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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 article describes how to find the iDRAC's current MAC address.

Dell iDRAC9 and iDRAC10 remediations for a Command Injection security vulnerability that could be exploited by malicious users to compromise the affected system.

If the LifeCycle Controller (LCC) is enabled but it is missing in the menu during the POST, it is possible that you must import the iDRAC license to enable it again.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) about Physical Drives replacement in RAID Server and MD Arrays

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.

This article provides information about how to disable C-States and C1E on a PowerEdge Server.

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.

This article provides information about identifying the hard driver properties in OMSA, system setup page, and iDRAC interface.

This article explains how to restore the BIOS defaults settings on a Dell PowerEdge Server. This procedure may be valid for other Dell products.

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.

This article explains the requirements to deploy VMware ESXi 9 virtual machines with 4Kn end‑to‑end (E2E) storage when using Dell PowerEdge PERC12 (H965) and newer controllers. It also covers how to identify when ESXi is using 4Kn software emulation (SWE) instead of true 4Kn E2E, and what conditions prevent E2E.

This page explains the difference between drivers and firmware and how to update them on Dell PowerEdge Servers using different methods.

Dell Enterprise SAS, SATA SSD: SMART predictive failures triggered by remaining write endurance falling below the threshold

Micron 5x00 Series SSDs may experience read/write performance degradation after reaching approximately 65,535 power-on hours (POH), which equates to roughly 7.5 years of operation. This issue affects performance only and does not result in data loss or drive failure.

Samsung PM9D3a and PM9D5a NVMe SSDs used in PowerEdge servers lack support for the Security Protocol and Data Model (SPDM), causing SPDM‑related features to fail.

Dell Micron 9550 E3.S Non-Volatile Memory Express (NVMe) solid state drives (SSDs) may report "unknown" status in iDRAC during warm reboot stress testing without an Operating System (OS) installed.

Dell iDRAC9 remediation for an Improper Access Control security 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 during the server startup process.

Access the Windows Server ISO downloads. Get your Windows Server ISO file directly from Microsoft and ensure your PowerEdge server is up and running.

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

This article explains how to replace a cache disk in a vSAN configuration.

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.

For the Dell and FCoE Initialization Protocol (FIP)s drive the Manufactures part number are Shared between the 960 GB and 800 GB version of the drive.

Dell iDRAC9 and iDRAC10 remediations for an sqlite security vulnerability that could be exploited by malicious users to compromise the affected system.

Dell iDRAC9 and iDRAC10 remediations for an Information Disclosure security vulnerability that could be exploited by malicious users to compromise the affected system.

Dell Samsung Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) PM1653 and PM1655 solid state drives may report excessive Sense Key faults 0x3, 0x11, 0x0, or 0x4, 0x29, 0x4. These faults have the potential to cause unexpected drive issues.

"AMD EPYC processor is not fused to Dell Platform" message is seen on POST.