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Note – Hot-plugging of hard disk drives is NOT supported during periods when the controller is busy performing actions on logical drives, such as building, rebuilding, or migrating RAID volumes.

Hot-Unplug Removal Conditions

Hot-unplug removal of HDDs is supported under the following conditions:

■The hard disk drive to be removed must not be a part of a logical device (its status must be ‘available’).

■After the hard disk drive is removed from the enclosure, you must perform a bus scan by using the Rescan Drives option from the main menu of the Array Configuration Utility (ACU).

■You must confirm that the Disk Utility reports the correct configuration of the attached target devices.

Hot-Plug Addition Conditions

Hot-plug addition of HDDs is supported under the following conditions:

■After the hard disk drive is added to the enclosure, you must perform a bus scan by using the Rescan Drives option from the main menu of the ACU.

■You must confirm that the Disk Utility reports the correct configuration of the attached target devices.

Hot-Unplug and Plug Replacement or Reinsertion Conditions

Hot unplug and plug replacement reinsertion of HDDs is supported under the following conditions:

■The hard disk drive to be removed must not be a part of a logical device (its status must be available).

■If a hard disk drive is to be removed and replaced either into the same slot or into a different unused slot using the same disk drive or a new disk drive, you must perform a bus scan between the removal and the replacement steps, as follows:

a.Remove the selected hard disk drive.

b.Complete a bus scan by using the Rescan Drives option in the ACU.

Appendix B Using the BIOS Configuration Utility to Configure the Sun Blade RAID 5 Expansion Module

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Contents Sun Blade X6450 Server Module Installation Guide Please Recycle Contents Grub Installing and Configuring the Server ModuleContents Index Preface Using Unix CommandsShell Prompts Typographic ConventionsRelated Documentation Product Updates Documentation, Support, and TrainingThird-Party Web Sites Sun Welcomes Your Comments Terms and References Used in This Book IntroductionInstallation Overview To Apply Standby Power Routine Power On and Power OffTo Power On Main Power for All Server Components Insert the server module into a powered chassis1Server Module Front Panel To Shut Down Main PowerAbout Diskless Servers Compact Flash Drive Solid State Disk Drive SSD Connecting to SAS Devices1SAS Connection Summary External Connecton to the 10 GbE Ethernet Connections Internal Connection to a Sun Blade 6000 Disk Module3shows the configuration About the Boot ProcessBootloader Bios and Bios Configuration UtilitiesGrub Windows Bootloader2BIOS Configuration Utilities To Configure the QLogic Fibre Channel in the Bios To Configure Netboot or Compact Flash BootEnable the PCIe ExpressModule as a boot device Save your changesTo Load an OS Over the Network Netboot RAID ConfigurationTo Configure the Sun Blade 0/1 RAID Expansion Module To Configure the Sun Blade RAID 5 Expansion ModuleDirecting Console Output Installing an Operating SystemSun Blade X6450 Server Module Installation Guide September Inserting the Server Module To Insert the Server ModuleLocate the desired slot in the chassis Remove the filler panel Rotate the ejectors down until they snap into place LED BehaviorAccessing and Configuring the Ilom Connecting to the Ilom Displaying the Service Processor’s Ilom IP AddressTo Display the Service Processor’s Ilom IP Address Log in to the CMM Ilom CLI Type the commandTo Connect to the Ilom Web GUI Type your user name and passwordTo Connect to the Ilom CLI Type the password when prompted. The default is changemeClick Log To log on to the ILOM, type $ ssh root@ipaddressTo log out, type Accessing and Configuring the ElomTo Display the Service Processor’s Elom IP Address Displaying the Service Processor’s Elom IP AddressTo Connect to the Elom Web GUI Connecting to the ElomType the user name and password Click LoginTo Connect to the Elom CLI Type the following commands To Configure the Service Processor’s Network ConfigurationTo log out, type exit Log in to the CMM IlomTo Access the System Console Directly Accessing the System ConsoleTo Access the System Console Using the Elom CLI To Access the System Console Using the Ilom CLITo power on the system, type the command To start the system console, typeType a valid user name and password. For example To Access the System Console Using the Ilom WebClick the Launch Redirection tab 6Remote Control ScreenType the default user name and password To Access the System Console Using the Elom WebSun Blade X6450 Server Module Installation Guide September 8Selections forBooting the Operating System 9Dongle Cable Connections Dongle Cable Connections1Dongle Cable Connectors Sun Blade X6450 Server Module Installation Guide September Installation Worksheet Table A-1Installation Worksheet Appendix a Installation Worksheet GMT P E N D I X B Introduction to the Bios RAID Configuration Utility Hot-Unplug and Plug Replacement or Reinsertion Conditions Hot-Unplug Removal ConditionsHot-Plug Addition Conditions To Start the Bios RAID Configuration Utility Running the Bios RAID Configuration UtilityTo Navigate the Bios RAID Configuration Utility Using the ACU to Create and Manage ArraysTo Start the ACU Start the Bios RAID Configuration utilityTo Create a New Array With the ACU Select Create Arrays from the main ACU menuTo Manage Existing Arrays With the ACU To Make an Array Bootable With the ACUTo Initialize Disk Drives With the ACU Restart the computerTo Perform a Secure Erase on Disk Drives With the ACU To Rescan Disk Drives With the ACUTo Stop a Secure Erase in Progress With Select Rescan Drives from the main ACU menuTo Start Using a -SelectUtility Using the -Select Utility to Modify REM SettingsTo Apply Changes and Exit a -SelectUtility Press Esc until you are prompted to exitSome options might not be available To Modify General Settings With a -SelectUtilityTable B-2SAS-Specific REM Settings To Modify SAS-Specific REM Settings With a Select UtilityUsing the Disk Utilities to Manage Disk Drives To Format or Verify a Disk Drive With the Disk UtilitiesTo Locate Disk Drives With the Disk Utilities Initializing a RAID Array To Identify Disk Drives With the Disk UtilitiesSelect Disk Utilities Figure B-1Adaptec RAID Controller Utility Arcu Initial View Select Array Configuration UtilitySelect Initialize Drives. a list of drives appears When you have selected a drive, press EnterSelect drives to initialize Type yesSelect the drives to be included in the array Select Create Array from the main menuAfter you make your selections, press Enter Make the following selectionsPress Enter or click Done to proceed Figure B-7Write Cache Warning Click Enter to proceedACU IndexPage Index