Windows 2012 R2 - not able to load OS on Poweredge R710
I have a PowerEdge R710 that loads 2008R2 with no problems. I can not load 2012R2. It does not find driver for Raid controller. I am using integrated controller Perc 6/i. Does anyone know the correct...
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Just migrated to Windows 2008 and have a behavioral issue we're trying to adjust. With 2003, we could have the administrative account logged in via RPD at the same time it is logged in on the console....
View ArticleSolved! How I loaded Windows Server 2012 R2 USB edition on a T110-II.
I hope this information will help others who are tasked with loading a USB edition of Windows Server on a Dell box that will not boot from a USB drive. It took me two weeks to figure this out.The task...
View ArticleDell R810 with Hyper-V Server (2016/2012) on Dual SD Card
I have a dell R810 server configured with H700 Raid Controller, Internal Dual SD Card (2x32GB), iDRAC6 Enterprise with vFlash, 2x CPU (8cores), 256GB Ram.I need the server for virtualization (Microsoft...
View ArticlePowerEdge T110 II couldn't boot up after windows update
Hello everyone,tl;drPowerEdge T110 II couldn't boot up after windows server 2012 update shutdown, removing and placing back RAM and SATA helped, how to diagnose direct cause and avoid similar behaviour...
View ArticleHow to get 'Product Name' for a Poweredge R730 running Linux? Or at least...
It seems that some PowerEdge boxes don't have Product Name available via the DMI interface. On mine, the command : dmidecode -s system-product-nameyields an empty line. (It should be something like...
View ArticleCan disk failure cause server to reboot?
Hello,Earlier today, we had a 'predictive failure' from a PowerEdge 720xd server on one of the disks. About 1-2 hours later server rebooted and came back up in about 5 minutes.I signed on to the...
View ArticleWindows 2012 - Hyper-V Unde Unidentified Network with the option "Allow...
Hello,We have a PwerEdge R630 with Broadcom Netextreme Gigabit Ithernet adapter with 4 ports.We have intstalled at the server Windows 2012 R3 and the role of Hyper-V.I have connect the first NIC to the...
View ArticleR710 Power Consumption
I saw this datasheet for the power consumption of an R710. My power consumption is near the maximum. I'm currently trying to size a UPS and have some questions, preferably answered by someone from Dell...
View ArticlePowerEdge R210 ii, no VGA output
After installed the windows server 2008 R2 in PowerEdge R210 ii. the server will restarted. unfortunately. the VGA output in the monitor does not appear.
View ArticlePowerEdge T110 II Updating BIOS
I'm working on a PowerEdge T110 II with DELL BIOS 1.0.3 It's using PERC S100/S300 RAID 5 with 3 HDDs.I'm needing to replace one of the HDDs but the replacement is seen as an SSD and isn't deemed...
View ArticleKVM Extender
If I were to make the Server console available at remote location what are mu available options?
View ArticleDell PowerEdge R430 with H730 PERC Controller running ESXi 6.5
Hi Everyone,I recently bought the Dell PowerEdge R430 with H730 PERC Controller. Below are the steps I did to setup it:1- Configure the BIOS and iDRAC basics settings2- Update every firmware and BIOS...
View ArticlePowerEdge r730 hyper-v network drivers installation problem
Hello,I have tried to install Bcom_LAN_20.02.04.01_NX_Windows_64_20.02.04.01 on my new Dell server.OS: hyper-v 2012r2 (without gui)current network driver: Broadcom NetXtre... 17.4.0.0 installation...
View ArticleOrdering Server 2016 Essentials on Poweredge T130 Tower
I am getting ready to place an order for a PowerEdge T130 server and would like to include Windows Server 2016 Essentials to be installed with it.Does the system include a CD/DVD with the operating...
View ArticleWindows 12R update
I am trying to install a new Powered 230R that came with Windows Server 2012 R2. After configuration it started a Windows Server Update. After 12h, it seems to be stuck on updating, with message:...
View ArticlePowerEdge 430 /Server 2016 missing USB SS ( 3.0) driver
Running 2016 server on brand new PowerEdge 430USB plug on the back says USB SS, my WD Book is USB SS, device manager has no USB 3.0 driver and dont want to find one.Anyone knows how to get USB SS to...
View ArticleESXi 6.5 on R730 with Intel X710
Hello All,After installed ESXi 6.0 via VMware-VMvisor-Installer-6.0.0.update02-4192238.x86_64-Dell_Customized-A04 on Dell PowerEdge R730, everything is okay !!!But, if I try to install ESXi 6.5 via...
View ArticleInstalling Server 2012 R2 Foundation on PowerEdge T130 in Raid Mode
I have not received the CDROM with the drivers of my T130 server, how to get the drivers for the RAID or an image of the original disk ?? Thank you very much in advanceBest regards
View ArticleDowngrading OS
Hi allI have purchased 2 systems that came with no o/s license.i would like server 2008 R2 Standard licenses, is there a dell part number for this?or is it possible to purchase a server 2016 license...
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