Users Guide

Driver installation
The Dell PowerEdge RAID controller (PERC) 10 series require software drivers to operate with the supported operating systems.
This chapter contains the procedures for installing the drivers for the PERC 10 cards.
NOTE: The driver for PERC 10 for VMware ESXi is packaged within the VMware ESXi ISO image downloaded from Dell. For
more information, see the VMware documentation at www.dell.com/virtualizationsolutions. It is not recommended to have
drivers from controllers prior to PERC 10 on the same system.
The two methods for installing a driver discussed in this chapter are:
● Installing a driver during operating system installation: Use this method if you are performing a new installation of the
operating system and want to include the drivers.
● Updating existing drivers: Use this method if the operating system and the PERC 10 family of controllers are already
installed and you want to update to the latest drivers.
Topics:
• Creating the device driver media
• Windows driver installation
• Installing the driver during a Windows Server 2012 R2 and newer installation
• Installing the driver after Windows Server 2012 R2 and newer installation
• Updating PERC 10 driver for existing Windows Server 2012 R2 and newer
• Linux driver installation
Creating the device driver media
Use one of the following two methods to create the device driver media:
● Downloading Drivers From The Dell Support Website
● Downloading Drivers From The Dell Systems Service And Diagnostic Tools Media
Downloading drivers from the Dell support website
To download drivers from the Dell Support website:
1. Go to www.dell.com/support/home.
2. Enter the service tag of your system in the Choose by Service Tag to get started field or select Choose from a list of
all Dell products.
3. Select the System Type, Operating System, and Category from the drop-down list.
The drivers that are applicable to your selection are displayed.
4. Download the drivers that you require to a USB drive, CD, or DVD.
5. During the operating system installation, use the media that you created with the Load Driver option to load mass storage
drivers. For more information on reinstalling the operating system, see the relevant section for your operating system below.
Downloading drivers from the Dell systems service and diagnostic
tools media
To download drivers from the Dell Systems Service and Diagnostic Tools media:
1. Insert the Dell Systems Service and Diagnostics Tools media in your system.
The Welcome to Dell Service and Diagnostic Utilities screen is displayed.
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