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November 18th, 2012 12:00
PowerEdge 6100/200 adding CPUs
I was given four Poweredge 6100/200 servers with 2 Pentuim Pro 200Mhz processors, 1G ram. The four were a matched set bought for a redundant database setup, 2 live and 2 development. I would like to take the processor board and ram from two of them and add it to the other two. The ram installed no problem but I have not been able to get the extra processors recognized. I don't have the configuration software disk mentioned in the manuals. I've found the manuals on the Dell website but no configuration software. The manual doesn't indicate any jumper changes so I am unclear where the problem might be.
Thank you,
William Walters
Boston Massachusetts
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theflash1932
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November 18th, 2012 13:00
Wow ... these are old. Did you also move the VRM's (Voltage Regulator Modules)? Older systems used to have a VRM slot next to each processor socket for a VRM. Without these, the processors won't work. Even if there is configuration software for this system some where (which I could not find - you would need Server Assistant 2.0.1, but 3.0 seems to be the latest available on the FTP site), it won't make the processors work ... it is for configuring the server with an OS and/or hardware updates.
You know, always get super excited whenever I get new hardware - a RAM upgrade, a new laptop (low-end or high-end), and even an old server ... these just don't sound like any fun at all :) Good luck.
Da_Maine-iac
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November 18th, 2012 15:00
I pulled the CPU board with the 2 processors out of a working server and plugged it into the second working server. I looked for jumper settings but didn't see any that needed changed, there are three jumpers for processor speed and two to enable them but they were all ready set as they were working in their original server. I don't see any addressing jumpers or switches to set. I just took out the termination board and inserted the CPU board in that slot like the manual shows. Unless there is some physical difference between the primary and secondary CPU board I think/thought it should work.
Thanks, looks like I'll need lots of luck this time.