OMSA 7.4.0 Send email alerts for storage - How?
I'm fairly well used to setting these things up in other environments. This is a Dell PowerEdge T110 II. OMSA 7.4.0 is installed.I see System \ Alert Management \ Alert Actions \ Alert Actions...
View Articleracadm unable to connect after firmware upgrade to 2.41.40.40
Hi,I have several R730 with iDRAC8 Enterprise.I used racadm utility on Linux Centos 6.6 to connect to iDRACs, to power up/down servers.After upgrading iDRAC firmware from 2.10.10.10 to 2.41.40.40 I can...
View ArticleSetting Default Auth domain for iDRAC with AD
Is it possible to set a default domain for the iDRAC Active Directory integration so that a user only has to type in a username and password when they connect to and iDRAC?Typing in the full...
View ArticleVulnerability "XML External Entity (XXE) injection" fixed with OpenManage...
Dell OpenManage Version 8.3 is vulnerable to "XML External Entity (XXE) injection". (see_https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39909/) Has this vulnerability been fixed with Dell OpenManage Version 8.4...
View ArticleiDRAC6 Board Module Replacement - License Transfer?
Hi all, recently we had an iDRAC6 with an enterprise license have the network port go bad. I had read somewhere that it would be fairly easy to just purchase a new board for around $25 and just...
View ArticleOpenmanage integration with vmware and hyper-v
Is there any openmanage software that integrates with vmware as well as hyper-v virtual environments?
View ArticleWrong download link to OMSA 8.5
I just noticed "Dell OpenManage Server Administrator Managed Node(windows - 64 bit), v8.5" was released today.But if you use the download link, you unfortunately end up with the package for "Dell...
View ArticleUnable to update iDrac 6 to 2.85
Hi allAs the title says. My first server I have done this on was at 1.8 for iDrac, I tried to update to 2.85 and after a long wait and a reset it did not change. I have since then applied 1.98 and this...
View ArticleHow long is the delay for Linux repositories?
Can anyone tell me how long the typical delay is for Dell's updates to reach the repository? For OMSA, version 8.5 was release about 10 days ago and supposedly fixes a bug in 8.4. The repositories only...
View ArticleDocumentation for OMSA 8.5
Is there a user guide for OMSA 8.5? I can't find it on any of the OMSA pages.
View ArticleOMSA and NIC team interfaces
We have numerous servers (M620s) with dual 10G NICs in a NIC team, each with NIC team interfaces on two different VLANs, all managed by Windows Server 2012's inbuilt teaming driver.OMSA shows the NIC...
View Articlereplace idrac 7 express in T620 with enterprise or bypass it completely
we have a T620 that is currently reporting an iDrac initialization error, we can press F1 to bypass and boot the unit. leaving the unit unplugged for an hour and also using the button in the front to...
View ArticleESXi6.5 iDrac Service Module (iSM 2.5)?
I'm having trouble finding the VIB for iDrac Service Module for ESX 6.5. The new iSM 2.5 claims that it is compatible with ESXi 6.5 and there are installation instructions provided in many places. I...
View ArticleDell power management - Battery Discharge
I have done the custom settings for battery from dell power management. I have set that the battery should start charging when it is at 50% and stop charging at 80%. When the battery has charged 80%.It...
View ArticleUnable to create a partition on RAID 5 (PowerEdge R720)
HiWe have PowerEdge R720 Server on which RAID 5 is configured (4 Hard Drives of 1TB each). Disk Management is showing 2 Partitions (System Partition, and C Partition) and 2 Unallocated Portions (1948GB...
View ArticleDoes OMSA Appliance / plugin work with Free ESXi
Hi:I installed the OMSA appliance and am now trying to register it with my ESXi server. I'm getting a 'Failed to register extension' error. I'm wondering if the plugin requires VMWare APIs that are...
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I am getting this error on on a Dell PowerEdge R710 !!!! x64 exception type -...
Has anyone seen this error message before? I get this when trying to access the System Services Unified Server Configurator
View ArticleOpenManage 8.4 Enhanced Message Format vs Traditional Message Format
To communicate with the Dell Server Management Pack in System Centre Operations Manager 2012 R2, OMSA (Open Manage Server Administrator) 8.4 recommends Enhanced Message Format over Traditional Message...
View ArticleiDRAC6 stuck at "Verifying Credentials"
I am unable to log into iDRAC6 and the web UI remains stuck at "Verifying Credentials" forever. I tried all different browsers with exact same result. I've tried resetting the iDRAC configurations to...
View ArticleDell OptiPlex 9020 Bios disable legacy enable UEFI, change boot order
We are pushing a new image this summer but we need to make boot and file system changes, my boss wants me to automate this process.the goals are to desable legacy in bios, enable UEFI, select PXE,...
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