dell PowerEdge t110
hi iam having problem with this server at the start up it keeps asking me to press ctrl e and setup the ip and orther setting so that my server can use the dell servers to connect and update all...
View ArticleRe: Powerdege 2900 - hard disk blinking amber
Hello,I would suggest that your hard drives are configured in a raid 5 array which would allow for you to use the Hot plug features of this server. This would allow you to remove the faulty drive and...
View ArticleRe: Powerdege 2900 - hard disk blinking amber
Hello,I would suggest that your hard drives are configured in a raid 5 array which would allow for you to use the Hot plug features of this server. This would allow you to remove the faulty drive and...
View ArticleRe: dell PowerEdge t110
If you are saving\applying the changes when you are finished, you may be having a motherboard issue. I would make sure that the BMC firmware is current along with the bios. Regards,
View ArticleRe: DRAC's dropping off the chassis....
John,Since updating the CMC have you updating the Blades iDracs yet? Maybe a communication issue due to them being to far apart in updates.Let me know.
View ArticleRe: R610 - USC - "Operating system installation is not supported on this system"
I've downgraded OS Drivers Pack and then upgraded again. Timestamp is correct now and OS error message is gone!
View ArticleRe: Upgrading T310 RAM
The only thing I am seeing that could be wrong is the 4gb RDIMM that we sell and support for this server is 2Rx8 instead of 2Rx4 that you have installed. Dell's servers are very sensitive to its...
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Re: What processor stepping is in the GW190 X5460 SLBBA or SLANP?
Thanks for the response. I tried the boot iso but it doesn't tell me anything different from what /proc/cpuinfo tells us. I would make a recommendation to have this placed on each person's order so...
View ArticleRe: What processor stepping is in the GW190 X5460 SLBBA or SLANP?
In that case the only way to be sure is to take off the heatsink and look at the processor.
View ArticleRe: Dell UPS 2700W, MUMC and vSphere 5.0 configuration
Hi Viktor,Have a look through the document below, it gives you answers to most of your questions, but in short:- MUMC sends commands to vCentre. vCentre handles the rest (VM activity, host shutdown...
View ArticleBlinking cursor when booting a poweredge 1850
I have a dell poweredge 1850. I booted one time and it booted fine. Then I powered it off by pressing the power button on side. Pressed the power button again and then when it boots, it displays the...
View ArticleRe: Blinking cursor when booting a poweredge 1850
It is probably attempting to load the PERC controller next, but it could be another PCI card. Try to reseat any PCI cards in the system and see if it will boot. You may also want to try and reseat the...
View ArticleRe: DRAC's dropping off the chassis....
Thx Chris. It has happened on at least 3 different models. When trying to update one of the problem boxes now (m620) for iDrac it fails.Have you seen this "dropping off" behaviour before??Thx,John...
View ArticleRe: Blinking cursor when booting a poweredge 1850
I tried booting with a single memory stick. I removed 3 memory sticks and left one. And now it makes a beeping noise when I try to boot.
View ArticleRe: Blinking cursor when booting a poweredge 1850
What is the beep code that it is giving?
View ArticleHow to get the HostName to populate for Linux in the DRAC.
We have Redhat Enterprise Linux 6.2 running on various Dell blades.On the Chassis, we want to see the Hostname appear (under Server Overview/Setup/Slotnames). So we run OMSA for this.It seems that we...
View ArticleRe: Blinking cursor when booting a poweredge 1850
Thanks for response. I looked at documentation and the error was due to "No memory modules installed in the first memory module connector". So when I fixed that issue, I booted up again and now it...
View ArticleRe: Blinking cursor when booting a poweredge 1850
Press F2 and make sure that the OS install mode is disabled. That will limit the memory to 256MB. If that works add a 2nd stick back in.
View ArticleRe: How to get the HostName to populate for Linux in the DRAC.
The best way to install the OMSA components that you need is with YUM.http://linux.dell.com/wiki/index.php/Repository/OMSA#Yum_setup If you don’t want to install everything you have the following...
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PowerEdge UPS Settings
Hi all,I'm currently running through the setup for a PowerEdge UPS I am settings up but have a question about the following settings: Could someone tell me the different between shutdown timer and...
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