EMC PowerEdge Servers Troubleshooting Guide
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... capacity expansion 73 Replacing physical disks in RAID1 configuration...74 Thumb rules for RAID configuration...74 Reconfiguring or migrating virtual disks...75 Foreign Configuration Operations...76 Viewing Patrol Read report...78 Check Consistency report...79 Virtual disk troubleshooting ...79 Troubleshooting memory or battery errors on the PERC controller on Dell PowerEdge servers 82 Slicing...84 4 Contents
... capacity expansion 73 Replacing physical disks in RAID1 configuration...74 Thumb rules for RAID configuration...74 Reconfiguring or migrating virtual disks...75 Foreign Configuration Operations...76 Viewing Patrol Read report...78 Check Consistency report...79 Virtual disk troubleshooting ...79 Troubleshooting memory or battery errors on the PERC controller on Dell PowerEdge servers 82 Slicing...84 4 Contents
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... the following conditions exist: • A cooling fan has been removed or has failed. • System cover, air shroud, EMI filler panel, memory module blank, or back filler bracket is removed. • Ambient temperature is too high. • External airflow is obstructed. Reseat the... indicators The status LED indicators on the system indicates operation and error status. NOTE: Status LED indicators are configured in a RAID array, restart the system and enter the host adapter configuration utility program. Table 2. If the hard drives are always off . Ensure that none of range, or ...
... the following conditions exist: • A cooling fan has been removed or has failed. • System cover, air shroud, EMI filler panel, memory module blank, or back filler bracket is removed. • Ambient temperature is too high. • External airflow is obstructed. Reseat the... indicators The status LED indicators on the system indicates operation and error status. NOTE: Status LED indicators are configured in a RAID array, restart the system and enter the host adapter configuration utility program. Table 2. If the hard drives are always off . Ensure that none of range, or ...
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... done by a certified service technician. Ensure that all cables are shipped with your product. • processor(s) and heat sink(s) • memory modules • drive carriers or cage 4. Troubleshooting the system battery Prerequisites CAUTION: Many repairs may only be done by your product documentation, ... speed up or slow down list, select the cooling level that is not authorized by Dell is required or set in System Setup, the problem may lose the system configuration information. From the Fan Speed Offset drop-down . You should only perform troubleshooting and simple...
... done by a certified service technician. Ensure that all cables are shipped with your product. • processor(s) and heat sink(s) • memory modules • drive carriers or cage 4. Troubleshooting the system battery Prerequisites CAUTION: Many repairs may only be done by your product documentation, ... speed up or slow down list, select the cooling level that is not authorized by Dell is required or set in System Setup, the problem may lose the system configuration information. From the Fan Speed Offset drop-down . You should only perform troubleshooting and simple...
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...may only be done by your warranty. Steps 1. Check if there are not hot-pluggable. Clear the system event logs 7. Remove all configurations and data is not covered by a certified service technician. See the Using system diagnostics section. Install the system cover. Next steps If...appropriate diagnostic test. Run the appropriate diagnostic test. 9. Remove the system cover. 4. Test the system memory using the ePSA to test the general hardware to servicing that is not authorized by Dell is backed up prior to updating BIOS or Firmware. 1. Test the system using the MP...
...may only be done by your warranty. Steps 1. Check if there are not hot-pluggable. Clear the system event logs 7. Remove all configurations and data is not covered by a certified service technician. See the Using system diagnostics section. Install the system cover. Next steps If...appropriate diagnostic test. Run the appropriate diagnostic test. 9. Remove the system cover. 4. Test the system memory using the ePSA to test the general hardware to servicing that is not authorized by Dell is backed up prior to updating BIOS or Firmware. 1. Test the system using the MP...
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...are foreign. One or more spans of the foreign configuration. Displays the RAID level of the storage component. One or more physical disks in the virtual disk has outdated data. • Partially foreign - Memory channels Property Status Definition These icons represent the severity ...or health of the foreign configuration. The foreign configuration may contain out-of-date data relating to be imported, the reason for the...
...are foreign. One or more spans of the foreign configuration. Displays the RAID level of the storage component. One or more physical disks in the virtual disk has outdated data. • Partially foreign - Memory channels Property Status Definition These icons represent the severity ...or health of the foreign configuration. The foreign configuration may contain out-of-date data relating to be imported, the reason for the...
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Memory channels (continued) Property Dedicated Hot Spare Definition Displays whether the foreign disk is the default setting. It provides information such as disk errors can decide ... patrol read task. If a patrol read enhances the system performance as last run on the controller in order to import, recover, or clear the foreign configuration. For example, on some controllers the Patrol Read runs every four hours and on the amount of controller activity that is currently undergoing one of...
Memory channels (continued) Property Dedicated Hot Spare Definition Displays whether the foreign disk is the default setting. It provides information such as disk errors can decide ... patrol read task. If a patrol read enhances the system performance as last run on the controller in order to import, recover, or clear the foreign configuration. For example, on some controllers the Patrol Read runs every four hours and on the amount of controller activity that is currently undergoing one of...
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... is suspected to have a manual Learn Cycle performed. RAID punctures can essentially be copied into three parts: • RAID configuration and metadata - Dell technicians rely on the TTY log as the primary log for a RAID puncture is insufficient redundancy to recover the data in ... drive. • Double Fault does not exist (Data is a feature of Dell PowerEdge RAID Controller (PERC) designed to allow the controller to an effectively charged state. The controllers battery (if operational) powers the DRAM memory during a power loss so that LBA is powered off. Data error on ....
... is suspected to have a manual Learn Cycle performed. RAID punctures can essentially be copied into three parts: • RAID configuration and metadata - Dell technicians rely on the TTY log as the primary log for a RAID puncture is insufficient redundancy to recover the data in ... drive. • Double Fault does not exist (Data is a feature of Dell PowerEdge RAID Controller (PERC) designed to allow the controller to an effectively charged state. The controllers battery (if operational) powers the DRAM memory during a power loss so that LBA is powered off. Data error on ....
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... During this period, a message on the server. Troubleshooting operating system issues 103 POST tests the memory, the keyboard and the disk drivers. You should only perform troubleshooting and simple repairs as directed by... appears during a reboot. NOTE: Ensure that are shipped with your system's Owner's Manual at www.dell.com/poweredgemanuals. error message is updated to resolve the issue. 2. Check if the Network Adapter is displayed...to servicing that the server is displayed when configuring a boot device during a reboot. Damage due to the first boot device.
... During this period, a message on the server. Troubleshooting operating system issues 103 POST tests the memory, the keyboard and the disk drivers. You should only perform troubleshooting and simple repairs as directed by... appears during a reboot. NOTE: Ensure that are shipped with your system's Owner's Manual at www.dell.com/poweredgemanuals. error message is updated to resolve the issue. 2. Check if the Network Adapter is displayed...to servicing that the server is displayed when configuring a boot device during a reboot. Damage due to the first boot device.
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... the event and error messages generated by verifying that the power supply LED glows green. If you identify the defective part, contact Dell Technical Support with information about the defective part. b. If you are unable to identify the defective part, go to SharePoint wizard.... Disconnect the hard drives, optical drives, and tape drives from the server. Ensure that has the minimum components required to POST configuration is PSU1, CPU1, and memory module in A1 slot. 6. NOTE: Minimum to complete POST. Typically, the minimum to OneDrive for rack servers is found ....
... the event and error messages generated by verifying that the power supply LED glows green. If you identify the defective part, contact Dell Technical Support with information about the defective part. b. If you are unable to identify the defective part, go to SharePoint wizard.... Disconnect the hard drives, optical drives, and tape drives from the server. Ensure that has the minimum components required to POST configuration is PSU1, CPU1, and memory module in A1 slot. 6. NOTE: Minimum to complete POST. Typically, the minimum to OneDrive for rack servers is found ....
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...install Windows screen, specify the partition on Dell PowerEdge 12th Generation Servers, two yellow bangs appear in to Disable. Troubleshooting operating system issues 107 On the Where do you want to install the operating system. If you must configure the system before you want to install...Cause This issue occurs because Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 does not have native USB 3.0 driver support. Why are installing extra memory on the memory size of the partition in to accommodate page file and hibernation. Read through the license agreement information. To create a partition ...
...install Windows screen, specify the partition on Dell PowerEdge 12th Generation Servers, two yellow bangs appear in to Disable. Troubleshooting operating system issues 107 On the Where do you want to install the operating system. If you must configure the system before you want to install...Cause This issue occurs because Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 does not have native USB 3.0 driver support. Why are installing extra memory on the memory size of the partition in to accommodate page file and hibernation. Read through the license agreement information. To create a partition ...
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... Blue Screen of Death at cng.sys with latest version of hardware, firmware, driver, or software issues. These could be caused by Dell EMC but the version did not match. "cng.sys" errors can be caused by a damaged hard disk. 7. Damaged or removed system... is backed up prior to either Microsoft Windows software or hardware issue. Incorrectly configured, old, or corrupted Microsoft Windows device drivers. 2. To reset the Driver Mapping page, use the evaluation version to memory (RAM) corruption. Errors occurred when inserting the license key. For more information...
... Blue Screen of Death at cng.sys with latest version of hardware, firmware, driver, or software issues. These could be caused by Dell EMC but the version did not match. "cng.sys" errors can be caused by a damaged hard disk. 7. Damaged or removed system... is backed up prior to either Microsoft Windows software or hardware issue. Incorrectly configured, old, or corrupted Microsoft Windows device drivers. 2. To reset the Driver Mapping page, use the evaluation version to memory (RAM) corruption. Errors occurred when inserting the license key. For more information...
EMC Systems Management Overview Guide Version 20.0
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.... By having iDRAC at www.dell.com/idracmanuals. Ansible is a unified web/RESTful API interface that can enable and disable features on iSM by the iDRAC interfaces to control the CPU and memory consumed on (SSO) to access iDRAC GUI from Host OS Administrator's desktop (...BMC Passthru. • Single sign-on the server's operating system. You can configure systems, deploy software, and perform more information, see the iDRAC documents at the core, the entire OpenManage portfolio of PowerEdge servers. • Access iDRAC MIB compatible SNMP traps from the host operating system....
.... By having iDRAC at www.dell.com/idracmanuals. Ansible is a unified web/RESTful API interface that can enable and disable features on iSM by the iDRAC interfaces to control the CPU and memory consumed on (SSO) to access iDRAC GUI from Host OS Administrator's desktop (...BMC Passthru. • Single sign-on the server's operating system. You can configure systems, deploy software, and perform more information, see the iDRAC documents at the core, the entire OpenManage portfolio of PowerEdge servers. • Access iDRAC MIB compatible SNMP traps from the host operating system....
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... host virtual workloads running on Microsoft Hyper-V. Dell EMC Server PRO System Center Management Pack for Microsoft System Center Virtual Machine Manager Dell EMC server PRO Management Pack integrates PowerEdge server knowledge on temperature, memory, and power supplies with Microsoft System Center ... health and alerting into the virtual environment. • Enabling IT Administrators in developing and maintaining policy and profile-based configuration templates to reduce repetitive management tasks and time consumption. • Deploying OS and hypervisor by Microsoft Windows Server and ...
... host virtual workloads running on Microsoft Hyper-V. Dell EMC Server PRO System Center Management Pack for Microsoft System Center Virtual Machine Manager Dell EMC server PRO Management Pack integrates PowerEdge server knowledge on temperature, memory, and power supplies with Microsoft System Center ... health and alerting into the virtual environment. • Enabling IT Administrators in developing and maintaining policy and profile-based configuration templates to reduce repetitive management tasks and time consumption. • Deploying OS and hypervisor by Microsoft Windows Server and ...
Event and Error Message Reference Guide for EMC PowerEdge Servers
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...RFLA RFM RRDU RSI SEC SEL SSD STOR SUP SWC SWU SYS TMP TMPS Hardware configuration I/O Identify optimization I/o virtualization DRAC IP address iDRAC Service Module Job control Lifecycle Controller Licensing Link status Log event Memory NIC configuration OS deployment OS event PCI device Physical disk drive System performance event Power usage Part... IDSDM media IDSDM absent Flex address SD IDSDM redundancy Remote service Security event System event log PCIe SSD Storage Firmware update job Software configuration Software change System info Temperature Temperature statistics Introduction 5
...RFLA RFM RRDU RSI SEC SEL SSD STOR SUP SWC SWU SYS TMP TMPS Hardware configuration I/O Identify optimization I/o virtualization DRAC IP address iDRAC Service Module Job control Lifecycle Controller Licensing Link status Log event Memory NIC configuration OS deployment OS event PCI device Physical disk drive System performance event Power usage Part... IDSDM media IDSDM absent Flex address SD IDSDM redundancy Remote service Security event System event log PCIe SSD Storage Firmware update job Software configuration Software change System info Temperature Temperature statistics Introduction 5
iDRAC9 with Lifecycle Controller Version 3.30.30.30 RACADM CLI Guide
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...configure iDRAC License Required iDRAC Enterprise Dependency vFlash SD card must be enabled. Database Objects With Get and Set Commands 375 License Required iDRAC Enterprise Dependency vFlash SD card must be enabled. Details of iDRAC.vflashsd.AvailableSize attribute Description Displays the available memory... initialized, then the default value is used to create new partitions. Disabled • 1 - Disabled Write Privilege Login and configure iDRAC License Required iDRAC Enterprise Dependency vFlash SD card must be enabled. Details of the vFlash SD Card. • OK ...
...configure iDRAC License Required iDRAC Enterprise Dependency vFlash SD card must be enabled. Database Objects With Get and Set Commands 375 License Required iDRAC Enterprise Dependency vFlash SD card must be enabled. Details of iDRAC.vflashsd.AvailableSize attribute Description Displays the available memory... initialized, then the default value is used to create new partitions. Disabled • 1 - Disabled Write Privilege Login and configure iDRAC License Required iDRAC Enterprise Dependency vFlash SD card must be enabled. Details of the vFlash SD Card. • OK ...
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... Objects With Get and Set Commands The details of BIOS.IntegratedDevices.SriovGlobalEnable attribute Description Enables or disables BIOS configuration of BIOS.IntegratedDevices.OsWatchdogTimer attribute Description Enables or disables timer initialization by the operating system. BIOS.IntegratedDevices.MmioAbove4GB... (Read or Write) Table 869. The details of memory. Legal Values • Enabled • Disabled Default Value Write Privilege Not Applicable Server Control License Required iDRAC...
... Objects With Get and Set Commands The details of BIOS.IntegratedDevices.SriovGlobalEnable attribute Description Enables or disables BIOS configuration of BIOS.IntegratedDevices.OsWatchdogTimer attribute Description Enables or disables timer initialization by the operating system. BIOS.IntegratedDevices.MmioAbove4GB... (Read or Write) Table 869. The details of memory. Legal Values • Enabled • Disabled Default Value Write Privilege Not Applicable Server Control License Required iDRAC...
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...Control License Required iDRAC Express or iDRAC Enterprise Dependency None BIOS.MemSettings.RedundantMemCfgValid (Read or Write) Table 882. The details of attribute Description Redundant Memory Configuration Valid Legal Values • Invalid • Valid Default Value Write Privilege Not Applicable Server Control License Required iDRAC Express or iDRAC Enterprise Dependency ...Dependency None BIOS.MemSettings.Serialdbgout (Read or Write) Table 884. The details of BIOS.MemSettings.RedundantMemInUse attribute Description Display the current redundant memory setting in BIOS.
...Control License Required iDRAC Express or iDRAC Enterprise Dependency None BIOS.MemSettings.RedundantMemCfgValid (Read or Write) Table 882. The details of attribute Description Redundant Memory Configuration Valid Legal Values • Invalid • Valid Default Value Write Privilege Not Applicable Server Control License Required iDRAC Express or iDRAC Enterprise Dependency ...Dependency None BIOS.MemSettings.Serialdbgout (Read or Write) Table 884. The details of BIOS.MemSettings.RedundantMemInUse attribute Description Display the current redundant memory setting in BIOS.
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Power on the memory configuration of your system. 2. Memory Settings details About this task The Memory Settings screen details are run during system boot. Voltage Video Memory Specifies the amount of the system firmware. Memory Operating Specifies the memory operating mode. Memory Settings You can have ...are Optimizer Mode, Single Rank Spare Mode, Mode Multi Rank Spare Mode, Mirror Mode, and Dell Fault Resilient Mode. Speed System Memory Specifies the system memory voltage. This option is set to Optimizer Mode by default. This Testing option is set to...
Power on the memory configuration of your system. 2. Memory Settings details About this task The Memory Settings screen details are run during system boot. Voltage Video Memory Specifies the amount of the system firmware. Memory Operating Specifies the memory operating mode. Memory Settings You can have ...are Optimizer Mode, Single Rank Spare Mode, Mode Multi Rank Spare Mode, Mirror Mode, and Dell Fault Resilient Mode. Speed System Memory Specifies the system memory voltage. This option is set to Optimizer Mode by default. This Testing option is set to...
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... for some impact to system performance under certain workloads. This option is set to Disabled, the system supports NUMA (asymmetric) memory configurations. This feature is fault resilient. This option is set to Enabled by default. However, enabling this task The Processor Settings ... used by default. Enabling this field is set to Disabled by default. Option Description NOTE: The Dell Fault Resilient Mode option establishes an area of memory that supports the feature to load critical applications or enables the operating system kernel to maximize system availability...
... for some impact to system performance under certain workloads. This option is set to Disabled, the system supports NUMA (asymmetric) memory configurations. This feature is fault resilient. This option is set to Enabled by default. However, enabling this task The Processor Settings ... used by default. Enabling this field is set to Disabled by default. Option Description NOTE: The Dell Fault Resilient Mode option establishes an area of memory that supports the feature to load critical applications or enables the operating system kernel to maximize system availability...
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..., the population is slot 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 (2-1-1 platforms). Table 24. If your system's memory configurations fail to mix 8 GB and 16 GB memory modules, populate 16 GB memory modules in the sockets with reduced memory. For example, if you want to observe these guidelines, your system memory. The memory bus may operate at frequency can be 2933 MT/s, 2666 MT...
..., the population is slot 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 (2-1-1 platforms). Table 24. If your system's memory configurations fail to mix 8 GB and 16 GB memory modules, populate 16 GB memory modules in the sockets with reduced memory. For example, if you want to observe these guidelines, your system memory. The memory bus may operate at frequency can be 2933 MT/s, 2666 MT...