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shinmaiker2
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August 12th, 2009 06:00
Want to understand the OpenManage options and available diagnostics
I have Dell servers, but only 5, all running RHEL5, and I keep getting the amber flashing with no way to figure out what is causing it. My PE1800 is doing it now.
A poster at Experts-Exchange.com just pointed me to the DSET tool, but I would also like to understand all the Systems Management options on the Dell support Downloads site. There are so many, and the names just don't give any indication of what they are for.
I have been using the Build and Update Tool along with a USB to update the hardware. I extract the repository from the Server Updates ISO download, put them on the USB, plug that in, and then I boot with the Build and Update Tool and get the BaUT to update all my BIOS and so on.
I would like to know what the rest of those Systems Management options do.
But more importantly, I don't use OpenManage to manage my network, but I would like to know what those downloads can do for me.
shinmaiker2
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Posted August 12th, 2009 15:00
Thank you. There are so many downloads, and some of the names seem to be redundant in ways.
So I can do this by booting from this ISO, right?
And can I clear the error logs to stop the amber blinking?
Thank you again.
If i remember correctly, there should be a linux folder with the server admin rpm and an install guide. Read the file from a desktop then take it from there. As for the errors, if they're not serious then clearing the logs should stop the blinking but if the error persists then it will need sorting.
tommo666
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Posted August 12th, 2009 07:00
This iso has a linux server administrator, which is a tool for accessing the onboard hardware management. You can view things like fan speeds, voltages, memory, cpu and storage. You can view error logs and it will show faulted items.