Hello,
I have a Dell PowerEdge 2600 (running Windows 2003), whom the battery of RAID controller PERC 4/Di has to be replaced.
It's the first time that I've to do this operation and I've some questions.
Can I lost the RAID configuration by changing this battery?
Should I do this change quickly as possible to avoid losing this configuration?
Do I have to turn off the server before to change the battery (with unplugged power)?
Or can I do it while the system runs?
Thank you,
Chris
Would like to setup nic teaming on a PowerEdge R710 however I am not finding much information on it.
The server was setup with Server 2008 R2 last year manually (meaning the tech installed the software using a MS dvd.
I found a post that said the instructions are here:
I looked through all the manuals and did not see it mentioned.
Where are the instructions or what is involved in getting the dual nics teaming?
I have a PowerEdge 2900 and just purchased a WW126 DRAC5 remote access card with long cables. The DRAC documentation indicates that the hardware installation procedure is in the computer hardware manual. It isn't. Nor is it in the motherboard manual.
In the motherboard manual I don't see any connectors that look likely for places to plug in the cables. Do they go into the floppy and IDE connectors or what?
Hi All,
When running : "dmeg | grep ata1", I'm getting the following:
ata1: SATA max UDMA/133 mmio m8192@0xee2fe000 port 0xee2fe000 irq 10
ata1: SATA link up 1.5 Gbps (SStatus 113 SControl 320)
ata1.00: ATA-7: ST3160812AS, 3.ADJ, max UDMA/133
ata1.00: 312500000 sectors, multi 8: LBA48 NCQ (depth 0/32)
ata1.00: configured for UDMA/133
Checking the HD (ST3160812AS) spec shows it can do 3.0Gbps.
I have two question relate to my two T605 poweredge servers:
1) Does the T605 support SATA speeds beyond 1.5 ?
2) If so, do I need to have a special linux driver to get the extra speed ?
Thank you,
Roy
Network Card not being recognized by Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1. Can someone point me to the specific driver/software that needs to be implemented in order for my network card to be recognized by the specified OS.
Thanks, Gregg
Hello,
I've a Dell PowerEdge 2600 (running Windows 2003), whom the RAID controller PERC 4/Di (integrated) appears to be faulty.
I continually get the message "Warning Embedded RAID firmware is not present", while I bought a new PERC 4/Di kit whose I've tried all components (battery, memory module and PERC connector)!
I've checked on the Web, and it sounds that this problem comes from motherboard.
I've a RAID Controller Card "Adaptec SCSI 39160" (PCI-to-SCSI adapter) that came with this server and I've never installed.
Is it possible to install this RAID Controller Card and use it with the original drive bays, included in this server?
If yes, does this RAID Controller Card can function as the integrated PERC (via the motherboard)?
Or, does this RAID Controller Card has to be connected to to SCSIA and SCSIB backplane board connectors?
Thank you for your help :)
Chris
Hi,
We have Dell smart UPS 3000 with NMC 2. i have connected the card and it's showing solid green( means it has taken DHCP address), but i am unable to configure it for UPS monitoring. Can someone help me in setting up the same.
Any help would be appreciated.
Thanks,
Hello,
I recently tried to upgrade an R710 server from a single E5520 CPU and 2x2GB of RAM to Dual X5650's and 6x8GB of RAM. The server also has a Perc 6i and 3x146GB drives. However when I did the upgrade there were warning like this;
"Alert! Power required exceeds PSU wattage. Check PSU and system configuration."
The server boots after a restart and warning about possible degradation in performance. The server only has a single 570W PSU. I'm looking for the cheapest way to resolve the issue. Would adding a secondary 570W PSU work? Or do I have to go with the high output 870W unit?
Also, I'm a big surprised by the error. The X5650 is a 95W CPU just like a lot of the others. The manuals for both the 570W and 870W PSU seem outdated as they both only mention the "maximum" configuration to be Dual 5500 model Xeon (no mention of 5600 model). But the "maximum" configuration for the 570W PSU referenced Dual 5500 Xeon processors that are 95W just like the ones I have. So to me it makes no sense why it shouldn't work.
Thanks.
Hi,
I've got this server and i have not updated anything on this server a long time. my OS is windows 2003 r2 32bit server. I am planning to install windows 2012 r2. what should i do first? do i need to update the hardware such bios, firmware and etc.? can you please show me the steps on how to update my PE server 2950 please? thanks in advance.
Hello,
I need some assistance, I recently made a purchase of some memory to upgrade my PowerEdge T110II. Unfortunately, the person I bought my new memory from didn't add the correct details on the item listing and I had neglected to check the internet to make sure that I was making the right choice.
When I received the modules, I installed them and powered up my server and found that the diagnostic lights were being highlighted. It went to a 1-3 and to a static 1. I read the manual and found that the static 1 light was to indicate that no memory was being detected.
The 3x modules are 8GB 1gx72 DDR PC3 10600 - I've had a quick read and found that these were registered modules which is a bummer due to my PowerEdge T110II only supporting Unbuffered Memory Modules.
I have no problems upgrading the server if needs be (within reason) I was originally planning to upgrade over the next few months.
Now I've read that if I upgraded the CPU to an Xeon then this would probably overcome my issue...now before I do something drastic like buying a new processor, I just wanted to confirm with this community that this is correct?
My current CPU is a Intel(R) Pentium(R) CPU G620 @ 2.60GHz.
If any information is required, please ask and I will gladly assist.
Thank you for your assistance. [:)]
Kindest Regards,
Tim L J
Hi
Wanted to find the oid for getting the inlet temp on a R620 iDrac7 server.
Can't seem to find it
thanks
Hello, I was just wondering if anyone has tried to take the components from a dell power edge 2950 rack server and put them into a dell power edge 1900 full tower case?
I am not sure if it can be done, good, bad, etc.
Any suggestions?
thanks
Bill
I'm observing NIC firmware update failures on 6 of our Dell PowerEdge R620 servers. Please suggest remedy methods/workarounds.
Error on 14.5.8
The version of this Update Package is newer than the currently installed version.
Software application name: Intel(R) Gigabit 4P I350-t rNDC
Package version: 15.0.28
Installed version: 14.5.8
Executing update...
WARNING: DO NOT STOP THIS PROCESS OR INSTALL OTHER DELL PRODUCTS WHILE UPDATE IS IN PROGRESS.
THESE ACTIONS MAY CAUSE YOUR SYSTEM TO BECOME UNSTABLE!
..........UpdateDevice Error: 6 [EEPROM write failure]
UpdateDevice Error: 6 [EEPROM write failure]
UpdateDevice Error: 6 [EEPROM write failure]
UpdateDevice Error: 6 [EEPROM write failure]
.
Update Failed [EEPROM write failure].
Intel(R) Gigabit 4P I350-t rNDC
Update Failed [EEPROM write failure].
Update Failed [EEPROM write failure].
Intel(R) Gigabit 4P I350-t rNDC
Update Failed [EEPROM write failure].
Update Failed [EEPROM write failure].
Intel(R) Gigabit 4P I350-t rNDC
Update Failed [EEPROM write failure].
Update Failed [EEPROM write failure].
Intel(R) Gigabit 4P I350-t rNDC
Update Failed [EEPROM write failure].
Update Failed [EEPROM write failure].
Error on 14.0.12
The version of this Update Package is newer than the currently installed version.
Software application name: Intel(R) Gigabit 4P I350-t rNDC
Package version: 15.0.28
Installed version: 14.0.12
Executing update...
WARNING: DO NOT STOP THIS PROCESS OR INSTALL OTHER DELL PRODUCTS WHILE UPDATE IS IN PROGRESS.
THESE ACTIONS MAY CAUSE YOUR SYSTEM TO BECOME UNSTABLE!
..........UpdateDevice Error: 6 [EEPROM write failure]
UpdateDevice Error: 6 [EEPROM write failure]
UpdateDevice Error: 6 [EEPROM write failure]
UpdateDevice Error: 6 [EEPROM write failure]
The package we are using is Network_Firmware_HKK1W_LN_15.0.28_A00.BIN
As you can see from the R620 SEL below, the drives go from a “removed” state to “installed” state in a matter of 3-5 minutes. Every “removed” event results in a drive rebuild. This happens automatically.
Please suggest a fix.
Sample SEL log
Sun Oct 05 2014 02:35:45 Drive 2 is installed in disk drive bay 1.
Sun Oct 05 2014 02:33:19 Drive 2 is removed from disk drive bay 1.
Sun Jun 01 2014 02:27:06 Drive 0 is installed in disk drive bay 1.
Sun Jun 01 2014 02:24:20 Drive 0 in disk drive bay 1 is operating normally.
Sun Jun 01 2014 02:24:20 Drive 0 is removed from disk drive bay 1.
Tue May 20 2014 07:37:05 Fault detected on drive 5 in disk drive bay 1.
Mon May 05 2014 08:36:52 Fault detected on drive 0 in disk drive bay 1.
Sun Feb 23 2014 02:05:27 Drive 5 is installed in disk drive bay 1.
Sun Feb 23 2014 02:03:22 Drive 5 in disk drive bay 1 is operating normally.
Sun Feb 23 2014 02:03:22 Drive 5 is removed from disk drive bay 1.
Tue Feb 11 2014 09:15:47 Fault detected on drive 5 in disk drive bay 1.
Sun Jan 12 2014 02:19:21 Drive 2 is installed in disk drive bay 1.
Sun Jan 12 2014 02:17:31 Drive 2 in disk drive bay 1 is operating normally.
Sun Jan 12 2014 02:17:31 Drive 2 is removed from disk drive bay 1.
Fri Dec 13 2013 03:44:18 Fault detected on drive 2 in disk drive bay 1.
Thu Jun 27 2013 00:22:58 Log cleared.
Hi all
I'd like to retrieve the Product Name on my Dell PowerEdge R620 system to use this information in a monitoring applicataion. Normally I would use
dmidecode -t system to see this information. This worked on PowerEdge R610 and other, older PowerEdge systems, but on the Dell R620, the data is just empty, as shown in the following output:
dmidecode -t system
# dmidecode 2.11
SMBIOS 2.7 present.
Handle 0x0100, DMI type 1, 27 bytes
System Information
Manufacturer:
Product Name:
Version: Not Specified
Serial Number: *******
UUID: 4C4C4544-0039-4D10-8044-C4C04F475A31
Wake-up Type: Power Switch
SKU Number: SKU=NotProvided;ModelName=
Family: Not Specified
Handle 0x0C00, DMI type 12, 5 bytes
System Configuration Options
Option 1: NVRAM_CLR: Clear user settable NVRAM areas and set defaults
Option 2: PWRD_EN: Close to enable password
Handle 0x2000, DMI type 32, 11 bytes
System Boot Information
Status: No errors detected
My BIOS:
dmidecode -t bios
# dmidecode 2.11
SMBIOS 2.7 present.
Handle 0x0000, DMI type 0, 24 bytes
BIOS Information
Vendor:
Version: 2.0.19
Release Date: 08/29/2013
Address: 0xF0000
Runtime Size: 64 kB
ROM Size: 8192 kB
Characteristics:
ISA is supported
PCI is supported
PNP is supported
BIOS is upgradeable
BIOS shadowing is allowed
Boot from CD is supported
Selectable boot is supported
EDD is supported
Japanese floppy for Toshiba 1.2 MB is supported (int 13h)
5.25"/360 kB floppy services are supported (int 13h)
5.25"/1.2 MB floppy services are supported (int 13h)
3.5"/720 kB floppy services are supported (int 13h)
8042 keyboard services are supported (int 9h)
Serial services are supported (int 14h)
CGA/mono video services are supported (int 10h)
ACPI is supported
USB legacy is supported
BIOS boot specification is supported
Function key-initiated network boot is supported
Targeted content distribution is supported
UEFI is supported
BIOS Revision: 2.0
Handle 0x0D00, DMI type 13, 22 bytes
BIOS Language Information
Language Description Format: Long
Installable Languages: 1
en|US|iso8859-1
Currently Installed Language: en|US|iso8859-1
Has anyone also expected this behaviour, and are there any solutions to this?
Hi
I have Dell PowerEdge 6850
can i upgrade it to windows server 2008 R2
and work with ram (4*16)GB DDR2 PC2-5300 667MHz 240p ECC REG
I have a couple PE 2950's that are running RHEL5.4, is there a way to tell from the command line interface while RHEL is booted if the server has an iDRAC card in it? and if so, is there a way to configure it while the server is booted?
Does the PowerEdge R420 support a video card via PCI? If so which one? I need Open GL capabilities for a security camera server. Thank you!
Is it possible to usr a PERC H810 in a R710 Server?
I am considering my first purchase,namely the Dell 22 inch monitor E series 2214H and a Poweredge T20.
Here's a few questions:
Other than that,time for me to learn how to put an OS on a USB flash drive,or cheat and buy it from osdisc.com...
Currently,this will be used at home,but,I am looking to get into some kind of I.T. Biz up the road.
Thoughts and help,please?