Dell 1855 Tiered Broadcast Support, Replacing a Gb Ethernet Daughter Card in a Server Module

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Replacing a Gb Ethernet Daughter Card in a Server Module

If you replace a Gb Ethernet daughter card in a server module running the Red Hat Enterprise Linux (version 3) update 3 operating system, you must assign the new card’s MAC address. Linux initially creates the ifcfg-ethn file, where n is the device ID, based on the original card’s device ID. If another Gb Ethernet daughter card with a different MAC address is installed, Linux does not automatically update the file. The MAC address in the ifcfg-ethn file is located in the hwaddr line.

GPM-Service Mouse Support

For a mouse to correctly function in the GPM service on a system running the Red Hat Enterprise Linux (version 3) update 3 operating system, the mouse must be recognized by the operating system. When using a mouse connected to the KVM, it is possible that the mouse being reported to the operating system is different than the actual mouse attached. This may result in mouse movement generating erratic movement or potentially random text on the command line. To correct this, run redhat-config-xfree86 to initialize the mouse, and then use redhat-config-mouse to install a generic three-button mouse driver for the presently-installed mouse.

Tiered Broadcast Support

If the KVM module is tiered from an external KVM switch to the internal KVM switch, keyboard and mouse broadcast functionality is not supported. Turn off broadcast to external KVM-switch ports that have a Dell-integrated KVM switch connected to them.

Installing a Previously-Arrayed Hard Drive Into a SCSI-Mode Server Module

A hard drive previously installed in a RAID configuration contains partial segments of information referred to as "meta-data." If you hot-install a hard drive that contains meta-data into a SCSI-mode server module, its array may appear as degraded after the server module is rebooted.

CAUTION: Do not attempt to rebuild the degraded array in a SCSI-mode server module. The server module can accommodate up to two hard drives, one of which is the primary physical boot hard drive. Rebuilding the array could result in loss of data from the primary hard drive.

To remove the meta-data from the replacement hard drive, perform the following steps:

1Back up all data onto the replacement hard drive.

2Restart the server module and press <Ctrl><m>.

3Change the degraded array properties from mirror to SCSI mode by selecting NO as the Mirror option.

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Contents Information Update R9289bk1.book Page 2 Friday, February 18, 2005 130 PM Information Update Abbreviations and Acronyms Contents Unsupported BMC Features and BMC Particulars Figures R9289bk1.book Page 6 Friday, February 18, 2005 130 PM Information Update KVM Module System Power RequirementsServer Module Daughter Card Status Indicator Environmental Data Sheets Module Indicator Update Other Documents You May NeedGB Hard Drive Synchronizing and Rebuilding Durations Important I/O Configuration Considerations General InformationRedundancy Support Installation Guidelines for Installing Connectivity ModulesGPM-Service Mouse Support Tiered Broadcast SupportReplacing a Gb Ethernet Daughter Card in a Server Module Microsoft Windows 2000 Operating System Information SIF File Installation ErrorUsing a KVM Keyboard Sequence to Select Server Modules Service Pack SupportUSB 2.0 Controller Support R9289bk1.book Page 16 Friday, February 18, 2005 130 PM Gb Pass-through Module Information Gb Pass-through Module IndicatorsEnabling PXE on a Gb Ethernet Daughter Card Baseboard Management ControllerGb Pass-through Module Link Negotiations IP Address-Related Items Unsupported BMC Features and BMC ParticularsNetwork Connectivity After Restart or Power-up Integrated Mirroring ConfigurationsBMC Vlan Tagging Support Shutdown Procedure for Servicing a Hard Drive Booting to Microsoft MS-DOS Through Console Redirection Determining the Primary and Secondary Network Adapters R9289bk1.book Page 24 Friday, February 18, 2005 130 PM R9289bk1.book Page 1 Friday, February 18, 2005 130 PM R9289bk1.book Page 2 Friday, February 18, 2005 130 PM R9289bk1.book Page 1 Friday, February 18, 2005 130 PM R9289bk1.book Page 2 Friday, February 18, 2005 130 PM R9289bk1.book Page 1 Friday, February 18, 2005 130 PM R9289bk1.book Page 2 Friday, February 18, 2005 130 PM R9289bk1.book Page 1 Friday, February 18, 2005 130 PM Printed on recycled paper
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