Reinstalling management software components from optical media after replacing the hard disk drive

If the management node fails and only the hard disk drive has been replaced (and not a solid state drive), use the following information to recover the IBM® Flex System Manager management software image.

About this task

Note: If a management node solid state drive has also failed and been replaced, use the procedure that is described in Reinstalling the management software from optical media after replacing an SSD.

If the Flex System Manager Types 7955, 8731, and 8734 hardware fails, a solid state drive, the hard disk drive, or both might have to be replaced, and the management software might have to be recovered from the IBM Flex System Manager management software Recovery DVDs.

If the hard disk drive has failed but the solid state drives have not, the management software image might still be operational. The recovery process boots the management node from the Recovery DVDs.

To complete the management software recovery process, you need the following items:

Flex System Manager Types 7955, 8731, and 8734 console breakout cable
External DVD-ROM drive with a USB connection and an external power adapter
Note: Some DVD-ROM drives (and most USB-powered DVD-ROM drives) might not be compatible.
USB cable
IBM Flex System Manager management software Recovery DVDs (from IBM Support)
Note: Before you request the Recovery DVDs from IBM Support, see Obtaining the IBM Flex System Manager Recovery DVDs to determine the FRU part number for your version of the management software.

For more information about removing and replacing hard disk drives, see the relevant topics in Installing, removing, and replacing components.

Important: The RAID reconfiguration that is described in step 1 is necessary only if you have replaced a failed hard disk drive or both of the SSDs. If only one SSD has failed and been replaced, the RAID is restored automatically.

Procedure

During the restart of the management node (after the splash screen), start the LSI Corp Configuration Utility and reconfigure the RAID settings:
1. When the following message is displayed on your screen, press Ctrl+C.
```
Please wait, initializing legacy usb devices...Done

LSI Corporation MPT SAS2 BIOS
MPT2BIOS-7.19.00.00 (2011.05.16)
Copyright 2000-2011 LSI Corporation.

Press Ctrl-C to start LSI Corp Configuration Utility...
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2. Select the adapter and press Enter.
3. Select SAS Topology and press Enter.
4. Expand Direct Attach Devices so that the hard disk is displayed.
5. Make sure that the hard disk is set as the alternate boot device, or Alt, and that the RAID is set to Boot. If Alt and Boot are not displayed, use the following key combinations to modify the configuration:
  - Alt+B: Select or deselect a device as the preferred boot device.
  - Alt+A: Select or deselect a device as the alternate boot device.
6. Press Escape; then, select Save changes then exit this menu and press Enter.
7. Press Escape; then, select Exit the Configuration Utility and Reboot and press Enter. The management node restarts.
Use the Recovery DVDs to reinstall the management software partitions:
1. Install the console breakout cable in the front of the management node.
2. Connect the external optical media drive to the console breakout cable.
3. Insert the Recovery DVD 1 in the external optical drive.
4. Power® on the management node.
5. From the splash screen, press F12 to select the Recovery DVD for the next node boot. After the management node boots, the Recovery menu is displayed.
Use the Recovery menu to destroy the corrupted partitions and reinstall the management software image:
1. After the management node boots, select Recover the management node; then, press Y.
2. From the menu, select the third option in the list: Recover HDD (use if the HDD failed, but neither SSD failed) for management software version 1.2.1 or later,or Reinstall HDD image only for versions 1.2.0 and earlier. After you make the selection, press Y. The node begins copying data from the Recovery DVD 1.
3. When you are prompted, remove the Recovery DVD 1 and insert the Recovery DVD 2 in the external optical drive.
  Note: After you insert Recovery DVD 2, wait approximately one minute before you press Enter. If you press Enter and the DVD is ejected, reinsert the DVD and wait two minutes before you press Enter again.
  
  Depending on the version of IBM Flex System Manager management software you are recovering, you might have more than 2 DVDs to insert. If so, continue with this step for each of the DVDs.
4. To complete the process of recovering the IBM Flex System Manager management software, you must import the ISO files again. For more information about importing ISO files, see Importing operating system images.
After the recovery process is complete, disconnect the external optical drive and restart the management node.
Note: After all of the DVDs have been copied, you might receive an "unknown error." If that occurs, press Enter. Then, select Exit and allow the system to restart.