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atacama2022
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1. November 2022 15:00
R640 very slow boot
Hello,
I have a Dell R640 server, which takes nearly 40 minutes to boot.
I have applied the latest Firmware Updates using
- SUU-LIN64_22.07.200.504.ISO plus
- iDRAC-with-Lifecycle-Controller_Firmware_RTTPH_LN64_5.10.50.00_A00.BIN
- BIOS_NDFHH_LN64_2.15.1.BIN
- Power_Firmware_JV7G6_LN64_00.30.C2.BIN
The Diagnostics inside the Lifecycle Controller didn't provide anything helpful.
I have replaced some of the disks, where smartctl said they are not good any more.
The timing of the boot is as follows (times stopped manually):
- Power Off
00:00
- Power on
00:18
- Initializing Intel Ultra Path
- Configuring Memory
00:54
- Configuring Memory ... done
- Loading BIOS Drivers...
01:35
- Initializing PCIe, USB and Video... Done
01:56
- black screen
04:19
- Boot Menu
04:31
- Broadcom NetExtreme
04:48
- FlexBoot
05:03
- blue boot screen
- BIOS Version 2.15.1
07:24
- Testing Memory
- Initializing Firmware Interfaces...
F2 = System Setup
F10 = Lifecycle Controller
35:09
- lots of messages in the status line, to fast to write down
- black screen
37:31
- Linux boot selector
38:29
- CentOS 7 is bootet
Any Ideas?
The one thing I still can do is to take the server apart and put things in one after another like in https://www.dell.com/community/PowerEdge-Hardware-General/R740xd-stuck-at-initializing-firmware-interface/td-p/7837471?dgc=SM&cid=243908&lid=spr4987669736&linkId=121485170 .
The server is four years old and out of support.
Regards
atacama2022
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Posted 2. November 2022 15:00
Hello,
I have pulled all of the PCIe cards and the two risers out of the R640.
After putting them back in, one after another, the boot time is now below 5 minutes, which is good enough.I noticed that the PCIe cards and the riser 1 tend to twist a little bit when putting them in, and one has to be careful that all PCIe cards and the riser cards are sufficient aligned.
Regards
DELL-Erman O
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Posted 3. November 2022 00:00
Hi, thanks for the updated thread. Have a good one!
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Posted 2. November 2022 01:00
Hello, I can also suggest the steps Chris said in the link you found. Additionally, can you try to update the iDRAC first and then the BIOS instead of the ISO, I've seen that the firmware updates with this order have solved this problem before. (https://dell.to/3sNOfAL) If not solved, please try the steps in the forum link you mentioned. The min2post configuration for the R640 is similarly as follows.
The components mentioned below are the minimum configuration to POST:
One processor (CPU) in socket processor 1
One memory module (DIMM) in socket A1
Right control panel with cable
One power supply unit
system board
Hope that helps!
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