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March 28th, 2024 15:32

R730xd - IPMITool - Unknown FRU header version 0x00

Running a R730xd with latest iDRAC and BIOS updates.

When running IPMI tool with:

ipmitool -I lanplus -H $IDRAC_HOST -U $IDRAC_USERNAME -P $IDRAC_PASSWORD fru

I'm getting the following results:

FRU Device Description : Builtin FRU Device (ID 0)
 Unknown FRU header version 0x00

FRU Device Description : PS1 (ID 1)
 Board Mfg Date        : Wed Sep 30 10:14:00 2015
 Board Mfg             : DELL
 Board Product         : PWR SPLY,1100W,RDNT,DELTA     
 Board Serial          : CN1797259N1OKI
 Board Part Number     : 0PR21CA00

FRU Device Description : PS2 (ID 2)
 Board Mfg Date        : Tue Dec  2 12:39:00 2014
 Board Mfg             : DELL
 Board Product         : PWR SPLY,1100W,RDNT,DELTA     
 Board Serial          : CN179724CC0S9B
 Board Part Number     : 0W12Y2A00

FRU Device Description : BP0 (ID 12)
 Device not present (Timeout)

FRU Device Description : BP1 (ID 13)
 Board Mfg Date        : Tue Jun  9 19:05:00 2015
 Board Mfg             : DELL
 Board Product         : DRIVE BACKPLANE               
 Board Serial          : CN7792156600B0
 Board Part Number     : 035GCMA00

FRU Device Description : BP2 (ID 14)
 Device not present (Timeout)

FRU Device Description : BP3 (ID 15)
 Device not present (Timeout)

FRU Device Description : NDC (ID 4)
 Board Mfg Date        : Tue Sep 29 12:00:00 2015
 Board Mfg             : DELL
 Board Product         : Intel(R) GbE 4P I350-t rNDC   
 Board Serial          : MY1240259S00FJ
 Board Part Number     : 0R1XFCA00

FRU Device Description : PERC1 (ID 10)
 Board Mfg Date        : Thu Jun 11 06:16:00 2015
 Board Mfg             : DELL
 Board Product         : Dell Storage Cntlr. H730 -Mini
 Board Serial          : CN77921566009R
 Board Part Number     : 0KMCCDA01

FRU Device Description : NTB (ID 16)
 Device not present (Timeout)

FRU Device Description : OEM fru (ID 17)

Notice the first few lines:

FRU Device Description : Builtin FRU Device (ID 0)
 Unknown FRU header version 0x00

From other example outputs I've seen the first part should be similar to:

FRU Device Description : Builtin FRU Device (ID 0)
Board Mfg Date : Tue Jul 19 23:30:00 2016
Board Mfg : DELL
Board Product : PowerEdge R730xd
Board Serial : CN7792167I00LE
Board Part Number : 072T6DA01
Product Manufacturer : DELL
Product Name : PowerEdge R730xd
Product Version : 01
<Private data removed from public view. DELL-Admin>

I've tried reseting the iDRAC (soft reset, keeping configuration) but that doesn't result in valid data coming back.

Any ideas on what to try next to get valid data?

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April 3rd, 2024 17:48

Have you done this successfully on any other 13th Gen. server? Anything with a '3' in it: R730, R630…

 

Did the example of one that did work come from one of your systems?

Your example:

FRU Device Description : Builtin FRU Device (ID 0)

Board Mfg Date : Tue Jul 19 23:30:00 2016

Board Mfg : DELL

Board Product : PowerEdge R730xd

 

From what we see it looks like it stops just before Language

Device Revision : 01

Firmware Version : 2.85.85.85(Build 50)

IPMI Version : 2.0

Manufacturer ID : 674

Product ID : 256

Status : No error

SDR Version : 1.5

GUID : 3132334F-C0B7-3480-3510-00364C4C4544

>Board Language Code : English

Board Product Name : PowerEdge R730XD

 

Check you language settings:

How to change the Language in the BIOS, the iDRAC and the Lifecycle Controller

https://dell.to/3VLq8SW

 

Next try clear NVRAM , Reset BIOS to defaults and set the DRAC to defaults.

 

Clear NVRAM - there is a map under the lid to show the jumper location. Shut down, Set jumper to the Clear position, power on and Post up to the jumper error, shut down and return jumper to original location.

 

Boot to F2 > System BIOS > Default button next to Finish button at the bottom

 

Boot to F2 > iDRAC Settings > scroll down to Reset iDRAC configurations to defaults

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