Enterprise Servers are loud and hot, and while a couple of 13th generation Dell servers kept a room nice and toasty in the cold of winter, it a double whammy to your electric bill in the Spring/Summer. The noise can be problematic as well, especially since I no longer have a basement, where I relied … Continue reading The Homelab Dilemma: Living With Enterprise Servers
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Moving Beyond OMSA: A Guide to Dell iSM Installation on RHEL 10 and PowerEdge R730
The shift from srvadmin (OMSA) to iSM (iDRAC Service Module) marks the end of bloated, "in-band" server management. This occurred between Dell 12th gen and Dell 13th gen server. If you have a 12th Gen Dell Server, you can still leverage Dell srvadmin (Idrac 7). I wrote a post on it here. While OMSA ran … Continue reading Moving Beyond OMSA: A Guide to Dell iSM Installation on RHEL 10 and PowerEdge R730
Dell OpenManage Server Administrator: Comprehensive Guide for Hardware Monitoring (RHEL)(Dell 12 Gen)
Dell OpenManage Server Administrator (OMSA) is Dell’s on-host hardware management and monitoring framework for PowerEdge servers. It runs inside the operating system and provides direct visibility into system hardware such as RAID controllers, physical and virtual disks, power supplies, fans, temperatures, memory, processors, and chassis health. OMSA communicates with the server’s iDRAC and hardware controllers … Continue reading Dell OpenManage Server Administrator: Comprehensive Guide for Hardware Monitoring (RHEL)(Dell 12 Gen)
Dell Force10 S4810 Factory Reset, OS Upgrade, and Basic Setup
This guide will walk you through a factory reset and initial config as well as upgrade from OS8 to OS9 on the Dell Force10 S4810 switch
Selecting a GPU for a Dell T620
This post discusses the top GPU options for the Dell T620 server, focusing on compatibility, power, and thermal considerations. It highlights GPUs like the NVIDIA Tesla T4 and Quadro series while offering tips on optimizing performance through cooling upgrades and PCIe configuration.
Running RHEL 8 on Dell R710/610 via Raid Controller Retrofit
A while back, I wrote a blog post that outlined a process of injecting deprecated storage controller drivers into RHEL 8 via a Driver Update Disk. In a nutshell, this process allows you to install RHEL 8 on the R710/R610 (11th Gen)This process worked fine, unless you wanted to yum update your server. Rather than … Continue reading Running RHEL 8 on Dell R710/610 via Raid Controller Retrofit
MegaRaid Cards Via CLI
MegaCLI is the Linux console based management utility for LSI SAS controllers. Honestly its a pretty crummy command when compared to HP's command line tool, but that's often what you are stuck with when you buy Dell or Supermicro.