Switching the storage controller from PERC to HBA and vice-versa

[EajksEajks]

Hi.

Is it possible using Redfish and iDRAC to change the storage controller mode from HBA to PERC and vice-versa (I have an R640 with an H330 mini PERC) ? If yes is it supported by the Python package? I don't see anything related to it.

Thanks for any help.

[texroemer]

Hi @EajksEajks

Yes you can use Redfish to change controller mode for PERC 9 controller. Script currently did not exist to cover this workflow so i created one, see example below running the script.

1. First i'll get controller FQDDs for my server.

C:\Python310>python ChangeControllerModePerc9REDFISH.py -ip 192.168.0.120 -u root -p calvin --get-controllers

- Server controller(s) detected -

RAID.Mezzanine.1-1
AHCI.Embedded.1-1
AHCI.Embedded.2-1

2. Using PERC 9 controller i'll get current controller mode which is RAID.

C:\Python310>python ChangeControllerModePerc9REDFISH.py -ip 192.168.0.120 -u root -p calvin --get-controller-mode RAID.Mezzanine.1-1

- Controller RAID.Mezzanine.1-1 current mode: RAID

3. Using PERC 9 controller FQDD i'll change controller mode to HBA.

C:\Python310>python ChangeControllerModePerc9REDFISH.py -ip 192.168.0.120 -u root -p HBA --change-controller-mode RAID.Mezzanine.1-1 --mode HBA --reboot

- PASS: PATCH command passed to change controller RAID.Mezzanine.1-1 boot mode to HBA
- PASS, config job ID JID_084614359773 successfully created
- INFO, Current server power state is: On
- PASS, POST command passed to gracefully power OFF server
- INFO, script will now verify the server was able to perform a graceful shutdown. If the server was unable to perform a graceful shutdown, forced shutdown will be invoked in 5 minutes
- PASS, GET command passed to verify graceful shutdown was successful and server is in OFF state
- PASS, POST command passed to power ON server
- INFO, job status not completed, current status: "Task successfully scheduled"
- INFO, job status not completed, current status: "Task successfully scheduled"
- INFO, job status not completed, current status: "Task successfully scheduled"
- INFO, job status not completed, current status: "Task successfully scheduled"
- INFO, job status not completed, current status: "Task successfully scheduled"
- INFO, job status not completed, current status: "Task successfully scheduled"
- INFO, job status not completed, current status: "Task successfully scheduled"
- INFO, job status not completed, current status: "Task successfully scheduled"
- INFO, job status not completed, current status: "Job in progress"
- INFO, job status not completed, current status: "Job in progress"
- INFO, job status not completed, current status: "Job in progress"
- INFO, job status not completed, current status: "Job in progress"
- INFO, job status not completed, current status: "Job in progress"
- INFO, job status not completed, current status: "Job in progress"
- INFO, job status not completed, current status: "Job in progress"
- INFO, job status not completed, current status: "Job in progress"
- INFO, job status not completed, current status: "Job in progress"
- INFO, job status not completed, current status: "Job in progress"
- INFO, job status not completed, current status: "Job in progress"

--- PASS, Final Detailed Job Status Results ---

('@odata.context', '/redfish/v1/$metadata#DellJob.DellJob')
('@odata.id',
 '/redfish/v1/Managers/iDRAC.Embedded.1/Oem/Dell/Jobs/JID_084614359773')
('@odata.type', '#DellJob.v1_5_0.DellJob')
('ActualRunningStartTime', '2024-02-20T14:40:02')
('ActualRunningStopTime', '2024-02-20T14:41:46')
('CompletionTime', '2024-02-20T14:41:46')
('Description', 'Job Instance')
('EndTime', 'TIME_NA')
('Id', 'JID_084614359773')
('JobState', 'Completed')
('JobType', 'RAIDConfiguration')
('Message', 'Job completed successfully.')
('MessageArgs', [])
('MessageArgs@odata.count', 0)
('MessageId', 'PR19')
('Name', 'Configure: RAID.Mezzanine.1-1')
('PercentComplete', 100)
('StartTime', '2024-02-20T14:37:15')
('TargetSettingsURI', None)

- PASS, confirmed controller RAID.Mezzanine.1-1 mode successfully set to HBA

Thanks Tex

[EajksEajks]

Thanks a lot for your quick reply. It looks like what I was looking for.

[texroemer]

No problem, let me know if you hit any issues.

Thanks Tex