Failed HDD1 in poweredge t300 but cannot install OpenManage
I have inherited a poweredge t300 running SBS 2008 sp1 that is showing an E1810 fault on HDD1. The machine has PERC6/i which I understand means that the controller supports hot-swapping of drives....
View ArticleDownload OMSA Live
Where do I download OMSA Live? My PowerEdge T610 boots up to Windows but then it freezes. All i see is a window with the Windows design. Windows 2008 R2 Standard SP1.
View ArticleRaid Boot Corrupt on PERC 200A SAS 2008-IR controller
I currently have a Older Server with a LSI SAS 2008-IR controller. The Problem that I have is the Primary Drive (Raid 1 ) boot sector has become corrupted and now the system will not boot after a...
View ArticleEvent ID 129 warning LSI_SAS2 Reset to device, \device\RAIDPort 0, was issued
Hello,We are getting this warning above (a few times) in the event log of an old R710 2008 R2 server which is running a ton of our production SQL stuff. Shortly after this warning appears the server...
View ArticleNeed PowerEdge C6100 FCB FW
Hello,The C6100 chassis was available with two different fan control boards (FCB) - the PIC16 and PIC18. The only firmware listed on the public Dell Support site is for the PIC18 (FCBV120V2). I need...
View ArticleKVM 2162DS question
HiAfter I login and try to open a kvm session, I get connection refused. Does this use vnc or rdp? What are the port do I need to open on firewall?Also how do I update the firmware to the latest and...
View Article"We could not fine any drives, click Load Driver....", when...
I want to test something on my old PowerEdge R210 II. When I tried to reinstall Windows 2008 Server on this R210 II, I got a message, saying "We could not find any drives. To get a storage driver,...
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start m1000e without CMC
Hi to everyone. I bought a Dell m1000e with 3 psu and 7 blades, few switches on back, no MCM no kvi, 1 cables, i can start it up to test it ? i just have only one cable for one psu trugh my socket for...
View ArticleiDRAC Service Module issue
Hello support,We have installed the service module on server. Installed it using rpm dcism-2.4.0-358.el7.x86_64.rpm from the folder /root/idracservicemodule/RHEL7/x86_64/. Service is running but the OS...
View ArticleiDRAC6 on PE T610: test SMTP alerts by unplugging one of the power supplies...
I'm trying to test out email alerts using iDRAC6 on a PE T610 server. I was able to configure iDRAC's Email Alert Settings and successfully did a Test E-Mail [Send]. My next step is to test whether...
View ArticleReplace HDD on PowerEdge T110 II w/PERC H200
I need to replace a HDD in a RAID-1 array that's showing in Predicted Failure. I went in to OMSA and went to take the drive off-line and found that under Tasks it only shows "No Task Available". It...
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R720 Memory Upgrade
Hi,Below is my current memory configuration. I have 4 more dimm, how should I install them?
View ArticleMemory CAS timings on the M710HD
What is the CAS latency when the memory is operating at 800 MHz, 1066 MHz, and 1333 MHz?I have all 18 DIMM slots populated with PC3L-12800R 2Rx4 16GB memory in one of my M710HD, and as expected it has...
View ArticlePE T110 RAID is degraded. Unassigned and re-assigned global hot spare, no...
Hello everyone! As the title suggests, one of our clients has a PE T110. There was an extended power failure, which caused the server to shutoff.Now, the drive itself is still healthy, but it shows as...
View ArticleT320 Fans Running Full Speed
Hi EveryoneI have a T320 from about 2 or 3 years ago. Recently, after a reboot (replacing old UPS), the fans are running full speed and does not slow down. I have tried powering it down all the way and...
View ArticlePoweredge T620 no video signal
Dear forum support,I recently ran into a problem at the organization I started working recently. I ran into a situation (which is a somewhat long story and complicated), but basically I created a...
View ArticleiDRAC6 on PE T610: test SMTP alerts by unplugging one of the power supplies...
I'm trying to test out email alerts using iDRAC6 on a PE T610 server. I was able to configure iDRAC's Email Alert Settings and successfully did a Test E-Mail [Send]. My next step is to test whether...
View ArticlePowerEdge R330 - HDD + SSD - howto boot from SSD
Hi all,Just trying to convince one of our R330 to boot from the SSD. I have BIOS Boot Mode enabled. However in System Bios -> Boot Sequence I have only HDD C:, and NIC Port 1 only options. System...
View ArticleIntel X710 Windows Server 2016 Drivers
Where can I find drivers for the Intel X710 integrated NIC? Intel has them released on their website but usually we get them directly from Dell. The 2012R2 drivers do not work with Win 2016.
View ArticleNeed help identifying problem with POST error message on PE2900-III please...
Last night our PE2900-III server had some strange I/O errors - was unable to unmount an external USB drive, etc. This system runs CentOS 7 with KVM and was host to several VMs.I decided to investigate...
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