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Access the host console.
For instructions, see Accessing the Host Console.
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Power on or reset the server.
For example, to reset the server, do one of the following:
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From the local server, press the Power button on the front panel of the server (for approximately 1 second) to power off the server, and then press the Power button again to power on the server.
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From the Oracle ILOM web interface, select Host Management → Power Control, and then select Reset from the Select Action list box.
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From the Oracle ILOM command-line interface, type reset /System.
The server begins the boot process, and the BIOS screen appears.
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The next events occur very quickly; therefore, focused attention is needed for the following steps. Watch carefully for these messages as they appear on the screen for a brief time.
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When prompted in the BIOS screen, press Ctrl+R to enter the MegaRAID Configuration Utility.
The Virtual Drive Management screen appears.
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In the Virtual Drive Management screen, navigate to the ID field for the Drive Group that contains the software installation target.
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Press the F2 key.
The Operations menu appears.
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In the Operations menu, navigate to the Properties option, and then press Enter.
The Virtual Drive Properties screen appears.
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In the Virtual Drive Properties screen, select Advanced, and then press Enter.
The Advanced Properties dialog box appears.
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In the Advanced Properties dialog box, perform the following steps:
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Set the Read Policy property to Normal.
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Set the I/O Policy property to Cached.
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Navigate to the OK button, and then press Enter to exit the Advanced Properties dialog box.
The Virtual Drive Properties screen reappears.
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Navigate to the OK button, and then press Enter to exit the Virtual Drive Properties screen.
The Virtual Drive Management screen reappears.
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Press Esc to save your changes and exit the MegaRAID Configuration Utility.
A message appears asking you to confirm that you want to exit.
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Navigate to the OK button, and then press Enter to confirm that you want to exit the utility.