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PowerEdge is the name that Dell has given to its server product line.

The PowerEdge line of server systems is Dell, Inc.'s most well known server product line, which it has been producing since 1996. Dell has made PowerEdge servers in various form factors including freestanding, rack-mounted, and blade formats, using either Intel or, more recently, AMD processors. Questions with this tag should be related to these servers.

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How do i get EMC hard drives to work in a Dell Poweredge R510?

Recently I have acquired a Dell Poweredge R510 12 bay LFF 2U server without any drives. I made an impulse buy for 12x 3TB hard drives because they were a great deal and i didn't think much in the way of compatibility issues. After trying to set the…
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Poweredge R330 Fan Noise

I have just purchased and installed a Dell Poweredge R330 in my office and it's a little noisy for my liking. I have spent the day searching and tried lots of different things but none seem to make a difference. I cannot get my fans to go below…
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High pitched noise on PowerEdge 1950

I have had a PowerEdge 1950 for quite a while, then all of a sudden today it started to make a high pitched tone. It wasnt a beep code, because it was solid, during this the fans also ran louder than normal, despite temperatures being within normal…
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Dell PowerEdge c6145 Node Server no vga display, boot or bios... Any ideas?

I have a dell PowerEdge c6145 server. node #1 works fine in both of the slots. i can boot and get display, bios, os, etc. i just got a second node #2 brand new. it wont boot, no VGA, no post, etc... both should be identical ram and CPU's. there are…
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Virtual Disk 00 Shows Degraded for PowerEdgeR710: Does my Disk where okay?

My Virtual Disk State shows me Degraded and once i double click both the disk seems to me fine Moreover, under Connector 0 my physical disk 0.0.0 showing Forign State. I am new to this and can someone tell me whats going with my disk Thank you
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Cannot bring new disk drive in dell R610 online

So, I added new drive to Dell R610 and in BIOS management RAID management cannot place it, the only option I have available is HOT SPARE online option are greyed out. As a HOT SPARE DISK is unusable. Any ideas what to do to put the spare disk…
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dell sc1435 ambient temperature -83deg

Recently I had a problem with dell sc1435 server - fans run on full speed and it works on 1 CPU only. After connecting IPMI viever it shows ambient temperature of -83 deg so I beleive it is a problem. Any idea how to fix it ?? Krzysztof
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DRAC with External IP?

We have a Dell 1950 with a DRAC. The DRAC is assigned an external IP and we don't have access to the firewall to create any rules to secure it. Assuming the password is secure enough to avoid brute force attacks, can the DRAC have an external IP…
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Configure RAID with 6 drives on Dell PowerEdge 2850

I'm trying to configure 6 146MB discs in 3 pairs of 2 as RAID 1 on my PowerEdge 2850 Server. This is how far I get: ONLIN A00-00 ONLIN A00-01 ONLIN A01-00 ONLIN A01-01 ONLIN A02-00 ONLIN A02-01 Span-1 Span-2 Span-3 From here, I can only configure…
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How to choose the right rack and UPS?

I have two configurations: 10 Dell PE R720 servers, 2 Dell EqualLogic PS6100S arrays, 4 Dell N3000 Switches, 1 N4000 switch 20 Dell PE R820, 1 Dell EqualLogic PS6100S arrays, 2 Dell N3000 Switches, 1 N4000 switch And I'm wondering how to (wisely)…
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Dell R410 and X5690 wont boot

I have an R410 that we opened up to upgrade from 2 x E5520 to 2 x X5690. However after the upgrade network didnt work and we could not even get a monitor output. We tried swapping CPU positions and eventually pulled the processor out. We since…
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Loose SATA power in Dell PowerEdge R300

I would like to use software RAID in a Dell PowerEdge R300, but it has no molex or SATA power connectors inside, only non-standard plugs: one to take power from the PSU, and one that supplies it to the backplane (I can't use the backplane). Are…
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Most effective method of soundproofing rackmount servers?

I'm running a 1u Dell Poweredge 1750 that is very loud even with the fans turned down. I need a good, hopefully cheap way to reduce the noise level without blocking airflow.
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What means "BP Bottom Temp"

I am administering a legacy Dell Poweredge 2650 Server. I am doing a routine maintenance check using Dell OpenManage Server Administrator. When navigating to System > Main System Chassis > Temperature I am getting temp readings of different parts…
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Should I install some OS on Dell EqualLogic PS4100 array to use it as storage only?

I have Dell PowerEdge Server R710 on which I installed ESXi. I also have a storage array, Dell EqulLogic PS4100. I would like to use my array as the storage only, I mean, using ESXi with vCenter Client I would like to create some virtual machines on…
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