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
BIOS detects a new system board and the Service Tag in the backup flash device rSPI card, BIOS prompts the user to restore
the backup information.
About this task
NOTE: To enable the easy restore feature, Riser1 must be installed.
Steps
1. Turn on the system.
If BIOS detects a new system board, and if the Service Tag is present in the backup flash devicerSPI card, BIOS displays the
Service Tag, the status of the license, and the UEFI Diagnostics version.
2. Perform one of the following steps:
● Press Y to restore the Service Tag, license, and diagnostics information.
● Press N to navigate to the Dell Lifecycle Controller based restore options.
● Press F10 to restore data from a previously created Hardware Server Profile.
After the restore process is complete, BIOS prompts to restore the system configuration data.
3. Perform one of the following steps:
● Press Y to restore the Service Tag, license, and diagnostics information.
After the restore process is complete, BIOS prompts to restore the system configuration data.
4. Perform one of the following steps:
● Press Y to restore the system configuration data.
● Press N to use the default configuration settings.
After the restore process is complete, the system restarts.
Entering the system Service Tag by using System Setup
If Easy Restore fails to restore the Service Tag, use System Setup to enter the Service Tag.
Steps
1. Turn on the system.
2. Press F2 to enter System Setup.
3. Click Service Tag Settings.
4. Enter the Service Tag.
NOTE:
You can enter the Service Tag only when the Service Tag field is empty. Ensure that you enter the correct
Service Tag. After the Service Tag is entered, it cannot be updated or changed.
5. Click OK.
6. Import your new or existing iDRAC Enterprise license.
For more information, see the Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller User's Guide at www.dell.com/idracmanuals.
Trusted Platform Module
Upgrading the Trusted Platform Module
Prerequisites
1. Follow the safety guidelines listed in Safety instructions.
2. Follow the procedure listed in Before working inside your system.
NOTE:
● Ensure that your operating system supports the version of the TPM module being installed.
● Ensure that you download and install the latest BIOS firmware on your system.
● Ensure that the BIOS is configured to enable UEFI boot mode.
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