Support Articles for Dell PowerEdge Servers

To view getting started information for PowerEdge 14th generation products please visit Dell PowerEdge Server Start-up Guide.

The HowTo pages provides guides and tutorials to execute standard operations on Dell PowerEdge Servers.

The FAQ page provides answers about our services, trending questions and best practices.

The Knowledge page provides generic information and concept explanations about Processors, Hard drives, Memory and Operating Systems.

Rank	PowerEdge Server
1 2 3 4 5	How to install the Operating System on a Dell PowerEdge? Update PowerEdge Servers with Platform Specific Bootable ISO What is the default username and password for iDRAC? Dell PowerEdge: How to a Remote Firmware Update with the iDRAC? How to reset the internal Dell Remote Access Controller (iDRAC) on a PowerEdge server?

To	Refer to
Manual to install PowerEdge in a rack	The rack documentation is included in the PowerEdge manual section named "Rack Installation" Example links for a R620: Sliding Rails - Static Rails
Set up your system and know the system technical specifications	"Getting Started With Your System" that is shipped with your system or see Dell.com/PowerEdgeManuals
Install the operating system	Find the Operating system manuals at Dell.com/OperatingSystemManuals
Get an overview of the Dell Systems Management offerings	Dell OpenManage Systems Management Overview Guide at Dell.com/OpenManageManuals A summary of System Management is available on this article.
Configure and log in to iDRAC, the system management card of servers.	Select your iDRAC version at Dell.com/iDracManuals
List of PowerEdge Controllers Cards (PERC)	Dell.com/PERC
Manual and feature of the storage controller cards / PERC	Dell.com/StorageControllerManuals then select the corresponding PERC model
List of Supported Operating System (OS) for PowerEdge Include Windows, Linux, VMware.	Official OS Compatibility matrix

Summary: See less The Dell PowerEdge Knowledge Base provides support solutions, error messages information and troubleshooting guides about Dell Severs.