Default boot device
I've now experienced this behavior on two machines and expect it will occur on all future servers I install. So I'd love to find a better solution.I'm trying to install Fedora using PXE kickstart on an...
View ArticlePerc 6/i Driver Frustration.
I am working on a DELL T310 server. I want to update the Firmware on the system. I have updated the BIOS. I am trying to update the RAID (Perc 6/i) firmware, but I want to update the PERC driver before...
View ArticlePERC H200 inside R310 Server
Hey there,Installed a server with CentOS 5.10 - Which has gone okay, I've checked the status of the RAID 1 virtual disk, and it's coming up as follows:Controller PERC H200 Adapter (Slot 2)ID : 0Status...
View ArticleBlade - "Device option ROM on mezzanine card C failed to support Link...
Hi,I'm receiving this error on two M610 blades "Device option ROM on mezzanine card C failed to support Link Tuning or FlexAddress.".We have the Emulex LPe1205-M FC HBA on Mezzanie bus C. If I remove...
View ArticleDo MPUIQ-VMCHS SIP Modules work on Dell 2161ds or 4161ds KVM?
Hello,We have some 2 upgraded SIP cables, MPUIQ-VMCHS Modules, which we would like to use for remote media installation purposes. We plan on using them on a Dell 2161DS KVM switch and a Dell 4161DS...
View ArticlePerc 6/i Driver Frustration.
I am working on a DELL T310 server. I want to update the Firmware on the system. I have updated the BIOS. I am trying to update the RAID (Perc 6/i) firmware, but I want to update the PERC driver before...
View ArticleR910 Motherboard Diag lights
What document gives details on the Diag lights on the Motherboard of the R910 server?
View ArticleT110-II w/ Perc H200 using consumer SSD RAID1
We just took in a T110-II with the addon Perc H200 RAID controllerWe want to use it as following:2x SAS 10k 600GB HDD RAID 1 (DATA)2x SATA SSD 120GB RAID 1 (OS BOOT)Now the SAS 10k drive I am able to...
View ArticleDebian 7 & PERC 100 problem with installation
HI,I have bought this week a DELL T110 II with 2 2TB sata disk and first of all I have discovered how to create a virtualdisk with these disks.Later, I have started DEbian install process and when I...
View ArticlePowerEdge R610 power supply failure
Hi Folks,I got a wired power supply issue. My R610 went failure during normal usage. The power supply shows a yellow led light. So I unplug the power cord and put it back in. The power supply showed a...
View ArticleSATA II Drives in 1950 "Type II"
Members,I have a Dell 1950 "Type II" server with a couple of 146GB SCSI SAS drives in it and I was reading that SATA II (up to 2TB) HDs can go into the 1950 Type II to replace the SAS drives. However,...
View Articledell poweredge r610 centOS 6.5 raid5 broken
Hi,I have a Dell r610 that seems to have a broken raid5 volume. The volume has 100's of users home directories and I mistakenly thought these were being backed upto a netapp filer and have found out to...
View ArticleRAID5 Degraded or Dead?
I have an old PowerEdge 4400 and it went down this week. I went into OpenManage Array Manager and it shows me Array 0:0 degradedArray 0:1 Ready 68.37 GBArray 0:2 Ready 68.37 GBArray 0:3 offlineArray...
View ArticlePERC 6/i - Virtual Disk shows missing PD, but no PD showing failed
After a recent power blip at our colo our raid5 array for a server died. The array shows missing drives but in the PD Management all drives are accounted for and are showing Ready states. Why aren't...
View ArticleMemory Upgrade to 8gb Dell R200
Hi all i have a new kit of Elpida 2GB 2Rx8 PC2-5300P-555 8GB Memory but if i put 8GB in the server the server bleeps and wont boot even whit one stick i got the datasheet...
View ArticleIs there a way to query the CMC IP/blade slot from iDRAC racadm command?
I need to be able to get the IP address of the CMC of the chassis and the slot number from the DRAC of that blade. Since this information is available in the web interface I assume it must be passing...
View ArticlePoweredge vrtx oob configuration on flat subnet
Hey all,I just received our poweredge vrtx system with two m520 blade's that are going to be utilized as virtual servers, everything is setup and good to go as far as the blade's and storage goes,...
View ArticleT620 SAS cables for H710
Will this work?WF2JF Mini SAS cable from PERC/SAS to X8 BPDo I need two per H710?
View ArticlePowerEdge 2900 OS Migration
Current Hardware configuration:Dell Power Edge 2900 II, Windows Server 2008 R2, PERC5i, 16GB DDR2 RAM, Intel Xeon 5130 64bit, 8- 73GB SAS HDs (2= RAID1[67GB]OS, 6=RAID5[680GB]Storage), No...
View ArticleWhat cables for H700 in R710
I had a Perc 6i failure and figured I'd take the opportunity to upgrade.I bought an H700 to find that the cables are not the same.What cables do I need for an H700 in an R710 with 6 x 3.5" drive?
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