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www.dell.com | support.dell.com 5 Press to display the OSCAR menu, and then double-click the appropriate server module. 6 Press to enter the System Setup program, and select the Boot Sequence option. Ensure that the USB diskette drive is first in the boot sequence. 7 Save the changes and exit the System Setup program. 8 Reboot the server module to run the system board replacement utility. 9 When prompted, press any key to recreate the mirror and reboot the server module. 10 Remove the USB diskette drive. Replacing Hard Drives in a Mirrored Configuration If you replace a hard drive in a mirrored configuration and the new hard drive does not automatically resynchronize, perform the following steps: 1 Remove the faulty hard drive. 2 Install the server module in the system without the new hard drive installed. 3 Turn on the server module. This allows the firmware to detect that the hard drive was removed. 4 Turn off the server module and install the new hard drive. 5 Install the server module in the system. 6 Turn on the server module. During POST, the following message displays: Logical Drive is Degraded At this point, the hard drive begins to resynchronize. Online Diagnostics SCSI Controller Test Issue When Using a Linux Console When you run the online diagnostics SCSI controller test from a Linux console, the LSI driver for the SCSI controller sends a SCSI error report to the screen. This is for information only and does not indicate an error. If there were an actual error, the operating system would report an error. 1-16 Information and Firmware Update

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5
Press <Print Screen> to display the OSCAR menu, and then double-click the
appropriate server module.
6
Press <F2> to enter the System Setup program, and select the
Boot Sequence
option.
Ensure that the USB diskette drive is first in the boot sequence.
7
Save the changes and exit the System Setup program.
8
Reboot the server module to run the system board replacement utility.
9
When prompted, press any key to recreate the mirror and reboot the server module.
10
Remove the USB diskette drive.
Replacing Hard Drives in a Mirrored Configuration
If you replace a hard drive in a mirrored configuration and the new hard drive does not
automatically resynchronize, perform the following steps:
1
Remove the faulty hard drive.
2
Install the server module in the system without the new hard drive installed.
3
Turn on the server module.
This allows the firmware to detect that the hard drive was removed.
4
Turn off the server module and install the new hard drive.
5
Install the server module in the system.
6
Turn on the server module.
During POST, the following message displays:
Logical Drive is Degraded
At this point, the hard drive begins to resynchronize.
Online Diagnostics SCSI Controller Test Issue
When Using a Linux Console
When you run the online diagnostics SCSI controller test from a Linux console, the LSI
driver for the SCSI controller sends a SCSI error report to the screen. This is for
information only and does not indicate an error. If there were an actual error, the operating
system would report an error.