Dashboard view for Power stats
Hi,Has anyone setup a Dashboard view of their servers to show dynamic Power Statistics?If so, would you mind sharing the procedure(s)?Ta,John Bradshaw
View ArticlePowerEdge SC1435 won't power on, power light turns on green - System status...
So i had a fully functioning SC1435 until i plugged it in and powered it on one day. Here's the status:Power light turns green when power cord is applied, no fans, no POST, no beepsThe system status...
View ArticlePowerEdge 1950 v1 + CPU E5345 "Unsupported CPU Combination"
I have "1950 first revision" running with 2 x Xeon E5160 in them. I try install E5345 processors and i get an E2020 errror with an "Unsupported CPU Combination" system message on the console. I have...
View ArticleSAS PERC H200 Linux Driver
I'm trying to install CentOS 4.8 using the SAS controller card mentioned in the title in a Dell PowerEdge T110 II.I seem to have located a Redhat Enterprise 4.8 driver for the card, but that driver...
View ArticlePE2950 and compatibility with Quantum LTO5
HiI have a PE2950 running Windows 2003. There is a Perc 5e SAS Raid that connects to a MD1000 array & SCSI card with 2 x LTO3 drives attached.I want to upgrade to Backup Exec2012 and a Quantum...
View ArticleBackplane in Degraded state
Hello - I have a PE1950, rrunning W2K3 Std, and OMSA is showing the Backplane on Connector 0 as Degraded. All drives are healthy. What does this indicate? According to OMSA all the drivers and...
View ArticlePE2950 - no power lights, won't start - bad PSU?
Hi all,I have a pe2950 that worked on the bench for quite a while. I went to go put it in a rack, and the UPS blew a breaker (too much on one UPS). I moved the 2950 to another UPS and now it won't...
View ArticleGetting public IP of my DRAC 5
Hi AllI have a Dell PowerEdge 2950 server. I have bought and installed a DRAC 5 card in there. I am able to access it being on the same network. However, I was looking for a way to do the same over the...
View ArticleHelp understanding PowerEdge R620 lspci output and pcie device mapping
Greetings, I am hoping someone might help me understand the lspci output from a R620. I am having trouble with understanding why the 10Gb Ethernet device shows up as its own address [0000:40]. I would...
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Additional RAM installation in Dell Server
Hello.Could you please help me point which slots exactly should I install additional server RAM (2 new cards).And below are the right side with all free slots.On a left there are 2 slots with current...
View Article2950 won't boot
Hey guys, I currently have a Dell Power Edge 2950. I plugged both cables into both PSU but the only lights coming on are that of the power supplies being plugged.Server makes no noise... I don't even...
View ArticleBMC Watchdog ... reliability?
Hi,Just wondering what others have experienced with the BMC Watchdog for PowerEdge servers running Windows.Does the Watchdog reliably catch when Windows is hung?Does it ever give false...
View ArticlePowerEdge 2550 like zombie.
I have 2 PowerEdge 2550 (bought second handed) both stays in black screen, like no signal to the monitor, i mean, it has signal but, the color isn't even black, it's just the monitor's screen powered...
View ArticleDell PowerEdge 2950 Memory Replacement
Hello everyone, a Dell Poweredge 2950 had memory failure. Is memory hot swappable in Dell 2950? Do I have to take the server down before replacing the memory?
View ArticleMotherboard temperature
Hi, I would like to ask what is the maximum temperature supported by the motherboard of the Dell PowerEdge R710 server, and for what time can this temperature be held in order to not damage thy system?...
View ArticlePower Edge 6450
Hi, im looking for a D SET o anyother tool for dell power edge 6450 system. Anyone know some tool for these old family servers?Regards.
View Articleclean install of a W2K server with Raid1
HiI have a PowerEdge 400SC with Raid 1 installed. I would like to do a clean install.I read somewhere that I can delete the existing raid config at the CERC controller and then install on it (not sure...
View ArticleProblem with 2950 RAM upgrade
I have a 2950 that had 4 x 1 GB of RAM. I bought 4 x 4 GB of new memory (Certified). I have updated BIOS, chipset, ESM and PERC. I removed the old memory and put the new 4 GB modules in the server....
View Article10G NIC Speed issue
Hi,Please help for improve performance of 10G NIC.We have two 10G NIC "X540-T2 Intel network card with RJ45 copper Cat6A" .One 10G NIC is installed on i5 with xenomai patched ubuntu OS.And 2nd one is...
View ArticleT105 no power and steady amber LED on motherboard
I have a PowerEdge T105 that is only lightly used but has been switched on almost continuously for 4½ years. Yesterday it suddenly powered off and won't turn back on again. There are no lights on the...
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