Dell (PERC) S100, PERC S300 manual Controller Tasks, Physical Disk Tasks, Perc S300 adapter

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Controller Tasks

Table A-2 indicates the tasks that are supported or not supported by the PERC S100 Adapter and PERC S300 adapter.

Table A-2. PERC S100 Adapter and PERC S300 Adapter Tasks

PERC S100 adapter or	Supported by PERC S100 adapter,
PERC S300 adapterTask Name	PERC S300 adapter

Enable alarm	No

Disable alarm	No

Quiet alarm	No

Test alarm	No

Set check consistency rate	No

Rescan controller	No

Create virtual disk	Yes

Physical Disk Tasks

Table A-3 indicates the physical disk tasks that are supported/not supported by the controllers at the PERC Virtual Disk Management utility.

NOTE: Unless mentioned otherwise, the term PERC Virtual Disk Management utility refers to both the PERC S100 Virtual Disk Management utility and the PERC S300 Virtual Disk Management utility.

Table A-3. Physical Disk Tasks

Physical Disk Task Name	Supported by PERC S100 adapter,
	PERC S300 adapter

Blink/Unblink	Only with a system that has a
	PERC S300 adapter and a backplane

Assign and unassign global hot spare	Yes

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Appendix A

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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 LevelsRAID Terminology Disk StripingDisk Mirroring Spanned RAID Levels Parity DataExample of Distributed Parity RAID Features General 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 Hardware Installation Before You BeginGeneral 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 Drivers Installing the Microsoft Windows DriversDownloading the Controller Driver Media Pre-Installation Requirements for the Controller Drivers Operating System And Device Driver MediaTo 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 Managing Global Hot Spares Create a Global Hot SpareDelete a Global Hot Spare Viewing Physical Disk Details Viewing Virtual Disk DetailsController Options Description How to Operate Rescanning DisksController Options Continuing to Boot Pause if DegradedRAID Configuration and Management Troubleshooting System Startup ProblemsRAID 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 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