Mounting ISO in iDrac8
With the Enterprise Licence installed on the iDrac8 you have the option to mount ISOs and boot to them during POST. This is a terrific feature for those of you …
VRTX Blocked SSD Error
The other day I ran across a gentleman who was trying to install brand new SSDs into his VRTX chassis. He was getting an error telling him that the status …
12G LifeCycle Controller Hangs During POST
Note: This blog post is for Dell PowerEdge 12G systems. Here is the 11G how to: https://crtech.tips/lifecycle-controller-hanging-during-post/ Sometimes a Dell PowerEdge 12G system can get caught in POST. This is caused by …
iDrac6 Not Showing Menues
I ran across an odd issue the other day with the iDrac WebGUI. Hopefully this issue has been addressed in the latest the iDrac firmware updates. Anway, the issue was …
Intel VT-x Not Supported Error
I encountered this error the other day after a motherboard replacement in a Dell PowerEdge Server: “This virtual machine is configured for 64-bit guest operating systems. However, 64-bit operation is …
Server 2012 R2 Install
Microsoft has made installing their Server operating system even easier with their latest server release. I wanted to make a guide on how to install it from start to finish. …
Bootable Firmware Repository ISOs
Here is a list of all PowerEdge System repository ISOs. Please note that these ISOs are publicly hosted by Dell and are not created by me. The system ISOs are …
Installing iDrac Certificate + Key
Recently, I ran across a gentleman who was having some difficulty installing a SSL certificate to his iDrac6 and iDrac7 systems. The GUI upload for some reason was not working …
Clearing PERC Cache via OMSA
Sometimes the cache will need to cleared on a PERC in order to create a new Virtual Disk. This can happen for a number of reasons – VD going to …
Understanding Your PERC Battery
To keep up system maintenance on your Dell PowerEdge machine, it is a good idea to view your PERC log to see if there are any outstanding errors. The …