Important:
v Do not remove a RAID Controller if it is the only functioning RAID Controller
v Do not use these steps to install a new RAID Controller on your server. These
Removing and reinserting an active controller using IBM Storage
Configuration Manager
1. Log into IBM Storage Configuration Manager.
2. Verify the status of the IBM BladeCenter S SAS RAID Controller Modules.
3. If a device is attached to an external port on the RAID Controller, ensure that
4. Remove the RAID Controller.
5. Reinsert the same RAID Controller.
The IBM BladeCenter S will detect that you have reinserted the RAID Controller
and automatically powers it on.
Removing and reinserting an active controller using the RAID
Controller command line interface
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in the chassis. Removing the only functional RAID Controller may cause data
loss.
steps are only intended to remove and reinsert the same RAID Controller.
a. Select BC-S SAS RAID Module.
b. Select Health > All Resources.
all applications are properly taken offline.
a. Disconnect all cables from the module.
b. Open the release handle by rotating the handle down to disengage the
module from the IBM BladeCenter S chassis.
c. Slide the module out of the bay.
a. Open the release handle by rotating the handle down.
b. Slide the RAID Controller into the module bay until it stops.
c. Close the release handle by rotating the handle up.
d. Connect all cables to the module.
1. In your browser, in the URL address field, enter http://xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx,
where xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx is the IP address of the Advanced Management Module
interface. Click GO or press Enter. The Enter Network Password window
opens.
If you have the Advanced Management Module connected to your network,
log in using the network IP assigned to it. If you are using the default IP
address, your management system (the computer you are using to manage
your IBM BladeCenter S components) must be physically connected through
an Ethernet cable to the Advanced Management Module .
Note: The default IP address for the Advanced Management Module is
192.168.70.125.
2. In the User Name field, type the initial default user ID, USERID. The user ID
and password are case sensitive.
3. In the Password field, type the initial default password, PASSW0RD (the sixth
character is a zero) and click OK. The Welcome window opens.
4. In the Inactive session timeout value field, select the timeout value for this
Web session and click Continue. The Advanced Management Module window
opens.
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