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
4. From the list of drivers displayed, select the driver you require. Select the self-extracting zip file and click Run. Copy
the driver to a diskette drive, CD, DVD, or USB drive. Repeat this step for all the drivers you require.
5. During the operating system installation, use the media that you created with the Load Driver option to load mass
storage drivers. For more information on reinstalling the operating system, see the relevant section for your
operating system below.
Downloading Drivers From The Dell Support Website For Windows
To download drivers from the Dell Support website:
1. Go to dell.com/support.
2. Select your line of business.
3. In the Popular support tools section, click Drivers and Downloads.
4. Enter the service tag of your system in the Choose by Service Tag to get started field or select Choose from a list of
all Dell products
.
5. Select the System Type, Operating System, and Category from the drop-down list.
The drivers that are applicable to your selection are displayed.
6. Download the drivers that you require to a diskette drive, USB drive, CD, or DVD.
7. During the operating system installation, use the media that you created with the Load Driver option to load mass
storage drivers. For more information on reinstalling the operating system, see the relevant section for your
operating system below.
Installing Driver During a Windows Server 2008/2008 R2 Installation
To install the driver:
1. Boot the system using the Windows Server 2008, or Windows Server 2008 R2 media.
2. Follow the on-screen instructions until you reach Where do you want to install Windows Server 2008 window and
then select
Load driver.
3. The system prompts you to insert the media. Insert the installation media and browse to the proper location.
4. Select the appropriate PERC H310, H710, H710P, or H810 card from the list, click Next and continue installation.
Installing Windows Server 2008/2008 R2 For A New RAID Controller
Perform the following steps to configure the driver for the RAID controller on a system that already has Windows
installed:
1. Turn off the system.
2. Install the new RAID controller in the system.
For detailed instructions on installing and cabling the RAID controller in the system, see the topic Deploying The
PERC Card.
3. Turn on the system.
The Found New Hardware Wizard screen displays the detected hardware device.
4. Click Next.
5. On the Locate device driver screen, select Search for a suitable driver for my device and click Next.
6. Browse and select the drivers from the Locate Driver Files screen.
7. Click Next.
The wizard detects and installs the appropriate device drivers for the new RAID controller.
8. Click Finish to complete the installation.
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