IPMITOOL Access via LAN thru iDRAC6 Enterprise
I am stuck attempting to use IPMITOOL on a Dell T610. I can't establish a LAN connection using root calvin default or my admin user and password used in the web based iDRAC login. I have checked the...
View ArticleDell PowerEdge 1950 in 2017. A few questions...
I have a client with a strict budget who would like to spin his own local enterprise server for mainly file sharing. Files are 25-250mb CAD files mostly, and other office docs.I thought of making a...
View ArticleCan't Access Dell PowerVault MD3200i
Any help would be appreciated. I have inherited a Dell PV MD3200i, and I can't access it for management. It has 2 management cards. I have the IP's of the mgmt interfaces. I cannot web into them, or...
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Dell Thunderbolt Dock Firmware update error
We just started using the Dell Thunderbolt Dock TB16 and as I am attempting to install it i come upon an update error. I have followed the steps from Dell. The first step states to install the latest...
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View ArticleDell T320 - iDrac not running. Front LED not working. LifeCycle Controller Off
We have a client that has a T320 Server that iDRAC for some reason is not responding/not loading.Fan is also making alot of noise since iDrac can't control it and turns it into a aircraft engine.Right...
View ArticleDell T410/T420 - add iDRAC
Hi guys,I have 2 servers - T410 and T420. At the time we purchased those I did not think about getting iDRACs but nowdays I would like to add Enterprise version of those (iDRAC6 for T410 and iDRAC7 for...
View ArticleDell X4012 Storage switch
Good day Hope so one can help me please. We have bought two x4012 dell switches. They are going to be dedicated storage switches. I was wonder what is the best practice on how the ports should be...
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Dell PowerVault MD3000 module, How does it work?
Hello everyone!I hope someone can help me a little to identify what this is and what it does.There is two of these in what i identified as a Dell Powervault MD3000. From what i understand is that there...
View ArticleMonitor Cisco 10GB switch traffic
Hey all, We have PRTG that we use to monitor most of our stuff and for the most part, it does a really good job. However, when it comes to monitoring our 10GB switch, its updates aren't fast enough and...
View ArticleDell Latitude Not Running On Battery Power
I have a latitude d630. The charger was bad, so I swapped it out with another charger. The battery light blinked, and windows says the battery has 100% charge. It works perfectly fine will plugged in....
View ArticleDell Inspiron 11 3162 Series 11.6" keeps loading after the dell logo at start
I have A Dell Laptop Inspiron 11 3162 Series 11.6" that will start normal and show the Dell logo.After the dell logo goes off it will bring this rolling loading circle on a black screen and it will...
View Articledell server configuration
I have a silly question, I would like to configure DELL servers in order to give customers offers etc. but I can't find where to sign up or where on the dell site I'm able to do that. Can anybody hint...
View ArticleDell Perc6i raid problem on Dell T410
This Dell does not have hot swappable drives. My raid 5 is in a degraded state. Disk 0:3 has failed. I shut down the server. Pulled the failed drive and put in a "new drive". I say "new" because after...
View ArticleLatitude 7480 - Win 7 64bit - Touchpad Sluggish
So I've just gotten a Latitude 7480 for testing the new USB-C dock in our environment.Installing Windows 7 was fine after adjusting the ISO for the NVMe M.2 style drivers.However the touchpad isn't...
View ArticleM.2 SSD cloning to larger HDD
Had a Dell laptop come with a Toshiba 128GB THNSNK128GVN8 M.2 2280 6Gb/ with Win 10. I wanted to fit in a larger hard drive and cloned the SSD to another 2.5" laptop hard drive 500 Gb capacity. Now...
View ArticleCannot Install Windows 10 on Dell Inspiron 11 3162 eMMC Drive
Problem is I formatted the eMMC Sandisk , put my bootable copy of Windows 10 on a flash drive and start the installation, but it tells me "Windows cannot be installed on this disk. This computer's...
View ArticleDell and Cisco intervlan routing
Does anyone know how to do inter vlan routing between a dell 6248 and a cisco asa 5508? I have all my vlans setup in the asa. They are setup as a general port on the dell switch, as I read that you...
View ArticleIs it just me or is the Dell Server website slower than a sloth?
I just went to configure a new Dell Server (Tower) and I already knew the config I wanted, but for some reason the page is scrolling as if i'm running Windows 95 and using Netscape! It just took me...
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