Setting up a Dell PowerEdge R900
How do install Windows server 2008 R2 Datacenter to my Dell PowerEdge R900. If someone could give me step by step help that would be amazing as im new to servers. Ive just bought this thing and done...
View ArticleNo power on m1000e
I installed a m1000e into a rack and plugged in all of the PSUs to the PDU. The AC lights are on but the DC lights on the PSU are not. Nothing comes on but there is a "no CMC found" error on the LCD...
View Articlelifecycle controller ftp proxy issue
Hi.I've got a couple of dell servers with lifecycle controller in our datacenters.When I'm trying to do a firmware upgrade from ftp.dell.com I've noticed it's connecting to 2 ip addresses on ftp...
View Articledell c6100 xs23-ty3 - problem with one of the nodes
Hello,I have this server dell c6100 xs23-ty3 and yesterday one of the nodes shut off, now I can power it back on and it starts to boot then shuts off again.It's odd because the second node on the same...
View ArticleFailsafe voltage error & onboard regulator failed R610
Hi all,I need your help...!!!!!!The thing is that the server had this errors on the display and it wont turn on.i checked on forums and there says that the problem is on the motherboard and it needs to...
View ArticleM600, M610 iDRAG is NOT READY
After moving our BLADES to new office we have several blades with unknown TAG, with Health status OK and in the same time:Power StateUnavailablePower Consumption0 WHealthUnavailablePower Allocated0...
View ArticlePE 2950 - High Pitch Squeal???
I've been using this sever for a couple of years without any issues until I moved from Atlanta to Florida. The unit was packed and moved very carefully and there were no incidents during the trip like...
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Dell Power Edge 2950 iii Ram Temps high?
Hello,I have a dell r200 1u and ram temps are much lower then the 2u Dell 2950 3rd gen ram. It's weird because the server has 4 fans and there blowing right at the ram. Its like every other stick of...
View ArticleSet up 4 drives, only 2 RAID 0 on Dell R610
I have a Dell R610 with RAID Perc H700I have 4 SSD drives, I only want 2 x 128GB RAID 0, the other 2 physical. I'm in the raid config, but cannot figure out how to make the 2 x 512GB visible, They only...
View ArticlePowerEdge SC 1435 Memory
I have a PowerEdge SC 1435 and I would like do upgrade its memory. According Kingston's site, the recommended model is KTD-PE6950. Why I can't use the KVR667D2D4P5K2 model? Is there another model of...
View ArticleVRTX 1600 watt PSU voltage
This may be a silly question and maybe this isn't the best place to ask this, but I really don't feel like calling in to Dell right now. I just want to confirm if the 1600w power supplies on the Dell...
View ArticleiDRAC6 Monolithic Release 1.98 update package is not compatible with your...
I have a dell r210 II and I try upgrade firmware on it for better fan control but it wont allow me!iDRAC6 Monolithic Release 1.98 update package is not compatible with your system configurationI tried...
View ArticleDell System Hardware & Software Updates for September 21 - 25, 2015
Popular DownloadsDell Server E-Support Tool (DSET) 3.7 for Dell serversDell Support Live Image (SLI) 2.2OpenManage Server Administrator (OMSA) 8.1OpenManage Essentials (OME) 2.10Servers &...
View ArticleDELL T300 EVENTID 6008
only thing in the windows event log is event 6008.checked raid alert log, says server was shutdown by PERC controller.everything is green now. at restart the battery showed infomational msg that...
View ArticleServer 2008 STD , event 6008
nothing in windows system event log.checked raid log, PERC Contoller issued shutdown.perc log included.
View ArticlePower Edge R310 Only Recognises 16 Gb of Ram with 24 Gb fitted
Hi All,I have upgraded this machine to 6 x 4 Gb ram, and it's only recognising 16Gb. All sticks are the same. Any ideas what I am doing wrong ?
View ArticlePoweredge T310 memory configuration
Dear Dell ,Im looking to upgrade my poweredge T310 with 32 gb memory it is supported by the system ?I know it has 6 slots just dont know what will be the configuration to work the memory is the...
View ArticlePowerEdge R410 - Vmware does not find storage
I would appreciate any info i could get. Trying to install VMware on this R410. I am using ESXi5.5U2 although dell says there is a U3 but can't find it on VMware site. Are there additional storage...
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Dell VRTX Drive Configuration
I am trying to configure a Dell VRTX with 3 Blades with Windows 2012 R2 FailoverI followed the Dell instructions to create a Quorum Disk (RAID 1) and a cluster shared disk (CSV) - Raid 50. The issue...
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