Help with iDrac 6 - ping stops responding
Hello everyone,I've came to these forums with a strange issue we have with around 10 servers.we upgraded the dell firmware on almost all of our servers in the last 12 months and we've found with a few...
View ArticlePowerEdge T20 manual says to use a 9.5mm (slim) optical drive but it's too small
Seemed like a no-brainer to install an optical drive in my new PowerEdge T20 but, no.The manual says:NOTE: Only slim 9.5 mm SATA DVD-ROM drive or DVD+/-RW drive can be installed in your system....
View ArticleR210ii No Display
HI AllI Have an R210ii that has been on the shelf for about 2 years only used for a few months then shutdown. I put it on the bench to start using it again but was unable to get a post screen up on the...
View ArticleWhat's the easiest way to update DRIVERS on a new server?
So we're re-imaging some servers to re-purpose them. I normally boot to the Lifecycle Controller and let that update all the Firmware & BIOS. However, after I install Windows (2012 R2), is there...
View ArticleHBA firmware updation in Power Edge 620 ,910 and 630 server in offline
Hi,How to update HBA card firmware of all these server offline or O.S is not installed.Please share the steps.RegardsG
View ArticlePowerEdge R730 E5-2640 v3
What is better?RAM: 4 x 8GB or 2 x 16GB?Why?Many ThanksPowerEdge R730 E5-2640 v3
View ArticleStack PowerEdge on top of each other?
Not experienced with rack servers, please advise. Have a couple of PowerEdge servers R300 that use for testing. They are just on the floor not in a rack. Can they be stacked on top of each other...
View ArticleFX2 IOA constantly requesting DHCP, exhausting vlan1 scope with BAD_ADDRESS
I have a Win 2008 R2 (and then upgraded to 2012 R2) DHCP server which was getting loads of BAD_ADDRESS filling up the scope in vlan1. All other scopes for other vlans were unaffected. Wireshark...
View ArticleInstalling Pcie Satelite card on Dell T620 server?
Hi, im have a Dell T620 server with 1 processor, 1x16gb ram, 1x PERC H310 and 9 hdd with ubuntu 14.04 server (no gui)Im want to made a iptv server and buy a TBS6982 pcie satelite tv (...
View ArticlePowerEdge 2850 Post Error, no display, usb devices are not working and all...
Hello! I am here in dell community because i am having a error with a PowerEdge 2850 server. When i boot it everything seems to work but closer inspection both the blue and amber led on the front is...
View ArticleNew CPU installation on T630
I have T630 with one CPU and would like to buy second CPU.Will new CPU come with heat dispenser?Leonid
View ArticleiDRAC enterprise lisence
How can I order iDRAC enterprise license?I am in Netherlands and I was not able to find it in the list of items.Leonid
View ArticleDell Ups 2700W doesn't work
Hello:My Dell UPS 2700 W is dead from yesterday. After a power outage in which the batteries are exhausted the UPS has not been turning.I appreciate any helpThanks
View ArticleFX2 IOA constantly requesting DHCP, exhausting vlan1 scope with BAD_ADDRESS
Thank you for the command reference. I will look through that, however I think there is a bug in IOA software 9.8. Look at the CMC setup tab of the IOA's and you will see that Enable DHCP is...
View ArticlePowerEdge T620 Won't Boot through BIOS
Hello all,I have a Dell PowerEdge T620 that is giving me fits. Whenever I try to boot, I get errors saying "PCIe Training Error: Embedded NIC 1". Looking around, various people have said that I should...
View ArticleAdding a second processor to a T410
Hi,i have a power edge T410 with e intel xeon 2.00 Mhz processor.i intente to install a second same processor.when i'm input a second processor, the T410 don't run.in all documentation seed , i don'...
View ArticlePowerEdge R520 - Frequently crashes
PowerEdge R520 hooked up to MD1200 and frequently crashes.Believe problem is with embedded PERC H310 and/or PERC H800 raid controller.ERROR(s)A bus fatal error was detected on a component at bus 0...
View ArticleFX2 IOA VLAN issues?
`Have the FX2 with two 4 port IOA's.The FX2 chassis currently has 4 FC430 server blades installed. 3 running vmware, 1 running Windows Server 2012 R2 (domain controller / DNS / DHCP)On the IOA1 we...
View ArticleR710 Power
Hi guys,I was just checking to see if it is possible to change if the server boots up straight away when plugging in power. One of my R710 does boot up and the other don't this must be some kind of...
View ArticlepowerEDGE SC440 with SBS2003
Hi, this server has some problem since last saturday. every time i reboot it, it stays up for few minutes, then it freezes.It has 2 bank of 1GB and sata disks in mirror. i tried to bott with just one...
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