Re: Installing a Non-Server OS to a Dell Poweredge 2850
"So, what exactly are you going to do with it? Is it cost that is driving the use of a client OS? Uncomfortable with using Server OS? Many people run client OS's on servers and are fine ... just...
View ArticleRe: Installing a Non-Server OS to a Dell Poweredge 2850
"To be honest, the main reason I'm doing this is because a lot of the software I'm going to run on the server doesn't allow it to be ran on a server OS. Why is beyond me. But I still need to run it,...
View ArticleDell Poweredge 1950 server running Windows 2000 Advanced Server lost RAID...
Earlier this year with the help of this forum I created an SMTD DVD that was used on the above mentioned server. The server has been up and running until a few days ago as it can no longer find the...
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Hi Johnny Lee,The SMTD is for fresh installs it may format all partitions if you use it in a recovery manner. What errors are you getting? Does it show the hard drives online in the RAID controller?...
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Thank you so much, I got it working :D
View ArticleRe: Dell Poweredge 1950 server running Windows 2000 Advanced Server lost RAID...
1. Yes, but not in a way that can be extracted and used separately. Youl would need to download the driver separately if needed outside of the SMTD OS installation.2. No. SMTD is only for installing...
View ArticleRe: Dell Poweredge 1950 server running Windows 2000 Advanced Server lost RAID...
First I receive this message when I boot up “At least one service or driver failed during system start up”. Then go to start in Safe Mode and come up to login, sign in and it brings me back to the...
View ArticleRe: Dell Poweredge 1950 server running Windows 2000 Advanced Server lost RAID...
Oh missed this question in your reply, it is a PERC 5/i Adapter
View ArticleRe: Dell Poweredge 1950 server running Windows 2000 Advanced Server lost RAID...
"Then I tried starting with Windows 2000 Advance Server CD to do a repair (R) and receive “Did not find any hard disk drives installed in your computer”. Which makes me think it has to do with the RAID...
View ArticleRe: Dell Poweredge 1950 server running Windows 2000 Advanced Server lost RAID...
Followed theflash1932 reply using #2 the “long way” around and it worked out very well. In using the newly done WinLite CD via nLite's help when the options came up I selected “C” for Recovery Console....
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When you go into Safe Mode, did you choose Safe Mode with Networking? Were you trying to log in with a domain account or a local account? Choose Safe Mode with Networking if logging in with a domain...
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No I did not choose Safe Mode with Networking. I logged in as the administrator. Thanks for those timings, other utilities and to run them several times. I will do that.
View Articlebattery missing can fail the os?
i bought an poweredge 2950 || and I just installed the centos but the battery is missing its any way wich i can run the centos? i see here the battery is not currently will actually run in wright...
View ArticleRe: battery missing can fail the os?
I didn't understand much of your post. Which battery? If the RAID battery, then it should continue to run, albeit with degraded performance. If it is the CMOS battery, then it should not affect the...
View ArticleHyper-V 2012 guest VM activation
Hi, We recently purchased new Dell kit including 3 x PowerEdge R720 servers and 2 x Equallogic SANs. We are running Hyper-V 2012 as hypervisor. The 3 Dell servers came with Windows Server 2012...
View ArticleHyper-V 2012 guest VM activation
Hi, We recently purchased new Dell kit including 3 x PowerEdge R720 servers and 2 x Equallogic SANs. We are running Hyper-V 2012 as hypervisor. The 3 Dell servers came with Windows Server 2012...
View ArticleRe: Hyper-V 2012 guest VM activation
I have not looked at 2012 for this, but with 2008/2008R2, Dell shipped separate keys for physical and virtual instances ... you check your paperwork/licensing packaging? Like I said, I'm not 100% sure...
View ArticleRe: battery missing can fail the os?
Hi arberi,The PERC will run in write through mode if the battery is in a failed state, which disables caching on the controller and will negatively affect performance. You will be able to install and...
View ArticleInstalling windows 7 on a poweredge 650
I've got a dell poweredge 650. and wondering if I am able to install windows 7 on it? Is there anything important that I need to know about? Thank you
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