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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OS on Raid reporting false alarm.
Description: We have seen where ExacqVision is reporting a false alarm on the hardware page with systems that have the OS on RAID. The system drives show up RED in the GUI. This is a result from storcli reporting back “unkown” for the temperature. Product: The option for OS on RAID is available for all… Continue reading OS on Raid reporting false alarm.
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
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
exacqVision Hard Drive Tests
Description A summary of system drive tests performed by exacqVision using evSelfTest, RAID controllers, and S.M.A.R.T. data. Product Information On systems Built-by-Exacq (BBE), the exacqVision software runs the following tests: Using evSelfTest.exe: RAID card consistency check, once every week.On non-BBE systems:
How to Identify the MegaRAID Controller Model on an exacqVision Server
Title How to Identify the MegaRAID Controller Model on an exacqVision Server Description For various reason you may need to determine the model number of the RAID Controller Card. Product exacqVision Server MegaRAID Solution From the exacqVision Client Navigate to Configuration > YOURSERVER > Storage > Hardware Tab The model should be… Continue reading How to Identify the MegaRAID Controller Model on an exacqVision Server
exacqVision – MegaRAID Silence Alarms
Title exacqVision – MegaRAID Silence Alarms Description This article describes multiple ways to silence MegaRAID alarms using either LSI Storage Authority (LSA) or MegaRAID Storage Manager (MSM). Also included is the storcli command, which can be run from a command or terminal line, regardless of which management software LSA or MSM is installed. Product exacqVision… Continue reading exacqVision – MegaRAID Silence Alarms
Volume and Hardware Tabs Missing From Storage
Issue The Volume and Hardware tabs or not present on the Storage page even though the server has a MegaRAID RAID controller and the drive is present on the Drive tab. Resolution This can occur when the path to storcli is not present in the Windows system Path environmental variable. Use the following steps to… Continue reading Volume and Hardware Tabs Missing From Storage