Dell S300, S100 manual Pre-Installation Requirements for the Controller Drivers, To Use

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7Use the blank optical medium to burn the ISO image.

8Download the files for the PERC S100 adapter or PERC S300 adapter to the driver media, as indicated in Figure 5-1.

Table 5-1. Operating System And Device Driver Media

Operating System	Driver Media (CD-ROM, DVD, USB flash drive, or floppy disk)
	to Use

Windows Server 2008, 32-bit or 64-bit: Copy all of the files to a CD-ROM, DVD, Windows Server 2008 R2 USB flash drive, or floppy disk.

Windows Server 2003 32-bit or 64-bit: Copy all of the files to a floppy disk.

NOTE: Windows Server 2003 versions SP1 and older support driver load for operating system installation using a USB key

Pre-Installation Requirements for the Controller Drivers

•Make sure that your system has the latest BIOS and firmware updates from the Dell Support website at support.dell.com/manuals.

•Perform the pre-installation procedures in Table 5-2 before you install the controller drivers and the operating system.

•When you are ready to install the controller drivers and operating system see "Installing the Controller Drivers During the Operating System Installation: For Systems with a PERC S100 Adapter" on page 42 or "Installing the Controller Drivers During the Operating System Installation: For Systems with a PERC S300 Adapter" on page 44.

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Contents User’s Guide February Contents Installing the Microsoft Windows Drivers Installing the Perc S300 AdapterComplete the Hardware Installation Physical Disk-Related ErrorsRAID Technology Understanding Disk Arrays Industry Canada Notice Canada OnlyContents Page Safety General Safety When Working Inside Your SystemProtecting Against Electrostatic Discharge Page Overview IntroductionOverview Supported Platforms Requirements Physical disksOverview Boot to it About RAID Summary of RAID LevelsDisk Mirroring RAID TerminologyDisk Striping Spanned RAID Levels Parity DataExample of Distributed Parity RAID Description FeaturesGeneral Features Description Allows hot-swapping Physical disks, in the same virtual disk Disks That supports hot-swappingBackplane with hot-swap capability Features Virtual disk Migration during an OCESpecifications RAID General Considerations Hardware InstallationBefore You Begin Installing the Perc S300 Adapter Installing a Perc S300 Adapter Connecting the Cables Complete the Hardware Installation Connect Physical Disks to the Perc S300 AdapterHardware Installation Downloading the Controller Driver Media Installing the DriversInstalling the Microsoft Windows Drivers To Use Pre-Installation Requirements for the Controller DriversOperating System And Device Driver Media Sata Controller to either ATA Mode or Ahci Pre-Installation Procedures For The Controller Drivers Steps DVD, and so on, perform the following For Microsoft Windows Server 2008 and Windows Server 2008 R2 For Microsoft Windows Server For Microsoft Windows Server 2008 and Windows Server 2008 R2 Installing the Drivers Installing the Drivers RAID Configuration Management Perc Virtual Disk Management Utility Operations DescriptionAccessing the Perc Virtual Disk Management Utility Perc Virtual Disk Management Text Colors Description Initializing Physical Disks Creating Virtual Disks Before You BeginRAID Configuration and Management Deleting Virtual Disks RAID Configuration and Management Swapping Two Virtual Disks Delete a Global Hot Spare Managing Global Hot SparesCreate a Global Hot Spare Viewing Physical Disk Details Viewing Virtual Disk DetailsController Options Controller Options Description How to OperateRescanning Disks Continuing to Boot Pause if DegradedRAID Configuration and Management RAID Mode to ATA Mode TroubleshootingSystem Startup Problems Boot Mode, Boot Sequence Bios Bios Screen Corrective Action Lost This warning message appears when multiple virtual disks are This warning message appears when From virtual disk creation Virtual Disk-Related Errors On the virtual disk A Virtual Disk is in a Failed StateRedundant virtual disk 12. Cannot Create a Global Hot Spare Select View Virtual Disk Details Physical Disk-Related Errors 14. a Dedicated Hot Spare FailsTroubleshooting Read, Write, and Cache Policy Controller SpecificationsAppendix a S300 adapterTable A-3. Physical Disk Tasks Physical Disk Task Name Controller TasksPhysical Disk Tasks Perc S300 adapterTable A-4. Virtual Disk Tasks Virtual Disk Task Name Virtual Disk TasksSupported RAID Levels AdapterVirtual Disk Specifications Appendix B RAID Technology Understanding Disk Arrays and Virtual DisksUnderstanding RAID Levels Appendix B Disk States Virtual and Physical Disks Table B-2. Physical Disk States DefinitionFailure States Table B-3. Virtual Disk States State DefinitionUnderstanding Physical Disks Table B-5. Minimum and Maximum Physical Disk ConfigurationsCreating Virtual Disks Future Expansion Physical Disk StatesDedicated Hot Spares Rescanning Physical Disks for Changes in StateGlobal Hot Spares Appendix C Regulatory NoticesFCC Notice U.S. Only FCC, Class aFCC, Class B Industry Canada, Class a Industry Canada Notice Canada OnlyCE Notice European Union Industry Canada, Class BAppendix C CE Mark Notice Appendix D Contacting DellAppendix D Index Index Index 100 101 102 Glossary 103104 105 106 107 Acronym for nanoseconds, one billionth of a second108 109 110

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