The Pending Operations page is displayed.
2. From the Component drop-down menu, select the controller for which you want to view, commit,
or delete the pending operations.
The list of pending operations is displayed for the selected controller.
NOTE:
• Pending operations are created for import foreign configuration, clear foreign configuration,
security key operations, and encrypt virtual disks. But, they are not displayed in the Pending
Operations page and in the Pending Operations pop-up message.
• Jobs for PCIe SSD cannot be created from the Pending Operations page
3. To delete the pending operations for the selected controller, click Delete All Pending Operations.
4. From the drop-down menu, select one of the following and click Apply to commit the pending
operations:
•Apply Now — Select this option to commit all the operations immediately. This option is available
for PERC 9 controllers with the latest firmware versions.
•At Next Reboot — Select this option to commit all the operations during the next system reboot.
This is the default option for PERC 8 controllers. This option is applicable for PERC 8 and later
versions.
•At Scheduled Time — Select this option to commit the operations at a scheduled day and time.
This option is applicable for PERC 8 and later versions.
–Start Time and End Time — Click the calendar icons and select the days. From the drop-down
menus, select the time. The action is applied between the start time and end time.
– From the drop-down menu, select the type of reboot:
* No Reboot (Manually Reboot System)
* Graceful Shutdown
* Force Shutdown
* Power Cycle System (cold boot)
NOTE: For PERC 8 or earlier controllers, Graceful Shutdown is the default option. For
PERC 9 controllers, No Reboot (Manually Reboot System) is the default option.
5. If the commit job is not created, a message indicating that the job creation was not successful is
displayed. Also, the message ID and the recommended response action is displayed.
6. If the commit job is created successfully, a message indicating that the job ID is created for the
selected controller is displayed. Click Job Queue to view the progress of the job in the Job Queue
page.
If the clear foreign configuration, import foreign configuration, security key operations, or encrypt
virtual disk operations are in pending state, and if these are the only operations pending, then you
cannot create a job from thePending Operations page. You must perform any other storage
configuration operation or use RACADM or WSMAN to create the required configuration job on the
required controller.
You cannot view or clear pending operations for PCIe SSDs in the Pending Operations page. Use the
racadm command to clear the pending operations for PCIe SSDs.
Viewing and Applying Pending Operations Using RACADM
Use jobqueue subcommand to apply pending operations.For more information, see the iDRAC RACADM
Command Line Reference Guide available at dell.com/esmmanuals.
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