PowerEdge: Dell X710 OCP Network Card Fan noise increases with iDRAC firmware 7.00.30.00

Summary: Increased fan spinning noise. PowerEdge 15G servers equipped with a Dell Intel X710 Open Compute Project (OCP3) Network card after upgrading the Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller (iDRAC) firmware to version 7.00.30.00 ...

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Symptoms

Increased fan noise arises on PowerEdge 15G servers equipped with Dell Intel X710 OCP3 network card after updating to iDRAC version 7.00.30.00.
The fan Pulse Width Modulation (PWM) remains above 50% even when the system is in idle mode and the ambient temperature is around 20°C.
iDRAC 6.10.80.00, Cooling Overview

Figure 1: iDRAC 6.10.80.00->Cooling Overview
 

iDRAC 7.00.30.00, Cooling Overview
Figure 2: iDRAC 7.00.30.00->Cooling Overview
 

Cause

The Dell Intel X710 OCP network card cannot correctly report temperature data to iDRAC.

Resolution

FIX:

  1. Dell Intel X710-T2L/T4L OCP3 (Part Number: VMFKR, 50RV4) cards: 
    Update the OCP3 card firmware to version 22.5.7 or later, After the update, consider rebooting the system.

  2. Dell Intel X710 OCP3 2P/4P (Part Number: YJYK1, VF81P) cards: 
    Update the OCP3 card firmware to version 23.0.8. After the update, consider rebooting the system.

    Workaround:
    Downgrade the iDRAC firmware to version 6.10.80.00.

Affected Products

C Series, Modular Infrastructure, Rack Servers, Tower Servers, XR Servers, PowerEdge C6520, PowerEdge C6525, PowerEdge MX750c, PowerEdge R250, PowerEdge R350, PowerEdge R450, PowerEdge R550, PowerEdge R650, PowerEdge R650xs, PowerEdge R6515 , PowerEdge R6525, PowerEdge R750, PowerEdge R750XA, PowerEdge R750xs, PowerEdge R7515, PowerEdge R7525, PowerEdge T150, PowerEdge T350, PowerEdge T550, PowerEdge XE8545, PowerEdge XR11, PowerEdge XR12, PowerEdge XR4000r, PowerEdge XR4000w, PowerEdge XR4000z, PowerEdge XR4510c, PowerEdge XR4520c ...
Article Properties
Article Number: 000219529
Article Type: Solution
Last Modified: 19 May 2026
Version:  8
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