iDRAC SSL cert with PKI
I recently successfully set up a 2 tier PKI for my SCCM environment. I would like to issue certificates to all my iDRAC servers. How do I do this?
View Articleh710 cables
I'm attempting to put an h710p in an r710 server (I know, I know) with a 3.5"x6 backplane and need to track down the correct cables.Any idea on the part numbers for the sas A and B cables are? Thanks!
View ArticleiDRAC 8 Enterprise Trial License
Hi,Sorry if this question is in the wrong forum.Is there any sort of trial Enterprise license for the iDRAC 8? I want to test the remote control to see how mounting an image works remotely before I...
View ArticleT420 - Failing HDD (RAID1). Data migration.
I have a T420 that is marking one of the HDD as failing (or its predicting a failure to be more precise).The server currently has 2 600GB HDDs.I'm planning on replacing both drives with 2 2TB HDDs.The...
View ArticleiDRAC 8 Remote presence port cipher issues
We recently purchase a R930 with iDRAC 8. We are running the latest available update from the download page for the device (2.41.40.40). We have set the web page up to use TLSv1.2 only with a minimum...
View ArticlePowerEdge T310 Hard Drive Addition(s)
I dumped MS SRV 2003 and loaded Win 7 Pro which has run great but I am trying to deterrmine if there is any way I can mount a 5th hard drive?Im trying to run C: off of sata E and 4 x 3TB off of sata...
View ArticleT310 on RAID 5 Hard Drive fail
One of the hard drive on RAID 5 failed.We ordered the 1st hard drive with the similar specs as the failed hard drive, and it gave us a message that it was not certified by dell. We could not get the...
View ArticleSupportAssist login failed
HiI've installed SupportAssist to test with, but when I go to log in I get an unable to connect page after the credentials are entered. if i enter a wrong password it reports that, if i enter the...
View ArticleR720: LCD frozen
Hi to allI have an r720 with lcd stuck showing the user defined stringI'm unable to use the arrow buttons and even from the idrac im unable to set something elseOnly the ID led is workingAdditionally,...
View ArticleDell 2162DS Serial Port Access
Hello,I have been gifted a couple of Dell 2162DS KVM switches. One of them seems to have had a bad flash update, so I will need to access the Serial Console to correct this. The symptom is that I get...
View ArticleT620 "The TCM battery has failed"
About every hour our so, the OpenMnage Server Administrator reports in the the Hardware Log a "The TCM battery has failed." message and then within about a minute reports a "The TCM battery is...
View ArticleT310 on RAID 5 Hard Drive fail
One of the hard drive on RAID 5 failed.We ordered the 1st hard drive with the similar specs as the failed hard drive, and it gave us a message that it was not certified by dell. We could not get the...
View ArticleHelp with a non-critical error on a new non-Dell certified Seagate hard drive...
We would just like to know if Dell can confirm the drive is good and this is a non-issue. We would also like to know if there is a way to clear the error also.Thank you,-Craig D.
View ArticleT-410 Out of Disk Space
This is an exchange server and we are out of space. The server runs great. We need to replace our current 3 - 300gb drives with larger ones. We are running raid 5. I have searched for directions on...
View ArticleDell Compellent drives in R620
I was wondering if it was possible to use Dell Compellent SSD's in R620 by changing the tray caddy.I was specifically interested in getting D/PN: Y2M2R 12Gbps 1.92TB Hitachi SSD for my R620 and I...
View ArticleHDD compatibility
Hello,let me to know if it is possible replace a failed HDD 600 gb 10k Dell p/n 7YX58 or 5TFDD whith an HDD p/n 96G91 on PE T620.Thanks
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Burned Hole in Backboard of Dell Server T630
Hi All - We have experienced a strange anomaly on our Dell PowerEdge T630, which resulted in the loss of 24TB of data. I'm wondering if anyone here has experienced a hole burned through their backboard...
View ArticleDell T310 w/ 2 GB FAT32 "OS" partition preventing bare metal backup
Hi. I have a Dell T310 and I am trying to set up a Bare Metal Backup, but unable to do so because of this FAT32 OS partition. The contents are bootsect.bak and system hidden bootmgr and boot folder. Is...
View ArticleDELL WINDOWS SERVER 2012 KEEP SAYING CONFIGURING DO NOT TURN OFF FOR OVER A...
I HAVE A DELL WINDOWS SERVER 2012 AFTER REBOOTING THE COMPUTER ITS BEEN OVER A DAY SAYING ITS CONFIGURING DO NOT TURN OFF THE COMPUTER AND ITS BEEN GOING ON LIKE THIS FOR OVER A DAY CAN PLEASE SOMEONE...
View ArticleCan't access my server's web interface ONLY idrac6 is available
I have an older PE R610 running a CentOS based monitoring server. I moved to a new office and upon hooking it all back up exactly as it was in the old office, I can only see the default idrac6 address...
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