Dell PERC S300, (PERC) S100 manual Index

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OCE, 24

offline virtual disks, warning message, 66

Online Capacity Expansion, 24

options

changing controller options, 58 options, controller, 58

P

PERC S100 controller, Management Setup, 45

PERC S100 Virtual Disk Management utility, PERC S300 Virtual Disk Management utility

access to it, 48

PERC S300 Adapter installation, 32

PERC S300 adapter installation, 32

PERC S300 controller, Management Setup, 45

PERC Virtual Disk Management utility

major functions, 47

physical disk details, viewing, 57 physical disk hot swapping, 25 physical disk initialization, 23 physical disk roaming, 26

physical disk tasks, supported by PERC S100 adapter, PERC S300 adapter, 78

physical disks automatic rebuild, 21 connecting them to the PERC

S300 controller, 35 errors, 75 troubleshooting, 75 view disk details, 57

physical disks, general description, 24

platform requirements for the PERC S100 controller, PERC S300 controller, 14

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RAID configuration and

management, 47

RAID levels, supported by PERC S100 adapter, PERC S300 adapter, 79

RAID technology, 81 read policy, 77

regulatory notices, 89 CE Mark Notice, 94

CE Notice (European Union, 92 FCC Notice (U.S. only), 90 Industry Canada (Canada

only), 92

related documentation, 12 rescan disks, 58

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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 RAIDRAID Terminology Disk StripingDisk Mirroring Parity Data Spanned RAID LevelsExample of Distributed Parity RAID Features General 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 Hardware Installation Before You BeginGeneral 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 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 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 Managing Global Hot Spares Create a Global Hot SpareDelete a Global Hot Spare Viewing Virtual Disk Details Viewing Physical Disk DetailsController Options Description How to Operate Rescanning DisksController Options Pause if Degraded Continuing to BootRAID 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 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