Issue on Power Edge Server
I am getting the following issue on a power edge 710 rack server that will no longer be needed as of August 11th due to virtualization. Looking at below error, do you think server will last till...
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PowerEdge VRTX Shared Storage [Redundant PERC8] extremely slow?
Has anyone been able to get the VRTX shared Storage to perform?I have seen multiple old threads here from 2014-15 talking about removing the redundant PERC to be able to use write-back caching, but I...
View ArticleR410 which H700 and cables to replace SAS 6ir
I have a R410 with 4 HDDs connected to a F678M backplane which has two cables going to a single connector on the H657J riser. The riser has a SAS 6Ir card in the white slot. As I want to switch to raid...
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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PowerEdge R710: iDRAC 6 Enterprise LCD Display Freezes
I have an iDRAC 6 card in my Dell PowerEdge R710. While I can access the web-based interface, it seems rather slow (though this isn't really my top concern). My major concern is that shortly before or...
View ArticleReplace 8x1GB DIMMS for 8x4GB DIMMS - Memory configuration is not optimal
Hi I had 8GB RAM in my R715 Server and I decide to replace it with 32GB of RAM.I follow manual and changed RAM according it.It means I have to put Modules into these Slots A1, A2, A3, A4 B1, B2, B3,...
View ArticleT610 Noise Fan Speed
St <removed>Server running fine no issues other then very loud fan speed and noise. No fan failures that can be identified , Overall system performance is fineOS = 2008R2
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 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 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....
View ArticleIssue on Power Edge Server
I am getting the following issue on a power edge 710 rack server that will no longer be needed as of August 11th due to virtualization. Looking at below error, do you think server will last till...
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...
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PowerEdge T320 UEFI Pre-Boot Failure
I have a PowerEdge T320 that will not boot. I am getting the following error message:Any help would be greatly appreciated!
View ArticleCan't install OS on Dell Poweredge 830
I have a Dell Poweredge 830 tower server I bought used on ebay. I tried installing an OS via external CD ROM (the onboard one doesn't work).. I keep seeing the following when I turn it on; CDE Primary...
View ArticlePowerEdge T20 no boot without monitor
Hello, I have Windows Server 2016 on PowerEdge T20. Server does not boot with disconnected monitor. If monitor is connected (turned on and even off), booting is OK. Any tip where is a problem?Thank you
View ArticleHow to Disable HPET on PowerEdge R630/R730?
Because of application needs, how can I disable HPET on PowerEdge R630/R730?OS version: Windows Server 2008 r2BIOS version: 2.4.3I cannot find any switch in BIOS to disable or enable HPET, please...
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