Multiple H710 controllers on R720XD
I'm planning to reconfigure an r720xd into an all flash setup and would like to split the setup into 3 raid groups. Can I use 3 x H710 controllers (1 for every 8 drives) to improve performance?
View ArticleDell R710 and IDRAC6
I am running a R710 Server. I am using an external VGA card instead of the one built in VGA port. When I access IDRAC using the external VGA card I get nothing displayed from the console. When I use...
View ArticleOMSA does not start
After clickig the Server Administrator we get a blank screen.Internet Explorer is trying to connect to OMSA Web Page, no time out and no connection error appears.We have also rebooted the Server and...
View ArticleMemory chips of 8GB speed query
I noticed that on the dell website the proposed setup of 24x 8gb is with 1333, did someone try this with 1600 RAM chips ? 1928242R x4, 1333 MT/sA1, A2, A3, A4, A5, A6, A7, A8, A9, A10, A11, A12, B1,...
View ArticleConfiguration Manager Administration Console? Where is this?
I'm trying to update the bios and lifecycle controller on my server and the installs fail stating that the Configuration Manager Administration Console is not installed on the server. Where is this...
View Articleafter the server hanged, FANS running in very high RPMs
I upgrade (by replacing) my Dell Power Edge 2950 from 4GB upto 16GB, (8x2GB), everything works fine. after a month, I re-stared the server and it halted, so I switched off the server, I removed the...
View ArticlePowerEdge R430 S130 to H730?
I have two PowerEdge R430s - both have embedded SATA and the S130 Controller with 4x SATA drives in RAID10.I would like to transition to the H730 Controller, but have heard this is not possible - since...
View ArticleNo connection through iDRAC
I inherited a Poweredge R420, and the person before me never set up the iDRAC. I'm trying to do so, having done so previously on other Poweredges, though it's been a few years. But I'm having no luck...
View ArticleDell T310 and PERC H200 RAID
HiOur Dell T310 with PERC H200 RAID has 2 x 2TB sata drives in it running in Raid 1.We would like to put 2 x 6TB WD Gold drives in it in Raid 1.Will the H200 work ok with 6TB sata drives?
View ArticleT610 Firmware Updates from bootable media
I need to learn how to fix/update the iDRAC6 firmware and/or the System Services firmware on a PowerEdge T610 using optical media.Long story short, after various unsuccessful attempts to update this...
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UPS 500W bad battery detected or battery disconnected
I've just replaced the 2 batteries on both my UPS 500W that are in 2 different rooms with brand-new ones.. Even after battery replacement the display has turned orange (as it was before I replaced...
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PowerEdge R410 - How to run chkdsk on OS Volume
Hi...I was wondering how to check my server's OS volume drive. I have a feeling it's degraded somewhat as I'm getting a self-test read error when I preform a short-test on it (see picture) but I cannot...
View ArticlePoweredge R710 Powershell Command Not Returning Any Output
Hi Everyone,I have a Dell Poweredge R710. I am trying to install Veeam Backup & Replication which is failing as it is unable to collect the systems hardware info. Their support asked me to run...
View ArticleDell power edge R815does not give display
Hi Everyone,We have Dell Power edge R815 server it were working fine and all of sudden its starting stuck, then we have to manually reboot the server. we did it for one to two days. Then we shutdown...
View ArticleDELL POWEREDGE 2850 RAID 5 with 4 Disks, 1 Disk Failed and 1 Disk Predictive...
Hi,we have a RAID 5 with 4 disks. We found one of them have the predictive failure light blinking (amber and green) and another one failed (not flashing amber led).The Server didn't work.I removed the...
View ArticleCannot reinstall W2012 after hard drive replacement
Hi,I have a new customer with a backup server, never configured by previous tech whose hard drive was throwing tons of errors (not resolvable). I ordered a new 1TB 7.2k drive (Constellation ES 3) and...
View ArticleDell VRTX shared storage
Am setting up a Dell VRTX with 2 hosts. Have setup a virtual disk to be shared by the 2 hosts. Have enable the multi assignment mode. After upgrading the 2 hosts with...
View ArticleNew Poweredge T130 with server 2012 foundation preinstalled .. But want RAID...
Hi Guys,A client bought a New Poweredge T130 with two 1TB drives inside + a PERC H330 RAID Controller.He got the Windows server 2012 R2 foundation preinstalled by Dell but seems he did not instruct...
View Articlefans run at high-speed over-cooling CPU
we have two identical server R220, except one with E3-1220 and other with E-1230. I am trying to run them with very low power and noise, so I've disabled turbo-mode and hyper-threading on E3-1230, thus...
View ArticleiDRAC8: Alert emails not working, "RAC0225: Sending the test mail...
I'm trying to get the alert emails working on an PowerEdge R530 (IDRAC8, firmware 2.30.30.30).What I've done so far:1. In Overview -> Server -> Alerts: 1.1. In "Alerts" tab: Enable alerts 1.2....
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