vmware ESX 3.x on Dell Poweredge 2650

[BobHNovell]

Hi Guys,

I have a Dell Poweredge 2650 furnished with VMWare ESX \[VI v3.01] installed in the office for demo / development etc.

Is there a way to really quieten down the noise of the server when running normally ?. I cannot hear myself !!.

Having been used to HP and Compaq in the past, this was a really easy thing to do with CIM agents etc.

Best Regards

Bob

[MR-T]

Like you I've seen the fans go slow when running HP servers with CIM.

Do you load openmanage drivers on Dell kit?

http://www.vmware.com/support/esx25/doc/sys_mgmt_links.html

http://www.dell.com/downloads/global/power/1q04-rad.pdf

[Dave_Mishchenko]

Here's the install instructions for the Dell management agent. Are the fans running at full speed like when the server is first powered on? Perhaps there's a hardware fault causing the fans to spin up to 100% .

http://www.vmware.com/pdf/esx30_cfg_mgmt_tools.pdf

[awong505]

Yep, you should be able to configure this with OpenManage/Server Administrator. It's not going to be super quiet though any way you look at it

[BobHNovell]

Thanks guys. I'll look at those links and install the OpenManage agents and see how it goes.

Regards

Bob