Re: Has anyone put Samsung SSDs or Intel SSDs in their poweredge server?
Thanks. I'm currently using Samsungs 830 ssds on my LSI megaraid controller on my home PC with no issues. It would save me a ton of money over the Dell hard drives and give me significantly better...
View ArticleRe: Has anyone put Samsung SSDs or Intel SSDs in their poweredge server?
There have been several who have used various SSD's with mixed results, although I can't recall the Samsung specifically. Just realize that Dell's SSD's are not the same class of drive you would by...
View ArticleiDRAC on R900 not working
I have two R900 servers that are being re-purposed. The iDRACs haven't been setup previously and had 0.0.0.0 setup for the IP address. I gave it an IP address and can ping it (although the ping times...
View ArticleRe: iDRAC - shared network question
Yes, I can get to it when the server is on. It is set to Shared with Failover All LOMs. Changing it to just Shared produces the same results.
View ArticleRe: iDRAC on R900 not working
Hello KevinThe BMC and DRAC work in tandem and need to be updated together. Try updating the BMC and see if that will allow the DRAC to be detected properly. If that does not work then drain flea power...
View ArticleRe: iDRAC - shared network question
Okay, I'm still trying to hunt down a server to test with. I found something else to check while we wait. Make sure your switch is capable of autonegotiating speed on the interface connected to the...
View ArticleRe: iDRAC on R900 not working
The BMC is at 2.50 but I can't get the DRAC to update past 1.28. I did unplug it for a few minutes but that didn't seem to help any.
View ArticleRe: iDRAC - shared network question
I think that is it. I took a laptop down there and used a cross-over cable to connect to that network port and the iDRAC worked. I'll have to talk to my network guy on Monday. Thanks!
View ArticleRe: iDRAC on R900 not working
This is the order of things I would try:Reset defaults on the DRAC and then try to updateTry stepping the update to an earlier version rather than straight to 1.65 if you haven't already...
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Thanks for the update! I'm curious, what speed did it negotiate to with the laptop?
View ArticleRe: iDRAC - shared network question
I'm not positive but it looked like 100Mb. I didn't really look though since the pings worked.
View ArticleRe: Has anyone put Samsung SSDs or Intel SSDs in their poweredge server?
I have Intel 520 ssd's in my t620 server. (h710p controller)Running 3 of them in raid5. (180gb's overprovisioned as 140gb's)And 1 as cachecade for raid6 sata vdisk (6*3tb wd red)
View ArticlePowerEdge R420 - Integrated Perc H310 Raid not finding drives
Hi all,Have just purchased a R420 for a client and I am trying to setup Raid as per I instructed the Dell Sales Rep who said it was possible,I have 4 x 1TB Drives in the bays and can't see them in the...
View ArticleDefault graphics adapter/chip in the Poweredge T420
Hi!Can anyone tell me what is the default graphics adapter/on-board chip that comes with the Poweredge T420? If there's one included, could you please tell me how much video ram does it have? I just...
View ArticleRe: Default graphics adapter/chip in the Poweredge T420
The onboard video sub system is a Matrox® G200eR2 with 16 MB memory. This supports 2d only.
View ArticleRe: PowerEdge R420 - Integrated Perc H310 Raid not finding drives
Hello rixliveThe H310 has it's own BIOS that you configure the drives in. The SATA setting you are changing is for the embedded S110 RAID controller. Go to the integrated devices section of the system...
View ArticleRe: How to update IDRAC6 firmware from DOS, boot USB. Reason: T310, because...
I think the question is the dos version of idrac update utility like idrac16d utility
View ArticleRe: Has anyone put Samsung SSDs or Intel SSDs in their poweredge server?
Thanks. I figure they will work but I'm hoping to find results from people actually using them.
View ArticleRe: Which PowerEdge Lowest Noise?
If you want a quiet server go for a Tx20 server.I have a T620 server at home, and almost no noise. (2 small fans running at 700rpm)Same noise as an optiplex desktop system.Had a t300 server before and...
View ArticleR610...RDP / Hyper-V / RemoteFX
I have a PE R610 running Windows Server 2008 R2/SP1 along with Hyper-V. One of the VMs is a Remote Desktop Server. Anyone have any experience configuring this setup to run RemoteFX on the RDP Server?...
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