Quick Start

If your server includes Platinum level power supplies, then power cords you received are to be used with 110V power outlets only. The platinum rated power supplies are compatible with 100V to 220V power outlets. Their output wattage for Dell server power supplies are commonly 495W, 550W, 750W and 1100W.

HP Server power supply output wattage are commonly 460W, 750W and 800W.

If your server configuration, includes Titanium level power supplies, then they must only be connected to 200v to 240V power only. You would typically connect these power supplies to a Power Distribution Unit (PDU) in a server rack. You will also need to obtain a different set of power cords. The Dell Titanium power supplies have output wattages of 750W and 1100W. The HP Titanium level power supplies have output wattages of 800W and 1400W.

Plugging these power supplies into anything other than a standard power outlet or anything other than a power outlet rated for the alternate 200V+ range may cause them to burn out resulting in a serious safety concern.

When you're ready to do so, please power on the server. Allow the RAID battery to charge for 48 hours.

NOTE: It is not sufficient to just plug in the server power cord, the server MUST also be powered on.

While the battery is charging, you will not lose any data. The RAID controller simply disables the caching functionality and switches to ‘write-through’ mode; caching functionality will be restored after the battery has been fully charged. (ASSUMING you maintained the default RAID controller settings). You may continue to install or update your operating system, programs and files during this time.

After 48 hours, with the server powered on, please restart the server. Either through the operating system or by using the power button.

If you experience any issues with the server or battery AFTER following the steps above, please contact a member of our team.

The iDrac port and iLo port on the back of your server will not provide network or internet access to your operating system. They are used for maintenance and remote access to the server health status and components.

In some cases the iDrac or iLo ports will be disabled until upgrading the firmware license to Dell enterprise or HP iLo Advanced.

• Dell 12th Gen(Generation) Servers (R620,R720, R820 etc) the dedicated iDrac port is fully disabled unless an iDrac Enterprise license is included or added to the server. You will need to configure one of the integrated NIC ports for the iDrac Interface
• Dell 13th Gen Servers (R630, R730, R830) the dedicated iDrac port is enabled and the remote KVM console application is enabled, however will disconnect when the server starts booting the operating system.
• HP Gen 9, Gen 10 Servers (DL360 G9, DL380 G9 etc) the dedicated iLo ports are enabled with the basic or advanced license, however the Advanced license enables additional features such as the remote KVM console.

For a general iDrac and iLo overview, please click to read our post here

HP’s iLo(Integrated Lights Out) port settings are reset to factory defaults and will automatically receive a DHCP IP address if your network has a DHCP server. The IP address of the iLo port will be displayed during the server boot sequence. You may also access the iLo settings by pressing F9 during the server boot to set a static IP address. To access the iLo settings for the older Gen 8 servers, you will need to press F8 when the prompt appears on the boot screen. For more details, click here.



Dell’s iDrac (Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller) port settings are reset to factory settings and is set with a static IP of 192.168.0.120 by default. You may access the iDrac settings from the System Settings menu by Pressing F2 during the server boot sequence, then enter the “iDrac Settings” menu. Here you can configure DHCP or static IP address as well as which port to use for the iDrac access. For more details on configuring the iDrac, click here. [LINK To iLO Setup Video HERE]

4. RAID Configuration of your server

If your server includes hard disk drives(HDD) or Solid state drives (SSD) plus a RAID controller such as (Dell H310, H710, H330, H730 or HP H240ar, P440 or P840) and you did not specify any special RAID configuration then, the default will be as follows:

Drive # 1 and #2 will be setup as RAID 1, mirrored virtual disk. You will have use of half the total drive capacity since the drives are a mirror of each other for redundancy purposes. This is typically used to run the operating system, if the server is configured with one.

Drive #3 and higher will be setup as a RAID 0, stripped. The total capacity will be the sum of all of the drive capacities.

If the server is configured with a RAID controller and only three (3) hard drives of the same capacity are installed, then RAID 5 will be configured. Total capacity will be the sum of two drives. The third drive is parity for redundancy. If one hard drive fails, then your data is safe.

For help setting up your virtual disks, please check the blog posts and videos at the following links
For Dell Servers
For HP Servers

NOTE: If your server contains a Dell HBA330 or LSI 9207 controller, then no RAID configuration is possible with those controllers.

If your server has the evaluation version of Microsoft Windows Server, this evaluation gives you an opportunity to test and use the operating system for a maximum period of 180 days. In order to use this operating system for 180 days however, you MUST first activate your evaluation version within 10 days of receiving the server. If you do not activate the evaluation version within 10 days, your system will shut down every hour until you activate your evaluation version.

To use an operating system after the 180 day period lapsed, you MUST purchase the full version of Microsoft Windows Server and reinstall that on your server which will provide you with comprehensive features and full support from Microsoft. If you do not install a genuine Microsoft Windows Server operating system, your system will shut down every hour.

For more information on Windows Server, please go to https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server

Windows: if your server is configured with the Windows Server Evaluation or full version, then, during the first boot, you will be prompted to set your own administrator password.

Linux: If your server is preconfigured with Linux, then the credentials are as follows:
User Name: User
Password: Apple123@

VMWare ESXI Evaluation
User Name: root
Password: Apple123@

Dell’s default iDrac credentials [Show Screenshot of the iDrac login screen]
User Name: root
Password: calvin

HP’s iLo default credentials 
User Name: Administrator
Password: [The password is located on a pull out tab on the front of the server as well as on a sticker on top of the server]