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Note: You cannot change the Node A system in the Validate Cluster window.
To select a different system, click Cancel to return to the tree.
3. Select your second system from the Node B drop-down list.
Note:
The Node B system defaults to the first system in the Enterprise view
other than the Node A system. If there are no remote systems in the
Enterprise view, click Cancel to return to the Enterprise view and add a
remote system.
4. Click Start. The ServeRAID Manager scans both systems to verify the
configuration.
5. If you want to stop the validation before it is completed, click Cancel.
Otherwise, if the ServeRAID Manager found problems with the configuration,
it reports the problems in the message field. If there are no problems with the
configuration, the message field reports only the cluster pairings found.
6. To view the problem report events in an easy-to-read window, double-click an
event in the message field.
7. To save the contents of the message field, click Save. A Save As window opens.
8. Specify the file name for the message field log and click OK.
9. Click Done to exit the Validate Cluster window. If the configuration has
problems, use ″ Configure for clustering″ to fix the problems; then, use
″Validate cluster″ again.
More information
v Configuring the ServeRAID controller for clustering
v IBM ServeRAID User’s Reference
Clearing controller event logs: Use this action to clear (erase) all controller event
logs. If you are having problems, do not clear the event logs; your service
representative might need to reference the logs. If you must clear the logs, save the
logs first.
Note: The event logs are automatically cleared when you update the firmware
(microcode) on the controller.
1. In the Enterprise view, click
(system).
2. Right-click ServeRAID Manager Actions → Clear all controller event logs. The
ServeRAID Manager clears all event logs belonging to all controllers in the
selected server.
More information
v Saving a printable configuration
v Saving a printable configuration and event logs
Replacing
a ServeRAID controller:
Note: This action is not supported when using the following:
v Integrated RAID controller
v ServeRAID-5i controller
v ServeRAID-6i/6i+ controller
v ServeRAID-6M controller under the Windows operating system
Use
this action to perform a hot-swap replace of a controller.
1. In the Enterprise view, click
(controller).
2. Right-click Replace controller. The IBM ServeRAID Hot-Swap Wizard opens.
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