Dell XC430 Laptop User Manual


 
Contents
1 About Dell Web-Scale Converged Appliance solution.................................. 5
2 Supported hardware, firmware, and software................................................ 6
3 Documentation matrix.........................................................................................7
Dell documentation...............................................................................................................................7
Nutanix documentation........................................................................................................................8
4 Licensing overview.............................................................................................10
Starter license......................................................................................................................................10
Pro and Ultimate licenses................................................................................................................... 10
Setting up Nutanix Customer Portal...................................................................................................10
License management...........................................................................................................................11
5 Deploying your system...................................................................................... 12
Before you begin................................................................................................................................. 12
Setting up your Dell XC430 for first use.............................................................................................12
Boot error message for missing SD card......................................................................................13
Deployment outline.......................................................................................................................13
Default cluster credentials...................................................................................................................15
6 Downloading and installing Software applications..................................... 17
OpenManage Essentials.......................................................................................................................17
Installing Dell OpenManage Essentials on a separate server.............................................................17
Dell Nautilus ........................................................................................................................................18
7 Monitoring............................................................................................................19
Monitoring software............................................................................................................................19
8 Updating firmware..............................................................................................21
Updating drive firmware with Dell Nautilus........................................................................................21
9 Replacing hardware........................................................................................... 23
Replacing components with no cluster data.....................................................................................23
Replacing failed front HDD and SSD components that contain cluster data...................................23
10 Recovering system........................................................................................... 25
11 Getting help....................................................................................................... 26
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