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Dell PowerEdge 1655MC Hardware Manual

Dell PowerEdge 1655MC Hardware Manual

Server module board replacement
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Replacement
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  • Page 1 Dell™ Systems Server Module Board Replacement w w w . d e l l . c o m | s u p p o r t . d e l l . c o m...
  • Page 2: Notes, Notices, And Cautions

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  • Page 3 This document provides instructions for replacing the server module board on server modules. After you replace the server module board, you must run the PERC 4/im DOS utility the first time you turn on your to ensure that the SCSI hard drives server module function properly.
  • Page 4 Ensure that the correct server module is displayed by performing the following steps: Press <Print Screen>. Press the up- and down-arrow keys to select the correct server module. Press <Enter>. NOTICE: Do not wait too long before pressing <F2> in step 8, or your operating system will load into memory.
  • Page 5 If the server module was configured with two unmirrored hard drives or with only one hard drive or currently is configured with mirrored hard drives, perform the following steps. Otherwise, go to step 14. Remove the PERC 4/im DOS Utility diskette from the USB diskette drive. Reboot the server module.
  • Page 6 Verifying the Mirror on a Server Module Running Red Hat Linux 7.3 Log in as root. Type cat/proc/scsi/scsi. • If the command returns the phrase Module: VIRTUAL DISK in the output, you have a synchronized mirror. For example: Attached devices: Host: scsi0 Channel: 00 Id: 00...
  • Page 7 On a server module running Red Hat Linux, hard drives are seen in the order of their SCSI ID. The drive with the lowest SCSI ID is /dev/sda, the next lowest ID is /dev/sdb, and so on. For example, when examining the output of the cat /proc/scsi/scsi command in step 2 for a server with two hard drives, the hard drive with ID 0 is /dev/sda, while the hard drive with ID 1 is /dev/sdb.
  • Page 8 S er ve r Mo dule B o ard Re plac em e nt...
  • Page 10 Printed in the U.S.A. 09Y408A00 P/N 9Y408 Rev. A00 w w w . d e l l . c o m | s u p p o r t . d e l l . c o m...