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American Megatrends (AMI) PERC2/DC user's guide
Hello
I have a Dell PowerEdge 2400 server that has a American Megatrends (AMI) PERC2/DC SCSI RAID controller.
It's been working fine but lately some light on it have been flashing red (the ones labeled D6 and D8.) and the Gen FLT light at the front of the server is orange.
I'd like to get the user's guide for this card so that I can look at these issues and see why they are caused.. can you help me?
I have a Dell PowerEdge 2400 server that has a American Megatrends (AMI) PERC2/DC SCSI RAID controller.
It's been working fine but lately some light on it have been flashing red (the ones labeled D6 and D8.) and the Gen FLT light at the front of the server is orange.
I'd like to get the user's guide for this card so that I can look at these issues and see why they are caused.. can you help me?
jamietoner
what is the status of the battery on the controller? Also check the esm logs and that should give you a reason to why the fault indicator on the front of the system is on.
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what are esm logs? where can I find the manual for this device?
The easiest thing to do is to download Array Manager from Dell's website: http://support.dell.com/support/downloads/type.aspx?c=us&l=en&s=gen&SystemID=PWE_PNT_P03_2400&os=WNT5&osl=en&deviceid=745
The link I've provided is for the Windows 2000 version. If you're runnign a different OS, then you should be able to backtrack from there and find what you need. Array Manager will let you interrogate the PERC controller and will (hopefully) point you in the right direction.
The other tool to look for is log2txt.exe - download here: http://home.comcast.net/~megacyberdude/esmlog27.zip , create a DOS boot disc and run it. You can then read the Electronic Server Management Logs which will tell you the error that is causing the orange light on the front panel.
I'd go with log2txt first as it may not be the PERC controller that is causing the issue. If you like, you can post the ESM logs here.
The link I've provided is for the Windows 2000 version. If you're runnign a different OS, then you should be able to backtrack from there and find what you need. Array Manager will let you interrogate the PERC controller and will (hopefully) point you in the right direction.
The other tool to look for is log2txt.exe - download here: http://home.comcast.net/~megacyberdude/esmlog27.zip , create a DOS boot disc and run it. You can then read the Electronic Server Management Logs which will tell you the error that is causing the orange light on the front panel.
I'd go with log2txt first as it may not be the PERC controller that is causing the issue. If you like, you can post the ESM logs here.
Ooops! I really should proof-read stuff before I hit "Submit" :-)
Go with log2txt first then Array Manager if nothing obvious shows up in the ESM logs.
Go with log2txt first then Array Manager if nothing obvious shows up in the ESM logs.
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openmanage is asking for a user and pass
what should I enter?
openmanage is asking for a user and pass
what should I enter?
Windows local administrator and password
BTW - you must be using Server Administrator, which should let you look at the ESM logs (depending on how old the version you have is) , but isn't much help for looking at the array configuration and status. For that you need Array Mangler.
the username and password are the same as the user account your logged in to.