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Dell Warning: The current memory configuration is not optimal.

In a cabinet in a top secret location somewhere in the Pacific Northwest, I’ve got two Dell PowerEdge 2950s, each with four 2GB DIMMs installed. I purchased four additional 4GB DIMMs to upgrade the...

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How to Install Dell OMSA 5.5 on a Dell PowerEdge 2650 with CentOS 5 / RHEL 5

The current (as of this writing) versions of Dell’s OpenManage Server Administration software (OMSA) isn’t backward compatible with older hardware like the Dell PowerEdge 2650. However, if you want to...

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How to Configure or Reset a DRAC II Easily with a DOS Boot Disk

With the later DRACs, like the DRAC III or DRAC 4, configuration can be a nightmare. I’ve even written a couple blog posts on the later dracs because of their complexity. You have to install software,...

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“No controllers found” fix: set up Dell OMSA 6.3 32-bit on RHEL / CentOS 5.5...

UPDATE: If you’d like to run the newer OMSA 6.4, please read this updated blog post. If you’d rather install OMSA 6.3, then please continue! If you’re running a 64bit version of RHEL 5.5 or CentOS 5.5...

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“No controllers found” fix: set up Dell OMSA 6.4 32-bit on RHEL / CentOS 5.5...

This blog post builds on the same workaround explained in my older post about how to install the 32-bit version of Dell OMSA 6.3 on a 64-bit version of RHEL / CentOS 5.5 on a PowerEdge server so you...

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