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==Dell Poweredge Servers==
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=Dell Poweredge Servers=
  
 
Sometimes fixing a failed node requires updating the drivers. As of March 2023, the following firmware versions are approved for the IC:
 
Sometimes fixing a failed node requires updating the drivers. As of March 2023, the following firmware versions are approved for the IC:
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You can obtain the drivers on the Dell website.
 
You can obtain the drivers on the Dell website.
Dell Product Support: [https://www.dell.com/support/home/en-us?app=products Drivers]
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[https://www.dell.com/support/home/en-us?app=products Dell Product Support: Drivers]
  
 
Your service tag number is the serial number for the server which is listed on the pull-out tag of the server.
 
Your service tag number is the serial number for the server which is listed on the pull-out tag of the server.
 
==Performing a firmware update with a USB==
 
 
Here is how you can use a USB to perform a firmware update. For the following method to work please download the .efi file, a screenshot of the correct one to download is [https://mywikis-wiki-media.s3.us-central-1.wasabisys.com/internetcomputer/Screenshot-efi.png here].
 
*# Copy the file to a USB device
 
*# Plug in the USB device and press F11 during POST to enter BIOS Boot Manager
 
*# Navigate to the System Utilities menu and select BIOS Update File Explorer
 
*# Select the USB device and navigate through the directory contents to find the executable (.efi)
 
*# Launch the executable and follow the instructions provided by the flash utility.
 
 
  
 
[[Node Provider Troubleshooting|All Node Provider Troubleshooting links]]
 
[[Node Provider Troubleshooting|All Node Provider Troubleshooting links]]

Revision as of 17:41, 4 April 2023

Dell Poweredge Servers

Sometimes fixing a failed node requires updating the drivers. As of March 2023, the following firmware versions are approved for the IC:

  • BIOS 2.10.2
  • iDRAC 6.10.30.00
  • Non-Expander Storage Backplane Firmware for Select PowerEdge Platforms 6.97, A00
  • Broadcom NetXtreme-E Network Device Firmware 22.3.2
  • PowerEdge CPLD R6525/ R7525 Version 1.2.0

You can obtain the drivers on the Dell website. Dell Product Support: Drivers

Your service tag number is the serial number for the server which is listed on the pull-out tag of the server.

All Node Provider Troubleshooting links