Re: Dell R720 & ESXi 4.1 U2
Hello JimIt was explained to me that the LCC tests the connection before saving. If it is not able to make a network connection on the port being configured then it will not save the settings. I would...
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ejc317: You mentioned in your first post you were having issues flashing the BIOS from the dos bootable (fbios.bat I'm assuming). Â How exactly did you resolve this issue?We have 3 C6100's. Â All nodes...
View ArticleT105 no power and steady amber LED on motherboard
I have a PowerEdge T105 that is only lightly used but has been switched on almost continuously for 4½ years. Yesterday it suddenly powered off and won't turn back on again. There are no lights on the...
View ArticleNo Memory Detected
I have a frustrating problem with my poweredge R710 server.The front panel on the server is displaying "Post Sensor, No Memory Detected"I tried the memory on another R710 server which works hoping that...
View Articleclear data on PE2950 disks
Have several PE2950 servers. Need to wipe data on all disks. The PE2850 RAID controller had an option to clear data from physical disks. PE2950 PERC 6/i does not have this option, only clear data...
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augustinebaioI have a frustrating problem with my poweredge R710 server.The front panel on the server is displaying "Post Sensor, No Memory Detected"I tried the memory on another R710 server which...
View ArticleRe: clear data on PE2950 disks
Yes, initializing the array has the same affect and will clear the data from the drives. Regards,
View ArticleRe: No Memory Detected
Was that second post meant as a "bump"? Â Kind of soon for a bump.Try clearing the NVRAM using the jumpers on the motherboard. Â Remove the second processor (and memory associated with that...
View ArticleRe: T105 no power and steady amber LED on motherboard
NFHIt sounds 90% likely that a replacement PSU will fix the problem. Is my understanding correct?I'm not going to throw a percentage out there, but yes the PSU would be the first component I would...
View ArticleChange smtp "From" address (R815)
Hi,Is it possible to change the "From" address of the DRAC?We cannot get a particular address to send alerts via smtp unless it has a certain suffix for smtp.Or is there another way to get the DRAC...
View ArticleRe: Change smtp "From" address (R815)
Hello JohnHere are the rules for how the suffix is generated.If no idrac DNS name is populated in the network settings Email sent as: idrac-svctag@[ip_address] If idrac DNS name is populated, but DNS...
View ArticleRe: Change smtp "From" address (R815)
Thx Daniel. I'll give that a go and let u know.JB
View ArticleiDRAC6 Update via Website failing on Firmware Upload
hi there,i am trying to update an iDRAC6 Enterprise on a PE T410. Apart from several other 11G Server iDRACs i updated this week to 1.92 Build 05 this one does not complete the image upload.i also...
View ArticleRe: iDRAC6 Update via Website failing on Firmware Upload
Hello TorstenThe only method I'm aware of doing it is via RACADM commands: RACADM racreset That will restart the iDRAC without affecting the system as a whole. I haven't tried the below method, but I...
View ArticleRe: iDRAC6 Update via Website failing on Firmware Upload
Hi Daniel,C:\>winrm invoke DeleteJobQueue cimv2/root/dcim/DCIM_JobService?CreationClassName=DCIM_JobService+Name=JobService+SystemName=Idrac+SystemCreationClassName=DCIM_ComputerSystem...
View ArticleRe: iDRAC6 Update via Website failing on Firmware Upload
toki76 does "racreset hard" delete any drac settings or would that be worth a try?No, the soft and hard qualifiers on racreset do not delete anything. racresetcfg is the command to delete settings. It...
View ArticleRe: iDRAC6 Update via Website failing on Firmware Upload
"racreset hard" also results in ERROR: A firmware update is currently in progress. Unable to reset the RAC at this time.i think a machine reboot will be neccessary. still no clue where to reset the...
View ArticleRe: iDRAC6 Update via Website failing on Firmware Upload
Hi Torsten,Here's something you can try using.Dell's BMC tool has IPMITOOL to reset the drac card without flashing any of the existing configurations.It is some sort a cold reboot of the DRAC card.The...
View ArticleRe: File: \Windows\system32\drivers\intelide.sys issue
I have the same problem as the above description. on wndows boot i get a black window. it states a recent hardware or software change might be the causeto fix the problem: it gives me a few options....
View ArticleRe: iDRAC6 Update via Website failing on Firmware Upload
C:\Program Files (x86)\Dell\SysMgt\bmc>ipmitool -H xx.xx.xx.xx -U root -P *** mc reset coldError: Unable to establish LAN sessionError sending the Command .any idea, what to setup?management station...
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