Shared Perc 8 Card Boots Into Safe Mode - Dell PowerEdge VRTX Upgrade

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2. Ensure that all the disks are present in the enclosure.

3. Turn on the system, and log in to Chassis Management Controller.

4. Use the CMC to import or clear the foreign configuration that is detected.

Note: For information about importing or clearing foreign configuration, see the Dell Chassis

Management Controller for Dell PowerEdge VRTX User's Guide at Dell.com/poweredgemanuals.

If the virtual disk is redundant and transitioned to Degraded state before going Offline, a rebuild operation

starts automatically after the configuration is imported. If the virtual disk has gone directly to the Offline

state due to a cable pull or power loss situation, the virtual disk is imported to its Optimal state without a

rebuild.

4.5

Shared PERC 8 card boots into safe mode

In the event of some failure conditions encountered at boot, Shared PERC 8 boots with restricted

capability in safe mode without user intervention. In such a condition, Shared PERC 8 reports all

configured disk drives as Foreign to the management application. The Dell Chassis Management

Controller (CMC) displays events generated by the Shared PERC 8 card indicating the reason for booting

into safe mode.

The following table details the conditions and the corresponding event notifications that are reported to

the CMC.