Dell UCPA-901, UCSE-900, UCSA-901, UCSB-900 manual Creating Global Hot Spares Creating Security Key

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5.Performing Background Initialization

6.Creating Secured Virtual Disks

7.Securing Pre-Existing Virtual Disks e. Managing controllers through BIOS

1.Enabling Boot Support

2.Enabling Boot Support For A BIOS-Enabled Controller

3.Enabling BIOS Stop On Error

4.Enabling Auto Import

4.Install the operating system. For more information, refer to your operating system documentation.

5.Install the operating system drivers for PERC 9.

• If your operating system is Windows, install the Windows drivers. For more information, see Windows driver installation.

• If your operating system is Linux, install the Linux drivers. For more information, see Linux driver installation.

6.Additionally, you can install and use OpenManage Storage Services to manage the PERC card(s), after the operating system is installed.

Installing the PERC card on a system with the operating system pre-installed

1.Install the PERC 9 card in the system. For more information, see Deploying the PERC card.

2.Download the PERC 9 drivers from the Dell support site. For more information, see dell.com/ support.

3.Install the operating system drivers for PERC 9.

•If your operating system is Windows, install the Windows drivers. For more information, see Windows driver installation.

•If your operating system is Linux, install the Linux drivers. For more information, see Linux driver installation.

4.Use any of the PERC management applications to create the virtual disks and RAID configurations you require using the procedures listed below:

a.Importing Or Clearing Secured Foreign Configurations And Secure Disk Migration

b.Managing physical disks

1.Creating Global Hot Spares

2.Creating Security Key

3.Converting a RAID disk to a Non-RAID disk. For more information, see Controller management.

4.Converting a Non-RAID disk to a RAID disk. For more information, see Controller management.

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Contents Dell PowerEdge RAID Controller Perc 9 User’s Guide Page Contents Driver installation Deploying the Perc cardBios Configuration Utility UEFI/HII RAID configuration utility Security key and RAID management100 Appendix RAID description Getting helpFeatures of Perc H330 adapter card OverviewFeatures of Perc H330 mini monolithic card Features of Perc H730 card Features of Perc H730/H730P mini monolithic card Features of Perc H730P adapter card Features of Perc H830 adapter card Supported operating systemsPerc card specifications Perc H330 Perc H730 Perc H730P Perc H830SAS Dell OpenManage Storage Management Management applications for Perc cardsComprehensive embedded management Related documentation Getting started with your Perc card Creating Global Hot Spares Creating Security KeyCreating Global Hot Spares Creating Security Key Creating virtual disks Setting up virtual disks Manage physical disks Creating Global Hot Spares Creating Security Key Page Features Perc 9 personality managementT10 protection information Enabling T10 PISecure firmware update Improved RAID 10 configurationPhysical disk power management 4KB block size disk drivesFull initialization Configured spin down delayTypes of virtual disk initialization Fast initialization Background initializationConsistency checks Using disk roaming Configuring FastPath-capable virtual disksDisk roaming FastPathVirtual disk migration Migrating virtual disksConditions under which write-back is employed Virtual disk write cache policiesVirtual disk read cache policies Reconfiguration of virtual disks Or more Yes Removes Redundancy While increasing Capacity Fault tolerance Smart FeaturePhysical disk failure detection Using persistent hot spare slotsPatrol Read Controller cache preservation Using replace member and revertible hot sparesPhysical disk hot swapping Battery Transparent Learn Cycle Non-RAID disks supportSelect OK Deploying the Perc card Removing the Perc 9 adapterBattery cable connector Perc 9 card SAS cables Installing the Perc 9 adapter Removing the Perc 9 mini monolithic controllerReplacing the battery of a H730P mini monolithic card Removing and installing the Perc 9 mini monolithic cardRemoving the battery carrier Installing the Perc 9 mini monolithic controller Removing the batteryRemoving a H730P slim card Replacing the battery of a H730P slim card Removing and installing a H730P slim cardRemoving the battery Installing a H730P slim card Removing the Perc 9 mini blade controllerReplacing the tethered battery of a Perc 9 mini blade card Removing and installing the Perc 9 mini blade controllerRemoving the battery carrier Removing the battery from the battery carrier Installing the battery into the battery carrier Installing the Perc 9 mini blade controller Replacing the battery carrierRemoving the Perc FD33xD Card Replacing the battery of a Perc FD33xD card Removing and installing the Perc FD33xD cardInstalling the Perc FD33xD card Page Downloading drivers from the Dell support website Driver installationCreating the device driver media Windows driver installation Linux driver installation Page Exiting the Configuration Utility Bios Configuration UtilityEntering the Bios Configuration Utility Menu navigation controls Setting up virtual disks For more information, see Managing dedicated hot sparesParameters description Bios Configuration Utility menu options Virtual disk managementPage Virtual disk actions Physical disk management PD Mgmt Physical disk actionsRebuild Controller management Ctrl MgmtController management actions Creating virtual disks Foreign configuration viewVirtual Disk Management Selecting virtual disk parameters Initializing virtual disksChecking data consistency Running a data consistency checkPage Break mirror Break mirror in Bios configuration utility Managing preserved cacheManaging dedicated hot spares Deleting virtual disksClearing the configuration Setting LED blinkingPhysical Disk Management Deleting disk groupsReplacing an online physical disk Creating global hot sparesRemoving global or dedicated hot spares Performing a manual rebuild of an individual physical disk Restrictions and limitationsStopping background initialization Controller Management Enabling boot supportEnabling boot support for a BIOS-enabled controller Enabling Bios stop on error Disabling Bios stop on errorEnabling auto import Disabling auto importRestoring factory default settings UEFI/HII RAID configuration utility Entering the Uefi configuration utilityExiting the Uefi configuration utility Navigating to Dell Perc 9 configuration utilityConfiguration management Creating profile based virtual disks Converting physical disks to RAID capable diskConverting physical disks to non-RAID disk Viewing disk group propertiesManaging foreign configurations on a RAID controller Deleting existing configurations on a RAID controllerRestoring factory settings for the controller Saving controller eventsSaving debug log Switching the controller to HBA modeEnabling security for the controller Viewing physical disks associated with a virtual disk Switching the controller to RAID modeViewing virtual disk properties Viewing physical disk properties Viewing battery propertiesHardware components management Viewing physical disks associated with an enclosure Security key implementation Security key management in the Bios configuration utilitySecurity key and RAID management Changing the security key Local Key Management LKMCreating a security key Securing pre-existing virtual disks Deleting a security keyCreating secured virtual disks Page Instant secure erase Troubleshooting Bios configuration utility error messagesDiscovery error message Extra enclosure error messageDirty cache data error message Previous configuration of disks removed error messageMissing virtual disks error message Adapter at baseport not responding error message Bios disabled error messageDrive Configuration Changes Error Message Virtual disks partially degraded error message Virtual disks offline error messageVirtual disks degraded error message Memory or battery problem error message Firmware fault state error messageForeign configuration found error message Foreign configuration not found in ctrl R error messagePrevious configuration cleared or missing error message Invalid SAS topology detected error messageConfigured disks removed or not accessible error message Degraded state of virtual disksMemory errors Security key errorsSecured foreign import errors Preserved Cache StateGeneral Issues Physical disk issuesUnable to rebuild a fault tolerant virtual disk Fatal error or data corruption reportedMultiple disks become inaccessible Physical disk displayed as blockedVirtual disk fails during rebuild using a global hot spare Virtual disk fails rebuild using a dedicated hot spareRebuilding a failed physical disk Physical disk takes a long time to rebuildSmart errors Replace member errorsLinux operating system errors Source disk fails during replace member operationTarget disk fails General disk failsDisk Carrier LED Indicators Uefi error messagesUnable to register Scsi device error message Unhealthy Status of the DriversCorrective Action Appendix RAID description Summary of RAID levelsRAID terminology Disk stripingDisk mirroring Spanned RAID levelsParity data Example of Distributed Parity RAIDLocating your system Service Tag Getting helpContacting Dell Documentation feedback