PowerEdge R805 Hard Disk replacement
I replaced the 2 mirrored HDDs on my PowerEdge R805 recently, with new set of SAS 1TB HDDs for higher volume, configured on Raid 1 (200GB for System partition; 800GB for Data partition). Afterwards, I...
View ArticleUnable to ssh into idrac8 with 2.30.30.30 firmware
On R730, I upgraded idrac8 firmware from 2.21.21.21 to 2.30.30.30, and now I cannot ssh into the idrac. I get "no matching cipher found" when ssh'ing into the idrac. Rolling back the firmware to...
View ArticlePowerEdge R805 Disk replcement
I replaced the 2 mirrored HDDs on my PowerEdge R805 recently, with new set of SAS 1TB HDDs for higher volume, configured on Raid 1 (200GB for System partition; 800GB for Data partition). Afterwards, I...
View ArticleCannot log in to DRAC4 on PE2800
I have recently acquired a PE2800 and purchased and installed a DRAC4 into it. I can configure the DRAC from CTRL-D and can edit the admin user and password from CTRL-E, however I am unable to log in...
View ArticleSupportAssist and TechDirect file upload tool will be unavailable April 1 - 3
Due to scheduled maintenance, the file transport tool used by SupportAssist and TechDirect will be unavailable as follows:Downtime WindowStartEndAmericasApril 1st 9:30 PMApril 2nd 6:30 PM CDTEurope,...
View ArticleHELP-Server stuck on System Recovery Options
Hi, I had a power outage at my office today and found everything off when I came in. When I powered on the Server PowerEdge 2008 running win small business server 2008, it took me to a page called...
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idrac6 update
I have server R410.I tried update idrac with different firmware using web - but always faidFirmware got here:...
View ArticlePE R320 PERC H710 mini battery issue
The OpenManage log reports "The PERC1 battery is low.", the 10-60 minutes later it reports "The PERC1 battery is operating normally."Is it time to get a new battery?
View ArticleR720 one PROC
Can a R720 run with full memory and only one PROC installed? Running into SQL licensing issues and want to try removing one PROC.
View ArticlePoweredge 2900 ram upgrade
Hey guys I'm trying to up grade my ram in my poweredge 2900 which as 8gb of ram (1gb 2rx8 pc2 5300f 555 11 b0 x8 sticks) I want to add 4 Gbs (2gb 2xr4 pc2 5300f 555 11 e0). Can anyone tell me how to do...
View ArticlePowerEdge R720xd outputs an average noise
Hi There,I've posted this thread earlier about a disk failure in my server. And now I'm waiting for the replacement disk by Dell. However, I haven't shutdown or restarted the server till there was a...
View ArticleF1 Errors
I was hoping to find out a list of what causes F1 errors on Dell servers (F1 to continue, F2 to enter Setup prompt.) I have seen a couple of questions come upon this, and there is general agreement...
View ArticleR710 Platform update: no updates found !
I am having troubles updating the lifecycle platform of a poweredge R710. This is the way I went:1. Downloaded the Dell Repository Manager v2.1.0 (datacenter edition).2. Created a new repository...
View ArticleR710 - crashing due to memory problems?
Hi,my beloved R710 ran like a charm for the last 5 1/2 years, but recently it crashed at least once a day, mainly because auf "Multi-bit memory errors detected on a memory device at location DIMM_B1"...
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Error: Baseboard management controller communication failure ? Help
Hi,I have Poweredge 2950, and from last two days server started showing this error during boot:Baseboard management controller communication failureBut it boots ok and loading windows server normally....
View ArticleUpdate Server Firmware & Drivers
Hi,I'm not sure if I've missed something obvious, I've got an Dell R730xd that I want to check and (if necessary) update the firmware on.Looking on the Dell website, I can't seem to find a way to check...
View ArticlePowerEdge T105 integrated graphics adapter broken
Dear forum members,I hope somebody could give me some advice. The integrated VGA (ATI ES1000) gave up, the system gives a long and two short beeps at POST. There is no video output, not even at the...
View Articlecpu performance
Hi,My Server is R710 Poweredge, sometimes my server run slow, I try to check the performance from task manager it shows that cpu performance on 80% and memory on 70%. But on the CPU usage history show...
View ArticleR520 with Xeon E5 2440 - CPU temp. monitoring via iDRAC7 issue
Hi,having our R520 Dell PowerEdge server with one Xeon E5 2440 CPU onboard, we need to examine and monitor CPU temperature. But the only temperature sensor available via iDRAC7 to review, is the...
View ArticleServer change and upgrade
Hi Dell peopleWill I be able to use RAM modules from my PowerEdge T610 and put it in my T320?Thank you.
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