User Guide

Recovering Cache Data................................................................................................................ 24
Battery Transparent Learn Cycle........................................................................................................ 24
TLC time frame..............................................................................................................................24
Conditions for replacing the battery............................................................................................ 25
3 Deploying The PERC Card................................................................................ 26
Removing The PERC Controller.........................................................................................................26
Installing The PERC Controller...........................................................................................................29
Support For Internal Multiple Controllers.......................................................................................... 30
Setting Up Redundant Path Support On The PERC H810 Adapter...................................................30
Reverting To Single Path Support From Redundant Path Support For PERC H810........................ 30
4 Driver Installation...............................................................................................32
Pre-Installation Requirements For Windows Driver Installation....................................................... 32
Creating The Device Driver Media For Windows Driver Installation.................................................32
Downloading Drivers From The Dell Systems Service And Diagnostic Tools Media For
Windows........................................................................................................................................ 33
Downloading Drivers From The Dell Support Website For Windows.........................................33
Installing Driver During a Windows Server 2008/2008 R2 Installation.......................................33
Installing Windows Server 2008/2008 R2 For A New RAID Controller...................................... 34
Updating Existing Windows Server 2008 Or Windows Server 2008 R2..................................... 34
Updating The Linux Driver.................................................................................................................. 35
Installing Or Updating The RPM Driver Package With DKMS Support........................................35
Installing Or Updating The RPM Driver Package With KMOD Support.......................................35
Installing Or Updating The RPM Driver Package With KMP Support.......................................... 36
5 Management Applications For PERC Cards...................................................37
Dell OpenManage Storage Management...........................................................................................37
BIOS Configuration Utility...................................................................................................................37
Entering The BIOS Configuration Utility.......................................................................................38
Exiting The Configuration Utility...................................................................................................38
Menu Navigation Controls............................................................................................................38
Setting Up Virtual Disks.................................................................................................................40
Virtual Disk Management.................................................................................................................... 41
Creating Virtual Disks.....................................................................................................................41
Selecting Virtual Disk Parameters.................................................................................................42
Converting Physical Disk To RAID Capable For PERC H310.......................................................43
Converting Physical Disk To Non-RAID For PERC H310.............................................................43
Initializing Virtual Disks................................................................................................................. 44
Checking Data Consistency......................................................................................................... 44
Running A Data Consistency Check.............................................................................................44
Importing Or Clearing Foreign Configurations Using The VD Mgmt Menu...............................45
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