PowerEdge 2950 Perc 5/i Slow speed
Hello all,I'm currently running ESXi 5.5 on my PE 2950. I have a vm setup running a NAS. The shared drives on the NAS are two 2TB WD RE4 SATA hard drives in RAID 0. This server has SATA instead of SAS....
View ArticleT320: How to get rid of OS deployment driver volumes?
I've just used the Lifecycle controller on my new PowerEdge T320 to install Windows Server 2012 R2. Now there are two removable drives that I can't seem to get rid of: MAS022 and OEMDRV. I can eject...
View ArticleiDRAC7 enterprise live status doesn't match front LEDs on R720XD
R720XD Front LEDs are reporting -Health = Blue (OK)Hard Drive = Amber (fault)Electrical Errors = Amber (fault)iDRAC7 enterprise web however reports no issues and in 'live front panel feed' shows only...
View ArticlePowerEdge 1800 Boot
I've inherited a PowerEdge 1800 and it has recently started having issues at boot. Specifically, I get a Searching for device at HBA 0 message which ends up failing - Device Not Responding. It tries...
View ArticlePowerEdge T320 - bus fatal error
The server seems okay but I found a non-critical error on the Alert logs in OMSA that is worrying me. It seems to appear after a reboot, which usually takes about 20 minutes. I pulled this after...
View ArticleEmulex oce14102 boot time
HelloWe have two brand new R730 servers both includes Emulex oce14102-u1-d CNA.First server's CNA has a firmware 10.2.315.37. This server's boot time is 45 minutes.Second server's CNA has a firmware...
View ArticleR710 Memory Upgrade Issues.
I have a R710 with the following memory configuration: 6 x 16GB & 12 x 8 GB. Running in memory optimized mode. All slots are in use.A1 - A3 & B1 - B3 have the 16GB modules.A4 - A9 & B4 -...
View Articlecan't get 1800 to see the PERC
I had working 1800 but now the system won't see the PERC4. I can't configure the new drives and create the RAID. I bought another PERC4 but it won't work either. I am getting errors on boot from the...
View ArticleDefault 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 ArticlePoweredge Power Supply?
Hi there.I have an ageing Poweredge 1300 I now use as a Linux box for development and experimentation etc.It has functioned admirably for the past 16 - ish years but now is demonstrating this...
View ArticleDell UPS 21700 Fans Off
I have a Dell UPS 2700 in a rack with Dell servers and other equipment a load of less than 10%. I noticed that the front and back fans are off. The UPS manual states the fans runs at low speed when...
View ArticleT320: How to get rid of OS deployment driver volumes?
I've just used the Lifecycle controller on my new PowerEdge T320 to install Windows Server 2012 R2. Now there are two removable drives that I can't seem to get rid of: MAS022 and OEMDRV. I can eject...
View ArticleDell 2950 not recognizing drive in channel 3
I am in the middle of swapping out drives on the 2950 server with SAS . I have 2 500 GB drives in slot 0 and 1 and 4 x 1TB Seagate sata drives in 2,3,4,5. When I boot and enter the SAS configuration...
View ArticlePerc H320 on OMSA 7.4.1
Hello everybody,I have a Poweredge T320 with Perch H320 in a RHEL7.1 and OMSA 7.4.1, but I am unable to manage my storage card.I can see it listed under PCI devices, but the storage section say "No...
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one m620 virtual adapter shows unmapped and cannot map back
i got 2 m620 in a vrtx but one m620 slot2 virtual adapter is showing as unmapped. under action its only giving option to unmap and no map optionany idea? as a result one blade is unable to see the...
View ArticleDELL T300 Wake On Lan option
Greetings everyone,I am trying to find the WOL option on a DELL T300 poweredge.There is no WOL option in the bios (I have updated the bios the latest version (1.5.2)).I have updated the firmware of...
View ArticlePoweredge R805 memory upgrade not working - stuck at "configuring...
I have a Dell Poweredge R805 that when I purchased it, had all the memory in DIMM A - I've tried to balance them to 4 in A and 4 in B, but what I'm getting is stuck on the "Configuring Memory" Screen....
View ArticleDell SC 1435 can't see to find hard disks
We are running a cluster that contains 45 SC1435. They are all running Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5. I was asked to bring them up to RHEL 6. We are actually using ROCKS software. We have a node that each...
View ArticleDell iDRAC 7 - CVE-2011-3389
Vulnerability scans are reporting that iDRAC 7 has the following vulnerability: CVE-2011-3389I am running the lastest iDRAC 7 firmware version - 1.66.65. Are there any firmware patches or...
View ArticleDell SUU Update Error Message
I have run the Dell Server Update Utility on 2 servers and they are both erroring with the following message. Both are 64 bit OS.The program or feature !\??F:\bin\windows\getOS.exe" cannot start or...
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