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<s>[INST] We have an ESX host running on an R710 using RAID 1. A disk has failed. We have another ESX host running (although not being used) configured the same way. Can we pull a disk from the unused host (obviously breaking that mirror) and use that disk to replace the failed drive??? The disks ARE the same. Is it necessary to wipe/format the drive before inserting to rebuild? Thanks [/INST] Provided the drives are the same, it can be used to recreate your mirror. However, I would not expect it to happen automatically. The drive will have metadata from the server it was pulled from written in it. You'll want to flag the drive as a hotspare, or run a replace member disk operation to make the rebuild kick off. If the OpenManage agent is installed on the server, you can run perform this without down time. </s> |
<s>[INST] I created a repository from command line. The repository I just created has no subfolders, just a list of firmware. So in /dell_repo/repositoryname I have the catalog and firmware files. Previously when I made the repository though the GUI, it downloaded all firmware to the repository folder and created unique subfolders underneath. In exploring the folders I have found the same files exist in the root folder. So in /dell_repo/repository1 I have the repository1_catalog.xml, the firmware files, and subfolders with unique numbers that also contain firmware files already in the root directory. (This duplication is making the repository larger than I'd like) Can anyone give an example as to what a repository is supposed to look like? Does DRM do anything to clean up a repo and make sure it only has one copy of each unique firmware update? Any guidance is much appreciated! [/INST] I am not seeing a way to manage the store or perform a clean up of the store location via command line. If I find a way I will post it. I did test the store clean up feature. It will delete any files that are not in a repository list. It will also delete all catalog files, so you will need to export the repository again after performing a clean up to recreate the catalog file. I was testing with a single repository. The only difference with two repository would be the catalog files. The files that are downloaded should be put in the same folder structure regardless of the repository. The folder structure is determined by the catalog, the folders are not procedural. The catalog file is based on the repository name, so you would have two catalog files if you use two repositories. I tested with three repositories that all contained the same update, I exported all three of them and it only created one file folder and three catalog files. If you set the store location to the location of your repositories and perform a clean up it should remove unused files. </s> |
<s>[INST] Hi, My server Poweredge R530 is restarting and don't initialize into Windows Server. I ran the Lifecycle Controller and the firmware of Power Supply is different from each slot. PSU Slot 1: Firmware version 06.00.00 / PSU Slot 2: Firmware version 00.1B.6D Both PSU slot 1 and iDRAC lights behind the server are amber. Also the message "Check PSU01 configuration" appears on the frontal screen. I think that it is the reason behind my server keep reinitializing. Am I correct? How can I solve it? [IMAGE][IMAGE] Thanks [/INST] Based on what we're seeing, I'd be looking at replacing the power supply. The last checklist I would run through before doing it is: Test known good PSU in both slots to validate slot health Test suspect PSU in both slots If the suspect PSU works in neither, it's probably the issue, and it won't let us flash the firmware on it, which would wall off most troubleshooting options. </s> |
<s>[INST] PowerEdge R740 (a couple running Hyper-V cluster) I went with Dell OCm14104B-U1-D Quad-Port 10Gb 10GbE NDC Network Daughter Card 4X4RK in both and that is a disaster on Server 2016 OS This card is not supported by Broadcom, as it is Dell specific This card was never certified for any server OS - [URL] Dell drivers/firmware are OLD, very OLD. I had new updated given by Broadcom, but still getting all sorts of random errors (on either server) Emulex OneConnect OCm14104B-N1-D 4-port 10GbE rNDC NIC : The network device detected an error. Emulex OneConnect OCm14104B-N1-D 4-port 10GbE rNDC NIC #4 : The network device detected an error. Emulex OneConnect OCm14104B-N1-D 4-port 10GbE rNDC NIC #2 : The network device detected an error. Emulex OneConnect OCm14104B-N1-D 4-port 10GbE rNDC NIC #3 : The network device detected an error. Usually that ends in Hyper-V node crashing out from cluster So the question is: does anybody using any RNDC that is supported & is known to be fully working? In worse case PCI-e SFP+ dual port card? Preferably one with rDMA? Seb [/INST] Hi, I don't see that part - 4x4RK as supported in the R740. All the Emulex cards I see as supported in the server are full height PCI cards from the LightPulse series. We do have part 68M95. which is an Intel 10GB fibre channel rNDC, as an example of a validated rNDC. That one does not have RDMA, but XVVY1, a QLogic 41164 10GbE SFP+ card does. </s> |
<s>[INST] I have a Dell R715 server with a Perc H200 Raid Controller. I know its not a very good controller, but it has worked up to now... What happens when I enter the LSI configuration utility using Ctrl + C. I see the PERC H200I. If I drill down into the SAS Topology menu I can see volumes and two additional drives. What I am trying to accomplish is create the new RAID 1 volume from these drives. However, the Configuration Utility does not give me the options menu screen under the volume screen to Create a new volume. The strange thing is that these two drives were once an inactive volume on this controller. I was in the process to make the volume active, but couldn't, so I deleted the volume and was going to recreate it. First, why do I not get the menu to options to "Select New volume Type" or "Create New Volume" like is mentioned in the Perc H200 Manual/documentation. Perhaps this newer version or the Config Utility (7.11.10) is missing those menu options? If so can I roll back to a version like with the menus I need to create a volume Second, is it possible the controller sees these two drives as "dirty" and will not allow them to be created into a volume? If so how do a rectify that state? Third, in the past I was able to "Active" and "Deactivate" the volumes. This seems to be disabled in the version of the utility. I did this since this card appears to only allow for 2 volumes at a time. If I can¡¯t resolve this issue, I may be forced to use these as individual drives and just create a software RAID in the OS. Any help would be greatly appreciated. [/INST] I first updated the drive firmware. Then removing the physical drives associated with Volume one, which caused the LSI Configuration utility to allow another volume to be added. In other words, once I removed the physical disk drives associated with volume one and volume two, The LSI Configuration Utility displayed the menu options for "Select New Volume" "Create New Volume" and "View Volume". These menus now display once you select the "RAID Properties" Menu. With the disks for the first two volumes inserted, the utility would never show these options. This appears to be tied to the limitation of the H200 Controller. If two volumes are created it will not let a third be create even if it is set to inactive. Once the third has been created, it will show all three and one must remain inactive. Here are the steps I took to finally resolve the short comings of the controller. I believe this will finish up and provide me with the new replacement volume I was looking to create. </s> |
<s>[INST] Hi, I have a T140 with a Boss s1 card with two 240 gb m2 drives and four 1TB hdds installed in the four bays. I have the bios set to UEFI and SATA set to RAID mode. The hdds are set to raid 5 and the boss to raid 1. I have upgraded the firmware via the idrac and virtual booted the iso file. It is fine up to this point. Windows installs and then I choose manual install. Both the m2 drives and hdds show up at this point. There is nothing else showing. ie recovery drive etc. I install windows on the m2 drives and go through the install. Windows then loads but the HDDS aren't showing. Only the m2 drives on the boss card. Hence everything is loaded onto the m2 drives which I don't want. I only want the os on the m2 drives and storage (pics/vids etc) on the HDDS. What am I doing wrong? [/INST] Thanks for the replies. So, I installed server essentials on to the Boss card and then everything was set up , I went into the windows menu to initialise the disks. Then downloaded all the drivers via Internet Explorer. All working now. The 4 HDD are showing as part of "This PC" in the menu. I used RAID 10 instead of 5. </s> |
<s>[INST] Hi everybody, I would like manage a PowerConnect 7048P switch without came physically near to this switch with console mode. That's why, I would like to configure the OOB port in the specific switches VLAN, but when I configure the gateway of OOB interface, I have a message said me I can't do that. After, I tried to configure the OOB port in the VLAN1 (default VLAN) and I have the same message. I would like to know if it's possible to do what I want to do. Thank in advance everybody will answer me. Best regards, Romain VERICEL [/INST] Hi, The OOB port has to be on its own VLAN. Page 89 [URL] The Out-of-Band (OOB) management port is a 10/100/1000BASE-T Ethernet port dedicated to remote switch management. Traffic on this port is segregated from operational network traffic on the switch ports and cannot be switched or routed to the operational network. </s> |
<s>[INST] Hi All, I know there is a setting to ignore other hardware in OME but I forget where it is. We have Dell and HP Servers and I only want to discover Dell. Thanks in advance, Jason [/INST] Hi Jason, You can chose Instrumented Device under Discovery Schedule on Discovery and Inventory page to ignore unclassified (non-Dell) hardware. </s> |
<s>[INST] I've now had two consecutive R540s where I cannot enter the lifecycle controller. Here's what happens: 1) Boot server 2) Press F10 3) Lifecycle controller throws error message "Couldn't Locate device handle for MAS001.. System Rebooting" 4) System reboots and attempts to enter LCC again without my intervention 5) Repeat steps 3 and 4 twice 6) LCC then goes into recovery mode. Note that through all of this, the only time I touch anything is to press F10 that first time. I've tried using the BIOS to re-enable the LCC. It goes back to enabled, but if I try to invoke the LCC again, it goes through the same process. I've tried re-flashing the iDRAC/LCC firmware. I've even tried flashing an earlier version of the firmware. I've searched for the text of the error message and get no relevant results. Dell even replaced the server, and both the original and replacement server have this problem. It's terribly frustrating that I can't do something as simple as use the LCC. I need to install a different OS and I want to do it the right way. What gives? Anyone else have an R540 with a working or non-working LCC? [IMAGE] [/INST] Hello If you are experiencing this problem across multiple systems then I would suspect something that is attached to or installed in the system. Almost any hardware connected to the system can disrupt initialization of other hardware. Thanks </s> |
<s>[INST] We are providing some contractors access to our iDRACs for migration work and I want to remove that access once they are done. I've been searching and cannot find the command to remove them. Sure, I can set "IDRAC.IPv4.Enable" to zero but I would rather clean up the configuration so it's not on our next audit. Is there even a command to do this? [/INST] Hello I'm not sure what you are wanting to do, but I think I have an idea. You can't delete index entries, the indexes are persistent. You can replace or overwrite values. For instance, if you perform racadm get idrac.adgroup you will get a list of your indexes. You can then find the index that you want to change the values and get more information with racadm get idrac.adgroup.1 or whatever the index number is. You can replace all of these values with null/empty values. For instance, if I wanted to clear out what was in index 1 I would run these three commands: Double quotes should put an empty value, and the 0x0 bitmask should remove all privileges. You should be able to locate more information about the bitmask values and these racadm commands in the racadm manual on the iDRAC support page. [URL] Thanks </s> |
<s>[INST] Hi, I have T320 with H310 connected to Backplane via 2 minisas controlling 8 x 3.5" HDD (4 each). Can I use one port of backplane with H310 and another with SATA_A (minisas port on motherboard) doing this I want one set of 4 HDD to be controlled by H310 under RAID condition and 4 HDD to have direct access to choice of OS. Thank you [/INST] Hello Dual internal controllers are not supported. I'm not sure the backplane is split the way you suspect it is split. It may not be an even 4/4 split. You can set drives to non-RAID with the H310, I suggest doing that instead of trying to use the embedded SATA controller with the H310. [URL] Thanks </s> |
<s>[INST] Hello All, I am using MD 32201i SAN and today i lost one Raid Controller. So could you please advice me. What i have to take care during removing damage Raid controller card and insert new Raid Controller? As of now my San is working on Single Raid Controller. Thanks, [/INST] Hello Vijay Ayar, Here are the commands that you are going to want to run to clear and reset your physical disk stats. You may need to run the commands on both controllers to ensure that the stats are reset on both controllers. If you are still unable to clear & reset, then we will need to look at a support bundle to see what is going on. smcli -n -p password -c "clear allPhysicalDiskChannels stats;" smcli -n -p password -c "set physicalDiskChannel [0] status=optimal;" smcli -n -p password -c "set physicalDiskChannel [1] status=optimal;" smcli -n -p password -c "set physicalDiskChannel [2] status=optimal;" smcli -n -p password -c "set physicalDiskChannel [3] status=optimal;" Please let us know if you have any other questions. </s> |
<s>[INST] Hello, I come to ask for your help because I am stuck on a case of my network connection to the internet via a box.I have a PowerConnect 7048P switch, having all the IT elements connected and cut by VLANs.VLAN 2 corresponds to the VLANs of the internet boxes,VLAN 6 corresponds to PCs.By activating the inter VLAN routing, all my hardware can ping between them except for the Internet box.Could someone tell me where my setup is not correct. Best regards, Romain VERICEL [/INST] Hello everybody, Finally the solution has been done with buying a firewall and putting it between the switch and the internet box. Best regards. </s> |
<s>[INST] What is the difference? [/INST] Hello OpenManage Enterprise Tech Release was a pre-release version of OMEn. I would not suggest using that version any longer. [URL] Thanks </s> |
<s>[INST] Hi Everyone! So, I decided to go for linux mint 19.1 on a Dell r610. But, when every time, on the 3rd or 4th reboot, the system says, "linux has crashed. You are now running in fallout mode." Linux does boot up until the 3rd or 4th reboot when it doesn't and gives me the crash note. I think the issue might be that the Dell R610 doesn't support Linux mint 19.1 but I don't know for sure. I am new at Dell Servers and would like the answer as simple as possible. Also, Would Unbuntu Server Edition also work? Thanks [/INST] Quickest answer: not compatible, try something else. If you aren't experienced troubleshooting Linux issues, I wonder why you would use it. Should you be? Likely a driver issue someplace. </s> |
<s>[INST] Hello Community I recently deleted a 300 gb vol on our Dell Equalogic PS6100 but it is not showing as returned on the SAN storage pool. Any thoughts on this? [/INST] Longtime ago a "recycle bin" was introduced. You have to purge the bin to get the space back. Within the group manager click on the lower left "tools?" I have no grpmgr in front but iam sure you will find it. Otherwise are you sure you havent delete a thin provisioning volume? Maybe it wasnt full. RegardsJoerg </s> |
<s>[INST] Hi everybody! I need to know about del emc s3124 switch, does he have a web gui? how can i start,maybe dowload it?? when i trying to enable http server,i got this massage: Error: minihttpd not installed. (what does it mean: minihttpd?) [/INST] Hi, It does not have a web gui. Page 18 [URL] </s> |
<s>[INST] Hi, I have problems with migration from VNX5300 to Unity 300. The error is "file import issues from VNX 5300 to Unity 300" Someone to help me. [/INST] Carlos, import issue can be very complex. Please open a service request so Tech Support can troubleshoot and assist. Thanks </s> |
<s>[INST] Hello All- I just received a strange request from our server group. The question posed is...can an smb share be created within an existing share? Strange yes, but I hope to provide a cogent answer as to why it can or cannot be done. THANX [/INST] absolutely, it's no different from a Windows server where you can create nested shares. Try to gather more details on what they are trying to do. </s> |
<s>[INST] Hello all, Firstly, I'd like to thank you for your time and attention as well as apologize for the lengthy post (wanted to include as much details as possible). It is greatly appreciated. Recently, my team and I received a call informing us that one of our Dell R710 servers has stopped communicating with the network. Upon further investigation, we found that 3 out of the 5 HDDs in the server had failed. At this point, our task is to get the server back up and running so we put in a request and received the new HDD replacements (same speed and size as previous drives but from different vendors). Unfortunately, we lost all data but that wasn't a huge concern for us. We initialized all the drives (to include the 2 old and 3 new drives) and all drives appear to be healthy. After attempting to install Windows 2012R2 (and hours of scratching our heads and googling), it was discovered that we would need to update the BIOS (currently v2.2.10), LifeCycle Controller (currently v1.4.0.256), and install an updated OS Driver Pack (for Server 2012R2). After many hours of research, we came to the conclusion that we would first need to update the LifeCycle Controller, then the BIOS, and finally the OS Driver Pack. Once all that is good to go, we should be able to install Windows Server 2012R2 on the server (please correct me if I'm wrong about this). However, the current issue is that after downloading the LifeCycle Controller DUP (v1.7.5.4), from the Dell support site (link below) and utilizing the LifeCycle Controller Platform Update utility, we would get the "The updates you are trying to install are not Dell authorized updates" error. It looks like there are many others that have come across this issue as well but definitely due to our HDD situation, I feel like our situation might be different. Seeing as how iDRAC was never configured (and most likely will never be configured, due to company policy), a local (CD/DVD) solution is the only option. Any assistance with this is very much appreciated. We're currently wrapping our heads around how to update what needs updating via a CD/DVD but yet requires an update to do the thing that's administering the update because it's too old to be updated... System Info: Server: Dell R710 RAID config: 2 drives in RAID 1, 3 drives in RAID 5 Current BIOS version: 2.2.10 Current LifeCycle Controller version: 1.4.0.586 Current iDRAC version (although will not be using): 1.54 No OS installed Downloaded 32bit version of the Update Package for Microsoft¢ç Windows¢ç [URL] [/INST] Hi Nick, You mentioned a local CD/DVD option, which we do have premade. I'll link to it below. This utility does include updates to the Lifecycle Controller, the BIOS, and the iDRAC. It should flash everything in the chassis to the latest revisions. That having been said, there will be a lot of skipped packages, because it would have updates to any supported hardware that could be installed in the system. Running this package will probably take around an hour, but may potentially take longer. It really depends on how many updates get applied and how many get skipped. Repository Manager does let you build a custom .ISO, so that may also be an option for you. Let me know if this helps out. [URL] </s> |
<s>[INST] Hi, I've recently rebuilt some R610 with CentOS 7 and DSU 18.10. So far so good, but the PERC H200 firmware is being listed as out of date, and I should upgrade to 07.03.06.00. The catch is that when trying to upgrade the firmware either via DSU, SUU or using SAS-RAID_Firmware_8TPD2_LN_07.03.06.00_A09.BIN I get the fairly well documented inventory failure: It throws a segfault whilst this is happening: I've tried a fudge which involved linking libstorelibir.so/libstorelibir.so.5 to an earlier version of libstorelibir (which worked in similar circumstances on some 2950), but still no joy. The down side is that all our hardware reporting is now flagging this as a problem which clogs things up whilst looking for more serious problems. Has anyone got any ideas of how to fix this? Thanks in advance, Jamie [/INST] Finally I have found a solution. There were 2 problems to solve. The first problem was that my R610 have the H200 Integrated, opposed to a plain old H200. So upon putting the serial number into dell.com/support I was being shown what is the wrong update file. Eventually the penny dropped whilst using the bootable ISOs which happened to be showing which update they considered to be correct. So if anyone else has this problem: The second problem is what I'd described before as having worked on a 2950, in that the default OMSA on RHEL/CentOS 7 the libstorelibir library was a much newer one than the (several year old) update liked. I believe this also effected the bootable ISO. So to get round that, this is what I did: Success! Took me a day of tearing my hair out (bad), but also learning about various firmware update methods (useful). </s> |
<s>[INST] Hello I was wondering if anyone knows of a single- or dual- 10-gig card that will work in the PowerEdge 2900ii. I see a lot of forums are stating they are not backward compatible with PCIe 2.0 cards. Suggestions? We need more speed for our older backup storage server. Thank you! [/INST] Here are the other part numbers I see:CYK8V - Intel 2P 10GbE T645H - Intel 2P 10GbE XR997 - Intel 1P 10GbE </s> |
<s>[INST] Want to put 32gb in a T320. This would replace any RAM in there already. I've had issues with T310s being picky about the RAM that they like, so I wanted to ask if anyone had had issues with T320 RAM. For 32gb, Can I get four 8GB sticks, 2rx4 pc3 10600R? Thanks! [/INST] You might look at part numbers P9RN2 or PK4TR. These are DIMMs that run at the speed and capacity you're looking for, and the server itself can support a maximum of up to 192GB of memory when using supported 32GB DIMMs. </s> |
<s>[INST] We bought 2 Dell PowerEdge R640 and trying to setup Windows 2019 on both of them (on internal RAID). We are using OS setup option from LifeCycle Manager (UEFI, no SecureBoot). After Windows installation wizard allows us to choose language it puts on screen "Setup is starting", and after a few minutes BSOD with failed ql2300i.sys appears. Then system reboots and if we choose to boot setup CD again we will receive BSOD with failed b57nd60a.sys. [/INST] Ivan Protsenko, If using the Lifecycle Controller (LCC), as well as how recent 2019 was released, I would go ahead and make sure that the OS Driver Pack for the LCC is up to date. You can find the latest OS Driver Pack here, update and then see if the issue is resolved afterwards. Let me know what you see. </s> |
<s>[INST] Looking to put an internal SD reader into an R230 and into a T330. Anyone know the part number for the ones that I need for those two servers? Thanks! [/INST] Good morning, For the T330, PMR79 should be what you need. I don't see an IDSDM as having been validated for the R230, though. </s> |
<s>[INST] Hi, PowerEdge T320 Can I use ODD2/TBU sata port to connect 120GB SSD for booting ESXi, along with power from backplane. Thank you Abhay [/INST] I have 2 doing that, on R410/R710, it boots to SSD, win2012R2 in fact, using the useless DVD drive port. works like greased lightening. allows me to use all drive slots for huge RAID 6 ESXi is even more easy, they excel in this way, booting from odd things, even USB ports. why not just try? rack out all drives, and boot that slot to freedos, see it works then boot to any OS and see it works I tested min all possible ways (OS) to see what can do, called lab testing. takes no time at all to do tests. just do it. </s> |
<s>[INST] Hallo community,I request for your assistance.Please forgive me if I ask a 'silly' question.I have a Dell PowerEdge R810 Server for my home lab and VMware ESXi 6.5.I would like to install six SSD drives 2.5 inch 500GB or 1TB each and take advantage of all six disks for my VMs.I need all disks running at 6Gbps. As far as I know I need to purchase the Dell H700 Perc RAID controller.At this point I don't need RAID configuration for safety/redundancy. I just need to take advantage of all disk space available for VMs.My question is how to configure the server, what kind of extra h/w to purchase, 'where' to install the esxi s/w (e.g. on a partition and leave the rest of the space for the datastore), in order to have as much space available for the datastores.I greatly appreciate your help.Thank you in advance. [/INST] You can make RAID 0 volumes with only 1 drive. The IDSDM is a PCI device that let's you add a pair of SD cards into the host, typically used for booting and for crash logging for ESXi. These are normally kept in a mirrored state, so only 1 SD card is really needed for that option. ESXi should support being installed to a USB, but I don't see an internal port on the motherboard diagram. If there's not an internal port, your drive would be exposed from the front or rear, so I wouldn't really recommend it. The H700 should be an excellent controller choice. </s> |
<s>[INST] Hello, I am still choosing the OS I want to go with and thought about Linux Mint. Would Linux Mint work on this Server? Also, What OS would you Recommend? Thanks. [/INST] It's not "supported", but it might work. Not being supported simply means that it was not a consideration during design or testing of the server. Up to you to try unsupported scenarios. </s> |
<s>[INST] Hi everyone, I have a Dell R610 server and I was wondering if I need either Windows Server edition 2008 r2 standard or Windows Server edition 2008 r2 Enterprise as an OS on it? I am generally new at this and would like the answer to be simple so that I could understand this. Thanks [/INST] Either. Standard: 32GB RAM limit, two licensed instances on the server Enterprise: 2000GB RAM limit, four licensed instances on the server Comes down to which one(s) do you have? What are your needs, plans, current configuration, etc.? </s> |
<s>[INST] I have a Dell N3024F switch that connects fiber from various switches around our campus. While I was out of town, the switch went down taking down the entire network as it is the central switch in the main server room. Someone made a video of the front panel of the switch at the time and what I am seeing is the Status LED blinking red, the Locator (PSU 2) LED blinking green (which is odd as no one has the password to the switch except me to turn on locator) and the Fan LED was solid red. All LEDs on the individual switch ports were off. The switch was rebooted (turned off and turned on) and the errors cleared and the switch has been operating normally since. Unfortunately, the logs have been overwritten so I cannot tell what exactly happened other than there was apparently a fan failure somehow. Is there any way I can determine what happened? Or run some sort of diagnostic that might give me a further clue? The switch is running firmware version 6.3.2.7. Should I upgrade the firmware? If so, which version should I upgrade to? 6.3.3.14 or 6.5.3.4? I am not using the stacking functions of the switch if that makes any difference. Thanks. [/INST] Yes, 6.5.3.4. The older 6.3 version was left available for people that need to step up to a middle version. </s> |
<s>[INST] Hello, I have one pool with two disk group (for unclear reasons, in raid10 we can use only 16 disks per group) Now when I will create a Virtual disk for the whole Pool size, how Raid10 will operate? Like two raid10 16 and 6 or like 24 disks? [IMAGE] [/INST] Hello mrslyfox, There is not a way to have all 22 drives in the same virtual disk. Unlike an MD3 system where you can have 22 drives in the same virtual disk, with an ME4 there is a max of 16 drives per virtual disk. Please let us know if you have any other questions. </s> |
<s>[INST] Hi, I recently installed Networker 9.2.2 across our estate, and I'm now starting to roll out the 9.2.2.1 client. I have installed the client on 2016 VMs, however, I am having difficulty in installing onto a Windows 2008 R2 physical server. I have seen the resolution at [URL] and I've imported the certificate into the Trusted Root Certificate Authorities. I have also asked my Windows colleague to attempt the install, hoping his domain account would have better privileges. However, neither of these have worked. I still can't get the basic Networker client install to complete. I have also rebooted the server, and run the installer with Admin Privileges. I am a local admin on the server. Any suggestions? Many thanks for any help given! Cheers Iain [/INST] Hi crazyrov, Thanks again for your reply. I opened an SR with EMC and the solution was very simple. The 9.2.2.1 client uses an updated certificate, from the previous version. The KB article I was going by, was updated in Feb 2019, however, it has been updated before the new cert appears to have been made available. The new KB for Networker 9.2.2.1 is here: [URL] This solution is exactly the same, but with a newer certificate file! Thanks for your help! Iain </s> |
<s>[INST] I¡¯ve got a couple of questions regarding storage provisioning our Dell-EMC Unity arrays for VMware usage. Our datastores are currently presented from a pair of Dell-EMC Unity 450F all-flash arrays (50TB each), using mostly 3TB iSCSI LUNs. Average VM size is around 200GB, but there is a wide range VM sizes, from sub 10gb micro-Linux OSs, to a few 4+ TB VMs, which reside on single VM datastores (above the standard 3TB LUN size). We have around 340 VMs across 20 datastores, with an average of around 17 VMs per datastore, but this is a little skewered by some of the single-VM LUNs, with most datastores hosting 20+ VMs. From the Unity end, all LUNs are thin provisioned, with half of the LUNs enabled for data-reduction, and a half-hearted effort on our end to match VMs and workloads suitable for data reduction on appropriate LUNs, and vice versa. The VMware environment itself is all 6.5, with Enterprise Plus ESXi licencing. My four questions are as follows: Thanks in advance for any assistance with these queries! [/INST] Hi mistersparky, Some of the answers will be around personal preference / environment / etc. But a few points here: Q1: Our datastores are starting to fill, and I need to present more storage from the Unity array. Should I be looking to extend the existing datastores, or is 3TB and 20VMs per datastore a nice size to standardise on (outside of the larger datastores for single VMs)? A1: There is no size recommendation that I can remember. This is personal preference mostly (and best practices as well). There are pros and cons on both sides of larger vs smaller (but more quantity). Example: one might be better for fault tolerance/redundancy, or isolating perf issues, etc, than the other. Q2: There is a lot of good information out there on data reduction, however am I worrying too much about this, and should just enable this for all datastores? A2: Better not, this depends on many factors. Please follow the recommendations provided in the best practices docs. Enabling on all without knowing if they are suitable might result in (possibly high) overheads that return no real benefits to you (for your specific environment). Q3: How much, if at all, should I think about matching workloads (OS, application type, etc.) to certain datastores? A3: The underlying pool is likely the same so it may not matter too much. If you have different pool for different workloads (if very different) then yeah. Again, it depends a lot on the setup/environment. Q4: Finally, is block iSCSI best for this environemnt, or should I be looking at NFS or even VVols? A4: I can't possibly answer that as I don't know your environment. From experience working with block, FC is a lot simpler and less problematic than iSCSI. If there is no FC, then iSCSI may be simpler than NFS/vVOLs, yes. But again, this depends a lot on your specific usage and requirements. We have a lot of users on FC/iSCSI, and substantially less using vVOLS, and only a very small fraction use NFS datastores for VMware. Your questions here are good questions, and show you are looking well after your environment.We have specialized teams that can take a deep look into your environment and provide further feedback. You can work with your local Dell EMC team to engage these teams. Hope this helps </s> |
<s>[INST] Import Dell EMC Version Control Catalog (MX Chassis Default) for System Update from [URL] failed.Exception message: Download failed for MX Chassis Catalog sign file due to connectivity issue. Please enable/verify proxy settings if required. [/INST] The problem has been resolved. Please retry catalog import operation. </s> |
<s>[INST] Hi everyone, This is my first post here and I am not a network engineer. Simply a 1 man ban trying to learn the hard way. I have bought a server 1x Dell PowerEdge C6220 server, 2x Dell PowerConnect 5548 and 1x Dell PowerVault MD3200i storage for a really good price in view to set up a XenServer cluster of 4 nodes. I need help understanding how the PowerConnect failover work. As per the PC5548 manual, I have stacked the 2x switch via the HDMI connection and I can see both units on the web GUI. I am planning to create the following VLANs: VLAN1 - for all IPMI connection so it is only accessible via VPNVLAN2 - for iSCSI subnet A of the MD3200iVLAN3 - for iSCSI subnet B of the MD3200iVLAN4 - XenServer public facing/internet access So far I have connected all the cat5 cables to the first switch (master) but I don't understand how the failover work because I have no cables connected from switch 2 to any servers or the first switch. If switch 1 fails, how can the second server take over the ports that are connected? Do I need to phisyclyunplug all the cat5 from 1 switch and plug them back to the secon switch? I know this might seem stupid question you many of you but please bare with me as I am very much in learning mode. Also, does the VLAN3 need to be truck mode? The cable connects my XenServer node1 to the switch and inside the XenServer I will have a virtual switch for the internal VMs. For VLAN2&3 I understand that the switch will know it is iSCSI but what type of VLAN do I need to setup (access, general, trunk)? I welcome any advise. Thank you [/INST] Hi, Welcome to the forum. Stacking doesn¡¯t provide failover by itself. It effectively is turning two or more switches into one big switch. The way to create failover with this is to create port channels with one port on each switch and have two ports connected to your devices. The xenserver vswitch should use tagged traffic, so trunk mode can be used, but if it is only passing a single vlan access mode should work. For the iscsi traffic probably access mode. </s> |
<s>[INST] Hi, When I try to setup a private vlan in m6220 with firmware 5.1.13.1, it does not accept the command. Has the command changed, I am following the documentation at [URL] configure (config) vlan 100 (config-vlan100) private-vlan primary % Invalid input detected at '^' marker I have checked using the ? but I can't find any way to use the private-vlan primary command. Could someone please assist? [IMAGE] [/INST] Hi, It does not support it. The shared documentation with other switches makes it seem like it does. </s> |
<s>[INST] I want to know if it's supported to change the Log Insight VM name in any version of VxRail. We currently have version 4.5.215. I know there are renaming procedures in SolVe for just about every other component, but there's no mention of the Log Insight VM. Same with the Administrator Guide. It mentions renaming other VMs, but doesn't mention Log Inisght. KB article 474897 for VxRail 3.x explicitly says that renaming the Log Insight VM was not supported in that version - [URL] But, later, in versions 4.0.100 thru 4.0.300, support for renaming almost every component was introduced, but the docs don't say anything about the Log Insight VM. Please let us know if renaming it is now supported. Thanks. [/INST] After posting my original message I opened an SR for the same issue. Support consulted with back-end engineering and the response was, "EE came back and said it should be fine to rename". Since then, I have renamed many Log Insight VMs on VxRail without problem. </s> |
<s>[INST] Re-purposing our PS6610, with 41 disks (4TB SAS 7200rpm). No new drives added and all was working just fine before I re-purposed the unit I've reset the device (twice), run the setup, updated the firmware on controllers (to v10.0.2) and the disks to v12. Everything is good to go except for the initial RAID configuration on this member. Only 7 drives are appearing as online, all the rest are spares, and I am unable to create any RAID. Whether it's from the Group Manager or the CLI - the response is the same: "You do not have enough usable drives to configure the requested RAID policy. You must choose a different RAID policy or add usable drives." Is there a command or something I can do to force these spares into online mode or is there something else I am missing? Thanks! Here's the member disk report: Slot Type Model Size RPM Status Errors SMART Health---- -------- ---------------- ----------- ----- --------- ------ ------------1 SAS(HDD) ST4000NM0023 3.64TB 7200 online 0 ok2 SAS(HDD) ST4000NM0023 3.64TB 7200 online 0 ok3 SAS(HDD) ST4000NM0023 3.64TB 7200 online 0 ok4 SAS(HDD) ST4000NM0023 3.64TB 7200 online 0 ok5 SAS(HDD) ST4000NM0023 3.64TB 7200 online 0 ok7 SAS(HDD) ST4000NM0023 3.64TB 7200 online 0 ok8 SAS(HDD) ST4000NM0023 3.64TB 7200 online 0 ok9 SAS(HDD) ST4000NM0023 3.64TB 7200 online 0 ok10 SAS(HDD) ST4000NM0023 3.64TB 7200 online 0 ok11 SAS(HDD) ST4000NM0023 3.64TB 7200 online 0 ok12 SAS(HDD) ST4000NM0023 3.64TB 7200 spare 0 ok15 SAS(HDD) ST4000NM0023 3.64TB 7200 spare 0 ok16 SAS(HDD) ST4000NM0023 3.64TB 7200 spare 0 ok17 SAS(HDD) ST4000NM0023 3.64TB 7200 spare 0 ok18 SAS(HDD) ST4000NM0023 3.64TB 7200 spare 0 ok19 SAS(HDD) ST4000NM0023 3.64TB 7200 spare 0 ok20 SAS(HDD) ST4000NM0023 3.64TB 7200 spare 0 ok21 SAS(HDD) ST4000NM0023 3.64TB 7200 spare 0 ok25 SAS(HDD) ST4000NM0023 3.64TB 7200 spare 0 ok26 SAS(HDD) ST4000NM0023 3.64TB 7200 spare 0 ok43 SAS(HDD) ST4000NM0023 3.64TB 7200 spare 0 ok44 SAS(HDD) ST4000NM0023 3.64TB 7200 spare 0 ok45 SAS(HDD) ST4000NM0023 3.64TB 7200 spare 0 ok46 SAS(HDD) ST4000NM0023 3.64TB 7200 spare 0 ok47 SAS(HDD) ST4000NM0023 3.64TB 7200 spare 0 ok49 SAS(HDD) ST4000NM0023 3.64TB 7200 spare 0 ok50 SAS(HDD) ST4000NM0023 3.64TB 7200 spare 0 ok51 SAS(HDD) ST4000NM0023 3.64TB 7200 spare 0 ok52 SAS(HDD) ST4000NM0023 3.64TB 7200 spare 0 ok53 SAS(HDD) ST4000NM0023 3.64TB 7200 spare 0 ok54 SAS(HDD) ST4000NM0023 3.64TB 7200 spare 0 ok57 SAS(HDD) ST4000NM0023 3.64TB 7200 spare 0 ok58 SAS(HDD) ST4000NM0023 3.64TB 7200 spare 0 ok59 SAS(HDD) ST4000NM0023 3.64TB 7200 spare 0 ok60 SAS(HDD) ST4000NM0023 3.64TB 7200 spare 0 ok61 SAS(HDD) ST4000NM0023 3.64TB 7200 spare 0 ok62 SAS(HDD) ST4000NM0023 3.64TB 7200 spare 0 ok63 SAS(HDD) ST4000NM0023 3.64TB 7200 spare 0 ok66 SAS(HDD) ST4000NM0023 3.64TB 7200 spare 0 ok67 SAS(HDD) ST4000NM0023 3.64TB 7200 spare 0 ok [/INST] Hello, That's because you don't have enough drives. The only supported configurations are 42 or 84. There aren't enough drives to create the multiple RAIDsets required. Regards, Don </s> |
<s>[INST] I am trying to discover three servers in our environment using OpenManage Enterprise, and it finds all but three servers. I get an Http 404 error, specifically "Unable to perform mandatory actions for DISCOVERY operation." and not much more information than that. I compared the three problematic iDRACs with other iDRACs that were successful, and the settings, firmware and BIOS level are all the same. Redfish is turned on with all three iDRACs as well. I tried an iDRAC reset both through the GUI and using racadm racreset, but this does not help. I need to be able to manage these three nodes, any help is appreciated. Thanks! Michaal Rutledge [/INST] Nevermind, I figured it out with Dell Chat Support. Draining the flea power (powering down the system and removing all power) allowed me to update the iDRACs successfully. Still doesn't explain the error messages, but it at least allowed me to proceed with getting my hosts registered with OpenManage Enterprise. </s> |
<s>[INST] I've got an R610 (BIOS 6.6.0) with an iDRAC 6 Express license on it. I have bought and downloaded an iDRAC Enterprise license which I'm trying to install, but cannot find the place to upload it. Online help all seems to point to a License tab.. somewhere (never says under which left-hand item).. but I've searched the entire iDRAC web interface and cannot find this tab. Under the general System menu I've got Properties, Setup, Power, Logs, and Alerts. Under the iDRAC Settings menu I've got Properties, Network/Security, Logs, Update, Session Management, and Troubleshooting. None of the above tabs seem to have a place to upload a new license. Am I missing something, or is there some problem here? [/INST] Hello, For the 11th generation servers, there wasn't a software license to upload. That began in the 12th generation and continues to today. On the 11th gen, the iDRAC Enterprise was activated by just installing the iDRAC Enterprise card. Once the card is installed, you should be good to go. </s> |
<s>[INST] Hello, looking for some P/N of cable that I need for upgrading my client R230 server it`s configured by 4x3,5 hot plug drives and S130 RAID controller, need to install H330 controller. Thanks for help! [/INST] Hello I think this SAS cable is all you would need, aside from the H330. 457CH Thanks </s> |
<s>[INST] Hello, we are using a Unity 650F with Density-Based IO limit set at LUN level. The limit is 1 per GB and he have 6TB LUN. So the overall limit for the LUN is 6000. The question is : if we have a VM that resides on that LUN that has a 100GB disk, would that VM be limited at 100IOPS ? Or can it hit 6000IOPS? Assuming it's the only VM on that LUN. Thank you! [/INST] The limit applies to the whole LUN, so the LUN as a whole cannot drive more than 6000 IOPS. That means if you only have one VM on there, it can go to the full limit. </s> |
<s>[INST] Would someone be kind enough to define Pseudo and Native devices where PPME is concerned please. [/INST] Hi, Page 8 explains the difference [URL] </s> |
<s>[INST] Is it possible to jump straight from 2.0.19 to 2.7 Bios on an R720 ?or on an R730 from 1.2.10 to 2.8 ? [/INST] 1.2.10 to 2.55 would be too large as well. I would go from 1.2.10 to 2.0.1 to 2.4.3 to 2.9.1, while walking up i would also then run the corresponding iDrac update as well. </s> |
<s>[INST] I've got a Dell PowerEdge T440 running Windows Server 2016 Standard. This server came from Dell with the OEM Windows Server 2016 OS installed. When the OS was installed I guess five partitions were created. This is causing a problem because I am trying to configure Azure Site Recovery (ASR), and ASR only supports disks with four partitions or less. Specifically, I am getting the error code 95412 from ASR during the Enable Replication step of Site Recovery configuration. I need help figuring out how I can reduce the number of partitions from five to four. See the output from Diskpart below. I can't get rid of partitions 1, 3, 4, or 5. That leaves partition 2. Even then, I am not sure I should get rid of partition 2. Also, if anybody can explain why System and Reserved are separate partitions, I'd love to know the explanation. I am familiar with System Reserved being one partition, not two. DISKPART> list disk Disk ### Status Size Free Dyn Gpt-------- ------------- ------- ------- --- ---Disk 0 Online 3352 GB 1647 GB *Disk 1 Online 1863 GB 18 MB DISKPART> select disk 0 Disk 0 is now the selected disk. DISKPART> list par Partition ### Type Size Offset------------- ---------------- ------- -------Partition 1 System 650 MB 1024 KBPartition 2 OEM 100 MB 651 MBPartition 3 Reserved 128 MB 751 MBPartition 4 Recovery 3072 MB 879 MBPartition 5 Primary 1700 GB 3951 MB TL;DR. WS 2016 server came with five partitions from Dell. I need to reduce the number of partitions to four. partitions. [/INST] Hello, The partition I would cut is the OEM partition. I couldn't find clarification on why the partition would have been broken in two, I'm also used to a single System Reserved partition. Removing it should not impact your ability to use the server, and would be the safest to cut. As for why those two partitions are separate, I'm not sure. I suppose you have a few options though. 1) You can cut the OEM partition and that would meet the 4 partition need, 2) you could delete all the partitions and install cleanly. </s> |
<s>[INST] Hi, Is it possible to change the protection of a directory/files to a lower protection than the one set at the node pool? Sure i read it could be changed to a higher level but not sure if can do to a lower one? We have a node pool made up of 7 nodes that is set to 3d:1n1d protection as that was the recommended one in OneFS. However, i wonder if it is possible to change the protection level of a directory and its sub-directories/files to the protection 2d:1n if needed? And if you can and i have a directory called /ifs/data/Apps/Andy for example. Once you set the protection on the directory called Andy do all existing and any newly created ones inherit that protection policy automatically? [/INST] You can create a file policy for that directory /ifs/data/Apps/Andy and will be able to change the Protection level. All the files in the directory will inherit the protection. [IMAGE] </s> |
<s>[INST] Hi all, I have just install a DELL PowerEdge R330, and I want to use NIC teaming under windows. There is an operation system installed on the server: Windows Server 2016 Standard. I have updated all drivers, firmware and etc. I have test different NIC teaming configurations, but the result is always the same. After the configuration is done there is a network connection and everything is working just fine. There is a ping from the server to other machines and there is a ping from my local machine to the server, I can use RDP to connect to the server. But after I restart the server, there is no ping to the server. When I launch a console from the iDRAC and I logon into the Windows the ping starts again and everything is working. Do you have any idea why after a restart the NIC teaming does not start until I login locally. The switch is seeing the network cards and the interfaces on the switch are UP. I have tried both switch independent and LACP, but still after a restart the network is not coming back again. Thanks in advance. BR, Vladimir [/INST] Never mind I fix the issue. The windows firewall settings were not saved and one of the firewalls was still running. After all windows firewalls were turned off, everything works fine. </s> |
<s>[INST] I have purchased a BOSS S1 card for my T140 without any M2 ssds. I am looking to buy these separately. Looking at the Micron Enterprise SSD 5100 PRO 240GB SATA M.2 TCG Disabled. Now it is a 2280 and not 2080. Will this card fit into the BOSS S1? [/INST] Hello, Here is the BOSS manual: [URL] It says that the supported drives are Intel M.2 S3520 and Micron M.2 5100. The second obviously being what you are looking at getting. The technical brief for the 5100 says that it is a 2280 drive and our internal documentation also describes it as a 22mm/80mm. Since the part we have is a 2280, it should fit. It does look like we have some of our own firmware for these drives, so I would recommend contacting sales to order. A third party drive may work fine, but sometimes there are compatibility issues that our firmware can address. [URL] </s> |
<s>[INST] Hi Community, When pasting Dell UnityVSA UUID to get community edition license , web page displays a popup "Not Connected. Verify Network". My Dell UnityVSA is not connected to internet. Does it require an internet connection to generate license? [IMAGE] Thanks Aleem [/INST] Could you try now and let us know how it goes? [URL] Or [URL] </s> |
<s>[INST] Hi, We are looking to upgrade OME version 2.2.0 to the latest version 2.5.0, and noticed that there are a lot of stale records when searching in the GUI. Currently the instance is OME version 2.2.0, SQL Server Express 2012, running on Server 2012 R2. I just wanted to ask a few questions that I am not quite familiar with in regards to the upgrade process. 1. Will the OME Installer give the option of uninstalling the old version of SQL? 2. If not, once we upgrade to 2.5.0, can we do this manually to save space on the server's local disk? 3. The inventory in the database shows a lot of stale records, is there any best practice to purge the database records, but not the discovery ranges to start with clean slate? Thanks very much,Daniel [/INST] Hello The installation guide should answer a lot of those questions. You can find it on the OME support page. Section 9.1 of the 2.5 guide discusses data migration and how it occurs between various SQL versions. [URL] Thanks </s> |
<s>[INST] I am running into an error for backups on this Dell PowerEdge T430 server where the backup error message says the BCD and the BCD.LOG are in use. Upon speaking to the backup vendor (Evault) multiple times, I finally got an answer that the BCD.LOG file needs to be cleared because it is too large for the partition for a snapshot to start. I am unable to find a way to access this partition. I have given it a drive letter through diskpart, and I can find the file with a dir /s /a:h command, but other than that, I cannot do anything. I have no permissions to view it in the gui or move it from system level command-line. Thoughts? [/INST] Hello I suggest checking the format type of the partitions on the system. If I recall correctly, I think we did OEM installations with FAT32 and NTFS mixed in some scenarios. I vaguely remember something like this causing backup software to have issues accessing files or performing backups. If that is the case then you should be able to locate an article on it. You would need to move the boot files off of the FAT32 partition. I suggest that you use Microsoft tools to manipulate boot files. I would try to avoid manipulating system or registry files in diskpart. I think bcdedit is the utility you would use. You may need to boot into a recovery environment to make some changes. Thanks </s> |
<s>[INST] Hello, I'm not great with switches, particularly Dell switches, so please bear with me. At one end I have a XenServer with a bonded pair of NIC¡¯s. The bond mode is set to LACP. Each of the NICs in the bond connects to a different S4048 switch, ports Te 1/48 on each, and those two switch ports are configured in a LACP LAG. Both of the S4048 switches connect via ports Te 1/1 to the rest of our network via a single N4032 switch. When setting up the LAG on the S4048's, I followed the setup instructions carefully. Everything seemed to go well at first, as when I reloaded each of them independently I lost no connectivity to my XenServer. Next I disabled port Te 1/1 on the first S4048 and lost no connectivity. However, when I disabled port Te 1/1 on the second S4048 I lost connectivity to my XenServer. I initially thought I had mis-configured that second S4048 switch, but after I reloaded it, then disabled port Te 1/1 again to test, the same issue didn't reoccur. It was only when I then came to disable the port on the first S4048 again, which originally didn¡¯t cause me any connectivity issues, that I realised the switch exhibiting/causing the connectivity issue just changes from one to other between reloads. I've checked over the config a few times and can't see that I've missed anything obvious. I can see both S4048's sending and receiving PDU's every second (is it supposed to be this frequent?) Is there anything on the N4032 which I may have missed here? The problem I'm having seems oddly specific, so I hoped someone might have come across it before. However, either my google-fu is particularly weak or I'm just being unlucky, as I can't seem to find examples of others with the same problem. I'll share some config details and logs below with certain bits redacted. To my novice eyes I can¡¯t see anything wrong here but hopefully you helpful lot can show me where I¡¯ve made a mistake, or maybe offer some pointers. If any additional info is needed please let me know. I would really appreciate any assistance with this. Thanks in advance. [/INST] I'm a litte bit confused as you're having a server using LACP with two physical switches, but both switches are independent. What's missing here is virtual link trunking (VLT) between both switches, so the layer 2 connection via LACP gets redundant. See the manual here: [URL] on site 1055. That's what I'm seeing here as the initial problem. </s> |
<s>[INST] Hi I'm new to Dell servers, but I just got a R620 that I want to upgrade to the lastest ESXi version 6.7, however the newest version I can find on the Driver and downloads section on my Product page is version 6.5. Does that mean that version 6.5 is the newest supported version for the R620? I have found the following ISO,but can I use this on my R620? Best regards Rune [/INST] Hello, You are correct, ESXi 6.5 U2, build 10719125, is the latest supported ESXi version for the R620 platform. I went ahead and checked VMware's HCL page to see if drivers were uploaded over there to facilitate a manual install, but there is no PERC driver for 6.7 for that generation. There may be other missing drivers as well, but the PERC is a good way to check quickly. As for the 6.7 U1 link you have, if you scroll down a bit, you'll see a tab that says "Compatible Systems." If you expand that out, you can see all the systems the .ISO is intended to support. The R620 is, unfortunately, absent. I would recommend sticking with ESXi 6.5. </s> |
<s>[INST] Hello all, I'm trying to find some more information about the ADAPT RAID level with the ME4 Series. From what I can find ADAPT will set aside the capacity of your 2 largest drive for spare, however, what I'm having difficulty finding is the overall usable capacity of an ADAPT disk group. For instance, if I have a Disk Group of 50 - 1TB Drive, I know 2TB will be set aside for sparing but I can't find information on how much of that left over 48 is usable. If it was something like RAID 1 or 5 or whatever, I could easily calculate it out knowing how those store the data. I just can't seem to find anything like that for ADAPT. Does anyone know? or could someone point me in the right direction? [/INST] Hello DaveyG75, With Adapt raid uses raid 6 configuration 8+2. If you were to calculate your space using raid 6, you can find out how much space you will have. Please let us know if you have any other questions. </s> |
<s>[INST] I upgraded my Dell ML6020 to the latest available firmware. Tape subsystem indicates it is quite happy, but my Microsoft Windows server 2012 R2 states: Windows cannot initialize the device driver for this hardware. (Code 37) Object Name not found I can't find any current drivers, is there a solution or can I successfully downgrade by reinstalling the E6R0 firmware? This is important because I am not getting any backups till this is fixed. [/INST] ok, I had to uninstall the tape and media changer devices including to check to have the driver uninstalled.i then rebooted my server and Windows seems to see them all ok though it does list the media changer as unknown. I re-added the subsystem to my backup software and it seems happier.Now I just have to remember if I made any changes to that I need to reconfigure.I hate having to delete software/drivers, always seems so risky. Don't understand why Windows couldn't just reconfigure what was already there since only the firmware changed. </s> |
<s>[INST] Hi, I have several switches of the X1000 series and with all of them I can't load a previously backed up configuration into the switch when the configuration contains a custom access-list. Firmware Version: 3.0.1.1 Reproduced on an X1018 How to reproduce: 1. Create a configuration with access-list Menu Switch Management > Management Security > Access Profiles and Rules Click EditClick Add Access Profile Name: New ProfileAccess Profile Name: ssh_httpsRule Priority Name: 1Management Method: HTTPSAction: Permit Click OkClick Add Access Profile Name: Select "ssh_https"Rule Priority Name: 2Management Method: SSHAction: Permit Click OkClick Add Access Profile Name: Select "ssh_https"Rule Priority Name: 3Management Method: AllAction: Deny Click OkClick Gear (top right) Access Profile Name: ssh_httpsClick Ok 2. Back up / Export the configuration Menu Switch Management > File Update and Backup > Backup Files Click Edit Transfer File Name: Running ConfigurationBackup Method: HTTP Click OkDownload the configuration file The downloaded configuration file now contains lines these lines: 3. Upload the configuration again Menu Switch Management > File Update and Backup > Update Firmware / Configuration Click Edit File Type: Configuration DownloadUpdate Method: HTTPSource File Name: select the configuration file downloaded perviouslyDestination File Name: Running Configuration Click OK Now a popup box with this error appears: The same error appears when trying to upload the configuration through SSH. The error disappears when you remove the section with the access-list and the "permit"-commands from the file. I guess that the firmware has a problem parsing the access-list entries. Please investigate. Thanks. [/INST] Although there is no mention of this in the release notes, this issue is solved with firmware v3.0.1.2. </s> |
<s>[INST] Hi, i have a failed hard drive that is part of a raid 1 on the boot virtual disk. I tried taking the drive offline and it will not go offline. comes up with an error. So is the next step to just shut down the server and replace the drive. or should i try just pulling the drive and rebuilding the raid while its running. [/INST] Just pull it, if hot-swappable. </s> |
<s>[INST] Hello, I'm currently using OME 3.1 and I am using SNMPv3 for alert traps. I have turned on the SNMPv3 listener and it works successfully by sending test alerts from iDRAC to OME 3.1. However every day in the early AM it quits working and the only way to get it working again is to disable the SNMPv3 listener in OME and then enable it again and then alerts will send successfully via SNMPv3. Is anyone else experiencing this or know what might be causing this? The setting i'm referring to is Application Settings > Incoming Alerts [/INST] I just spoke to someone from support and found out that this issue is a bug in v3.1 and will be fixed in v3.2 that is expected to come out in June 2019. The workaround is to disable the maintenance task of "Enable services restart task". To do that go to Application Settings > Console Preferences > Maintenance > uncheck "Enable services restart task" and click Apply. [IMAGE] </s> |
<s>[INST] Is there an equivalent command on m6220 switch for "show interfaces trunk" which works on Cisco? I want to be able to see all the ports associated with trunk mode and which vlans they allow and are not pruned. The Cisco output looks like below: Thank you for your assistance! [/INST] Hi, If you use the show vlan command it will tell you which ports pass that vlan. Page 820 [URL] Show interfaces detail gives similar information about the VLANs on a port. Page 425. </s> |
<s>[INST] The same thing has happened to me two or three months ago, my poweredge just decided to reboot (found a "System CPU resetting" message in lifecycle logs) and got stuck after CPLD version : 103. That time i was able to enter LifeCycle controller, start the diagnostics (which didn't show any hw errors) and to boot again after that. Now that's happened again, but this time i'm unable to enter LifeCycle controller. However i'm able to get into PERC bios, Intel Boot Agent bios and i'm even able to get into iDRAC web interface, to use virtual console. I've been even able to update iDRAC's firmware to the latest. Sadly i'm unable to update any other firmware which requires reboot (including BIOS), since i'm stuck at CPLD. I've googled this topic out, found a lot of proposed solutions, none of them work in this case. Tried to clear nvram (jumper way), tried to take the battery out and wait few days, tried to take CPU #2 out, nothing works. Here are some screenshots: [IMAGE]BIOS version[IMAGE]Booting...[IMAGE]This is where it endsI'm pretty sure it's factory spoilage, since this poweredge usually did a lot of (4-6 times a year) reboots by itself, with the log message "System CPU resetting", but i was quite sure it's a BIOS firmware problem and it's going to be fixed with the next version. And maybe it was fixed, i wouldn't know, as i'm unable to flash the new version. :) Any suggestions? [/INST] We were spending more time on the problem than the system was worth. We sent the unit to electronic recycling. Problem solved. </s> |
<s>[INST] Should we use crossover or patch cable when daisy chaining m1000e CMC as shown below? [IMAGE]m1000e CMC daisy chain [/INST] Hello, A crossover cable is not necessary and these can be connected by standard ethernet cabling. </s> |
<s>[INST] i inherited a pair of n3048p switches with unknown root passwords. the on Switch-A i was able to use a console cable to reset the password no problem. On Switch-B it shows a link light on the console port, but i get no output on the terminal program. The status lights are all green. Bbecause i can access switch-A, but not switch-B i assume my console cable is good. I can access switch-B's management ip via telnet and the web interface, however I have no clue what the password is. I tried to reset button but my understanding per the documentation is it does not reset to factory default, but rather the last saved config. My thought is that the console port was disabled or that the settings were changed to something non-standard, I have tried various baud rates, but so far no luck. Is there a way to reset the switch to factory defaults? [/INST] I managed to figure out the password. Looks like the console port itself is bad. Did a reset and still nothing </s> |
<s>[INST] Hi to all I was aproached by some friends to help with setup of Hyper-V servers based on some refurbished HW. That company is in process of buying the following: RFB - HP server DL580 Gen7, CPU X 2,4 x 4, 512 GB DDR, 146 GB x 2, 1200W x 4 - 2 servers (also reseler is stating that this server have some extra 10Gb card) RFB - DELL storage EqualLogic PS 6510, 38 x 900GB HDD, 2 x 10GB - 1 storage unit RFB - Cisco Catalist 2960s 48 GigE Poe 370W 4XSFP LAN Base WS-C2960S-48LPS-L - 17 switches and also RFB Cisco 4506 switch with 2 gigabit card, one for copper and the second for sfp ports. Reseler told them that they can connect HP server directly to storage unit without need for extra SAN switch. As I can see in all manuals about this type of storage, you need to have switch (at least one, better two). I did browse around forums and some claim that this can be done (few of posters, without explanation how, eg do they have iscsi network connections all in same subnet, or each connection is like /30 subnet, or some other) and some claim that this can not be done with this storage. I know that from setup side even if it is possible to connect it directly it is not recomended (lost of packet in burst traffic periods, single point of failure, maybe freezing of vm machines while you scan for additional storage disk that you will be presenting, etc). I can not ask Dell direcly throug support page because that equipment is not in my company possesion, and company who will buy it don't have serial numbers in their possesion (also no support in this kind of buying will be billed, just HW). So my question is will directly connected servers work at all with this storage? If not what is the bare minimum switch model (read cheap) that they need to buy so that they can have working system? I did find this website and read config guides there [URL] [/INST] Hello, For proper operation and failover you must have a switch. All the Dell docs list that as a requirement. Going direct means one port on one CM and one port on the other. So no MPIO during normal operations. Also switches provide buffering for when server ports fill up. You don't have enough ports for both the array and servers. So you're looking at something like a Dell 8xxx series switch. really no "cheap" 10GbE switches for iSCSI. If the load isn't going to be too high, you could put the arrays on the 10GbE ports of the 4605 and the servers on GbE. if these are backup or video servers the sustained reads could lead to retransmits poor performance. A lot depends on the Supervisor Engine and Line cards on the 4506. Re:6510 drives. There should be 48 drives not 38, is that a typo? Is this going to be production data? Make sure you are using RAID6 for maximum redundancy. I suspect the EQL firmware is old too. Regards, Don </s> |
<s>[INST] I have four of the subject switches. Cannot find way to enable a web interface, and will scrap them if they cannot be configured with a web interface. Am I missing something? None of the CLI configuration command are on these switches. (eg; managementethernet etc) Cheers [/INST] Hi, There is not a web gui for this switch. Everything is configured through the CLI. </s> |
<s>[INST] Hello Everyone, After struggling for bit I finally was able to get in to the Dell PowerConnect 2824 I acquired. Story behind this purchase is I have 4 Virtualization Servers with 2 - 8 tb NAS' they both can do nic bonding/teaming. I understand that setting up LAG will only increase bandwidth and not speed. However it will give me performance as I save the VMs to an NFS Store that is shared among the Virtual Hosts. I also do backups to these NAS' as well. So with that said can someone point me to a tutorial on how to create a VLANs and LAG. Also can I attach a LAG to a VLAN my thought is I would like to use port 21-24 for LAG I would put the NAS' on these ports and make it VLAN 3 at least that's what I hope to do. And do they need to be tagged or untagged, I do know that DPC 2824 doesn't play well with more than one untagged vlan. P.S. I currently have a Cisco 3750 24 port switch on this network with 3 VLans 1 - is the external network to internet, I have VLan 10 Set as an internal private network, & I have VLan 99 setup as a management network that only my workstation has access to. Each of these VLans have an IP associated with them for management of course. (Do I have to do that with the DPC2824?) I hope I explained this properly, Thanks for your time, Michael [/INST] Hi, Page 104 shows LAG configuration. [URL] The answers to your other questions should also be in the manual. </s> |
<s>[INST] Hi. I am trying to upgrade my second (of three) PS6500, but I am encountering errors. - when I tried to upload "kit_V9.1.8-R466123_363585727.tgz" through GUI, I got: deleteUpdateKit request timed out - when I tried FTP, I got: 425 Can't build data connection: Operation timed out. - when I tried winscp, I got "Host is not communicating for more than 15 seconds" and suggest that I turn off "Optimize connection buffer size", which doesn't help. I've turned off the whole SAN and powered it back on, this didn't help either. Any thoughts/suggestions are greatly appreciated... [/INST] Hello, It sounds like there maybe a update file already there. re: FTP. Are you on the same subnet as the array? That connection error typically is caused by a firewall. Either on the network or the PC you are running it from. When you login with FTP, the data connection is done at a higher port number. That's what is being blocked. re: WinSCP has issues with EQL logins since it does not support S-FTP and the SCP shell call is not what WinSCP expects. Try PSCP from Putty. You can also try the Dell Storage Update Manager. (DSUM) That is a Java applet that will help you update array firmware. But I would first see if you can FTP to it and check for an existing upgrade kit file. Regards, Don </s> |
<s>[INST] Hi there Was hoping someone would be able to advise me here. Im trying to upgrade our RAM in a T620 we have. Dual processor setup. We currently have 32GB split across 8 sticks of the following RAM : [URL] I can clearly see on the specs of this RAM that its Registered.. These are in slots A1, A2, A3, A4, B1, B2, B3 and B4 I have been asked to upgrade the RAM by another 16GB and was sent 4 of these to do it : [URL] I installed them in slots A5,A6,B5 and B6 respectively in a narrow window last night but the server wouldnt post - got the orange PST0129 error on the LCD display. I didnt have time to remove all the original RAM and try with just the new ones to see if they were the problem, I just removed the new RAM and got the server back up and running. Im struggling to find specs on the new RAM that tells me if its registered or not but it does say Unbuffered - is that the same thing? Is that the problem that I have a conflict with the RAM and need to go back to my manager and ask for different RAM or have I misunderstood the DIMM slot setup and put the additional RAM in the wrong slots? Any advice would be very helpful.. Thanks Jim [/INST] Yes, Unbuffered won't work with the PC3L-10600r memory you already have installed. </s> |
<s>[INST] Hi, We all know that all embedded CNA ( if converted to GigE) and embedded ethernet ports on unity support on 1G and 10G. [IMAGE]I was wondering why this white sticker only on port 3 of embedded Ethnernet stating 1G ??? [/INST] Apologies for the delay. Here is the explanation: This 1GbE label corresponds to the SP management port MAC address.The MAC address label had to be moved to where it is now because of air/space issues near the management port. We then added the ¡°1GbE¡± sticker next to the MAC address to reference the 1Gbe Management port because it was so far away. Hope this answers you question. </s> |
<s>[INST] i have R420 and my problem is that fan is full speed and idrac initializing not responding and auto reboot. the problem is start from i upgrade my bios etc and during installation upgrade is stuck (hang), after that this problem accure. i already try nvram reset, telnet using serial (which appear is the same windows with the monitor), using download iso from dell (and hang during collecting system inventory or something like that), download all tools that i can find on dell.com. any idea what should i do anymore ? sorry with my bad english. thank you albert dalton [/INST] Same problem here. Exactly the same problem. Sad thing is I cant dismiss it and buy another one..... </s> |
<s>[INST] Hello, We want to upgrade our ESXi servers form 5.5 to 6.5U2. we have r720 and r730 servers. what is the recommended firmware version we need to upgrade in the servers to support the new ESXi version? there is an SUU ISO for it? Thanks! [/INST] R720 firmware: [URL] R730 firmware: [URL] Dell customized ESXI 6.5U2: [URL] The firmware .ISO files above are the bootable firmware packages for each server. The ESXi .ISO is ours and is pre-loaded with all the relevant drivers. If you go to the release notes, you can get a list of all the specific drivers loaded into the image. You can cross-reference that with your devices installed in the server and with VMware's HCL, if you want to view firmware for specific devices. There would be a version for the PERC, each different NIC, any PCI cards, etc. </s> |
<s>[INST] Hi, We recently moved to virtualization, making our main server a VM (P2V). Thing is that Windows Server 2008 got deactivated. Is there any way that we can recover our OEM license and activate Windows? Thanks for your responses! [/INST] Hello No, I'm not aware of a method to recover the Windows license if it has been lost. We do not replace lost licenses, and I don't think we carry Windows 2008 media any longer. If it was an OEM installation then you may be able to do a new physical installation. It should auto-activate if you install the same OS that was purchased with the system. Thanks </s> |
<s>[INST] I recently picked up a 710 and have decided to try to breath some life into this workhorse. 1. Is it possible to remove the DVD drive and install a blu-ray in its place? 2. I've read that the H710 raid controller can handle hard drives up to 4tb. Is it possible to have larger drives, with this, or a different controller? [/INST] 1. Yes, if you can find one with the right dimensions and connectors ... there is nothing technically that would prevent "blu-ray" specifically from working in it. 2. There is no 4TB limit. 4TB may just be the largest model they tested and validated for it. The H710 is not a validated controller for the x710 servers though - you should be using the H700 in that server. Either way, there is not a 4TB limit. It may not be able to handle 4kn/AF drives - and don't use NAS drives - but other than that, nothing technical that would limit the size to 4TB. </s> |
<s>[INST] hi, We only have 4-5 servers in our enviroment. So thruput and performance is not the issue. We need to know if we can use the same port for iscsi and as a NAS server interface on unity 350? any document supporting why or why not will be really great!! Thanks a ton, Vivek [/INST] Yes they can be shared. However you cannot use FSN or LACP (which you often want to for NAS HA) on a port which is being used for iSCSI. See [URL] page 15. </s> |
<s>[INST] I have `Dell EqualLogic PS5000E iSCSI Array`. I have connected this `SAN` to servers directly. I used `Jumbo Frames`. In this case, everything is ok. My storage is `~25TB`. Now, i need to choose, which RAID level i have to use. SAN proposes only 3 levels: `6`, `50`, `10`. I have 16 hdd-s with `~1.8TB` per each disk.Which `RAID` level can you advice for virtualization and for work with databases ?Also, better to configure two raid levels. But `SAN` creates only one default storage pool with all our disks.If you know other way to confgigure two arrays, it will very nice [/INST] Hello, Yes you can use a separate VLAN on an existing switch assuming it has sufficient specifications for iSCSI use. Given how small the environment I suspect you will be OK. Just make sure the ports are UNTAGGED, jumbo frames, Flowcontrol enabled, and portfast (aka PVST) is enabled on all server and EQL ports. Regards, Don </s> |
<s>[INST] Buenas tardes. Tenemos un equipo Power Vault TL2000 Tape Library. Quisieramos saber si este equipo soporta o maneja Digito de Chequeo (Check Digit). El tema es que estamos comprando nuevas cintas y el proveedor nos indica que validemos esto para poder enviarnos las cintas con las etiquetas correctas. Tengo entendido que el Check Digit tiene que ver con el codigo de barra de las etiquetas en las cintas. Muchas gracias [/INST] Hello Geohidra, The TL2000 does not support check digit as I am not seeing it showing as supported in our support matrix. [URL] Here is a link to the LTO Media handbook & if you look on page 15 it list out the barcode rules for Powervualt tape libraries. [URL] Please let us know if you have any other questions. </s> |
<s>[INST] Hi, System is a PowerEdge R710.with PERC H700 integrated controller. The virtual drive in question is RAID 5 with 3 drives. I have been monitoring controller logs weekly, and running consistency check for the past 3 months with 0 issues. Suddenly yesterday, OMSA is showing 1 drive as predictive failure. I went through logs and see a bunch of unexpected sense logs many of them stating "corrected medium error", but I do not see any unrecoverable errors. I went onsite, offlined drive, then inserted new Dell branded drive. Rebuild completed, but the new drive is also reporting as predictive failure. I went through logs again, and notice many more unexpected sense logs during rebuild process. I then ran consistency check, which again had many unexpected sense logs. Drive is still in predicted failure state, so I replaced drive again with a new drive. This time, after rebuild drive was not showing predictive failure. Just to be sure, I ran another consistency check, which put same drive in predictive failure state again. There are again a bunch of unexpected sense logs many of them stating "corrected medium error". I doubt that both drives are bad, and am unsure how to proceed. The firmware for controller, drives, & BIOS are all up to date, but IDRAC6 & Lifecycle are out of date. IDRAC6 is at 1.92.00 (build 5) and Lifecycle is at 1.4.0.445 Please let me know your thoughts. If you recommend updating IDRAC6 & Lifecycle, please let me know where to find updates and steps for updating. I am a little confused identifying where to locate these updates on support page. Also, can I just update to latest version or does it have to be in steps? Thank you in advance! [/INST] I don't see a puncture in those logs. It looks like they go back to 11/30/2018. During the rebuild the controller is encountering a lot of bad blocks on the virtual disk. Here is a snippet of what is occurring several times during the rebuild. I'm decent at reading logs, but I don't know what everything in the log means. We do not have detailed documentation on the logs. I think 247eb8 is the LBA address on the physical disk. In the ErrLBAOffset, the first LBA is the good or expected LBA. The second LBA is the returned value that is in error. The (1) is the offset value or difference between the two. The sense key or key code qualifier is 3/11/0, medium error - read retries exhausted. What I think is happening, information is being copied to the drive during the rebuild. During the verification process it is reading physical disk logical block address 247eb8. It is expecting virtual disk LBA 123f38 to be written in that block but 123f39 is there instead. After the read retries are exhausted it moves onto the next logical block. It tries to copy another virtual disk LBA to the same physical disk LBA and encounters the same error. I can't say with certainty whether or not the virtual disk or physical disks are at fault since I'm not seeing the same bad blocks on more than one disk. I didn't check all of the blocks though. I would run diagnostics on the disks. If the disks are shelf spares that have been sitting for a long time or were received in the same shipment then they may be faulty. </s> |
<s>[INST] How long does the admin account stay locked out for? My Own fault locked the admin account but want to know how long the time out lasts for (as I don't want to have to go the the remote site to unlcok this using the OCP) Thanks [/INST] Hello Hobonono, If you have enabled telnet from the OCP then, you can telnet into the system and reset it. If telnet has not been enabled, then you will have to use the OCP to reset the account. Please let us know if you have any other questions. </s> |
<s>[INST] Hello, i started to install my Dell EqualLogic PS5000E from `0`. Everything is fine, but i made error. I have storage `~25 TB`, and i created `RAID 10`. It is not ok for our company, because we need more place. Ok, i decided to expand my raid from `RAID 10` to `RAID 50`. But it is taking a lot of time. I am waiting 12 hours, and i see progress 30%.[IMAGE]Will it ok, if i will make reset of system and if i will create new RAID ? I don't have needed information from this storage, i just want to create new `RAID 50` or `RAID 6`. But i am afraid, that i can make damage to disks, if i will make `reset` from serial port, when process of expanding of raid is going. And the second question. After creating of `RAID 10`, i have `~12,5 TB`. I created one volume on `1 TB`. But why i can't create next volume, more than `5,22 TB` ? [IMAGE] This SAN takes half of space for snapshots or for something else ? Can you explain me please ? Thanks for you attention. [/INST] Hello, Yes. if there is no data on it, you can do a reset and start over. That will be much quicker. Since that array is old, I would strongly suggest RAID6 vs. RAID50. Re: Snapshot space. By default the snapshot reserve is 100%. You can lower that reserve all the way to 0% if you wish. You can adjust it any time later as well. You can also thin provision the volume so that not all the space is allocated at creation time. However, doing so you can OVER provision your storage. If you run the array out of space writes will fail and volumes will go offline. So do not allocate more space to volumes than you actually have. Lastly leave about 5% of the array unallocated. This will help maintain performance. This is one area that thin provisioning helps. Regards, Don </s> |
<s>[INST] Attempting to script a remote shutdown of an SCv3020 running 7.3+. I believe I need Dell EMC Storage Manager Data Collector running, load the Powershell module, and initiate the command. I checked Powershell SDK cookbook and see no mention of shutdown command. I see this: [URL] So command would be : Stop-DellScController - shuts down a single controller Stop-DellStorageCenter - shuts down an entire system Are these commands correct, and if so, I would like to initiate the shutdown command with a delay of about 240 seconds. Is this possible? [/INST] Once you run the shut down command it will shut the system off in less than 20 seconds. I would suggest to run this from a physical server for this reason. There is no way to run the command and have it wait for 240 seconds. </s> |
<s>[INST] We are experiencing high response times (latency) on our RAID5 volumes with SAS 10K drives, we use them to store SQL Data files. Where can we start to diagnose? [/INST] Hello Markman12-, I would check your configuration with our Deployment guide to confirm that all is set correctly. [URL] Here is also a guide for using SQL on a ME4023 s well. [URL] Please let us know if you have any other questions. </s> |
<s>[INST] Hi All, After updating R810 BIOS to 2.11 I face strange problem with embedded graphics on several servers. After cold boot it does show "Dell" screen while configuring memory, after that it goes dark. server itself works fine I have access through idrac, no errors reported, built in diag software shows no problem, all memory/cpu tests pass I tried to reflash bios / reset idrac and bios / turn it off (unplug all cables + hold power for 30 sec), changing VGA cables and monitors but nothing seems to help. Out for 3 servers I updated 2 had issues. embedded graphics worked fine before update. I also notice that sometimes the first boot flash screen is clipped, it almost looks like the incorrect (unsupported ?) video mode is selected. Anything else I could try ? [/INST] Pilot error. There's a checkbox in the Virtual console configuration of idrac interface that turns on/off video output on the physical connection. Idrac settings are preserved through bios reset. </s> |
<s>[INST] Hi, I tried to add a firmware katalog (using dell.com), but I get this error all the time: "Running Repository creation failed. Please provide valid credentials and/or repository path. Task Failed. Completed With Errors" Do I have to create a repository in advance, or why am I getting this when using dell.com. Maybe someone can help. I'm not sure if I can open a case for this, since it has no Service-Tag. Thanks in advance and kind regards Kevin [/INST] Hi, we will raise a support ticket, thank you. Regards Kevin _______________________________________________ Edit: I've made a complete new installation (New Download and new VM) and now it works (same policies). The applience worked normally and we had no other problems... </s> |
<s>[INST] i have basic knowledge of networking this router should act as switch with one big vlanall 48 of 10gb and 4 of 40gb will be shared in 1 big vlan how i can configure it? currently when i connect the sfp+ cable the switch does not detect it, i don't know what i did wrong,all i did is reset the switch to default settings and configured remove telnet access [/INST] Hi, What are you connecting it to? Here is the configuration guide for the switch. [URL] </s> |
<s>[INST] hardware : m1000e, network A1 - Gigabit Ethernet Dell Ethernet Pass-Through B2 - 10 GbE (XAUI Only) DELL 10GbE XAUI PTM blades m620 with Broadcom 57710 mezzanin on slot b i have configured the m1000 and successfully installed proxmox os on the blade. but only the a1 network is working. running ipaddr i see the interfaces enp3s0f0,enp3s0f1: that have matching mac address to WWN/MAC Addresses . however they are in disabled state. they are connected to dell force10 s4810p [/INST] i found the solution, the switch ports were down,, it is my first time configuring switch,, i didnt know the default off all interface are down, </s> |
<s>[INST] Hi All, I just got 8 identical R740 servers. So I decided for the first time to install Dell Openmanage and use it to upgrade the firmware etc. Looked at a few help videos and it looks like I got everything going, I can see all 8 servers, see what's out of date, etc.. A go to do a firmware upgrade and get the following error message: Messages: Running Starting communication with the device. Checking LC-Service state Checking Remote Services availability Remote Services are not available. Recommended Actions: 1) Lifecycle Controller is in use or it is disable in the iDrac settings 2) Verify if CSIOR is enabled 3) Reset iDrac, if iDrac is not responsive Task Failed. Completed With Errors. I try it a few more times deselected a few items (no idrac or network card or just one server) and I still get this error message. I go to show a co-worker and I hit apply and all of a sudden 3 of the 8 servers update! Nothing else has changed and I am doing exactly what I did the other dozen times. So any ideas what could be stopping this from working on the other 5 servers, they are all on the same subnet as the openmanage server. TIA. [/INST] So I figured it out. For some strange reason, the lifecycle controller was in recovery mode, no idea how it got into this mode, while the other 3 weren't. I enabled it and everything is working again. Cheers. </s> |
<s>[INST] Can you help me to solve the problem below in a PowerVault TL2000 (Robotic FW Revision : 3.20e) error message: "19.01.13 20:08:17.35 TRC/CST<84 04 01 15 > Drive Warn or Crit Tape Alert flag 19.01.13 20:08:17.35 TRC/CST<82 01 > Drive Cleaning request " Critical Events: 19.01.29 12:35:44.14 LIB/ERR<80 80 01 32 2B 0F 00 00 00 00 00 00 FF FF FF FF FF FF 00 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 > HE: cannot initialize bar code reader 19.01.29 12:26:23.66 LIB/ERR<80 80 01 00 2B 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 FF FF FF FF FF FF 00 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 > HE: cannot initialize bar code reader Thanks in advance, [/INST] Hello BOUTAKROUTMRH, Thanks for the log from your TL2000 as it helps look into your issue. What you can do is to reset your TL2000 back to factory settings and see if that fixes your barcode issue. If it doesn¡¯t then you will need to replace the chassis as the barcode reader is part of a chassis replacement. Please let us know if you have any other questions. </s> |
<s>[INST] Dell PowerEdge T410. Perc 6/i RAID battery (NU209) died. Can't seem to find any info on the STEPS to replace. It does come with a manual, but all it says is the typical bureaucratic BS "NEVER THROW THE BATTERY PACK INTO FIRE" <-- Yes, it actually says that on the very first part in the "MANUAL". NOWHERE does it actually say how to install or replace, and I'm not about to assume ANYTHING. Will I loose my RAID config? Will I only loose what hasn't been written to disk? Knowing these things are important! Sure, I could just turn off the server, leave it plugged in, and replace the battery and that would be fine and dandy -- and who knows, maybe those are the exact instructions that I can see how it'd cost too much money to print that one-liner on the "MANUAL". The problem is, I cannot find anything online to settle my nerves. I call Dell and get the typical ROBOT replies, and am directed here. I ask "so you don't have any documentation on how to replace the Dell NU209, Dell?". They provide a ROBOT response to which I hang up, go create yet another fake & temporary email account just to ask this one question. Does anyone know the correct process of replacing the Dell NU209? Dell doesn't. Thanks and I hope I was able to give at least one person a chuckle, [/INST] ThisDellEmailWillSelfDistructInOneMonth, The steps are outlined on page 119 in the T410 manual found here. You were close with the steps you listed, but you would actually need to remove the power cables after powering down. Once the battery is installed you just plug in and power on. Hope this helps. </s> |
<s>[INST] I'm trying to find a T410 heatsink to add a second processor to my server but I cannot seem to find one that is a price I am ready to pay. I found that the t310's heatsink seems to look the same (in photo) and I have to wonder if there is a difference that would make it not possible to happen.I do not believe that x part can only be used in y server, a lot of parts are shared but do not have that same part #. I am questioning if this is one of these cases. [/INST] Hello I doubt it would work. From what I can see the two heatsinks appear to have different dimensions. I have three different dimensions listed on both of them. All three are different between the two. Thanks </s> |
<s>[INST] Hello, When trying to apply a firmware update (we have only Gen 13th and 14th PowerEdge servers), we always get the message "Mount of remote share failed". On our firewall, we allowed CIFS access from iDRAC to OME appliance ports (137, 138, 139, 445) and no communication error is beeing loggued. Any advice ? Regards Fabrice [/INST] I found that the Restrict Allowed IP Range setting started applying to the SMB connections made from endpoints during update retrieval after one of the OME appliance updates. Previously this setting only affected web access I believe. </s> |
<s>[INST] I've picked up a Dell/IBM LTO-5 HH drive from an external Dell enclosure. I've popped it into a spare LTO5 Sled, and tried to get it to run on the TL4000 (also a TL2000 with same result) but the drive doesn't seem to appear, even after a complete reset of the PV. The PowerVault does it's usual tape scans on boot, then seems to be trying to connect to the drive. About 15 minutes later, I get an error "HE: drive logged out Code: FB 01". From what I can tell, it's some sort of communication error between the PV and the Drive. I checked the cables on the sled, and made sure the LDI switch was on on the drive - Switch 5 of 8 - (all other switches set to off). Still having no luck. Usually, I am able to communicate with the drive over SAS from a PC, even when it's in the PV. The drive itself shows no errors, but the usual green "all good" light - even when it's in the PV. Am I doing anything wrong here? Is it a dead drive, PV or PV controller? Could I have the wrong switches set on the drive? Maybe a Firmware issue? If anyone has had this before or can help I'd appreciate it. [/INST] Hello Xeven, The tape drives for an internal and library are slightly different than a external tape drives. With an internal drive there are usually different firmware that tells the drive that there is a medium changer to move media. With an external standalone drive, the firmware does not have the medium changer enabled. If you set all the dip switches correctly and you are still not able to get the drive to login, then it comes down to the code that is on the drive that is set to external & not internal. The code is set at the factory for the tape drives and can¡¯t be flashed with a firmware upgrade. Please let us know if you have any other questions. </s> |
<s>[INST] Hi.. I have a basic question about dell PowerConnect 5324. I wanted to route the traffic to a different network wanted to find out whether I can do it with PowerConnect 5324. I know that it can be possible with layer 3 switches just wanted to find out if the 5324 is a layer 2 or layer 3 switch. Thanks and Regards Vinay Kumar [/INST] Hi, It is a layer 2 switch. The 5500 series added static routes but still isn¡¯t a full layer 3 switch. </s> |
<s>[INST] We just got the new MX infrastructure, MX7000 chassis, MX740c servers, and MX9116n Fabric Switch Engines. While we will be switching to ethernet based storage later, we still have FC and thus, our plan is to use FCoE on the (esxi-)servers and use forward it as normal FC traffic to our Brocade FC switches on switch port 44 (configured for FC mode 16-4x) Problem - I know little about FCoE configuration. I found this, but it didn't really help me too much: [URL] Do I need to venture into vFrabric configuration on the MX9116n? what FC feature mode, FPORT? NPG? Do I use FIP? Do I assign the vlan set for FCoE onto the CNA card, or use FIP alone? Have anyone configured the following "path" and can share some config examples? MX740c-with-CNA_FCoE <-> MX9116n <-> FC breakout cable 4x16Gb (port 44) <-> Brocade FC-SW <-> FC-Storage I'm using the switches (two MX9116n) in full-switch mode btw. [/INST] With some help from Dell ProSupport I've pieced together the following configuration for my environment, and I've successfully established connection with my LUN on my FC SAN and created a VMFS6 datastore for my ESXi servers :BigSmile: Environment: So the FCoE/FC traffic will be like this: For ethernet uplink, we use port 41 on each FSE using a breakout cable for 4x10GbE, where we so far only use two of them from each FSE. Using VLT, and a LACP trunk to our core, we have 4x10GbE total uplink for ethernet.For FC uplink, using port 44, we also have a break out cable, set to 4x16G, and here too we only use 2 of them from each FSE. Best practice dictates we use one uniqe vlan ID in each FSE so we can be sure we won't have FCoE crosstalk over the VLT interconnect, having each FSE as a separate fabric (vfabric) for FC/FCoE. Each FC uplink connects only to one FC brocade fabric. My configuration for FCoE is so far like this: FSE-A1: FSE-A2: FSE (both switches): FSE-A1: FSE-A2: You should now (hopefully) be able to get some data in the different 'show' commands for FCoE/FC: Example (i've masked the MACs/WWNs) - shows my 4 servers with CNA card (FCoE enabled with NPAR-configuration): Hopefully this can help others get FCoE going on MX-infrastructure.. </s> |
<s>[INST] So think I bricked my iDRAC card. Was going through updates, starting with getting the BIOS to 6.6. Then Started in on iDRAC, going from 1.3 (I believe) and going to 1.85, which failed from the OS (Server 2012 R2) noting something about failing a secure copy. Seen something on these forums about getting the firmimg.d6 and updating via web portal. So I did that and after a long wait the fans suddenly ramped up like it was rebooting and the fans just never went down. About 20 minutes later, which might not have been long enough to wait, I rebooted the server from the OS. When it comes back up it says "System Services disabled," or something of the sort the F2 option, in the upper right and after getting the NICs and PERC up it hangs on "initializing the Remote Access Card." Tried clearing the NVRAM via jumper, no change. Time to buy a new iDRAC card? Thanks [/INST] I would look at replacing the board. The system won't let us reflash it, power drain and NVRAM clear failed, which would only leave the board replacement at this time. You should be able to get along without the iDRAC, but reboots will take longer and fans are going to run at 100%, because the iDRAC is also the fan controller. </s> |
<s>[INST] Hi. I just replaced my first ever failed hard drive in my Unity 400 yesterday. The disk which was replaced was a 6TB 3.5inch NL-SAS 12Gbps in a RAID 6 with seven other drives and then a hot spare. So the whole thing is nine drives with one as a hot spare. Presently there is 15TB used in the raid. Anyway, the drive has been showing that it has been resynchronizing for almost 24 hours. Is this normal? [/INST] I also just chatted with support and they said the same thing after a webex and checking the array. The disk is large and will just plainly take a long time. It went from 21% to 22% during the time we were watching it. I ended up getting commands to check it for myself so I can keep an eye on it. </s> |
<s>[INST] Hi there I'm trying to add private VLAN to my network which is already segmented to various VLANs. Unfortunately I did not find info on how to force traffic from private VLAN go directly to Trunk. My devices are as following: Sw1 N4032F Sw2 N2048P Sw3 N2048P I do not know how to allow my regular VLANs to flow between Sw2 and Sw3 >>> when I change "promiscuous" port to "trunk" I can't send private VLANs and vice versa. Article [URL]#M26964 does not help as it has no info on how to combine functions of promiscuous and trunk modes. In additional resources found that Dell switches have command "switchport mode private-vlan trunk" which actually should solve my question, but it looks like this command\function is not available on my N4032\N2048 switches. Perhaps you have any ideas on how to allow all traffic in such case. Many thanks! Alex [/INST] Going through the manual again, it looks like that the private VLAN ports can only communicate with promiscuous ports. </s> |
<s>[INST] Hi. Can i install Intel Xeon Gold 6144 Skylake (2017) 8‹/16t (3500MHz, LGA3647, L3 25344Kb) into R440 ? [/INST] That processor isn't on the list of supported processors I'm looking at. The 6134 does show as supported, and it has the same core count, but is a bit slower. It runs at 3.2 GHz, compared to 3.5GHz. </s> |
<s>[INST] ]HI, I have issue to configure the DELL-N1148T -Switch ISSUE 1=== After enable the Enable password i try to login enable password i will not working N1148T(config)#enable password Welcome[NAME] ? Press enter to execute the command. encrypted Specify whether the password entered copied from another device configuration as encrypted N1148T(config)#enable password Welcome[NAME] encrypted N1148T(config)#enable Password:*********** Authentication failed N1148T(config)#enable Password:*********** Authentication failed Kindly help me [/INST] Did you create all of the keys? Page 1087 [URL] Did you enable ssh? Does this show the keys show crypto key mypubkey </s> |
<s>[INST] I have Unity arrays that are running firmware 4.4.1. I have a need to retain 35 days of snaps for any block volume or file system. The GUI only allows me to retain 31 days of snaps. Is there a way to retain 35 days? Perhaps from the CLI? The GUI also only allows me to assign 1 snap schedule per volume. Perhaps assign multiple schedules somehow? Thanks. [/INST] Yes you can do this from the CLI. For example of a weekly snap at 2000 on a Sunday, kept for 35 days: uemcli -d -u admin -p /sys/task/rule create -schedName chris_test -type weekdayslist -days sun -at 20:00 -keepFor 35d Storage system address: Storage system port: 443 HTTPS connection ID = SchedRule_57 Schedule ID = snapSch_4 Operation completed successfully. >uemcli -d -u admin -p /sys/task/rule -id SchedRule_57 show Storage system address: Storage system port: 443 HTTPS connection 1: ID = SchedRule_57 Type = WeekDaysList Frequency = Every Sun at 20:00 Keep for = 35d Allow auto-delete = no Access = Checkpoint Just modify the schedule as appropriate. Full syntax is in the UMECLI guide on the support site. </s> |
<s>[INST] Seeing Operation failed. Error code: 0x1000030HOME file system status checking is failed. Please make sure that your home directory is in a good status. (Error Code:0x1000030) when running uemcli command against unity box within a monitoring application Weird thing is changing nothing and running script interactively everything works. Has anyone come across the error above while using uemcli. I suspect its throwing an error while trying to access the local lockbox. [/INST] app = check mk </s> |
<s>[INST] My company and I recently (2 days ago) setup two PS6000's. Through the Group Manager java applet, I altered the administration settings to only allow secure connections to be established, and this was going fine for about a day or so. As of today however, I'm unable to establish an encrypted connection to either of the PS6000's and I'm unsure as to why. The only error display is "Connection to the server could not be established". One of the PS6000's I haven't configured to only allow secure connections, and can still access it just fine. However the second PS6000 for which I did mark secure connections only I'm unable to connect to. I can however connect to the iSCSI volume hosted on the problem PS6000 from my ubuntu server, and write to the volume just fine. The only issue is that I can't establish a secure connection. We have a Cisco 2960s 24port switch to which our PS6000s are connected to, and I'm wondering if that could somehow be causing part of the problem. edit 1: I consoled into the PS6000, and enabled insecure web access, and I can access the group manager console. While looking through the logs I couldn't find anything indicating a secure connection failure. Very strange..... edit 2: Not sure what help this will be for diagnosing the issue, but ssh access works so I would assume that means cryptographic based operations are functional. [/INST] Hello all, I have found the issue. In the change list for Java 8 build 201 is the following: Java 8 release changes ** Edited the how to fix this issue to be easier to follow. Regards, Don </s> |