployment
Toolkit
40 Initial system setup and configuration