Critical Boot Error Message; Managing Configurations - Lenovo ThinkServer RD650 User Manual

12Gb/s MegaRAID SAS Software User Guide
March 2014
Select Controller Management to view and manage controller properties and to perform tasks such as
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clearing configurations, scheduling and running controller events, and running patrol reads. For more
information, see Managing Controllers.
Select Virtual Drive Management to perform tasks, such as viewing virtual drive properties, locating virtual
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drives, and running a consistency check. For more information, see Managing Virtual Drives.
Select Drive Management to view physical drive properties and to perform tasks such as locating drives,
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initializing drives, and rebuilding a drive after a drive failure. For more information, see Managing Physical
Drives.
Select Hardware Components to view battery properties, manage batteries, and manage enclosures. For
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more information, see Managing Hardware Components.
5.2

Critical Boot Error Message

The HII Configuration Utility shows an error screen with the title Critical Message, if preserved cache related to a
missing drive in a virtual drive exists. This message can occur if a drive has failed or accidentally disconnected from the
system, or for any other reason the drive is not visible to the system. This message appears pre-POST and must be
addressed to continue a boot.
If this message appears when the system is started, perform these steps to resolve the problem:
1. Check the cabling that connects all of the drives to the system. Make sure that all of the cables are well connected
and that the host bus adapter (if applicable) is securely seated in its slot.
2. If your system has activity LEDs, make sure that all of the LEDs do not show a fault.
3. If a cabling or connection issue does not exist with the physical drives, the problem might be the driver. Press C or
Y in the input field when prompted by the critical boot error screen until no more screens appear. Then press Esc
to exit, and the driver installs.
4. If these steps do not fix the problem, contact the LSI Customer Support team for further assistance.
5.3

Managing Configurations

When you select Configuration Management on the Main Menu, the Configuration Management dialog appears,
as shown in the following figure.
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Chapter 5: The HII Configuration Utility
Critical Boot Error Message