Dell PERC S300, (PERC) S100 manual Hardware Installation, Before You Begin, General Considerations

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Hardware Installation

Before You Begin

This chapter describes how to install the Dell PowerEdge RAID Controller (PERC) S300 adapter.

NOTE: The PERC S100 controller is an integral component of the motherboard. Hardware installation instructions are not required for a system with a PERC S100 controller.

General Considerations

WARNING: Before you begin any of the procedures in this chapter, follow the safety instructions that were shipped with your system. For additional safety information, see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage on dell.com at the following location: dell.com/regulatory_compliance.

WARNING: Electrostatic discharge can damage sensitive components. Always use proper antistatic protection when handling components. Touching components without using a proper ground can damage the equipment.

WARNING: Plug the PERC S300 controller only into a PCI-E slot. Plugging the controller into an incorrect type of slot can potentially destroy the controller, as well as the motherboard.

CAUTION: Before installing a controller in an existing system, back up all critical data. Failure to follow this accepted system management practice could result in a loss of data.

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Contents User’s Guide February Contents Physical Disk-Related Errors Installing the Perc S300 AdapterComplete the Hardware Installation Installing the Microsoft Windows DriversIndustry Canada Notice Canada Only RAID Technology Understanding Disk ArraysContents Page Safety When Working Inside Your System Safety GeneralProtecting Against Electrostatic Discharge Page Introduction OverviewOverview Supported Platforms Physical disks RequirementsOverview Boot to it Summary of RAID Levels About RAIDDisk Striping RAID TerminologyDisk Mirroring Parity Data Spanned RAID LevelsExample of Distributed Parity RAID General Features FeaturesDescription Description Allows hot-swapping Physical disks, in the same virtual disk That supports hot-swapping DisksBackplane with hot-swap capability Features Migration during an OCE Virtual diskSpecifications RAID Before You Begin Hardware InstallationGeneral Considerations Installing the Perc S300 Adapter Installing a Perc S300 Adapter Connecting the Cables Connect Physical Disks to the Perc S300 Adapter Complete the Hardware InstallationHardware 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 Perc Virtual Disk Management Utility Operations Description RAID Configuration ManagementAccessing the Perc Virtual Disk Management Utility Perc Virtual Disk Management Text Colors Description Initializing Physical Disks Before You Begin Creating Virtual DisksRAID 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 Virtual Disk Details Viewing Physical Disk DetailsRescanning Disks Controller Options Description How to OperateController Options Pause if Degraded Continuing to BootRAID 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 A Virtual Disk is in a Failed State On the virtual diskRedundant virtual disk 12. Cannot Create a Global Hot Spare Select View Virtual Disk Details 14. a Dedicated Hot Spare Fails Physical Disk-Related ErrorsTroubleshooting S300 adapter Controller SpecificationsAppendix a Read, Write, and Cache PolicyPerc S300 adapter Controller TasksPhysical Disk Tasks Table A-3. Physical Disk Tasks Physical Disk Task NameAdapter Virtual Disk TasksSupported RAID Levels Table A-4. Virtual Disk Tasks Virtual Disk Task NameVirtual Disk Specifications RAID Technology Understanding Disk Arrays and Virtual Disks Appendix BUnderstanding RAID Levels Appendix B Table B-2. Physical Disk States Definition Disk States Virtual and Physical DisksTable B-3. Virtual Disk States State Definition Failure StatesPhysical Disk States Table B-5. Minimum and Maximum Physical Disk ConfigurationsCreating Virtual Disks Future Expansion Understanding Physical DisksRescanning Physical Disks for Changes in State Dedicated Hot SparesGlobal Hot Spares Regulatory Notices Appendix CFCC, Class a FCC Notice U.S. OnlyFCC, Class B Industry Canada, Class B Industry Canada Notice Canada OnlyCE Notice European Union Industry Canada, Class aAppendix C CE Mark Notice Contacting Dell Appendix DAppendix D Index Index Index 100 101 102 103 Glossary104 105 106 Acronym for nanoseconds, one billionth of a second 107108 109 110