PowerEdge R470

This article details the procedure to troubleshoot power supply unit (PSU) issues that may arise on a PowerEdge Server.

The PowerEdge embedded LifeCycle Controller provides a simplified method for installation of supported Windows Server and Linux server operating systems with the OS Deployment feature. This article explains how to use the iDRAC LifeCycle Controller to install a supported operating system on most Dell PowerEdge servers. Step-by-step instructions and OS installation videos for Windows Server, Ubuntu Server LTS, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server, or Red Hat Enterprise Linux installation with LifeCycle Controller

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.

Fans reporting FAN0000/FAN0001 errors (RPM below warning or critical) should be removed and swapped to another connector; if the error follows the fan, replace it.

This article addresses an issue in which conversion of Windows Server from an evaluation to a fully licensed edition fails. The error that is returned appears to indicate a problem with the supplied product key, but the key is known to be valid.

To replace a CMOS battery, remove the air shroud, disconnect and remove any expansion cards, locate the battery socket, and carefully pry out the CMOS battery. After installing a new CMOS battery, you must reinstall the expansion cards, install the air shroud, and restore the BIOS settings, ensuring the battery is operating properly and the correct data and time are set in the System Setup.

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.

Dell PowerEdge 17G servers added MEMHOT error monitoring in iDRAC10 firmware version 1.20.80.50 combined with supported Field-Programmable Gate Array (FPGA) firmware. Servers configured with Power Supply Cold Redundancy feature enabled can record random SYS565 memory temperature warning events.

Servers can stop during POST at Configuring Memory.

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Dell PowerEdge Server remediation is available for Intel® Processors and Intel® Ethernet Controllers & Adapters vulnerabilities that may be exploited by malicious users to compromise the affected system.

This article provides information about how to enable serial-line logging for a VMware ESXi host.

How to use the PowerEdge Server ePSA tools to stress test the CPU.

This article provides information about how to use the LCC to deploy a supported OS.

Dell Micron 7450 and 7500 Non-Volatile Memory Express solid state drives may encounter drive initialization failure due to a firmware issue, resulting in the solid state drives being unrecoverable.

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

Dell PowerEdge Server remediation is available for 2026.1 Intel Platform Update (IPU) components that could be exploited by malicious users to compromise the affected systems.

Dell PowerEdge Server remediation is available for 2026.1 Intel Platform Update (IPU) components that could be exploited by malicious users to compromise the affected systems.

Dell PowerEdge Server remediation is available for 2025.4 Intel Platform Update (IPU) components that could be exploited by malicious users to compromise the affected systems.

Should an issue arise on your system, we recommend that you gather system logs to expedite the support process before contacting Dell Support. ​​​​​​​This article explains some of the key tools available, including SupportAssist Enterprise, the most comprehensive log gathering tool for your Dell PowerEdge system.

Dell PowerEdge Server BIOS remediation is available for a Time-of-check Time-of-use (TOCTOU) Vulnerability that could be exploited by malicious users to compromise the affected system.

Dell Micron 9550 E3.S NVMe Drive Activity-Led light turns off for a few seconds.

This article presents opportunities to understand and troubleshoot some common causes of fan noise in a PowerEdge server.

This article provides a high‑level guide to downloading vendor‑specific firmware and drivers for common PowerEdge NICs such as NVIDIA, Broadcom, and Intel. These processes complement Dell Update Packages (DUPs) and are used when vendor‑specific firmware or drivers are required beyond Dell’s updates.

The file upload function of Dell TechDirect allows sending data directly to Dell Technical Support. Follow these eight steps to provide necessary information to your contact at Dell Support.

This is the start-up page for a new Dell PowerEdge Server with an Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller (iDRAC). The article details system installation, use of the iDRAC, LifeCycle Controller (LCC) configuration, and installing an operating system.

Dell PowerEdge 17th Generation Servers: A rare issue exists with Delta power supplies (PSU) that causes a PSU mismatch.

Reports show NVLink failures on an R760XA with NVIDIA H100NVL GPUs and bridges, with 12 of 18 links active; standby links are incorrectly flagged as down due to a issue in DCGM versions up to 3.1.3.1.

Step-by-step instructions to remove and replace the Power Supply Unit (PSU).

The information below covers the steps involved in installing SLES 15 OS in Dell EMC PowerEdge Servers using HTTP Boot.