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2. Click Actions → Synchronize.
[Number] ready drives still available.
Explanation:
You have ready drives still available for configuration.
Action:
You can configure these drives as new arrays, add them to other new arrays, or
define them as hot-spare drives.
Cannot communicate with the remote system
Explanation:
1. The local ServeRAID Manager has lost communication with the ServeRAID
Manager on the remote system.
2. The local ServeRAID Manager has lost communication with the server on
which it is installed. The ServeRAID Manager agent might fail leaving the
ServeRAID Manager console available, but unable to communicate with the
server.
Action:
For explanation 1, use the following actions:
v If the ServeRAID Manager is running in network mode, use the following
actions:
1. Verify that the ServeRAID Manager agent or console is running on the
remote system.
2. Verify that the port number specified for the remote system in the Add
Remote System window matches the value on the remote system. You can
verify the port number on the remote system by going to the ServeRAID
Manager running on that system and doing the following:
a. Click Agent actions → Configure ServeRAID Manager agent.
b. Click the General settings tab.
c. Verify the value for the port number. The default port numbers for
remote access are 34571-34574.
3.
Verify the following:
a. The remote system is on.
b. Both the local and remote systems are connected to the network.
c. TCP/IP networking support is configured on both the local and remote
systems.
d. The host name of the remote system is defined in the Domain Name
Server or a Hosts file, if you are trying to connect using a host name.
e. The network is functioning.
v
If the ServeRAID Manager is running as a plug-in to another program, use the
following actions:
1. If the connection fails but has worked before, re-initiate the ServeRAID
Manager task by closing the current ServeRAID Manager window and then
dragging the RAID task icon onto the appropriate system.
2. If the connection fails and has not worked before, verify the following:
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