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Dell is a manufacturer of computer and networking equipment, for both SOHO and enterprise usage. In addition, Dell also offers consulting services. This is a generic tag to be used when no more specific tags are available.

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Any trick to connect to the DRAC console from a mac?

I have two Dell PowerEdge 2950 with DRAC5 cards, and I'm a mac user, running Snow Leopard. Is there any trick to benefit from the remote console capability? I am open to any suggestion, including fancy browser, custom made Java VM, any VM with…
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How to upgrade an iSCSI Switch stack with minimal downtime?

We have several Dell 6248 swtich stacks (of 3 each) that form the backbone of our iSCSI Storage network. We need to perform firmware updates on the switch stacks, but are concerned about the downtime required. By way of information our storage is…
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Install 2.5" SSD drives into PowerEdge 2950

I have a PowerEdge 2950 (not III) rack-mounted server with a 3.5" SAS backplane. I'd like to put one or two Intel X25-M drives into it for hosting of a few virtual servers on faster disk. Can this be done? Is there hardware that would allow me to…
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How would you apply a BIOS update for a Dell M610 blade with VMware ESXi installed?

We've got a Dell M610 blade with VMware ESXi 4 installed and we need to update it's BIOS to the latest version. Unfortunately, Dell only makes available a Windows (.exe) and Linux (.bin) versions of the BIOS update program (as well as a bootable DOS…
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RAID10 with 2 failed drives

I have 4 disks in a raid10 array into a dell server. 2 drives are failed right now. The failed drives are not in the same group (1+2 and 3+4), drives failed are 2 and 3. The server is still running, but the array is degraded. I'm waiting the new…
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Setup redundant iSCSI network with 2 switches, SAN and ESX

I am in the process of re-doing the iSCSI network at my work. We currently have the following equipment: 1x Dell PowerConnect 6224 switch 1x Dell PowerVault MD3000 SAN connected to 2x Dell PowerEdge 1950 servers providing iSCSI 1x Dell PowerVault…
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Problems with my poweredge 2970

The company I work for just bought 3 PowerEdge 2970 servers and they all have the same problem. Is this server worth buying or are the problems that come with it make it not worth it? Are there alot of issues with using an AMD processors (it's an…
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Dell OEM XP downgrade Keys

I am working with a small company that purchases the XP downgrade when they order there computers from dell. They then apply an image to the systems, and need a CD key when it is finished. Unfortunately because it is a downgrade they only have the…
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How to upgrade iDRAC firmware and BIOS of Dell PowerEdge R510?

I have a Dell PowerEdge R510 with iDRAC Enterprise: System Model: PowerEdge R510 System Revision: II Service Tag: 70BMGS1 Express Service Code: 15257000305 BIOS Version: 1.8.2 Firmware Version: 1.80 (Build 17) Lifecycle Controller Firmware: …
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Add SATA HDDs to Dell PowerEdge 2950 (PERC6i) - Do HDD brands matter?

I'd like to add a couple SATA drives (1TB+ each) as RAID 10 to my PE 2950. Dell's website lists some 1TB drives that are quite expensive. Are there any advantages of using those over a HDD purchased on newegg or similar retailer? Or does Dell…
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How can I set a custom text on the LCD display on Dell PowerEdge servers

Does someone know a way of showing custom text there? Using the omconfig script from Dell does not work for me for some reason, but I don't want to install 80MB of Java and webserver and whatever anyway. Ideally some small tool should be able to do…
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Find number of unused disk bays on a dell server running windows or ESXi

I have a project kicking off to implement a new backup solution across our estate of 1500 physical servers. One of the bits of info I need to get is how many drive slots are free on each server (so we can add required disk or plan to purchase a MD…
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How to update a Dell server when the Dell Server Update Utility ISO is 11GB?

We have a stack of old Dell R610s. we need to update the BIOS and drivers, but the servers have no OS on them, and the Dell downloads page only has windows executables for the various updaters. We understand the only way to do this is by…
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Dell OpenManage Web Interface Inaccessible

We've installed all the Dell server admin tools on our Ubuntu 12.04 Server box using the following command: sudo apt-get install srvadmin-all All the omreport commands etc work as expected but we need to be able to access the OpenManage web…
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Trouble Installing Windows Server 2008 on Dell PowerEdge R720 w/ PERC H710 Mini

Just picked up a Dell PowerEdge R720. I created a virtual disk with the PERC H710 Mini BIOS Configuration Utility 4.03-0002 and configured it for RAID 1. When I then go to try to install Windows Server 2008 R2 64-bit the virtual disk I just created…
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