ServeRAID Adapter Status and Error Messages



ServeRAID Adapter Status and Error Messages

This table lists, in alphabetic order, messages associated with the IBM SCSI-2 Fast/Wide PCI-Bus RAID Adapter.

Where the 'Action' information tells you to start the IBM ServeRAID configuration program, insert the RAID Adapter Option Diskette in the primary diskette drive (usually drive A), then, press Ctrl+Alt+Del. The action column also provides general information about the message.

Where or in the actual message.
RAID Adapter Message    Action
   
    logical drives are installed     represents the number of defined logical
     drives.
     This is an information message. No action is required.
   Controller is not responding to    The ServeRAID adapter is not operational.
   commands. No logical drives are    Make sure that the adapter is fully seated. If the
   installed.    problem persists, have the system serviced.
   Error : Cannot disable this    The adapter was unable to prevent an extra copy
   adapter BIOS.    of the adapter BIOS from being stored on the server.
     This condition occurs when the server contains multiple
     ServeRAID adapters.
     When the prompt to disable extra copies on the adapter
     BIOS appears, type N (No)
   Following drives not responding,    One or more drives did not respond to the adapter.
   (old state: new state ch: bay)    For example, the adapterdetect a new drive in an
     unconfigured bay, and the drive is not part of the
     current configuration. This might also occur if the
     adapter detect that a configured drive is missing.
     Select F5 to accept the new state that the
     ServeRAID adapter will assign to the drive. For example,
     the adapter will assign the drive a state of defunct
     or empty.
   Following new drives found    One or more drives were found in an unconfigured bay.
   (old state: new state ch: bay)    For each drive listed, a new state of Ready (RDY)
     appears. This is an information message. No action
     is required.
   Following drives found in new    POST found that the location of one or more drives
   location (old ch: old bay >    does not match the stored configuration information.
   new ch: new bay)    (See 'Configured Drives Are Not in the Configured Location')
     for more information.
   Installation stopped    The server cannot access the ServeRAID adapter.
     This is a follow-on message to a preceding message.
     Follow the 'Action' instructions for the preceding
     message to resolve the problem.
   Recoverable configuration error,    The configuration data stored on the adapter NVRAM does
   run Configuration program.    not match the configuration data stored in the adapter
     EEPROM.
     Insert the IBM RAID Adapter Option Diskette, then press
     Ctrl+Alt+Del to restart the system.
     Select Advanced Functions and synchronize the
     adapter configuration. See 'Resetting the Adapter Configuration'
     for more information.
   ServeRAID firmware version xx.yy     This is the version level of the ServeRAID adapter's firmware.
     This is an information message. No action is required.
   WARNING: logical drives    One or more drives have failed.
   are critical, logical drives    Replace the defunct drives as soon as possible to
   offline.    prevent data loss.
   The server has an error due to a    One or more logical drives are in a blocked state.
   Blocked Logical Drive.    Press F4 to unblock the logical drive, or press
     F5 to continue without any changes.


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