T710 memory config
Hi,Apologies about this as I know this has been discussed millions of times. I have a T710 with 12Gb of ram running in Optimixed mode. I purchased another 12Gb which matches the existing RAM from...
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KVM SIP Not Responding (Offline) after Server Reboot
Have a weird issue. After a reboot or two of our new servers, we're loosing KVM access to them and the KVM reports the SIPS offline. We’ve verified that there’s no cabling issues by replacing the...
View ArticlePE R710 and Teaming NIC's
I have the PE R710.It has 4 NIC's.I would like to team them to give me a single 4GB connection.I have installed the latest drivers, am running BACS4.The server is running 2012 R2.I can see Team options...
View ArticleCreating total back up of PowerEdge T105 computer
Three computers, Model: PowerEdge T105, are used in the distributed control system of our factory. Few days ago one computer turned off completely although power supply to the computer was alright....
View ArticleR410 won't power on after I updated the BIOS.
Heres exactly what I did.I updated the BIOS using an executable file provided by Dell. After booting from bootable USB, it restarted and confirmed that the BIOS has been revised.I disconnected the...
View ArticleT20 DisplayPort connections support audio?
I know it is odd for a server, but I need to connect a TV to the T20 with a DisplayPort to HDMI cable. Picture is fine, but I am not getting audio on the TV. A. Does the T20 pass audio over DP? B. If...
View ArticleSM843 SSD and the R410
Hello, All.I came across this white paper regarding DELL compatibility with the new Samsung SM843 Solid State Drives and noticed that these drives are compatible with all the 12th generation servers,...
View ArticlePowerEdge T110 Power Supply Upgrade. Is it possible?
Can the power supply on the T110 be upgraded? If so, with what type of power supply? Reason for asking is I'm using this as a workstation. I would like to install a nice video card, but the PS is...
View ArticleDell PE C2100 and PERC H200
There is a server PE C2100. It costs 2 SAS 6i / R controller P / N: 0JW063 two SFF-8484 port on each. For this controller installed on the server backplane 1:1 12 bay SAS 3,5 "drive with 3 ports...
View ArticlePowerEdge R720 memory error limit reached
I have a PowerEdge R720 running XenServer 6.2. We have received this error for the second time in the last 3 weeks: "MEM0005 Persistent correctable memory error limit reached for...
View ArticleiDRAC6 on Dell PE T410 - can't log in
Hi all, I wonder if someone can help me with logging in to an iDRAC6 on a Dell PE T410 Server.Where I work we support up to 100 servers, all with iDRACs for remote management. I've never had a problem...
View ArticleWhy was R820 BIOS 2.1.0 update removed?
In Todd Pietzsch's sticky post titled "Dell System Updates: Week of March 31st - April 4th 2014" http://en.community.dell.com/support-forums/servers/f/956/t/19568481.aspx there is a link to BIOS 2.1.0...
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 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 2950III,is there a way to speed up boot? And can I improve graphics? And...
Hello ,I recently acquired a Dell 2950III and want to use it to host VMs off of it.The server configuration is Windows Server 2008 r2 datacenter,2x3.0ghz quad cores and 32GB RAM perc 6 currently...
View Articledsm_om_connsvcd not starting after upgrade
Sorry, I don't know why the line breaks in the post aren't breaking... I just upgraded the srvadmin-all package and its dependencies on a PE 2950 running Ubuntu 12.04. Adter the upgrade I noticed that...
View ArticleR710 not showing BIOS ver and acting weird after update...
Hi All,I recently inherited two R710's with the same specs. Both were quite behind on their BIOS and firmware updates (one was using 2.2.x the other 3.0.0) so I thought I would be a good idea to bring...
View ArticleHow to update the Service Tag in the BIOS
I have some servers that had bad motherboards. When I recieved the new motherboards and installed them, I can not get a valid service tag using WMI scripting. Is there a utility to update the service...
View ArticleAdding PCI-e USB 3.0 card question...
Hi Guys,Whats going on?! Quick question... I would like to add a USB 3.0 PCI-e card, but I am not sure which one to pick, especially what power connector it should have?! Maybe something like...
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