#Unraid setup r720 how to#
#Unraid setup r720 install#

If your not sure how to work out hexadecimal values, check out this website. If you want to change the speed to something other than 20%, you just need to change the value at the end from 0x14 to whatever you'd like. If you cant hear the difference or you would like to check the current speed, you can do so via the iDRAC system. ipmitool -I lanplus -H SERVERS_IP_HERE -U IDRAC_USERNAME -P 'IDRAC_PASSWORD_HERE' raw 0x30 0x30 0x02 0xff 0x14 Prepare yourself! Use this command to set the fan speed to 20%. You may not have noticied a difference in the sound yet but dont worry, we can now override the current fan speed with our own. ipmitool -I lanplus -H SERVERS_IP_HERE -U IDRAC_USERNAME -P 'IDRAC_PASSWORD_HERE' raw 0x30 0x30 0x01 0x00 Setting the speed Make sure to replace the IP, username and password for your system. Once IPMI has been enabled, we now need to enable remote fan control.

#Unraid setup r720 install#

Now lets install it sudo apt install ipmitool Controlling some fans Enabling manual fan control If you are on a debian based machine, you can use apt to install it. You will need to make sure this is enabled.Р”Р‡irst of all, check if you already have ipmitool installed. Once logged in, you will need to go to Overview -> iDRAC Settings -> Network and then scroll to the IMPI Settings. the default credentials are username root and password calvin. If you are unsure on the IP address, you can find it by powering on the server, pressing F2 to enter the system setup, go to the DRAC section and find the IP somewhere in there. You can do so by entering the IP address of the DRAC in a browser. The first thing you will need to do is connect to the iDRAC interface on your dell server. If you brick your server, thats your problem! Getting setup Enabling IPMI Make sure you keep an eye out on the temperatures of the server or else it will overheat and could cause hardware damage.

12th gen Dell Poweredge Server with iDRAC 7.

A Linux machine (or anything with ipmitool available).

In order to follow this guide, you will need the following:

To do this, we will be using IPMI to manually override the fan speed. This will probably work on the r720 and other 12th gen dell servers. In this guide I will be showing you how you can reduce the fan noise of the Dell Powerdge r720XD.