[BlueOnyx:07246] Re: New machine!!! -Thanks

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Thanks very much very informative




>I work with a lot of Dell machines.  I have worked on Linux but mostly
>Windows when it comes to Dell.  There is something called the Dell Open
>Management Server.  This utility provides you with an ability to manage
>through a GUI interface everything you would like to do.
>
>There is also the chance if you got a DRAC or ERA with the Dell (will look
>like a NIC port with a little wrench) that you can do out of bound
>management.  If the port exists but is blocked with black plastic plug
>that means the card isn't present internally.  You can buy after market.
>It allows you to turn on/off, remote console, check RAID, and setup all
>the kind of hardware alerts you want.
>
>The 1850s are several generations old right now.  The ones we have are
>already at the 5 year mark and are/have been replaced with R200s.  You
>should go to support.dell.com and type in the service tag to find out more
>info about your box, download the latest firmware, drivers, etc.  Do all
>of this before your machine goes into production.
>
>Regards,
>
>Rashid
>
>On 5/6/11 9:57 AM, "Gerald Waugh" <gwaugh at frontstreetnetworks.com> wrote:
>
> >
> >On Fri, 2011-05-06 at 12:44 -0500, webmaster wrote:
> >> Just picked up a DELL 1850
> >>
> >> Dual CPU's,  4 gig ram, dual Power Supplier, Dual Netowrk Cards, Raid
> >> (Hardware raid)
> >>
> >> BX installed flawlessly!!!!!
> >>
> >> Here's the question.
> >>
> >> The system Status is not recognizing the Raid.
> >>
> >> Is there a utility/tweek/update/command to make the BX recognize the
> >>Raid?
> >>
> >> It's nice to be able to log-on to the GUI and check the status
> >>
> >>
> >You need to go into the BIOS and set RAID to "SCSI Enabled"
> >^A for the LSI Raid controller, should be set for "SCSI"
> >
> >
> >--
> >Gerald
> >
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