Dell PowerEdge T140 EMC PowerEdge Servers Troubleshooting Guide - Page 5

Installing Managed System Software On Microsoft Windows Server and Microsoft Hyper-V Server

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Downloading and installing the RAID controller log export by using PERCCLI tool on ESXi hosts on Dell's 13th generation of PowerEdge servers...80 Configuring RAID by using Lifecycle Controller...84 Starting and target RAID levels for virtual disk reconfiguration and capacity expansion 85 Replacing physical disks in RAID1 configuration...86 Thumb rules for RAID configuration...87 Reconfiguring or migrating virtual disks...87 Foreign Configuration Operations...88 Viewing Patrol Read report...90 Check Consistency report...91 Virtual disk troubleshooting ...92 Troubleshooting memory or battery errors on the PERC controller on Dell PowerEdge servers 95 Slicing...98 RAID puncture...98 Troubleshooting thermal issue...100 5 Server management software issues...101 What are the different types of iDRAC licenses...101 How to activate license on iDRAC...102 Can I upgrade the iDRAC license from express to enterprise and BMC to express 102 How to find out missing licenses...103 How to export license using iDRAC web interface...103 How to set up e-mail alerts...103 System time zone is not synchronized...104 How to set up Auto Dedicated NIC feature...104 How to configure network settings using Lifecycle Controller 104 Assigning hot spare with OMSA...105 Assigning And Unassigning Global Hot Spare...105 Storage Health...106 How do I configure RAID using operating system deployment wizard 106 Foreign drivers on physical disk...107 Importing Foreign Configurations ...107 Physical disk reported as Foreign...107 Clearing the foreign configuration...108 Resetting storage-controller configuration...108 How to update BIOS on 13th generation PowerEdge servers 108 Why am I unable to update firmware...108 Which are the operating systems supported on Dell EMC PowerEdge servers 109 Unable to create a partition or locate the partition and unable to install Microsoft Windows Server 2012 .......109 JAVA support in iDRAC...109 How to specify language and keyboard type...110 Message Event ID - 2405...110 Description...110 Installing Managed System Software On Microsoft Windows Operating Systems 110 Installing Managed System Software On Microsoft Windows Server and Microsoft Hyper-V Server 110 Installing Systems Management Software On VMware ESXi 111 Contents 5

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Downloading and installing the RAID controller log export by using PERCCLI tool on ESXi hosts on
Dell’s 13th generation of PowerEdge servers
.........................................................................................................
80
Configuring
RAID by using Lifecycle Controller
......................................................................................................
84
Starting and target RAID levels for virtual disk
reconfiguration
and capacity expansion
..................................
85
Replacing physical disks in RAID1
configuration
.....................................................................................................
86
Thumb rules for RAID
configuration
........................................................................................................................
87
Reconfiguring
or migrating virtual disks
..................................................................................................................
87
Foreign
Configuration
Operations
............................................................................................................................
88
Viewing Patrol Read report
.......................................................................................................................................
90
Check Consistency report
.........................................................................................................................................
91
Virtual disk troubleshooting
.....................................................................................................................................
92
Troubleshooting memory or battery errors on the PERC controller on Dell PowerEdge servers
....................
95
Slicing
..........................................................................................................................................................................
98
RAID puncture
............................................................................................................................................................
98
Troubleshooting thermal issue
......................................................................................................................................
100
5 Server management software issues
...........................................................................................................
101
What are the
different
types of iDRAC licenses
..........................................................................................................
101
How to activate license on iDRAC
................................................................................................................................
102
Can I upgrade the iDRAC license from express to enterprise and BMC to express
..............................................
102
How to
find
out missing licenses
..................................................................................................................................
103
How to export license using iDRAC web interface
.....................................................................................................
103
How to set up e-mail alerts
...........................................................................................................................................
103
System time zone is not synchronized
........................................................................................................................
104
How to set up Auto Dedicated NIC feature
................................................................................................................
104
How to
configure
network settings using Lifecycle Controller
.................................................................................
104
Assigning hot spare with OMSA
...................................................................................................................................
105
Assigning And Unassigning Global Hot Spare
.......................................................................................................
105
Storage Health
................................................................................................................................................................
106
How do I
configure
RAID using operating system deployment wizard
....................................................................
106
Foreign drivers on physical disk
....................................................................................................................................
107
Importing Foreign
Configurations
..........................................................................................................................
107
Physical disk reported as Foreign
.................................................................................................................................
107
Clearing the foreign
configuration
..........................................................................................................................
108
Resetting storage-controller
configuration
...........................................................................................................
108
How to update BIOS on 13th generation PowerEdge servers
..................................................................................
108
Why am I unable to update
firmware
...........................................................................................................................
108
Which are the operating systems supported on Dell EMC PowerEdge servers
....................................................
109
Unable to create a partition or locate the partition and unable to install Microsoft Windows Server 2012
.......
109
JAVA support in iDRAC
..................................................................................................................................................
109
How to specify language and keyboard type
...............................................................................................................
110
Message Event ID - 2405
..............................................................................................................................................
110
Description
.................................................................................................................................................................
110
Installing Managed System Software On Microsoft Windows Operating Systems
...............................................
110
Installing Managed System Software On Microsoft Windows Server and Microsoft Hyper-V Server
................
110
Installing Systems Management Software On VMware ESXi
....................................................................................
111
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