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Supermicro is a computer hardware company headquartered in San Jose, California. They design and manufacture server equipment.

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Configuring SuperMicro IPMI to use syslog via SMCIPMITool?

Is there a way to use the IPMITool (I'm running version 2.26.0) to remotely configure the syslog settings of an IPMI interface? I have a few dozen new systems and would prefer to not do this manually.
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Supermicro server - Replacing faulty disks in a Raid-50

I have a Supermicro server model: X9DR3-F. The server acts as a ESXi host with a Windows 2012R2 server on top of it all. The server has 22 disks in a RAID-50, with disk 22 being the hot spare. I have two faulty disks in the RAID and I need to…
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Supermicro ipmi dcmi privileges

Recently we tried to monitor supermicro's servers power consumption. And got this error: ipmitool -I lanplus -U readonly_user -H ip_address -P password dcmi power reading -L user DCMI request failed because: Insufficient privilege level (d4) If we…
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Is it safe to set RAM frequency beyond Intel's POR?

Memory in our SuperMicro servers runs on a somewhat lower frequency than it could and it seems to be artificially limited by the Enforce POR BIOS setting. SuperMicro warns on their website that "there is no guarantee" if this setting is…
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IPMI password works for SSH but not HTTP

What I want to do I want to log in to IPMI through the web interface. The motherboard is from Supermicro and the product name is X11DPG-QT. I am able to access the login webpage, but I get the error message: "Invalid Username or Password". However,…
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SAS3 HBA / Backplane Issue

I have the Supermicro BPN-SAS3-743A backplane hooked up to a AOC-S3008L-L8i RAID card in IT mode using a regular mini SAS SFF-8643 to SFF-8643 cable bought from Amazon. When I'm in the HBA bios, the topology shows no drives even though there are 4…
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Supermicro stuck on boot

I have a server with X10DRL-i running dual Intel Xeon E5-2630 V3 and everything works great. Today I tried to swap both CPUs for Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4 but server is unable to boot - it is stuck on "DXE Intel RAS initialization... 91" Both CPUs work…
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How to use 12 HDDs with the Supermicro BPN-SAS3-826EL1 backplane?

I have got a chassis with the Supermicro BPN-SAS3-826EL1 backplane. This backplane allows 12 HDDs to be attached. However, I obviously haven't yet understood the cabling between the HBA and the backplane which I need to actually use all 12 HDD…
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Newbie to Supermicro redundant PSU

Until recently I have never had a redundant PSU or a rack server for that matter. So, I think maybe I did this wrong? I have a Supermicro FatTwin 6026TT-HDTRF (CSE-827HD-R1400B case) that comes with a 1400 watt redundant PSU. I plugged both supplies…
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What SAS adapter is compatible with Supermicro X9DRD-iF motherboard?

Here is my motherboard https://www.supermicro.com/products/motherboard/Xeon/C600/X9DRD-iF.cfm I need a compatible adapter so I can connect 2 SAS drives to this motherboard as it does not have native compatibility. Apparently Supermicro makes their…
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Can I use AlUpdate instead of lUpdate for ipmi update on supermicro servers?

I have several different SuperMicro servers and I want to create an internal repository with firmwares and create a package with updating utility. In the ipmi firmware archives that I downloaded from supermicro web site, they include update utility…
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Supermicro X8DTU-F repeated reboot

i have a Supermicro E5520 with MB=X8DTU-F. the server will not boot successfully either thru it's local HDD or a bootable CD/DVD/USB. When selected the CD/DVD to boot I can see a line for Linux (using a ESX 6.0 Live CD) and then the server reboots.…
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Write Data Early Bios option

Some BIOS include this option: Write Data Early: Enable/[Disable] For example, in the Supermicro BIOS' it's under Advanced/Chipset/Northbridge, where it's disabled, by default. (Unfortunately, the Supermicro manual doesn't explain this…
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Possible to use SAS-2 and SAS-3 HBA in the same system?

I'm wondering if it is possible to use a SAS-2 HBA in a "SAS-3" system. I have a Supermicro X11DPH-T and have attempted to install an LSI 9201-16e. From what I understood (which may be wrong), a PCIe 2.0 card may be installed in a PCIe 3.0 slot,…
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Error "Invalid Session Handle or Empty Buffer" on resetting watchdog using ipmiutil.exe

I'm using ipmiutil.exe to reset the IPMI watchdog on my 64-bit Supermicro server (X11SBA-F) running Windows 10 Enterprise IOT, but it's not working returning the following error: ipmiutil wdt -r ipmiutil wdt ver 3.13 -- BMC version 1.53, IPMI…
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