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Fail to BOOT after BIOS update PowerEdge T110 II

July 10, 2015, 4:58 am
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DELL BIOS UPGRADE FAIL / NO BOOT / SYSTEM HEALTH INDICATOR FLASHING AMBER

  • I am/was Running Windows Server 2012 Standard.
  • BIOS was 2.2.3
  • I downloaded the latest BIOS for upgrade for x64 OS (Server 2012)
  • As Administrator I ran the program T110-II_BIOS_G8T83_WN64_2.8.0.EXE obtained from the DELL URL Drivers and downloads for PowerEdge T110 II BIOS Version 2.8.0
  • All  went well and was informed that I would be logged off in less than 1 minute.
  • The Server restarted. All good so far!
  • I powered off the Server. (pulled the power plug for a cold boot) as instructed.

    Expecting the BIOS to now be version 2.8.......

  • Plugged in the power chord
  • The Server started normally
  • I noticed that the BIOS was still 2.2.3.
  • OK, so I logged in as Administrator and ran the procedure again, as you do.
  • I followed the bouncing ball, again.
  • I was logged off, as before and the server restarted.
  • I powered off again. ( pulled the power plug).
  • Plugged in the power chord

    This is where is the part where it all turns bad

  • Diagnostic lights 1,3,4 are on for a LONG time,
  • The the HDD activity indicator comes on and then off (the HDD is spinning up),
  • Then a Burst from the CPU FAN to full speed, then slowly to very quiet, fan is turning as I can feel air coming out of the CPU heat sink.
  • The 1,3,4 lights go out,
  • The System Health indicator comes on steady BLUE for 10 seconds and it turns AMBER and flashes.
  • Power button light remains on, it does not work (no power down when pressed).
  • I must remove the power chord to start the procedure all over again.
  • Cycle repeats as before
  • There is nothing on the video display, no beeps, no BOOT.

Everything was normal and working before the BIOS flash "update/fail"

HELP!

Is there a backup BIOS (second copy) is there a "jumper" that will help me out here, or do I have a DELL T110 II "paper weight" now?

Thanks in advance.

Rodney

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PowerEdge 1950 - Cache battery 0 in controller 0 needs attention: Failed (Critical)

July 10, 2015, 3:42 am
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Hello, Nagios is reporting this error,

Nagios error:

** NAGIOS **

Notification Type: PROBLEM

Service: System Health

Host: server

Address: server

State: CRITICAL

Date/Time: Wed Jul 8 07:20:19 CEST 2015

Additional Info:

Cache Battery 0 in controller 0 is Failed
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Please suggest how to correct this and how critical it really is.

Have replaced the battery twice but he message immediately returns. Updated the OMSA and all firmware, still the error persists.

PE1950 Win2008S

Microsoft Windows [Version 6.0.6002]
Copyright (c) 2006 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.

C:\Users\Administrator>omreport storage battery
List of Batteries in the System

Controller PERC 6/i Integrated (Slot Embedded)
ID : 0
Status : Critical
Name : Battery 0
State : Failed
Recharge Count : Not Applicable
Max Recharge Count : Not Applicable
Learn State : Idle
Next Learn Time : 69 days 20 hours
Maximum Learn Delay : 7 days 0 hours
Learn Mode : Auto

C:\Users\Administrator>omreport storage controller
Controller PERC 6/i Integrated(Embedded)

Controller
ID : 0
Status : Ok
Name : PERC 6/i Integrated
Slot ID : Embedded
State : Ready
Firmware Version : 6.3.3.0002
Minimum Required Firmware Version : Not Applicable
Driver Version : 2.24.00.64
Minimum Required Driver Version : Not Applicable
Storport Driver Version : 6.0.6002.18005
Minimum Required Storport Driver Version : Not Applicable
Number of Connectors : 2
Rebuild Rate : 30%
BGI Rate : 30%
Check Consistency Rate : 30%
Reconstruct Rate : 30%
Alarm State : Not Applicable
Cluster Mode : Not Applicable
SCSI Initiator ID : Not Applicable
Cache Memory Size : 256 MB
Patrol Read Mode : Auto
Patrol Read State : Stopped
Patrol Read Rate : 30%
Patrol Read Iterations : 363
Abort Check Consistency on Error : Disabled
Allow Revertible Hot Spare and Replace Member : Enabled
Load Balance : Not Applicable
Auto Replace Member on Predictive Failure : Disabled
Redundant Path view : Not Applicable
CacheCade Capable : Not Applicable
Persistent Hot Spare : Not Applicable
Encryption Capable : Not Applicable
Encryption Key Present : Not Applicable
Encryption Mode : Not Applicable
Preserved Cache : Not Applicable
T10 Protection Information Capable : No

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PowerEdge T710 broadcom 5709c

July 13, 2015, 5:58 am
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Our new terminal server still relies on our domain controller and file server machine which is a PowerEdge T710 

It runs Windows SBS 2008

I'm getting network dropouts between the two machines for up to a minute every few days - at random times of the day, not just at peak usage.

It shows in windows system eventlog as error eventid 4:

Broadcom BCM5709C: The network link is down.  Check to make sure the network cable is properly connected.

The driver is 5.2.14.0 from 2009, I have downloaded v19 to upgrade it.  Will this be enough?

Is it safe to run a Broadcom diagnostics on it?

Any suggestions greatly received.

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RAID and ESXI 6

July 13, 2015, 7:54 am
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I have a R410 with a Perc S300, 500GB HD 7.2K Sata HDs w/ 16GB RAM - I am looking to install ESXI 6 and have been unsuccessful due to S300 not being supported.  Can you provide some recommendations on a replacement Perc that will work with and run ESXI 6.  Also would recommended Perc support SAS and SATA if we decided to upgrade HDDs.

I've seen Perc 6/i and HD200 but not sure which would be a good replacement for the S300.

Thanks,

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Severer going to Hang after some time (Dell PE R-610)

June 23, 2015, 4:47 am
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Dear Team, 

I am facing problem with Dell Server R610 the server after some time later going hang and do not working anything keyboard/ mouse.  The server running with windows server 2003 and SQL server 2005. Last day i am replace PERC card and update BIOS, Firmware/ Driver version for this issue and server run smoothly 18 hour, but today morning server again going to  hang. Please help me on this.

Regards

Razu

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Install GPU Boards in Dell PowerEdge R720

July 13, 2015, 9:57 pm
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Hi,

I have Dell PowerEdge R720 server. I want to put couple of GPU boards in it, one on each riser. Will that work? What size PSU do we need? e.g. 750 W, 1100 W
Also Is there any way to read the PSU, to know power consumption when the system is running?

Thank you,
Harshal Patel
HPC Systems Engineer
Signalogic Inc.

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PowerEdge R720xd idrac stops working frequently

July 14, 2015, 3:45 am
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Hi,


I'm configuring the idrac in a PowerEdge R720xd using racadm.

The iDrac system works during some minutes and i can access idrac interface using remote https, as expected.

After some minutes the system stops working and i need to reboot the server to that a can re-access the idrac.

My versions are the following:

ComponentCurrent VersionAvailable Version
Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller1.66.651.57.57
BIOS2.4.32.4.3
BP12G+EXP 0:11.071.07
BACKPLANE FIRMWARE1.001.00

Someone have the same problem?

How can i troubleshoot the issue?


Thanks

Nelson

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poweredge 1800 loses connection with primary hard drive

July 15, 2015, 4:08 am
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my poweredge server frequently loses connection with its primary sata hard drive it runs on the onboard controller(might have something to do with the fact I run 8 drives instead of the standard 6)

these are my specs from memory:

1x xeon 3.06ghz cpu

aureal vortex au8820 16bit sound card

ati radeon hd 7950 modified to work in a pcie x4 slot

7x 3.5" sata drives (5 in raid setup) two in normal sata mode

1x 2.5" sata drive (primary drive)

2x 512mb dual-ranked ram

windows 7 ultimate 32bit

standard dell perc raid card

the server is well out of warranty and I rescued it from the e-waste section at the local junkyard.

if anyone could help me with this it would be greatly appreciated.

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New Good Power Supply in 2950 result NO power, NO Lights at all.. What Happened??

July 15, 2015, 4:10 am
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We had a working PE 2950 server- working just fine, plugged the server in at a new location it didn't power up at all.. No lights on the power supplies, no lights on the front, nothing.. We took the power supplies from another PE 2950, put them into the chassis and the same thing happened. No power, no lights, nothing..

Both the original server and the 2 new power supplies were known good..

What could be happening??? Any information at all would be really appreciated.

thanks,

Alan

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Windows 2012 on Poweredge 1850R ? Anyone try it?

July 15, 2015, 4:02 am
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I have a solid Poweredge 1850r with fault tolerant Power supplies and hard disks.

I got thrown a curve ball to install windows 2012 on it?

I plan on installing Windows 2012 from a DVD IDE CDROM drive.

I'm hoping that Windows 2008 R2 driverd work with Windows 2012?

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Dell Poweredge 1850 won't install OS

July 15, 2015, 4:09 am
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Hi, I am trying to install Win Server 2008 r2 Essentials. Upon DVD boot message pop: server installation cannot proceed because a primary hard drive is not detected. 

I have initialised the disks (0 ,1) span 1 / RAID 1 

I have also download drivers into flash drive (www.dell.com/.../drivers)

So far no luck

Need urgent help please

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PE 2950 - Anyone know if a 10GB NIC will work?

July 15, 2015, 7:44 am
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Components Below:

Part Number
Quantity
Description
PW856
1
PROCESSOR, 80574K, XDH, X5450, FCLGA6
JD509
1
LABEL, REGULATORY, SIDE, UNIVERSAL, BLANK , V2
FG027
1
Card, Backplane, Key, TOE, 2PORT Enterprise Systems Group
23503
1
Label, Barcode, Track, System, Generic
DY029
1
TECHNICAL SHEET, POWER SUPPLY, DIRECT CURRENT, DOCUMENTATION, UPDATE, P2950
0R215
1
CORD, POWER, 15A125V, 10FT, 5-15/C13
YC453
1
GUIDE, GETTING STARTED, P2950, DAO/BCC
NP544
1
Guide, Product, Information Poweredge/powervault, DAO/BCC
HM430
1
TECHNICAL SHEET, NETWORK, ETHERNET, BROADCOM CORPORATION, DOPP
GG460
1
KIT, STRAIN RELIEF, CABLE, POWER
DP246
1
Assembly, Printed Wiring Assy Third Party Maintenance ESG, REST OF WORLD, MITAC INC
23501
1
LABEL, BARCODE, SYS BOX, GENERIC
YP782
1
KIT, SHIPPING MATERIAL, SYSTEM, 2U
PF633
1
SHIPPING MATERIAL, TRAY, OPT-BOX
MY297
1
Label, Fascia, Intel, CARTON
FG186
1
LABEL, INFORMATION, SYSTEM, P2950, ENGLAND/ENGLISH
JJ379
1
KIT, CABLE, DELL REMOTE ASSISTANT CARD, P29/1950
WW126
1
PRINTED WIRING ASSY, CONTROLLER, DRAC5, PE, MID-LIFE KICKER
YT409
1
INSTRUCTION, INFORMATION, FLYER, BUSINESS SYSTEMS DIVISION (SAME AS BUSINESS SERVICES DIVISION), TRANSAC
NC074
1
ASSEMBLY, CABLE, CDROM-SIDEPLANE
TP634
1
KIT, DOCUMENTATION ON COMPACT DISK, DOCUMENT OBJECT MODEL, V5.3, WORLD WIDE
MJ048
1
Kit, Documentation On Floppy Disk, Transmission Control Protocol Off-Load Engine
PW856
1
PROCESSOR, 80574K, XDH, X5450, FCLGA6
GF449
1
ASSEMBLY, HEATSINK, PROCESSOR, DIRECT, CONTACT, P2950
WY335
1
ASSEMBLY, CARD (CIRCUIT), PERC6I-INT, SERIAL ATTACHED SCSI, SLED
U8735
1
BATTERY, PRIMARY, 7WH, 10MM, LITHIUM ION, PERC5I
MC360
1
ASSEMBLY, CABLE, SASX4-PERC5X4-X6BKPLN
KC411
1
ASSEMBLY, CABLE, SASX4-PERC5X4-X4BKPLN
JU081
2
POWER SUPPLY, 750W, REDUNDANT, DELTA PRODUCTS
0R215
1
CORD, POWER, 15A125V, 10FT, 5-15/C13
DR397
8
DUAL IN-LINE MEMORY MODULE, 4G, 667M, 512X72, 8, 240, 2RX4
RW548
4
Hard Drive, 73G, Serial AttachedScsi, DU, 15K, 3.5, FJT, 10LX
F9541
4
ASSEMBLY, CARRIER, HARD DRIVE, SERIAL ATTACHED SCSI, UNIVERSAL, 1IN
DH283
4
Label, Print On Demand, Hard Drive
1213C
16
SCREW, 6-32X1/4", FLAT HEAD, MICROSOFT, ZINC PLATED STEEL, COUNTERSINK
TW793
1
ASSEMBLY, CHASSIS, 3.5HD, 2U, PE2950, III
PN610
1
PRINTED WIRING ASSY, BACKPLANE, SERVER, SERVER CHASSIS, DELL2950, 3.5X6SAS
H7511
3
ASSEMBLY, CARRIER, BLANK , HARD DRIVE, UNIVERSAL, 1IN, 2
UD458
1
ASSEMBLY, COMPACT DISK DRIVE, 24X, 12.7MM, TEAC, BLACK
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Dell idrac openssl MITM vulnerability

June 23, 2014, 12:43 am
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Hi

We use nessus to scan our network. My most recent scan reports several openssl vulnerabilitis with a cvss score of 9.3, (rated HIGH), see below for details. The products found affected are:

Dell idrac6 1.97

Dell idrac7 1.57.57

Nessus says that the vulnerabilty is confirmed, and the openssl version could also be vulnerable to other openssl issues release on the same day as the OpenSSL 'ChangeCipherSpec' MiTM Vulnerability" released on the 5th of june.

Is this confirmed by dell? will patches be released for this vulnerabilties?

CVE-2010-5298, CVE-2014-0076, CVE-2014-0195, CVE-2014-0198, CVE-2014-0221, CVE-2014-0224, CVE-2014-3470

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Looking for how to install Win server 2012 R2 on Dell PE R630

June 24, 2015, 4:24 pm
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Whoa! I last installed Win server 2012 on a Dell PE R620 and it was very easy using the Dell tool. But now I have a new R630 and a Win server 2012 R2 ISO and I cannot find any documentation for best way to install it.

I will be setting this one up as a HyperV host and 3 or 4 VM's on it.

Can someone please point me in the right direction to install docs? 

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Driver Pack Updates

July 15, 2015, 5:16 pm
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Hi,

When doing a general System update via the DRAC (F10) and connecting to an SUU iso, what does the package "Driver Pack Update" do?

Does it actually install new drivers, or just download them to the hard disk for future reference?

Thx John Bradshaw

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PowerEdge 310 SAS6IR only show drive on Slot 0

July 16, 2015, 5:52 am
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Hi all,

As per the description above I have a PowerEdge 310 with integrated raid. When I enter the SAS configuration utility it only show a device being on Slot 0.

I have tried switching the drives and around but it still shows the only drive being slot 0 which to my mind discounts drive failure.

Prior to the other slots not working the RAID was showing as degraded. It was after a few attempts to rebuild the RAID the other slots stop working. Am I likely to need a new cable or controller?

Thanks

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Perc H730p Mono Cable part number

July 16, 2015, 8:52 pm
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I have recently purchased an H730p Mono Mini raid card to upgrade my R730 onboard S controller.

After it arrived, I noticed it doesn't have the same connector type (I believe is SFF-8087) that I use now to connect from the backplane to the motherboard. 

Instead, it seems that I need a cable with a flat connector, that will connect with some pins on the Perc board. It is the cable that is numbered "1" on the attached picture

I have been trying to find the part number, but it seems it's not available on dell.accesories website.

Could anyone please tell me the part number?

Any help appreciated,

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Perc 5 firmware will NOT update on a 2950

July 20, 2015, 12:41 am
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There is a thread about this here, support-forums/servers/f/906/t/19469416 but the answer contains some wrong information, and no way to add to that thread.

The flash posted that the firmware can be found at support/drivers/us/en/04/DriverDetails/Product/poweredge-2950?driverId=2RPK0&osCode=WS8R2&fileId=2974571956,  but that is incorrect.

The page is there but the firmware link goes to an error 500 page.

The firmware listed on that page is different than what is listed on downloads.dell.com/published/pages/poweredge-2950.html#Drivers

The problem i am having is that after updating bios, esm/bmc etc, I try to run the firmware update, it does the inspection and reports an old version and asks if I want to update to 5.2.2.0072


I conform, and then a split second later it says it is done, and does not ask for a reboot, (which I know it should) Eeven after rebooting it is still on the old version 5.0.2-0003

The OS is a fresh install of 200 R2 X64 with all updates.

The exe I am running is from the page I mentioned at support/home/us/en/19/drivers/DriversDetails?productCode=poweredge-2950&driverId=WJG5R

SAS-RAID_Firmware_WJG5R_WN32_5.2.2-0072_A08.exe

I have updated firmware on Percs for many years and have never seen this behavoir so it has me a little perplexed.

I have rebooted and tried a number of times and it is always the same result.

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PowerEdge R220 Raid Configuration+Windows Server 2008 r2 installation

October 9, 2014, 1:50 am
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Hello everyone!

I have this brand new Dell PowerEdge R220 Server and trying to install Windows Server 2008 r2 on it. When it comes to choice installation media it prompts me an error saying "no device drivers were found. Make sure that the installation media contains the correct drivers. ".

Also, please guide me or give me a link where I could read about Raid configuration when pressing CTRL+R on start.

Grand mersi in advance.

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UPS Network Management Card headaches

July 20, 2015, 5:15 am
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Foreword: I am posting here because there isn't a specific section for UPS hardware and for some reason there is no "New Post" button in the rack equipment subsection in this section.

We have a 3750W Dell rack-mounted UPS equipped with a network management card.

We had a problem in our LAN, a node was generating excessive broadcast traffic; the only actual consequence though was that the UPS management card became unresponsive (massive packet loss, about 99%, and massive latency; as a consequence the managed nodes were unable to communicate with the UPS). When we brought the offending host offline, the problem stopped. Before that, we had swapped the management card with a new one to no avail.

All the other hosts (desktop PCs, switches, servers, printers) were unaffected even during the traffic flood. The only device which could not cope with the anomalous traffic was the UPS card.

It seems to me that it may be the case that the card is equipped with an excessively weak CPU that cannot cope in such a situation; this in turn is very bad because stuff like this can happen in a large LAN and the managed nodes rely solely on this management card to communicate with the UPS. I need a fix shall a similar problem arise again.

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