Dell PowerEdge R730xd Fan Control: Difference between revisions

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Dell provides an OpenManage BMC (Baseboard Management Controller) / IPMI (Intelligent Platform Management Interface) Program for changing some settings. This also applies to other models like the R730, etc., but watch out for naming conventions like "FAN1 RPM" VS "Fan1 RPM" (notice the CAPs).

=== The Problem ===

===The Problem===

Why control the fan speed instead of leaving it up to the server? Well, scattered information seems to indicate that if a "non-certified" PCIe card or perhaps disk drive is installed, the punishment, err, standard functionality of the Dell Controller is to ramp the fan speeds up to maximum. (Hint from here: https://www.dell.com/community/PowerEdge-Hardware-General/How-to-quiet-r730XD-fans-lower-idle-fan-speed/td-p/8349052)

=== The Solution ===

===The Solution===

*Show all the available IPMI Settings: ipmitool -I lanplus -H WhatEverUserName -P WhatEverPassword sdr list full

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*...and finally, if the power / mains are pulled then everything reverts to defaults and the above settings have to be input again.

=== Another Solution ===

Sourced from here: http://www.righteoushack.net/dell-poweredge-13th-gen-fan-noise/

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===Additional Information===

=== Additional Information ===

Thanks to: https://old.reddit.com/r/homelab/comments/7xqb11/dell_fan_noise_control_silence_your_poweredge/ for the information.

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 Dell provides an OpenManage BMC (Baseboard Management Controller) / IPMI (Intelligent Platform Management Interface) Program for changing some settings.  This also applies to other models like the R730, etc., but watch out for naming conventions like "FAN1 RPM" VS "Fan1 RPM" (notice the CAPs).
-=== The Problem ===
+===The Problem===
 Why control the fan speed instead of leaving it up to the server?  Well, scattered information seems to indicate that if a "non-certified" PCIe card or perhaps disk drive is installed, the punishment, err, standard functionality of the Dell Controller is to ramp the fan speeds up to maximum. (Hint from here: https://www.dell.com/community/PowerEdge-Hardware-General/How-to-quiet-r730XD-fans-lower-idle-fan-speed/td-p/8349052)
-=== The Solution ===
+===The Solution===
 *Show all the available IPMI Settings: ipmitool -I lanplus -H WhatEverUserName -P WhatEverPassword sdr list full
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 *...and finally, if the power / mains are pulled then everything reverts to defaults and the above settings have to be input again.
+=== Another Solution ===
+Sourced from here: http://www.righteoushack.net/dell-poweredge-13th-gen-fan-noise/
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+===Additional Information===
-=== Additional Information ===
 Thanks to: https://old.reddit.com/r/homelab/comments/7xqb11/dell_fan_noise_control_silence_your_poweredge/ for the information.