Dell (PERC) S100, PERC S300 manual Virtual disk, Migration during an OCE

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Table 3-1. Features of the PERC S100 controller and PERC S300 controller (continued)

RAID Controller Feature	Description

Virtual disk migration	The controller supports automatic virtual disk migration
	from a PERC S100 adapter to a PERC S300 adapter (or vice
	versa). Manual intervention for migration is not required or
	used by the PERC S100 adapter or
	PERC S300 adapter.
	CAUTION: Before starting a virtual disk migration, power-
	down both systems before removing or inserting the physical
	disks. After the migration occurs, make sure that all of the
	physical disks have been migrated and are present in the
	virtual disk.
	CAUTION: The virtual disk is lost if you perform a virtual disk
	migration during an OCE.
	NOTE: The PERC S100 adapter only supports SATA HDD and
	SATA SSD disks. SAS disks cannot be migrated with a
	PERC S100 adapter.
	NOTE: A bootable virtual disk cannot be migrated between
	dissimilar controllers or dissimilar system models when the
	system uses Microsoft Windows Server 2003 as its operating
	system.

Virtual disk RAID	Virtual disks at different RAID levels can be created.
levels

Virtual disk transformation

Virtual disk transformation can consist of:

•Capacity expansion, using OCE (to allocate additional virtual disk space on the original physical disks or after additional physical disks are added).

•Rebuilding (rebuilding data on a virtual disk consists of using an available hot spare or backup physical disk).

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Contents User’s Guide February Contents Installing the Perc S300 Adapter Complete the Hardware InstallationInstalling the Microsoft Windows Drivers 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 Striping RAID TerminologyDisk Mirroring Spanned RAID Levels Parity DataExample of Distributed Parity RAID General Features FeaturesDescription 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 Before You Begin Hardware InstallationGeneral Considerations 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 Installing the Microsoft Windows Drivers Installing the DriversDownloading the Controller Driver Media Operating System And Device Driver Media Pre-Installation Requirements for the Controller DriversTo Use 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 Create a Global Hot Spare Managing Global Hot SparesDelete a Global Hot Spare Viewing Physical Disk Details Viewing Virtual Disk DetailsRescanning Disks Controller Options Description How to OperateController Options Continuing to Boot Pause if DegradedRAID Configuration and Management System Startup Problems TroubleshootingRAID Mode to ATA Mode Boot Mode, Boot Sequence Bios Bios Screen Corrective Action Lost This warning message appears when multiple virtual disks are Bios not Installed User Disabled INT13 Bios Load 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 Controller Specifications Appendix aRead, Write, and Cache Policy S300 adapterController Tasks Physical Disk TasksTable A-3. Physical Disk Tasks Physical Disk Task Name Perc S300 adapterVirtual Disk Tasks Supported RAID LevelsTable A-4. Virtual Disk Tasks Virtual Disk Task Name 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 DefinitionTable B-5. Minimum and Maximum Physical Disk Configurations Creating Virtual Disks Future ExpansionUnderstanding Physical Disks 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 Notice Canada Only CE Notice European UnionIndustry Canada, Class a 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