PERC H710P mini in an R620 server-- bios update
I was trying to update the bios in the PERC H710P mini that came with an R620 server (booting into the bios of the RAID card, the card listed itself as H710P mini).However, none of the available...
View ArticlePoweEdge 2900 won't boot of Windows disc's
trying to upgrade the hdd and reinstall server 08 r2windows has been taking for ever to boot up. Machine starts up goes to boot off disc, screens black, disc spins, reads, then machine reboots...
View ArticlePowerEdge R805 and Opteron 2435
I have two PE R805 servers and four Opteron 2435. On one server all four processors work in each possible combination. However, when i try to use the same processors in my other R805 it will not bring...
View ArticleUpgrade T100 to Windows Server 2012 R2 (missing driver LSI2032)
Hi,I´m currently trying to do an in-place update on our T100 Server to Windows Server 2012 R2.Problem seems to be the controller card for the Quantum LTO-3 storage device, which is aLSI2032...
View ArticleRaid card upgrade issue with BSOD on boot
HI, I have a Dell R510 PE server which has a Perc H200 integrated raid controller in it with 2 x 600GB SAS drives in raid 1. I have struggled with disk performance and after doing a lot of reading...
View ArticleFailed Write DqDqs DIMM B2
Hi. PowerEdge R720. Firs start - message:"Error: Memory initialization warning detected.DDR3 Training Failure - FPT - Write Leveling DIMM B2Memory Training Failure detected. Failed Write DqDqs DIMM...
View ArticleGet NIC1 MAC via IPMI - C6105
So on the Dell R-series servers I was always able to get the MAC address of the NICs by using "racadm.exe getSysInfo" . I now have a set of C6105's that do not have a DRAC but are accessible via IPMI.I...
View ArticlePowerEdge C6220 automatic S5/G2: soft-off for a whole rack of nodes
I have a rack of 5 C6220 nodes which for the last couple of weeks have all been turning off for no apparent reason. The BMC logs are not very descriptive as the S5/G2 message is the only message that...
View ArticleOpenManage Integration VM won't start
I have brought the OpenManage Integration for VMware vCenter V2.3 VM appliance up in my infrastructure. Sadly, all I get is:“Services haven’t yet initialized. Please try again in a few minutes....
View ArticleH700i on R610
Replaced 6i with a H700i (part #0xxfvx) on one of our R610s. Removed 6i and installed 700 in same slot. (Yes we purchased from Ebay with card, cables and battery as a set...) When we boot now we...
View ArticleI can't connect the power supply to the GPU card
I bought nVidia Quadro 6000 for my PowerEdge T420 server but I can't find the way to connect power supply to the card. Standard 8-pin power cable won't fit inside the power supply socket on the power...
View ArticleServer 2011 essentials Perc S300 not detecting HDD size correctly
System Info:T110 II Intel Xeon CPU E31220@3.10 GHz8GB RamServer OS 2011 Small Business Server Essentials1 x 4TB SATA 6 Gb/s, 64MB Cache, WD40EZRX3 x 1TB SAS 6Gb/s, Dell SeaGate, ST1000NM0001 - The...
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Help with H700 and battery issue.
HelloI am running PERC H700 in PE T110II. Latest FW. When I open Dell OpenManager it shows red X against battery status. I thought this was an issue with either battery or controller and got a...
View ArticleR710 Memory Dump
HiBasic question I know, but is there anything within the standard set-up of an R710 that will prevent a memory dump from being created?I have a server (W2003) which keeps restarting for no apparent...
View ArticleDell PE 2900 Amber light with new replaced disk
I have a Power Edge 2900 server at my work. Recently, one of the drive failed and started to flash green and amber (Note there are five drive in Raid 5). I replaced that hard drive with a new one I...
View ArticleWorking on a remote Dell 2950 trying to replace
Noob here so please bear with me...Im using the Dell open system manage version Version 5.2.0Server is a old Power edge 2950. They had 2-75gbs HD's installed but one of them was showing as physical...
View Articleonline NVRAM clear?
I am looking for a way to clear NVRAM via racadm or WSMAN. I either heard this was coming from Dell or read about somewhere but can't seem to find the info anywhere. Does anyone know how to do this?...
View ArticlePE2650 only sees 4 drives
I've just acquired a a PE2650 and put in 5 new 146Gb drives. In the RAID configuration manager it will only show 4 of the drives. The drive in bay 4 has a green light on the caddy, but will not show up...
View Articlepoweredge 2950 no power up
I have a few poweredge 2950 servers and they have bin siting for about 6 months now , so I went to power them up and noting happens no lights no nothing iv taken the power supplys out and switched them...
View ArticlePowerEdge T310 with H200 won't create Raid 1 array with 2 x SATA 1TB drives
I have had one of the original Seagate 1TB SAS drives in my PET310 server show as 'Failure predicted' and performance of the disk system now seems very bad. I have 2 x SATA drives of the same size I...
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