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SD Cards are not RAID-1 paired

delahais
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Hi,

I just start a new C220M3 with 2 SD cards. Right now, i can not use the SD card because i have the following status :

"SD Cards are not RAID-1 paired"

I do want to use the SD card in RAID-1 in order to install ESXi.

The CIMC version is 1.5(3d)

Please help.

Thanks.

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delahais,

This is not something that has something to do with the RAID controller itself, this is something between the SD cardS which are NOT managed by the RAID controller.  Actually the name/definition of RAID is not like in disks, this is data that is synchronized between the SD cards but if one SD fails and you install a replacement, the data will not be synched up like disks do in a RAID 1 config.

To get rid of the issue, you need to load the SCU (Which can be downloaded from here:

http://software.cisco.com/download/release.html?mdfid=284296253&flowid=31742&softwareid=283137444&release=3.1%285g%29&relind=AVAILABLE&rellifecycle=&reltype=latest)   and then synch the SD card as seen here:

HV SYYYYYYYYYYYYYYNC .PNG

http://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/td/docs/unified_computing/ucs/sw/ucsscu/user/guide/313/b_UCS_SCU_313/b_UCS_SCU_313_chapter_011.html#task_B74E8183FAF54A7CAD66FC303BDC1FE3

Rate ALL helpful answers.

-Kenny

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Delahias,

Does my reply answer your question or still have doubts

-Kenny

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delahais
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I add a piece of information :

The raid controler is a PCIe raid card LSI MegaRAID SAS 9271-8i

delahais,

This is not something that has something to do with the RAID controller itself, this is something between the SD cardS which are NOT managed by the RAID controller.  Actually the name/definition of RAID is not like in disks, this is data that is synchronized between the SD cards but if one SD fails and you install a replacement, the data will not be synched up like disks do in a RAID 1 config.

To get rid of the issue, you need to load the SCU (Which can be downloaded from here:

http://software.cisco.com/download/release.html?mdfid=284296253&flowid=31742&softwareid=283137444&release=3.1%285g%29&relind=AVAILABLE&rellifecycle=&reltype=latest)   and then synch the SD card as seen here:

HV SYYYYYYYYYYYYYYNC .PNG

http://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/td/docs/unified_computing/ucs/sw/ucsscu/user/guide/313/b_UCS_SCU_313/b_UCS_SCU_313_chapter_011.html#task_B74E8183FAF54A7CAD66FC303BDC1FE3

Rate ALL helpful answers.

-Kenny

Delahias,

Does my reply answer your question or still have doubts

-Kenny

Hi Kenny,

The FlexFlash was red and not orange (or green) ; the button "Configured Operational Profile" was offimg0.jpg

img1.jpg

It was impossible to access to SCU.

I had to do a "reset configuration" :

img2.jpg

in order to have an access to "the button "Configured Operational Profile" and switch  to status orange

img3.jpg

after that, i could reboot the UCS to SCU and use Sync as you specified.

This white paper is very interesing to start with SD card  but it miss this piece of information.

http://www.cisco.com/c/dam/en/us/solutions/collateral/data-center-virtualization/unified-computing/whitepaper_C11-718938.pdf

Thank for your reply and all others ones in past !

Best regards.

Nicolas.

Sure, Nicolas... I am here to help.. just dont forget to mark your question as answered so other know you found the answer to your question

-Kenny

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