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Dell™CERCandPERCRAIDControllersOperatingSystemDriver

Installation Guide

Overview

Installing the Windows Driver

Installing Red Hat Linux Driver

Installing the Novell NetWare Driver

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Model CERC, PERC 3, PERC 4

January2004P/NK1034Rev.A02

Summary of content (21 pages)

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Dell™ CERC and PERC RAID Controllers Operating System Driver Installation Guide Overview Installing the Windows Driver Installing Red Hat Linux Driver Installing the Novell NetWare Driver Information in this document is subject to change without notice. © 2004 Dell Inc. All rights reserved. Reproduction in any manner whatsoever without the written permission of Dell Inc. is strictly forbidden. Trademarks used in this text: Dell, the DELL logo, Dell OpenManage and PowerEdge are trademarks of Dell Inc.
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Back to Contents Page Dell™ CERC and PERC RAID Controllers Operating System Driver Installation Guide Back to Contents Page
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Back to Contents Page Overview Dell™ CERC and PERC RAID Controllers Operating System Driver Installation Guide Obtaining Drivers The DellTM Cost-Effective RAID Controller (CERC) and the Dell PowerEdge Expandable RAID Controller (PERC) require software drivers to operate with the following operating systems: l Microsoft® Windows® l Red Hat Linux l Novell® NetWare® NOTE: Be sure to use the latest updates provided by the operating system manufacturer.
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Back to Contents Page Installing the Windows Driver Dell™ CERC and PERC RAID Controllers Operating System Driver Installation Guide Installing a Driver During Operating System Installation Installing a Driver for a New RAID Controller Updating an Existing Driver Installing PERC 4/DC or PERC 4/SC Controllers in Windows NT 4.0 Systems With PERC 3/SC, 3/DCL, or PERC 3/DC Updating the Device Drivers Running Windows NT 4.
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NOTE: If this controller is not your primary controller, you can skip to Step 5 and configure the logical drives using Dell OpenManageTM Array Manager (if provided). 5. Insert the Dell OpenManage Systems Management CD or Server Support CD in the CD drive and restart the server. 6. Select the language that you want to use. 7. Read and accept the software license agreement to continue. 8. Select Click here for Server Setup on the Systems Management main page. 9.
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b. To obtain the drivers from Dell Support, go to support.dell.com and download the latest drivers for your controller to a diskette, then skip to step 7. 2. Click Copy Drivers. 3. Select a server from the Select Server drop-down menu, and then select the operating system under Select Drivers/Utilities Set. 4. Click Continue. 5. On the Utilities and Drivers page, scroll to the box for the operating system on the server and click the driver for your type of RAID controller. 6.
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A list of all currently installed SCSI adapter drivers displays on the tab. 5. Select the PERC Adapters driver and click Remove. The Remove Driver window appears. 6. Click Yes to complete the removal. The Drivers tab displays a list of all currently installed SCSI adapter drivers. The PERC 3/DC, PERC 3/DCL, and PERC 3/SC driver is no longer listed. CAUTION: Do not shut down or restart the system before installing the PERC 4/DC or 4/SC driver. 7. Click Add. The Install Driver window appears. 8.
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A Remove Driver dialog box appears. 5. Click Yes to complete the removal. The Drivers tab displays a list of all currently installed SCSI drivers. The PERC 2 or PERC 3 driver are no longer listed. CAUTION: Do not shut down or restart the system before installing the PERC 4/DC or PERC 4/SC driver. 6. Click Add. The Install Driver dialog box appears. 7. Locate the driver diskette for Windows NT 4.0 provided with your PERC 4/DC, PERC 4/SC controller kit and insert it in the system diskette drive.
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The Update Device Driver Wizard appears. 8. Click Next. 9. Click Display a list of known drivers for this device so I can choose a specific driver. 10. Click Next. The Select a Device Driver Wizard appears. 11. Locate the driver diskette for Windows 2000 or Windows 2003 provided with your PERC 4/DC or PERC 4/SC controller kit and insert it in the system diskette drive. NOTE: You can also create a diskette with the latest version of the driver by accessing support.dell.
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26. Click Next. When Windows has finished installing the driver, the Completing the Found New Hardware Wizard window appears. 27. Click Finish. The Found New Hardware Wizard appears, indicating that Windows 2000 or Windows 2003 found a device labeled SCSI Controller. 28. Repeat steps 9 through 13 to install the correct driver for the SCSI controller. NOTE: If you are adding a PERC 4/DC controller, perform step 24 once to install one driver for the device labeled SCSI Controller.
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1. From the desktop, right-click the My Computer icon. 2. Left-click Manage. 3. Click Device Manage. 4. Double-click SCSI and RAID Controller. A list of all currently installed SCSI drivers appears. 5. Double-click the appropriate RAID controller (such as PERC 3/DC RAID Controller). 6. Select the Driver tab. 7. Select Update Driver. The Update Device Driver Wizard appears. 8. Click Next. 9. Click Display a list of known drivers for this device so I can choose a specific driver. 10.
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1. Shut down and turn off the system as well as all peripherals attached to the system. 2. Remove the system cover. See the system Installation and Troubleshooting Guide for detailed instructions. 3. Label the SCSI connectors that connect to the 3/DC, 3/DCL and 3/SC controller connectors. CAUTION: If the SCSI connectors are not properly identified with their channel identification, the PERC 4 firmware may be unable to convert to the correct logical drive configuration (performed in the next procedure.
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7. Repeat steps 2 through 6 for each logical drive.
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Back to Contents Page Installing Red Hat Linux Driver Dell™ CERC and PERC RAID Controllers Operating System Driver Installation Guide Installing the Red Hat Linux Driver Use the procedures in this section to install the Red Hat Linux driver for Red Hat Linux 8.1, 9.0, AS 2.1, 3.0, and ES 2.1, 3.0. The driver is updated frequently. To make sure you have the current version of the driver, you can download the updated Red Hat Linux driver from Dell Support at support.dell.com.
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2. At the command prompt, type: expert noprobe dd 3. When the install prompts for a driver diskette, insert the diskette and press . See Creating a Driver Diskette for information about creating a driver diskette. 4. Complete the installation as directed by the installation program. Installing the Driver Using an Update RPM Perform the following steps to install Red Hat Linux 9.0 or later and the appropriate RAID driver using an update RPM: 1.
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Back to Contents Page Installing the Novell NetWare Driver Dell™ CERC and PERC RAID Controllers Operating System Driver Installation Guide Installing a Driver for a New Controller Modifying the PCI Slot Numbers for the Controllers Performing a Standard Mode Installation of NetWare 5.1SBE, 6.0, and 6.5 Updating an Existing Driver for NetWare 5.1 or 6.0 Updating an Existing Driver for NetWare 6.5 Installing the PERC 3/DC and PERC 3/QC Device Driver for NetWare 5.1, 6.0, and 6.
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If you select the option Discover and load an additional driver, the system detects the extra unit. Perform step 4 to complete the procedure. 4. At the prompt to select a driver from the list, press to insert the driver, which completes the procedure. If you select the option Select an additional driver, perform steps 5 - 8. 5. After you select Select an additional driver, the Select a Driver screen displays. 6. Press and read the instructions that display. 7.
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A list of CDM drivers displays. 6. Select LOAD PEDGE3.HAM SLOT=XXXX. 7. Before you exit the list of CDM drivers, press to save the update. 8. Press to exit to C:\NWSERVER. 9. At the C:\NWSERVER prompt, type the following for the operating system to boot: server The operating system boots. Performing a Standard Mode Installation of NetWare 5.1SBE, 6.0, and 6.5 Standard mode means that you accept the defaults for the components to be installed.
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6. Under the Additional Driver Actions menu, press the down arrow key to select the Additional Driver option, then press . 7. Press to install an unlisted driver. 8. Press again if using a diskette; otherwise, press to specify a different location. 9. Insert the driver diskette into the diskette drive and press . The file pedge3.ham displays under the option Select a Driver to Install. 10. Highlight pedge3.ham and press . 11. Select Yes to copy pedge3.
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2. Once NetWare begins to boot, the following message displays: Press ESC to abort OS boot. 3. Press . 4. At the command prompt, type: C:\NWSERVER> and press . 5. At C:\NWSERVER>, insert a driver diskette into the floppy drive. 6. Type: cd A:\ and press . 7. At the A:\ prompt, type: copy A:\*.* C:\NWSERVER\DRIVERS and wait for the copy action to complete. 8. Change the directory and type: cd C: The path displays as "C:\NWSERVER". 9.
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If PERC 2/SC and PERC 2/DC are also installed in the system, the MEGA4_XX.HAM driver loads for AMI MegaRAID i960Rx Adapter. You MUST remove all of these drivers before you install the PERC 3 driver. 2. Select each driver listed above and press to delete them. 3. Press to install the PEDGE3.HAM driver for PERC 3/DC or PERC 3/QC adapters. NOTE: PEDGE3.HAM is the common driver for PERC 2/SC and PERC 2/DC adapters.