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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Controller Management
Enabling Boot Support
NOTE: See your system documentation to ensure the proper boot order is selected in the system BIOS.
In a multiple controller environment, you can enable BIOS on multiple controllers. However, if you want to boot from a
specific controller, enable the BIOS on that controller and disable it on the other controllers. The system can then boot
from the BIOS-enabled controller. Perform the following steps to enable the controller BIOS:
1. Press <Ctrl> <N> to access Ctrl Mgmt menu screen.
2. Press <Tab> to move the cursor to Enable Controller BIOS in the Settings box.
3. Press the spacebar to select Enable Controller BIOS.
An X is displayed beside Enable Controller BIOS.
4. Press <Tab> to move the cursor to the Apply button, and then press <Enter> to apply the selection.
The controller BIOS is enabled.
To disable the controller BIOS, use the spacebar to de-select the Enable Controller BIOS control, and then select
Apply and press <Enter>.
Enabling Boot Support For A BIOS-Enabled Controller
1. Press <Ctrl> <N> to access the Ctrl Mgmt menu screen.
2. Press <Tab> to move the cursor to the Select Boot Device in the Settings box.
3. Press the down-arrow key to display a list of virtual disks and Non-RAID physical disks (PERC H310 only).
4. Use the down-arrow key to highlight a virtual disk or Non-RAID physical disk (PERC H310 only).
5. Press <Enter> to select the disk.
6. Press <Tab> to move the cursor to the Apply button, and then press <Enter> to apply the selection.
Boot support is enabled for the selected controller.
Enabling BIOS Stop On Error
The option BIOS Stop on Error is used to stop the system from booting if there are BIOS errors. Perform the following
steps to enable BIOS Stop on Error.
1. Press <Ctrl> <N> to access the Ctrl Mgmt menu screen.
2. Press <Tab> to move the cursor to Enable BIOS Stop on Error in the Settings box.
3. Press the spacebar to select Enable BIOS Stop on Error.
An X is displayed beside Enable BIOS Stop on Error.
4. Press <Tab> to move the cursor to the Apply button, and then press <Enter> to apply the selection.
The controller BIOS is enabled. To disable Enable BIOS Stop on Error, use the spacebar to de-select Enable BIOS
Stop on Error, then select Apply and press <Enter>.
Enabling Auto Import
If there is a native configuration present on the controller, the option Enable Auto Import automatically imports every
online foreign configuration during boot without having the need to access the BIOS Configuration Utility (<Ctrl> <R>).
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