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DELL R720 IDRAC Enterprise - Slow boot issue
DELL R720 system has iDRAC enterprise installed.
I have used bios boot and disabled UEFI boot.
System boots slow even in warm reboot scenarios. I have looked at all bios options, didnt find any performance optimized boot /quick boot options.
is this a known issue ? is there a fix or workaround available ?
Also just before the OS boot , i get message saying the UEFI drivers are being unloaded.
| Power State | ON |
| System Model |
PowerEdge R720
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| System Revision |
I
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| System Host Name |
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| Operating System |
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| Operating System Version |
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| BIOS Version |
1.6.0
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| Firmware Version |
1.35.35 (Build 07)
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| IP Address(es) |
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| iDRAC MAC Address |
5C:F9:DD:F0:88:EF
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| DNS Domain Name |
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| Lifecycle Controller Firmware |
1.1.1.18
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| IDSDM Firmware Version |
N/A
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| Location | |
16 GB RAM. SLES 11 Sp1. No errors in POST screen. however in this latest instance it took longer due to OS taking long time since there were driver errors/timeouts. but in general are there other ways of speeding up boot ? usually it takes 3 - 4 mins to show the OS boot menu selection.
DELL-Jeff M
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Posted May 28th, 2013 17:00
What OS do you have on there? How much RAM? What part of the POST and boot sequence takes the most time? Are there any errors during POST?