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Reset VxRail E660F node - No RASR tool
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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DELL-Josh Cr
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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.
ictlex
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November 28th, 2022 09:00
Hi Josh,
I use VxRail version 7.0.370.
Thanks,
Lex
DELL-Josh Cr
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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.
jtaverneKD
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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
DELL-Sam L
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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
https://dell.to/41ZeFQb
Jirkav
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March 13th, 2023 01:00
How can I select [Hard Drive] internal SD-iDSDM on E660F? Here isn't SD card.
shirano2
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March 13th, 2023 07:00
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.
mvojka
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April 5th, 2023 05:00
Download it from Support site , select the right existing VxRail version you have, make a bootable USB or put it on virtual DVD and use the same procedure of reseting nodes as usual. E660F do not provide internal SD Card for RASR. Just download it.
Shraank
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July 7th, 2023 04:00
Hi,
I have the same problem for VxRail P670F.
No internal SD-Card to start the RASR from. Where can I download the ISO-Image? I cannot find it on the download site.
Kind regards
DELL-Sam L
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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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August 30th, 2023 10:16
This is a restricted procedure as mentioned above. There is another tool available called NIM (Node Image Management) that is used as an alternative to RASR. Its actaully much better IMO but needs more ports open than 443 to image a node.
The accepted solution here is wrong
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