Users Guide
A: Span length enables you to select the number of array disks in a span for the nested RAID levels (RAID-10, RAID-50, and
RAID-60). The default (minimum permissible) span length value is 2 for RAID-10, 3 for RAID-50, and 4 for RAID-60.
Q: PARTCFG cannot enumerate the virtual disks created by RAIDCFG. What must be done?
A: A reboot is required for PARTCFG to enumerate virtual disks after creating a virtual disk using the RAIDCFG command.
SYSCFG questions
Q: Can I use the SYSCFG utility to congure Point-to-Point Protocol (PPP) over the serial port to access my RAC?
A: No. The Baseboard Management Controller (BMC) rmware does not support PPP congurations for the serial port.
Q: The SYSCFG utility --lancfgparams option has suboptions that congure the IP address, Gateway, and Subnet Mask for the
system BMC. There is also a MAC address. Are these the same as the operating system network parameter of the managed
system?
A: No. The Baseboard Management Controller (BMC) has its own IP address, Gateway, Subnet Mask, and MAC address values.
Q: What is the minimum conguration needed to support BMC Platform Event Filtering?
A: You must enable LAN-channel access pefalerting and ensure that you set the BMC IP address and Gateway values for alerting.
Q: I installed the factory defaults for the BMC of my system. Then, I enabled BMC user ID 3. What is the username for this
user ID?
A: The default username for user IDs 3 to 10 is NULL.
Q: Can I use this NULL username to remotely log in to a BMC of a system?
A: No. Remote login using a NULL username is not allowed. It is recommended that you always provide a non-null, valid username
for the user ID when you enable a BMC user ID.
Q: Are duplicate usernames allowed in the BMC?
A: No. If you enter a username value that already exists, the SYSCFG utility returns an error code of 89, which means This username
is already in use. Enter a unique username.
Q: In --solcfgparams, when I set the Serial Over LAN (SOL) character send threshold using solcharsendthreshold to be 225, I
get a Hardware subsystem error. Invalid data eld in request. What are the valid values?
A: The range of valid values for --solcfgparams and --solcharsendthreshold are from 1 to 220.
Q: How do I enable console redirection on a modular system?
A: Set the --serialcomm option value to enableconred. For example, syscfg -serialcomm=enableconred.
Embedded Linux questions
Q: After installing Linux, I am not able to boot to the utility partition by pressing the <F10> key during reboot.
A: Re-create the utility partition using the upinit.sh script and install grub in the boot partition.
Q: When booting DTK through PXE, my system displays error messages, unknown behavior, and also leads to a kernel panic
sometimes. However, booting from the media causes no problems.
A: Ensure that you specify the correct RAMDISK size in the pxe cong le before booting through PXE. A sample pxe cong le is
provided in /mnt/cdrom/isolinux/isolinux.cfg.
Q: Can we use the same sample scripts that we have from earlier versions of DTK?
A: The scripts written for the previous versions of DTK do not work in the later versions for embedded Linux. For the sample scripts,
see the directory /opt/dell/toolkit/template/scripts .
Q: After the DTK deployment is complete, the Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server installation keeps going into attended mode or
halts with the message ks.cfg not found.
A: If the initrd.img is not available in the operating system, get the latest update of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server or prepare driver
disks for your network or disk controller.
Q: How to apply driver disks during operating system installation?
A: You can apply driver disks as follows:
1. During operating system installation, after the rst reboot, attach the driver-disk.iso le to the DVD-ROM or virtual media.
2. At the grub prompt, press <a> followed by <dd> and, then press <Enter>.
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