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I have an older poweredge 2300 server that I just loaded windows 2003 server on. This is the first dell server that I have ever worked with.  I noticed on the front panel that the alert light was blinking. I checked all the fans and they seem to be working. Any Ideas?   Thank you Josh

Joshua2001 · Answer

what is the alert message?

jsawyer77 · Answer

that is what I am trying to figure out.  It is just the little yellow LED in the lower left hand corner of the face plate.  it just blinks.  I need to know how to find out what it means.   Josh

Joshua2001 · Answer

Did you check the BIOS for any errors (if your Bios supports event logging) or looked in the ESM to see what the alert is ?

jsawyer77 · Answer

I looked at the bios and did not see anything,  I do not have any of the dell disk that came with the machine so how do access the ems?

Joshua2001 · Answer

http://support.dell.com put in your tag number, look for Embedded Server Management (ESM sorry I kept calling it EMS)

jsawyer77 · Answer

All I see is firm ware. There is a section fo rsystems managment but it has a ton of items in it. my service tag is g5d66

speedstep · Answer

If the front panel is not on it will blink yellow until the panel is all the way closed.

You need the ESMLOG27.EXE diskette image to run LOG2TXT.EXE to read the ESM Error.

Or you could install open manage and read the ESM LOG that way.

jsawyer77 · Answer

Where can I obtain open manager or the ESMLOG27.EXE ?  When I go to dells web site there are a few opern manager files to choose from but I am not sure wich one I need.

speedstep · Answer

ESM Log GeneratorvA27 for DOS on PE2300, PE24XX, PE25XX, PE43xx, PE63xx, PE64xx - US English http://home.comcast.net/~megacyberdude/esmlog27.zip Rename to esmlog27.exe and have a diskette ready. http://docs.us.dell.com/docs/software/smarrman/marb32/index.htm Dell OpenManage Server Administrator, 2000, 2003, v.1.4, A03FileName:  om34_win_managed_system_A03.exe [137 MB]Release Date:  6/2/2003http://support.dell.com/FileLib/Format.aspx?ReleaseID=R61476 Server Administrator Documentation:http://docs.us.dell.com/docs/software/svradmin/1.4/en/index.htmThe file is compatible with the following systems running the following operating systems:  SystemsPowerEdge 1300PowerEdge 1400 / 1400SCPowerEdge 1500SCPowerEdge 1550PowerEdge 1600SCPowerEdge 1650PowerEdge 1655MCPowerEdge 1750PowerEdge 2300PowerEdge 2400PowerEdge 2450PowerEdge 2500 / 2500SCPowerEdge 2550PowerEdge 2600PowerEdge 2650PowerEdge 300 / 300SCPowerEdge 350PowerEdge 4300PowerEdge 4350PowerEdge 4400PowerEdge 4600PowerEdge 500SCPowerEdge 600SCPowerEdge 6300PowerEdge 6350PowerEdge 6400PowerEdge 6450PowerEdge 650PowerEdge 6600PowerEdge 6650PowerEdge 8450 Operating SystemsMicrosoft Windows 2000Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Message Edited by SpeedStep on 12-04-2005 01:44 PM

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