User's Manual

Troubleshooting and Recovery 405
6 To virtual reseat a server, click the check box of the servers to reseat,
and then select
Apply Selections . This operation causes the servers
to behave as if they were removed and reinserted.
7 Select Reset/Failover CMC to cause the active CMC to reset. If a standby
CMC is present and a chassis is fully redundant, a failover occurs causing
the standby CMC to become active.
iDRAC Status Displays the status of the server iDRAC embedded
management controller:
• N/A - Server is not present, or the chassis is not powered on.
•
Ready - iDRAC is ready and operating normally.
•
Corrupted - iDRAC firmware is corrupted. Use the iDRAC
firmware update utility to repair the firmware.
•
Failed - Unable to communicate with iDRAC. Use the Virtual
Reseat check box to clear the error. If this fails, manually
remove and replace the server to clear the error.
•
FW Update - iDRAC firmware update in progress; allow the
update to complete before attempting any action.
•
Initializing - iDRAC reset in progress; wait for the controller to
complete powering-on before attempting any action.
Power State Displays the server power status:
• N/A - CMC has not determined the power state of the server.
•
Off - The server or the chassis is off.
•
On - The chassis and server are on.
•
Powering On - Temporary state between Off and On. Once the
powering on cycle completes, the Power State changes to On.
•
Powering Off - Temporary state between On and Off. Once the
powering off cycle completes, the Power State changes to Off.
Virtual Reseat Select the check box to virtually reseat that server.
Table 12-12. Virtual Reseat Server
Attribute Description