OpenManage Essentials will not run on 2003 - it requires 2008 or later. You need OpenManage Server Administrator. F10 can only be installed when using the Dell installation utility (SBUU - Systems Build and Update Utility) to assist with the install.  You wil not have a functioning F10 if you install directly from the OS CD. 1. Not sure what the question is.  nLite (or similar) would be required to install 2003 on a 1950 without a floppy drive.   2. 32-bit Diagnostics is required for the most thorough tests of the controller and drives.  PEDiags runs inside of Windows, and, while usually acceptable, it is not as thorough as the bootable diags (32-bit Diagnostics).  PEDiagnostics has also been discontinued and replaced by Online Diagnostics. 3. As stated earlier, the Utility Partition (F10) can only be installed with SBUU, Dell's OS installation utility.  You will need to wipe and and reinstall using that to get the Utility Partition.  Also, the Utility Partition is largely unnecessary, as you can run the latest version of the diagnostics from many types of bootable media (network, USB, CD, etc.). 4. OpenManage Server Administrator (OMSA - Managed Node) should be installed on every Dell server.  2003 SP2 must be installed for OMSA to install.  Besides making sure that all drivers and firmware are up to date, there is nothing else "critical" to monitoring a Dell server. Regarding the "hardware malfunction" blue screen ... did you update all the drivers, starting with the chipset, after installing Windows?  Is the small LCD panel amber or blue?  If amber, what is the  message(s) scrolling across it?  I would open the server and reseat each card (including the riser cards), all cables, and all memory.  Once OMSA is installed, you can go to System and Logs tab to see any hardware log entries.
Hi everyone,  I have a Dell Poweredge 1950 II which I am currently running diagnostics for using the following:   I tried this and it wouldn't run on Windows Server 2003 x64 with SP2:  I don't have the F10 Utility Mode and want to install that also, i didn't know about this during the install or the other discs.  Here is the questions I need help with:  1. [IMAGE]  How can I fix that, i had to run nLite to make a custom OS disc to complete the install and added the driver on there at that time.   2. How can I troubleshoot the SAS/PERC cards with the hard drives to make sure all those components are functioning correctly?  3. Where can I get the F10 utility for the PE 1950 II and install it to the system I have now?  4. What are the needed tools besides the OpenManage Application that an enterprise business should have installed before going into production?  Sorry for all the questions, here is the reason I've been assigned to this (ERROR we got 2 days in a row): [IMAGE]  What can I do as this is a production server I am desperate to fix and am exhausting everything I have here...help!
Dell PE 1950 - Trying to ID HW Issue - Need Advice