How to check/schedule MegaRAID consistency checks
2 months ago
Originally Published: 2008-01-24
Article Number
000058590
Applies To
50 series
Microsoft Windows Server 2000 SP4
Issue

How to check/schedule MegaRAID consistency checks.
Scheduled Consistency Check not running.

Cause

RAID BIOS Modifications.

Resolution

Use the following steps according to your environment.

1- From a command line on the appliance:

C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator>megactrl /?
>>This triggers a series of dialog boxes detailing the syntax of the command. It demonstrates that the software is installed.

 

C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator>net start | findstr /i mega
   MegaServ
>>This demonstrates that the appropriate service is running

2-Restore factory default setting.

C:\Program Files\MegaRAID\client\UpdateRAID.bat

3-Customise a consistency check based on the following command.

C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator>megactrl -enChkCon -cons -h1 -d0 -w0

4- Locate the resultant event in the windows application log. This should generate:

Event Type:    Information
Event Source:    MegaServ.Log
Event Category:    None
Event ID:    6103
Date:        3/26/2008
Time:        12:59:19 PM
User:        N/A
Computer:    Server-HA
Description:
CheckConsistency is re-scheduled as:
  
    EnableFlag: 1
    Date: 03/26/2008    DayOfWeek: 0
    HourOfDay: 1    Week(s): 0

 Weeks=N means after every N weeks
 Weeks=0 means all days( Day of week ignored)
 EnableFlag=0 means do not do check consistency
 DayOfWeek=0 means Sunday, 1=Monday,.. ,6=Saturday

>>This confirms that the check has been successfully scheduled