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Features

PowerEdge RAID Controller (PERC) 9 series cards support the following features:

•Personality mode management

•T10 Protection Information (PI)

•secure firmware update

•improved RAID 10 configuration

•4KB block size disk drives

PERC 9 personality management

PERC 9 series of cards support two personality modes.

•RAID mode: RAID mode is commonly used and the controllers are mostly shipped from the factory in RAID mode. This mode allows the creation and operation of RAID virtual disks and non-RAID disks.

•HBA mode: In the HBA mode, PERC controller operates as Host Bus Adapter (HBA). This mode does not contain virtual disks or the ability to create them. All physical disks function as non-RAID disks under operating system control. The PERC card acts as a conduit between the host server and the physical disks. Input and output requests originate from the host and are passed through the controller to the physical drives. HBA mode is the approach used for Windows Storage Spaces.

NOTE: HBA mode should be enabled for customers, using Microsoft Storage Spaces or VMware Virtual SAN. HBA mode allows the operating system to control backplane LED functionality on supported systems.

T10 protection information

T10 Protection Information (PI) is an end-to-end data integrity feature of the PERC 9 series. When PI is enabled, the PERC 9 series provides additional protection against silent data corruption, and ensures that incomplete and incorrect data do not overwrite good data.

Only Dell certified PI disks are supported.

NOTE: PI is not supported on SAS disks with 512–byte native and 512–byte emulated block size and SATA disks.

Enabling T10 PI

To enable T10 PI:

1.During host system boot, press <Ctrl> <R> to access the BIOs Configuration Utility.

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Contents Dell PowerEdge RAID Controller Perc 9 User’s Guide Page Contents Deploying the Perc card Driver installationBios Configuration Utility Security key and RAID management UEFI/HII RAID configuration utility100 Getting help Appendix RAID descriptionOverview Features of Perc H330 adapter cardFeatures 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 Supported operating systems Features of Perc H830 adapter cardPerc H330 Perc H730 Perc H730P Perc H830 Perc card specificationsSAS Comprehensive embedded management Management applications for Perc cardsDell OpenManage Storage Management Related documentation Creating Global Hot Spares Creating Security Key Getting started with your Perc cardCreating Global Hot Spares Creating Security Key Creating virtual disks Setting up virtual disks Manage physical disks Creating Global Hot Spares Creating Security Key Page Perc 9 personality management FeaturesT10 protection information Enabling T10 PIImproved RAID 10 configuration Secure firmware updatePhysical disk power management 4KB block size disk drivesTypes of virtual disk initialization Configured spin down delayFull initialization Consistency checks Background initializationFast initialization Configuring FastPath-capable virtual disks Using disk roamingDisk roaming FastPathMigrating virtual disks Virtual disk migrationVirtual disk read cache policies Virtual disk write cache policiesConditions under which write-back is employed Reconfiguration of virtual disks Or more Yes Removes Redundancy While increasing Capacity Smart Feature Fault tolerancePatrol Read Using persistent hot spare slotsPhysical disk failure detection Physical disk hot swapping Using replace member and revertible hot sparesController cache preservation Non-RAID disks support Battery Transparent Learn CycleSelect OK Removing the Perc 9 adapter Deploying the Perc cardBattery cable connector Perc 9 card SAS cables Removing the Perc 9 mini monolithic controller Installing the Perc 9 adapterRemoving and installing the Perc 9 mini monolithic card Replacing the battery of a H730P mini monolithic cardRemoving the battery carrier Removing the battery Installing the Perc 9 mini monolithic controllerRemoving a H730P slim card Removing and installing a H730P slim card Replacing the battery of a H730P slim cardRemoving the battery Removing the Perc 9 mini blade controller Installing a H730P slim cardRemoving and installing the Perc 9 mini blade controller Replacing the tethered battery of a Perc 9 mini blade cardRemoving the battery carrier Removing the battery from the battery carrier Installing the battery into the battery carrier Replacing the battery carrier Installing the Perc 9 mini blade controllerRemoving the Perc FD33xD Card Removing and installing the Perc FD33xD card Replacing the battery of a Perc FD33xD cardInstalling the Perc FD33xD card Page Creating the device driver media Driver installationDownloading drivers from the Dell support website Windows driver installation Linux driver installation Page Entering the Bios Configuration Utility Bios Configuration UtilityExiting the Configuration Utility Menu navigation controls For more information, see Managing dedicated hot spares Setting up virtual disksParameters description Virtual disk management Bios Configuration Utility menu optionsPage Virtual disk actions Physical disk actions Physical disk management PD MgmtController management Ctrl Mgmt RebuildController management actions Virtual Disk Management Foreign configuration viewCreating virtual disks Initializing virtual disks Selecting virtual disk parametersRunning a data consistency check Checking data consistencyPage Break mirror Managing preserved cache Break mirror in Bios configuration utilityDeleting virtual disks Managing dedicated hot sparesSetting LED blinking Clearing the configurationPhysical Disk Management Deleting disk groupsRemoving 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 for a BIOS-enabled controller Enabling boot supportController Management Disabling Bios stop on error Enabling Bios stop on errorEnabling auto import Disabling auto importRestoring factory default settings Entering the Uefi configuration utility UEFI/HII RAID configuration utilityExiting the Uefi configuration utility Navigating to Dell Perc 9 configuration utilityConfiguration management Converting physical disks to RAID capable disk Creating profile based virtual disksConverting physical disks to non-RAID disk Viewing disk group propertiesDeleting existing configurations on a RAID controller Managing foreign configurations on a RAID controllerRestoring factory settings for the controller Saving controller eventsEnabling security for the controller Switching the controller to HBA modeSaving debug log Viewing virtual disk properties Switching the controller to RAID modeViewing physical disks associated with a virtual disk Hardware components management Viewing battery propertiesViewing physical disk properties Viewing physical disks associated with an enclosure Security key and RAID management Security key management in the Bios configuration utilitySecurity key implementation Creating a security key Local Key Management LKMChanging the security key Creating secured virtual disks Deleting a security keySecuring pre-existing virtual disks Page Instant secure erase Bios configuration utility error messages TroubleshootingDiscovery error message Extra enclosure error messageMissing virtual disks error message Previous configuration of disks removed error messageDirty cache data error message Drive Configuration Changes Error Message Bios disabled error messageAdapter at baseport not responding error message Virtual disks degraded error message Virtual disks offline error messageVirtual disks partially degraded error message Firmware fault state error message Memory or battery problem error messageForeign configuration found error message Foreign configuration not found in ctrl R error messageInvalid SAS topology detected error message Previous configuration cleared or missing error messageConfigured disks removed or not accessible error message Degraded state of virtual disksSecurity key errors Memory errorsSecured foreign import errors Preserved Cache StatePhysical disk issues General IssuesFatal error or data corruption reported Unable to rebuild a fault tolerant virtual diskMultiple disks become inaccessible Physical disk displayed as blockedVirtual disk fails rebuild using a dedicated hot spare Virtual disk fails during rebuild using a global hot spareRebuilding a failed physical disk Physical disk takes a long time to rebuildReplace member errors Smart errorsSource disk fails during replace member operation Linux operating system errorsTarget disk fails General disk failsUefi error messages Disk Carrier LED IndicatorsUnable to register Scsi device error message Unhealthy Status of the DriversCorrective Action Summary of RAID levels Appendix RAID descriptionRAID terminology Disk stripingSpanned RAID levels Disk mirroringExample of Distributed Parity RAID Parity dataGetting help Locating your system Service TagContacting Dell Documentation feedback