Owners Manual
Table Of Contents
- Dell EMC PowerEdge C6420 Installation and Service Manual
- Dell EMC PowerEdge C6420 overview
- Initial system setup and configuration
- Installing and removing enclosure components
- Safety instructions
- Before working inside your system
- After working inside your system
- Recommended tools
- Dell EMC PowerEdge C6420 sled
- PERC battery
- Air shroud
- System memory
- Support bracket
- Linking board and PCIe cable
- Processor and heat sink module
- Removing a processor and heat sink module
- Installing a processor and heat sink module
- Removing the fabric processor from the processor heat sink module
- Installing the fabric processor into the processor heat sink module
- Removing the non-fabric processor from the processor and heat sink module
- Installing the non-fabric processor into a processor and heat sink module
- Removing the fabric and sideband cables
- Installing the fabric and sideband cables
- Expansion cards
- PCIe slot priority
- Removing the expansion card riser assembly
- Installing the expansion card riser assembly
- Removing an expansion card
- Installing an expansion card
- Removing the riser card
- Installing the riser card
- Removing the M.2 SATA x16 riser
- Installing the M.2 SATA x16 riser
- Removing the M.2 SATA card
- Installing the M.2 SATA card
- M.2 SSD module
- Mezzanine and OCP cards
- System battery
- System board
- Trusted Platform Module
- System diagnostics
- Jumpers and connectors
- Getting help
- Documentation resources
Initial system setup and configuration
Topics:
• Setting up your system
•
iDRAC configuration
• Options to install the operating system
Setting up your system
Perform the following steps to set up your system:
Steps
1. Unpack the system.
2. Install the system into the rack. For more information about installing the system into the rack, see the Rail Installation Guide
at www.dell.com/poweredgemanuals.
3. Connect the peripherals to the system.
4. Connect the system to its electrical outlet.
5. Power on the system by pressing the power button or by using iDRAC.
6. Power on the attached peripherals.
For more information about setting up your system, see the Getting Started Guide that shipped with your system.
iDRAC configuration
The Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller (iDRAC) is designed to make system administrators more productive and improve
the overall availability of Dell systems. iDRAC alerts administrators about system issues and enables them to perform remote
system management. This reduces the need for physical access to the system.
Options to set up iDRAC IP address
To enable communication between your system and iDRAC, you must first configure the network settings based on your
network infrastructure.
NOTE: For static IP configuration, you must request for it at the time of purchase.
This option is set to DHCP by Default. You can set up the IP address by using one of the following interfaces:
Interfaces
Document/Section
iDRAC Settings
utility
Dell Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller User's Guide at www.dell.com/poweredgemanuals
Dell Deployment
Toolkit
Dell Deployment Toolkit User’s Guide at www.dell.com/openmanagemanuals > OpenManage Deployment
Toolkit
Dell Lifecycle
Controller
Dell Lifecycle Controller User’s Guide at www.dell.com/poweredgemanuals
iDRAC Direct and
Quick Sync 2
(optional)
See Dell Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller User's Guide at www.dell.com/poweredgemanuals
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