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Assigning drives to a compute sled, Assigning storage enclosure to a compute sled

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NOTE: The storage enclosure is assigned to the slots of the compute slots and not to the sled itself. If a compute sled is replaced with another sled on the same slot, then the storage enclosure gets assigned to the new sled automatically. However, if you move the compute sled from one slot to another, you must remap the storage to that sled. • Drive-Assigned-In this mode, you can select a hard drive slot and assign it to a compute node slot. CAUTION: Assigning a hard drive to a compute node slot may result in loss of data. Assigning drives to a compute sled Using the Drive-Assigned mode, you can map the drives in a storage enclosure to a compute sled slot. If the compute sled fails, the drive remains assigned to the slot. If the sled is moved to another slot on the chassis, reassign the drives to the new slot. To configure RAID on the drives, use the iDRAC web interface, a server configuration profile, or an operating system deployment script, after the drive assignment is complete. CAUTION: Before you assign a drive to a slot, ensure that the data from the drive is backed up. NOTE: The HBA330 controller card does not set a status for the hard drives when the hard drives are removed from the storage sleds after the hard drives are assigned to compute sleds. To assign a drive: 1. From the Devices drop-down, select Storage. 2. Select the storage sled from the list of the storage devices. 3. Click View Details. The storage Overview page is displayed. 4. Click Hardware. The drive list is displayed. NOTE: Ensure that the Drive-Assigned mode is selected. 5. Select one or more drives and click Assign Drive to Slot. The Assign Hard Drive to Compute page is displayed. 6. Select the slot and click Assign. When a drive is reassigned from one compute sled to another, the enclosure status and spin-up state of the drive is the same. If a drive is in power-savings mode, the status of the drive is displayed as "starting". Assigning storage enclosure to a compute sled Using the Enclosure-Assigned mode you can assign a storage enclosure to one or more compute sleds with HBA330 mini-mezzanine adapter. Using this mode, you can also assign a storage enclosure to an empty slot. If the sled is removed and installed to another slot the assignment must be performed again. CAUTION: Before you assign an enclosure to a slot, ensure that the data from the drive is backed up. NOTE: Systems with H745P MX controller only support a single storage enclosure mapping. To assign an enclosure: 1. From the Devices drop-down list, select Storage. 2. Select the storage sled from the list of the storage devices. 3. Click View Details. The storage Overview page is displayed. 4. Click Hardware and select Enclosure-Assigned. A warning message about loss of data while selecting this mode is displayed. 5. Select I understand that reseting this assignment could result in data loss and click Ok. 6. Select the compute sled slots and click Assign. After replacing PERC card wait for some time for OME-Modular to get the new inventory details from iDRAC before performing the assignment operation. Else, refresh the inventory on the Compute page, manually. Managing storage 55

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NOTE:
The storage enclosure is assigned to the slots of the compute slots and not to the sled itself. If a compute
sled is replaced with another sled on the same slot, then the storage enclosure gets assigned to the new sled
automatically. However, if you move the compute sled from one slot to another, you must remap the storage to that
sled.
Drive-Assigned
—In this mode, you can select a hard drive slot and assign it to a compute node slot.
CAUTION:
Assigning a hard drive to a compute node slot may result in loss of data.
Assigning drives to a compute sled
Using the
Drive-Assigned
mode, you can map the drives in a storage enclosure to a compute sled slot. If the compute sled fails, the drive
remains assigned to the slot. If the sled is moved to another slot on the chassis, reassign the drives to the new slot. To configure RAID on
the drives, use the iDRAC web interface, a server configuration profile, or an operating system deployment script, after the drive
assignment is complete.
CAUTION:
Before you assign a drive to a slot, ensure that the data from the drive is backed up.
NOTE:
The HBA330 controller card does not set a status for the hard drives when the hard drives are removed from the
storage sleds after the hard drives are assigned to compute sleds.
To assign a drive:
1.
From the
Devices
drop-down, select
Storage
.
2.
Select the storage sled from the list of the storage devices.
3.
Click
View Details
.
The storage
Overview
page is displayed.
4.
Click
Hardware
.
The drive list is displayed.
NOTE:
Ensure that the Drive-Assigned mode is selected.
5.
Select one or more drives and click
Assign Drive to Slot
.
The
Assign Hard Drive to Compute
page is displayed.
6.
Select the slot and click
Assign
.
When a drive is reassigned from one compute sled to another, the enclosure status and spin-up state of the drive is the same. If a
drive is in power-savings mode, the status of the drive is displayed as "starting".
Assigning storage enclosure to a compute sled
Using the
Enclosure-Assigned
mode you can assign a storage enclosure to one or more compute sleds with HBA330 mini-mezzanine
adapter. Using this mode, you can also assign a storage enclosure to an empty slot. If the sled is removed and installed to another slot the
assignment must be performed again.
CAUTION:
Before you assign an enclosure to a slot, ensure that the data from the drive is backed up.
NOTE:
Systems with H745P MX controller only support a single storage enclosure mapping.
To assign an enclosure:
1.
From the
Devices
drop-down list, select
Storage
.
2.
Select the storage sled from the list of the storage devices.
3.
Click
View Details
.
The storage
Overview
page is displayed.
4.
Click
Hardware
and select
Enclosure-Assigned
.
A warning message about loss of data while selecting this mode is displayed.
5.
Select
I understand that reseting this assignment could result in data loss
and click
Ok
.
6.
Select the compute sled slots and click
Assign
.
After replacing PERC card wait for some time for OME–Modular to get the new inventory details from iDRAC before performing the
assignment operation. Else, refresh the inventory on the
Compute
page, manually.
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