Throwing this against the wall to see if it sticks.... anyone else out there on the C6320? There is a great C6220 thread that has been informative....
... but thought it might be good to start a new one for the C6320. There are probably a lot of similarities between the previous model and this one, and perhaps a lot more in common than with the C6420 that is next in line. But there are certainly differences.
I think a lot of the chassis and parts may be similar between C6320 and C6220 i and ii. I am having a hell of a time with the fans on the C6300 chassis I picked up and I read that fans were also an issue on previous. Were any of you guys successful in updating the firmware or settings? Any tips?
A Fan Control Board firmware update refers to some fan control issues, I believe that occur when a C6320P sled is put into a chassis configured for C6320 or vice versa.... For C6320 - PowerEdge C6300 ENCLOSURE FCB FW Update | Driver Details | Dell US
The C6320P sled owners manual has a whole section about the fan control board and that is missing from the C6320 manual. It says to check the sticky bits: Owners Manual
That didn't work for me ... I got: "Unable to send RAW command (channel=0x0 netfn=0x30 lun=0x0 cmd=0xc8 rsp=0xd5): Command not supported in present state"
Another thing that is different from previous model is the SFP+ ports. I have tried THREE different base-t transceivers so far and can't get them to work pre-boot for iDRAC and LifeCycle Controller. Anyone have any tips? Can they be configured and enabled anywhere? I see some settings and ability to view them in iDRAC and such but the only thing I believe I am seeing is the embedded LOM, not the transceiver. The transceivers I have put in there just seem dead. I got a different C6320 sled delivered today and same thing.... just dead. The last transceiver I purchased was listed as compatible on Dell website so I'm starting to think there is a setting I may be missing to get them to light up. (posted about this on Dell community forums here ===> SFP's for C6320 Sleds - can't get them to light up so there may be a solution there at some point.)
Anyway, please join in on this thread if you have an interest in the C6320 or the poweredge C platform. There is a big lack of documentation on this particular model so I think anyone jumping on this platform will benefit from some discussion and sharing of advice. I have some specific issues that I'd like to discuss but I'll also jump in and start to post relevant info and documentation I come across to help others going through the same frustration later with docs. As I mentioned above, there is even more documentation in the C6320P manual than in the C6320 manual!
... but thought it might be good to start a new one for the C6320. There are probably a lot of similarities between the previous model and this one, and perhaps a lot more in common than with the C6420 that is next in line. But there are certainly differences.
I think a lot of the chassis and parts may be similar between C6320 and C6220 i and ii. I am having a hell of a time with the fans on the C6300 chassis I picked up and I read that fans were also an issue on previous. Were any of you guys successful in updating the firmware or settings? Any tips?
A Fan Control Board firmware update refers to some fan control issues, I believe that occur when a C6320P sled is put into a chassis configured for C6320 or vice versa.... For C6320 - PowerEdge C6300 ENCLOSURE FCB FW Update | Driver Details | Dell US
The C6320P sled owners manual has a whole section about the fan control board and that is missing from the C6320 manual. It says to check the sticky bits: Owners Manual
That didn't work for me ... I got: "Unable to send RAW command (channel=0x0 netfn=0x30 lun=0x0 cmd=0xc8 rsp=0xd5): Command not supported in present state"
Another thing that is different from previous model is the SFP+ ports. I have tried THREE different base-t transceivers so far and can't get them to work pre-boot for iDRAC and LifeCycle Controller. Anyone have any tips? Can they be configured and enabled anywhere? I see some settings and ability to view them in iDRAC and such but the only thing I believe I am seeing is the embedded LOM, not the transceiver. The transceivers I have put in there just seem dead. I got a different C6320 sled delivered today and same thing.... just dead. The last transceiver I purchased was listed as compatible on Dell website so I'm starting to think there is a setting I may be missing to get them to light up. (posted about this on Dell community forums here ===> SFP's for C6320 Sleds - can't get them to light up so there may be a solution there at some point.)
Anyway, please join in on this thread if you have an interest in the C6320 or the poweredge C platform. There is a big lack of documentation on this particular model so I think anyone jumping on this platform will benefit from some discussion and sharing of advice. I have some specific issues that I'd like to discuss but I'll also jump in and start to post relevant info and documentation I come across to help others going through the same frustration later with docs. As I mentioned above, there is even more documentation in the C6320P manual than in the C6320 manual!
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