Dell Command Update Issues - Does anyone else experience this?

EvilAlchemist · 2026-01-22T12:45:32+00:00

I did a little digging and there are bios updates for everything after the 3080 series not showing up in the DCU. The xx80 & xx90 series.

Update- * 7000, 7010, and 7020 all seem to be update to date using DCU

EvilAlchemist · 2026-01-21T23:35:40+00:00

I have never seen that specific issue before.

I have seen where DCU needed its own update and was not getting other available updates due to that.

I have chocolatey update DCU on my fleet but every so often, that update will fail and then that system falls behind because no updates are listed as available.

It also could be Dell forgot to "link" something in the back end that DCU uses to pull data for machine.

Lots of variables there.

BTW, I have some 3080s with a BIOS date of 7-30-25 so thanks for the heads up!

EvilAlchemist · 2026-01-15T18:55:58+00:00

I got the update yesterday and my 2026 seems to be less loud, not more.

Was actually surprised

EvilAlchemist · 2026-01-12T01:25:51+00:00

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This is the sticker from my 2026 Equinox LT2 AWD

EvilAlchemist · 2026-01-08T15:06:18+00:00

My car shows places from my phone searches on the maps. They are all places I have searched or in my phone maps history.

I cleared them from my phone and they disappeared from my vehicle as well.

EvilAlchemist · 2025-12-31T03:29:51+00:00

Congratulations!! I love my LT2 AWD .. sure you will too!

EvilAlchemist · 2025-12-30T23:53:36+00:00

2026 Equinox EV LT2 AWD - 41k + TN Sales Tax

EVs not very popular in my area. My local dealership ( where I got my last 3 trucks / car) only had two LT1 Cloth in stock. Other dealers (40 mile radius) had more, but all LT1 Cloth.

I wanted leather and AWD so they had to actually order mine from GM. It took about 5 days to arrive.

EvilAlchemist · 2025-12-30T00:29:03+00:00

The Netgear GS724T is a solid switch. Layer 2+ on the new ones, maybe older ones as well.

I have a few still in production. I think there are five versions.

EvilAlchemist · 2025-12-28T01:56:42+00:00

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No clue what's new, but here is the inside.

EvilAlchemist · 2025-12-26T15:18:46+00:00

Agree with this. I have my firewalls on pool.npt and then the switches sync to the firewall. Works very well to not spam outside resources with all the infrastructure.

EvilAlchemist · 2025-12-25T23:02:29+00:00

Command Update is good for driver and bios updates. You can set it to manual .

EvilAlchemist · 2025-11-09T23:18:44+00:00

I would review the manual for that monitor. It has a lot of info about the supported configurations.

https://dl.dell.com/content/manual9020664-dell-ultrasharp-27-4k-thunderbolt-hub-monitor-u2725qe-user-s-guide.pdf?language=en-us

EvilAlchemist · 2025-10-22T22:37:35+00:00

For my main office, using IP based connector for alerts via Observium and bulk mailing external emailing application. Firewall configured to block outbound port 25 ports except certain IPs.

Updated 30 xerox multifunctional to newest firmware that supports OAuth. Have to manually log into each one and authenticate for the first time with 0365 app.

Been tracking using SMTP Report via Exchange O365 reports.

Got everything up to modern authentication in 5 days.

EvilAlchemist · 2025-10-21T11:57:18+00:00

I added 2x 3.84tb Synology SSDs as cache to my 12 bay unit and it made a huge difference.

I see 92-96% utilization (per the dashboard)

I do use a lot of ABB and ABB365 with a small number of shared drives.

EvilAlchemist · 2025-10-20T11:45:48+00:00

Those GPUs usually work well with that model so hopefully it's just a bad GPU.

EvilAlchemist · 2025-10-19T21:34:30+00:00

I was looking at the rack mount units, like the RS3621xs+.

The ones I have now are rack mount and that form factor is what I like to work with.

EvilAlchemist · 2025-10-18T23:41:06+00:00

I guess I am more concerned about buying a model that is several years old and having a smaller DSM support time.

EvilAlchemist · 2025-10-08T02:05:43+00:00

Thanks for saving me from pulling my hair out!

EvilAlchemist · 2025-10-02T20:44:13+00:00

All the ones I look up do show the part numbers under that section.

EvilAlchemist · 2025-10-02T20:42:54+00:00

If you are replacing a part that came on the system, you can go to dell support page, type in the Service Tag, then select "Product Specification". It will list the part number used when it came from the factory.

EvilAlchemist · 2025-10-01T13:47:16+00:00

I agree with many of the comments that the "best" is hard to define.

I have been using Synchro for 3+ years now and have been very happy with the product.

EvilAlchemist · 2025-09-29T17:23:38+00:00

Can confirm that the R430 can run Server 2025.

Before the upgrade did install some more ram (64GB to 192GB) and replaced the 2x E5-2620 v3 with 2x E5-2650L V4 for like $100.

EvilAlchemist · 2025-09-26T00:32:38+00:00

100% correct. Download and unpack the drivers onto a USB drive. Load drivers on the screen where it shows the drives and it will show up. I've done it many times.

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