Difference between revisions of "Dell PowerEdge R730xd Fan Control"

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


=== Another Solution ===
===Another Solution===
Sourced from here: http://www.righteoushack.net/dell-poweredge-13th-gen-fan-noise/
Sourced from here: http://www.righteoushack.net/dell-poweredge-13th-gen-fan-noise/
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Below is a "direct quote" from the above source.  No copyright infringement intended.<br />'''Disable Third-Party PCIe Card Default Cooling Response:'''
 
ipmitool -I lanplus -H ipaddress -U root -P password raw 0x30 0xce 0x00 0x16 0x05 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x05 0x00 0x01 0x00 0x00
 
'''Enable Third-Party PCIe Card Default Cooling Response:'''
 
ipmitool -I lanplus -H ipaddress -U root -P password raw 0x30 0xce 0x00 0x16 0x05 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x05 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x00
 
'''To check the current third party PCIe card default cooling setting:'''
 
ipmitool -I lanplus -H ipaddress -U root -P password raw 0x30 0xce 0x01 0x16 0x05 0x00 0x00 0x00
 
This response means disabed:
 
16 05 00 00 00 05 00 01 00 00
 
This response means enabled:
 
16 05 00 00 00 05 00 00 00 00
 
===Additional Information===
===Additional Information===
Thanks to: https://old.reddit.com/r/homelab/comments/7xqb11/dell_fan_noise_control_silence_your_poweredge/ for the 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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*0x30 seems to indicate OEM specific "Extended" Settings, but why 0x30 0x30?  Is that Extended, Extended Settings?  Or is the second 0x30 Fan control?
*0x30 seems to indicate OEM specific "Extended" Settings, but why 0x30 0x30?  Is that Extended, Extended Settings?  Or is the second 0x30 Fan control?
*Is the 0x01 the command for Set?
*Is the 0x01 the command for Set?
=== Cool Final Thought ===
...it turns out the IPMI utility was originally written by a person by the name of Duncan Laurie.
https://github.com/ipmitool/ipmitool