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Intel Server Management Software Options, Installing the PERC 4/DC Megaraid Driver

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Table 1-3. SCSI Hard-D rive Status I ndicator Codes (continued) Indicator Indicator Code Blinks green twice per second at equal intervals Drive being prepared for removal Blinks green twice per second at unequal intervals Drive rebuilding Blinks amber 4 times per second Drive failed Blinks green, then amber, and then off, repeating this sequence every 2 seconds Predicted failure for the drive Steady green Drive online NOTE: The drive busy indicator identifies whether the hard drive is active on the SCSI bus. This indicator is controlled by the hard drive. Intel Server Management Software Options The Lock Front Panel option does not change the status of the SD/INT button. This button cannot be locked out. After changing the system's IP address, you must reboot the system. The Intel Server Management software will not be available until you reboot the system. Installing the PERC 4/DC Megaraid Driver If you are using a RAID controller card with the Red Hat Linux operating system, you must update the megaraid driver. Two methods for updating this driver are described below. From the operating system, you may install the megaraid driver rpm from the Dell PowerEdge 3250 PERC 4/DC CD. The megaraid driver rpm is also available on support.dell.com. Perform the following steps to install the rpm: 1 Type cd /mnt/cdrom/RedHat/RPMS. 2 Install the megaraid driver rpm by typing the following command: rpm -ivh --force megaraid-1.18f-1.ia64.rpm 3 Reboot your system to use this driver. Information Update 1-3

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Information Update
1-3
Intel Server Management Software Options
The
Lock Front Panel
option does not change the status of the
SD/INT
button. This
button cannot be locked out.
After changing the system’s IP address, you must reboot the system. The Intel Server
Management software will not be available until you reboot the system.
Installing the PERC 4/DC Megaraid Driver
If you are using a RAID controller card with the Red Hat Linux operating system, you must
update the megaraid driver. Two methods for updating this driver are described below.
From the operating system, you may install the megaraid driver rpm from the
Dell
PowerEdge 3250 PERC 4/DC
CD. The megaraid driver rpm is also available on
support.dell.com
. Perform the following steps to install the rpm:
1
Type
cd /mnt/cdrom/RedHat/RPMS
.
2
Install the megaraid driver rpm by typing the following command:
rpm -ivh --force megaraid-1.18f-1.ia64.rpm
3
Reboot your system to use this driver.
Blinks green twice per second at equal
intervals
Drive being prepared for removal
Blinks green twice per second at unequal
intervals
Drive rebuilding
Blinks amber 4 times per second
Drive failed
Blinks green, then amber, and then off,
repeating this sequence every 2 seconds
Predicted failure for the drive
Steady green
Drive online
Table
1-3.
SCSI Hard-Drive Status Indicator Codes
(continued)
Indicator
Indicator Code
NOTE:
The drive busy indicator identifies whether the hard drive is active on the SCSI bus. This
indicator is controlled by the hard drive.