Hi All,

I just got 8 identical R740 servers. So I decided for the first time to install Dell Openmanage and use it to upgrade the firmware etc. Looked at a few help videos and it looks like I got everything going, I can see all 8 servers, see what's out of date, etc.. A go to do a firmware upgrade and get the following error message:

Messages: Running Starting communication with the device. Checking LC-Service state Checking Remote Services availability Remote Services are not available.

Recommended Actions:

1) Lifecycle Controller is in use or it is disable in the iDrac settings

2) Verify if CSIOR is enabled

3) Reset iDrac, if iDrac is not responsive Task Failed. Completed With Errors.

 

I try it a few more times deselected a few items (no idrac or network card or just one server) and I still get this error message. I go to show a co-worker and I hit apply and all of a sudden 3 of the 8 servers update! Nothing else has changed and I am doing exactly what I did the other dozen times. So any ideas what could be stopping this from working on the other 5 servers, they are all on the same subnet as the openmanage server. TIA.