Windows Server 2016 Standard ob PowerEdge R710
Hi,will Windows Server 2016 run on an "old" R710? Will the old OpenManage Software run on it?Thanks,Thomas
View ArticleMounting ISO to iDrac5 from CentOS 6/7 server failing
Hello --We have quite large Dell server deployment, having from PE 1950 III's to the latest generation. We do our work all remotely, and the plan is to migrate all to latest RHEL/CentOS v7, which is...
View ArticleR610 + workstation OS?
I'm setting up a small render farm, and the hitch is that some of the animation software will not install on server OS. Can Windows 7/8/10 (hopefully 10) be installed on the R610, or are there driver...
View ArticleWindows Server 2012 R2 - Remote Desktop with single server
Just recently got a new PowerEdge T430 and along with it came MS Server 2012 R2. This server is going to belong to a workgroup with users remotely accessing it.My issue at the moment is this message:...
View ArticleNano Server (Hyper-V) at SD Card?
Hello!I have many 510-720 PE servers as MS Hyper-V 2012 R2 hypervisors and searching for update path to NanoServer.all my servers has one or two SDcard (some of it are mirrored) and I'm interesting in...
View ArticleR310 PERC S300 Unable to Install Windows Server 2012 R2 Standard
Main issue: When I went to install Windows Server 2012 R2 Standard there were no drives found. I'm able to enter the key and choose what type of installation but can not go any further.No OS...
View ArticleHow do you get a Dell R610 to install Centos from CD/DVD
Created a DVC ISO and boot on USB. Centos installs to the point of having one file "Anaconda-KS.config and that is it. When I do a "cat Anaconda KS.config I can see that it is saying to install from...
View ArticlePowerEdge 320 won't recognize USB drive to install Server 2012 Standard
I am trying to install Server 2012 Standard on my Dell 320 and it won't recognize the USB drive.....any USB port won't work and yet I have "all USB ports" activate in system setup. I downloaded a copy...
View ArticlePowerEdge R630 - Event ID 2006 Error
I was wondering if anyone has encountered this error:EventID 2006:Unable to read Server Queue performance data from the Server service. The first four bytes (DWORD) of the Data section contains the...
View ArticlePowerEdge PE T630 Windows 2012R2 Update Device Driver
Should we install this Windows Update Device Driver on out Dell Servers?Hewlett-Packard Development Co, LP. - Other hardware - HP Baseboard Management Controller IPMI DeviceDownload size: 1.5 MBYou may...
View Articleipmitool always reports "Fan Redundancy" and "PS Redundancy" value as 0x00...
We have a Dell R630, running CentOS 7.2.1511 with version 1.8.15 of ipmitool. The box has 2 power supplies and 6 fans. Regardless of the number of fans and power supplies that are plugged in at...
View ArticleI have got a Power Edge R410
Hi All,I have a PowerEdge R410 server given to me by my work.I would like to install Windows 2012 Server on it.I was told Dell provides server owners a free installation of this, is that even true, I...
View ArticleNeed advice on buying Dell server (rack)
Hi there,Right now we are running SBS2003 (only 1 DC in 1 forest, Exchange 2003, Sql server 2005) on IBM x3400 m4 (2 xeon e5320 and 2 sas 146gb).We have 30 employees who connect to this server (company...
View ArticlePowerEdge T620 very slow disk performance
Hello,We have a T620 with a H710p controller with battery backup (battery in good shape) running win2012 R2 with all the latest updates. We applied an SUU a few months ago and since then it has been...
View ArticleProblem installing OS on Poweredge r530
Hello,We recently purchase a Poweredge R530 and am having difficulty installing the OS. I get the error:Unable to retrieve the list of supported operating systems(SWC0015)Recommended action:Update the...
View ArticleR710 no vga output/bios reset?
Hello, i disabled onboard graphics in bios, and now i dont get any signal via vga cable. If i plug it to nvidia card (gt710) i can see windows booting, but i cant see any of the server loading screens....
View ArticleRetrieving Microsoft Volume License Authorization ID and License Number for...
Hi folks,I am working with a company (that I have actually worked with for over 10 years on a consulting basis) and we are auditing our Microsoft Windows Server and server product licenses and...
View ArticleVRTX External Network Connectivity Loss Causes Windows 2012 R2 Cluster Failure
We have a VRTX server with 2 server modules, the Gb switch module, and a single PERC8 card. Both server modules are running Windows 2012 R2 as a host OS. They are configured as 2 nodes (1A and 1B) of a...
View ArticleEsxi Space on Dell Poweredge R320
Hello community.I have a newbie question. We have a dell poweredge R320 with esxi running on SD card and two 500GB SSDs on RAID 1. We run out of space and i was thinking of adding two more disks in the...
View ArticleDell Poweredge R630 installing Windows 2008R2 (SP1)
Hello,I'm facing a strange problem when installing Windows 2008R2 or SP1 on the Dell PowerEdge R630.- Boot the Dell- F10- Configure the Raid 5- Deploy the OS (Option BIOS)- Choose the system Windows...
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