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lost872

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August 4th, 2010 22:00

iDRAC6 drops conection on server reboot (cold & warm)

Hi All,

Just posting this as we have a new dell r710 server with a iDRAC6 - Enterprise installed, It's all configured and on the network in a Shared mode but each time I reboot the server to get to the BIOS or load up an image the iDRAC will drop it's connection and by the time I get back on (have to wait for the iDRAC  to start pinging again) I have missed all the POST boot stuff.

Just need to know if anyone has come across this before from what i understand I can run this in a Dedicated mode but when I select this option we cannot ping the iDRAC at all until we move it back to Shared. I have also updated the firmware to 1.50 and have logged a call with DELL to see if we cannot sort this out.

Also just for a sanity check we should be able to see the server boot up and not have the iDRAC drop it connection just like a HP ILO?

 

Thanks in Advance for any help.

 

lost872

DELL-Jeff M

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August 10th, 2010 17:00

Thanks for posting!  If you want to run the iDRAC NIC in Dedicated mode, you need to plug an ethernet cable into the iDRAC's NIC.  You will find a separate NIC with a wrench icon over it on the back of the server.  I think on that system it is close to the left side if you look at it from the back.

Willie.Warden

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November 2nd, 2010 22:00

Thanks for posting!  If you want to run the iDRAC NIC in Dedicated mode, you need to plug an ethernet cable into the iDRAC's NIC.  You will find a separate NIC with a wrench icon over it on the back of the server.  I think on that system it is close to the left side if you look at it from the back.


Many thanks to your description! It's quite useful.

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