Installing Hyper-V 2012 on T420: "we couldn't create a new partition or...
Trying to install Hyper-V (bare metal hypervisor, not a role) on T420 with PERC H710, getting an error message:"We couldn't create a new partition or locate an existing one. For more information, see...
View ArticleM620 ESXi 5.5 Networking Issue
Hi I have been trying to install 5.5 using both Dell image and custom image with qlogic drivers downloaded from vmware per the support matrix. First, currently it has 5.0 and qlogic 5.0.746 which works...
View ArticleDell 2950 BSOD with a 64bit Windows server opsys
Trying to install server 2008 r2 on a 2950 with 33 Gb of mem and raid 5 consisting of 64Gb & a 3 Tb. Server runs the initial install, finds the disk select the 64 bit partition, opsys is coped over...
View ArticleThree "PCI Device"s in Device Manager?
I am reinstalling Windows 2000 Server on a PE2650 (Svc Tag: 7399561). Everything seems to be OK, except there are three yellow exclamation points in the Device Manager; all are labeled "PCI Device"....
View ArticleCan I shrink a logical drive, and not the extended partition, to do a bare...
The current configuration is a Dell T310, with an S300 controller, with all 4 hot-swap slots filled with SAS drives. The operating system is SBS 2008 (2008 Server/Vista) I plan to change the...
View ArticlePower edge 1950 OS Install problem
I have a 1950 and I am having a problem installing the OS the system has a Dell PERC6i SAS SATA RAID Controller. I have tried all the configurations for this controller and nothing helps. When I try to...
View ArticlePoweredge 1850 - Windows Server 2012 Install
Hi guys, I have a Poweredge 1850 which I brought cheap from ebay, I use it abit like a NAS to free up space on my iMac and to stream movies/music to my computer or via DLNA to my TV's and PS3. I...
View ArticleInfiniband drivers Ubuntu 12.04 for PowerEdge M610 in chassis M1000e
Good Morning,I have just joined a new laboratory, and I have been asked to reinstall the OS on the HPC cluster, which is a M1000e chassis filled with M610 blades.As I have a previous confident...
View ArticleOperating System Installation is Not Supported on This System
In Lifecycle Controller for a Dell PE T620 I get the error "Operating System Installation is Not Supported on This System" when clicking on "Deploy OS". Interestingly, when I click on "Run Hardware...
View ArticleESXi 5.5 Auto Deploy Stateless Caching to SD Card
Trying to use the SD cards in the M620 to cache the auto deploy image. However, I cannot get ESXi to recognize the cards.How can I get the OS to recognize the SD cards as a local device visible via...
View ArticleCentos - Updating firmware error - Help needed
HIon a dell R300 we are refreshing after a customer cancelling their server hosting with us. We did are usual process which is fresh linux centos 6 install.Once online we run yum update to update...
View ArticlePE R710 and UEFI boot
So, I have a PowerEdge R710 that I am looking to redeploy in another role.We have updated the drives, and have 8x 600GB drives in a RAID10 array.The array is 2.4TB.I would like to UEFI boot so that the...
View ArticleCompatible version of ESXi for PowerEdge 860?
Looking to switch over from my current VM setup to a baremetal VM setup and I'm trying to figure out the latest version of ESXi that will work on my PE 860, and if there is anything in particular I...
View ArticlePowerEdge 2950. Destroy my windows home server and Ubuntu 13.04 server
Hi, to everybody; I need some help from you guys.Since I bought this server U2 and installed the first time Ubuntu 13.04. run greatly and next day did not boot up again. So I was think maybe some...
View ArticleWindows 7 install problem no drives found on Dell PowerEdge 1800
I'm trying to install Windows 7 on an old Dell PowerEdge 1800. It uses a XEON processor, 4G RAM, and four SCSI drives configured w/RAID 5. When trying to install Windows 7 64bit an error stating no...
View ArticleBIOs and iDRAC update on R710 PE server running ESXi softawre
Just want to verify this is the right answer for BIOs and iDRAC upgrade on ESXi hosthttp://ftp.us.dell.com/FOLDER01960516M/1/SLI20_A01.iso Download the ISO and burn to a blank DVDR. Boot the server to...
View ArticlePE 2950 bios 2.2.6 - Windows 2008 Install CD hangs
Hi, I was testing out Windows 2008 Std (both x86 and x64 editions) on a Dell PowerEdge 2950. My original configuration was using bios 1.1.0 (we hadn't upgraded since we received the machines.)...
View ArticleInitial load of server 2003 giving bluescreen 0x00000007B error
I had to put in a new boot drive and load server 2003, with a SAS controller for SATA drives. I use F6 to load the SAS drives from a floopy. It let me format the drive and was loading windows, when...
View ArticlePE2950 I Windows install hangs on "Starting Windows"
Gentlemen,I recently accuired a PE 2950 Gen I server. When I boot I can configure remote access and the raid controller. Then the systems boots the OS from the optical drive. This goes well (preparing...
View ArticleDell Poweredge 1850 Network Drivers
Hello,I have an 1850 Poweredge server, and I installed Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1 (32 bit) on it. I'm having a hard time getting the network drivers to work. I've tried all the installs on...
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