I try to build the asymmetric memory environment for our DELL servers (e.g., Dell-R720 with 2-socket, 4-channel/socket)

Actually, I want to control differnet I/O frequency and access latency for each DRAM channel

In this case, my questions is below.

1. Is it possible to control different frequency and access latency for each DRAM channel?

2. can I control DRAM timing parameter from the CSR registers?

I have found the CSR registers and changed it for asymmetric memory access (e.g., T_RP, T_CL),
but I'm not sure if it work well.

3. Also, I wonder how to control CSR register values with RW_LB attribute.

In this case, Do you have any suggestions?

I try to build the asymmetric memory environment for our DELL servers (e.g., Dell-R720 with 2-socket, 4-channel/socket)

Actually, I want to control differnet I/O frequency and access latency for each DRAM channel

In this case, my questions is below.

1. Is it possible to control different frequency and access latency for each DRAM channel?

2. can I control DRAM timing parameter from the CSR registers?

I have found the CSR registers and changed it for asymmetric memory access (e.g., T_RP, T_CL),
but I'm not sure if it work well.

3. Also, I wonder how to control CSR register values with RW_LB attribute.

In this case, Do you have any suggestions?

Hello, 

Did talk to Dell support, and they mentioned that this server is not supported officially, for plugging in GPUs. Anybody tried this and had success ? If so, let me know what GPU card can be fitted onto the Dell R-320 chassis . Am a novice wrt, hardware details, so this question. 

Thanks 

Vinay 

Hi All,

I have an older PowerEdge T310. The fans in it are spinning up for no apparently reason. We checked to make sure there was no dust on the inside and it seems to be pretty clean. 

Intakes were recently cleaned out as well.

Here is the log from OpenManage:

Processor 1


 2334 Thu Jun 02 09:21:50 2016 Storage Service Controller event log:
Unexpected sense: Encl PD 20 Path 5d4ae0207d4c5300, CDB: 12 00 00 00
04 00, Sense: 5/24/00: Controller 0 (PERC 6/i Adapter)
  2334 Thu Jun 02 09:21:50 2016 Storage Service Controller event log:
Unexpected sense: Encl PD 20 Path 5d4ae0207d4c5300, CDB: 12 00 00 00
04 00, Sense: 5/24/00: Controller 0 (PERC 6/i Adapter)
  2334 Thu Jun 02 09:21:49 2016 Storage Service Controller event log:
Time established as 06/02/16 9:17:37; (55 seconds since power on):
Controller 0 (PERC 6/i Adapter)
  2334 Thu Jun 02 09:21:49 2016 Storage Service Controller event log:
Battery temperature is normal: Controller 0 (PERC 6/i Adapter)
  2334 Thu Jun 02 09:21:49 2016 Storage Service Controller event log:
Current capacity of the battery is above threshold: Controller 0 (PERC
6/i Adapter)
  2334 Thu Jun 02 09:21:49 2016 Storage Service Controller event log:
Battery started charging: Controller 0 (PERC 6/i Adapter)
  2334 Thu Jun 02 09:21:48 2016 Storage Service Controller event log:
Inserted: PD 01(e0x20/s1): Controller 0 (PERC 6/i Adapter)
  2334 Thu Jun 02 09:21:48 2016 Storage Service Controller event log:
Inserted: PD 02(e0x20/s2): Controller 0 (PERC 6/i Adapter)
  2334 Thu Jun 02 09:21:48 2016 Storage Service Controller event log:
Inserted: PD 03(e0x20/s3): Controller 0 (PERC 6/i Adapter)
  2334 Thu Jun 02 09:21:48 2016 Storage Service Controller event log:
Cache data recovered successfully: Controller 0 (PERC 6/i Adapter)
  2334 Thu Jun 02 09:21:47 2016 Storage Service Controller event log:
Enclosure PD 20(c None/p0) element (SES code 0x17) status changed:
Controller 0 (PERC 6/i Adapter)
  2334 Thu Jun 02 09:21:47 2016 Storage Service Controller event log:
Inserted: Encl PD 20: Controller 0 (PERC 6/i Adapter)
  2334 Thu Jun 02 09:21:47 2016 Storage Service Controller event log:
Inserted: PD 00(e0x20/s0): Controller 0 (PERC 6/i Adapter)
  2334 Thu Jun 02 09:21:46 2016 Storage Service Controller event log:
Enclosure PD 20(c None/p0) communication restored: Controller 0 (PERC
6/i Adapter)
  2334 Thu Jun 02 09:21:46 2016 Storage Service Controller event log:
Enclosure PD 20(c None/p0) element (SES code 0x17) status changed:
Controller 0 (PERC 6/i Adapter)
  2334 Thu Jun 02 09:21:46 2016 Storage Service Controller event log:
Enclosure PD 20(c None/p0) element (SES code 0x17) status changed:
Controller 0 (PERC 6/i Adapter)
  2334 Thu Jun 02 09:21:46 2016 Storage Service Controller event log:
Enclosure PD 20(c None/p0) element (SES code 0x17) status changed:
Controller 0 (PERC 6/i Adapter)
  2334 Thu Jun 02 09:21:45 2016 Storage Service Controller event log:
Controller hardware revision ID (0x0): Controller 0 (PERC 6/i Adapter)
  2334 Thu Jun 02 09:21:45 2016 Storage Service Controller event log:
Package version 6.3.1-0003: Controller 0 (PERC 6/i Adapter)
  2334 Thu Jun 02 09:21:45 2016 Storage Service Controller event log:
Board Revision : Controller 0 (PERC 6/i Adapter)
  2334 Thu Jun 02 09:21:45 2016 Storage Service Controller event log:
Unexpected sense: Encl PD 20 Path 5d4ae0207d4c5300, CDB: 12 00 00 00
04 00, Sense: 6/29/00: Controller 0 (PERC 6/i Adapter)
  2131 Thu Jun 02 09:21:44 2016 Storage Service The current firmware
version 6.3.1-0003 is older than the required firmware version
6.3.3-0002 for a controller of model 0x1F0B: Controller 0 (PERC 6/i
Adapter)
  2334 Thu Jun 02 09:21:44 2016 Storage Service Controller event log:
Firmware initialization started (PCI ID 0060/1000/1f0b/1028):
Controller 0 (PERC 6/i Adapter)
  2334 Thu Jun 02 09:21:44 2016 Storage Service Controller event log:
Battery Present: Controller 0 (PERC 6/i Adapter)
  1000 Thu Jun 02 09:21:38 2016 Instrumentation Service Server
Administrator starting
  1012 Thu Jun 02 09:21:38 2016 Instrumentation Service IPMI status
Interface: OS
  1001 Thu Jun 02 09:21:38 2016 Instrumentation Service Server
Administrator startup complete
  1008 Thu Jun 02 09:21:38 2016 Instrumentation Service Systems
Management Data Manager Started
  1053 Thu Jun 02 09:10:16 2016 Instrumentation Service Temperature
sensor detected a warning value Sensor location: System Board Ambient
Temp Chassis location: Main System Chassis Previous state was: OK
(Normal) Temperature sensor value (in Degrees Celsius): 43.0
  1052 Thu Jun 02 08:26:08 2016 Instrumentation Service Temperature
sensor returned to a normal value Sensor location: System Board
Ambient Temp Chassis location: Main System Chassis Previous state was:
Critical (Failed) Temperature sensor value (in Degrees Celsius): 39.0
  1054 Thu Jun 02 08:23:25 2016 Instrumentation Service Temperature
sensor detected a failure value Sensor location: System Board Ambient
Temp Chassis location: Main System Chassis Previous state was:
Non-Critical (Warning) Temperature sensor value (in Degrees Celsius):
47.0
  1053 Thu Jun 02 08:22:38 2016 Instrumentation Service Temperature
sensor detected a warning value Sensor location: System Board Ambient
Temp Chassis location: Main System Chassis Previous state was: OK
(Normal) Temperature sensor value (in Degrees Celsius): 43.0
  1052 Thu Jun 02 08:17:59 2016 Instrumentation Service Temperature
sensor returned to a normal value Sensor location: System Board
Ambient Temp Chassis location: Main System Chassis Previous state was:
Non-Critical (Warning) Temperature sensor value (in Degrees Celsius):
37.0
  1053 Thu Jun 02 08:17:36 2016 Instrumentation Service Temperature
sensor detected a warning value Sensor location: System Board Ambient
Temp Chassis location: Main System Chassis Previous state was:
Critical (Failed) Temperature sensor value (in Degrees Celsius): 42.0
  1054 Thu Jun 02 07:38:53 2016 Instrumentation Service Temperature
sensor detected a failure value Sensor location: System Board Ambient
Temp Chassis location: Main System Chassis Previous state was:
Non-Critical (Warning) Temperature sensor value (in Degrees Celsius):
47.0
  1053 Thu Jun 02 07:37:43 2016 Instrumentation Service Temperature
sensor detected a warning value Sensor location: System Board Ambient
Temp Chassis location: Main System Chassis Previous state was: OK
(Normal) Temperature sensor value (in Degrees Celsius): 43.0
  1052 Wed Jun 01 13:15:48 2016 Instrumentation Service Temperature
sensor returned to a normal value Sensor location: System Board
Ambient Temp Chassis location: Main System Chassis Previous state was:
Non-Critical (Warning) Temperature sensor value (in Degrees Celsius):
39.0
  1053 Wed Jun 01 13:15:24 2016 Instrumentation Service Temperature
sensor detected a warning value Sensor location: System Board Ambient
Temp Chassis location: Main System Chassis Previous state was:
Critical (Failed) Temperature sensor value (in Degrees Celsius): 45.0
  1054 Wed Jun 01 13:11:32 2016 Instrumentation Service Temperature
sensor detected a failure value Sensor location: System Board Ambient
Temp Chassis location: Main System Chassis Previous state was:
Non-Critical (Warning) Temperature sensor value (in Degrees Celsius):
47.0
  1053 Wed Jun 01 13:10:45 2016 Instrumentation Service Temperature
sensor detected a warning value Sensor location: System Board Ambient
Temp Chassis location: Main System Chassis Previous state was: OK
(Normal) Temperature sensor value (in Degrees Celsius): 43.0
  2334 Tue May 31 07:46:00 2016 Storage Service Controller event log:
Battery charge complete: Controller 0 (PERC 6/i Adapter)
  2334 Tue May 31 07:46:00 2016 Storage Service Controller event log:
Unexpected sense: Encl PD 20 Path 5d4ae0207d4c5300, CDB: 12 00 00 00
04 00, Sense: 5/24/00: Controller 0 (PERC 6/i Adapter)
  2334 Tue May 31 07:46:00 2016 Storage Service Controller event log:
Unexpected sense: Encl PD 20 Path 5d4ae0207d4c5300, CDB: 12 00 00 00
04 00, Sense: 5/24/00: Controller 0 (PERC 6/i Adapter)
  2334 Tue May 31 07:45:59 2016 Storage Service Controller event log:
Inserted: PD 03(e0x20/s3): Controller 0 (PERC 6/i Adapter)
  2334 Tue May 31 07:45:59 2016 Storage Service Controller event log:
Time established as 05/31/16 7:42:01; (38 seconds since power on):
Controller 0 (PERC 6/i Adapter)
  2334 Tue May 31 07:45:59 2016 Storage Service Controller event log:
Battery temperature is normal: Controller 0 (PERC 6/i Adapter)
  2334 Tue May 31 07:45:59 2016 Storage Service Controller event log:
Current capacity of the battery is above threshold: Controller 0 (PERC
6/i Adapter)
  2334 Tue May 31 07:45:58 2016 Storage Service Controller event log:
Inserted: Encl PD 20: Controller 0 (PERC 6/i Adapter)
  2334 Tue May 31 07:45:58 2016 Storage Service Controller event log:
Inserted: PD 00(e0x20/s0): Controller 0 (PERC 6/i Adapter)
  2334 Tue May 31 07:45:58 2016 Storage Service Controller event log:
Inserted: PD 01(e0x20/s1): Controller 0 (PERC 6/i Adapter)
  2334 Tue May 31 07:45:58 2016 Storage Service Controller event log:
Inserted: PD 02(e0x20/s2): Controller 0 (PERC 6/i Adapter)
  2334 Tue May 31 07:45:57 2016 Storage Service Controller event log:
Package version 6.3.1-0003: Controller 0 (PERC 6/i Adapter)
  2334 Tue May 31 07:45:57 2016 Storage Service Controller event log:
Board Revision : Controller 0 (PERC 6/i Adapter)
  2334 Tue May 31 07:45:57 2016 Storage Service Controller event log:
Enclosure PD 20(c None/p0) communication restored: Controller 0 (PERC
6/i Adapter)
  2131 Tue May 31 07:45:56 2016 Storage Service The current firmware
version 6.3.1-0003 is older than the required firmware version
6.3.3-0002 for a controller of model 0x1F0B: Controller 0 (PERC 6/i
Adapter)

Can I use 12 8GB dual rank chips in an R610 to get 96GB of total ram?  I read the manual but it states that there is a limit of 8 ranks per channel.  So if a channel is 6 slots, then 6X2 = 12 which is greater than 8. Which leads me to believe I would have to use 6 16GB dual rank chips.  Is this correct or can i use 12 8GB dual rank chips?

Is the Dell Enterprise FTP site down or having issues?  I've got several servers i'm attempting to perform updates on via the lifecycle controller and keep getting FTP Authentication failed- enter correct user name and possword and retry.  Any suggestions/info?

Salve, si richiede quotazione per n° 2 HD in oggetto, per Server PET110 (Service Tag 28KBD5J)

Mail: info@infocomsrl.com - cnobile@infocomsrl.com

Grazie, attendo vostre.

cristiano nobile

Hi Team,

i have confusion in rules of memory population in dell poweredge servers for all generation.

Please provide me rules and difference between udimm, rdimm,lrdimm.

Regards,

Dhruvik

Getting this error and having difficulty finding the location of the failing DIMM.  There are 16 x 8G dimms.  RedHat 6.3.  Any help is appreciated

sbridge: HANDLING MCE MEMORY ERROR
CPU 0: Machine Check Exception: 0 Bank 9: 8c000040000800c1
TSC 0 ADDR 11d748000 MISC 90840400040008c PROCESSOR 0:206d7 TIME 1462904915 SOCKET 0 APIC 0
EDAC MC0: CE row 0, channel 0, label "CPU_SrcID#0_Channel#0_DIMM#0": 1 Unknown error(s): memory scrubbing on FATAL area : cpu=0 Err=0008:00c1 (ch=1), addr = 0x11d748000 => socket=0, Channel=0(mask=1), rank=0

We are running some performance tests on our R730xds, but see CPU frequency jump up and down even though we're running in "Performance" mode.

The OS is Ubuntu 14.04 with a 4.4 kernel. It seems to switch from "performance" to "powersave" mode :-(

Currently, it is running the "intel_pstate" (/sys/devices/system/cpu/intel_pstate) scaling driver
(/sys/devices/system/cpu/cpu0/cpufreq/scaling_driver).  But because
the OS thinks HWP is not supported, it's running in a less efficient
"legacy" mode designed for Sandy Bridge and earlier
(/sys/kernel/debug/pstate_snb).

How can we make the system run at a fixed CPU frequency? CPUs are Intel Xeon E5-2640 v3.

Any help would be much appreciated.

I have a couple of r200 rack servers that I am trying to setup as a plex and ftp server for my family. I also have a Norco server attached storage box that I want to connect to them. I have never played with this kind of setup and need some advice as the best way to connect them. Also one of the servers is caught it a perpetual reboot cycle, as soon as I turn it on it spins up and then shuts down and starts all over again, any thoughts?

Hi everybody, 
I 'm buying now but still do not know how the machine configuration , I first used this type SERVER anyone can help me solve this problem .
Thank you very much

Hi, I have PowerEdge server T620 with Two cpu E5-2670.

Bot of them temperature is near 70 С. (Idle is 70 and under full load max 76)

Is this normal temperature for that CPU with 056JY6 heatsink?

We've got an R320 running Windows 2012 R2 which whenever it restarts (including authomatically) it powers off rather than rebooting and needs switching back on.

We've updated all drivers and firmware, checked the BIOS and lifecycle settings and it's still doing it.  We have two other R320 which work fine.  I'm at a bit of a loss what on earth could be causing it

Hi

I wanted to ask a question, on my VRTX if I select to change the assignment type. (single to multiple), I losted the virtual array, is it normal ?

I switched the attribution type, and the array came back, thus I lost nothing, but the customer bought another blade to add a ESX, thus the need to share the storage is now there.

I wanted to know how to make the share to be able to keep the array. I tried while the VM was on, I guess my problem came from there, but I want to be sure.

Thanks

nb, I add a picture to show the option I mean, sorry for the French language in it.

There another picture that show the disk that recome online after I reselect the single assignment.

Hi, Can anyone answerwhat is the hold up time for these 2 servers psu. I couldn't find it in the datasheet neither in the owner manual, thanks

Hi,

We have an urgent problem. One of our servers suddenly powered off and now cannot be turned on. It's an r620 and we noticed now that it was out of warranty. We have tried to do the flea drain method by pulling the power cords and holding the power button for 30 secs but even after that the server cannot be powered on. Anyone have any ideas on how to fix this? Is BP1 refering to the backplane?

These are the error messages:

The system board fail-safe voltage is outside of range.   

The system board BP1 5V PG voltage is outside of range.

Kind regards

My server R220 show me LED alarms in front of server it is still lamp amber and the HDD LED still green but it is just rebooting for one time and working well but the LED still doesn't back to normal.

We have 3 Windows server 2012 R2 Core servers in a Hyper-V cluster.  The problem we are facing is a slow degradation in ping response to hosts and guests within this cluster over time.  A reboot of the hosts fixes the issue but cannot be the solution obviously, as it is in production.  These hosts sit in a DELL VRTX chassis and we have made sure the DELL firmware and Microsoft Windows Updates and hotfixes have all been applied. 

We have checked NIC Teaming, disabled/uninstalled AV, made sure no backups are running at the time of bad response times from PING. Response times should be 1ms or less and we are getting 43ms+ interspersed by 1ms fro example. We are not getting request time out anymore but still latency which effects the guests running apps on the hosts.

Dell hardware has been checked and the switch on this chassis has also been replaced.

Anyone experienced anything like this? 

Hi,

I had a rather significant failure on my R910 this week.  It is running ESXi 5.0 and many of my VMs crashed, and the remaninig VMs entered "read-only" mode with their storage.  This means that they could not contact the storage array within the R910.  My server has:

4.5 TB usable storage (ten 600Gb hard drives) - SAS drives Raid 5 with one (1) hot spare

• Ten (10) 600GB 10K RPM Serial-Attach SCSI 6Gbps 2.5in Hotplug Hard Drives
• Sixteen (16) 2.5-Inch hard drive available slots; Ten of these slots currently in use (ten 600Gb hard drives)
• RAID 5 for PERC H700 Controller (Non-Mixed Drives)

This machine has been in service since 2011, and has suffered a motherboard failure (1 year ago), and now this.  I am thinking of opening a ticket regarding this current problem, but quite frankly there is no evidence in any log files that anything happened.  The iDRAC logs contain no entries on the subject, and neither does the ESXi server.  Looking at the iDRAC during this event would have me believe that nothing at all was wrong.  I suspect that DELL Support will want me to update my BIOS and as many firmwares as I can find in this box, but I don't know where to start.  Please help.