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Configuring RAID by using Lifecycle Controller

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Figure 22. Log creation 8. Copy MegaSAS.log to datastore by using command:cp /opt/lsi/perccli/MegaSAS.log /vmfs/volumes/datastore1/ 9. Copy the file to desktop with Datastore Browser. Figure 23. Log file in Datastore Browser Now the logs are exported on ESXi hosts on the Dell 13th generation PowerEdge servers. Configuring RAID by using Lifecycle Controller Prerequisites If your system has one or more supported PERC RAID controllers with PERC 8 firmware or later, or software RAID controllers, use the RAID Configuration wizard to configure a virtual disk as the boot device. NOTE: Create boot virtual disk only from a disk drive populated across slots 0-3 of the system. For slot information, see the server Owner's Manual at www.dell.com/poweredgemanuals. Steps 1. Launch the Lifecycle Controller home page, click Hardware Configuration, and then click Configuration Wizards. The Configuration Wizards window is displayed. 2. In Storage Configuration Wizards, click RAID Configuration. 72 Troubleshooting hardware issues

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Figure 22. Log creation
8.
Copy MegaSAS.log to datastore by using command:
cp /opt/lsi/perccli/MegaSAS.log /vmfs/volumes/datastore1/
9.
Copy the file to desktop with
Datastore Browser
.
Figure 23. Log file in Datastore Browser
Now the logs are exported on ESXi hosts on the Dell 13th generation PowerEdge servers.
Configuring RAID by using Lifecycle Controller
Prerequisites
If your system has one or more supported PERC RAID controllers with PERC 8 firmware or later, or software RAID controllers, use the
RAID Configuration wizard to configure a virtual disk as the boot device.
NOTE:
Create boot virtual disk only from a disk drive populated across slots 0–3 of the system. For slot information, see
the server Owner’s Manual at
www.dell.com/poweredgemanuals
.
Steps
1.
Launch the
Lifecycle Controller
home page, click
Hardware Configuration
, and then click
Configuration Wizards
.
The
Configuration Wizards
window is displayed.
2.
In
Storage Configuration Wizards
, click
RAID Configuration
.
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