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Thanks, I'm fairly sure that the bios and DRAC firmware won't have been updated since the servers were installed (over two years ago) so this is definitely worth a try.<br />
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I'll let you know how i get on.<br />
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Andrew
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Ok, finally i was able to update the bios, but unfortunately this has not enabled me to communicate with the DRAC.<br />
When rebooting the server it does say that the Remote Access Card Detected, but no option to go in and configure it.<br />
Also running racadm getniccfg gives an unable to communicate with the card error.<br />
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Andrew
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By the way, i've got the same problem on 5 different servers, all of which were bought and setup at the same time.<br />
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Andrew
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Morning,<br />
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I have a Dell PowerEdge 2850 server which has a DRAC 4/I card installed, but i am unable to communicate or configure the card.<br />
The server was setup a couple of years ago, before i joined the company.<br />
If i reboot the server, on bootup it does state that ' Remote Access Controller detected ', but does not give me an option to press a certain key to go into a config screen for the card.<br />
if i goto a cmd prompt on the server and run racadm getniccfg, an error states that communication with the card cannot be made.<br />
The card is seated correctly in the server.<br />
From OMSA i can see the remote access controller, but if i run some tests on it they fail with the error that communication cannot be made with the card.<br />
Any ideas ?<br />
I actually have another 4 servers with exactly the same problem. All of these servers were purchased and built/configured by my predecessor.<br />
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Thanks,<br />
<br />
Andrew
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Morning,

I have a Dell PowerEdge 2850 server which has a DRAC 4/I card installed, but i am unable to communicate or configure the card.
The server was setup a couple of years ago, before i joined the company.
If i reboot the server, on bootup it does state that ' Remote Access Controller detected ', but does not give me an option to press a certain key to go into a config screen for the card.
if i goto a cmd prompt on the server and run racadm getniccfg, an error states that communication with the card cannot be made.
The card is seated correctly in the server.
From OMSA i can see the remote access controller, but if i run some tests on it they fail with the error that communication cannot be made with the card.
Any ideas ?
I actually have another 4 servers with exactly the same problem. All of these servers were purchased and built/configured by my predecessor.

Thanks,

Andrew

Dell 2850 server unable to communicate with installed DRAC card

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