Title Import or Clear Foreign Configurations Using LSA (LSI Storage Authority) Description A foreign configuration is a RAID configuration that already exists on a replacement set of drives that you install in a computer system. Product MegaRAID 93xx Series RAID ControllerLSI Storage Authority Importing or Clearing the Foreign Configurations A foreign configuration is a RAID… Continue reading Import or Clear Foreign Configurations Using LSA (LSI Storage Authority)
Author: Tom Oakes
Managing Physical Drives using LSA (LSI Storage Authority)
Description All physical drives connected to the MegaRAID controller can be managed using LSI Storage Authority. Product Start and Stop Locating a Drive If the physical drives are in a disk enclosure, you can identify them by making their LEDs blink.Perform the following steps to identify the physical drives. Making a Drive Offline Perform the… Continue reading Managing Physical Drives using LSA (LSI Storage Authority)
Resizing a Partition on Ubuntu Linux
Title Resizing a Partition on Ubuntu Linux Description If the capacity of a Virtual Drive has been increased, then it will be necessary to resize existing partitions. Product Ubuntu Linux 18.04 Overview Stop exacqVision ServerIdentify virtual drive mount point and DeviceUnmount the virtual drive mount pointLaunch GPartedResize the partitionMount the virtual drive mount pointVerify partition… Continue reading Resizing a Partition on Ubuntu Linux
Firefox – Updating Old Ubuntu Repositories
Title Firefox – Updating Old Ubuntu Repositories Description Once an Ubuntu release has hit it’s end of life (EOL) date it may be necessary to manually add sources to the repository sources.list in order to update Firefox to a version that will have meet the minimum requirements to work with modern websites and software. Product … Continue reading Firefox – Updating Old Ubuntu Repositories
Silencing a MegaRAID Alarm Using LSA (LSI Storage Authority)
Description Follow these instructions to silence MegaRAID alarms using LSI Storage Authority (LSA). Product Silence the Alarm When the controller detects an issue an alarm will occur and a high pitched beep will be emitted. This alarm can be silenced through the LSI Software Authority.
Creating a MegaRAID Virtual Drive Using LSA (LSI Storage Authority)
Title Creating a MegaRAID Virtual Drive Using LSA (LSI Storage Authority) Description Follow these instructions to create a new virtual drive using LSI Storage Authority (LSA). Product MegaRAIDLSI Storage Authority (LSA) Overview Stop exacqVision Server service Check current drive group and virtual drive configuration Create a new drive groupCreate a hot spare (optional) Create a new virtual drive Initialize the… Continue reading Creating a MegaRAID Virtual Drive Using LSA (LSI Storage Authority)
Deleting a MegaRAID Virtual Drive Using LSA (LSI Storage Authority)
Title Deleting a MegaRAID Virtual Drive Using LSA (LSI Storage Authority) Description Instructions for deleting a MegaRAID virtual drive using LSA (LSI Storage Authority) Product LSI Storage Authority MegaRAID Prerequisite Caution: The exacqVision Server service should be stopped before proceeding Windows Press Windows Key+R, type services.msc in the run box then press enterLocate and Stop the… Continue reading Deleting a MegaRAID Virtual Drive Using LSA (LSI Storage Authority)
Downloading exacqVision Enterprise Manager Logs
Title Downloading exacqVision Enterprise Manager Logs Description This article describes various ways to obtain exacqVision Enterprise Manager logs. Method 1 – EM Dashboard click on the information icon on the EM dashboard headerclick aboutclick Support Diagnosticsensure Enterprise logs is checked click on DOWNLOAD Method 2 – API In a browser go to https://<emaddress>/api/logs/bundleThis will create and… Continue reading Downloading exacqVision Enterprise Manager Logs
Are DSCP/ToS set in exacqVision Server/Client Packet Headers
Title Are DSCP/ToS set in exacqVision Server/Client Packet Headers Description exacqVision Server/Client packets do not utilize DSCP/ToS (Differentiated Services Code Point (DSCP) Type of Service (Tos). Product exacqVision ServerexacqVision Client Description The ToS (type of service) or DiffServ (differentiated services) field in the IPv4 header, and the Traffic Class field in the IPv6 header are… Continue reading Are DSCP/ToS set in exacqVision Server/Client Packet Headers
exacqVision Server Log – SysMgmtPI Error/Warning “1073741819
exacqVision Server Log – SysMgmtPI Error/Warning “1073741819” Description Both warning and error messages containing Error -1073741819 found in the exacqVision Server logs. Product exacqVision Enterprise ManagerexacqVision ServerMegaRAID Solution The issue was first observed in exacqVision Enterprise Manager which was reporting a Storage Hardware Alarm Note: This server had recently undergone MegaRAID Storage Manager (MSM) replacement with LSI… Continue reading exacqVision Server Log – SysMgmtPI Error/Warning “1073741819