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Known Issues and Frequently Asked Questions 137
the remote access controller (RAC) IP addresses and BIOS asset tags).
There are many options available to optimize this process and it is suggested
that you conduct an Internet search for available tools.
Q: When I change my hard drive controller from SCSI to RAID (or RAID to
SCSI), the system prompts me for confirmation during POST. How can I stop
this from happening?
A: Use the --noraidprompt option with the --embscsiraid option to prevent
the system from prompting during POST. Data loss will result from changing
the state of the disk controller, so you should be certain before skipping the
prompt. There is no method for using the --noraidprompt in the input file.
If you want to change the controller state through an input file, you must
configure your script to call the SYSCFG.EXE utility twice, once to specify
the input file, and once to change the controller state with the --
noraidprompt option.
Q: What do I do if the PARTCFG script fails?
A: Ensure that DT_HD is set to the required disk to be configured before you
execute the PARTCFG script.
RAIDCFG Questions
Q: Why does RAIDCFG not give an error message when I use invalid read,
write, and cache policies and/or stripe sizes for a particular controller?
A: All RAID controllers have their own default read, write, and cache policies
and stripe sizes. It is possible that if you provide an invalid policy or a stripe
size for a particular controller, RAIDCFG may not give an error but will and
create the virtual disk with the default policy and/or stripe size.
Q: When I execute RAIDCFG with the RAID level of "01," RAIDCFG
creates RAID 1, not RAID 01.
A: This behavior occurs because the RAIDCFG CLI parser ignores zeros
preceding any parameter value. For example,
-r=01 will be parsed as -r=1.
Q: What is strict creation?
A: Strict creation is an optional flag that has been added to the create virtual
disk command. It allows you to create virtual disks only if the array disks (that
is, hard drives) are within a specified percentage of disk space of each other.
Q: Why is the drive location of array disks displayed like 0:0:0?