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> Correct Firmware on Shared PERCs
> Correct Firmware on Expanders
> Correct Firmware on Chassis Infrastructure
> Shared PERCs have the same settings: Indicates whether or not Shared PERCs have the
same settings
- View the following attributes when the Internal controller is not in fault-tolerant mode:
> One Shared PERC detected
> One expander detected
> Shared PERC and expanders correctly cabled
- View the following attributes when the External controller is in fault tolerant mode:
> Two Shared PERCs detected
> Shared PERCs are installed in different fabrics
> Shared PERCs and EMMs are connected correctly
> Correct firmware on Shared PERCs
> Shared PERCs have the same settings
- View the following attributes when the External controller is not in fault-tolerant mode:
> One Shared PERC detected
> Shared PERCs and EMMs are connected correctly
24. Map Virtual Adapters (VA) to server slots.
Using the Virtual Adapter (VA) feature, you can share the installed storage with the four servers.
This is accomplished by mapping the VA to a server slot and then creating and assigning Virtual
Disks (VDs) to VA.
Before assigning a VA to a server slot, ensure that:
- Servers are turned off or server slots are empty.
- VA must be unmapped from a server slot before it can be remapped to another server slot.
Default mapping is VA1–Server Slot 1, VA2–Server Slot 2, VA3–Server Slot 3, and VA4–Server
Slot 4. You need an Enterprise License to modify the default mappings of VA to server slot.
You can map only one VA to one server slot at a time.
If full height server is inserted, then the upper slot has the VA mapped to it while the bottom slot is
still unmapped. For example, a full height in slot one has VA1 assigned to slot one and VA3 is still
unmapped.
To map or unmap a Virtual Adapter from a server slot, perform the following steps:
a. In the left pane, click Chassis Overview → Storage → Setup → Virtualization.
The Storage Virtualization page is displayed.
b. In the Virtual Adapters Mapped table, from the Action drop-down menu, select one of the
following options, and then click Apply.
> < Slot #> — Select the slot to which the VA must be assigned.
> Unmap — Select to remove the VA assignment from a slot.
The VA is mapped or unmapped from the selected server slot based on the selected action.
25. Create, assign, and manage Virtual Disk (VD) by performing the following steps:
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