PowerEdge R940xa

This article provides steps to troubleshoot a chassis intrusion, chassis open message for PowerEdge servers.

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.

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The Server Core edition (without the graphical interface) of Windows Server Standard cannot be converted from an evaluation to non-evaluation version. There is no known fix for this issue other than to reinstall the evaluation with the Desktop Experience graphical interface.

This article explains how to find supported memory configuration for your PowerEdge server.

Dell guidance for resolving an issue with downgrading BIOS 2.4.8 that encountered a server stop during POST at "Loading BIOS Drivers" on certain 14th Generation PowerEdge Servers with Intel Xeon Scalable Processors (Skylake) or second Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors (Cascade Lake) processors. This step-by-step guide provides instructions to recover the BIOS to resolve this issue.

The following article provides information about the Languages Option available in the BIOS, Lifecycle Controller, and the Integrated Dell Access Controller (iDRAC) on Dell PowerEdge Systems and How to change it.

Online Capacity Expansion (OCE) using iDRAC9 UI may fail with a STOR315 error when expanding a Virtual Disk (VD) with more than one span.

Media errors may be encountered when using virtual media mounted using HTTPS remote file share on iDRAC9.

Automate storage consistency checks on PowerEdge RAID Controllers (PERC) using Open Manage Server Administrator (OMSA) Command Line in Windows OS.

This article provides information about three issues that may arise in an environment in which the Active Directory and Internet domain names are identical.

This article contains information about errors that may occur during a Hyper-V Live Migration when backup software is used to perform virtual machine backups. The errors are "Virtual machine failed to generate VHD tree: 'Catastrophic failure'('0x8000FFFF')." ad "Virtual machine failed to generate VHD tree: 'The system cannot find the file specified.'('0x80070002')."

The article describes updating Dell PowerEdge server firmware through Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller (iDRAC) 7, 8, 9, or 10. It details downloading the firmware image, logging in to the iDRAC web interface, uploading the image for installation, and managing pending updates.

Several requests regarding custom ISOs for the latest VMware patch releases for ESXi 7.0 and ESXi 8.0 have been received. The new VMware patch includes critical security updates for vulnerabilities CVE-2025-22224, CVE-2025-22225, and CVE-2025-22226. VMSA-2025-0004 is the official Broadcom article number which is commonly use to explain the issue to Tech Support.

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

Unsure about the procedure to update a specific component's firmware in a PowerEdge system? Learn how to in this specific article.

This article discusses managing the Windows Server Update Services (WSUS) role using PowerShell. PowerShell commands for adding the WSUS role and performing various administrative tasks are detailed.

This article explains different methods to reset, power drain or perform a virtual AC cycle.

Dell iDRAC9 and iDRAC10 remediations are available for OpenSSL vulnerabilities that could be exploited by malicious users to compromise the affected system.

This article presents opportunities to understand and troubleshoot some common causes of fan noise in a PowerEdge server. It is also relevant for 100% fan speeds.

This how-to explains the commands and shows the results of outputs for the same to retrieve your service tag using a command console. It is displayed as the system serial number.

The Dell Server Update Utility (SUU) allows updating firmware and Operating System drivers on Dell PowerEdge servers. This article summarizes the steps to download the tool and to use it to update components on a Windows Server target server.

This article provides information about the Microsoft OEM Windows Server Certificate of Authenticity (COA) label on Dell PowerEdge servers. Learn about different COA versions, anti-counterfeit features, proper COA usage, and the location of the COA label.

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.

The Dell HBA465e or HBA355e SAS host bus adapter (HBA) may be supplied as a drop in box (DIB) item alongside PowerEdge servers. This article provides direction on selecting an appropriate PCI-e slot.

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

This article provides information about CPU Machine Check errors and common causes and proper handling when errors are seen.

The firmware of PowerEdge server hard drives is a critical component in the server system. Regularly updating and maintaining this firmware is essential for server performance, security, and compatibility. Hard drive firmware updates can often fix known hardware faults and issues, address identified vulnerabilities and security problems, and potentially introduce new features, improvements, and enhancements.

Dell EMC Servers require a security update to address Intel vulnerabilities related to the Intel Chipset Device Software INF Utility Advsiory.

This article shows how to reinstall OEM SQL Server if the installation media has been lost.