PowerEdge R540

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

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 server intermittently encounters a UEFI iSCSI Boot From SAN (BFS) fatal error 8 upon booting with the PowerStore appliance.

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 Server remediation is available for NVIDIA DOCA-Host vulnerabilities that could be exploited by malicious users to compromise the affected systems.

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

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.

Dell PowerEdge Server remediation is available for 2024.3 Intel Platform Update (IPU) components that could be exploited by malicious users to compromise the affected systems.

Dell PowerEdge Server remediation is available for 2023.3 Intel Platform Update (IPU) components, part of Intel’s August 2023 security advisories, that could be exploited by malicious users to compromise the affected systems.

This article provides information about Dell PowerEdge Server to Host Bus Adapter (HBA) Compatibility.

This article provides information about an issue seen when PXE booting from the Intel X710 NIC when LLDP is enabled.

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

vCenter enables Active Directory (AD) and login by Active Directory users have notification "Password will expire in X days," customer must eliminate it.

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

This article describes what can happen while collecting SupportAssist logs using iDRAC9 UI. The operation may result in an error, or incomplete logs may be collected.

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

This article provides information about how to import a foreign configuration RAID array on the system setup (F2) menu.

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.

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

Before updating Dell PowerEdge servers running Windows to the December 2025 BIOS release, complete the required pre-requisites. The BIOS update includes new Secure Boot Certificates, and failure to follow the steps below may result in the server entering an undefined state. If Secure Boot is not enabled, the BIOS can be updated through the normal process and this document is not applicable. Note: This document is applicable only if the server has Secure Boot enabled, TPM enabled, and running the Windows Server operating system.

NVIDIA has updated the signing certificate for its UEFI network driver from Microsoft UEFI CA 2011 to Microsoft UEFI CA 2023. PowerEdge 17G platforms already trust the CA 2023 certificate, but 15G/16G and earlier servers require a BIOS update released in December 2025. Systems without this updated certificate support may fail to initialize the NIC UEFI driver when Secure Boot is enabled.

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 article provides the latest Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller 9 (iDRAC9) firmware version available for Dell PowerEdge servers, Datacenter Scalable Solutions (DSS), Precision Rack workstations, Storage NX network-attached storage, XC Core Systems, and XC Series Hyper-C appliances.

This article explains the difference between a reset and a Power Drain.

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 Samsung PM893 SSDs with Firmware HJ55 or Earlier Experience Premature SMART Failures