Re: Poweredge 2900 fan thresholds
Thanks for great reply and i do agree with you totally, i have my own electronics business and my views are similar to yours, i own 3 Dells and do like the machines but everything you do is like wading...
View ArticleRe: PowerEdge 2950 Quad Core; strike F1 to Reboot error
Do you know how the drives were configured, was it 4 logical drives across all of the drives? Were they all RAID 5 arrays? That drive contained parts of the OS if it was RAID 5. How RAID 5 works is the...
View ArticleRe: PowerEdge 2950 Quad Core; strike F1 to Reboot error
I have reinstalled the OS and there is no data in there. :(What you recommend?Thanks
View ArticleRe: PowerEdge 2950 Quad Core; strike F1 to Reboot error
Hi Josh,Yes we had RAID 5 configuration for all drives and there were four logical drives created while installing OS windows server 2008 ent.What you think the below RAID recovery software will...
View ArticleRe: R620 - Cannot set System Host Name - there is no way to input this?!
Hi LMark,The system host name is pulled from the OS it is not a user configurable field, same with the OS field, Do you have Openmanage Server Administrator installed on the server? This should allow...
View ArticleRe: PowerEdge 2950 Quad Core; strike F1 to Reboot error
So it was one raid 5 across all of the disks and 4 windows partitions? The current array is the one that was there originally or did you recreate it? There is not a RAID configuration that is 100%...
View ArticleRe: PowerEdge 2950 Quad Core; strike F1 to Reboot error
I have not recreated it. There was an option in VD mgmt for foreign drive. I have selected import and drive came in.For future what you suggest if we buy a NAS/SAN solution to keep backup in? Which one...
View ArticleRe: PowerEdge 2950 Quad Core; strike F1 to Reboot error
A SAN is usually faster than a NAS, but more expensive, so it depends on how much data you need to backup and the level of redundancy you need, more than one backup method is the best way to lower the...
View ArticleRe: R320 Boot Time
Well I checked the H710 v21.2.0-0007 and the Enclosure v1.00. From what I see in the support area these are the latest firmware versions. I have ProSupport +Mission Critical - Is this something that I...
View ArticleRe: R320 Boot Time
Yes, you can contact support and they can try to isolate the issue, however support is a break/fix group and this is a performance problem, and is potentially not something they will be able to resolve...
View ArticleUpgrade Old PowerEdge SC 440
I have an oldĀ PowerEdge SC 440 that I'd like to upgrade the processor on to a 64-bit. Not sure what else would fit this particular motherboard and can't find any information on the specs, but the...
View ArticleRe: R320 Boot Time
Thanks Josh - I've contacted support and we're in the process of diagnosing. I'll report back with any resolution information so that others may benefit.Thanks!
View ArticleRe: Upgrade Old PowerEdge SC 440
Perform a Google search using the search term of "poweredge sc440 hardware owner's manual" and the first hit will give you the sc440 hardware owners manual while the second hit will give you the sc440...
View ArticleRe: Poweredge 2900 fan thresholds
Baff, what changes were made to the various versions of BMC firmware for your system is not clear but likely the changes are not just related to changed a cooling strategy. So downgrading, if even...
View ArticleRe: poweredge 15fp console
woopeeee...i found the reset button on back of KVM, many thanks Geoff
View ArticleRe: Can't Boot from CD on R620 (Stuck on scanning devices from HBA for boot...
Thanks for all your help Josh. The HBAs appear to not have had any ROM BIOS installed. Flashing to the latest firmware did the trick. With the boot code in place, it no-longer hangs while scanning...
View ArticleDell FS12 (PowerEdge C2100) Unresponsive
I have a Dell FS12 Server (I believe it is a roughly equivalent to a C2100), That I shutdown correctly a month or two ago and now will not do anything.Both Power Supplies Blink GreenBoard blinks fast...
View Article540-11148 Broadcom 5719 QP 1Gb NIC shows no iSCSI Option
Hi,i have purchased a "cheap" 5719 QP (540-11148).I installed Windows 2012 and the latest Firmware and Drivers for the NIC.But i canĀ“t configure iSCSI for this Card, the Option is greyed out in the...
View ArticleRe: 540-11148 Broadcom 5719 QP 1Gb NIC shows no iSCSI Option
Hello juergenb52I don't show there is a non-iSCSI bootable version of the 5719 that we sell. I was unable to locate the "cheap" version of the controller that you mentioned.Make sure that you are going...
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