LED color on IDRAC6...
Hello everyone.Voila, I recently made an update of the IDRAC6 of my R710 and I noticed that the left LED was amber. (I thought she was green ...?).Is this normal?thank you to enlighten me on this...
View ArticleR730xd S2D cluster - no SES?
Hi EveryoneBit of a head scratcher here. We have 3x R730xd servers with which we're setting up a 3-node S2D (storage spaces direct) cluster on windows server 2016. All three are identical in terms of...
View ArticleDell PowerEdge R620 won't boot with E5-2687W v2 CPU's. CPU voltage error
I've tried 2 different sets of CPU's and gotten the same error. I returned the first set, but when the second set gave the exact same errors, I thought there might be an issue with the server, not the...
View ArticleR710 Power edge Server HDD fault (RAID 5)
Hello friends, We have dell poweredge R710 server with 3 x 500 gb SATA HDD configured RAID 5 without hotspare. Unfortunately 2 HDD's got fault yesterday and the server isn't booting...
View ArticleiDRAC Recovery
Context :on a R620 (out of warranty) with iDRAC problems, I'm trying to use this procedure...
View ArticleR510 Will Not Boot
I just installed Debian 9 on an SSD and tried to boot the system. In BIOS there are no available boot devices shown and in UEFI it says " *Unavailable: debian". I am using a PERC H200 flashed to IT...
View ArticleR710 wont post, faulty cpu1 port?
HI allMy server has been working fine till this evening when it decided to die.It seems to be that the CPU1 port is faulty.If i boot with just CPU2 in, it boots to post. Both CPUs seem fine as they...
View ArticleR430 video cardio upgrade
Does anyone know of a PCIe video card that will work in my new PE R430 server? I am unhappy with the VGA only output of the embedded Matrox card.Thanks for any suggestions
View ArticleM1000e is sending lots of power supply alarms
Even after upgrading the CMC Firmware to v6.0, i am still seeing the continuous Power Supply Alert messages every 2 min of interval and it is filling the SEL Log.
View ArticleDell R740 Compatible SATA SSDs - that don't make the fans run at full speed
Hi,I installed a Samsung 850 Pro SSD into an R740. Thereafter, all the fans locked at ~18KRPM and did not budge.I looked to see if there were any options for excluding that third party device from the...
View ArticleKeyboard and mouse not working in iDRAC8
Hello,My keyboard and mouse not working on one of the M630 Blade servers. I have other M630 blades on the same M1000E chassis and they work without any issues.Only on one particular blade I'm facing...
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Can't update iDRAC Firmware
HiI have two Dell Poweredge R420 with ESX installed which both fails during boot in the process Initializing idrac...I have made several ISO images of different iDRAC versions via Dell repository...
View ArticleDell T20 PowerEdge will only go to Intel Boot Agent and then hangs.
Hi,I have a PowerEdge T20. It was working fine with a SSD disk for windows 10 and another 1TB WD disk for data. I added another disk on which I wanted to install Linux which initially went OK.However...
View ArticleServer will not stay off
Hi,I have a T410 poweredge that will not stay off. I tried everything. The bios settings are off for turn on after power failure. Happens whether I shut down the OS or I press the power button....
View ArticleNvidia tesla m40 insufficiently powered in poweredge r730
Hello, I got new Dell PowerEdge r730 server with factory installed Nvidia Tesla m40 in it. I installed ESXi hypervisor and Debian 9 GNU/Linux OS on top of it. I also installed proprietary drivers from...
View ArticleDell UPS 500W find model number
I have a Dell UPS 500W that I need to replace the batteries. The online store has batteries for 3 different models but I can't find the model on the UPS any where. How do I find which batteries to...
View ArticleR620 Fans Running at Full Speed - No errors or reason why in OpenManage
I purchased five R620 servers from dellrefurbished.com. Two of them are working perfectly and three of them are booting up and running all of the fans at full speed (~16000 RPM). It is very strange to...
View ArticleR710 Internal SD Module losing communication
I have two R710's, both with the internal SD modules that ESXi is booting off. Recently, I have started getting 'Lost connectivity to the device mpx.vmhba36:C0:T0:L0 backing the boot filesystem...
View Articlepoweredge r230 with igpu not displaying in Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
I bought a R230 specifically with a CPU that had integrated graphics so that I could use it for transcoding video. Installed Ubuntu 16.04 on it, just to find out that the gpu capabilities are not...
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PowerEdge T610: CPU Power Rating not supported
I think I hve the same problem as described in this post. There was a picture of a way to tell a mark II chassis that will support this processor -- My question is what would I look for on the...
View ArticlePoweredge r620 raid 10 issue...
Hello,i have issue with my r620 server with Cloudlinux OS nad raid 10 for system and home partition and backup with raid 1.With this settings disks slow down at time and IOTOP doesn't show any extreme...
View ArticlePowerEdge T710 Intrusion Detection not Clearing, Failed System Board Battery...
Hey people, I am having a number of issues with my Dell PowerEdge T710, recently I have been getting error messages on my iDRAC6 (enterprise) dashboard that the system board batty has failed. I...
View ArticleAdding PCIe 3.0 card to Poweredge T620
Hello Guys,Can I add PCIe 3.0 card to my Poweredge T620?Thanks for taking a look.[:D]
View ArticlePE T620 Compatible ram list
Hello everyone,I have Dell PE T620 configured with 5pc's x16gb Samsung Ram which has the following details :Samsung 16GB 2Rx4 PCL3-12800R 11-12-E2-D3M393B2G70QH0/1426When I asked the supplier to...
View ArticleIDRAC7
I have a PowerEdge T620 and have configured idrac7.When the server OS is up and running I can access idrac remotely.I just restarted the server to install windows updates and during the restart period...
View ArticleDoes Poweredge 1600sc support 2gb RAM?
What RAMs Poweredge 1600sc can handle?Does the motherboard support 2GB PC-2100?From what I could figure out from the Internet, it supports 4x1gb, but I could find nothing about 2gb sticks.I have...
View ArticleSD card module & CABLE for T710 & T610
hi having difficulty re locating cable or eveb part numbers for (optional) SD card modules for these PE T710&610 -is there a workaround re cables (I have been seeing quite a few with length...
View ArticleRails for FPM185 KMM
Recently we have acquired a nice Dell FPM185 KMM without the mounting rails. Using the Dell Rails Matrix...
View ArticleDell PowerEdge R630 Server Memory Issue
Looking for help.We have several Dell R630's we bought. The previous memory configuration is still showing up on the server and the server will not move pass the configuring memory page.I am not sure...
View ArticlePoweredge 610R RAM Setup
I've got a poweredge 610R server, its used as a VM platform at home for development.I've got 12 x 4GB RAM modules however cannot install them all without error, I have got 24GB installed in each white...
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Intel Turbo Boost and HyperV
Hi everyone. I've been scouring the web for a while and can't seem to find a clear answer on this, so figured I would post here since all my servers are Dell.When Hyperv 2012R2 or 2016 is installed,...
View ArticleBMC Firmware upgrade on T310 fails, (BMC upgrade to reduce fan noise problem)
Hello,I am trying to fix the noise level generated by my T310.Installing Dell iDRAC6 V2.90 reduces the noise to very acceptable levels.(ESM_FIRMWARE_9GJYW_WIN32_2.90_A00)However, if I reboot my T310,...
View ArticleCan I add Multiple GPUs To A Power Edge R805
Hello,I have limited hardware to work with but I do have an older Power Edge R805 which seems to work well. The system specs say it has 2 Full Length 8x PCIe slots, half length 8x PCIe slot, and half...
View ArticleR710 memory upgrade
I have a R710 in a cluster of 3 that are configured the same. Doing a memory upgrade to 72G using 8G Dual Rank DIMMS. 2 out of 3 worked fine. The third one won't take the upgrade. I know the memory...
View ArticleT20 DisplayPort and Linux
Hi, I've used Ubuntu 14.04/16.04 Linux on a DisplayPort equipped HP laptop with no issues.I am currently using Dell Latitude 7480 with a docking station that has a DisplayPort; that setup drives a...
View ArticlePowerEdge T20 ePSA memory test fail
TL;DR - Dell T20 systems work just fine, but ePSA memory test fails with newer BIOS. ePSA memory test passed with old BIOS. Windows memory tests pass with no errors. Here are the details: I am a...
View ArticleBoot from PCIe SSD and configure RAID on Poweredge R620 server?
I have a dual-CPU Poweredge R620 server. In the R620 Technical Guide, Dell states that a couple of Fusion Io PCIe SSDs are compatible with the PCIe slots in the server, and that there is a PCIe Bridge...
View ArticlePowerEdge r710 idrac firmware update fails.
I'm attempting to update a r710's idrac6 firmware. The firmware is currently on version 1.20.01. Attempting to update to anything newer via the idrac firmware update tool fails after progress gets to...
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Dell Poweredge R810 Supported Processors
Is this processor supported on Dell Poweredge R810?It is listed as supported on this site:
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r910 not booting
Hello,i have a R910 motherboard, i have brought it down to min config and it still won't boot.there are red LEDs on the board - 0 and 5 flash red and 1 is solid redwhat do each of the LEDs correspond...
View ArticleWhy would a server reboot after losing one power supply?
One of our data centers had a power issue over the weekend that affected one of our UPS devices. OMSA shows that input power to PSU2 was lost but PSU1 was fine.However, the servers all rebooted...
View ArticleWhere does the iDrac get its time if you don't set the NTP server?
Howdy,I know that in the IDrac settings there is a place to turn on Time sync and specify a Time Server. However, if I don't have that turned on, where does the iDrac get its time?We have time sync...
View ArticlePoweredge T130 Bios update failed
During a Bios upgrade on a T130 from version 1.02 to 2.32 the server crashed 23 seconds into the upgrade.Now the server stuks with bios loading drivers when booting.Is there some way to load a fresh...
View ArticleUpgrade PowerEdge R250 with Kingston RAM
Hi!I'd like to upgrade RAM on a Dell PowerEdge R250 with the following modules:16 GB RDIMM DDR3 1600 MHz Synchronous Registered (Buffered) Multibit ECCCan anyone give their experience with Kingston RAM...
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PowerEdge 2950 memory issue
Hello,We have upgraded the memory in two of our PowerEdge 2950's to have 32GB, one of which is working fine, the other however isn't. As you can see from the screen shot below the server is seeing the...
View ArticleDell 5600W 230volt Battery part number
Hi, I have a 5600W 230 volt ups but i require a new battery, can anyone tell what part number it is as i'm having difficulty finding it.Thanks
View ArticleGraphic card for R320
Hi guys I’m looking for a graphic card that will work in R320, nothing special just need HDMI out and on board audio. Already try nvidia geforce GT 710 but when it boot in to windows works fine and...
View ArticleIntel BUG - speculative execution side-channel vulnerabilities
Ok Dell - the cat is out of the bag now and the managers that see the news will start harassing IT staff for a plan. Where do we go for guidance on your release schedule for the CPU microcode updates?
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