March 18, 20179 yr So I went to reboot my server and now it won't come back up. I can connect to it through IPMI but the web GUI and telnet won't work. Telnet doesn't seem to connect with the IP and watching it boot up it doesn't seem to actually boot to unraid, I just see the SuperMicro logo and then nothing. Any ideas?
March 18, 20179 yr Author I should also mention after the SuperMicro logo it then just goes to a blinking cursor. I will check the bios boot order hopefully tonight, I need to get a USB keyboard. Just not really sure how the boot order would have changed, I'm afraid it might be a corrupted flash drive.
March 18, 20179 yr Do you see anything displayed on the console below the SuperMicro logo just before the screen goes to the blinking cursor?
March 18, 20179 yr Author Here are some screen shots of what I see in order, then just a blinking cursor that show up in the upper left side of the screen, no pic of that Edited March 18, 20179 yr by squirrellydw
March 18, 20179 yr 2 hours ago, squirrellydw said: I need to get a USB keyboard. 13 hours ago, squirrellydw said: I can connect to it through IPMI Why would you need a keyboard? You have full local console control through IPMI.
March 18, 20179 yr I would first get into the bios and record your current settings. Now use the Default settings and see if it boots. If it does then turn back on each setting you had until you find one that won't let it boot. Edited March 18, 20179 yr by BobPhoenix
March 18, 20179 yr Author 1 hour ago, jonathanm said: Why would you need a keyboard? You have full local console control through IPMI. I'm not really that great at using IPMI, I can start and power it off other than that not very experienced at it. 29 minutes ago, BobPhoenix said: I would first get into the bios and record your current settings. Now use the Default settings and see if it boots. If it does then turn back on each setting you had until you find one that won't let it boot. I will look at it tonight when I get home. Just don't understand why it would have changed, I didn't touch anything but things happen
March 18, 20179 yr 1 hour ago, squirrellydw said: I'm not really that great at using IPMI, I can start and power it off other than that not very experienced at it. I will look at it tonight when I get home. Just don't understand why it would have changed, I didn't touch anything but things happen It can change on it's own if the battery on the MB is bad/getting low but there are probably other causes such as an electrical surge for instance. No guarantee this is it but it is a trouble shooting step you can do to eliminate a possible cause of inability to boot the PC.
March 19, 20179 yr Author I'm back online, not sure what happened but somehow it was trying to boot to one of the data drives and not the flash drive. Thanks for the help
March 19, 20179 yr 4 hours ago, squirrellydw said: I'm back online, not sure what happened but somehow it was trying to boot to one of the data drives and not the flash drive. Thanks for the help Sounds like your bios was being helpful. The data drive probably became disconnected at one point. When you connected it again your bios was being helpful and set it to the boot device for you. Just my guess of course.
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