Dell H710P, H310, H810 manual Physical Disk Management PD Mgmt, Physical Disk Actions

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Physical Disk Management (PD Mgmt)

The Physical Disk Management screen (PD Mgmt) displays physical disk information and action menus. The screen displays physical disk IDs, vendor names, disk size, type, state, and disk group (DG). You can sort the list of physical disks based on the headings. You can perform several actions on the physical disks, including the following:

•Rebuilding physical disks

•Performing the Replace Member operation

•Setting the LED to blink

•Making a disk online or offline (unaffiliated with a disk group)

•Creating global hot spares

•Removing dedicated hot spares or global hot spares

The PD Mgmt screen also displays several physical disk properties as shown in the following table.

Table 7. Information on the Physical Disk Management Screen

Information Displayed in Left Panel

Supported Information Displayed in Right Panel

 

 

 

Physical Disk:

• Security Property of Physical Disk

 

 

•

Disk ID

•

Encryption Capable

•

Protocol type

•

Product ID

•

Capacity (GB)

•

Firmware Revision

•

Physical Disk State

•

Disk Write Cache

•

Disk Group

•

S.M.A.R.T state

•

Vendor

•

Physical Disk operation

 

 

• Max Device Link Rate

 

 

•

Negotiated Link Rate

 

 

•

Dell Certified Disk

Physical Disk Actions

The following table describes the actions you can perform on physical disks. For procedures that can be used to perform the actions, see the topic Physical Disk Management (PD Mgmt).

Table 8. Physical Disk Actions

Action

Description

 

 

Rebuild

Regenerates all data to a replacement disk in a redundant virtual disk (RAID level 1, 5, 6, 10,

 

50, or 60) after a disk failure. A disk rebuild normally occurs without interrupting normal

 

operations on the affected virtual disk.

Replace Member

Replaces the disk in the virtual disk with another disk that can be selected.

LED Blinking

Indicates when physical disks are being used to create a virtual disk. You can choose to

 

start or stop the LED blinking.

Force Online

Changes the state of the selected physical disk to online.

Force Offline

Changes the state of the selected physical disk so that it is no longer part of a virtual disk.

Make Global HS

Designates the selected physical disk as a global hot spare. A global hot spare is part of a

 

pool for all virtual disks controlled by the controller.

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Contents H710P, and H810 User’s Guide Dell Inc. All Rights Reserved Contents Driver Installation Deploying The Perc CardSupport For Internal Multiple Controllers Management Applications For Perc CardsCacheCade Troubleshooting Security Key Management In The Bios Configuration UtilitySecurity Key And RAID Management Source Disk Fails During Replace Member Operation Multiple Disks Become InaccessibleAppendix RAID Description Disk Mirroring Specification H310 H710 H710P OverviewSpecification H310 H710 H710P H810 Supported Operating SystemsGetting Help Spans per Disk GroupRelated Documentation Contacting DellDocumentation Feedback Page Features Physical Disk Power ManagementConfigured Spin Down Delay There are four power saving modes availableTypes Of Virtual Disk Initialization Consistency ChecksBackground Initialization Of Virtual Disks Full Initialization Of Virtual DisksUsing Disk Roaming Configuring FastPath-Capable Virtual DisksDisk Roaming FastPathVirtual Disk Migration Migrating Virtual DisksRead WriteWrite-Back And Write-Through Virtual Disk Write Cache PoliciesConditions Under Which Write-Back Is Employed Reconfiguration Of Virtual Disks Virtual Disk Read Cache PoliciesSource RAID Number Capacity Description LevelDisk into a Mirrored virtualDisk by adding One diskFault Tolerance Smart FeatureAutomatic Replace Member With Predicted Failure Reclaims diskPatrol Read Redundant Path Support For Perc H810 OnlyUsing Persistent Hot Spare Slots Using Replace Member And Revertible Hot SparesPhysical Disk Failure Detection Physical Disk Hot SwappingBattery Transparent Learn Cycle Controller Cache PreservationPage Deploying The Perc Card Removing The Perc ControllerPCIe slot SAS cable connectors Perc adapter Screw Removing and Installing the Perc AdapterInstalling The Perc Controller Removing and Installing the Perc Mini Monolithic ControllerSetting Up Redundant Path Support On The Perc H810 Adapter Support For Internal Multiple ControllersRedundant Path Support Configuration With Two Enclosures Server StoragePage Installing a driver Driver InstallationClick Continue Popular support tools section, click Drivers and Downloads Reboot the system when prompted Select Install from a list or specific locationUpdating The Linux Driver Click on the Hardware tabUpgrading The Kernel Version installed Page Bios Configuration Utility Entering The Bios Configuration UtilityManagement Applications For Perc Cards Dell OpenManage Storage ManagementExiting The Configuration Utility To exit the Bios Configuration Utility Ctrl RMenu Navigation Controls Notation Meaning and Use ExampleSetting Up Virtual Disks Notation Meaning and UseCtrl Mgmt, and Foreign View Mgmt, Ctrl Mgmt, and Foreign ViewParameter Description Summary Of RAID LevelsVirtual Disk Management Creating Virtual DisksParameterDescription Select Create New VD and press EnterSelecting Virtual Disk Parameters Converting Physical Disk To RAID Capable For Perc H310Converting Physical Disk To Non-RAID For Perc H310 Initializing Virtual DisksChecking Data Consistency Running a Data Consistency CheckPage Page Managing Preserved Cache Break MirrorChoose Break Mirror and press Enter Select Manage Preserved Cache Managing Dedicated Hot SparesSelect Manage Ded. HS and press Enter Clearing The Configuration Select Clear ConfigDeleting Virtual Disks Deleting Disk GroupsVirtual Disk Management VD Mgmt Bios Configuration Utility Menu OptionsVirtual Disks Physical Disks Security property of the Disk Group Virtual Disks Virtual Disk Actions Action DescriptionPhysical Disk Management PD Mgmt Physical Disk ActionsController Management Ctrl Mgmt RebuildController Management Actions Setting LED Blinking Foreign Configuration ViewPhysical Disk Management Removing Global Or Dedicated Hot Spares Creating Global Hot SparesReplacing An Online Physical Disk Stopping Background Initialization Restrictions and LimitationsPerforming a Manual Rebuild Of An Individual Physical Disk Enabling Boot Support Enabling Boot Support For a BIOS-Enabled ControllerEnabling Bios Stop On Error Controller ManagementUefi RAID Configuration Utility Restoring Factory Default SettingsEntering The Uefi RAID Configuration Utility Disabling Auto ImportExiting The Uefi RAID Configuration Utility Configuration OptionsDevice Settings menu Controller Management MenuPhysical Disk Management Menu Virtual Disk ManagementEnclosure Management Configuring And Managing CacheCade Virtual Disks CacheCade Virtual Disk CharacteristicsCacheCade Creating CacheCade Virtual Disks CacheCade Virtual Disk ManagementSelect Create CacheCade Virtual Disk and press Enter Reconfiguring CacheCade Virtual Disks Automatic Reconfiguration Of CacheCade Virtual DisksDeleting CacheCade Virtual Disks Manual Resizing Of CacheCade Virtual DisksPage Security Key Management In The Bios Configuration Utility Security Key And RAID ManagementSecurity Key Implementation Local Key Management LKMCreating a Security Key Changing The Security KeyCreating Secured Virtual Disks Deleting a Security KeySecuring Pre-Existing Virtual Disks Highlight the Secure Disk Group option and press Enter Secured Foreign Import Errors Troubleshooting Security Key ErrorsInstant Secure Erase Failure To Delete Security Key Failure To Instant Secure Erase Task On Physical DisksTroubleshooting Bios Error MessagesDiscovery Error Message Extra Enclosure Error MessagePrevious Configuration Of Disks Removed Error Message Missing Disks In Virtual Disk Error MessageMissing Virtual Disks Error Message Bios Disabled Error Message Dirty Cache Data Error MessageDrive Configuration Changes Error Message Adapter At Baseport Not Responding Error Message Virtual Disks Offline Error MessageVirtual Disks Degraded Error Message Action Cable problems, press any key or Y to continueVirtual Disks Partially Degraded Error Message Memory Or Battery Problem Error MessageFirmware Fault State Error Message Foreign Configuration Found Error MessageForeign Configuration Not Found In Ctrl R Error Message Previous Configuration Cleared Or Missing Error MessageInvalid SAS Topology Detected Error Message Multibit ECC Errors Detected Error MessagesBattery Discharged Or Disconnected Error Message Configured Disks Removed Or Not Accessible Error MessageDegraded State Of Virtual Disks Memory Errors General IssuesPreserved Cache State Perc Card Has Yellow Bang In Device ManagerPhysical Disk Issues Unable to Rebuild a Fault Tolerant Virtual DiskFatal Error Or Data Corruption Reported Physical Disk In Failed StateMultiple Disks Become Inaccessible Virtual Disk Fails During Rebuild Using a Global Hot SpareRebuilding a Failed Physical Disk Virtual diskVirtual Disk Fails Rebuild Using a Dedicated Hot Spare Smart ErrorsPhysical Disk Takes a Long Time To Rebuild Replace Member Errors Linux Operating System ErrorsIssue General disk fails Corrective ErrorUnable To Register Scsi Device Error Message Install a DKMS-enabled driver packageReboot to the new kernel Driver Does Not Auto-Build Into New KernelDisk Carrier LED Indicators Activity LED Status LEDAppendix RAID Description Summary Of RAID LevelsRAID Terminology Disk StripingSpanned RAID Levels Disk MirroringParity Data Example of Distributed Parity RAID
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