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EMC ScaleIO Ready Node 14G
Hardware Configuration and Operating System
Installation Guide - ESXi Servers
P/N 302-004-339 REV 02

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  • Page 1 EMC ScaleIO Ready Node 14G Hardware Configuration and Operating System Installation Guide - ESXi Servers P/N 302-004-339 REV 02...
  • Page 2 MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. USE, COPYING, AND DISTRIBUTION OF ANY DELL SOFTWARE DESCRIBED IN THIS PUBLICATION REQUIRES AN APPLICABLE SOFTWARE LICENSE. Dell, EMC, and other trademarks are trademarks of Dell Inc. or its subsidiaries. Other trademarks may be the property of their respective owners. Published in the USA.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    CONTENTS Figures Tables Preface Chapter 1 Introduction Overview.....................12 ScaleIO component requirements............... 12 ScaleIO cluster components............12 Physical server requirements............13 Supported operating systems............13 ScaleIO Gateway server requirements........... 13 Prerequisites....................14 Connectivity...................14 Java....................15 Hardware and operating systems........... 15 ScaleIO packages................15 Supported Internet browsers............
  • Page 4 Installing the iDRAC Service Module on an ESXi server......66 Install the iSM using SSH.............. 66 Install the iSM using the vSphere CLI..........67 DTK - Hardware Update Bootable ISO............68 Dell OpenManage DRAC Tools (RACADM)........68 Recommended BIOS and firmware settings........71 Troubleshooting the Hardware ISO..........73 Additional resources..............75...

  • Page 5: Figures

    FIGURES vSphere client, with Power off option selected............28 Networking pane - VMkernel NICs tab............... 29 Networking pane - Port groups tab................29 PowerEdge R640 and R740xd PCI slots, integrated NICs and BMC port locations..43 Hardware Configuration and Operating System Installation Guide - ESXi Servers...
  • Page 6 FIGURES Hardware Configuration and Operating System Installation Guide - ESXi Servers...

  • Page 7: Tables

    TABLES Server physical requirements..................13 Supported operating systems - ScaleIO components..........13 ScaleIO management IP network................37 ScaleIO data IP network for Subnet #1...............38 ScaleIO data IP network for Subnet #2..............38 R740xd server configuration for 25 GbE, 32xSAS, SFP28..........44 R740xd server configuration for 25GbE, 32xSAS, SFP28 (converged)......
  • Page 8 TABLES Hardware Configuration and Operating System Installation Guide - ESXi Servers...

  • Page 9: Preface

    Preface As part of an effort to improve its product lines, EMC periodically releases revisions of its software and hardware. Therefore, some functions described in this document might not be supported by all versions of the software or hardware currently in use. The product release notes provide the most up-to-date information on product features.
  • Page 10 Preface Vertical bar indicates alternate selections - the bar means “or” Braces enclose content that the user must specify, such as x or y or Ellipses indicate nonessential information omitted from the example Where to get help EMC support, product, and licensing information can be obtained as follows: Product information For documentation, release notes, software updates, or information about EMC products, go to EMC Online Support at https://support.emc.com.

  • Page 11: Introduction

    CHAPTER 1 Introduction This section describes the prerequisites for configuring the hardware and the operating system in a ScaleIO Ready Node environment. It also provides a top-level view of the tasks involved. Overview......................12 ScaleIO component requirements............... 12 Prerequisites.......................14 Supported hardware configurations..............16 Introduction...

  • Page 12: Overview

    Introduction Overview To prepare a server to be part of a ScaleIO Ready Node environment, you are required to perform the following steps. 1. Ensure that the environment meets the prerequisites. 2. Configure the hardware, including the BIOS, BMC (iDRAC) IP address, and ISO installation.

  • Page 13: Physical Server Requirements

    Introduction Physical server requirements Table 1 Server physical requirements Component Requirement Port specifications The following TCP ports are not used by any other application, and are open in the local firewall of the server: MDM: 6611 and 9011 SDS: 7072 (for multiple SDS, ports 7073-7076) ScaleIO Gateway (includes REST Gateway, Installation Manager, and SNMP trap sender): 80 and 443 Light Installation Agent (LIA): 9099...

  • Page 14: Prerequisites

    Introduction Component Requirement You can change the default ports. For more information, see “Changing default ports” in the user documentation. Supported web browsers Internet Explorer 10, or later Firefox, version 42, or later Chrome, version 45, or later Java requirements 1.8 or later, 64-bit Other For a Windows Gateway, the Windows Management Instrumentation service must be...

  • Page 15: Java

    Introduction Java These Java versions are required: Required version ScaleIO GUI Java 1.8 latest update BMC (iDRAC) management client (Java Java 1.7 latest update console) In your internet browser, ensure that pop-ups are enabled for Java console features. Hardware and operating systems Ensure that all hardware is assembled as described in the ScaleIO Ready Node Hardware Installation Guide .

  • Page 16: Supported Hardware Configurations

    Introduction Supported hardware configurations The supported hardware configurations are listed in the EMC Simple Support Matrix (ESSM) for your software version. Download the ESSM from https://elabnavigator.emc.com/eln/elnhome. Click Simple Support Matrices Storage and select the desired product and version. > The following points apply, as well: Boot drive - All configurations have two 120 GB BOSS boot drives (configured as RAID 1).

  • Page 17: Configuring The Hardware

    CHAPTER 2 Configuring the Hardware This section describes how to configure the hardware, set BMC (iDRAC) IP addresses, and map the ISO for servers in a ScaleIO Ready Node environment. Set up the BMC (iDRAC) IP address and BIOS...........18 Verify the status of the system hardware, storage controller, and disks....

  • Page 18: Set Up The Bmc (Idrac) Ip Address And Bios

    Configuring the Hardware Set up the BMC (iDRAC) IP address and BIOS Set up the BMC (iDRAC) IP address and set up or validate the BIOS on the ScaleIO Ready Node servers. Before you begin Ensure that you have access to, or have the details for: The KVM console The server BMC (iDRAC) IP address The server BMC (iDRAC) subnet mask...
  • Page 19 Configuring the Hardware Enable IP IPv4 = Enabled Enable DHCP = Disabled Static IP Address = Static IP address Static Gateway = Gateway IP address Static Subnet Mask = Subnet mask IP address d. From the IPv6 Settings pane, configure the IPv6 parameter values for the BMC (iDRAC) port.

  • Page 20: Verify The Status Of The System Hardware, Storage Controller, And Disks

    Procedure 1. From a browser, go to http:// <BMC/iDRAC_IP_address> . The DELL Console Login window is displayed. 2. Type the user name and password, then click Login. The Dashboard displays the high-level status of all hardware devices in the System Health pane.

  • Page 21: Open The Kvm Console

    Procedure <iDRAC_IP_address> . 1. From your Internet browser, go to https:// 2. In the DELL Console Login window, type the user name and password, and click Login. 3. From the dashboard, click Launch Virtual Console to start a console session.

  • Page 22: Updating The Bios, Firmware And Settings

    Updating the BIOS, firmware and settings ScaleIO Ready Node deployments require specific versions of drivers, BIOS, and firmware that have been qualified by Dell EMC. If the servers do not have the correct versions, you must update them. A variety of factors can influence a mismatch between the required versions and the versions installed on the servers, such as firmware updates post server shipment, or a FRU replacement with a different firmware version than in the warehouse.

  • Page 23: Update The Hardware Using The Idrac Virtual Console

    Configuring the Hardware Update the hardware using the iDRAC virtual console The iDRAC Virtual KVM console and Virtual CDROM features, provided by the iDRAC Enterprise license, eliminate the need for physical access to the ScaleIO Ready Node servers. The Hardware ISO can be attached as a remote/Virtual CDROM image and configured to perform hardware updates to the ScaleIO Ready Node firmware.
  • Page 24 12. For each ScaleIO Ready Node server, after the updates are finalized, clear the iDRAC job queue using the iDRAC GUI: <iDRAC_IP_address> . a. From your Internet browser, go to https:// b. In the DELL Console Login window, type these credentials: username: root password: <password> (for Dell-supplied nodes) or password (for EMC- supplied nodes) c.

  • Page 25: Installing The Operating System

    CHAPTER 3 Installing the Operating System This section describes how to install the operating system. System requirements..................26 Driver support....................26 Rebuild the M.2 cards as a RAID device............. 26 Revert the AMS ESXi ISO Image to a native ESXi Image........27 Map the ISO file on a ScaleIO Ready Node server..........30...

  • Page 26: System Requirements

    Ensure that correct drivers are installed in your system. The best source for supported storage drivers is the Dell customized ISO for ESXi 6.5 U1. If this cannot be used, consult the VMware support matrix for Dell products on the VMware website.

  • Page 27: Revert The Ams Esxi Iso Image To A Native Esxi Image

    Installing the Operating System 3. On the System Setup Main Menu screen, select Device Settings AHCI > Controller in Slot 2: BOSS-S1 Configuration Utility. 4. On the BOSS-S1 Configuration Utility screen, select Physical/Virtual Disk Information to verify the disk configuration. 5.

  • Page 28: Vsphere Client, With Power Off Option Selected

    Installing the Operating System username: root password: Scaleio123 5. If a Remember Password popup appears, click Never remember password for this site. 6. If the Help us improve the VMware Host Client dialog appears, clear the Join CEIP check box, and then click OK. The vSphere client main screen appears.

  • Page 29: Networking Pane - Vmkernel Nics Tab

    Installing the Operating System 12. Right-click ScaleIO_Internal and select Remove. 13. In the confirmation dialog box, click Remove. 14. In the right pane, in the Vmkernel NICs tab, right-click vmk1 and select Remove. Figure 2 Networking pane - VMkernel NICs tab 15.

  • Page 30: Map The Iso File On A Scaleio Ready Node Server

    5. To verify the ISO file selection, click Virtual Media and view the ISO selection in the drop down list. 6. Reset the server: a. In the main DELL System Setup console window, select Power Reset > System (warm boot) to display the list of keyboard keys with related functionality.
  • Page 31 Installing the Operating System IP address of VMware vCenter server User name and password for accessing the vCenter with the vSphere Web Client Before deploying ScaleIO systems, you must configure VMware security features. This procedure describes how to do so with the vSphere web client. Note Ensure that the remote connection is established within 1-2 minutes, otherwise, the lockdown mode is enabled on the ESXi servers, preventing you from subsequent...
  • Page 32 Installing the Operating System c. Using the Search ( ) field, filter the following security parameters: Set Security.AccountLockFailures = The parameter value defines the maximum number of failed login attempts allowed, before locking out the user's account. The zero (0) value disables account locking.
  • Page 33 Installing the Operating System Note The parameter option of Lockdown Mode must be Disabled. If it is not, Enable to Disable , click Edit change it. To change the parameter option from in the Lockdown Mode pane and change the parameter value to Disable .
  • Page 34 Installing the Operating System Hardware Configuration and Operating System Installation Guide - ESXi Servers...

  • Page 35: Network Architecture And Physical Connectivity

    CHAPTER 4 Network Architecture and Physical Connectivity This section provides information regarding networking requirements for ScaleIO Ready Node, as well as connecting a ScaleIO Ready Node server to one or more switches. Networking connectivity architecture and cabling best practice (R640, R740XD servers)......................36 Network prerequisites..................36...

  • Page 36: Networking Connectivity Architecture And Cabling Best Practice (R640, R740Xd Servers)

    Network Architecture and Physical Connectivity Networking connectivity architecture and cabling best practice (R640, R740XD servers) This topic describes connectivity architecture, cabling best practice information, and cable connection examples from typical ScaleIO Ready Node configurations in order to help you plan your network. Note If you are not familiar with ScaleIO system architecture, refer to "System Architecture"...

  • Page 37: Scaleio Management Ip Network

    Network Architecture and Physical Connectivity Note Each node has four 10 GbE ports. Two are used by for internal network communication. The other two ports are used for VMware high availability, DRS, and client network traffic. The switches must have sufficient available network ports to accommodate the following: Data network 10 GbE switches: Two, 10 GbE ports per node, per switch Management network switches: One, 1 GbE and one BMC (iDRAC) port per...

  • Page 38: Scaleio Data Ip Network For Subnet #1

    Network Architecture and Physical Connectivity Note If the AMS is not on the same subnet as the SVM management IP addresses, the Discovery server used as a proxy must reside on the same switch network broadcast domain (Physical or VLAN), in order to allow seamless detection and MGMT IP address configuration of the SVM and ESXi IP addresses of all nodes in the system.
  • Page 39 Network Architecture and Physical Connectivity Note The subnet mask and default gateway of the data networks cannot be modified after initial configuration. If you plan to have 1024 nodes in your ScaleIO system, plan for a subnet allowing 1025 IP addresses for SVM, and 1024 IP addresses for hosts per data network.
  • Page 40 Network Architecture and Physical Connectivity Hardware Configuration and Operating System Installation Guide - ESXi Servers...

  • Page 41: Port Configuration

    CHAPTER 5 Port Configuration This section describes the port designations for ScaleIO Ready Node servers and provides instructions for configuring the ports. Determine the 2U1N node type................42 PowerEdge R640 and R740xd server NIC and BMC (iDRAC) port locations..42 PowerEdge R640 and R740xd port designations - ESXi........43 Port Configuration...

  • Page 42: Determine The 2U1N Node Type

    Procedure 1. From your Internet browser, go to http:// <BMC/iDRAC_IP_address> . 2. In the DELL Console Login window, type the user name and password, and click Login. 3. In the navigation pane, select System Inventory Hardware inventory, and >...

  • Page 43: Poweredge R640 And R740Xd Port Designations - Esxi

    Port Configuration Figure 4 PowerEdge R640 and R740xd PCI slots, integrated NICs and BMC port locations Integrated (iDRAC) NICs iDRAC Integrated (iDRAC) NICs Data cables are connected to two switches, for high availability, via the nodes' 10 G or 25 G ports. Management interfaces are connected to a switch on a separate management network using onboard and BMC (iDRAC) ports.

  • Page 44: R740Xd Server Configuration For 25 Gbe, 32Xsas, Sfp28

    Port Configuration Table 6 R740xd server configuration for 25 GbE, 32xSAS, SFP28 Description ScaleIO ScaleIO ScaleIO ScaleIO ScaleIO Not in Use (iDRAC) Data1 Client Client Data2 Managemen Monitoring Network Network t Network Port1 Port2 Port BMC (iDRAC) vmnic0 vmnic1 vmnic4 vmnic5 vmnic2 PCI slot...

  • Page 45: R740Xd Server Configuration For 25Gbe, 3Xgpu (M60)/ 2Xgpu (M10), Sfp28

    Port Configuration Table 8 R740xd server configuration for 25GbE, 12xNVMe, SFP28 (continued) Description ScaleIO ScaleIO ScaleIO ScaleIO ScaleIO Not in Use (iDRAC) Data1 Client Client Data2 Managemen Monitoring Network Network t Network Port1 Port2 10 G left and right Speed 1 GB 25 GB 25 GB...

  • Page 46: R740Xd Server Configuration For 25Gbe, 3Xgpu (M60)/ 2Xgpu (M10), Sfp28 (Converged)

    Port Configuration Table 10 R740xd server configuration for 25GbE, 3xGPU (M60)/ 2xGPU (M10), SFP28 (continued) Description ScaleIO ScaleIO ScaleIO ScaleIO ScaleIO Not in Use (iDRAC) Data1 Client Client Data2 Managemen Monitoring Network Network t Network Port1 Port2 Physical Mgmt Switch Switch 1 Switch 1 Switch 2...

  • Page 47: R740Xd Server Configuration For 10Gbe, 32Xsas, Sfp+ (Converged)

    Port Configuration Table 13 R740xd server configuration for 10GbE, 32xSAS, SFP+ (converged) Description ScaleIO ScaleIO ScaleIO ScaleIO ScaleIO Not in Use (iDRAC) Data1 Client Client Data2 Managemen Monitoring Network Network t Network Port1 Port2 Port BMC (iDRAC) vmnic0 vmnic1 vmnic4 vmnic5 vmnic2 vmnic3...

  • Page 48: R740Xd Server Configuration For 10Gbe, 3Xgpu (M60)/ 2Xgpu (M10), Sfp

    Port Configuration Table 15 R740xd server configuration for 10GbE, 12xNVMe, SFP+ (converged) (continued) Description ScaleIO ScaleIO ScaleIO ScaleIO ScaleIO Not in Use (iDRAC) Data1 Client Client Data2 Managemen Monitoring Network Network t Network Port1 Port2 10 G left and right Speed 1 GB 10 GB...

  • Page 49: R640 Server Configuration For 25Gbe, 1Cpu, Sfp28

    Port Configuration Table 17 R740xd server configuration for 10GbE, 3xGPU (M60)/ 2xGPU (M10), SFP+ (converged) (continued) Description ScaleIO ScaleIO ScaleIO ScaleIO ScaleIO Not in Use (iDRAC) Data1 Client Client Data2 Managemen Monitoring Network Network t Network Port1 Port2 Speed 1 GB 10 GB 10 GB 10 GB...

  • Page 50: R640 Server Configuration For 25Gbe, 1Cpu, Sfp28 (Converged)

    Port Configuration Table 19 R640 server configuration for 25GbE, 1CPU, SFP28 (converged) (continued) Description ScaleIO ScaleIO ScaleIO ScaleIO ScaleIO Not in Use (iDRAC) Data1 Client Client Data2 Managemen Monitoring Network Network t Network Port1 Port2 VMkernel port vmk2 User User vmk3 vmk0 User...

  • Page 51: R640 Server Configuration For 10Gbe, 1Cpu, Sfp

    Port Configuration Table 22 R640 server configuration for 10GbE, 1CPU, SFP+ Description ScaleIO ScaleIO ScaleIO ScaleIO ScaleIO Not in Use (iDRAC) Data1 Client Client Data2 Managemen Monitoring Network Network t Network Port1 Port2 Port BMC (iDRAC) vmnic1 vmnic0 vmnic4 vmnic5 vmnic2 PCI slot Physical Port...

  • Page 52: Configure The Management Ip Address - Esxi

    Port Configuration Table 24 R640 server configuration for 10GbE, 2CPU, SFP+ (continued) Description ScaleIO ScaleIO ScaleIO ScaleIO ScaleIO Not in Use (iDRAC) Data1 Client Client Data2 Managemen Monitoring Network Network t Network Port1 Port2 Physical Mgmt Switch Data Switch 1 Data Switch 1 Data Switch 2 Data...
  • Page 53 Port Configuration 8. Click OK to approve the selection. 9. In the Configure Management Network window, scroll to IP Configuration, and press Enter. 10. In the IP Configuration popup window, change the selected option to Set static IP address and network configuration, using the Up/Down arrow keys for navigation and the Space bar for selection.
  • Page 54 Port Configuration Hardware Configuration and Operating System Installation Guide - ESXi Servers...

  • Page 55: Preparing Disks To Add To A Scaleio Sds

    CHAPTER 6 Preparing Disks to add to a ScaleIO SDS This section describes how to prepare disks so they can be added as ScaleIO SDS devices. Adding disks to a ScaleIO SDS................56 Verify the disk controller type................56 Enable PERCCLI on an ESXi server..............57 Create virtual devices with PERCCLI..............

  • Page 56: Adding Disks To A Scaleio Sds

    Procedure <BMC/iDRAC_IP_address> . 1. From your Internet browser, go to http:// 2. In the DELL Console Login window, type the user name and password, and click Login. The Integrated Remote Access Controller screen appears. 3. In the navigation pane, select Storage Controllers.

  • Page 57: Enable Perccli On An Esxi Server

    Root access to the server on which PERCCLI is to be installed Access to the Internet to enable you to download the PERCCLI utility Procedure 1. Download PERCCLI from http://downloads.dell.com/FOLDER03747363M/1/ Vmware-NDS_Perccli_1-17-10.zip. 2. Extract the ZIP file. 3. Copy the installation file, vmware-esx-perccli-1.17.10.vib, to /tmp on the server.

  • Page 58: Create Virtual Devices With Perccli

    Preparing Disks to add to a ScaleIO SDS Create virtual devices with PERCCLI Create virtual devices (VDs) on disks using the PERCCLI utility. You need to perform this step before adding disks to a ScaleIO SDS server in the ScaleIO Ready Node system.
  • Page 59 Preparing Disks to add to a ScaleIO SDS Removing all the existing VDs from the node Setting up the controller card boot parameter Procedure 1. Log in to the node. 2. Display the disk information on the node: /opt/lsi/perccli/perccli /c0/eall/sall show Output similar to the following is displayed: The output shows the following: Enclosure ID (EID): Used in a later step when creating VDs...

  • Page 60: Create Virtual Devices For Hdd With Perccli

    Preparing Disks to add to a ScaleIO SDS The boot parameter of the controller card is defined. Results You have verified that the disks are in the UGood (unconfigured, but good) state and that the controller card boot parameter is set to on. You can now create virtual devices.

  • Page 61: Ensure Virtual Disk Creation With Perccli

    Preparing Disks to add to a ScaleIO SDS Before using PERCCLI, ensure that your working directory is /opt/lsi/perccli/. If it is not, run: cd /opt/lsi/perccli/ Use this procedure both for SSD for storage and SSD to be used to provide caching acceleration.
  • Page 62 Preparing Disks to add to a ScaleIO SDS 3. Verify that all the devices have a virtual device created on them. In the Drive Information output, the device state displayed as "Onln" in the State column shows that the device has a virtual device created on it. 4.
  • Page 63 Preparing Disks to add to a ScaleIO SDS Cache = RWTD (for HDDs with DAS Cache) After you finish Continue to deploy the ScaleIO system, as described in the ScaleIO Ready Node VMware Quick Start Guide . Ensure virtual disk creation with PERCCLI...
  • Page 64 Preparing Disks to add to a ScaleIO SDS Hardware Configuration and Operating System Installation Guide - ESXi Servers...

  • Page 65: Reference Material

    CHAPTER 7 Reference Material This section contains additional information that may be required for the procedures described in this document. Activate the NVIDIA GPU on the server............. 66 Installing the iDRAC Service Module on an ESXi server........66 DTK - Hardware Update Bootable ISO...............

  • Page 66: Activate The Nvidia Gpu On The Server

    The iSM is available as a Zip file for installing on systems running the VMware ESXi operating system. You can install the iSM via SSH or using the vSphere CLI. The Zip file follows the naming convention ISM-Dell-Web-3.0.1-<bldno>.VIB- <version>i.zip, where <version >...

  • Page 67: Install The Ism Using The Vsphere Cli

    Install the iSM using the vSphere CLI Install the iDRAC Service Module (iSM) software on the ESXi host using the vSphere CLI. Procedure 1. Download the ISM-Dell-Web-3.0.1-<bldno>.VIB-<version>i.zip file from http://www.dell.com/support/home/us/en/19/drivers/driversdetails? driverId=G0XDV%20. 2. Unzip the file to a local directory on the system.

  • Page 68: Dtk - Hardware Update Bootable Iso

    Guide. Update the hardware using remote RACADM You can install and execute the Dell RACADM tool from any management system with access to the iDRAC network. The remote RACADM command set is useful in this situation to mount and execute the Hardware ISO to a large number of ScaleIO Ready Node servers.
  • Page 69 Reference Material Procedure 1. Configure a laptop or server with access to the iDRAC network. 2. Install the Dell DRAC tools, including RACADM: a. In any Internet browser, go to the RACADM Command Line Interface for DRAC page in the Dell Systems Management wiki.
  • Page 70 Reference Material 10. Repeat steps on page 69 - on page 69 for each ScaleIO Ready Node server needing the BIOS and firmware updates and configuration. All servers can be updated in parallel. 11. Wait for the configuration and firmware updates to complete. The server console screen will indicate when the script is complete.

  • Page 71: Recommended Bios And Firmware Settings

    -r <dracIP> -u root -p <password> update –f <filename.exe> Where: <dracIP> is the iDRAC IP address <password> is the password for the server <filename.exe> is the name of the Dell Windows update packages Note The default password is Scaleio123. Configuration settings The Hardware ISO runs a script that automatically configures the BIOS and iDRAC settings listed in the table below.
  • Page 72 Reference Material Table 26 Hardware ISO configuration settings (continued) Description Setting Value Hard Disk Boot Order BIOS.BiosBootSettings.HddS Disk.SATAEmbedded.J-1,RAI D.Integrated.1-1 Disk.SATAEmbedded.D-1,RAI D.Integrated.1-1 Server Boot Mode BIOS.BiosBootSettings.Boot Bios Mode SRIOV Global Enablement BIOS.IntegratedDevices.Sriov Enabled GlobalEnable Memory Performance Tuning BIOS.MemSettings.SnoopMo EarlySnoop System Change Tracking BIOS.MiscSettings.InSystem Disabled Characterization...

  • Page 73: Troubleshooting The Hardware Iso

    Reference Material <password> is the password for the server <setting> is the BIOS/iDRAC setting name <value> is the BIOS/iDRAC setting value Note When setting the BIOS configuration, include this command: racadm -r <dracIP> -u root -p <password> jobqueue create BIOS.Setup.1-1 <value>...
  • Page 74 /bundleapplicationlogs/apply_components.log 3. You can also view the script for the Hardware ISO, which is useful in helping to identify and troubleshoot log entries: less /opt/dell/toolkit/systems/drm_files/apply_bundles.sh Results The script attempts to configure several boot order commands, regardless of the hardware configuration of the ScaleIO Ready Node server. This allows the script to support multiple hardware platform configurations.

  • Page 75: Additional Resources

    Dell Lifecycle Controller (LC) With the launch of the Dell PowerEdge 13th-generation servers in September 2014, Dell has enhanced our embedded management without the need to install a software- based agent within the host operating system. At the heart of the 13th-generation servers' embedded management is the iDRAC8 with Lifecycle Controller (LC) technology.
  • Page 76 Dell OpenManage Deployment Toolkit (DTK) The Dell OpenManage Deployment Toolkit (DTK) includes a set of utilities, sample scripts, and sample configuration files that you can use to deploy and configure Dell systems. You can use the DTK to build script-based and RPM-based installation for deploying large number of systems on a pre-operating system environment in a reliable way, without changing their current deployment processes.
  • Page 77 INDEX architecture 36 cabling best practice 36 Management IP address 52 Port designations 43 PowerEdge R640 42 R740xd 42 Hardware Configuration and Operating System Installation Guide - ESXi Servers...
  • Page 78 Index Hardware Configuration and Operating System Installation Guide - ESXi Servers...

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