Re: Script to parse dmidecode/grab hardware info
OCSInventory or glpi does what you want if you want a full blown system for cataloguing, otherwise diy scripts using dmidecode, cat /proc/meminfo, ifconfig, etc If there is raid (the raid level?) ^^ Those apps don't support collecting data from hardware raid out of the box since there are several vendors all with their own utilities. If you're talking about PERC or LSI raid cards then usually one of the revisions of megacli will give you the info you need depending on which controller it is. Someone might have written plugins for ocsinventory or glpi that handle LSI cards. ___ 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: Not all cores are recognized on the R610 running kernel 2.4
Don't know why you're still using CentOS 3.9, but if you need it for a specific application, have you tried upgrading to a new vanilla 2.4 kernel from kernel.org (2.4.37.10)? While running kernel 2.4 (such as CentOS-3.9) on the R610 with a quad core (E5620) CPU all works fine, except that only one of the cores is recognized. A 2.6 kernel recognizes all cores. When trying the same 2.4 kernel on a different board (not from Dell, but Intel's) utilizing a slightly different CPU (E5540) all cores are recognized ___ 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: SATA / SAS convertible on latest PE's with H700?
Hi, On Wed, Oct 13, 2010 at 6:03 PM, Sabuj Pattanayek sab...@gmail.com wrote: Hi, If I purchase a PE, again say a R515, with all cheap 160GB SATA drives, can I replace them with larger SAS drives? Can the carriers that come with the SATA drives be used with the SAS drives? Do I need The answer to this seems to be yes and I don't need interposers. Sabuj interposers? Is Dell now allowing non dell flashed drives in systems with their H700's? Thanks, Sabuj ___ 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
online capacity expansion with the H700
Hi, With the H700 controller, is it possible to increase the capacity of a RAID6 virtual disk by adding more drives? Let's say we purchase an R515 with only 5 drives, can we keep adding drives, increasing the size of the RAID6 VD? Thanks, Sabuj ___ 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
SATA / SAS convertible on latest PE's with H700?
Hi, If I purchase a PE, again say a R515, with all cheap 160GB SATA drives, can I replace them with larger SAS drives? Can the carriers that come with the SATA drives be used with the SAS drives? Do I need interposers? Is Dell now allowing non dell flashed drives in systems with their H700's? Thanks, Sabuj ___ 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
idrac firmware update on R710, can't connect to idrac now
Hi, I just updated the idrac firmware on an R710 : [r...@gluster1 idrac]# sh IDRAC6_FRMW_LX_R271693.BIN Collecting inventory... Running validation... iDRAC6 The version of this Update Package is newer than the currently installed version. Software application name: iDRAC6 Package version: 1.50 Installed version: 1.03 Continue? Y/N:Y Executing update... WARNING: DO NOT STOP THIS PROCESS OR INSTALL OTHER DELL PRODUCTS WHILE UPDATE IS IN PROGRESS. THESE ACTIONS MAY CAUSE YOUR SYSTEM TO BECOME UNSTABLE! .. Update Successful. But now I can't connect to the idrac. Did the settings on the idrac basically get blown away so that it doesn't remember what static IP I had set for it? How do I set the idrac ipv4 settings without going over to data center? Can I do it from Linux? I was looking at this : http://support.dell.com/support/edocs/software/smdrac3/idrac/idrac1.11/en/ug/html/chap02.htm#wp95392 but it doesn't look like it's possible? Thanks, Sabuj ___ 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: idrac firmware update on R710, can't connect to idrac now
If you have ipmitool you can set LAN and user settings with lan set and user set commands, respectively. It looks like the settings were not changed: [r...@gluster1 ~]# ipmitool lan print Set in Progress : Set Complete Auth Type Support : NONE MD2 MD5 PASSWORD Auth Type Enable: Callback : MD2 MD5 : User : MD2 MD5 : Operator : MD2 MD5 : Admin: MD2 MD5 : OEM : IP Address Source : Static Address IP Address : 10.2.178.64 Subnet Mask : 255.255.255.0 MAC Address : 00:24:e8:52:9a:71 SNMP Community String : public IP Header : TTL=0x40 Flags=0x40 Precedence=0x00 TOS=0x10 Default Gateway IP : 10.2.178.1 Default Gateway MAC : 00:00:00:00:00:00 Backup Gateway IP : 0.0.0.0 Backup Gateway MAC : 00:00:00:00:00:00 802.1q VLAN ID : Disabled 802.1q VLAN Priority: 0 RMCP+ Cipher Suites : 0,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14 Cipher Suite Priv Max : aaa : X=Cipher Suite Unused : c=CALLBACK : u=USER : o=OPERATOR : a=ADMIN : O=OEM But, I'm still not getting any pings, nor can I connect to the web, or via ssh. Any other ideas? Do I just have to bite the bullet and try power cycling it? ___ 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: PowerEdge R410 Motherboards Ship with malware/trojan in Firmware
I've heard from comments on /. and elsewhere that only replacement boards were infected and that Dell has contacted users who received these boards. I've got a new unopened R410 with the iDrac Express still sitting in the box, so it's probably safe, but I'd feel better if there was some utility that could be run to check for the infected image and then flash it with the clean image of the embedded OS. Sabuj Pattanayek On Wed, Jul 21, 2010 at 11:30 AM, Brian A. Seklecki laval...@spiritual-machines.org wrote: Oh man: http://www.newscientist.com/blogs/shortsharpscience/2010/07/pc-giant-warns-of-hardware-tro.html http://en.community.dell.com/support-forums/servers/f/956/t/19339458.aspx No details yet. ___ 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
perc 6/i online capacity expansion from RAID6 to bigger RAID6 drives by replacing drives one at a time?
Hi, Has anyone ever done an online capacity expansion on a PE system with a PERC 6/i controller going from a RAID6 with smaller drives to a RAID6 with bigger drives? Let's say I have 6 160GB drives filling a T410 and later on down the road I want to start swapping the 160GB drives with 2TB drives. Can I put the 2TB drives in one at a time, allowing for the rebuild, and then expand the virtual disk, then expand the FS? I think mdadm grow mode in linux sofware raid allows this? Thanks, Sabuj ___ 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: Alternatives to Dell storage?
I've had good experiences with the Infortrend boxes, but whether they're a suitable replacement for Dell storage depends on what you're after. IME they're much more *expensive*, for a start ... On the configuration page for the md1000, do the Single Blank Hard Drive Fillers allow you to put HDDs in them or do you actually have to purchase the lowest end HDD they'll sell in order to get a caddy? The cheapest option I'm seeing is a 500GB 7.2K RPM Universal SATA 3Gbps 3.5-in HotPlug HDD for $195.30 (obscene). Getting 15 of these the price comes to $5309.50 w/3 YR NBD warranty, rapid rails, no PERC card, and declined remote installation. Let's say instead you go with the infortrend jbod : http://www.nextwarehouse.com/item/?578910_g10e Get 16 Seagate Barracuda ES.2 ST3500320NS (enterprise class drives) $90/ea and your total comes to $5017 . I've seeing that JBOD sold elsewhere for as low as $3115. Yes, if you get one with a RAID controller it's much more expensive . ___ 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: Alternatives to Dell storage?
oops, nm about infortrend. I asked their support and the JBOD units cannot be used with a regular SAS HBA, i.e. these must be used with their RAID units. However, some other vendors we've dealt with in the past who would know are HPCSystems, mpak tech, penguin computing, and microway. I don't know if anyone has used promise JBOD units: http://www.promise.com/product/pd_l3.asp?Product_Layer_ID=PRLA20060907001#SAS/SATA%20JBOD%20Expansion (bottom of page). ___ 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: Will a non-dell SSD work in a R610 blade
On Mon, Mar 1, 2010 at 4:00 PM, Aaron d...@microchp.org wrote: Has anyone confirmed whether or not a non-dell solid state drive will work in a R610 blade using the standard LSI controller? I know they will not in the higher end H7xx/8xx controllers. LSI Logic / Symbios Logic SAS1068E PCI-Express Fusion-MPT SAS If regular non-Dell non-SSD SATA HDDs work on these (which they do) then shouldn't SSD's work also? ___ 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: Third-party drives not permitted on Gen 11 servers
Hi, Anyone know if the H200 also has this problem, e.g. I think this is currently the lowest configuration on the R510? Thanks, Sabuj Pattanayek ___ 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
