How to set auto-power for iDrac 9

How to set auto-power for iDrac 9.

Problem:

iDrac 9 default Power Recovery is Last; However, APC UPS may shutdown a server externally, therefore power-up may not occur as expected.

Option 1 Solution:

BIOS (F2) > System Security > AC Power Recovery > On

Option 2 Solution:

ssh root@<IP-of-iDrac>
racadm get BIOS.SysSecurity.AcPwrRcvry
racadm set BIOS.SysSecurity.AcPwrRcvry On

Which will report:

RAC1017: Successfully modified the object value and the change is in 
     pending state.
     To apply modified value, create a configuration job and reboot 
     the system. To create the commit and reboot jobs, use "jobqueue" 
     command. For more information about the "jobqueue" command, see RACADM 
     help.

Therfore, to apply the new setting:

racadm jobqueue create BIOS.Setup.1-1

But it also requires a reboot. (Warning: Choose 2-stage graceshutdown + powerup, because any other seem to hard “reset”. )

racadm serveraction graceshutdown
racadm serveraction powerup

Expect a BIOS update and a reboot (slow).

Afterward, it may be verified via:

racadm get BIOS.SysSecurity.AcPwrRcvry

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~ Good Luck! ~

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Cannot type in Windows 2022 PowerShell from Remmina FreeRDP

Problem:

Cannot type in Windows 2022 PowerShell from Linux Remmina/FreeRDP (RDP)

Solution:

Disable "Use client keyboard mapping" in Remmina Preferences.

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KB5034441 failing to install with "Retry" 0x80070643

Windows 10 2024-01 Security Update for Windows 10 Version 22H2 for x64-based Systems (KB5034441) failing to install with “Retry” 0x80070643

 

 

Problem:

The January 2024 update is known to fail on a widespread basis. Currently as of Feb 21 2024, this is still unmitigated in any automatic fashion via Windows Updates; however, it can be simply fixes with a Powershell script as provided directly from Microsoft.

Solution:

Copy/Paste the script provided in this link into a file named something like patch.ps1.
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-hardware/manufacture/desktop/add-update-to-winre?view=windows-11#extend-the-windows-re-partition
Execute the script for an elevated cmd.exe shell (Run as Administrator) using the commandline PowerShell.exe -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -File patch.ps1. (Either spefify the full file-path or make sure to cd into the folder where you have saved the script).
When asked for a BackupFolder, c:\temp will suffice. When asked if you wish to proceed, answer Y (Yes).
Upon completion, reboot with shutdown /r /f /t 5.

Rejoice.