windows 2008r2 server active tasks
Does anyone know how to fix the task scheduler, It's said Reading Data Failed, underneath active tasks, it's said active are tasks that are currently enable and have not expired and on the bottom it...
View ArticlePCI parity error on new R720
Recently took delivery of a new R720, was configuring the RAID setup via the iDRAC remotely via virtual console, and the system became unresponsive. I tried reconnecting but was presented with the...
View ArticleDell System Hardware & Software Updates for November 17th – 21st 2014
Popular Hardware Updates:Dell DSETDell Server Update Utility, v.14.10.200.123 A01 (Optional) 10/28/2014Dell Support Live Image Version 2.1 (Recommended) 7/23/2014 ServersDell Server BIOS PowerEdge...
View Articlechanging the Server name
Hi,My current server name is ptmb1. is there anyway i can change it to something else?
View ArticleiDRAC7 ping and snmp issues
Hi,We're currenting deploying a number of R620, and have started to integrate the iDRAC snmp features in to the monitoring system. However we're experiencing some oddities we suspect could be...
View ArticleMultiple DSM version mismatch
I have a 2 node (Dell R720's) cluster that was just rebuilt from 2012 to 2012 R2. It's linked to a Dell MD3200 array for the CSV.I knew multi-pathing had to be installing to see the array properly as...
View ArticleR 620 AHCI bios upgrade
I have a R620 system that I would like to be able to upgrade AHCI bios to at least version 1.3.Currently the system is at AHCI bios version 1.0.3.I have been through all the downloads for this system...
View ArticlePERC 4/Di warning: Embedded RAID firmware is not present
Hello,I have a Dell PowerEdge 2600 (running Windows 2003), whom the RAID controller PERC 4/Di appears to be faulty, I continually get the message "Warning: Embedded RAID firmware is not present".I've...
View Articleturn on the redirect printer
Hi,My 2008r2 server is running the Lytec software and people remotely to the server from their home. Is there a way to have them print to their printer when they click print on their side?
View ArticlePoweredge C1100 PERC 6/1 HP SAS drives not recognized
Hello,First, please pardon my ignorance. I'm setting up my PE C1100. I bought it and some HP 300GB 15k SAS drives, model ef0300fatfd. The drives weren't detected by the BIOS, though I'm getting a...
View ArticleUpgrade server and pc's
We are needing to upgrade our server and pc's. We have an hp pro lint. We have two locations. Need terminal services, need to host our email.
View ArticleR610 Memory Possibilities
I have an R610 with dual processors. I had 16GB of RAM in the form of 8 - 2GB in a cofiguration like so:[0] [0] [2] [2] [2] [2] PROC PROC [2] [2] [2] [2] [0] [0]This seemed to work fine. I just...
View ArticlePE2950 III not seeing PERC6/E or SAS 6gbps cards
Hello,I have several PE2950 III's. They're all equipped identically, with PCIe risers, two Intel NICs, DRAC, and PERC6/I RAID. All firmware and bios have been flashed to current within the last 6...
View ArticleR710 Boot Failure
Hello everyone,I've got an R710 that will not boot.At power up, the fans run full speed for perhaps half a second, then the server goes into standby mode. Attempting to start the server with the power...
View ArticlePowerEdge T310 BMC web GUI
All docs that I have read say that I should be able to access the BMC via web interface. I have tried both http and https but no luck. I verified that I can PING the BMC just fine, and I can access it...
View ArticleM600 Bios Update through IDRAC Virtual Media
I have an m1000e chassis with an M600 blade running bios 1.0.1. I would like to upgrade it to the latest bios version. However, from the dell support site, the only bios files I see are .exe and .bin...
View Articlepoweredge 2900 newbie help
hello all i am new here and this is my first post,first or all let my start by saying i know nothing about servers, but i do know my way around windows xp and 7 a little.i had an old Dell Poweredge...
View ArticleRD1000 - cant eject
Dell T610 Server - SBS 2012 - Shadow ProtectHi thereI have a Dell T610 Server which runs SBS2012. We also have ShadowProtect to take regular backups of the server. These backups, backup onto a RD1000...
View ArticleDell PowerEdge T710 update failure: system services is disabled
Hi all, I have a PowerEdge T710 server that conked out in the middle of the night due to reported power supply issues. I had to pull the plug and wait a minute, then it let me boot up. I saw there were...
View ArticlePE1955 HBA
I am trying to find a list of supported 4GB HBA's for the PE1955.The server is running W2003. The HBA can be QLOGIC or EMULEX.Is there an Hardware Compatibility List I can download?Sean
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