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October 29th, 2020 20:00
Trouble Starting up PowerEdge R230 Server
Hey guys, this is my first time owning a dell server so please bear with me. I bought a secondhand Poweredge R230 server to set up a simple home lab and I'm already stuck. The server is currently running CentOS Linux 7 which I do not have the login for, but that shouldn't matter since I plan on reformatting it and installing Windows Server 2012 R2.
Right now the issue is I'm unable to enter system setup, load the Lifecycle Controller nor even select boot device. This is the exact error message I'm getting: https://www.dell.com/support/article/en-us/sln305470/poweredge-start-up-message-unable-to-execute-csior?lang=en I
've tried restarting it multiple times and still getting that message, disconnected all USB device except for the one keyboard I'm using to press F2/F10/F11. I'm unable to go into system setup to check if iDRAC is enabled, I've also downloaded the platform specific bootable ISO for the R230, written it onto a USB drive but even then I can't select a boot device from the server. Currently at my wits end and would appreciate any advice from the folks here, thanks!
DELL-Erman O
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October 30th, 2020 02:00
Hi,
First of all please try to power drain as below;
The lifecycle controller error mostly could be tied to having the KVM USB cables connected. Remove all USB devices before to start power drain, please
1. Power the server down.
2. Disconnect server from all power cables, Network cables.
3. Hold down the power button continuously for at least 10 seconds.
4. Insert power cables and network cables back to the system.
5. Wait about 2 minutes before powering on server to give the iDRAC time to initialize.
6. Power the system on.
If still the same issue persists then you can try to soft reset iDRAC via "i" button
Before that please check, Can you access to iDRAC? For PowerEdge servers using iDRAC7 and upwards, a small button that is marked "i" (Figures 1 & 2) is on the front panel of many tower and rack systems. In order to reboot the iDRAC, press the button for at least 30 seconds. Stop pressing the button when the cooling fans start spinning at full speed and the front LCD (if given) is turning off. Now the iDRAC restarts without changing any saved settings. It takes a few minutes until the remote controller works as before, but the system keeps working during the whole process.
Figure 1: I-button on PowerEdge R640 server
Figure 2: I-button on PowerEdge T620 server
If problem continue above steps, I would get min2POST configuration and check if there is any change in behavior. If you do , you can add one component at a time to help you identify the fault. If there is no change, the problem will most likely be caused by one of the components required for POST.
The minimum components to allow the Dell™ PowerEdge™ R230 to complete POST are:
If the server has the same error under min2post conditions. The motherboard may be faulty.
Let us know if this helps.
MugiwaraChan
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November 1st, 2020 16:00
Thanks, the power drain method helped!