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How to crossflash PERC H310 to IT mode LSI 9211-8i firmware (HBA for FreeNAS, UnRAID)

Flash PERC H310 to IT mode for use with FreeNAS, UnRAID, etc. The PERC H310 is a pretty standard and widely available PCI express RAID controller. A few of my servers have come with them, and I never really ended up using them. It would appear as though this piece-of-crap Read more…

By Tyler Woods, 4 weeks ago

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Upgrade your Dell PowerEdge Firmware from a bootable ISO

This is the easiest (most hands-off, unattended) way to upgrade your server’s firmware/drivers, especially when you don’t run Windows but instead a hypervisor such as VMWare ESXi. Here’s how you can do it. Download the ISO See the chart below for finding a repository to download your bootable Read more…

By Tyler Woods, 2 months ago