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
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Option Description
controller and disable it on the other controllers. The
system can then boot from the BIOS-enabled controller.
Enable BIOS Stop On Error Select the option to stop the system BIOS during bootup if
there are BIOS errors. The option enables you to enter the
configuration utility to resolve the problem.
Select Bootable Device
Select the option to specify a virtual disk as the boot disk
on the controller.
NOTE: For PERC H310 the option may be a Virtual Disk
or Non-RAID drive.
The option is displayed if you have built virtual disks.
Enable Auto Import Attempts to import every online foreign configuration
during boot without having the need to access the BIOS
Configuration Utility (<Ctrl> <R>).
Factory Default Select the option to restore the default settings for the
options in the Settings box.
Foreign Configuration View
When a foreign configuration is present, you can select Foreign Configuration View to display the configuration. The
screen shows the foreign configuration as it would be if you import it. You can preview the foreign configuration before
you decide whether to import it or clear it.
In some cases, a foreign configuration cannot be imported. If a physical disk in a virtual disk is rebuilding, the physical
disk's state is set to Rebuild. No virtual disk target ID displays for virtual disks that cannot be imported.
The section Importing or Clearing Foreign Configurations Using the Foreign Configuration View Screen contains the
procedures you can use to manage the foreign configurations.
NOTE: The BIOS Configuration Utility (<Ctrl> <R>) reports error codes for failed imports of foreign configurations.
Physical Disk Management
Setting LED Blinking
The LED blinking option indicates when physical disks are being used to create a virtual disk. You can choose to start or
stop the LED blinking.
Perform the following steps to start or stop the option:
1. Press <Ctrl> <N> to access the PD Mgmt screen.
A list of physical disks is displayed. The status of the each disk is displayed under the heading State.
2. Press the down-arrow key to highlight a physical disk.
3. Press <F2> to display the menu of available actions.
4. Press the down-arrow key to highlight LED Blinking.
5. Press the right-arrow key to display the available actions, Start and Stop.
6. Select Start to begin LED blinking or Stop to end LED blinking.
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