PE SC440 Will not POST
My PowerEdge SC440 would not boot the other day. I unplugged the power cord and pressed the power button to clear any possible memory errors. After reconnecting the power and pressing the power button,...
View ArticleCritical Error during Patrol Read on a PERC H310
Hello,I have a Dell T420 with a PERC H310. This morning during a patrol read, there was a critical error on PD7. And then it looks like PD2 which is a hot spare started having issues. PD2 went from...
View ArticlePowerEdge support windows server 2012.
Hi,I've got a PE2950 and PE2850 servers. I'm planning to upgrade my OS from Windows 2003 to windows server 2012. my question is..does this servers support windows server 2012? if yes, which...
View ArticleNew: E1000 Failsafe voltage error. Contact support.
Hi in running diagnostics on a purchasing a refurbished R610 server, I plugged in a SAS 6ir which worked fine in the server before it, I plugged in the SAS drives and booted. I selected the System...
View ArticleiDRAC firmware upgrade "No space left on device"
Hello,i'm trying to update an old R610 server using a ISO image made with Dell Repository Manager.The firmware and bios are updated now but i can't update iDRAC firmware.I also tried to upgrade iDRAC...
View ArticleR430 embedded sata speed?
I know a proper RAID device will be MUCH better However humour me."Embedded sata" is an option on the dell configuration page, all I wish to know is1) The speed,.(in AHCI)2) Is the speed the same when...
View ArticleLinkUp/LinkDown alert - identifying NICs
Hi, how do I identify which NIC OME is referring to when it sends us a "LinkDown" error alert? I've just received "LinkDown Port or number: 25" but my server appears to be up and running just fine. I...
View Article400GB Dell PowerEdge NVMe MLC Express Flash PCIeSSD, 2.5in, Hot-plug
can these new NVMe PCIe SSD 2.5in drives be used as a boot drive? also can multiples of them be put in a raid array?thanksChris
View ArticleRAID 1 support on Dell PowerEdge R730 with Perc H730 and SSD disks
Hello. I am looking for some info about using RAID with SSD disks on our server:Dell PowerEdge R730 Perc H730 Integrated RAID controller 1 GB cache200 GB Solid State Drive SAS Mixed Use MLC 12 Gbps 2.5...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Dell Poweredge R510 II - OEM or One Off?
This here is a bit odd, but has anyone ever seen a system like this? I picked up a Poweredge today, no model markings on the chassis for $10, quite nice specs too.The odd part is there's absolutely no...
View Articledell C6220 idrach ssh not accesible
Hello,the idrac of our C6220 is not accesible via ssh.gt:/tmp/ # ssh root@10.91.20.36ssh: connect to host 10.91.20.36 port 22: Connection refused Can you help me how to configure this? Thanks.
View Article2950 DRAC failure
Recently attempted to install this update from DellDell BMC Firmware, v.2.50, A00 View details2950_ESM_Firmware_4NNNG_WN32_2.50_A00.EXE | Update Package for Microsoft® Windows® (5 MB)Embedded Server...
View ArticleSNMP Trap Variable alertSystemFQDN
I have a client with a PE R620 with an iDRAC7 trying to monitor their server's hardware health with SNMP traps. They're especially interested in the alertSystemFQDN varbind...
View ArticleCannot connect to SNMP on M1000e CMC
Dear all,I have a problem to use SNMP on some of my Dell M1000e CMCs. They should be all configured the same, but some don't respond to a simple snmpwalk attempt:# snmpwalk -v 2c -c public...
View ArticleSES R730xd - storage spaces
I have been trying to get the "Toggle drive light" option working in the server manager of Server 2012 R2 on my new R730xd. Seems in need SCSI Enclosure Services or SES to enable this.Is there any way...
View Article10Gb Ethernet and FC card for Dell PowerEdge 1855 Chassis
We have Dell PowerEdge 1855 blade Chassis and 1955 Blades in it. It has 1Gb Ethernet module. We would like to connect our new storage to it via 10Gb Ethernet or FC. Does this Chassis will support 10Gb...
View ArticleiDRAC7 stops responding when OS Loads
I have two PowerEdge R620's with iDRAC7 Enterprise, one of my servers is working fine with iDRAC, the others iDRAC connection disconnects as soon as the OS starts to load. Both system are configure...
View ArticlePE 2900
I have an old PE 2900 that I have two issues with, one when I shutdown the server it powers off and then turns it self right back on. The other issue I have is with the BMC I can communicate with but...
View ArticleArray problem
I am a volunteer for a non-profit. They have several Dell servers with 6 drive arrays. I don't know if I know enough detail, but the array has a PERC6/i integrated controller.I have had a perpetual...
View ArticleHow to change the DB User?
When I install OME it prompts me to input a user for the SQL Server. Where can I change that user info after it's installed? I had put in my own user ID when we were getting it setup but then I...
View Article