Subj : Re: What to do with a gia
To   : Barry Martin
From : Ky Moffet
Date : Tue Jun 25 2019 21:55:00

BARRY MARTIN wrote:
> Hi Ky!
> 
>   KM> I've inherited a PowerEdge R510 server! great whopping rackmount
>   KM> type monster, dual Xeon, 64GB RAM, 12 drive bays, all full (8 3TB
>   KM> SAS, 4 480GB SATA SSDs which will be used to upgrade other
>   KM> stuff). No OS, cuz it was using some cloud OS from which it's now
>   KM> disconnected.
> 
> 
> I suppose start here:
> 
> https://www.dell.com/support/article/us/en/04/sln129177/how-to-install-t
> he-operating-system-on-a-dell-poweredge-server-os-deployment?lang=en

Yep, found those... and thinking it should have shipped with Windows 
ServerSomeyear, but unable to find the Windows Sticker, I contacted Dell 
support to ask where they hid it... nope, that one shipped naked, no OS, 
but I HAVE ENTERPRISE SUPPORT!

(That means instead of trying to fob you off with canned information, or 
telling you to get lost because you're out of warranty, they chase you 
around to make sure you leave happy. :)

Anyway, once I figured out that if you boot from USB, it thinks your USB 
stick is C: and not USB-anything... should be able to install a fresh OS 
easily enough. Then the question is... what work shall it do? What would 
YOU do with 53 pounds of server? :)
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