Dell Official Users Guide for Home Theater Server Regulatory Model UCPM-800

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Dell Shared PowerEdge RAID Controller (PERC) 8 For Dell PowerEdge VRTX Systems

User’s Guide

Regulatory Model: UCPM-800

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Contents User’s Guide Page Contents Deploying The Shared Perc 8 Card Driver InstallationGetting help About The Shared Perc 8 Card Configurations of the Shared Perc 8 cardStorage Subsystem Compatibility Matrix at dell.com Specifications of a Shared Perc 8 cardPage Best Practices For Shared Perc Supported Operating SystemsRelated Documentation Contacting Dell Locating your system Service TagDocumentation Feedback Physical Disk Power Management Shared Perc 8 Card FeaturesConsistency Checks Virtual Disk InitializationBackground Initialization Of Virtual Disks Physical Disk RoamingFull Initialization Of Virtual Disks Fast Initialization Of Virtual DisksFastPath Using Physical Disk RoamingVirtual Disk Migration Migrating Virtual Disks If The Target System Is Turned Off Virtual Disk Cache PoliciesMigrating Virtual Disks If The Target System Is Turned On Write-Back Virtual Disk Write Cache PoliciesConditions Under Which Write-Back Is Employed Write-throughPhysical Disk Write Cache Policy Fault ToleranceConditions under which write-through is employed Virtual Disk Read Cache PoliciesPatrol Read Smart FeaturePhysical Disk Hot Swapping Physical disk failure detectionShared Perc 8 Card Cache Preservation Controller Failover Feature Battery Transparent Learn CycleConfiguring Multipath Support In VMWare Configuring Multipath Support In WindowsMultipath Support Multipath support in LinuxDeploying The Shared Perc 8 Card Installing a New Shared Perc 8 CardReplacing a Shared Perc 8 Card Removing The Shared Perc 8 Card Prerequisites For Removing The Shared Perc 8 CardRemoving and Installing the Shared Perc 8 Card Post-Installation Tasks For Shared Perc 8 Card Installing The Shared Perc 8 CardUpdating firmware Firmware installation or updateDriver Installation Installing Or Updating Windows Drivers For Shared Perc Installing Or Updating VMware Drivers For Shared Perc Installing Or Updating Linux Drivers For Shared PercManagement Applications For Shared Perc 8 Card Shared Perc 8 Card Boots Into Safe Mode TroubleshootingDegraded State Of Virtual Disks General IssuesShared Perc 8 Card Not Seen In Device Manager Unable to rebuild a fault tolerant virtual disk Physical disk issuesShared Perc 8 Cards Fail To Function Physical Disk In Failed StateMultiple Disks Become Inaccessible Fatal Error Or Data Corruption ReportedRebuilding a Failed Physical Disk Controller cache issues Virtual Disk Fails During Rebuild Using a Global Hot SparePhysical disk takes a long time to rebuild Smart Errors Source Disk Fails Auto Replacement Member ErrorsTarget Disk Fails General Disk FailsHard-Drive Indicators Hard-Drive Indicator PatternsDocumentation feedback Getting help