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)

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

Replacing the First Storage Drive using GParted on a Non-RAID exacqVision Ubuntu Linux Server having an 8 GB or smaller ROOT partition

Description •This procedure applies to replacing the first non-RAID storage drive (mechanical SATA hard disk drive) on an Ubuntu Linux-based exacqVision server. If the operating system ROOT partition is 8GB or smaller, the replacement primary storage drive will need to have the “Linux swap”, “export”, and first “storage” partitions created on it.•These instructions assume that… Continue reading Replacing the First Storage Drive using GParted on a Non-RAID exacqVision Ubuntu Linux Server having an 8 GB or smaller ROOT partition

Replacing the First Storage Drive using GParted on a Non-RAID exacqVision Ubuntu Linux Server having a 20 GB or larger ROOT partition

Description  •This procedure applies to replacing the first non-RAID storage drive (mechanical SATA hard disk drive) on an Ubuntu Linux-based exacqVision server.  If the operating system ROOT partition is 20GB or larger, the replacement storage drive will only need to have the first “storage” partition created on it.•These instructions assume that the Linux operating system… Continue reading Replacing the First Storage Drive using GParted on a Non-RAID exacqVision Ubuntu Linux Server having a 20 GB or larger ROOT partition

Replacing MegaRAID Storage Manager (MSM) With LSI Storage Authority (LSA) – Linux

Title Replacing MegaRAID Storage Manager (MSM) With LSI Storage Authority (LSA) – Linux Description MSM has been found to have some exposure to CVE-2021-44228, the Apache Log4j remote code execution vulnerability, see statement from Broadcom Log4j2 Exposure (CVE-2021-44228).   As a result you may be able to replace MSM with LSA on a Windows machine using… Continue reading Replacing MegaRAID Storage Manager (MSM) With LSI Storage Authority (LSA) – Linux

Using gdisk to Fix Backup GPT Table Errors in Linux  

Description  When experiencing Errors partitioning additional storage after a RAID array has been expanded or partition issues with either Archiving or Extended storage drives on an S-Series Server.  Check the partitions for errors using parted.  Product  Steps to Reproduce  Expected Results  The results return the partition layout on all block devices with no Errors   Actual… Continue reading Using gdisk to Fix Backup GPT Table Errors in Linux  

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