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... Administrator 63 RAID configuration by using Unified Server Configurator 67 Downloading and installing the RAID controller log export by using PERCCLI tool on ESXi hosts on Dell's 13th generation of PowerEdge servers...69 Configuring RAID by using Lifecycle Controller...72 Starting and target RAID levels for virtual disk reconfiguration and capacity expansion 73...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
... Administrator 63 RAID configuration by using Unified Server Configurator 67 Downloading and installing the RAID controller log export by using PERCCLI tool on ESXi hosts on Dell's 13th generation of PowerEdge servers...69 Configuring RAID by using Lifecycle Controller...72 Starting and target RAID levels for virtual disk reconfiguration and capacity expansion 73...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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...Installing Managed System Software On Microsoft Windows Server and Microsoft Hyper-V Server 97 Installing Systems Management Software On VMware ESXi 97 Processor TEMP error...97 PowerEdge T130, R230, R330, and T330 servers may report a critical error during scheduled warm reboots.... 98 SSD ... Guidance on remote desktop services ...99 Chapter 6: Troubleshooting operating system issues 100 How to install the operating system on a Dell PowerEdge Server 100 Locating the VMware and Windows licensing...100 Troubleshooting blue screen errors or BSODs...100 Troubleshooting a Purple Screen of Death...
...Installing Managed System Software On Microsoft Windows Server and Microsoft Hyper-V Server 97 Installing Systems Management Software On VMware ESXi 97 Processor TEMP error...97 PowerEdge T130, R230, R330, and T330 servers may report a critical error during scheduled warm reboots.... 98 SSD ... Guidance on remote desktop services ...99 Chapter 6: Troubleshooting operating system issues 100 How to install the operating system on a Dell PowerEdge Server 100 Locating the VMware and Windows licensing...100 Troubleshooting blue screen errors or BSODs...100 Troubleshooting a Purple Screen of Death...
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Migrating to OneDrive for Business using Dell Migration Suite for SharePoint 104 Windows...105 Installing and reinstalling Microsoft Windows ...110 Install Microsoft Hyper-V Server 2012 R2 with the Internal Dual SD module 110 VMware...111 FAQs...111 Rebooting an ESXi host...111 Unable to allocate storage space to a VM...111 Configuration backup and restore procedures...111 Can we back ...113 Installing operating system through various methods...113 Chapter 7: Getting help...115 Contacting Dell EMC...115 Download the drivers and firmware...115 Locating Service Tag of your system...116 6 Contents
Migrating to OneDrive for Business using Dell Migration Suite for SharePoint 104 Windows...105 Installing and reinstalling Microsoft Windows ...110 Install Microsoft Hyper-V Server 2012 R2 with the Internal Dual SD module 110 VMware...111 FAQs...111 Rebooting an ESXi host...111 Unable to allocate storage space to a VM...111 Configuration backup and restore procedures...111 Can we back ...113 Installing operating system through various methods...113 Chapter 7: Getting help...115 Contacting Dell EMC...115 Download the drivers and firmware...115 Locating Service Tag of your system...116 6 Contents
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... the latest verison of the screen. To download and install the RAID controller log export by using PERCCLI tool on ESXi hosts on Dell's 13th generation of PowerEdge servers, perform the following steps: Steps 1. Select the host (1), and then click on the Configuration tab (2). Downloading... and installing the RAID controller log export by using PERCCLI tool on ESXi hosts on Dell's 13th generation of PowerEdge servers To export information about the status of the RAID controller and its attached hard drives, you can use the...
... the latest verison of the screen. To download and install the RAID controller log export by using PERCCLI tool on ESXi hosts on Dell's 13th generation of PowerEdge servers, perform the following steps: Steps 1. Select the host (1), and then click on the Configuration tab (2). Downloading... and installing the RAID controller log export by using PERCCLI tool on ESXi hosts on Dell's 13th generation of PowerEdge servers To export information about the status of the RAID controller and its attached hard drives, you can use the...
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.... NOTE: Create boot virtual disk only from a disk drive populated across slots 0-3 of the system. For slot information, see the server Owner's Manual at www.dell.com/poweredgemanuals. The Configuration Wizards window is displayed. 2. Steps 1. Launch the Lifecycle Controller home page, click Hardware Configuration, and then click Configuration Wizards. Copy the... command:cp /opt/lsi/perccli/MegaSAS.log /vmfs/volumes/datastore1/ 9. Figure 22. Log creation 8. Log file in Datastore Browser Now the logs are exported on ESXi hosts on the Dell 13th generation PowerEdge servers.
.... NOTE: Create boot virtual disk only from a disk drive populated across slots 0-3 of the system. For slot information, see the server Owner's Manual at www.dell.com/poweredgemanuals. The Configuration Wizards window is displayed. 2. Steps 1. Launch the Lifecycle Controller home page, click Hardware Configuration, and then click Configuration Wizards. Copy the... command:cp /opt/lsi/perccli/MegaSAS.log /vmfs/volumes/datastore1/ 9. Figure 22. Log creation 8. Log file in Datastore Browser Now the logs are exported on ESXi hosts on the Dell 13th generation PowerEdge servers.
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... Installing Managed System Software On Microsoft Windows Server and Microsoft Hyper-V Server • Installing Systems Management Software On VMware ESXi • Processor TEMP error • PowerEdge T130, R230, R330, and T330 servers may report a critical error during scheduled warm reboots • SSD is part...mail alerts • System time zone is a new Express for 600 series and above. There are the operating systems supported on Dell EMC PowerEdge servers • Unable to create a partition or locate the partition and unable to install Microsoft Windows Server 2012 • JAVA ...
... Installing Managed System Software On Microsoft Windows Server and Microsoft Hyper-V Server • Installing Systems Management Software On VMware ESXi • Processor TEMP error • PowerEdge T130, R230, R330, and T330 servers may report a critical error during scheduled warm reboots • SSD is part...mail alerts • System time zone is a new Express for 600 series and above. There are the operating systems supported on Dell EMC PowerEdge servers • Unable to create a partition or locate the partition and unable to install Microsoft Windows Server 2012 • JAVA ...
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... Microsoft Windows Server with many Remote Update method-Remote Enablement NOTE: Legacy DOS-based BIOS update utility is no longer supported. VMware ESXi For information about different methods of the interfaces that support firmware updates are iDRAC web interface, LC GUI, RACADM, and Redfish.... • Ensure that the firmware is generally recommended that you are the operating systems supported on specific PowerEdge servers, see En.community.dell.com/techcenter/extras/m/ white_papers/20440526 Why am I unable to update firmware This topic describes some of the system. ...
... Microsoft Windows Server with many Remote Update method-Remote Enablement NOTE: Legacy DOS-based BIOS update utility is no longer supported. VMware ESXi For information about different methods of the interfaces that support firmware updates are iDRAC web interface, LC GUI, RACADM, and Redfish.... • Ensure that the firmware is generally recommended that you are the operating systems supported on specific PowerEdge servers, see En.community.dell.com/techcenter/extras/m/ white_papers/20440526 Why am I unable to update firmware This topic describes some of the system. ...
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... and must run the setup.exe using an account which belongs to the ESXi host. Server management software issues 97 Instead, the default user interface for installing on the Dell EMC OpenManage Systems Management Tools and Documentation software. For more information, see ...the systems management software you insert the Dell EMC OpenManage Systems Management Tools and Documentation software. Installing Systems Management Software On VMware ESXi VMware ESXi is the command prompt. For example, the Explorer shell is the supported ESXi version. For more information about user ...
... and must run the setup.exe using an account which belongs to the ESXi host. Server management software issues 97 Instead, the default user interface for installing on the Dell EMC OpenManage Systems Management Tools and Documentation software. For more information, see ...the systems management software you insert the Dell EMC OpenManage Systems Management Tools and Documentation software. Installing Systems Management Software On VMware ESXi VMware ESXi is the command prompt. For example, the Explorer shell is the supported ESXi version. For more information about user ...
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...up or restore the configuration information, use the VMware vSphere CLI. vSphere CLI package can be in ESXi 6.0? Troubleshooting operating system issues 111 Configuration backup and restore procedures Dell EMC recommends that : • You have already imported the vSphere CLI to a system other than... VMs configured with Fault Tolerance not in a protected state in a protected state. Affected systems include PowerEdge systems R815, R715 and M915. Shut down or rebooting the ESXi hosts, ensure that the hosts are in this task Before shutting down all virtual machines running the...
...up or restore the configuration information, use the VMware vSphere CLI. vSphere CLI package can be in ESXi 6.0? Troubleshooting operating system issues 111 Configuration backup and restore procedures Dell EMC recommends that : • You have already imported the vSphere CLI to a system other than... VMs configured with Fault Tolerance not in a protected state in a protected state. Affected systems include PowerEdge systems R815, R715 and M915. Shut down or rebooting the ESXi hosts, ensure that the hosts are in this task Before shutting down all virtual machines running the...
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...command executes. Can we back up 2012 r2 as $ or &, you exclude them , the defaults are optional. Restoring configuration of your ESXi host About this task To back up configuration data of a host: Steps 1. If you must include a backslash escape character (\) before each...specify a password in Windows OS Issue: Customer is running on the host you want to the specified backup filename: vicfg-cfgbackup --server< ESXi-host-ip> -- portnumber --protocol --username root --password root_password [-s The -portnumber and -protocol options are port 443 and protocol HTTPS. Optionally...
...command executes. Can we back up 2012 r2 as $ or &, you exclude them , the defaults are optional. Restoring configuration of your ESXi host About this task To back up configuration data of a host: Steps 1. If you must include a backslash escape character (\) before each...specify a password in Windows OS Issue: Customer is running on the host you want to the specified backup filename: vicfg-cfgbackup --server< ESXi-host-ip> -- portnumber --protocol --username root --password root_password [-s The -portnumber and -protocol options are port 443 and protocol HTTPS. Optionally...
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.../sln156793/how-to-install-update-and-manage-fusion-io-drives-in-windows-os-ondell-poweredge-servers?lang=en Symptoms Dell PowerEdge Express Flash NVMe PCIe SSD device is not detected during hot-plug in ESXi 6.0 Description When the Express Flash NVMe PCIe SSD namespace is set as Offline... and hot-plug operation is not detected. Dell Lifecycle Controller - Firmware Rollback LC Firmware Rollback ...
.../sln156793/how-to-install-update-and-manage-fusion-io-drives-in-windows-os-ondell-poweredge-servers?lang=en Symptoms Dell PowerEdge Express Flash NVMe PCIe SSD device is not detected during hot-plug in ESXi 6.0 Description When the Express Flash NVMe PCIe SSD namespace is set as Offline... and hot-plug operation is not detected. Dell Lifecycle Controller - Firmware Rollback LC Firmware Rollback ...