RE: alternative access to files at support.dell.com? - looking for SAS 5/iR firmware...
I can top post on my own thread! Support.dell.com is up now - found it. > -Original Message- > From: linux-poweredge-boun...@dell.com [mailto:linux-poweredge- > boun...@dell.com] On Behalf Of PJF > Sent: Friday, January 29, 2010 9:52 PM > To: linux-poweredge@dell.com > Subject: alternative access to files at support.dell.com? - looking for > SAS 5/iR firmware... > > Greetings, > > I'm looking for the latest firmware for the SAS 5/iR RAID controller on > a > PowerEdge 860, the RHEL5 binary version where I can apply the update > from > within the OS. > > (support.dell.com is completely down for me and I can't browse to > locate the > file) > > Anyone know the direct FTP link? > > Thanks in advance! > > -- > pjf > > > > ___ > Linux-PowerEdge mailing list > Linux-PowerEdge@dell.com > https://lists.us.dell.com/mailman/listinfo/linux-poweredge > Please read the FAQ at http://lists.us.dell.com/faq ___ Linux-PowerEdge mailing list Linux-PowerEdge@dell.com https://lists.us.dell.com/mailman/listinfo/linux-poweredge Please read the FAQ at http://lists.us.dell.com/faq
alternative access to files at support.dell.com? - looking for SAS 5/iR firmware...
Greetings, I'm looking for the latest firmware for the SAS 5/iR RAID controller on a PowerEdge 860, the RHEL5 binary version where I can apply the update from within the OS. (support.dell.com is completely down for me and I can't browse to locate the file) Anyone know the direct FTP link? Thanks in advance! -- pjf ___ Linux-PowerEdge mailing list Linux-PowerEdge@dell.com https://lists.us.dell.com/mailman/listinfo/linux-poweredge Please read the FAQ at http://lists.us.dell.com/faq
Poweredge servers running in low temperature environment
We are installing a couple of PE servers (2900 and R710) at our summit facility. Ambient temperature can be as low as 1C (dewpoint at -15C). Apart from annoying "low ambient temperature" warnings from OMSA, is there anything to be concerned about? Is it feasible to adjust fan RPM settings? Thanks for any comments/suggestions, Philip J. Tait http://subarutelescope.org ___ Linux-PowerEdge mailing list Linux-PowerEdge@dell.com https://lists.us.dell.com/mailman/listinfo/linux-poweredge Please read the FAQ at http://lists.us.dell.com/faq
Re: Firmware repository out of date
On 2010-01-29 22:28, jeffrey_l_mend...@dell.com wrote: >> Looks like the firmware repo is falling out of date. This happened >> before when it was unofficial. Maybe now that it is official something >> can be done? > > The OM 6.2 server update utility (SUU) disc that was released in December was > pulled and replaced with a new version last week. The DRAC5 firmware going > from 1.5 to 1.51 was one of the changes. I just updated the yum repo > yesterday to reflect the new SUU disc. Hmm. Does that mean there were problems with SUU 6.2.0? ___ Linux-PowerEdge mailing list Linux-PowerEdge@dell.com https://lists.us.dell.com/mailman/listinfo/linux-poweredge Please read the FAQ at http://lists.us.dell.com/faq
RE: Firmware repository out of date
> Looks like the firmware repo is falling out of date. This happened > before when it was unofficial. Maybe now that it is official something > can be done? The OM 6.2 server update utility (SUU) disc that was released in December was pulled and replaced with a new version last week. The DRAC5 firmware going from 1.5 to 1.51 was one of the changes. I just updated the yum repo yesterday to reflect the new SUU disc. Thanks, Jeff ___ Linux-PowerEdge mailing list Linux-PowerEdge@dell.com https://lists.us.dell.com/mailman/listinfo/linux-poweredge Please read the FAQ at http://lists.us.dell.com/faq
Firmware repository out of date
Looks like the firmware repo is falling out of date. This happened before when it was unofficial. Maybe now that it is official something can be done? Anyway two examples: Drac5 firmware: repo version 1.50 Support.dell version 1.51 sas backplane firmware: repo version 1.05 support.dell version 1.07 -Erinn ___ Linux-PowerEdge mailing list Linux-PowerEdge@dell.com https://lists.us.dell.com/mailman/listinfo/linux-poweredge Please read the FAQ at http://lists.us.dell.com/faq
Re: support.dell.com out to lunch?
On Fri, January 29, 2010 12:10, Matt Domsch wrote: > On Wed, Jan 27, 2010 at 10:17:21AM +, Stroller wrote: >> Since this is a concern, where does Dell stand upon source releases? > > Dell uses and contributes to open source software in a lot of ways - > including using the SBLIM and openwsman stack on Linux for future systems > management projects. The iDRAC itself is running Linux (yes, source code > is available, minus any non-open-source components of course). But there > are also components which are not open source licensed, for a variety of > reasons (strategic choice, license by the authors if not Dell, ...). > Over time we have made more and more of our systems management software > either open source or at least more Linux-friendly, and I expect that > trend to continue. > The overall hardware segment support for Linux is quite spotty, and IMHO Dell is one of the brighter spots. In addition to their active Linux support for their server and laptop product lines, they also contribute, for instance, Matt. Who pretty much wrote DKMS, contributes to maintenance of a number of kernel modules, and sits on the Fedora Projects board. He's wired in pretty high at Dell these days, and I trust what he says here. ___ Linux-PowerEdge mailing list Linux-PowerEdge@dell.com https://lists.us.dell.com/mailman/listinfo/linux-poweredge Please read the FAQ at http://lists.us.dell.com/faq
Re: Lifecycle Controller not-so slick IMO.
I tried using the local ftp repository but that doesn't work on 1.0 which is why I have to upgrade to 1.3 and then point it to the local ftp repository. Does DMC include a repository manager or do we have to use DRM? On Fri, Jan 29, 2010 at 12:05 PM, Matt Domsch wrote: > On Thu, Jan 28, 2010 at 12:59:50PM -0500, ndegz wrote: > >The problem we're having is upgrading from 1.0 to 1.3. > >Updating from [1]ftp.dell.com takes quite sometime if you factor in > the > >multiple reboots and you multiply that across a couple hundred > servers. > >Using the USC_APP_LX.* DUP is faster but not bulletproof. > > There is a (Windows, yeah, sorry...) tool, Repository Manager [1], > which can create a local (network) copy of the content from > ftp.dell.com, which you can then point Lifecycle Controller at. This > at least lets you avoid downloading the same content repeatedly over > the LAN. It also gives you the ability to choose when to update (to > what baselines), and to what levels, rollback, and the like. > > [1] http://support.dell.com/support/edocs/SOFTWARE/smdrm/11/en/index.htm > > > -- > Matt Domsch > Technology Strategist, Dell Office of the CTO > linux.dell.com & www.dell.com/linux > ___ Linux-PowerEdge mailing list Linux-PowerEdge@dell.com https://lists.us.dell.com/mailman/listinfo/linux-poweredge Please read the FAQ at http://lists.us.dell.com/faq
Re: How could I install/update ESM?
On Wed, Jan 27, 2010 at 04:25:02PM +, Albretch Mueller wrote: > After updating the BIOS on my PE 1850 What OS are you running? Not having a new-enough version of RPM and glibc makes me think RHEL3 vintage, which isn't supported by DUPS anymore; RHEL4+, SLES 10+ are. -- Matt Domsch Technology Strategist, Dell Office of the CTO linux.dell.com & www.dell.com/linux ___ Linux-PowerEdge mailing list Linux-PowerEdge@dell.com https://lists.us.dell.com/mailman/listinfo/linux-poweredge Please read the FAQ at http://lists.us.dell.com/faq
Re: support.dell.com out to lunch?
On Wed, Jan 27, 2010 at 10:17:21AM +, Stroller wrote: > > On 27 Jan 2010, at 04:02, Matt Domsch wrote: > > ... Lifecycle Controller is really > > quite slick, and there's no concern with having the "right" Linux > > environment to run. > > Since this is a concern, where does Dell stand upon source releases? Dell uses and contributes to open source software in a lot of ways - including using the SBLIM and openwsman stack on Linux for future systems management projects. The iDRAC itself is running Linux (yes, source code is available, minus any non-open-source components of course). But there are also components which are not open source licensed, for a variety of reasons (strategic choice, license by the authors if not Dell, ...). Over time we have made more and more of our systems management software either open source or at least more Linux-friendly, and I expect that trend to continue. -- Matt Domsch Technology Strategist, Dell Office of the CTO linux.dell.com & www.dell.com/linux ___ Linux-PowerEdge mailing list Linux-PowerEdge@dell.com https://lists.us.dell.com/mailman/listinfo/linux-poweredge Please read the FAQ at http://lists.us.dell.com/faq
Re: Lifecycle Controller not-so slick IMO.
On Thu, Jan 28, 2010 at 12:59:50PM -0500, ndegz wrote: >The problem we're having is upgrading from 1.0 to 1.3. >Updating from [1]ftp.dell.com takes quite sometime if you factor in the >multiple reboots and you multiply that across a couple hundred servers. >Using the USC_APP_LX.* DUP is faster but not bulletproof. There is a (Windows, yeah, sorry...) tool, Repository Manager [1], which can create a local (network) copy of the content from ftp.dell.com, which you can then point Lifecycle Controller at. This at least lets you avoid downloading the same content repeatedly over the LAN. It also gives you the ability to choose when to update (to what baselines), and to what levels, rollback, and the like. [1] http://support.dell.com/support/edocs/SOFTWARE/smdrm/11/en/index.htm -- Matt Domsch Technology Strategist, Dell Office of the CTO linux.dell.com & www.dell.com/linux ___ Linux-PowerEdge mailing list Linux-PowerEdge@dell.com https://lists.us.dell.com/mailman/listinfo/linux-poweredge Please read the FAQ at http://lists.us.dell.com/faq
Re: Lifecycle Controller not-so slick IMO.
Just a question before spending a lot of time to setup this process for Linux OS (the examples are for windows). Does someone have scripts they can share for automatically update the firmware for M610? We can setup our local ftp mirror that is not a problem. Thanks in advance -- * Bas van der Vliese-mail: b...@sara.nl * * SARA - Academic Computing Services Amsterdam, The Netherlands * ___ Linux-PowerEdge mailing list Linux-PowerEdge@dell.com https://lists.us.dell.com/mailman/listinfo/linux-poweredge Please read the FAQ at http://lists.us.dell.com/faq
