R710 - cannot find "SR-IOV Global Enable"
Hi,I just get another R710 Server for scientic purpose.I installed all new availabe Firmware and Updates. However I still cannot find the "SR-IOV Global Enable" Option in BIOS. Does anyone has another...
View ArticleDCIM human readable values (MOF mapper?)
Does anyone know if there is an automated way already provided to map the DCIM integer values to human readable values? Currently I need to manually map the integer to human readable with the MOF...
View ArticleOpenManage Deployment Toolkit (DTK) and unsupported OS installation
Is it possible to get DTK to install Centos (5.10, 6.5) and Ubuntu (12.0.4) even though they are not listed as supported by DTK?
View ArticleLifecycle Controller and automated network based OS installs?
Is there a way to automate and script the installation of an OS using the Lifecycle Controller but not use virtual media and not use a DVD? Similar to how PXE works.
View ArticleFirmware selection for servers running Citrix XenServer 6.0
Here on the Dell site when I do a product look up and then click on Drivers and Diagnostics and then choose Citrix XenServer 6.0 as the OS type it is giving me only .exe download options.For example...
View ArticleAnnouncement : Linux Repository 14.08.00 (YUM Repository) is now available
Hello,Dell Linux Repository 14.08.00 (yum repository) is now available for update latest BIOS, firmware’s on PowerEdge servers and upgrade OMSA 7.4.0. This release brings in the following enhancements...
View ArticleIPMITool Commands Not Working When Using Encryption Key
I'm able to remotely communicate with a server's BMC with the following command when the default "all zeros" are entered into the Encryption Key configuration.sudo ipmitool -I lanplus -H <IP...
View ArticlePhoto 926 xd card won't save to PC
My xd picture card won't save to my pc (Inspiron 530). I have done this for years without problems - same printer, same pc, same xd card. The printer goes through the process to save the pc but...
View ArticleSCUP 2011 through SCCM2012 - Drivers not listing required / compliant
Hello. I have configured and setup System Center Updates Publisher 2011 correctly with my WSUS server and my SCCM 2012 installation. I was thrilled to discover that Dell publishes a whole mess of...
View ArticleQuestion: omreport output is different
Dear All,We have lots of R720 Servers, and monitor via omreport command.When omreport command issued at same server, the output is different.omreport chassis shows everything is OK including...
View ArticleVMware Server Administrator 7.4 showing non Dell disks with yellow indicator
My Open Manage Essentials (1.3) console is showing each of my VMware servers in a yellow alert condition and connecting to the Server Administrator (7.4) on the host shows all of the non Dell disk...
View ArticleOMSA 7.4 on Windows 7 confusion
Does anyone know if OMSA 7.4 works in Windows 7 (x64 Enterprise). I have a Dell PE1950 that needs to run this OS for some custom software. I want to monitor this servers hardware health in Dell OME...
View ArticleCopy F/W updates to current repository
Hello, I usually download the SUU from dell site and unzip and uploaded to my ome server as when dell releases … apart from building up SUU file separately … for the upcoming critical/recommended...
View ArticleGetting RAID infrmation on dell servers running windows 7
HiWe have been working with Openmanage Essentials(OME) and Openmanage Server administrator(OMSA) to get information from our dell servers(with SAS 6 ir controller) via omreport.The problem comes to one...
View ArticleOMCI 8.0 can't activate TPM
Hi, I need some help on debugging my vbScript to activate/deactivate TPM using OMCI 8.0. I was able to enable/disable TPM using my other vbscript. However, I was not able to activate/deactivate the...
View ArticleAssetService not working ?
I use the dell AssetService to get Warranty Info in a Powershell Script.$AssetService = New-WebServiceProxy -Uri "http://xserv.dell.com/services/AssetService.asmx?WSDL"; $ApplicationName =...
View ArticleError 1503 - Could not start the DSM SA Connection Service
Full message: Could not start the DSM SA Connection Service service on Local Computer. Error 1053: The service did not respond to the start or control request in a timely fasion. This is a PowerEdge...
View ArticleFirmware update weirdness
I run firmware updates on my linux systems pretty regularly running the .BIN files from the OS and then rebooting to apply them.On a recent update when I did the reboot it did not automatically go into...
View ArticleError using racadm to update iDRAC7 firmware - bmcfwu.so: command not found
I am attempting to update the firmware on an iDRAC7 from the linux host running Centos 6.5.When I run:/opt/dell/srvadmin/sbin/racadm fwupdate -p -u -d /tmp/firmimg.d7I get the following error:sh:...
View ArticleAdding a custom firmware to a catalog
Hi, Recently started using Dell Repository Manager with OME and currently in configuration stage.We are using SUU version 741 as a repository catalog and would like to know if it is possible to add...
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