PowerEdge XR2

This article provides information about how to delete a virtual disk using the Device Settings menu on a PowerEdge server. If your PowerEdge server is running the UEFI mode as a boot mode, the RAID BIOS is not displayed.

This article provides PowerEdge server troubleshooting for No Power, No POST, No Boot and No Video issues. This includes blade, rack, and tower servers.

Explore various RAID levels - RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, and 10 - implemented in Dell PowerEdge servers. Learn about their configurations, benefits, and how they impact data redundancy and performance.

PowerEdge connected Dell NVMe SSDs with the Limited Retry (LR) bit set may experience an increase in failures due to elevated media and data‑integrity error rates.

How to debug the ESXi Machine Check Exception (MCE) purple diagnostic screen (PSOD) with an example.

SFP+ ports down during "Initializing Firmware Interface...." and the SFP+ ports LEDs are all OFF.

This article provides information about Dell Boot Optimized Storage Solution (BOSS) PCIe cards. It also provides instructions for installing Windows, Red Hat, SuSE, Ubuntu, and related Linux distributions onto these cards.

This article explains how to use iDRAC Direct to manage your PowerEdge server.

It is a common misconception that if a PowerEdge server fails to boot, does not complete POST, or experiences other issues, the iDRAC will also be inaccessible. In reality, iDRAC is often still online and available to assist with troubleshooting—even if it was never configured beforehand. Leveraging iDRAC to review recent events, analyze logs, and collect a SupportAssist Collection (TSR) is critical for accelerating diagnosis and recovery.

DSA-2023-014: Dell PowerEdge Server Security Update for Intel February 2023 Security Advisories (2023.1 IPU)

This document highlights minimum, recommended, and latest code versions for Dell Technologies PowerEdge products. We carefully evaluate and monitor code deployment data to ensure that product releases meet our stringent expectations to provide our customers with reliable products and solutions.

This article provides a brief introduction to the Intel® VROC and describes how to configure it on Dell PowerEdge servers.

This article provides information about the VLT0204 error code and guidance.

When working on internal components of a Dell computer, follow the safety precautions that are provided in this article to avoid any harm on the hardware.

This article describes how to install RACADM on VMware ESXi and demonstrates how to change the iDRAC IP address using RACADM commands.

This article shows information about installing PowerEdge Rack & Tower Severs and configuring iDRAC and iSM.

Dell PowerEdge Server BIOS remediation is available for an Improper Privilege Management Security Vulnerability that could be exploited by malicious users to compromise the affected system.

Dell PowerEdge Server BIOS remediation is available for an improper parameter initialization vulnerability that could be exploited by malicious users to compromise the affected system.

In some situations Dell Technical Support may request evidence to perform a more assertive diagnosis, this article illustrates how to attach files to your service request through the Dell support portal.

Dell PowerEdge Server BIOS remediation is available for an Improper Privilege Management Security Vulnerability that could be exploited by malicious users to compromise the affected system.

Dell PowerEdge Server remediation is available for multiple OpenSSL vulnerabilities that could be exploited by malicious users to compromise the affected systems.

High SMART error rates on some Enterprise hard drive are informational and have no bearing on hardware health.

This article provides an explanation of the backplane hard drive LED indicators.

This article explains what disk errors PDR1001 and PDR3 mean on Dell PowerEdge servers and the best practices to resolve these issues. By understanding these alerts and acting promptly, you can maintain storage health, prevent downtime, and protect critical data.

Dell PowerEdge Server remediation is available for Tianocore EDK2 Vulnerability that could be exploited by malicious users to compromise the affected systems.

Dell PowerEdge Server remediation is available for 2023.2 Intel Platform Update (IPU) components, part of Intel’s May 2023 security advisories that could be exploited by malicious users to compromise the affected systems.

If ESXi hosts use Trusted Platform Module (TPM), this article provides steps when the ESXi host is still accessible over SSH before any hardware changes.

To ensure optimal performance and stability for your Dell system, be aware of the latest updates available for the drivers and firmware. There are several systems to do this as explained in the article below.

This article provides guidance for the Dell System Update (DSU).

This article provides a high-level explanation for updating the BIOS and iDRAC9 firmware versions for 14th generation PowerEdge servers.