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February 13th, 2012 20:00
Poweredge 2600 and openmanage array server software download/reinstall?
One of the drives on our server is reporting that it is "degraded". I have no idea when or why, but it looks like all the Dell OpenManage Server Administrator software was uninstalled from the system some time ago. I have the very old, original install CDs, but optimally, I'd like to only install the Server Administration/Storage subsystem software, not the whole package. We've got limited available space, and I need to simply rebuild the drive, fix the RAID, and then we're decommissioning the machine very soon.
Should I install from CD, then upgrade from the Dell downloads site, or is there a package available for download that I can just uninstall without an upgrade? How much disk space is this going to cost? I'd rather not install it on the degraded partition. the primary (c:) partition is down to about 2Gb free right now.
I know I could also access the utilities available on POST, but that means keeping the server out of commission until the rebuild/repair completes. Rather not have the machine out of service, nor am I able to pull a late night or early morning repair right now.
theflash1932
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February 13th, 2012 21:00
I just wanted to share a few things with you, then you can feel free to ask any other follow-up questions that come to mind:
The web server portion of OMSA must be installed for it to work at all, so just do a Custom install to make sure that Storage Management is installed (don't DE-select anything).
Don't install from CD ... you cannot upgrade from that version to the latest. Install the old one or install the new one, forget the upgrade.
Version 5.4:
http://www.dell.com/support/drivers/us/en/04/DriverDetails?DriverId=R183698&FileId=2731119587&DriverName=Dell%20OpenManage%20Server%20Administrator%20Managed%20Node%2C%20v.5.4.0%2C%20A01
Download and run to extract the files, then run C:\Openmanage\windows\setup.exe, Custom.
The latest version is 150MB, so 2GB free should be plenty to install OMSA. OMSA MUST be installed on the C: partition.
You can start the rebuild from the RAID BIOS, then boot to the OS while the rebuild completes - there is no need to keep the server "out of commission" until it completes.
On a 2600, it is not necessary (nor is it recommended) to power down to replace/rebuild the drive. Simply swapping the drive "hot" will probably kick off the rebuild. If the rebuild doesn't begin within a minute or two, then you would need to start it manually.