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Updating Dell srvadmin-omilcore package signature verification failure

Posted on September 9, 2019 by SEEISeptember 9, 2019

Updating or installing Dell’s srvadmin package and you got this: warning: /var/cache/yum/x86_64/7/dell-system-update_dependent/packages/srvadmin-omilcore-9.1.0-3013.13047.el7.x86_64.rpm: Header V4 RSA/SHA512 Signature, key ID 34d8786f: NOKEY Retrieving key from file:///etc/pki/rpm-gpg/RPM-GPG-KEY-Dell-DSU The GPG keys listed for the “dell-system-update_dependent” repository are already installed but they are not correct … Continue reading →

Change Dell RAC password using cli

Posted on May 9, 2019 by SEEIMay 9, 2019

If you need to change the RAC password on a Dell server, there are two ways to do that: 1 – reboot the server and follow the prompts 2 – If you have installed openmanage on your Dell server you … Continue reading →

How to create 2048bit Certificate CSRs for Dell’s iDRAC6

Posted on February 21, 2019 by SEEIFebruary 21, 2019

In case you happen to manage a recent DELL server with a dedicated iDRAC remote management card and you’d like to secure it by using your own certificate, you’ll have to request a certificate based on a CSR request created … Continue reading →

Install SSL Certificate On A Dell iDRAC6

Posted on August 13, 2018 by SEEIJanuary 22, 2019

If you have installed openmanage on your Dell server you can install a certificate on the drac from the CLI Using a certificate you have already generated, execute the following commands racadm sslkeyupload -t 1 -f <filename of private Key> … Continue reading →

iDRAC6 Virtual Console Error “Connection Failed”

Posted on May 20, 2018 by SEEIMay 20, 2018

Running Centos 7, Firefox version 53.8 and java-1.8.0-openjdk-1.8.0.171-7.b10.el7.x86_64. PowerEdge R610 BIOS Version 6.4.0 Firmware Version 2.85 (Build 04) Connect to the iDRAC web interface successfully, but when you launch the Virtual Console, you get a message box “Connection Failed” Fix: … Continue reading →

Upgrading Perc 5/i card on Dell 1900

Posted on September 12, 2015 by SEEISeptember 12, 2015

I had some problems upgrading the bios on a Perc 5/i card in a Dell 1900 to version 5.2.2. The links in Dell’s web site had me downloading a file named BR198340.exe. Unfortunately I think this file is for a … Continue reading →