PowerEdge R610 citrix xenserver installation on SD card (16,32 or 64GB)
Hi all!We have 4 PowerEdge R610 servers with iDrac6 enterprise card. And we wanna install citrix xenserver hypervisor on SD card instead of local HDD or SAN disks. I tried use back port of iDrac6...
View ArticlePE 2950 III - SUU cannot update Broadcom NetXtreme firmware
We have a PowerEdge 2650 Gen III running Windows 2003 SP2 Standard Edition. We are using Dell SUU (SUU_740_Q42013_A00) to try to update the firmware of our Broadcom NetXtreme NICs. The update fails...
View ArticlePoweredge R715 with Xenserver crashes after/during raid battery learning cycle
Hi,We have a Poweredge R715 with Xenserver 6.2 and it crashes almost every time the raid battery learning cycle almost completes.This is a server with a 4hour support contract but this problem is...
View ArticleMemory Issue again
My existing memories are 2 units of 2 GB (2Rx8 PC3-10600R-9-10-BO) and located on slot A2 and A3. I want to add 2 more memories they are 8 Gb (KTD-PE313E/8GB) so I hope my total Memories are 20 Gb...
View ArticleTwo identical servers swap drives
I am not 100% on this so hoping this can be easily answered.I have two almost identical Poweredge 1900 servers. We will say... server A and server BServer A I am currently using and would like to...
View ArticleError Code E08F1 ON DELL 2650
I have a Dell Power Edge 2650, on which the center emblem is flashing amber. When I open the console cover, the led readout says E08F1. Can anyone point me in the right direction here. What does this...
View ArticleSUU Downloads from Repository Mgr failing around 90%
Hey,I have tried to download several SUU updates over the last week (different combinations of servers and packages eg R820 32 bit windows, r720xd 64 bit) and they are failing before finishing.Just...
View ArticleTrying to get Poweredge R210 with Raid setup
Hi,I'm trying to get by poweredge r210 II to work with raid but something strange is happening. I originally had no Ctrl-R option to enter Raid management, but I did have Ctrl -C. I went to the bios...
View ArticleDELL Poweredge 2950
Hello, i have 1 server dell poweredge 2950, but i need put it in 1 card for extSATA, i don't know which could be compatible. I'm was checking couple cards but i don't know if works or not. Could you...
View ArticlePE R710 with intermittent Core temperature above threshold error
I have a DELL R710 that intermittently gives the following errors within CentOS release 6.3 (Final):Mar 24 11:43:04 swamp.mail.uwo.pri kernel: CPU10: Core temperature above threshold, cpu clock...
View ArticlePowerEdge R310 Core i3 Memory Upgrade
I have a PowerEdge R310 server with Core i3 CPU and 4GB or RAM (model number: M391B5773DH0-YH9). I bought 4x 4GB of the exact same specs memory and installe dthem on DIMS 1, 2, 3, 4, but the server...
View ArticleResetting root password for multiple m1000e chassis
Hi all,Is there a way to do this via script? Anyone have the script or tool....pls?Thankyou.John Bradshaw
View ArticleDELL Poweredge R410 VD multiple failure + Qs
Hi Guys,We support a client that has a DELL PowerEdge R410 server with 2 x VD; a 500GB RAID1 and 1T RAID1. In both VDs the RAID is degraded and a disk has failed in each (so a 500GB has failed, and a...
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Recommended Network Firware won't update.
Hi,Wondering if anyone can help. I have PE1900 server with Windows 2008 x64 installed. I downloaded the latest System Update Utility (7.4.0.225). I was able to update most drivers and firmwares,...
View ArticlePowerEdge 2950 w1228 romb batt
I restarted one of our PowerEdge 2950s running RHEL this morning, but now on the display it has the following scrolling message with an amber background on the displayPoweredge 2950 w1228 romb batt...
View ArticleWindows 2012 R2 - Hyper-V Role will not install on R610 Servers
After building Windows 2012 R2 on 2 Dell PowerEdge R610 servers, I tried to install the Hyper-V role and keep getting error that the requested feature has failed installation with an unexpected error...
View ArticleAuxiliary power to a GPU from the power board question
The power distribution board in my machine has has 2x 4peg ports and 1 8peg. Currently one of the 4pegs has an adapter on it to use 2 disk drives on.The GPU has 2x 8peg ports.Can I use adapters in...
View ArticleDell R310 and H700
Hello guys!I have a Dell R310 server with a Perc S300 raid controller (partnr. GN148).I'm looking to replace this with a H700, but i've read that there are some different types of this controller.The...
View ArticleOdd planar temp warnings - OMSA
One of our Dell servers (PowerEdge R210 II, running OpenSUSE) has recently started to report abnormal alerts for the system board planar temperature.OMSA logs show series of warning/critical messages...
View ArticlePoweredge 2900 Qlogic FC HBA adapter issues
I am trying to connect our poweredge 2900 server to an MD3600f. The connectivity matrix of the MD3600f says the model of Fibre Channel HBA adapter it prefers is QLE2460/62, QLE2560/62 and QLE220 but my...
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