Re: Interpreting Diagnostic Messages
Hi, Geoff,Thanks for responding.POST = Power On Self Test (i.e. the stuff that happens before the OS starts to boot)?Am I right in assuming that the RAID controller in the 1900 is a PCIE card? So a...
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That is correct, Robert. Since the error is PCIe related, removing all the card(s) helps diagnose the issue. If the controller has failed, and the error goes away when its removed, could possibly...
View ArticleProblems with upgrading to Broadcom NIC firmware v7.4.8
Has anybody had issues with upgrading to the latest Broadcom NIC firmware v7.4.8.I have a Dell M620 blade server which has the Broadcom BCM57810 LOMs. The current firmware is 7.2.20. Apparently the...
View ArticleRe: Dell C1100 / CS24-TY bios and ems/ibmc update
Not working for me..This Update Package is not compatible with your systemYour system: CS24-SCSystem(s) supported by this package: Cloud Products C1100
View ArticleRe: Problems with upgrading to Broadcom NIC firmware v7.4.8
Hello kboseI agree with your assumption of the NIC not having enough time to fully initialize prior to boot after the firmware update. If that is the case then another restart should have resolved the...
View ArticleRe: PowerEdge C1100 dead in the water...
Any news on that ftp site? I may have found someone with it.
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You can email it to me, and I will post the file at my ftp site with download credentials for anyone that wants it.If you obtain a valid rom, please email to <ADMIN NOTE: Email id removed per...
View ArticleRe: Problems with upgrading to Broadcom NIC firmware v7.4.8
Hi Daniel,Thanks for replying. I have tried rebooting multiple times, even cold reboot from the iDRAC with no success. Re-seating the blade was the last option. This behavior is very consistent (at...
View ArticleRe: Problems with upgrading to Broadcom NIC firmware v7.4.8
kboseFor example, I am using tagged interfaces like bond0.700 and bond1.800 where 700 is my application VLAN and 800 is my management VLAN. bond0 is em1_1 and em2_1 and bond1 is em1_2 and em2_2. the...
View ArticleDELL POWEREDGE C6100
Hi i ve bought a dell c6100 server with the 4 nodes .i have been able to install on the 4 nodes ESXi and it runs well on a USB key s ... but now i installed 4 SAS 15k drives and they don t seem to be...
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Hello lincolnmontrealLINCOLNmontreal i don t see it on the bios and i can t seem to be able to make it usable its simply NOT THERE i ve checked all the options in the BIOS but there his nothingThe HDDs...
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Hi thank you very much for you VERY FAST reply !! thank you ... but for the Ctrl R i do that on computer startup the same place where i go to normal BIOS ?
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hi i m trying the CTRL R from bios but nothing happens ? how do i acces the controler bios ? where and when must i click the CTRL R ?
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LINCOLNmontrealwhere and when must i click the CTRL R ?After the system completes POST it will start booting the PERC and other devices. You should see a message to press CTL R to enter the controller...
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Hi and thx again But its a mistake there are NO DRAC with dell c6100 its IPMI ??? and there is no CTRL R option at boot up ??? can you please help me ? where do i download ipmi if thats the software i...
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there are no drac its IPMI ? are you sure its the CTRL R for this server ? i m trying and nothing ...
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Did the nodes come with RAID controllers? They could have been ordered with PERC, LSI, or no RAID controller. Also, which backplane did you have? How many slots are on it?
View ArticleRe: DELL POWEREDGE C6100
here are my specs DELL POWEREDGE C6100 XS23-TY3 4 x HOT PLUG NODES 8 x 2.26GHz ntel® Xeon® L5520 QC 96GB RAM 2U SERVER w/ RAILS"MANUFACTURE- DELL POWEREDGE C6100 w/ 4 x HOT PLUG DUAL SOCKET NODETOTAL...
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there are no RAID or LSI on my server it didn t come with a controler i think
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i say i think bcs i got it today ... i ve already installed esxi on the 4 nodes but can t access the DRIVES !!!! and its IPMI witch i don t know where to get the software OR HOW TO SETUP THE PASSWORD !!!
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