Owners Manual
Table Of Contents
- About Your System
- Accessing System Features during Startup
- Front-Panel Features and Indicators
- Hard-Drive Indicator Patterns
- Service Tag
- Back Panel Features and Indicators
- System-Board Assembly Configurations
- LAN Indicator Codes
- Power and System Board Indicator Codes
- Power Supply Indicator Codes
- BMC Heart Beat LED
- Post Error Code
- System Event Log
- Sensor Data Record
- Other Information You May Need
- Using the System Setup Program
- Removing and Installing System Components
- Safety Instructions
- Recommended Tools
- Opening and Closing the System
- Inside the System
- Cooling Fans
- Hard Drives
- Removing a 3.5-inch Hard-Drive Blank
- Installing a 3.5-inch Hard-Drive Blank
- Removing a 2.5-inch Hard-Drive Blank
- Installing a 2.5-inch Hard-Drive Blank
- Removing a Hard-Drive Carrier
- Installing a Hard-Drive Carrier
- Removing a Hard Drive from a Hard-Drive Carrier
- Installing a Hard Drive into a Hard-Drive Carrier
- Installing a 2.5” SSD into a 3.5” Hard-Drive Carrier
- Power Supplies
- System-Board Assembly
- Air Baffle
- Heat Sinks
- Processors
- Interposer Extender for 2U Node
- Expansion-Card Assembly and Expansion Card
- PCI-E Slot Priority
- RAID Card
- LSI 9265-8i Card
- LSI 9265-8i RAID Battery
- Riser Card
- Optional Mezzanine Cards
- Removing the LSI 2008 SAS Mezzanine Card
- Installing the LSI 2008 SAS Mezzanine Card
- Cable Routing for LSI 2008 SAS Mezzanine Card (1U Node)
- Cable Routing for LSI 2008 SAS Mezzanine Card (2U Node)
- Removing the 1GbE Mezzanine Card
- Installing the 1GbE Mezzanine Card
- Removing the 10GbE Mezzanine Card
- Installing the 10GbE Mezzanine Card
- Mezzanine-Card Bridge Board
- System Memory
- System Battery
- System Board
- Power Distribution Boards
- Middle Planes
- Direct Backplanes
- 2.5-inch Hard Drive Expander Configuration
- Front Panels
- Sensor Boards
- Removing the Sensor Board for 3.5” Hard-Drive System
- Installing the Sensor Board for 3.5” Hard-Drive System
- Cable Routing for Sensor Board and Front Panel for 3.5” Hard Drive System
- Removing the Sensor Board for 2.5” Hard-Drive System
- Installing the Sensor Board for 2.5” Hard-Drive System
- Cable Routing for Sensor Board and Front Panel for 2.5” Hard Drive System
- Troubleshooting Your System
- Minimum Configuration to POST
- Safety First – For You and Your System
- Installation Problems
- Troubleshooting System Startup Failure
- Troubleshooting External Connections
- Troubleshooting the Video Subsystem
- Troubleshooting a USB Device
- Troubleshooting a Serial I/O Device
- Troubleshooting a NIC
- Troubleshooting a Wet System
- Troubleshooting a Damaged System
- Troubleshooting the System Battery
- Troubleshooting Power Supplies
- Troubleshooting System Cooling Problems
- Troubleshooting a Fan
- Troubleshooting System Memory
- Troubleshooting a Hard Drive
- Troubleshooting a Storage Controller
- Troubleshooting Expansion Cards
- Troubleshooting Processors
- IRQ Assignment Conflicts
- Jumpers and Connectors
- C6220 II System Board Connectors
- C6220 System Board Connectors
- Backplane Connectors
- Middle Plane Connectors
- Interposer Extender for 2U Node Connectors
- LSI 2008 SAS Mezzanine Card Connectors
- 1GbE Mezzanine Card Connectors
- 10GbE Mezzanine Card Connectors
- Power Distribution Board 1 Connectors
- Power Distribution Board 2 Connectors
- Sensor Board Connectors
- Jumper Settings
- Getting Help
- Index

About Your System | 51
Other Information You May Need
WARNING: See the safety and regulatory information that shipped with your
system. Warranty information may be included within this document or as a
separate document.
The Getting Started Guide provides an overview of rack installation,
system features, setting up your system, and technical specifications.
NOTE:
Always check for updates on
Dell.com/support/home
and read the
updates first because they often supersede information in other documents.
C6220 Fresh Air Support
Expanded Operating Temperature
10% of annual
operating hours
5 °C to 40 °C, 5% to 85% RH with 26 °C max. dew point.
For temperatures between 35 °C and 40 °C, de-rate
maximum allowable dry bulb temperature by 1 °C/175
meters above 950 meters (1 °F per 319 feet).
1% of annual
operating hours
–5 °C to 45 °C, 5% to 90% RH with 26 °C dew point.
For temperatures between 40 °C and 45 °C, de-rate
maximum allowable dry bulb temperature by 1 °C/125
meters above 950 meters (1 °F per 228 feet).
NOTE: When operating in the expanded temperature
range, ambient temperature warnings may be reported in
the System Event Log.
NOTE: No cold start up below 5 °C.
NOTE: The operating temperature specification is for a
maximum altitude of 3048 meters (10,000 feet).
NOTE: 1U and 2U nodes support the 130W (8 core),
130W (4 core) and 135W processors with the specific
configurations of HDD, PCI-E and Mezzanine card. Refer
to the following statements and matrixes of Fresh Air
Support for details.
• The numbers of HDD in the tables below list
the total quantity supported per chassis.
• No GPU support.
• 1U node can’t support PCI-E and Mezzanine
card at the same time.