Re: PowerEdge 2550 Dell CD ISO - Installation and Server Management
Here ya go ...http://ftp.dell.com/sysman/4.5_ISM_A00.ISO
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Will Dell provide an ISO image for upgrading vSphere from 5.0 to 5.1? The image provided here http://dell.to/SeQlAm is suitable for "recovering / reinstalling" but not for upgrading.
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Hi, When viewing from an M1000e chassis the following: Server Overview/Setup/Slot Names .......we find that sometimes the host name is OMSALIVE, even though the server may have an O/S on it (Windows or...
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Hello John Most likely Openmanage was used at some point to boot to on the server. The hostname was updated to the slot name and it hasn't updated since. Check to see if it thinks the hostname is...
View ArticleRe: Dell Customized Image for Vmware ESXi 5.1
I know it says "recovering /reinstalling" but are you sure it won't also upgrade from 5.0 to 5.1? I'm planning to try this soon myself, so if no one replies, I'll try to update here when I try to...
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Hey Daniel, Thx very much. The following are returned even though one of the hosts is off and the other is definitely running a live Linux O/S (Redhat) with a very diferent host name. But let's just...
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bradje1I do not understand still how it could get the OMSALIVE hostname at all. Would you kindly explain that again? It is reported by OMSA. If you booted the server to any of our utility discs I...
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Thx very much daniel. It will take me a while to get to the groups involved with this where I am, but the advice is very helpful. JB
View ArticleRe: Dell Customized Image for Vmware ESXi 5.1
I'm usig two installations of v5.0 update 1. I plan to migrate to 5.1 sometime next week (user downtime permitting). So will keep you all posted.
View ArticleRe: Dell Customized Image for Vmware ESXi 5.1
Not a great answer, but background info. I used it to install ESXi 5.1 to a M600. I did a clean install, not an in place upgrade. The M600 is not listed in the supported platforms (no SDCARD). It...
View ArticleRe: Dell Customized Image for Vmware ESXi 5.1
I ended up to upgrade R620 from 5.0 to 5.1 with esxcli like this and everything seems to be ok now: Download VMware-ESXi-5.1.0-799733-depot.zip and copy it to a local datastore. Download...
View ArticlePE 2950 Perc 5/i Cannot recognize drives even manually (installing Windows...
Hi, im looking for a solution. Youll see im triying to install Windows Server 2008 R2 in a PE2950, i already update BIOS, the Perc Firmware, and i try all the drives i found under this OS, but cannot...
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Hello harelcabrera You don't need to install additional drivers. 2008R2 has the PERC 5/i driver built in. The message is not stating that it could not load the driver, it is stating that it could not...
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Thanks Daniel, i think i didnt exprese myself correctly I alreadu initialize the disc, and after i boot the system with the CD of Windows Server 2008 R2, after it says it will install it and start...
View ArticleRe: PE 2950 Perc 5/i Cannot recognize drives even manually (installing...
Download this file and extract it. Copy the extracted files to a thumb drive and direct it to those files for the driver: http://downloads.dell.com/FOLDER97889M/10/DELL_MULTI-DEVICE_A07_R211422.exe If...
View ArticleRe: Dell Customized Image for Vmware ESXi 5.1
I have the same question as dkraut above: Can I use this ISO to upgrade a ESXi 4.1 to 5.1? Or in other words, can I use this ISO to install a clean/new version of ESXi 5.1 on an SD card, and then...
View ArticleRe: Dell Customized Image for Vmware ESXi 5.1
I used this ISO image to upgrade a T410 Server from 4.1 to 5.1. Installation is on a small Volume on a Raid-5 (5 HDDs). Upgrade went smoothly. Only thing which I currently do not know are the DELL...
View ArticleRe: Dell Customized Image for Vmware ESXi 5.1
Found the VIB for ESXi 5.0 and 5.1: www.dell.com/.../DriverDetails But many people complain about Certificate problems on ESXi 5.1. We will see.
View ArticleDell T110 Gen 1 ESXI VMWARE - Whats the newest supported dell customized image.
I have a dell t110 gen 1 server and want to load esxi on it, preferably the newest support version. I noticed the "dell customized image" has release new 5.1 but does not state compatibility with t110...
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