How To Reset The Sas Raid Controllers To The Factory Defaults - IBM BladeCenter S SAS RAID Controller Module Installation And User Manual

How to reset the SAS RAID controllers to the factory defaults

This section contains information about how to reset the SAS RAID Module to the
factory defaults.
Before you reset the SAS RAID Module to the factory defaults, you must end all
application I/O processes and shut down any active Blade servers in accordance
with the recommended non-concurrent practices. Then, use the reset to factory
defaults function within Advanced Management Module to reset SAS RAID
modules. To reset the SAS RAID modules to the factory default settings, you must
power off both SAS RAID Modules via AMM.
To reset both SAS RAID modules, complete the following steps:
1. Stop all host I/O applications and power off the Blade servers.
2. Use the Advanced Management Module to reset to the factory defaults:
3. Reset the SAS RAID module in Bay 3 to the factory defaults:
4. Reset the SAS RAID module in Bay 4 to the factory defaults:
a. Log into the Advanced Management Module.
b. Select I/O Module Tasks > Admin/Power/Restart.
c. Select the check boxes next to bay 3 and bay 4.
d. From the Available actions menu, select Power Off Module(s).
e. Click Perform action.
f. Wait until both SAS RAID Modules are powered off. The Off message will
be displayed in the Pwr column.
a. Select I/O Module Tasks > Configuration.
b. In the I/O Module Configuration section, select Bay 3.
c. In the Bay 3 section that displays, select Advanced Configuration.
d. In the Advanced Configuration for I/O Module 3 section, select Restore
Factory Defaults.
e. Select Restore Defaults.
f. Select OK.
g. The SAS RAID Module in bay 3 will power on. Wait until the SAS RAID
Module in bay 3 successfully powers on.
The On message will display in the Pwr column, and the message POST
results available: Module completed POST successfully will display in the
POST Status column.
h. Power off the SAS RAID Module in bay 3 until the Off message is
displayed in the Pwr column
a. Select I/O Module Tasks > Configuration.
b. In the I/O Module Configuration section, select Bay 4.
c. In the Bay 4 section that displays, select Advanced Configuration.
d. In the Advanced Configuration for I/O Module 4 section, select Restore
Factory Defaults.
e. Select Restore Defaults.
f. Select OK.
g. The SAS RAID Module in bay 4 will power on. Wait until the SAS RAID
Module in bay 4 successfully powers on.
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