CX400 M4
Upgrade and Maintenance Manual
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Basic software procedures
5.2.2
Verifying system information backup / restore
To avoid the loss of non-default settings when replacing the system board, a
backup copy of important system configuration data is automatically stored from
the system board NVRAM to the Chassis ID EPROM. After replacing the
system board the backup data is restored from the Chassis ID board to the new
system board.
In order to verify whether the backup or restore process has been successful,
check the System Event Log (SEL) using the ServerView Operations Manager
(see also section
"Viewing and clearing the System Event Log (SEL)" on
After replacing the system board
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Check the SEL log files as described in section
System Event Log (SEL)" on page 77
to verify whether the backup data on
the Chassis ID EPROM has been restored to the system board:
Chassis IDPROM: Restore successful
After replacing the Chassis ID EPROM
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In case of the PRIMERGY CX400 M4 server enclosure, the Chassis ID
EPROM is integrated on the chassis interface board in the midplane kit.
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Check the SEL log files as described in section
System Event Log (SEL)" on page 77
to verify whether a backup copy of the
system board settings has been transferred to the Chassis ID EPROM:
Chassis IDPROM: Backup successful
5.2.3
Performing a RAID array rebuild
After replacing a HDD that has been combined into a RAID array, RAID rebuild
will be performed completely unattended as a background process.
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Ensure that the RAID array rebuild has started normally. Wait until the
progress bar has reached at least one percent.
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Inform the customer about the remaining rebuild time, based on the
displayed duration estimate.
