The SGI Altix UV BaseIO BIOS firmware has an LSI driver embedded that allows for MPT Setup Utility access at EFI shell prompt using the drvcfg -s command. This section describes how to use it to activate a RAID Volume
System disks are built into a RAID volume. You need to activate the volume using the before the system can see the system disks and boot the operating system, as follows:
Use the drvcfg -s command from EFI shell to activate the volume, as follows:
Shell> drvcfg -s
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| LSI Logic MPT Setup Utility 3.04.00.00 |
| Adapter List |
| Adapter PCI PCI PCI FW Revision Status |
| Bus Dev Fnc |
| SAS1064E 04 00 00 1.29.00.00-IR Enabled ^|
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| Esc = Exit Menu F1/Shift+1 = Help |
| Enter = Adapter Properties |
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Press Enter and the Adapter Properties screen appears, as follows:
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| LSI Logic MPT Setup Utility 3.04.00.00 |
| Adapter Properties -- SAS1064E |
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| Adapter SAS1064E |
| PCI Address(Bus/Dev/Func) 04:00:00 |
| MPT Firmware Revision 1.29.00.00-IR |
| SAS Address 50800691:5C624000 |
| Status Enabled |
| Boot Support [Enabled BIOS & OS] |
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| RAID Properties |
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| SAS Topology |
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| Advanced Adapter Properties |
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| Esc = Exit Menu F1/Shift+1 = Help |
| Enter = Select Item -/+ = Change Item |
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Use the down arrow key to highlight RAID Properties and press the Enter key.
From the Select New Array Type screen, with View Existing Arrary selected, press Enter to view the existing arrary.
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| LSI Logic MPT Setup Utility 3.04.00.00 |
| Select New Array Type -- SAS1064E |
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| View Existing Array View the existing configuration. |
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| Create IM Volume Create Integrated Mirror Array of 2 |
| disks plus an optional hot spare. Data |
| on the primary disk may be migrated. |
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| Create IME Volume Create Integrated Mirrored Enhanced |
| Array of 3 to 8 disks including an |
| optional hot spare. |
| ALL DATA on array disks will be DELETED! |
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| Create IS Volume Create Integrated Striping array of |
| 2 to 8 disks. |
| ALL DATA on array disks will be DELETED! |
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| Esc = Exit Menu F1/Shift+1 = Help |
| Enter = Choose array type to create |
| Esc = Return to Adapter Properties |
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Use the down arrow key to highlight Activate Array and press Enter. Note that the field is greyed out if the array is currently active.
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| LSI Logic MPT Setup Utility 3.04.00.00 |
| Manage Array -- SAS1064E |
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| Identifier LSILOGICLogical Volume 3000 |
| Type IM |
| Scan Order 0 |
| Size(MB) 139898 |
| Status Optimal |
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| Manage Hot Spare |
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| Synchronize Array |
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| Activate Array |
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| Delete Array |
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| Esc = Exit Menu F1/Shift+1 = Help |
| Enter = Select Item |
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After activating the array it will be necessary to reset the system, as follows:
Shell> power reset |
You can speed up the reset process to get to EFI shell by just booting the first blade from the CMC, as follows:
cmc> hwcfg NL5_ENABLE=no |
cmc> hwcfg NL5_ENABLE=yes |