Substitute Power Supply Exceeding Voltage Range on 2U Z-Series

Description  Manufacturing has had to substitute a power supply which has been observed to exceed the originally specified operating range.  Product  exacqVision 2U Z-Series Servers Solution To resolve update to exacqVision Server version 22.06.104 or higher available in Artifactory. The allowable voltage range has been changed from 11.4 – 12.6 VDC to 11.1 – 12.9… Continue reading Substitute Power Supply Exceeding Voltage Range on 2U Z-Series

exacqVision Default Ports

Description  The following is a list of default port numbers used by exacqVision software. NOTE: Many ports listed below may only used with certain configurations or by optional services and integrations. Products Port List PortDescription25Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP)80exacqVision Web Server/exacqVision Enterprise Manager (HTTP)How to change Web Service portsHow to change EM web ports389LDAP (Lightweight… Continue reading exacqVision Default Ports

MegaRAID Definitions and Drive States

Description  Common definitions and drive states used in relation to MegaRAID RAID Controllers. Product  Virtual Drive A virtual drive is a partition in a drive group that is made up of contiguous data segments on the drives. A virtual drive can consist of these components: Drive Group A drive group is a group of physical… Continue reading MegaRAID Definitions and Drive States

Enabling both HDMI and VGA via the BIOS

Description  How to configure an ASRock system board if HDMI Output has been lost and both HDMI & VGA monitors are being used.   Product  Steps to Reproduce  Expected Results Both monitors display video  Actual Results Video is lost on both monitors  Solution

Expanding a MegaRAID Virtual Drives Capacity using LSA  – Empty Slots Available

Title Expanding a MegaRAID Virtual Drives Capacity using LSA  – Empty Slots Available Description  Expanding a virtual drive means increasing its capacity. Existing data on the virtual drive is not impacted by the expansion. Follow these instructions to add a physical drive and expand the virtual disk size using LSI Storage Authority.   Expanding a RAID volume… Continue reading Expanding a MegaRAID Virtual Drives Capacity using LSA  – Empty Slots Available

Resizing a Partition on Microsoft Windows

Title Resizing a Partition on Microsoft Windows Description  If the capacity of a virtual drive has been increased; once the reconstruction has successfully completed, then it will be necessary to resize existing partitions before the operating system can utilize the additional space. Product  Microsoft WindowsexacqVision Server Overview Restart the NVRStop exacqVision Server ServiceLaunch Disk ManagementResize… Continue reading Resizing a Partition on Microsoft Windows

Powershell Group Policies Blocking exacqVision Server Scripts

Description  Group Policy settings have been observed to block exacqVision Server Scripts even after the machine has been removed from the domain. Product  Actual Results  Expected Results  Verification Resolution -Run the following command replacing Script.ps1 -If one or more of the scripts fails after then a re-image may be necessary.  <br>

Import or Clear Foreign Configurations Using LSA (LSI Storage Authority)

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)

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