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How do I know which firmware updates to download for a Dell PowerEdge T110?
About 5 years ago I set up a couple of Dell Power Edge T110 Servers (Windows Server 2008 R2). I was new to Server administration at the time and did not know I needed to manually update the firmware on a regular basis. I had assumed it was automatic similar to Windows updates.
We are now getting RAID controller event errors and I wonder if firmware updates could solve the issue.
I went to the Dell support site and entered the Service Tag number - many firmware updates appeared. Not clear which ones I should install. Please advise. thank you
We are now getting RAID controller event errors and I wonder if firmware updates could solve the issue.
I went to the Dell support site and entered the Service Tag number - many firmware updates appeared. Not clear which ones I should install. Please advise. thank you
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Lee W, MVP
Firmware doesn't go bad... spinning disks do. There COULD have been an error in the firmware that only surfaced after something specific happened, but odds are, if it was working yesterday it will work tomorrow.
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Thanks. Where on the server do I look to see what Bios firmware versions are currently on the server?
Prefer not to restart again as concerned may completely fail.
Last week when I first discovered the problem created a full metal backup.
Prefer not to restart again as concerned may completely fail.
Last week when I first discovered the problem created a full metal backup.
If you have idrac installed you can push the italic i on the front bezel and it should give you the idrac ip address. Then you can just put https://ipaddress in a browser
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Where can I download idrac installation software? Thanks,
iDrac is a card that requires an express or enterprise license to operate and usually has it's own dedicated NIC on the back of the server labeled iDRAC.
You can install open manage from the dell support website. This is an agent/server based program which will allow you to do some basic remote administration tasks. It would definitely provide the BIOS number, but I'm afraid if neither are installed at this point, you're going to have to reboot to install them.
You can install open manage from the dell support website. This is an agent/server based program which will allow you to do some basic remote administration tasks. It would definitely provide the BIOS number, but I'm afraid if neither are installed at this point, you're going to have to reboot to install them.
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Thanks. I have Dell open manage installed on this server.
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Thanks for the feedback.