122 Chapter 10 RAID operations
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Ensuring that your system is fully working and the RAID hardware is
properly configured
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Performing full data backup
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Performing RAID splitting
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Performing a CallPilot software upgrade
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Performing RAID synching if upgrade successful
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Performing RAID synching if upgrade NOT successful
Verifying the RAID firmware
The minimum requirement for RAID firmware:
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firmware: 111U
To verify the RAID firmware version
To determine what the current RAID firmware version is on the RAID LSI
Elite 1600 controller, do the following:
Step Action
1
Tur n on the server and press Ctrl+M when prompted during system
bootup.
Note: The Ctrl+M utility can take up to 1 minute to launch with
111U firmware. The system may appear frozen. Do not reset.
2
Select Objects menu → Adapter → Other Adapter Information. Or
a. Launch the MegaRAID client using: Start → Programs → Power
Console Plus → Launch Client.
b. From the MegaRAID Power Console Plus - Server Selection
window, select Access Mode → Full Access to view or change
configuration information and click OK.
c. From the MegaRAID console, choose Adapter → Properties.
3
Review the information on the screen. Ensure that Power Console
Plus is version 5.00i or later. The LSI Elite 1600 controller firmware
should be 111U.
4
If the firmware is not correct, perform a firmware update. For
instructions, see "To upgrade or downgrade the RAID firmware"
(page 123).
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