Dell UCPA-901 Secure firmware update, Improved RAID 10 configuration, 4KB block size disk drives

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The Virtual Disk Management screen is displayed in the BIOS Configuration Utility window.

If there is more than one controller, the main menu screen is displayed. Select a controller, and press <Enter>. The Virtual Disk Management screen is displayed for the selected controller.

2.Use the arrow keys to highlight the PERC 9 series of cards or Disk Group # .

NOTE: The H330 PERC card does not support the T10 PI feature.

3.Press <F2>.

The list of available actions is displayed.

4.Click Enable Data Protection.

Disabling T10 PI

To disable T10 PI:

1.Press <F2>.

The list of available actions is displayed.

2.Click Disable Data Protection.

Secure firmware update

This feature provides a cryptographic method of updating the firmware using RSA encryption-decryption algorithm.

Only Dell certified firmware is supported on your PERC controller.

Improved RAID 10 configuration

RAID 10 configuration has been simplified for easier management and deployment. Disks are selected in mirrored pairs.

NOTE: An even number of drives is required to create RAID 10 virtual disks.

4KB block size disk drives

PERC H330, H730, H730P and H830 cards support 4KB block size disk drives, which enables you to efficiently use the storage space.

NOTE: Mixing 512–byte native and 512–byte emulated drives in a virtual disk is allowed, but mixing 512–byte and 4KB native block size drives in a virtual disk is not allowed.

Physical disk power management

Physical disk power management is a power-saving feature of the PERC 9 series cards. The feature allows disks to be spun down based on disk configuration and I/O activity. The feature is supported on all rotating SAS and SATA disks and includes unconfigured, configured, and hot-spare disks. The physical disk power management feature is disabled by default. The feature can be enabled in the Dell Open Manage Storage Management application or Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) RAID Configuration utility. For more information, see the Dell OpenManage documentation at dell.com/ support/manuals.

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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 T10 protection information FeaturesPerc 9 personality management Enabling T10 PIPhysical disk power management Secure firmware updateImproved RAID 10 configuration 4KB block size disk drivesFull initialization Configured spin down delayTypes of virtual disk initialization Fast initialization Background initializationConsistency checks Disk roaming Using disk roamingConfiguring FastPath-capable virtual disks 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 disksPhysical Disk Management Clearing the configurationSetting LED blinking 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 auto import Enabling Bios stop on errorDisabling Bios stop on error Disabling auto importRestoring factory default settings Exiting the Uefi configuration utility UEFI/HII RAID configuration utilityEntering the Uefi configuration utility Navigating to Dell Perc 9 configuration utilityConfiguration management Converting physical disks to non-RAID disk Creating profile based virtual disksConverting physical disks to RAID capable disk Viewing disk group propertiesRestoring factory settings for the controller Managing foreign configurations on a RAID controllerDeleting existing configurations on a RAID 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 Discovery error message TroubleshootingBios configuration utility error messages 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 Foreign configuration found error message Memory or battery problem error messageFirmware fault state error message Foreign configuration not found in ctrl R error messageConfigured disks removed or not accessible error message Previous configuration cleared or missing error messageInvalid SAS topology detected error message Degraded state of virtual disksSecured foreign import errors Memory errorsSecurity key errors Preserved Cache StateGeneral Issues Physical disk issuesMultiple disks become inaccessible Unable to rebuild a fault tolerant virtual diskFatal error or data corruption reported Physical disk displayed as blockedRebuilding a failed physical disk Virtual disk fails during rebuild using a global hot spareVirtual disk fails rebuild using a dedicated hot spare Physical disk takes a long time to rebuildSmart errors Replace member errorsTarget disk fails Linux operating system errorsSource disk fails during replace member operation General disk failsUnable to register Scsi device error message Disk Carrier LED IndicatorsUefi error messages Unhealthy Status of the DriversCorrective Action RAID terminology Appendix RAID descriptionSummary of RAID levels Disk stripingDisk mirroring Spanned RAID levelsParity data Example of Distributed Parity RAIDContacting Dell Locating your system Service TagGetting help Documentation feedback