Dell UCPB-900, UCSE-900, UCSA-901, UCPA-901, UCSB-900 Controller Management, Enabling boot support

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A list of physical disks is displayed. The status of each disk is displayed under the heading State.

2.Press the down-arrow key to highlight a physical disk that is in failed state.

3.Press <F2> to display a menu of available actions.

The Rebuild option is highlighted at the top of the menu.

4.Press the right-arrow key to display the rebuild options and select Start.

5.After you start the rebuild, press <Esc> to display the previous menu.

NOTE: You can also use the VD Mgmt screen to perform a manual rebuild. Use the arrow key to highlight a physical disk, and press <F2>. In the menu that is displayed, select the Rebuild option.

Controller Management

Enabling boot support

NOTE: See your system documentation to ensure the proper boot order is selected in the system BIOS.

In a multiple controller environment, you can enable BIOS on multiple controllers. However, if you want to boot from a specific controller, enable the BIOS on that controller and disable it on the other controllers. The system can then boot from the BIOS-enabled controller. Perform the following steps to enable the controller BIOS:

1.Press <Ctrl> <N> to access Ctrl Mgmt menu screen.

2.Press <Tab> to move the cursor to Enable Controller BIOS in the Settings box.

3.Press the spacebar to select Enable Controller BIOS. An X is displayed beside Enable Controller BIOS.

4.Press <Tab> to move the cursor to the Apply button, and then press <Enter> to apply the selection. The controller BIOS is enabled.

To disable the controller BIOS, use the spacebar to de-select the Enable Controller BIOS control, and then select Apply and press <Enter>.

Enabling boot support for a BIOS-enabled controller

1.Press <Ctrl> <N> to access the Ctrl Mgmt menu screen.

2.Press <Tab> to move the cursor to the Select Boot Device in the Settings box.

3.Press the down-arrow key to display a list of virtual disks.

4.Use the down-arrow key to highlight a virtual disk.

5.Press <Enter> to select the disk.

6.Press <Tab> to move the cursor to the Apply button, and then press <Enter> to apply the selection. Boot support is enabled for the selected controller.

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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 Comprehensive embedded management Management applications for Perc cardsDell OpenManage Storage 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 drivesTypes of virtual disk initialization Configured spin down delayFull initialization Consistency checks Background initializationFast initialization Disk roaming Using disk roamingConfiguring FastPath-capable virtual disks FastPathVirtual disk migration Migrating virtual disksVirtual 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 Fault tolerance Smart FeaturePatrol Read Using persistent hot spare slotsPhysical disk failure detection Physical disk hot swapping Using replace member and revertible hot sparesController cache preservation 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 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 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 Virtual Disk Management Foreign configuration viewCreating virtual disks 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 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 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 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 Discovery error message TroubleshootingBios configuration utility error messages 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 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