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#21

Hardware / Re: iDRAC - PowerEdge T710

Last post by Joshua Conner - May 09, 2024, 01:51:41 PM

My drives have lights you can tell from that.  Also you should log into the idrac and go to raid it should give more explanation of what is going on.  You can also make the drive blink and see how they are numbered. idrac should tell you everything you need to know.

#22

Hardware / iDRAC - PowerEdge T710

Last post by Hans Manhave - May 09, 2024, 01:47:36 PM

I (finally) noticed that I have a red/orange message on the LCD display on the unit:

Storage Drive 4.  Drive Slot sensor for Storage, drive fault was asserted

Having an old Windows XP with its Internet Explorer enabled me to still log into the iDRAC device.

T710 is working fine being a server, just don't know how to verify if the RAID has the 4th (or is it 5th physical, if it starts at 0??) is really bad or just had a hickup?

Supposedly this happened on 4/11/24, but I don't believe there was a red display at that time plus, I don't know what the actual time reference is (today, 30 days late etc).

Any thoughts on verification will be helpful and appreciated.  I know the machine can assert a lot of things that just go away such as power supply sensor failure (I have spares) but they don't even last a second every other month or so.

Thanks for your time.

HM

#23

Helpline / Re: Tracking In/Out in Epic or...

Last post by Joshua Conner - April 09, 2024, 11:32:54 AM

We use visitly to track visitors for our state of NY compliance.  You can also track employee in out in there but we don't.  I know Zoom has started offering something similar I may look into that since we use them as our phone system. https://www.visitly.io/

#24

Helpline / Tracking In/Out in Epic or oth...

Last post by Lori - April 08, 2024, 12:45:25 PM

Our agency relies heavily on the TAM employee in/out to see at a glance when anyone is in or out and when they expect to be back. Epic doesn't have this I don't think. What are agencies using for this kind of tool when going to Epic.

TIA

Lori

#25

Hardware / Re: KVM SWITCHES

Last post by Billy Welsh - September 12, 2023, 11:40:57 AM

Well, it would have arrived much faster had it been coming from Mexico.  Just sayin' 

#26

Hardware / Re: KVM SWITCHES

Last post by Hans Manhave - September 12, 2023, 10:15:09 AM

It finally came in.  I had no idea it would come from Canada.  Not very absurd at all.  Just created a lot of border travel. Maybe it went sideways looking for a hole in the barbed wire fence.  Just kidding.

Anyway, the thing works, I don't have a "fancy" KVM yet, just connected a single keyboard/mouse/monitor switch I had laying around already.

For some reason I cannot get the computer connected to the domain, but have had little time to figure that one out. 

#27

Hardware / Re: KVM SWITCHES

Last post by DebAmstutz - August 31, 2023, 04:12:40 PM

Absurdistan - 

#28

Hardware / Re: KVM SWITCHES

Last post by Hans Manhave - August 22, 2023, 10:58:17 AM

Not done a thing yet because the slightly used Dell computer I ordered (Amazon) for the project was shipped to Absurdistan.  Frustrating, but so it goes.

#29

Hardware / Re: KVM SWITCHES

Last post by Hans Manhave - August 22, 2023, 10:54:01 AM

If it's a Dell server, and you have an iDrac module in it, you get it with the iDrac card. You can technically run a program that literally accesses the screen via the idrac card.

Otherwise, the big name one I have is Avocent. They're $$$ but work well; the one I have is probably from 2008 and I need to replace it as well.

(Also you may want an IPKVM where you can access it remotely if need be)

This is interesting.  Looking up about an IPKVM, I found I could put a switch together with a Raspberry Pi (Tom's Hardware).  Not that I do anything with Raspberry Pi, but I have those things sitting around.

#30

Hardware / Re: KVM SWITCHES

Last post by Jeff Golas - August 16, 2023, 03:44:32 PM

If it's a Dell server, and you have an iDrac module in it, you get it with the iDrac card. You can technically run a program that literally accesses the screen via the idrac card.

Otherwise, the big name one I have is Avocent. They're $$$ but work well; the one I have is probably from 2008 and I need to replace it as well.

(Also you may want an IPKVM where you can access it remotely if need be)