Dell PowerEdge RAID Controller 6E User Manual

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Troubleshooting

Adapter at Baseport xxxx is

not responding

where

xxxx

is the baseport of the

controller

If the BIOS detects the controller but the
controller does not respond for any reason,
it displays this warning and continues.

Turn off the system and try to reseat the
controller. If this message is still displayed,
contact Dell Technical Support.

There are offline or missing

virtual drives with preserved

cache. Please check the

cables and ensure that all

drives are present.

Press any key to enter the

configuration utility.

The controller preserves the dirty cache
from a virtual disk if the disk becomes
offline or is deleted because of missing
physical disks.

This preserved dirty cache is called pinned
cache, and is preserved until you import
the virtual disk, or discard the cache.

Use the Ctrl+R utility to import the
virtual disk or discard the pinned cache.
For the steps used to manage preserved
cache, see "Managing Preserved Cache" on
page 93.

x Virtual Disk(s) Offline

where

x

is the number of virtual disks

failed

When the BIOS detects virtual disks in
the offline state, it displays this warning.
You must check to determine why the
virtual disks failed and correct the
problem. The BIOS does not take any
action.

x Virtual Disk(s) Degraded

where

x

is the number of virtual disks

degraded

When the BIOS detects virtual disks in a
degraded state, it displays this warning.
Take corrective action(s) to make the
virtual disks optimal. The BIOS does not
take any action.

x Virtual Disk(s) Partially

Degraded

When the BIOS detects a single disk
failure in a RAID 6 or RAID 60
configuration, it displays this warning. You
must check why the member disk is not
present to correct the problem. The BIOS
does not take any action.

Table 7-1.

BIOS Errors and Warnings (continued)

Message

Meaning

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