Owners Manual

Chapter 1: About your Dell PowerEdge FX2/FX2s.......................................................................... 6
Terms used in the document............................................................................................................................................ 6
Sled slot numbering.............................................................................................................................................................7
Front panel features and indicators—PowerEdge FX2/FX2s..................................................................................8
Diagnostic indicators.....................................................................................................................................................9
Power button functions..............................................................................................................................................10
KVM features................................................................................................................................................................10
Back panel features and indicators—PowerEdge FX2s and FX2...........................................................................11
Power supply unit indicators..................................................................................................................................... 12
I/O module indicators..................................................................................................................................................13
CMC module..................................................................................................................................................................14
Cooling fan indicator codes............................................................................................................................................. 16
Configuration wizard......................................................................................................................................................... 17
System messages...............................................................................................................................................................17
Documentation matrix.......................................................................................................................................................17
Accessing system information by using QRL.............................................................................................................. 18
Chapter 2: Initial system configuration........................................................................................20
Before you begin............................................................................................................................................................... 20
Setting up your PowerEdge FX2/FX2s....................................................................................................................... 20
Logging in to the CMC..................................................................................................................................................... 21
Chapter 3: PowerEdge FX2/FX2s mapping configurations........................................................... 22
LAN On Motherboard network...................................................................................................................................... 22
Supported I/O modules..............................................................................................................................................22
I/O module port mapping—four-bay chassis.......................................................................................................23
I/O module port mapping—eight-bay chassis..................................................................................................... 24
I/O module port mapping—six-bay chassis..........................................................................................................24
I/O module port mapping—two-bay chassis....................................................................................................... 25
I/O module port mapping—three-bay chassis.....................................................................................................26
I/O module and PCIe mezzanine card configuration guidelines............................................................................ 26
Configuring network settings for the I/O module.....................................................................................................27
Expansion bus.....................................................................................................................................................................27
PCIe expansion slot mapping ...................................................................................................................................27
PCIe slot mapping from compute sleds..................................................................................................................27
PCIe slot mapping from compute sleds mapped to storage sleds.................................................................. 29
Managing PCIe slots....................................................................................................................................................31
Internal management network........................................................................................................................................ 31
Chapter 4: Installing and removing PowerEdge FX2/FX2s enclosure components........................ 32
Customer and field replaceable units—PowerEdge FX2/FX2s.............................................................................32
Safety instructions............................................................................................................................................................33
Before working inside your system............................................................................................................................... 33
After working inside your system..................................................................................................................................33
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