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
Deleting CacheCade Virtual Disks
To delete CacheCade virtual disks, perform the following steps in the BIOS Configuration Utility:
1. Press <Ctrl> <N> to access the Virtual Disk Management screen.
2. Use the arrow keys to move the cursor to the CacheCade Disk Group or Virtual Disks heading.
3. Press <F2>.
The Action menu is displayed.
4. Select Delete VD and press <Enter>.
NOTE: Warning messages are displayed stating the effect of deleting a virtual disk. Click OK to complete the
virtual disk deletion.
NOTE: In operating system management applications, a CacheCade virtual disk deletion or removal can be
done without interrupting any I/Os. The controller stops caching via the secondary cache, but all outstanding
I/Os are completed.
Reconfiguring CacheCade Virtual Disks
In operating system management applications, the resizing of CacheCade virtual disks occurs without stopping any
existing I/Os. Creating a new CacheCade virtual disk or adding one or more SSDs to an existing CacheCade virtual disk
increases the total cache size. The new resources are immediately used after the addition.
There are two methods to reconfigure CacheCade virtual disks:
• Automatic reconfiguration of cachecade virtual disks
• Manual reconfiguration of cachecade virtual disks
Automatic Reconfiguration Of CacheCade Virtual Disks
A CacheCade virtual disk that is made up of more than one SSD is automatically reconfigured upon a removal or failure
of a member SSD. The virtual disk retains an Optimal state and adjusts its size to reflect the remaining number of
member disks. If auto-rebuild is enabled on the controller, when a previously removed SSD is inserted back into the
system or replaced with a new compatible SSD, the CacheCade automatically reconfigures and adjusts its size to reflect
the addition of the member SSD.
The number of SSDs to be removed from a CacheCade virtual disk cannot equal the total number of SSDs currently in
the CacheCade virtual disk.
After the automatic reconfiguration and resizing of a CacheCade virtual disk, the new virtual disk size is displayed in
both the BIOS Configuration Utility as well as in the OpenManage storage management application.
CAUTION: If a disk is removed from a CacheCade virtual disk, the associated slot for that disk is a hot slot for the
CacheCade volume. Any compatible disk inserted into that slot is automatically added to the CacheCade virtual
disk. Any preexisting data on that drive is lost.
NOTE: Disks inserted into a CacheCade hot slot must be equal to or greater than the smallest contributing disk in
the virtual disk.
Manual Resizing Of CacheCade Virtual Disks
In operating system management applications, a manual resizing of a CacheCade virtual disk occurs due to the addition
or removal of drives. Reboot is not necessary.
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