PowerEdge server blinking amber light on HDD
My poweredge server which is a DC, dns, dhcp, and file server has a blinking amber light to drive 2. I did not build this server so have no idea what raid is used. Can I hot swap the drive with a new...
View ArticleExpand partition for RAID1
i have an old PowerEdge SC440 that ran out of drive space. i upgraded the drives (two drives, mirrored) by removing one, adding the new larger drive, letting the RAID resync and then repeating the...
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 ArticleOptions to update a Poweredge R710 server with latest firmware when ESXi 5.0...
Hello,What are my options to update the Poweredge R710 server when ESXi 5.0 is installed?Unfortunately is the Lifecylce Controller broken, it is in a loop and restart the server all the time until I...
View ArticleRedundant power supply fans continuously change speed (together) on Poweredge...
We have just purchased a used Poweredge C1100 (CS24-TY). The redundant power supply fans continously speed up and slow down together on a cycle of about 10 seconds. All other fans work normally and...
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Installing two memory modules of different sizes (PowerEdge T20)
Hello! I am planning on purchasing a couple of PowerEdge T20 servers, and I have a question about combining two memory modules of different sizes. To begin with, the online configurator won't let me...
View ArticleDell PowerEdge R710 - how to assign IP address to 4 available NICs?
I have a DellPowerEdge R710 server, brand new. How can I assign the IP address to its 4 NICs and iDRAC? Thanks!
View ArticleFull Height H710 Cables
I have a R720 with 3.5" backplane and would like to upgrade the H310 controller to a full height H710 preferably in slot 6 or 7. What are the Dell part numbers for the cables and their lengths?
View ArticlePE1950 Cache Battery
Hello - I have 2 PE1950s. One is gen III and the other gen II. I have updated all firmware etc to the latest version available when I did an OS reinstall (Centos 6.4).I am having an issue on both of...
View ArticleHow to set up zoning in Dell C8000XD, also can't find anything about C8000MA
I have received a C8000 + C8000XD storage sled, which is working fine, i.e., all disks are visible through all controller ports.The documentation seems to indicate that one can set up zoning, however,...
View ArticleNIC Teaming on R610
I have "inherited" a network with R410 and R610 servers. Several have had NIC teaming set up...but I cannot determine how the teaming was accomplished. (I came from a predominately HP oriented...
View ArticleDell SC1425 and Intel Xeon Dual Core 7140M 800Mhz CPU
I currently have a SC1425 that had a Single Core 3.6Mhz 800Mhz CPU. Everything worked. I decided to upgrade to a 7140M Dual Core. Both cpus are 604 socket. I installed the 7140M, but the server...
View ArticleUSB 3.0 Card for Dell R520 Server
Hi,we plan to upgrade our Dell R520 Server which comes with only USB 2.0 Ports to USB 3.0 Ports.Which internal PCI Card would fit ?
View ArticleT420 Graphics support?
I recently got a T420 for Desktop virtualization in a lab environment. I'm not doing VDI but I am going to be running multiple VMs at a time, one of which will be my daily work VM. I have no need for...
View ArticleBROADCOM 10GbE 2P 57810S-k Mezzanine card on Poweredge M620
Hi,I have a problem with new mezzanine cards BROADCOM 10GbE 2P 57810S-k.they wont work on 10g speed they only work on 1g.I have updated the firmware to first 7.2.14 and then to 7.2.20, but still...
View ArticleSystem & OS Updates - February 10th - Feb 14th 2014
System & OS Updates - February 3rd - Feb 7th 2014Hardware:Emerson 1100W PSU (PN: YT39Y) Firmware 07.09.40 (Urgent) 1/30/2014 http://dell.to/1bMj8VVJMatrox Video Driver 4.0.1.4 (Recommended)...
View ArticlePowerEdge R710 Firmware/Driver Update
I have OMSA installed on the server and stated firmware and drive update is out of date. How do I go about updating this? Will this have any affect if I do a hot-swap on a drive?Thanks!
View ArticleSystem Board Power Optimized - Degraded - R610
Greetings,I've noticed that openmanage reports System Board Power Optimized - Degraded, with a cause of Unknown Reason. I'm not sure why this is happening, but I'm hoping I can get that resolved....
View ArticleProcessor Upgrades to PowerEdge C8220: Does System Board V1.0 (CN0W6W6G)...
Our PowerEdge C8220 servers currently use 8-core Xeon E5-2600 CPUs. Is it possible to upgrade them to Xeon E5-2697V2 12-core processors?Thank you,J.J.
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