Friday, January 31, 2014

Dell DRAC: RAC0218: The maximum number of user sessions is reached

Recently, I've received this error several times while deploying servers.  I've found the quickest way to resolve this issue is to SSH into the DRAC and run the following command.  Of course, after confirming that no one is legitimately logged in ;-)

racadm racreset

This command restarts the DRAC and frees up all of the available sessions.

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21 comments:

  1. BIKASH KUMARFebruary 5, 2014 at 10:48 PM

    Many thx

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  2. UnknownFebruary 24, 2014 at 8:40 AM

    Great post. Thanks!

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  3. scollierFebruary 26, 2014 at 5:59 PM

    thank you

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  4. Alexander RompMarch 2, 2014 at 10:04 PM

    LOL, Duh - I love simple solutions. Many thanks!

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  5. retechnocomMarch 6, 2014 at 10:50 AM

    Thanks, saved me a trip to the datacenter!

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  6. David HolloMarch 7, 2014 at 1:25 AM

    Thank U!

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  7. JoostMarch 24, 2014 at 5:35 AM

    Excellent, thanks!

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  8. AnonymousMarch 30, 2014 at 4:35 PM

    What happens if you get "Server sent disconnect message type 11 (by application:" when you ssh to the DRAC address?

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  9. suritechMarch 31, 2014 at 6:39 AM

    Server sent disconnect message type 11 (by application:" when you ssh to the DRAC address? Even I am facing the same problem..

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  10. ഉണ്ണിApril 7, 2014 at 8:02 AM

    Thanks for that tip

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  11. TeridonApril 17, 2014 at 11:25 AM

    If SSH doesn't work, and you have physical access, you can reset the DRAC by holding the "i" button down for ~20 seconds (until the light turns off).

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    1. BriFarDecember 30, 2014 at 2:30 AM

      Thanks for the TIP. SSH/Telnet was not working while having the error mentioned in the post.

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  12. John BradshawMay 6, 2014 at 3:06 PM

    Thx for the post.

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  13. RBMRAMESHMay 1, 2015 at 5:21 AM

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  14. RBMRAMESHMay 1, 2015 at 5:28 AM

    Hi we have “Dell iDRAC 7 Enterprise RAC0218: The maximum number of user sessions is reached”, but when trying to ssh to its management interface, and logging on as root, I obtain the message :
    “No more sessions are available for this type of connection”.
    It only shows in a short flash, and the session is immediately kicked out. All the servers located in remote place. Please give some suggestion to solve the issue.

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    1. GreyGnomeDecember 22, 2016 at 10:54 AM

      See https://community.spiceworks.com/topic/628396-fix-dell-idrac-7-error-rac0218-the-maximum-number-of-user-sessions-is-reached?page=1#entry-6493590

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  15. RC's NoteMay 29, 2015 at 6:32 AM

    Thank you ! You saved my life~~

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  16. UnknownJanuary 19, 2016 at 5:33 PM

    If this is still being followed, I get the same error when trying to SSH to the iDRAC.

    Thanks

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  17. UnknownJanuary 28, 2016 at 3:30 PM

    I receive the same Error as RBMRAMESH:
    when trying to ssh to its management interface, and logging on as root, I obtain the message :
    “No more sessions are available for this type of connection”.
    It only shows in a short flash, and the session is immediately kicked out.

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  18. UnknownJanuary 28, 2016 at 3:30 PM

    I receive the same Error as RBMRAMESH:
    when trying to ssh to its management interface, and logging on as root, I obtain the message :
    “No more sessions are available for this type of connection”.
    It only shows in a short flash, and the session is immediately kicked out.

    ReplyDelete
  19. UnknownJanuary 28, 2016 at 3:50 PM

    I figured out you can update the firmware on the DRAC with a Windows installer update from support.dell.com with the Service Tag. Fixed all issues here.

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