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Hi everyone,
Due to a wrong initialization I'm trying to use the RASR tool to reset factory a VxRail E660F node.
In the past I already did it on another vxrail model but here I can't find any Internal SD card or port with the RASR tool at the Boot menu.
Is there any other way like making a bootable USB key or anything I'm missing?
Thanks for helping.
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Posted March 9th, 2023 02:00
Hello jtaverneKD,
Here are a couple of links to kb’s that explain how to put a node in maintenance mode. https://dell.to/3mxvIZj
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Posted July 7th, 2023 10:00
Hello Shraank,
You will need to be either tech support or a partner to access it. Here is the link that you can see if you can access it. https://dell.to/3JMpgGG
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Posted November 28th, 2022 09:00
Hi,
Thanks for your question. Which version of Vxrail are you using? The instructions are slightly different for each version.
Let us know if there is anything else we can help you with.
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Posted March 9th, 2023 00:00
Hi,
Same problem with E660F, no Internal SD card. It's visible if the host is in "maintenance mode" ? How put the host into maintenance mode ?
Thansk
E660 does not have IDSDM.
Mount RASR ISO image as iDRAC virtual DVD and Boot the node from virtual DVD.
You can write images from virtual RASR ISO DVD to BOSS device directory.See Solve Online when you want to know more details. It is restricted procedure.
If you have no authority to see the procedure, you shouldn't do it.
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Posted November 28th, 2022 10:00
Thanks Lex,
Boot into the bash:
prepare iDRAC console to host
Put host into maintenance mode
Reboot host
During boot, press F11 in iDRAC console
select "one-shot boot menu
select [Hard Drive] internal SD-iDSDM
Press alt + F2 to load into the bash shell.
try the following commands to make sure it is installed properly
change the working directory to /mnt/RASR/release with the command "cd mnt/RASR/release"
Run the command "cat esxtmp.tar.* | tar tvf - | grep -i recoverybundle"
If that doesn't help. You can get the image from https://dell.to/3ENs6YP if you login.