IBM-AUSTRIA - PC-HW-Support    30 Aug 1999

NETFINITY SERVERS: CANNOT CREATE the FILE A:\RAIDEVT.LOG

     Record number:       H164721
     Device:              D/T8476
     Model:               M
     Hit count:           UHC00000
     Success count:       USC0000
     Publication code:    PC50
     Tip key:
     Date created:        O98/09/08
     Date last altered:   A98/09/22
     Owning B.U.:         USA


Abstract: NETFINITY SERVERS: CANNOT CREATE the FILE A:\RAIDEVT.LOG

SYMPTOM:

Receive error message "Cannot create the File A:\raidevt.log", when trying to save the RAID event log.

PROBLEM ISOLATION AIDS:

•  The system is one of the following Netfinity servers:

        Netfinity 3000 server, Machine Type 8476
        Netfinity 3500 server, Machine Type 8644
        Netfinity 5500 server, Machine Type 8660

•  The system has IBM SurePath BIOS.
•  The system's SurePath BIOS level is one of the following:

        Netfinity 3000 BIOS level 1.42 or earlier
        Netfinity 3500 BIOS level 1.32 or earlier
        Netfinity 5500 BIOS level 1.02 or earlier

•  The system is properly configured with an IDE CD-ROM Drive.
•  The system has an IBM ServeRAID III Ultra SCSI Adapter,   FRU 01K7396 P/N 01K7207.
•  The system was booted from the ServeRAID III Configuration CD Version 3.0.
•  The symptom occurs after you select the Backup RAID Log to Diskette option.

FIX:

BIOS update when Available.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

The problem will be fixed in a future BIOS release.
Target Date for release of this BIOS: December, 1998.

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