Chapter 18. Solving Serveraid Problems; Ibm Serveraid Support Cd Warning Message While Starting; Serveraid Controller Messages - IBM ServeRAID-4 Ultra160 Series User Reference

Chapter 18. Solving ServeRAID problems

This section describes the ServeRAID text and numeric messages that might be
displayed during startup. This section also includes some basic information about
rebuilding a defunct drive.

IBM ServeRAID Support CD warning message while starting

If you start a server with the IBM ServeRAID Support CD in the CD-ROM drive, the
following warning message might display:
You passed an undefined mode number.
Press <RETURN> to see video modes available,
<SPACE> to continue or wait 30 secs
Press the Space bar to continue starting the IBM ServeRAID Support CD. Then, the
following message displays and the CD starts:
Uncompressing Linux... Ok, booting the kernel.

ServeRAID controller messages

This section lists the ServeRAID messages that might appear during system
startup.
The ServeRAID controllers provide a Device Event Log that collects statistics on the
number and types of events that occur on a selected physical drive. After correcting
a problem with the disk array, clear the log so that you can identify any subsequent
errors quickly. For information about clearing the event log, see "eraseevent" on
page 72.
All physical drives contain unique identifiers, such as the drive serial number and
manufacturer. During configuration, the ServeRAID controller stores this information.
Following are messages associated with the ServeRAID subsystem in alphabetical
order.
Message Explanation
A new drive was When the ServeRAID controller detects
installed. a new drive that is not part of the
current configuration, the following
message appears:
x new Ready drives found where x is
the number of Ready drives found.
Auto rearrange. Auto rearrange is enabled or disabled.
Battery-backup BIOS code detected a bad or failed
cache not battery-backup cache.
responding
Battery-backup The ServeRAID controller detects that
cache the battery-backup cache is defective.
replacement
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Action
This is an information message. No action is required.
This is an information message. No action is required.
Press F9 to remove the battery-backup cache from the
configuration, or press F10 to exit without change.
If the battery-backup cache must be replced, contact your
IBM Service representative.
Press F8 if you replaced the battery-backup cache, or
press F10 if you have not replaced the battery-backup
cache.
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