14 Information Update
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Unrecognizable SCSI/RAID Test Options in Dell OpenManage
Server Administrator Diagnostics
The Diagnostics Service of Dell OpenManage Server Administrator 1.8 and newer may not display
test options properly for SCSI or RAID tests on non-English Microsoft Windows or Red Hat
Enterprise Linux operating systems. When selecting a SCSI or RAID controller in the Server
Administrator web interface, the applicable tests in the right margin may be displayed only as
TEST1_NAME, TEST2_NAME...
instead of the actual translated test name. Test results will also
display in a terse internal string name instead of a detailed description.
Use the Server Administrator command-line interface (CLI) on non-English operating systems for
SCSI and RAID controllers and devices. Use the
omreport storage scsidevdiag -?
and
omreport
storage raidctrl -?
CLI commands to get more information about running these diagnostics. See
the
Dell OpenManage Server Administrator Version 1.x Command Line Interface User's Guide
for
more information about the CLI commands.
NOTE: Server Administrator CLI output is in English only.
Microsoft Windows 2000 Operating System Information
.SIF File Installation Error
NOTE: Updating to the newest server module BIOS revision eliminates the installation error described in
this section.
The Microsoft Windows 2000 operating system installation process may occasionally be unable to
detect a mouse or keyboard during its plug-and-play detection search and display the following
error message:
Windows Server Setup
The following value in the .SIF file used by setup is corrupted
or missing
Setup cannot continue. To quit setup, press F3.
This may occur if a keyboard and mouse are not connected to the server module’s front-panel KVM
custom cable, the KVM is used to switch to another server module during the installation, the
installation is being performed unattended, or Windows 2000 is being installed from the
Dell
Server Assistant
CD.
If the error occurs in an attended installation, reboot the server module to restart the installation,
and then press <F3> when prompted to continue. Do not disconnect the keyboard and mouse
KVM custom cable from the server module’s front panel or switch to another server module until
after the text-mode portion of the installation is complete.
NOTE: This error can occur only during the text-mode portion of the operating system installation.
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