Wont one of those need to be a reverse breakout since the mezz card has two sata ports? Also, how do we get to the backplane? I am not really sure how to remove that cover above the drives. I really need to figure out what the SGPIO is for. To many new terms/abbreviations to learn. =P
Dell C6100 XS23-TY3 2U 4-Node (8 CPU) Cloud Server
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Quick questions while I wait for my server to be shipped to Norway:
The PSU is 110-230v input, autosense or using a switch?
And one PSU is sufficent to power all 4 nodes, doing 100% CPU-load at the same time? Dont have any plans for any addon/mezzanine-cards, and will use a SSD in each node for storage.
The PSU is 110-230v input, autosense or using a switch?
And one PSU is sufficent to power all 4 nodes, doing 100% CPU-load at the same time? Dont have any plans for any addon/mezzanine-cards, and will use a SSD in each node for storage.
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Is anyone having issues with Console Redirection for C6100. I got by machines yesterday and am trying to access the remote console and I get "Connection Failed" when running java webstart console.
I enabled the Remote Console Management.
I set the NIC to be "Dedicated" and LAN to be DHCP.
I am able to log on to Dell Remote Access webapp.
I tried setting the FLOW control to "hardware" and "software" still no luck.
Only the following ports are open
Not shown: 994 closed ports
PORT STATE SERVICE
22/tcp filtered ssh
23/tcp filtered telnet
80/tcp open http
111/tcp filtered rpcbind
161/tcp filtered snmp
443/tcp open https
BMC was updated by the ebay seller.
I know port 7578 should be open but it isn't. What am I missing?
I enabled the Remote Console Management.
I set the NIC to be "Dedicated" and LAN to be DHCP.
I am able to log on to Dell Remote Access webapp.
I tried setting the FLOW control to "hardware" and "software" still no luck.
Only the following ports are open
Not shown: 994 closed ports
PORT STATE SERVICE
22/tcp filtered ssh
23/tcp filtered telnet
80/tcp open http
111/tcp filtered rpcbind
161/tcp filtered snmp
443/tcp open https
BMC was updated by the ebay seller.
I know port 7578 should be open but it isn't. What am I missing?
Very interesting avnbs ... which firmware are you running? I have four nodes... in a new chassis all same firmware versions. One has the same issue. Started a BMC firmware thread http://forums.servethehome.com/proc...707-dell-c6100-xs23-ty3-firmware-updated.html
Do you know which version yours are? (may be worth using that thread to reply though.)
Do you know which version yours are? (may be worth using that thread to reply though.)
I wonder if it would be possible to fit/power a SAS expander in the secondary psu slot. Unfortunately I dont think there is any molex power connections available. I am just trying to think of ways to connect the 12 non used bays to an external storage server. That way one of the nodes doesnt have to be used as a storage server.
Will reply in the linked thread. Just adding the reply here for sake of completion.
I have had the seller ( theserverstore.com) update the BIOS and BMC. They were unable to update FCB.
BIOS is at 1.70 and BMC is at 1.30.
Out of curiosity, was this a 2.5" 24 bay C6100? On my two 12 bay C6100's, the service tag is in the front left corner on the top, and on the 24 bay, it's on the side of the power buttons for nodes 1 and 2.
I did a best off on eBay for one with 16 SAS drives, and it arrived today. The service tag comes up as invalid on Dell's site. The sticker on the top of the machine which lists the model number is different than the two 12 bay models I have. Quite interesting. I am going to call Dell and see if I can find any info about it.
Jeff
I've now joined the ranks of C6100 owners... I'm sure you will be seeing a build log as I rebuild my home lab 
Congratulations! Welcome to the club.I've now joined the ranks of C6100 owners... I'm sure you will be seeing a build log as I rebuild my home lab
I thought I would post an update to this...
I bought some of the Samsung 4GB memory from a few different eBay auctions, and found that I can populate all 12 sockets and it runs at 1066MHz instead of 800MHz. I believe this is lower voltage memory or something like that, and that's probably the difference.
The model is M393B5170EH1-CF8. Here's a link to one of the places I got it, and I offered $12 each BIN for 24 of them and they accepted it. They informed me that it was removed from Dell C6100's when I initially asked about compatibility.
Jeff
Is Console Redirection working for anyone/everyone?
I am still unable to get console redirection to work. The bios, bmc is update to date.
I have played with all the options in the bios but to no avail.
If anyone has console redirection working, I would like to check/validate the bios settings.
BTW, Remote management shows Dell logo instead of American Megatrands.
Which OS and which browser are you using? I had to switch to Chrome to get it to work, although even then it's an ugly multi-step process to get it launched given the rather restrictive security settings on my laptop.
I am able to log into Remote Management using Safari, Chrome and IE on windows 7.
The issue is with console redirection. Here is a link of the screen shot.
http://i.imgur.com/0xaAr6t.jpg
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My next guess would be a client Java problem. You have tried logging in from another computer and got the same problem?
I am able to log into Remote Management using Safari, Chrome and IE on windows 7.
The issue is with console redirection. Here is a link of the screen shot.
http://i.imgur.com/0xaAr6t.jpg
Please forgive the deer in the headlights stare, but is that bad? They are dual rank..
I had left up the ebay screen for them earlier, and now I see a make offer for 48 of them. I hope it's someone from here.
Jeff