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Dell EMC Boot Optimized Server Storage-S1 User's Guide July 2020 Rev. A08
Dell EMC Boot Optimized Server Storage-S1 User's Guide July 2020 Rev. A08
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WARNING: A WARNING indicates a potential for property damage, personal injury, or death. © 2017 - 2020 Dell Inc. Dell, EMC, and other trademarks are trademarks of their respective owners. All rights reserved. Other trademarks may be trademarks of Dell Inc. or its subsidiaries. Notes, cautions, and warnings NOTE: A NOTE indicates important information that helps you how to avoid the problem. CAUTION: A CAUTION indicates either potential damage to hardware or loss of data and tells you make better use of your product. or its subsidiaries.
WARNING: A WARNING indicates a potential for property damage, personal injury, or death. © 2017 - 2020 Dell Inc. Dell, EMC, and other trademarks are trademarks of their respective owners. All rights reserved. Other trademarks may be trademarks of Dell Inc. or its subsidiaries. Notes, cautions, and warnings NOTE: A NOTE indicates important information that helps you how to avoid the problem. CAUTION: A CAUTION indicates either potential damage to hardware or loss of data and tells you make better use of your product. or its subsidiaries.
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...7: Troubleshooting...26 Importing BOSS ESXi CLI offline bundle may fail in VSphere Lifecycle manager 26 BOSS ESXi CLI package fails when upgrading from Dell EMC customized versions of 6.7.x to version 7.0..........26 M.2 drive firmware update from iDRAC fails on unconfigured drives with an existing adapter key on ...state will be generated twice...28 Character limitation while naming a virtual disk...29 VMFS datastore is disabled on the 14th generation of PowerEdge systems that are shipped with VMware ESXi installed on BOSS-S1...29 Physical disk not visible to operating system...29 Virtual disk ...
...7: Troubleshooting...26 Importing BOSS ESXi CLI offline bundle may fail in VSphere Lifecycle manager 26 BOSS ESXi CLI package fails when upgrading from Dell EMC customized versions of 6.7.x to version 7.0..........26 M.2 drive firmware update from iDRAC fails on unconfigured drives with an existing adapter key on ...state will be generated twice...28 Character limitation while naming a virtual disk...29 VMFS datastore is disabled on the 14th generation of PowerEdge systems that are shipped with VMware ESXi installed on BOSS-S1...29 Physical disk not visible to operating system...29 Virtual disk ...
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.... • iDRAC and LC-This application enables you use the mvcli utility. See UEFI/HII RAID configuration utility. • Dell OpenManage Storage Management-This application enables you to perform controller and enclosure functions for BOSS-S1 card include: • Unified Extensible ... Micron M.2 5100 Micron M.2 5300 Capacity 240 GB, 480 GB 240 GB, 480 GB NOTE: Dell EMC recommends that M.2 drives have installed the latest firmware version available at www.dell.com/openmanagemanuals. • BOSS-S1 Command Line Interface (CLI) Utility-This application enables you to check...
.... • iDRAC and LC-This application enables you use the mvcli utility. See UEFI/HII RAID configuration utility. • Dell OpenManage Storage Management-This application enables you to perform controller and enclosure functions for BOSS-S1 card include: • Unified Extensible ... Micron M.2 5100 Micron M.2 5300 Capacity 240 GB, 480 GB 240 GB, 480 GB NOTE: Dell EMC recommends that M.2 drives have installed the latest firmware version available at www.dell.com/openmanagemanuals. • BOSS-S1 Command Line Interface (CLI) Utility-This application enables you to check...
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... information. mvsetup event ./mvcli event NOTE: There may be inconsistency in the events that are listed in BOSS CLI and other management interfaces that include Dell EMC Open Manage Storage Services.
... information. mvsetup event ./mvcli event NOTE: There may be inconsistency in the events that are listed in BOSS CLI and other management interfaces that include Dell EMC Open Manage Storage Services.
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... issue is unavailable for BOSS reported as firmware version in iDRAC interface • Firmware update of M.2 drive on the 14th generation of PowerEdge systems that are not impacted by this issue. Topics: • Importing BOSS ESXi CLI offline bundle may fail in VSphere Lifecycle manager ...offline bundle into vSphere Lifecycle Manager fails through the vSphere Web Client. BOSS ESXi CLI package fails when upgrading from Dell EMC customized versions of 6.7.x to version 7.0 Issue: When upgrading from vSphere versions of 6.7.x to version 7.0 • M.2 drive firmware update from...
... issue is unavailable for BOSS reported as firmware version in iDRAC interface • Firmware update of M.2 drive on the 14th generation of PowerEdge systems that are not impacted by this issue. Topics: • Importing BOSS ESXi CLI offline bundle may fail in VSphere Lifecycle manager ...offline bundle into vSphere Lifecycle Manager fails through the vSphere Web Client. BOSS ESXi CLI package fails when upgrading from Dell EMC customized versions of 6.7.x to version 7.0 Issue: When upgrading from vSphere versions of 6.7.x to version 7.0 • M.2 drive firmware update from...
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...collect the system inventory on reboot. NOTE: Ensure that the BOSS-S1 controller firmware and iDRAC firmware are completed. This occurs when Dell EMC PowerEdge Servers perform a cold reboot. 28 Troubleshooting Updating BOSS-S1 controller firmware using iDRAC or LC fails Issue: Updating firmware on the...CLI to virtual disk state will be generated twice in the firmware version A00. NOTE: BOSS-S1 Command Line Interface (CLI) and Dell EMC Open Manage Storage Services only report events for BOSS-S1, which might be ignored. Corrective Action: It is disabled, iDRAC displays ...
...collect the system inventory on reboot. NOTE: Ensure that the BOSS-S1 controller firmware and iDRAC firmware are completed. This occurs when Dell EMC PowerEdge Servers perform a cold reboot. 28 Troubleshooting Updating BOSS-S1 controller firmware using iDRAC or LC fails Issue: Updating firmware on the...CLI to virtual disk state will be generated twice in the firmware version A00. NOTE: BOSS-S1 Command Line Interface (CLI) and Dell EMC Open Manage Storage Services only report events for BOSS-S1, which might be ignored. Corrective Action: It is disabled, iDRAC displays ...
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... is displayed. 4. For customized support: a. Select your Service Tag field. For contact details of the Dell EMC documentation pages, fill out the form, and click Submit to send your feedback. 32 Getting help The Contact Technical ...Dell EMC Global Technical Support team. c. 8 Getting help You can find contact information about your purchase invoice, packing slip, bill, or Dell EMC product catalog. To contact Dell EMC for sales, technical assistance, or customer service issues: 1. Topics: • Contacting Dell EMC • Documentation feedback Contacting Dell EMC Dell EMC...
... is displayed. 4. For customized support: a. Select your Service Tag field. For contact details of the Dell EMC documentation pages, fill out the form, and click Submit to send your feedback. 32 Getting help The Contact Technical ...Dell EMC Global Technical Support team. c. 8 Getting help You can find contact information about your purchase invoice, packing slip, bill, or Dell EMC product catalog. To contact Dell EMC for sales, technical assistance, or customer service issues: 1. Topics: • Contacting Dell EMC • Documentation feedback Contacting Dell EMC Dell EMC...
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Dell, EMC, and other trademarks are trademarks of their respective owners. or its subsidiaries. WARNING: A WARNING indicates a potential for property damage, personal injury, or death. © 2019 Dell Inc. All rights reserved. Notes, cautions, and warnings NOTE: A NOTE indicates important information that helps you how to hardware or loss of data and tells you make better use of your product. CAUTION: A CAUTION indicates either potential damage to avoid the problem. or its subsidiaries. Other trademarks may be trademarks of Dell Inc.
Dell, EMC, and other trademarks are trademarks of their respective owners. or its subsidiaries. WARNING: A WARNING indicates a potential for property damage, personal injury, or death. © 2019 Dell Inc. All rights reserved. Notes, cautions, and warnings NOTE: A NOTE indicates important information that helps you how to hardware or loss of data and tells you make better use of your product. CAUTION: A CAUTION indicates either potential damage to avoid the problem. or its subsidiaries. Other trademarks may be trademarks of Dell Inc.
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...support engagements ○ Innovative at-the-box management features • Secure by helping them to efficiently manage Dell EMC PowerEdge servers. Dell EMC has developed comprehensive systems management solutions based on open standards and has integrated with systems management framework from ...other vendors such as Ansible, thus making Dell EMC platforms easy to completely manage Dell EMC PowerEdge servers. Dell EMC has connected or integrated the advanced management capabilities of the OpenManage Systems Management offerings to...
...support engagements ○ Innovative at-the-box management features • Secure by helping them to efficiently manage Dell EMC PowerEdge servers. Dell EMC has developed comprehensive systems management solutions based on open standards and has integrated with systems management framework from ...other vendors such as Ansible, thus making Dell EMC platforms easy to completely manage Dell EMC PowerEdge servers. Dell EMC has connected or integrated the advanced management capabilities of the OpenManage Systems Management offerings to...
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... Integration for Microsoft System Center (OMIMSSC) for System Center Configuration Manager • Dell EMC OpenManage Integration for Microsoft System Center (OMIMSSC) for System Center Virtual Machine Manager • Dell EMC OpenManage Integration for VMware vCenter (OMIVV) • Dell EMC OpenManage Ansible Modules • Dell EMC OpenManage Integration with ServiceNow • BMC Software ○ iDRAC with BMC Software BladeLogic...
... Integration for Microsoft System Center (OMIMSSC) for System Center Configuration Manager • Dell EMC OpenManage Integration for Microsoft System Center (OMIMSSC) for System Center Virtual Machine Manager • Dell EMC OpenManage Integration for VMware vCenter (OMIVV) • Dell EMC OpenManage Ansible Modules • Dell EMC OpenManage Integration with ServiceNow • BMC Software ○ iDRAC with BMC Software BladeLogic...
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... Modular (OME-M) • Chassis Management Controller (CMC) • iDRAC Service Module (iSM) Dell EMC Update Utilities • Dell System Update (DSU) • Dell EMC Repository Manager (DRM) • Dell EMC Update Packages (DUP) • Dell EMC Server Update Utility (SUU) • Dell EMC Platform Specific Bootable ISO (PSBI) Dell Resources For additional information about white papers, videos, blogs, forums, technical material, tools...
... Modular (OME-M) • Chassis Management Controller (CMC) • iDRAC Service Module (iSM) Dell EMC Update Utilities • Dell System Update (DSU) • Dell EMC Repository Manager (DRM) • Dell EMC Update Packages (DUP) • Dell EMC Server Update Utility (SUU) • Dell EMC Platform Specific Bootable ISO (PSBI) Dell Resources For additional information about white papers, videos, blogs, forums, technical material, tools...
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...OpenManage Essentials in the following consoles help in monitoring, managing the infrastructure, and the Lifecycle management of the PowerEdge servers: OpenManage Enterprise OpenManage Enterprise is readily deployable as a virtual appliance OpenManage Enterprise is the next generation of...credential caching is conformant to automate features and functions of OpenManage Enterprise through automation policy. 2 Systems Management Product Overview Dell EMC Consoles The following areas: • Reduced time and effort that is automated for iDRAC during the process of discovery...
...OpenManage Essentials in the following consoles help in monitoring, managing the infrastructure, and the Lifecycle management of the PowerEdge servers: OpenManage Enterprise OpenManage Enterprise is readily deployable as a virtual appliance OpenManage Enterprise is the next generation of...credential caching is conformant to automate features and functions of OpenManage Enterprise through automation policy. 2 Systems Management Product Overview Dell EMC Consoles The following areas: • Reduced time and effort that is automated for iDRAC during the process of discovery...
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... firmware baselines for our customer Stateless Deployments and You can use a powerful reporting engine to a baremetal PowerEdge server and kick off unattended OS installation process. Custom Template Edit Edit the deployment template attributes by Dell EMC. OpenManage Enterprise feature and benefits(continued) Feature Description Benefits It also allows them the flexibility of console...
... firmware baselines for our customer Stateless Deployments and You can use a powerful reporting engine to a baremetal PowerEdge server and kick off unattended OS installation process. Custom Template Edit Edit the deployment template attributes by Dell EMC. OpenManage Enterprise feature and benefits(continued) Feature Description Benefits It also allows them the flexibility of console...
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...with iDRAC/LC, OpenManage Enterprise, Chassis Management Controller, OpenManage Integration for VMware vCenter and OpenManage Integration for Dell EMC PowerEdge 14th generation servers. Dell EMC Repository Manager can control power consumption to 3,000 servers and track both short-term and longterm historical data....Package • Custom Server Update Utility (SUU) For more information, see Dell EMC Repository Manager User's Guide available at a one to the servers that can access and manage the Dell EMC PowerEdge servers: • Access iDRAC at-the-server or MX7000 at www.dellemc....
...with iDRAC/LC, OpenManage Enterprise, Chassis Management Controller, OpenManage Integration for VMware vCenter and OpenManage Integration for Dell EMC PowerEdge 14th generation servers. Dell EMC Repository Manager can control power consumption to 3,000 servers and track both short-term and longterm historical data....Package • Custom Server Update Utility (SUU) For more information, see Dell EMC Repository Manager User's Guide available at a one to the servers that can access and manage the Dell EMC PowerEdge servers: • Access iDRAC at-the-server or MX7000 at www.dellemc....
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...IT administrators can configure IP addresses and BIOS settings, share Dell EMC SupportAssist reports, view server inventory, health status and logs, or power cycle a server. It uses the management automation capabilities in to the PowerEdge servers through Quick Sync 2 module. NOTE: For at-the...gets connected, IT administrators can configure IP addresses and BIOS settings, share Dell EMC SupportAssist reports, view server inventory, health status and logs, or power cycle a server. On 14th generation of the PowerEdge servers or MX7000: OMM can monitor all server attributes. Quick Sync ...
...IT administrators can configure IP addresses and BIOS settings, share Dell EMC SupportAssist reports, view server inventory, health status and logs, or power cycle a server. It uses the management automation capabilities in to the PowerEdge servers through Quick Sync 2 module. NOTE: For at-the...gets connected, IT administrators can configure IP addresses and BIOS settings, share Dell EMC SupportAssist reports, view server inventory, health status and logs, or power cycle a server. On 14th generation of the PowerEdge servers or MX7000: OMM can monitor all server attributes. Quick Sync ...
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... a known baseline. iDRAC Service Module This module complements iDRAC with Dell EMC extensions to grow. The Agile and intelligent automation drives faster hardware rollouts and reduces repetitive tasks for PowerEdge servers, data center and IT administrators can enable and disable features on...ease of Systems Management tools allows every customer to tailor an effective, affordable solution for the latest in place across the Dell EMC PowerEdge portfolio, the same IT administration techniques and tools can configure systems, deploy software, and perform more information, see the...
... a known baseline. iDRAC Service Module This module complements iDRAC with Dell EMC extensions to grow. The Agile and intelligent automation drives faster hardware rollouts and reduces repetitive tasks for PowerEdge servers, data center and IT administrators can enable and disable features on...ease of Systems Management tools allows every customer to tailor an effective, affordable solution for the latest in place across the Dell EMC PowerEdge portfolio, the same IT administration techniques and tools can configure systems, deploy software, and perform more information, see the...
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...You can hold up to four server nodes, up to nine chassis, 288 servers, 54 power supplies, and 81 fans with PowerEdge VRTX, Dell EMC gives you the flexibility to use the PCIe slots that can use OME-Modular to manage key workloads on the MX7000 platforms. ...) and Distributed Management Task Force (DMTF). Chassis Management Controller The Chassis Management Controller is Dell's first blade server solution. It can use OMEModular to perform the following chassis: • PowerEdge M1000e-This chassis is an embedded systems management hardware and software solution for two, redundant ...
...You can hold up to four server nodes, up to nine chassis, 288 servers, 54 power supplies, and 81 fans with PowerEdge VRTX, Dell EMC gives you the flexibility to use the PCIe slots that can use OME-Modular to manage key workloads on the MX7000 platforms. ...) and Distributed Management Task Force (DMTF). Chassis Management Controller The Chassis Management Controller is Dell's first blade server solution. It can use OMEModular to perform the following chassis: • PowerEdge M1000e-This chassis is an embedded systems management hardware and software solution for two, redundant ...
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... specifications and usage requirements that expose a common set of operations central to all currently supported PowerEdge platforms. With DRM you run SUU on www.dell.com/esmmanuals includes all the updates for all systems management. • IPMI: The Intelligent ... a hypermedia RESTful interface. Dell EMC Update Utilities Product Dell EMC Repository Manager Dell EMC Update Packages Dell EMC Server Update Utility Dell EMC System Update Dell EMC Platform Specific Bootable ISO Windows Yes Yes Yes Yes No Linux Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Dell EMC Update Packages Dell EMC Update Packages (DUP) is...
... specifications and usage requirements that expose a common set of operations central to all currently supported PowerEdge platforms. With DRM you run SUU on www.dell.com/esmmanuals includes all the updates for all systems management. • IPMI: The Intelligent ... a hypermedia RESTful interface. Dell EMC Update Utilities Product Dell EMC Repository Manager Dell EMC Update Packages Dell EMC Server Update Utility Dell EMC System Update Dell EMC Platform Specific Bootable ISO Windows Yes Yes Yes Yes No Linux Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Dell EMC Update Packages Dell EMC Update Packages (DUP) is...
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... v1.7 or higher allows performing update to facilitate the creation of all the firmware updates for a Dell EMC PowerEdge Server. The ISO image includes a small bootable Linux distribution and a collection of Smart bootable ISO. Systems Management .... NOTE: PSBI does not include a bootable ISO for PowerEdge C and DSS platforms. For more information, see www.dell.com/support/article/sln310654. Dell EMC System Update Dell EMC System Update (DSU) is CLI optimized application used to distribute the Dell EMC PowerEdge server updates for Linux and Microsoft Windows operating systems. DSU...
... v1.7 or higher allows performing update to facilitate the creation of all the firmware updates for a Dell EMC PowerEdge Server. The ISO image includes a small bootable Linux distribution and a collection of Smart bootable ISO. Systems Management .... NOTE: PSBI does not include a bootable ISO for PowerEdge C and DSS platforms. For more information, see www.dell.com/support/article/sln310654. Dell EMC System Update Dell EMC System Update (DSU) is CLI optimized application used to distribute the Dell EMC PowerEdge server updates for Linux and Microsoft Windows operating systems. DSU...