PowerEdge R730 UEFI0060 error
Kindly need your support to know how to fix error: UEFI0060 which display the following messagePower required by the system exceeds the power supplied by the power supply units (PSUs)The server...
View ArticleDell R710 No Power
Greetings all,I am trying to fix a r710 server for a gentleman who is trying to start a Urgent care facility.The unit he currently has will not power up at all when hitting the power button. Opening...
View ArticleiDrac7 license from Express to Enterprise PowerEdge R720
Hi,Trying to find out how to add the Enterprise license to an iDrac7 on a Poweredge R720. How can i do that and can it be done from a remote location?RegardsLars
View ArticleOmconfig / om report to set boot order
Hi,Im finding for a command to set boot order via omconfig / omreport. Right now , we have to manually boot into CTRL+R to set the boot order. Would be really helpful to have the command to set this...
View ArticleUpdates different between OME and SUU
Hi,I'm trying to understand what really needs to be done when updating Dell Hardware.Comparing OME with the latest SUU iso update (SUU-WIN32_16.04.200.19.ISO) on an example m710HD we get the following...
View Articlemake_driver_dir.exe on SMTD DVD 8.3
I'm looking for "make_driver_dir.exe" program on DVD DELL.I use the program to extract the drivers.I need the drivers in their standard formats.I always used the program, it has been...
View ArticleDedicated idrac port
Hi,i have some servers, far from me, and I would like to know if these servers has iDRAC Enterprise witht ddicated port or not.Can I check this info from a running server, maybe from OpenManage or I...
View ArticleRepository manager Power Firmware Updates
I have downloaded Repository Manager and created a new repository from the Dell iDRAC inventory of my PowerEdge R620. However, I don't see the power supply firmware listed in the Components of the...
View ArticlePowerEdge R620 - Unexpected shutdown
R620 server is shutdown with below lifecycle log.2016-04-19T09:59:13-0400 SYS1001 System is turning off. 2016-04-19T09:59:13-0400 SYS1003 System CPU Resetting.Firmware versions,BIOS: 2.5.2 , iDRAC:...
View ArticleHow to "safely remove" a RAID 0 disk from PERC 6/i ???
Hello! I moving to a PowerEdge R710 with PERC 6/i controller running Windows Server 2012 R2. I am new to Dell servers and am having some difficulty accomplishing the following. The old server had a...
View Articler810 HDD #4 and #5 no lights not appearing in Raid
Just started my first r810.Has 6 HDDs (0 1 2 3 4 5). Standard 146 SAS.In RAID controller (PERC H700) I noticed only 4 HDDs are listed. Then I saw #4 #5 have no lights on. I switched some around and all...
View ArticleProper decommission steps H710 virtual disk
Hello - have a Poweredge T320 with a H710. We currently have 4 virtual RAID1 disks (8 physical disks) - the OS pair, two data pairs, and a new 3TB data pair we migrated data from the two older data...
View ArticleUpgrade disks in RAID 6 array: which is better
I have a Dell PowerEdge 2900 running Windows Server 2008 R2 and 6x 75GB 10K SAS drives. PERC 6/i controller running RAID 6 with 5 disks + 1 HS (6 total disks)I have 6x 300GB 10K SAS drives ready to...
View Articlepoweredge t310 network card replacement? what should i know?
I have a poweredge t310 server, x OS SBS 2008r, i run this server internally to hold network database. The network card appears to have stopped working. Initially the server will take an hour or more...
View ArticlePoweredge R900 no video signal
Hi,I got two used Poweredge R900 servers.One works fine, the other one turns on, fans blow, no error message on the smalll display, but I wasn't able to see anything on the screen.If I take out the...
View ArticleWhich Mini-SAS cables for PE T410?
Hi All!I have a PE T410 (six 3.5" LFF hot-swap bays) which came with the archaic PERC 6i controller. I want to replace this controller with something newer like an Adaptec 6805 or a Dell H700/710 which...
View Articler810 HDD #4 and #5 no lights not appearing in Raid
Just started my first r810.Has 6 HDDs (0 1 2 3 4 5). Standard 146 SAS.In RAID controller (PERC H700) I noticed only 4 HDDs are listed. Then I saw #4 #5 have no lights on. I switched some around and all...
View ArticleCompatible disk for a PowerEdge 2900
Hello,I am looking into replacing a disk on my PowerEdge 2900. The disk is a "600GB, 15K RPM, Serial-Attached SCSI, 6Gbps, 3.5 inch, HotPlug Hard Drive", original part number W347K.I reached out to my...
View ArticleInstalling Windows 2008
Hi,I'm bought The Poweredge 2970 with windows server 2003 64 ghz. I also received Windows 2008 standard.I'm making a clean installation and when I tried to installing the 2008 is asking me for all the...
View ArticleEnterprise FTP
Is the Dell Enterprise FTP site down or having issues? I've got several servers i'm attempting to perform updates on via the lifecycle controller and keep getting FTP Authentication failed- enter...
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