Serverguide Problems; Software Problems - Lenovo System x3550 M5 Installation And Service Manual

Table 19. Serial device problems and actions (continued)
• Follow the suggested actions in the order in which they are listed in the Action column until the problem is
solved.
• If an action step is preceded by "(Trained technician only)," that step must be performed only by a trained
technician.
• Go to the Support Web site at http://www.lenovo.com/support to check for technical information, hints,
tips, and new device drivers or to submit a request for information.
Symptom

ServerGuide problems

Use this information to solve ServerGuide problems.
Table 20. ServerGuide problems and actions
• Follow the suggested actions in the order in which they are listed in the Action column until the problem is
solved.
• If an action step is preceded by "(Trained technician only)," that step must be performed only by a trained
technician.
• Go to the Support Web site at http://www.lenovo.com/support to check for technical information, hints,
tips, and new device drivers or to submit a request for information.
Symptom
The ServerGuide Setup and
Installation CD will not start.
The MegaRAID Storage
Manager program cannot
view all installed drives, or the
operating system cannot be
installed.
The operating-system
installation program
continuously loops.
The ServerGuide program will
not start the operating-system
CD.
The operating system cannot
be installed; the option is not
available.

Software problems

Use this information to solve software problems.
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Action
b. Serial cable
3. Replace the components listed in step 2 one at a time, in the order shown,
restarting the server each time.
4. (Trained technician only) Replace the system board.
Action
1. Make sure that the server supports the ServerGuide program and has a
startable (bootable) CD or DVD drive.
2. If the startup (boot) sequence settings have been changed, make sure that the
CD or DVD drive is first in the startup sequence.
3. If more than one CD or DVD drive is installed, make sure that only one drive is
set as the primary drive. Start the CD from the primary drive.
1. Make sure that the hard disk drive is connected correctly.
2. Make sure that the SAS/SATA hard disk drive cables are securely connected.
Make more space available on the hard disk.
Make sure that the operating-system CD is supported by the ServerGuide
program. For a list of supported operating-system versions, go to
http://www.ibm.com/support/entry/portal/ docdisplay?lndocid=SERV-GUIDE, click
the link for your ServerGuide version, and scroll down to the list of supported
Microsoft Windows operating systems.
Make sure that the server supports the operating system. If it does, either no logical
drive is defined (SCSI RAID servers), or the ServerGuide System Partition is not
present. Run the ServerGuide program and make sure that setup is complete.