Description In order to interact with the RAID controller on a Cloudvue Gateway you must first install storcli. Products Steps Verification Confirm RAID Controller Present Use lshw to determine if a RAID Controller is present. If no results are returned then there is no RAID controller detected, thus no reason to proceed. sudo lshw |… Continue reading Installing storcli on a Cloudvue Gateway
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Error Code 49: Invalid Credentials When Logging Into LSA (LSI Storage Authority)
Description LSI Storage Authority (LSA) fully supports English OS only, other languages are supported but a change to the LSA.conf file is necessary before you can login to LSA. Product MegaRAIDLSI Storage Authority (LSA) Steps to Reproduce Launch LSA from the desktop Enter the administrators username and password Expected Results Login is successful and the LSI… Continue reading Error Code 49: Invalid Credentials When Logging Into LSA (LSI Storage Authority)
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
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)
LSI Storage Authority (LSA) Internal FAQ
Title LSI Storage Authority (LSA) Internal FAQ Description The LSI Storage Authority (LSA) is a web-based application that enables you to monitor, maintain, troubleshoot, and configure the Broadcom® MegaRAID products. This is a repository of links, documents and questions pertaining to LSI Storage Authority “LSA” software. ** Intended For Internal Use Only ** Product MegaRAIDLSI Storage Authority… Continue reading LSI Storage Authority (LSA) Internal FAQ
exacqVision Unexpected Sense Message
Description Meaning of Unexpected Sense Message Product Information The message is caused by a RAID Controller firmware bug that can be disregarded.Broadcom KB 1211161495572If there are actual problems resulting in an error, there will be other indicators/messages pointing to the problem. Solution Disregard, no action needed. <br>
exacqVision UBAD / UGOOD Messages
Description Meaning of the UBAD or UGOOD messages, most commonly seen in RAID Controller, but may appear in Storage. Product Information Solution If the same disk, moved to another slot, goes back to the UBAD status, the disk itself is bad. Replace the drive.If the previously good drive, moved into the same slot, goes into… Continue reading exacqVision UBAD / UGOOD Messages
ExacqVision Foreign Configuration Message
Title ExacqVision Foreign Configuration Message Description Meaning of Foreign Configuration message from RAID Product ExacqVision Server Information Each drive in RAID Controller’s configuration has a bit of information about the controller it is on written to it. Sometimes, a RAID Controller will detect that information about a controller exists on one or more of the drives,… Continue reading ExacqVision Foreign Configuration Message