PowerEdge M610 Strike F1 to continue after remote access setup
HiGot a really weird issue hereJust rebooted one of my blades and every time it go though post it halts after the remote access configuration with "Strike F1 to continue, F2 to configure".I know this...
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PowerEdge T110 Continuously Reboots
Our PowerEdge T110 has been running flawlessly and everything was fine.Earlier today, I was searching the Dell website and noticed that there was a security notice, and there was an "urgent" PowerEdge...
View ArticleOpen Manage Server Administrator running on ESXi Free
I have a test server running ESXi 5.1 free, I also have an Open Manage server running.I've followed these steps to get OMSA running on the ESXi host.I've verified that the...
View ArticlePoweredge T20 CPU compatability
Hello everyone, I have a Xeon E3-1275v3 processor sitting on my desk left over from another project. I got to thinking that I could use it for a home office server of some sort. I see the Poweredge...
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Help to Find Dell Part Numbers
I really struggle to find the correct part numbers for Dell servers, i often have clients asking for replacement memory, hard drives etc for dell servers and i spend around 40-60 mins searching...
View ArticleiDRAC 7 Not respond
Dear All, Please advise solution to fix the problem (SW0700: iDRAC is not ready. The configuration values cannot be accessed.) on Dell PowerEdge R720 Server.
View ArticleR610 Memory upgrade
I have a dual proc r610 with currently 4 x 4GB(16GB total) Dimm's.I have 6 x 8GB modules I want to put in the server. Whats the best layout I can do?
View ArticlePoweredge 1950 Dual NIC not detecting
Hello,I got couple of Poweredge 1950 machines intended to use on low ended stuff, i searched the web and found Ubuntu Server 10.xIs "Certified" to use on Poweredge 1950 after downloading, Ubuntu...
View ArticleIn what increments can the number of cores be limited on an R720 server with...
Hi,We have an R720 server with 8 cores per processor. There is an option in Bios to limit the number of cores per processor. Does anyone know with what increments this could be limited? This may be...
View ArticleWhat's AC power supply in T320? 350 W, 495W or 750W?
How could I know if is it 350 W, 495W or 750W?Thanks in advance
View ArticleNew T110 II with Perc S300. Not recognizing external esata drive
My RAID 5 with 4 drives is running just fine. I want to connect an external drive to do backups. It has an esata interface which I have plugged into the back. It is not getting recognized even though...
View Articler210 II stuck at bios logo
hii have r210 II 2 nsas non raid...when im restart my server its stuck at bios dell logo screen. after 5-10minsometimes dont open only stuck at dell logo screeen.but if it open, working well :)whats is...
View Articleopenmanage takes down eth0 on starting up
I just installed the latest openmanage on centos 6.5 (64bit) but it can happen on centos 5 too, on starting up openmanage disables eth0 taking the network offline. Restarting the network brings it back...
View ArticleJava issue with DRAC Console
Hi,Recently updated JAVA and now cannot open a DRAC console.Has anyone else had an issue with the latest Java?ThxJohn Bradshaw
View ArticlePowerEdge 2950 hangs at POST after reporting memory or RAC
Hi all,I have a 2950 I got used that was working great for about two weeks. I was copying a bunch of data to it overnight when it lost access to the drive. After that, it will not boot successfully,...
View ArticlePoweredge R210 II PCI
We have just bought a Poweredge R210 II. We wish to put a soundcard in but it's the wrong type of PCI riser. The same cards fitted in servers we bought only a couple of months back. Does anyone know...
View ArticleiDrac 6 - Temperature Threshold Setting
Dear experts:Our iDrac 6 temperature warning threshold is set from 8°C to 42°C (PowerEdge R710). Is there a way to change these settings?I would like to lower the upper threshold setting.Thank you very...
View ArticleR210 II and H200A
Hi,Updated the firmware for the H200A in an R210 II using OME. Now it won't boot.OME said version 7.3.5 was installed, installed firmware using OME, but at boot it's now reporting mpt2bios-7.11.10,...
View ArticlePoweredge T110 - how to disable DRAC ?
I have several new T110 PEs that I am putting in service. They all pause for about 2 minutes on boot at "Initializing Remote Access Controller". I do not want / need DRAC support on these boxes. I...
View ArticleDell R720 & ESXi 4.1 U2
All -I don't churn servers very often here and this being my first 12G server -- just curious on ways the collective have updated software/firmware on these servers knowing it will be used for ESXi 4.1...
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