12. Select
System
>
Inventory
>
Firmware Inventory
.
The identity module should be in the list with a version number that matches the version number of the upgrade file selected
in Step 5.
Next steps
After a system board replacement, user-configured iDRAC settings and users are reset. Those settings must be reconfigured
manually.
Bring up the existing file system
Steps
1. Run the
disk show state
command to verify the system lists all the installed enclosures and disks.
The output should indicate that the data storage is in the
Foreign
state.
#
disk show state
Enclosure Disk
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15
--------- ----------------------------------------------
1 s . . . - - . .
2 O O O O O O O O O O O O O O s
--------- ----------------------------------------------
Legend State Count
------ ------------------- -----
. In Use Disks 5
s Spare Disks 2
O Foreign Disks 14
- Not Installed Disks 2
------ ------------------- -----
Total 21 disks
2. After verifying that the disks are visible to the destination system as foreign devices, run the following command in bash
mode.
#
reg_cmd set group.upgrade.iknowheadswaprisk 1
3. Run the
system headswap
command.
#
system headswap
The system responds:
This command returns the system back to its prior operational
conditions. The system will be rebooted before resuming normal operations.
** If system passphrase was set on the old head, you will
need to do one of the following after headswap completes:
- unlock the filesystem if you have encrypted data, or
- set the system passphrase if you don't have encrypted data
Are you sure? (yes|no|?) [no]:
yes
ok, proceeding.
Please enter sysadmin password to confirm 'system headswap':
Restoring the system configuration, do not power off / interrupt process ...
This command may take several minutes to complete; please wait.
Success
deployment chassis replacement..........[start]
Reassemble external shelf...............[OK]
Save external storage UUID to Head .....[OK]
Save head serial to external storage ...[OK]
Mount management volume.................[OK]
deployment chassis replacement..........[done]
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Replace the system board
