PERC 4e/Di undetected, PE 2850

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• PowerEdge 2850 - Perc 4e/Di - status of the RAID-1 array

  I'm trying to give a sense of the info in OMSA 2.1.0 for a RAID 1 virtual disk on a server Poweredge 2850 + Perc 4e/Di.   Array disk 0:0 died at an unknown point in the past.  Info OMSA before replacing the drive:

  

  

  We have added another 0:0 drive, he rebuilt successfully automatically and this is the current info:

  

  

  

  So the State of the virtual disk RAID-1 is is more "degraded" and yet it is still showing only 0:1 Hitachi disk array and not the new 0:0 Seagate.  How this should be interpreted?  We also have another virtual disk raid 10 on this same server with discs model even who had also a drive down and replace this trained player the new Seagate drive not appearing in the table of Raid-10 list as expected.  the difference was that the Raid array-10, the original disk was displayed in OMSA as 'impossible', while on RAID-1 above, no other player has been listed.

  It should show the other disk.  A few things to try:

  • Refresh the screen VD
  • Closing/re-open OMSA
  • Stop/re-start services OMSA (DSM)
  • Clear the ESM/Hardware log in OMSA
  • Restart the server
  • Updating system firmware (BIOS, ESM, PERC (first pilot), HARD drive)

  All the foregoing may work, but it's probably caused by obsolete OMSA and/or firmware/drivers.

• PowerEdge 2850 perc 4e/di has no road

  I just want to confirm before I replace the failed drive with someone who has experience. I am running openmanage have 2 virtual disks raid 1, the 1st shows two thin discs. The 2nd shows a failed drive. These are hot swappable disks and I have some records of exact replacement on-site. It seems too simple that change to the new drive and clicking on rebuild the right?

  Server always remains online during the reconstruction of the new correct player? If the performance of the server are reduced during the reconstruction could I for the day exchanging the defective drive again and then open a session remotely late into the night and click on rebuild? (I can't access it remotely, no problem there).

  Just never failed before and looking for someone who has been there and a heads-up.

  Thank you

  Youngfam,

  That is right. The server remains online. From there you remove the failed drive and then after about 20 seconds, insert the replacement. Now the raid controller should automatically start this reconstruction for you, but if not then you would need to do a manual rebuild or assign the replacement as a spare drive, resulting in its reconstruction.

  This is the manual for the Perc 4e/di - http://downloads.dell.com/Manuals/Common/dell-perc-4-di_User's%20Guide11_en-us.pdf

  It contains additional information regarding new buildings and replacing failed hard drives.

  Regarding performance, the default rebuild rate is 30%, so it affects performance a bit during the reconstruction. Not to where users would notice, unless under a heavy load.

  If you remote access to the best way to control the reconstruction, and everything would be to install Open manage server administrator on the server. It will allow you to monitor and manage the health of the server and the controller. You can get OMSA here - http://www.dell.com/support/drivers/us/en/19/DriverDetails/Product/poweredge-2850?driverId=G2WT6&osCode=WNET&fileId=2883471492&languageCode=en&categoryId=SM

  Now with installing OMSA he will call to reset, so you can schedule downtime if you want to install this package.

  Let me know if this helps and answers your questions.

• Cards PERC PE 2850

  I kinda of PE2850 (and some older models), but I had read that the PERC 6/E has been supported on the platform.  There is literature that said Dell has been supported, but being that I did this research more than 3 months ago, I don't have the actual document more.  I found the cards not in good physical shape in the PCI slot due to a tab that sits on them.

  With the support matrix I found yesterday, I now learn the PERC 6/E is not supported on the PE2850 and PERC 5/E is what you need.   So I bought now use a PERC 5/E card, and it does not fit in the slot.  It's a card more short, but also has a tab next to the PCI tabs that don't allow you to plug into the PCI slot.

  How do you get these cards installed physically?  The tab touches the edge of the PCI slot.

  I'm not aware of any problems of compatibility between MB/BP combos. Make sure the firmware is all of this to date.

• Install a non-of a Dell Poweredge 2850 server operating system

  Hello everyone.

  I was wondering how I could go about the installation of operating system, including Windows 7 and Windows XP on my server. I understand that they are not made for the server, but I would use Windows 7 instead of the server operating system. Windows XP is an option, but I'd rather not, if I have to

  Stick the DVD in the drive and start to install.  Chances are that Windows 7, like server 2008R2 will NOT have the drivers for the controller RAID (PERC 4e/Di), so use the driver 2008R2 for the RAID controller (and any other device requiring disks after installation).

  Controller RAID PERC 4e/Di to 2008R2 driver:
  http://ftp.Dell.com/SCSI-RAID/LSI-LOGIC_MULTI-DEVICE_A00_R227150.exe

  Also keep in mind that PERC does NOT support non-RAID, so you MUST configure RAID before installing, or even with the right driver, no hard drive is visible.

  Potential problems:

  Graphics - you should probably use the drivers of graphics/video 2008 x 64 for a decent resolution.  Keep in mind that server (such as 16 MB video memory) graphics will run NO Aero or high resolution/refresh.

  DRAC - if you have a DRAC (Dell Remote Access Controller) card installed, you will not be able to install drivers to meet these devices in Device Manager.

  Management system - software of management of Dell is NOT supported on the client OS.

  Other:

  In the 2850 processors do NOT support the VT, then you would be very limited with virtualization options.

  Sounds: there is no sound on a server.

• Having trouble installing an OS on a PowerEdge 2850

  I recently purchaced a Dell PowerEdge server 2850 U1 of second hand and I'm unable to install an operating system on it.

  It's my first server to not laugh at me, if it's a simple solution

  I have no difficulty in obtaining start-up of the drive, but once it loads it does no drive detected

  Can anyone help?

  Hello

  Even if you have a RAID PERC 4 adapter, it does not seem any logical drives put in place if it is more than probably why you don't see any location to install the operating system. To configure a logical drive, open THE RAID controller BIOS and follow the steps on this link:

  If your server has a floppy drive, it's just a case of download and run this file, ensuring that it saves the contents of a floppy disk. Once you have done this, start the OS support and then select F6 to install third-party SCSI or RAID drivers when prompted and follow the instructions on the screen.

  If you do not have a floppy drive, you can integrate the drivers using nLite: http://www.nliteos.com/ - if you need help doing so, please let me know.

  Thanks again, hope to hear from you soon.

• install windows 2008r2 edge 2850 Power

  I have a 2850 that ran 2003r2 64bits. I want to upgrade to 2008r2 64 bit.

  I followed all the advice, but cannot get the installation disc to overcome the installation window now. It goes to a screen asking you to drivers. I have the 4th last Perc / * drivers. He keeps trying to load the driver but I get the error message "required the reader driver CD/DVD is not found.

  I can't get to the screen that asks where I want to install the OS.

  "the required CD/DVD drive driver is not found.

  You have a bad installation media (NOT related to the PERC/RAID)... Try any of the following:

  • Upload new image
  • Check the hash after download
  • Use a download utility to ensure the integrity of the file
  • Burn new image
  • Burn the image at a slower pace
  • Burn the image using different software
  • Burn the image using different player/PC
  • Install via a USB flash drive

• 2850 problem - Windows 2008 R2 - PE with Driver HD

  Hello

  I am trying to install windows 2008 R2 on a PE 2850, but it does not work.

  The problem is that windows does not recognize the hard drive (when should I choose on what partition I want to install the OS).

  I tried to load the driver PERC 4e/DI RAID v6.46 (from the dell support site), but it says that the driver is not digitally signed.

  The installation works with Windows 2008, the version of the driver is 6.50, so I and it loaded when installing 2008 R2, but this isn't work eather (same message).

  I also tried with lsi.com driver, the driver version is 6.51, it is digitally signed, but it does not work for the 4e/DI (4/Di, 4e/DC,... but not 4e/DI).

  Do you have any idea how to solve this problem? Reference dell do something?

  Thank you

  Firstly, be sure this is the driver you are using:

  When you have created your logical drives, did you also initialize it them?

  You can also try to install via USB key - this is how I do all of my installs more:

  http://www.Haiders.NET/post/installing-Windows-Server-2008-from-a-USB-Flash-pen-drive.aspx

  There was a similar problem for me who ends up being a weird DVD disc problem - it would install each OS with the exception of 2008 R2 - but it was isolated on one single disc well - other readers who have exactly the same brand/model/firmware worked fine.

• PERC 4e/Di freezes on Config

  Hello, people. We have an existing system that has been giving us trouble today, and I would get a second opinion on the matter. We have a PE 2850 that will not start. It will pass through all the checks BIOS and then stops without error.

  I suspect that the problem is with our PERC 4e/Di controller. It initializes the SCSI controller and analysis devices, it shows 2 logical drives and 0 physical drives found or managed by host adapter. (There are two logical drives - two physical disks in RAID 1 to boot from and another array, possibly RAID 5?) If I go into the utility of Conf of the BIOS PERC/CERC, sometimes I am able to navigate in the menu to view/add Configuration before the menu freezes. Sometimes it freezes at "Spinning device to channel 0 target-05'.» Sometimes it freezes immediately and I am unable to navigate in the menu at all. But I'm unable to display configuration or make real changes that will not erase my disk configuration.

  I do not know how to proceed from here, or what other troubleshooting I am able to do to limit the problem. Does anyone have advice for this problem? I am happy to provide you more information as I can, but I am hampered by the lack of a DRAC on this server.

  Hello

  SD. Aristotle

  I suspect that the problem is with our PERC 4e/Di controller.

  This looks like a logical place to start. When the system has completed POST it initializes as PERC firmware interfaces. After that, it starts the boot process. It seems that the problem is with something in the RAID channel. I suggest troubleshooting of the hard drives, wiring and PERC. If something does not in the RAID channel, it is possible, the data on the disks were damaged.

  I would like to start by disconnecting the drives. I don't remember if the 4 PERC on the 2850 is wired to the bottom of basket or if it is a connection of the material through the card system. If it is wired so I would recommend disconnecting the cables of PERC at the bottom of basket. If it's a hardware connection then pull on the hard drives on the backplane.

  If the problem persists, then the problem is with the slot on the system board or the PERC PERC is installed in. I reinstall the PERC and try again. If the problem is resolved by disconnecting the components so the problem could be any component that has been disconnnected. This might be a cable, the bottom backplane or hard drives.

  Thank you

• PowerEdge 2850 Windows Server 2012 do not start

  Well, I have a PE 2850 that was loaded to the top with Windows Server 2012 at the beginning of the year last as part of our upgrade to Windows 7. Even though I know that Windows Server 2008 is the latest version of Microsoft to officially support the SCSI interfaces as RAID PERC 4E/DI included in the 2850 card, I was able to work around in first install 64-bit Server 2008 with the SCSI drivers and then doing an upgrade online to the 2012 server.

  Everything went fine for the last year and half, but when I got to work yesterday, the server had crashed and he was sitting on the screen of the BIOS with the following error message:

  Memory/battery problems were detected. The adapter has recovered, but cached data have been lost. Press a key to continue.

  I pressed on enter and the server started to move to a preparation repair screen Windows where the progress bar is not long about 80% of the way and then froze for more than an hour. Subsequent attempts to restart in safe mode led to the server of freezing for several minutes before restarting once more to this same error message at the Windows logo screen. I can pull up to the management of the RAID and see my partitions still there, and I even loaded my readers in an old PE 2600 to check consistency on the logical drives (no problem found). However, the old 2600 is 32-bit architecture and it won't try to boot into the operating system.

  At this point, I'm really just trying to get a full backup of my system. I don't mind getting a new server, but I don't want to keep throwing money at this old piece of 12 year of equipment without knowing if it works or not. The problem is that 2012 uses ReFS, and none of the recovery programs I found can access my logical volumes. Boot from the OS Installation disk in the recovery console doesn't work, because the OS disk does not include SCSI drivers native to be able to see the score of the OS or the data partition.

  I think I'll call a few services data recovery tomorrow, but I would check here for ideas first. Any input is greatly appreciated.

  Microsoft has removed native SCSI support with 2008 R2, but R2 2008 provided Dell drivers for the PERC. These drivers work for the installation of Server 2012 as well.

  Memory/battery message: all stop and order the memory of replacement for the controller RAID, 4D554 part number. Nothing related to the operating system won't work (installation, repair, etc.) until you do. This question is very specific to the PERC 4e/Di on the 28 x 0.

  The 2850 is not 12 years. First of all, he started 10 years ago to shipping.

• Dell PE 2850 Raid config for ESXi4

  We have a few spare Dell PE 2850 and will be installing ESXi 4. I was wondering what would be the best config. RAID 1 for the 2 first discs and then raid 5 for the rest of the raid just 5 all the way together.

  Thank you

  Out of these two options, it is greatly preferable to use one large set.

  However, performance will be better with a RAID-10 set.  Anyway, the controller must have a pile of work on the PERC.

  Please give points for any helpful answer.

• PE R410 / PERC 6 / I VDs invisible to OS install

  Its weeks like that, why I hate going on vacation.

  I have a Dell R410 server, latest version of the BIOS (1.12.0) w / PERC 6 / I adapter RAID-5 (package 6.3.3.0002 w / 1.22.52 firmware).

  This server has been configured w / two VDs: a VD/OS "boot" of 256 GB and a score of 'data' of 5 TB. Existing running Windows 2008 Standard, can't remember how long, probably because it was purchased? 4? Years ago.

  While I was on vacation, 'something' happened. 'Something' being defined as I don't know what. It is a server non-mission-critical - I use it mainly as a software and data for IT to support repository, so nobody really noticed in offline mode. When I returned (and necessary to access info about it) I noticed it was to start, basically sitting in the place where he finished POST with the slider at the bottom of the screen immediately after the display BMC configuration (no card iDRAC in this area). Last message on the screen is "4 fan speed may change depending on configuration card installation and the system option", which is quite normal (at least since I bought the box).

  So, I guess the box rebooted at some point, done all the POST diagnostics and then couldn't not would not start.

  Rebooted the box is gone in the RAID configuration section, the two VDs are Optimal. When I boot, in messages, POST, PERC messages indicate "2 virtual drives, the host adapter" and "2 virtual drives managed by the BIOS. So far so good. Exit RAID config, let the system restart and pass all messages post once again and finally, after the message 'Fan 4', the box a few stalls.

  I think that something that happened for the boot sector or partition from the OS so I was missing. I thought it would be a good time to just format the OS partition and install Windows Server 2012R2 x 64 instead, which brings the box to date.

  Only one problem... 2012R2 does not "see" the VDs.

  From my readings online, 2012R2 has allegedly supported integrated Perc 6 / I controller. Then, when I start installation of 2012R2, I expect the system to detect the VDs. But it's not.

  Based on a different view, I found here, I deleted and recreated my VD "OS". Still no luck.

  Perhaps believing the Perc 6 / I I didn't somehow supported by the native 2012R2 Installer, I scrounged up until I found a driver that acknowledged the Installer (side: why is it so difficult to find the drivers on the dell site now?) All I could find are these "packets update" which really must be on the machine in the operating system already installed, and you cannot extract the drivers on another system to put on a USB key. Very aggravating, unless I'm missing something obvious.). I think that the driver I eventually ended up finding was W2003x64 Perc 6 / I pilot.

  Setup recognizes the driver on the USB, when I select it I assume it installs (I see the key USB activity), but the installer still does not see the two VDs.

  Given that the box had the original Windows Server 2008 is installed, I dug my old records 2008 installation and tried with them. No go. Exactly the same problem. Makes me wonder how I ever got this box 2008 running. Maybe I imagined it.

  So, after this lengthy rant, my question: what I am doing wrong, or should I do something here I think... because, frankly, I'm out of ideas. At this point, that I would be happy just getting ANY OS installed on the box so I can copy the information off of it to another machine, because, while information on it is not vital, yet its going to be a major PITA to rebuild.

  Anyone has an idea why 2008 and 2012 is not recognize the PERC 6 / I VDs? Is there a different driver, I need, or...?

  Thank you

  Excellent forensic work, Mike!

  Sorry to hear about your problems with your PERC 6 / i adapter

  Is your replacement PERC 6 / I, at the same level as your original adapter firmware (6.3.3 - 0002, 1.22.52 - 1909)? Link to PERC 6 / I Firmware

  Since your VDs appear as optimal, and you receive no error messages during POST about your storage controller / VDs, we can ignore this:
  PERC BIOS (CTRL-R in the POST) VD Mgmt screen main Menu:
  1. press CTRL-n to access of PD Mgmt screen
  2. check the information from hard drive (number of drives listed, drive status).

  Please try to check the consistency of the data:

  Perform the following steps to run a consistency check (it is not destructive).
  1 inside PERC BIOS (CTRL-R in the POST), press to access the VD Mgmt menu
  screen.
  2. tap on the down arrow key to select the virtual disk #.
  3. press on to display the menu of available actions.
  4. press the down arrow key to select consistency check.
  5. press the right arrow key to display the menu of available actions, Start and Stop button.
  6. Select start and press to run a consistency check.
  The consistency check runs and checks the redundancy data in the virtual disks.
  7. After you start the consistency check, press to display the previous menu.

  For your initial problems with undetected drives, ensure that bootable media is enabled:
  1. from PERC BIOS, press to access the Ctrl Mgmt menu screen.
  2. press on to move the cursor to enable THE controller BIOS in the settings area.
  3. press the SPACEBAR to select Enable controller BIOS. An X appears next to enable THE controller BIOS.
  4. Press apply on to move the cursor on the button and then press to apply the selection.

  Try to check your Windows partition using diskpart (there is a 'RECOVER' option that you can consider).

  Carlos

  #Iwork4Dell

• More old PowerEdge 2850 & ESXi?

  Hello

  We have a PowerEdge 2850 we brought back in June 2005, which came with Windows 2003 Standard installed. Now, we would like to make use of additional memory that the 2850 can take up to 16GB. Of course Windows 2003 Standard does not accept this, then we are looking at the formatting, and install ESX or ESXi, then we can install Win2003 on a virtual machine.

  However, after the President of Dell support, they said it maybe some hardware compatibility problems, like 2005 it was at the beginning of when Dell began to supprt virtualization and the 2850 would be the oldest machine that they Supportepar. So I need to check the documenetion Dell & ESX/ESXi to ensure compatibility.

  I was wondering if anyone here has experience with ESX/ESXi and the PowerEdge 2850, especially one since about 2005? If so, do you have questions? I've listed the material PE 2850 below, done anything out of competition as being incompatible?

  POWEREDGE 2850

  1 x CARD mounting PCI - X - 3 SLOTS PCI - X (64-BIT)

  1 x 4 GB MEMORY DDR2 SINGLE RANK (4x1Go)

  2 x XEON 3.0 GHZ/2 MB FSB800 PROCESS

  2 x Intel Pro 1000 MT NETWORK CARDS

  1 x ATI RADEON 7000 EMBEDDED

  1 x 3.5 INCH 1.44 MB of floppy DISK DRIVE

  4 x 300 GB SCSI ULTRA320 (10 000 rpm)

  1 x PERC 4DI EMBEDDED RAID OPTION (CH SINGLE)

  1 x DRIVE de DVD-ROM/CD-RW COMBO

  1 x block of power SUPPLY NON REDUNDANT

  1 x C04 MR5, edge in USING RAID 5 RAID

  Any help, advice or suggestions would be very appreciated.

  Thank you very much

  Ben

  I installed ESXi on a 2850 at present, which was since August 2005 and it works like a treat.  We cannot do any messing extra to make it work, it worked as soon as the software has been installed.

  -----

  Mark Atherton

• Device driver is missing when installing Windows Server 2008 R2 on PE 2850

  Hello

  My server using Centos 6 PE 2850 under the operating system. So I want to install a windows 2008 R2 server.

  When the installation menu, it shows 'Drive devices lack' as the picture below show:

  

  After I Googled, I found this link and try to follow his example:

  http://en.community.Dell.com/support-forums/servers/f/1466/t/19470587.aspx

  But I don't know why I can't hit CTRL-M to set up RAID during POST. Only CTRL - A for LSI Logic Configuration and CTRL-E for installation of BMC.

  Then I start to 2008R2 installation and I click on the RAID drivers. But it shows the message as below:

  

  

  Can someone help me solve this issue?

  Here my server spec:

  Material:

  Intel Xeon 3.8 Ghz dual core x 2 CPU

  8 GB Ram

  300 GB 3 10 k RPM SCSI HDD x

  Version of the BIOS A05

  Please let me know if the information is not enough

  Concerning

  If you do not have a prompt CTRL-M, of two things happening: 1) you have not installed hardware RAID to activate the controller RAID PERC 4e/Di (keys, battery, memory), or 2) RAID is not enabled in the BIOS.

  If you have hardware RAID, go in the Setup of BIOS (F2), on-board devices and set the onboard RAID RAID Enabled.

  You MUST first configure RAID before all disks will be presented to the operating system for installation.

  The device driver missing "CD/DVD' is because your installation media is corrupt.  Try different media, by downloading again, using a download manager to ensure the integrity of the files, check the hash, burning the ISO to a different rhythm, and/or using different software or hardware.

  THEN you need the drivers for the PERC 2008R2 in order to see the virtual disk created in the CTRL-M.  The drivers do not work now, because you have not enabled PERC, so, basically, the device you are trying to drivers over ot for does not exist.

• Can upgrade you a PowerEdge 2800 with a PERC 5 or 6 PCIe RAID controller?

  Hello

  We have many PE2800 servers which are always good, but will not support Windows Server R2 2012 wanted to believe in the presence of the PERC 4e/Di controller. So it is possible to disable the on-board PERC 4e/Di controller and install a PERC 5/6 card PCIe (connecting to the bottom of basket)

  Has anyone already done this? Sorry if this has been asked before

  Thank you

  Simon

  There are not. Microsoft more support SCSI from 2012. Sometimes the drivers of Windows 2008 R2 can operate, so you could try to download the drivers from Dell 2008 R2 and see if 2012 will accept those.

  Another important note: 2800/2850 supports not all processors with VT, so you will not be able to use the Hyper-v Server. At best you can run the virtual server or a similar alternative such as VMware Server or VirtualBox (but this may require decommissioning of the OS that I'm not sure 2012 R2 you can install one of these). If they do not install, they will be limited to the execution of virtual machines with only 32-bit operating systems.

  Need you at least a 2900/2950 to have VT and have the ability to run x 64 VMs.