Re: "Unknown" Health Status: Determining Reasons ???
I have the same exact problem. I tried deleting the device and the range. Recreating the range and re-discovering the device now it comes up as "Unknown" device type "Unclassififed"
View ArticleRe: Openmanage Essentials with iDRAC7 - some servers don't inventory but some do
Hi Raj,I've tried all those suggestions but the inventory never changes.Is it possible there could be some database corruption? Is there a way to test for it?Thanks,Dave
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Hi, first off I'm pretty new to the Dell OME software,I want to update my servers software through the OME system update tab.All of my servers are listed under "non-complaint", which is ok for me to...
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Hi all.I have very simple question. Please tell me: is OME (OpenManage Essentials Management Console) must be installed only on Dell server (like OMSA - OpenManage Server Administrator Managed Node)...
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Hi there,Right, so OME can be installed on a VM or PowerEdge Server with Windows 2008 (or R2). Not a PC.Hope that helps.Rob
View ArticleRe: iDrac discovery issue
Hi there Cody,If you can, have a quick look at the update whitepaper on www.delltechcenter.com/ome. It is called Update Dell Servers with OpenManage Essentials and search on the section on Agent Free...
View ArticleRe: iDrac discovery issue
Hi Rob, thanks for the reply,I read over the whitepaper, but in the agent free section its talking about updating through the iDRAC, where as i want to update through OMSA ( Sorry if I should have...
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Hi Rob, I managed to sort my problem out, I was trying to perform all the tasks on the servers IP instead of the actual iDRAC IP, thanks again for the help.
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Hey that's great news. Thanks for taking the time to post an update.Rob
View ArticleUnknown status issue...
Any update on this BIG problem. I just complete a fresh install on new dell blades and 30 percent of the server are reporting unknown status. Please advise.
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Hi there.Can you give us a bit of information on the blades that are reporting an unknown status?What f/w version?What protocol did you discover with?Is ESXi involved?What version of OME are you using?...
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Hi Rob,OME Version: 1.1.1Protocol: SNMP & WMIWe are a Hyper-V house so VMware is not involved.Firmware? On the blades / iDrac / BMC / Chassis ...Not sure what you want reported here. Thanks in...
View ArticleRe: OME Link to OMSA IP FQDN
Hi Bastian, thanks for the post.OME will just display the link that is returned by the OMSA SNMP or WMI instrumentation.I wonder if there is a way to configure this in the OMSA console. But I'm not...
View ArticleRe: OME 1.2 shows Non-Compliant Systems
Assuming after an upgrade from OME 1.1->1.2, all the devices were rediscovered and reinventoried.Regarding upgrades and server 2008 R2 showing as non-compliant, try these steps:In Manage->System...
View ArticleRe: OME 1.2 shows Non-Compliant Systems
We have the same issue. Servers are showing up non-compliant but the installed version and available version are the same. We were not having this issue prior to our upgrade from 1.1.1. This happens...
View ArticleRe: OME 1.2 shows Non-Compliant Systems
It is not just Windows 2008 R2...Windows 2003, Windows 2008 and Windows 2012 all doing the same for me (catalog imported 6/28/13)
View ArticleRe: OME MAC address resolution error
ServiceTag should never be empty. Couple of things to clarify:Port 443 is used for discovery of iDRAC and ESXi servers using WSMAN protocol.For SNMP, port 161 should be opened on the managed servers...
View ArticleRe: Get memory info using OME and iDRAC6
Hello Rob,Thanks for your response. In fact, in the last few days we were already searching the command line references for racadm and ipmitool, and it seems that there is no sub-command that brings...
View ArticleRe: OME 1.2 shows Non-Compliant Systems
Please open a support ticket by calling this number: 800-945-3355. Dell Tech support will be able to help you further.
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