Network Card User Manual
Table Of Contents
- Dell PowerEdge RAID Controller (PERC) H310, H710, H710P, and H810 User’s Guide
- Overview
- Features
- Physical Disk Power Management
- Types Of Virtual Disk Initialization
- Consistency Checks
- Disk Roaming
- FastPath
- Virtual Disk Migration
- Virtual Disk Write Cache Policies
- Virtual Disk Read Cache Policies
- Reconfiguration Of Virtual Disks
- Fault Tolerance
- The SMART Feature
- Patrol Read
- Redundant Path Support (For PERC H810 Only)
- Physical Disk Failure Detection
- Using Persistent Hot Spare Slots
- Physical Disk Hot Swapping
- Using Replace Member And Revertible Hot Spares
- Controller Cache Preservation
- Battery Transparent Learn Cycle
- Deploying The PERC Card
- Driver Installation
- Pre-Installation Requirements For Windows Driver Installation
- Creating The Device Driver Media For Windows Driver Installation
- Downloading Drivers From The Dell Systems Service And Diagnostic Tools Media For Windows
- Downloading Drivers From The Dell Support Website For Windows
- Installing Driver During a Windows Server 2008/2008 R2 Installation
- Installing Windows Server 2008/2008 R2 For A New RAID Controller
- Updating Existing Windows Server 2008 Or Windows Server 2008 R2
- Updating The Linux Driver
- Management Applications For PERC Cards
- Dell OpenManage Storage Management
- BIOS Configuration Utility
- Virtual Disk Management
- Creating Virtual Disks
- Selecting Virtual Disk Parameters
- Converting Physical Disk To RAID Capable For PERC H310
- Converting Physical Disk To Non-RAID For PERC H310
- Initializing Virtual Disks
- Checking Data Consistency
- Running A Data Consistency Check
- Importing Or Clearing Foreign Configurations Using The VD Mgmt Menu
- Importing Or Clearing Foreign Configurations Using The Foreign Configuration View Screen
- Break Mirror
- Managing Preserved Cache
- Managing Dedicated Hot Spares
- Deleting Virtual Disks
- Deleting Disk Groups
- Clearing The Configuration
- BIOS Configuration Utility Menu Options
- Physical Disk Management
- Controller Management
- UEFI RAID Configuration Utility
- CacheCade
- Security Key And RAID Management
- Troubleshooting
- BIOS Error Messages
- Discovery Error Message
- Extra Enclosure Error Message
- Cache Data Lost Error Message
- Missing Disks In Virtual Disk Error Message
- Previous Configuration Of Disks Removed Error Message
- Missing Virtual Disks Error Message
- Dirty Cache Data Error Message
- BIOS Disabled Error Message
- Drive Configuration Changes Error Message
- Adapter At Baseport Not Responding Error Message
- Offline Or Missing Virtual Drives With Preserved Cache Error Message
- Virtual Disks Offline Error Message
- Virtual Disks Degraded Error Message
- Virtual Disks Partially Degraded Error Message
- Memory Or Battery Problem Error Message
- Firmware Fault State Error Message
- Foreign Configuration Found Error Message
- Foreign Configuration Not Found In
Error Message - Previous Configuration Cleared Or Missing Error Message
- Invalid SAS Topology Detected Error Message
- Multibit ECC Errors Detected Error Messages
- Configured Disks Removed Or Not Accessible Error Message
- Battery Discharged Or Disconnected Error Message
- Degraded State Of Virtual Disks
- Memory Errors
- Preserved Cache State
- General Issues
- Physical Disk Issues
- Physical Disk In Failed State
- Unable to Rebuild A Fault Tolerant Virtual Disk
- Fatal Error Or Data Corruption Reported
- Physical Disk Displayed As Blocked
- Multiple Disks Become Inaccessible
- Rebuilding A Failed Physical Disk
- Virtual Disk Fails During Rebuild Using A Global Hot Spare
- Virtual Disk Fails During Rebuild Using A Dedicated Hot Spare
- Physical Disk Fails During Reconstruction On Redundant Virtual Disk
- Virtual Disk Fails Rebuild Using A Dedicated Hot Spare
- Physical Disk Takes A Long Time To Rebuild
- SMART Errors
- Replace Member Errors
- Linux Operating System Errors
- Disk Carrier LED Indicators
- BIOS Error Messages
- Appendix: RAID Description
Physical Disk Failure Detection
Failed physical disks are detected and rebuilds automatically start to new disks that are inserted into the same slot.
Automatic rebuilds can also happen transparently with hot spares. If you have configured hot spares, the controllers
automatically try to use them to rebuild failed physical disks.
Using Persistent Hot Spare Slots
NOTE: The persistent hot spare slot feature is disabled by default.
The PERC H310, H710, H710P, and H810 cards can be configured so that the system backplane or storage enclosure disk
slots are dedicated as hot spare slots. This feature can be enabled using the Dell OpenManage storage management
application.
Once enabled, any slots with hot spares configured automatically become persistent hot spare slots. If a hot spare disk
fails or is removed, a replacement disk that is inserted into the same slot automatically becomes a hot spare with the
same properties as the one it is replacing. If the replacement disk does not match the disk protocol and technology, it
does not become a hot spare.
For more information on persistent hot spares, see the Dell OpenManage documentation at dell.com/support/manuals.
Physical Disk Hot Swapping
NOTE: To check if the backplane supports hot swapping, see the
Owner’s Manual
of your system.
Hot swapping is the manual replacement of a disk while the PERC H310, H710, H710P, or H810 cards are online and
performing their normal functions. The following requirements must be met before hot swapping a physical disk:
• The system backplane or enclosure must support hot swapping for the PERC H310, H710, H710P or H810 cards to
support hot swapping.
• The replacement disk must be of the same protocol and disk technology. For example, only a SAS hard drive can
replace a SAS hard drive; only a SATA SSD can replace a SATA SSD.
• The replacement disk must be of equal or greater capacity than the one it is replacing.
Using Replace Member And Revertible Hot Spares
The Replace Member functionality allows a previously commissioned hot spare to be reverted to a usable hot spare.
When a disk failure occurs within a virtual disk, an assigned hot spare (dedicated or global) is commissioned and begins
rebuilding until the virtual disk is optimal. After the failed disk is replaced (in the same slot) and the rebuild to the hot
spare is complete, the controller automatically starts to copy data from the commissioned hot spare to the newly-
inserted disk. After the data is copied, the new disk is a part of the virtual disk and the hot spare is reverted to being a
ready hot spare. This allows hot spares to remain in specific enclosure slots. While the controller is reverting the hot
spare, the virtual disk remains optimal.
NOTE: The controller automatically reverts a hot spare only if the failed disk is replaced with a new disk in the
same slot. If the new disk is not placed in the same slot, a manual Replace Member operation can be used to revert
a previously commissioned hot spare.
NOTE: A Replace Member operation typically causes a temporary impact to disk performance. Once the operation
completes, performance returns to normal.
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